مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب الجمل وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد النبي وآلهBook of the Camel, and may Allah send blessings upon our master Muhammad the Prophet and his family
باب ما ذكر في صفينThe Battle of Siffin
Hadith 40658
٤٠٦٥٨ - حدثنا محمد بن الحسن الأسدي قال: حدثني يحيى بن مهلب عن سليمان بن مهران قال: حدثني من سمع عليا (يقول) (١) يوم صفين وهو عاض على شفته: لو علمت أن الأمر يكون هكذا ما خرجت، اذهب يا أبا موسى فاحكم ولو (بحز) (٢) عنقي (٣).
Hazrat Sulaiman bin Mehran says that during the Battle of Siffin, Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was biting his lip and saying, "If I had known that the matter would reach this point, I would never have come out. O Abu Musa, go and decide between us, even if it means giving my head."
