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87 mere dream. Therefore, it is more appropriate for us to first go there and ascertain the circumstances and speak to the people of Madinah. If they consider it unacceptable to fight us and the reports that we have received about them prove false, we will return and inform you of all the circumstances and appropriate action will be taken. ” Everyone was in favour of this proposal. So the two of them went to Madinah and first met the azw a j-e-mu t ahhar a t 74 of the Holy Prophet sa. They asked them for permission to enter Madinah and claimed that they had only come in order to request Hadrat ‘Uthm a n ra to change certain governors and that they held no other intentions. All the wives of the Holy Prophet sa refused to accept their words and said that the consequences of such action would not be favourable. Then they approached Hadrat ‘ Al i ra , Hadrat T al h ah ra and Hadrat Zubair ra one by one and sought permission to enter Madinah stating the same reason for their arrival and apparently exhibiting good intention. However, these three companions also refused to fall into their deceit and plainly responded that there was no good in this design of theirs. 75 After ascertaining the state of affairs in Madinah and having failed in their objective, when both these men returned and informed their comrades of the complete situation, a few leading men from all three regions of Kufah, Basrah and Egypt arrived in Madinah to make the final attempt. In accordance 74. The noble wives of the Holy Prophet [Publishers] 75. T a r i khu t-T abar i , vol. 5, pp. 152-153, Dhikru Mas i ri Mann S a ra Il a Dh i Khashabin Min Ahli Mi s ra. . . . . , Published by D a rul-Fikr, Beirut, 2002 edition