Walid bin Abdul-Malik said to me, "Has it reached you that Ali was among those who slandered Ayesha?"I replied, "No. But two men from your own people, Abu Salama bin Abdul-Rahman and Abu Bakr bin Abdul-Rahman bin Harith, informed me that Ayesha told them Ali had remained silent regarding her affair."
قال لي الوليد بن عبد الملك: أبلغك أن عليا، كان فيمن قذف عائشة، قلت: لا. ولكن قد أخبرني رجلان من قومك- أبو سلمة بن عبد الرحمن وأبو بكر بن عبد الرحمن بن الحارث- أن عائشة قالت لهما: كان علي مسلما في شأنها.
Bukhari related it in the Book of Military Expeditions (4142), from Abdullah bin Muhammad, who said, Hisham bin Yusuf dictated to me from memory, saying, Mamar informed us, from Zuhri, who said, and he mentioned it.