When the Consultative Committee (or Shura) decided to swear allegiance to `Uthman, Amir al-mu'minin said:

Pearl of Wisdom

Sit with the wise and your intellect will be perfected, your soul will be ennobled, and your ignorance will depart from you.'

Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib [as]

Ibid. no. 4787

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When the Consultative Committee (or Shura) decided to swear allegiance to `Uthman, Amir al-mu'minin said:

Sermon 73 When the Consultative Committee (or Shura) decided to swear allegiance to `Uthman, Amir al-mu'minin said:

You have certainly known that I am the most rightful of all others for the Caliphate. By Allah, so long as the affairs of Muslims remain intact and there is no oppression in it save on myself I shall keep quiet seeking reward for it (from Allah) and keeping aloof from its attractions and allurements for which you aspire.