O people!

O people! Rise, and on the basis of the Book and the Sunnah, owe your allegiance to him! If we do not follow the Book and the Sunnah in your affairs, then you will not be bound by this bay`ah !”[1] Then he took bay`ah from the people. None hesitated in owing his allegiance to the Imam (a.s), excepting the people of Kharbatah who were 10,000 in numbers. And all of them were fans of `Uthman. They sent word through Yazid ibn Harith al-Kinani that they will not raise objections in any matter.

They said that the land belongs to the Realm and they would regularly pay the tribute. They requested him not to demand for their bay`ah until the circumstances become better.…