He Tried to Creat Misunderstanding from his speech...

He Tried to Creat Misunderstanding from his speech, rich with logic, on Talhah and his attitude towards Uthman’s case, before and after his murder. As for me, I would never be threatened with fighting or be frightened of striking.

By Allah Talhah has not hastened to draw his sword to avenge Uthman’s blood except for fear that the demand for Uthman’s blood be made against himself because the people’s idea in this matter is about him, and, in fact, he was the most anxious among them for his killing. Therefore he has tried to create misunderstanding by collecting forces in order to confuse the matter and to create doubt. By Allah, he did not act in either of three ways about Uthman.

If the son of Affan has been in the wrong, as Talhah was claiming he had to support his murderers or resist his suppo-rters. If Uthman has been the victim of oppression, then Talhah should have been among those who were keeping (the assaulters) away from him and of those who defended him and can’t be blamed. If he was in doubt about these two states, then he had to leave him and sit aside leaving the men with him.

But he has not adopted any of these three ways, and came out with a matter whose category couldn’t be known, and its excuses are not free from blame. I am their same challenger Abdullah bin Abbas said that: I came to Amir Al-Mu’minin at Dhiqar and saw that he was stitching his shoe. Then, Amir Al-Mu’minin said to me: ‘What is the worth of this shoe?’ I said: “It has no value now”. He then said: “By Allah, it is more dear to me than your leadership but to establish a righ and ward off a wrong”.

Then, he came out and delivered this speech: I has not shown weakness or cowardice. My present march is also like those. I shall certainly pierce the wrong till right comes out of its side. What have I got to do with Quraysh? By Allah, I have fought them when they were infidels verily I shall fight them when they have been misled. I am their same challenger yesterday and today. To What I has to Responded? From a speech about those involved in the issue of the camel battle: Beware!

Satan has certainly instigated his party and has collected his army in order that oppression return to its places, and wrong may occupy its position. By Allah they have not blamed me for a certain atrocity nor have they dealed justly between me and themselves. They are demanding a right which they have abandoned, and a blood that they have shed.