Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Yahya al-`Attar narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to us from Muhammad b. Ahmad b. Yahya al-Ash`ari from Ya`qub b. Yazid from `Abdullah b. Muhammad al-Mazkharaf from `Ali b. `Uqba from Ibn Bukayr. He said:

Al-Hajjaj took two clients of `Ali and said to one of them: Dissociate from `Ali. So, he said: What will happen to me if I do not dissociate from him? He said: May Allah kill me if I do not kill you. So, choose for yourself: do you want your hands severed or your feet? So, the man said to him: Since it is retributive, then you should decide for yourself. He said: By Allah, I see that you have a tongue, but I do not think you comprehend who created you. Where is your Lord? He said: He is on the lookout for every oppressor. So, he called for his hands and feet to be severed, and he crucified him. He said: Then, his other companion came forward. So, he said: What do you say? So, he said: I am of the opinion of my companion. So, he called for his neck to be struck and to be crucified.