hadith
1187
۞
When ‘Uthmān ibn ‘Affān was surrounded, ‘Abdullāh ibn al-‘Abbās brought a letter to Amīr al-mu’minīn from ‘Uthmān in which he expressed the desire that Amīr al-mu’minīn should leave for his estate Yanbu‘ so that the proposal that was being mooted out for him to become caliph should subside. ‘Uthmān had this request earlier also. Upon this Amīr al-mu’minīn said to Ibn al-‘Abbās:
ومن كلام له (عليه السلام) قاله لعبد الله بن العباس وقد جاءه برسالة من عثمان وهو محصور يسأله فيها الخروج إلى ماله بينبع ليقل هتف الناس باسمه للخلافة، بعد أن كان سأله مثل ذلك من قبل. فقال (عليه السلام):
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