The Siege of Medina

Mentioning the conditions when the rebels had besieged Medina, Hazrat Musleh-e-Maud (ra) states:

“The Egyptians went to Hazrat Ali (ra). At the time, he was outside of Medina and was commanding one part of an army [against the rebels] and was preparing to crush the rebellion. When they reached Hazrat Ali (ra), they said, ‘Due to Hazrat Uthman’s (ra) poor administration, he is no longer fit for the position of Khalifa. We are here to depose him and hope that you will accept this office after him.’ Upon hearing these words of the hypocrites, Hazrat Ali (ra) responded with the honour he had for the faith that was befitting for a man of his rank and eminence and shunned them with full vigour, saying, ‘All righteous people know that the Holy Prophet (sa) spoke about the people camping at Dhul Marwah and Dhu Khushub (the places where the rebels were camping) and cursed them.

(Ibn Kathir, Al-Bidayah wa al-Nihayah, Vol. 7 [Beirut, Lebanon: 1966] 174)

“‘May God ruin you! Go back to where you came from.’ Hearing this they said, ‘Very well, we shall return’, and so they left.”

(Islam Mein Ikhtilafat ka Aghaz, Anwar al-Ulum, Vol. 4, p. 299)