We returned the following year, and not two of us could agree on which tree we had pledged allegiance under. It was a mercy from Allah.I asked Nafi, "On what did he take their pledge? Was it on death?"He replied, "No, rather he took their pledge on patience."
حدثنا موسى بن إسماعيل حدثنا جويرية عن نافع قال قال
رجعنا من العام المقبل فما اجتمع منا اثنان على الشجرة التي بايعنا تحتها كانت رحمة من الله فسألت نافعا على أي شيء بايعهم على الموت قال لا بل بايعهم على الصبر