ومن كلام له (عليه السلام) يعني به الزبير في حال اقتضت ذلك [ويدعوه للدخول في البيعة ثانية]

Said about az-Zubayr at a time for which it was appropriate

يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ قَدْ بَايَعَ بِيَدِهِ، وَلَمْ يُبَايعْ بِقَلْبِهِ، فَقَدْ أَقَرَّ بِالبَيْعَةِ، وَادَّعَى الوَلِيجَةَ، فَلْيَأْتِ عَلَيْهَا بِأَمْر يُعْرَفُ، وَإِلاَّ فَلْيَدخُلْ فِيَما خَرَجَ مِنْهُ.

He asserts that he swore allegiance to me with his hand but did not swear with his heart. [1] So he does admit allegiance. As regards his claiming it otherwise than with his heart he should come forward with a clear argument for it. Otherwise, he should return to wherefrom he has gone out. [2]

Extrait cle ses paroles à propos de Zubaïr qu’il invite à un second serment d’allégeance

Il prétend m’avoir reconnu comme calife par sa main, mais dans son for intérieur il ne l’a pas fait. Qu’il explicite son allégeance, sinon qu’il déclare nettement sa position.

Nahj al-Balāgha

Chapter #8