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You have undertaken it, while we are not inferior to you in (belonging to) Quraysh, precedence, and kinship!” Umar turned to them and said: “Shall I tell you about yourselves?” “Say,” they replied, “if we ask you to pardon us, you will not pardon us.” Umar began stating his opinion of them and telling them about their qualities one by one.

He has said in respect of al-Zubayr: “As for you, O Zubayr, you are peevish, double-minded, believing when you are pleased, and disbelieving when you are angry. One day you are a human being, and one day you are a Satan. Perhaps, if it (the caliphate) reaches you, you will continue slapping the people for a mudd (measure) of barely… Have you considered if it reaches you?

I wish I knew who would take care of the people on the day when you were a Satan, and who would take care of them when you became angry! Allah will not let you undertake the affairs of this community while you have such qualities!” Umar knew al-Zubayr’s qualities such as his being a Satan one day and a human being on another day, afflicted with miserliness and stinginess, slapping for a mudd (measure) of barely.

Therefore, why did he nominate him for the caliphate and make him as one of the members of the Consultative Committee? Then he turned to Talha and said to him: “Shall I say or keep silent?” Talha rebuked him, saying: “You say nothing good!” Umar said: “Most surely I have come to know you that you have become angry with that which happened to you since your finger was wounded at the Battle of Uhud.

Allah’s Apostle (a.s) died while he was displeased with you due to the statement you said when the verse al-hijab was revealed.” If Allah’s Apostle (a.s) died and was displeased with Talha, then why did Umar nominated him for the Islamic caliphate, which was the deputyship of the Prophet?

This statement also contradicts his last statement in respect of the members of the Consultative Committee: “Allah’s Apostle (a.s) died and was satisfied with them!” Al-Jahidh says: “If a sayer had said to Umar: ‘You said: ‘Most surely Allah’s Apostle (a.s) died and was satisfied with the six (persons),’ then why are you saying to Talha: ‘He (a.s) died and was displeased with you due to the word you had said? He would have thrown an arrow at him!

However who dared to say a statement less than this to Umar.