He appropriated (wealth) and did it excessively you have...

He appropriated (wealth) and did it excessively you have burst out in anger and committed excess too. Allah has a practical verdict in both the appropriator and the impatient rebel. I am like anyone of you When people decided to swear allegiance at Imam’s hands, after Uthman’s murder. Leave me and seek someone else.

We are facing a matter which has (several) faces and colours, which neither hearts can stand nor intelligence can endure, horizons have clouded over the right path changed in symptoms. You should know that if I respond to you I would lead you towards what I know and would not listen to whatever one may say or admonish. If you leave me then I am like anyone of you perhaps I would be the most obedient to whom you make in charge of your affairs. I am better for you as a counsellor than a leader.

The right cannot be invalidated by Anything Delivered the second day after people had sworn allegiance to him about what he sends back from the lands that had been taken by Uthman, and the money which Uthman had given from the public funds: O’ people, surely I am one of you, I have what you have, and what is your duty is mine.

Know that every land Uthman has granted, and whatever money he had given from the public funds, should be resumed to the public funds because the old right cannot be invalidated by anything. By Allah, even if I find that by such money have been married or slave-maids have been purchased I would resume it, because there is a wideness in justice, and he who finds it hard to practice justice should find it harder to deal with prejudice.

O’ people, some men of you tomorrow who are engaged in this world enjoyments, then possessed the estate, waded into rivers, rode on horses and purchased enslaved maids, if I prevented them from what they are doing and set right their rights which they know, should not say: “Ibn Abi Talib had deprived as of our rights!

Know that whoever man of the Muhajirin (immigrants) and Ansar (supporters) of the com-panions of the Messenger of Allah sees that he has a better dignity than others because of his companionship, then the priority tomorrow is with Allah since you are slaves of Allah and money is Allah’s money and it is divided among you equally, and there is no priority for one to another.

Low persons Become High Delivered when allegiance was sworn to him at Medina You should know that the same troubles have returned to you which existed when the prophet was first sent.