\nNarrated Az-Zuhri:\n \n\nAl-Walid bin `Abdul Malik said to me, "Have you heard that `Ali' was one of those who slandered \n`Aisha?" I replied, "No, but two men from your people (named) Abu Salama bin `Abdur-Rahman and \nAbu Bakr bin `Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Harith have informed me that Aisha told them that `Ali \nremained silent about her case."\n

\nNarrated Az-Zuhri:\n \n\nAl-Walid bin `Abdul Malik said to me, "Have you heard that `Ali' was one of those who slandered \n`Aisha?" I replied, "No, but two men from your people (named) Abu Salama bin `Abdur-Rahman and \nAbu Bakr bin `Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Harith have informed me that Aisha told them that `Ali \nremained silent about her case."\n

\nحَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ أَمْلَى عَلَىَّ هِشَامُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ مِنْ حِفْظِهِ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ لِي الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ أَبَلَغَكَ أَنَّ عَلِيًّا، كَانَ فِيمَنْ قَذَفَ عَائِشَةَ قُلْتُ لاَ‏.‏ وَلَكِنْ قَدْ أَخْبَرَنِي رَجُلاَنِ مِنْ قَوْمِكِ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ لَهُمَا كَانَ عَلِيٌّ مُسَلِّمًا فِي شَأْنِهَا‏.‏ \nفَرَاجَعُوهُ فَلَمْ يَرْجِعْ وَقَالَ مُسَلِّمًا بِلَا شَكٍّ فِيهِ وَعَلَيْهِ كَانَ فِي أَصْلِ الْعَتِيقِ كَذَلِكَ