They attacked Uthman bin Hunayf in the House of Government in the dark night.

They attacked Uthman bin Hunayf in the House of Government in the dark night. They arrested and punished him. They pulled out the hair of his head, his beard, and his eye-brows.[^1] They looted that which [^1] Sharh Nahj al-Balagha, vol. 2, p. 50. It has been mentioned: “They dismissed was in the public treasury. When the time of the prayer came, Talha and al-Zubayr disputed with each other about leading the people in prayer.

Each one of them prevented his companion from leading the prayer, to the extent that the time of the prayer passed, and people shouted at them. A’isha interrupted the dispute between them and said that Muhammad bin Talha had to lead the people in prayer one day, and Abdullah bin al-Zubayr one day.[^1] Ibn al-Zubayr went to lead…