ومن كلام له (عليه السلام) بعد ما بويع بالخلافة وقد قال له قوم من الصحابة: لو عاقبت قوماً ممن أجلب على عثمان؟ فقال:
After swearing of allegiance to Amīr al-mu’minīn, some people from among the companions of the Prophet said to him. “You should punish the people who assaulted ‘Uthmān,” whereupon he said: