As for his statement (1):

“She asked, ‘Who had assumed the caliphate?’ They replied, ‘Ali.’ She therefore set out to fight him over the blood of Uthman. What (2) sin had Ali committed in that?”

The response to him is as follows:

First, the assertion (3) that Aisha, Talha, and al-Zubayr accused Ali of killing Uthman and fought him on that basis is a manifest lie (4). Rather, they sought the killers who had aligned themselves with Ali. They knew that Ali was as innocent of Uthman’s blood as they were—indeed, his innocence was even more evident. However, the killers had sought refuge with him, so they demanded that the killers be put to death. Yet neither they nor Ali were able to accomplish this, because those men had tribes who defended them.

When civil strife erupts, men of reason become unable (5) to restrain the foolish. Thus, the leading figures [—may Allah be pleased with them—] (6) were unable to extinguish the strife and restrain those involved in it. Such is the nature of civil strife, as Allah Most High says:

“And beware of a trial that will not afflict only the wrongdoers among you.”

[Surah al-Anfāl: 25]

When civil strife erupts, no one escapes being tainted by it except those whom Allah protects.

Moreover, his statement:

“What guilt did Ali bear for Uthman’s killing? (7)”

is self-contradictory, for he claims that Ali was one of those (8) who deemed it lawful to kill Uthman [and fight him] (9),