Perhaps detailed discussion regarding what occurred during the Caliphate of
Uthman between him and Ali (a.s.), and which ended in unfavorable result and
history has taken only a little from it, but the same is enough to make the reality
clear.
One, who submits his self to God, and has faith in Quran and verses revealed
about chief of progeny [Imam Ali (a.s.)] and testifies to what Holy Prophet
(s.a.w.a.) has said about the excellence of Imam Ali (a.s.), is aware of his morals
and conduct, and has complete awareness of what he does and what he omits, and
has seen the good ranks, his thankful efforts in the path of strengthening the upright religion. Can he approve what Uthman said?
“Why when you abused Marwan, should he not abuse you? By God, you
don’t have precedence over him in my view.”1 Whereas Marwan and his father
were exiled and driven away by the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.).
Or he says: “By God, O Abul Hasan, I don’t know whether I wish for your
death or life? By God, if I don’t want your death, after you I will remain alive for
other than you, because I don’t find a successor for you, and if you remain alive, I
will have rebellion; and nothing prevents me from him, except his proximity to
you and your proximity to him. I with relation to you am like a son who is
disowned by his parents, that if he dies, his father will wail and if he remains
alive, he disowns him, or make peace with us so that we may also make peace
with you; or fight with us so that we can also battle with you. Don’t keep us
suspended between earth and sky.
By God, if you kill me, you will not find a successor for me, and if I kill you
I don’t find a successor for you, and the control of this Ummah will not come to
one, who initiates the mischief.”
Ali (a.s.) said: Indeed, there is a reply regarding what you said, but I am
involved in my own troubles and I will not reply to you, and I say as the
righteous servant said:
لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا
“But patience is good and Allah is He Whose help is sought for against what you describe.”2
Or he says: “Or you are not better than Ammar, and not less deserving for
being banished.”3
Or he says: “You are more worthy of being expelled than Ammar.”4
Or that nasty and malicious statement, which historians do not like to
mention and we also have refrained from mentioning it.5
After all this, Uthman sent him away from the city of Prophet to Yanboh a
number of time and told Ibne Abbas: Tell him to go away to his country in
Yanboh and I would not be aggrieved at his departure and he would also not be
distressed at not seeing me.
Is there no one to ask this man, what caused the purified Imam, immune
from mistake and error, to be banished? Does according to his view, Ali (a.s.)
was also like the truthful Abu Zar, a testified communist, socialist and an old liar? Or in his view, he was a creeping evil, like Ibne Masud, from the aspect of
conduct, patience and dignity, and outward appearance, most resembling to the
Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.)?