Ibn Sacd berkata: 'Ali dibaiat sebagai khalifah pada pagi selepas pembunuhan 'Uthman di Madinah. Semua para Sahabat, semoga Allah meredai mereka, yang hadir ketika itu memberikan baiat.

Ibn Sacd said: cAli was pledged allegiance as khalifah the morning after the killing of cUthman in Madinah. All of the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, who were there pledged allegiance.

Dikatakan bahawa Talhah dan az-Zubayr memberikan bai'ah dengan rasa tidak senang dan terpaksa. Kemudian mereka pergi ke Makkah, dan ketika itu cA'ishah, semoga Allah meredainya, berada di sana. Mereka membawa beliau bersama dan pergi dengannya ke Basrah untuk menuntut balas darah cUthman. Perkara itu sampai kepada cAli, lalu beliau pergi ke Iraq dan di Basrah bertemu Talhah, az-Zubayr, cA'ishah serta sesiapa yang bersama mereka. Peristiwa ini dikenali sebagai Perang Unta, dan ia berlaku pada bulan Jumada al-Akhirah tahun 36 Hijrah. Talhah, az-Zubayr dan lain-lain terbunuh di sana, dan jumlah yang terbunuh mencapai tiga belas ribu orang. cAli menghabiskan lima belas malam di Basrah, kemudian beliau pergi ke Kufah.

It is said that Talhah and az-Zubayr pledged allegiance with displeasure and unwillingly. Then they went to Makkah, and cA’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, was there. They took her and went with her to Basra seeking retaliation for the blood of cUthman. That reached cAli so he went to Iraq and at Basra met Talhah, az-Zubayr, CA’ ishah and whoever was with them, which is known as the Battle of the Camel, and which occurred in Jumada al-Akhirah of the year 36 AH. Talhah, az-Zubayr and others were killed there, the dead reaching thirteen thousand. cAli spent fifteen nights at Basra and then he went to Kufa.

Kemudian Mu'awiyah bin Abi Sufyan dan orang-orang yang bersamanya di Syam keluar menentang beliau. Perkara itu sampai kepada 'Ali, lalu beliau keluar untuk menemui mereka. Mereka bertemu di Siffin pada bulan Safar tahun 37 H. Pertempuran berlanjut di sana selama beberapa hari, sehingga penduduk Syam mengangkat mushaf-mushaf sambil menyeru kepada apa yang terkandung di dalamnya, dan itulah tipu daya 'Amr bin al-'As. Orang-orang membenci peperangan, lalu mereka saling menyeru untuk berunding dan melantik dua orang penimbang tara. 'Ali melantik Abu Musa al-Ash'ari dan Mu'awiyah melantik 'Amr bin al-'As. Mereka menandatangani satu perjanjian di antara mereka bahawa mereka akan bertemu pada awal tahun di al-Adhruh, di mana mereka akan membincangkan dengan serius urusan kepimpinan umat. Orang-orang pun berpisah; Mu'awiyah kembali ke Syam dan 'Ali kembali ke Kufah.

Then Mucawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan and those with him in Syria came out against him. That reached cAli and he went out to meet him. They met at Siffin in Safr of the year 37 AH. The fighting continued there for some days, until the people of Syria raised the mushafs calling to that which is in them, which was a trick of cAmr ibn al-cAs. People hated the war and they called each other to negotiate and appointed two arbiters. cAli appointed Abu Musa al-Ashcari and Mucawiyah appointed cAmr ibn al-cAs. They signed a decree between them that they should meet at the beginning of the year at al-Adhruh where they would consider seriously the command of the ummah. People separated, Mucawiyah returning to Syria and cAli to Kufa.

Kemudian (sekumpulan yang dikenali sebagai) Khawarij (golongan pemberontak – secara harfiah bermaksud ‘mereka yang keluar’) dari kalangan sahabatnya dan orang-orang yang bersamanya, keluar menentangnya. Mereka berkata, ‘Tiada hukum melainkan hukum Allah’, lalu mereka mendirikan kem tentera di Harura’. Dia menghantar Ibnu ‘Abbas kepada mereka, yang berhujah dengan mereka dan meyakinkan mereka, sehingga ramai dari kalangan mereka kembali. Sekumpulan dari mereka tetap berpegang pada pendirian, pergi ke an-Nahrawan dan menghalang laluan jalan. ‘Ali pergi menemui mereka di sana dan membunuh mereka di an-Nahrawan, termasuk Dhu’th-Thudayyah.12

Then (a group known as) the Khawarij (the seceders - literally ‘those who go out’) from among his companions and those with him, went out against him. They said, ‘There is no judgement but (that) of Allah’, and they set up a military camp at Harura’. He sent Ibn cAbbas to them, who argued with them and convinced them, so that many of them returned. A group of them stayed firm, went to an-Nahrawan and obstructed the roadway. cAli went to them there and killed them at an-Nahrawan, killing Dhu’th-Thudayyah.12

12 Secara harfiah, bermaksud "pemilik payudara kecil", seorang lelaki yang telah diramalkan oleh Nabi ﷺ bahawa dia termasuk dalam golongan Khawarij.

12 Literally, ‘the possessor of the little breast’, a man who had been foretold to be among the Khawarij by the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.

Itu berlaku pada tahun 38 H.

That was in the year 38 AH.

Orang ramai berkumpul di al-Adhruh pada bulan Sya'ban tahun ini, antaranya Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas, Ibnu 'Umar dan sahabat-sahabat Nabi yang lain. 'Amr membenarkan Abu Musa al-Ash'ari mendahului, sebagai helah yang telah dirancangnya.

People gathered in al-Adhruh in Shacban of this year, among them Sacd ibn Abi Waqqas, Ibn cUmar and other Companions. cAmr allowed Abu Musa al-Ashcari to go first, as a trick he had devised.

Beliau (Abu Musa) bangun berucap dan memecat cAli dari jawatan. Kemudian cAmr bangun berucap, mengesahkan Mucawiyah dalam jawatannya dan memberikan baiah kepadanya. Orang ramai berpecah kerana perkara ini. cAli berselisih dengan sahabat-sahabatnya sehingga beliau mula menggigit jari sambil berkata, ‘Aku diingkari, sedangkan Mucawiyah dipatuhi?’ Tiga orang dari golongan Khawarij segera bertindak: cAbd ar-Rahman ibn Muljam al-Muradi, al-Burk ibn cAbdullah at-Tamimi dan cAmr ibn Bukayr at-Tamimi. Mereka berkumpul di Makkah dan membuat perjanjian antara satu sama lain bahawa mereka bertiga akan membunuh: cAli ibn Abi Talib, Mucawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan dan cAmr ibn al-cAs, dan bahawa mereka akan membebaskan hamba-hamba (Allah) daripada mereka. Ibn Muljam berkata, ‘Aku akan membunuh cAli untuk kamu.’ Al-Burk berkata, ‘Aku akan membunuh Mucawiyah untuk kamu.’ cAmr ibn Bukayr berkata, ‘Aku akan mencukupkan kamu dengan membunuh cAmr ibn al-cAs.’ Mereka membuat perjanjian itu pada satu malam, sama ada malam kesebelas atau ketujuh belas Ramadan, kemudian masing-masing menuju ke negeri tempat sasaran mereka berada. Ibn Muljam pergi ke Kufah, bertemu sahabat-sahabatnya dari golongan Khawarij dan memberitahu mereka secara rahsia tentang apa yang mereka niatkan.

He (Abu Musa) spoke and removed cAli from office. Then cAmr spoke and confirmed Mucawiyah in office and pledged allegiance to him. People split up over this. cAli disagreed with his companions to such an extent that he began to bite his fingers saying, ‘I am disobeyed and Mucawiyah is obeyed?’ Three men of the Khawarij hastened to act: cAbd ar-Rahman ibn Muljam al-Muradi, al-Burk ibn cAbdullah at-Tamimi and ‘Amr ibn Bukayr at-Tamimi. They gathered in Makkah and made a covenant with each other that they three would kill: cAli ibn Abi Talib, Mucawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan and cAmr ibn al-cAs, and that they would give the slaves (of Allah) rest from them. Ibn Muljam said, ‘I will take cAli for you.’ Al-Burk said, ‘I will take Mucawiyah for you.’ cAmr ibn Bukayr said, ‘I will suffice you for cAmr ibn al-cAs.’ They made a covenant on that one night, either the eleventh or the seventeenth of Ramadan, and then each of them directed himself to the land in which his intended victim was. Ibn Muljam went to Kufa, met his companions of the Khawarij and told them secretly of what they intended to do.

Pada malam sebelum Jumaat, 17 Ramadan tahun 40 H, 'Ali terjaga sebelum fajar. Dia berkata kepada anaknya al-Hasan, "Malam ini aku melihat Rasulullah ﷺ, dan aku berkata, 'Wahai Rasulullah, betapa besar kesusahan dan perbantahan yang aku terima daripada umatmu!' Baginda bersabda kepadaku, 'Doakanlah keburukan atas mereka kepada Allah.' Lalu aku berkata, 'Ya Allah, gantikanlah untukku bagi mereka apa yang lebih baik bagiku daripada mereka, dan berikanlah kepada mereka sebagai ganti diriku apa yang lebih buruk bagi mereka daripada aku.'" Kemudian muazzin Ibn adh-Dhabbah datang kepada 'Ali dan berkata, "Solat." 'Ali keluar dari pintu sambil berseru, "Wahai manusia, solat, solat!" Ibn Muljam berdiri di hadapannya, lalu menetakkannya dengan pedang, dan ia mengenai bahagian atas dahinya hingga sampai ke otak. Orang ramai menerpa kepadanya dari segenap arah, lalu dia ditahan dan diikat. 'Ali bertahan hidup hingga hari Jumaat dan Sabtu, dan wafat pada malam Ahad. al-Hasan, al-Husain dan 'Abdullah bin Ja'far memandikan jenazahnya, al-Hasan mengimami solat ke atasnya, kemudian dia dikebumikan pada waktu malam di rumah pemerintahan di Kufah. Kemudian mereka memotong anggota tubuh Ibn Muljam, dia dimasukkan ke dalam bakul buluh, dan mereka membakarnya dengan api.

On the night preceding the Jumucah of the seventeenth of Ramadan of the year 40 AH, cAli woke up before dawn. He said to his son al-Hasan, ‘This night I saw the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and his family and grant them peace, and I said, “Messenger of Allah, what distress and argumentation I have received from your ummah\” He said to me, “Supplicate Allah against them.” I said, “O Allah, give me in exchange for them what is better for me than they are, and give them in exchange for me what is worse for them than I am.’” Then the mu’adhdhin Ibn adh-Dhabbah came in to cAli and said, ‘The prayer.’ cAli went out the door crying out, ‘People, the prayer, the prayer!’ Ibn Muljam stood before him, struck him with the sword, and it hit the top of his forehead reaching the brain. People rushed upon him from every side, and he was held and bound. cAli lingered for the Jumufah and Saturday, and died the night before Sunday. Al-Hasan, al-Hussein and “Abdullah ibn Jacfar washed his body, al-Hasan led the prayer over him, then he was buried in the house of the Amirate in Kufa at night. Later they cut off the limbs of Ibn Muljam, he was put in a reed basket, and they burnt him in a fire.

Semua yang di atas adalah kata-kata Ibn Sa'd. Beliau meringkaskan semua peristiwa dan peperangan ini dengan sangat baik, dan tidak memanjangkannya sebagaimana yang dilakukan oleh orang lain. Ini lebih sesuai dengan keadaan ini. Beliau berkata, semoga Allah memberi rahmat dan kesejahteraan kepadanya ﷺ, "Apabila sahabat-sahabatku disebut, maka tahanlah diri (daripada bercakap)," dan beliau bersabda, "Cukuplah bagi para sahabatku (disebut) pembunuhan mereka." Dalam al-Mustadrak terdapat riwayat bahawa as-Suddi berkata: cAbd ar-Rahman ibn Muljam jatuh cinta dengan penuh ghairah kepada seorang wanita Khawarij bernama Qatam, lalu beliau mengahwininya dan memberikan mas kahwinnya tiga ribu dirham serta pembunuhan cAli. Al-Farazdaq berkata tentang perkara itu:

All of the above are the words of Ibn Sacd. He summarised all of these events and battles excellently well, and he didn’t expand on them greatly as others did. This is more befitting to this occasion. He said, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, ‘When my companions are mentioned, restrain yourselves (from speaking)’, and he said, ‘It is sufficient for my Companions (to mention) their killing.’ There is in al-Mustadrak that as-Suddi said: cAbd ar-Rahman ibn Muljam fell passionately in love with a woman of the Khawarij called Qatam, and he married her and gave her as a dowry three thousand dirhams and the killing of cAli. Al-Farazdaq said about that:

“Aku belum pernah melihat mahar yang dikirim oleh seorang yang sangat dermawan, seperti mahar Qatam, berupa manusia (hamba) dan binatang ternak:

‘I have not seen a dowry sent by a liberally generous one, Like the dowry of Qatam, of human beings (slaves) and beasts:

Tiga ribu, seorang hamba, seorang hamba perempuan, dan pukulan ʿAli dengan pedang yang menusuk.

Three thousand, a slave, a maidservant And the striking of cAli with the penetrating sword.

Tiada mahar yang lebih mulia daripada 'Ali, walaupun ia sangat mahal, dan tiada pembunuhan yang tidak lebih ringan daripada pembunuhan oleh Ibnu Muljam. Abu Bakr bin 'Ayyash berkata: Kubur 'Ali telah dirahsiakan supaya kaum Khawarij tidak dapat menggali jasadnya. Syarik pula berkata: Anaknya al-Hasan membawa jenazahnya ke Madinah. Al-Mubarrad meriwayatkan daripada Muhammad bin Habib: Orang pertama yang dipindahkan dari satu kubur ke kubur yang lain ialah 'Ali, semoga Allah meridhainya.

There is no dowry dearer than cAli even if it were very expensive, And no assassination but that it is less than the assassination by Ibn Muljam.’ Abu Bakr ibn cAyyash said: The grave of cAli was concealed so that the Khawarij would not dig up his body; and Sharik said: His son al-Hasan carried him to Madinah. Al-Mubarrad said from Muhammad ibn Habib: The first to be transferred from one grave to another was cAli, may Allah be pleased with him.

Ibnu cAsakir meriwayatkan bahawa Sacid ibnu cAbdul-cAziz berkata: Ketika cAli ibnu Abi Talib, semoga Allah meridainya, dibunuh, mereka membawa jenazahnya untuk dikebumikan bersama Nabi ﷺ. Ketika mereka sedang berjalan dengannya pada waktu malam, unta yang membawa jenazahnya itu melarikan diri. Tiada seorang pun yang tahu ke mana ia pergi, dan mereka tidak dapat mengejarnya. Oleh sebab itu, penduduk Iraq berkata, "Dia berada di awan." Yang lain pula berkata, "Unta itu sampai ke negeri Tayy, lalu mereka mengambilnya dan mengebumikannya di sana." Ketika cAli dibunuh, umurnya enam puluh tiga tahun. Ada yang mengatakan bahawa umurnya enam puluh empat, enam puluh lima, lima puluh tujuh dan lima puluh lapan tahun. Beliau mempunyai sembilan belas orang hamba perempuan.

Ibn cAsakir narrated that Sacid ibn cAbd al-cAziz said: When cAli ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, was killed, they carried him to bury him with the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. While they were journeying with him at night, the camel on which he was bolted. No-one knew where it had gone, and they couldn’t overtake it. For that reason the people of Iraq say, ‘He is in the clouds.’ Others say, ‘The camel arrived in the lands of Tayy, where they took him and buried him.’ When cAli was killed he was sixty-three years old. It has been said that he was sixty-four, sixty-five, fifty-seven and fifty-eight. He had nineteen women slaves.