he said woe to you! by god i will not be able to prevent them from corruption except through some corruption. and ziyad said in his sermon 6 by god i will not be able to take the truth from you until i plunge into falsehood with you. as for what you blamed me for just now i only went to his saying if i had a seedling in my hand and it was said to me that the resurrection will come at once i would rush to plant it. and abu aldarda 7 said in his illness that
قال ويلك إني والله ما أصل إلى منعهم من الفساد إلا ببعض الفساد. وقد قال زياد في خطبته ٦ والله إني ما أصل منكم الى أخذ الحق حتى أخوض الباطل إليكم خوضا . وأما ما لمتني عليه آنفا فإنما ذهبت الى قوله لو أن في يدي فسيلة، ثم قيل لي إن القيامة تقوم الساعة، لبادرتها فغرستها . وقد قال أبو الدرداء ٧ في وجعه الذي