The three who lagged behind

568. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Salih ibn al-Sindi, from Ja’far Bin Basheer from Fadh bin al-Mukhtar, who has narrated the following: ‘I said to Abu Abdullah عليه السلام, ‘How do you read “[9:118] And to the three who were left behind”. He said; ‘Had they been left behind (Khulifu), they would be in a state of obedience. But, they opposed (Khaalafu) – Usman and his two companions (Abu Bakr and Umar). But, by Allah عز وجل, they did not hear the sound of hooves, or the rumble of the pebbles except that they said, ‘They are coming for us!’ Allah عز وجل Made fear to overcome them until the morning’.