If people of Medina testify that the two companions elected...

If people of Medina testify that the two companions elected the Imam voluntarily the governor Ibn Hunayf would stay in his post and Talhah and Al-Zubayr could stay in Basra under the control of the Imam if they want and if they choose to leave Basra they could.[^10] The messenger of the two parties to Medina was Kaab Ibn Soor a former judge of Basra.

When he asked people of Medina about the two companions' election of the Imam people did not answer his question except Osamah Ibn Zayd Ibn Harithah. He stated that they elected ‘Ali unwillingly and…