Janabe’ Salman reports that during the night, Hazrat Ali (a.s.), accompanied by Janabe’ Zahra (s.a.) and his sons, Imam Hasan (a.s.) and Imam Hussain (a.s.) visited the houses of the companions of the Holy Prophet. He asked them by the right of Allah (s.w.t.) to help and support him. But besides us four, nobody even gave him a reply. We shaved our heads and prepared ourselves for his help. When Hazrat Ali (a.s.) saw that people were not ready to support him and that instead, all of them were in support of Abu Bakr, he confined himself to his house.[1]
Ibne Qutayba narrates the incident as follows – Hazrat Ali (a.s.) along with the daughter of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.), Janabe’ Zahra (s.a.) visited the house of the Ansar in the night and sought their support. The people said, O the daughter of the Prophet (s.a.w.), we have already sworn allegiance to this man. If you and your husband had come earlier, we would never have refused you. At this Hazrat Ali (a.s.) replied, “Should I have left the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.) without ghusl and burial, and come out to seek power?” Janabe’ Zahra (s.a.) said, “Abul Hasan (a.s.) has done what was necessary for him to do; and for what the people have done, Allah will take their account for it.”[2]
