Alee ibn Abu Talib (ra) Session 199 Zubair and Talha (ra) will only accept Alee (ra) for the high post. Some fabricated reports about how the pledge to Alee (ra) was invalid. It's true that shaytans did pledge to Alee (ra), but why was this the case? The ones who were responsible for the murder of Uthmaan (ra) now are full of regret and Alee (ra) likes them to shaytan- Surah 59 v16-17.