Ali ibn Abi Talib over Uthman.
569 - And 'Abd Allah ibn Ahmad informed us, saying: My father said: "The people of Kufa prefer 'Ali over 'Uthman, except for two men: Talhah ibn Musarrif and 'Abd Allah ibn Idris." I [the narrator] asked: "And not Zubayd?" He [Ahmad ibn Hanbal] replied: "No, he used to love 'Ali," meaning he preferred 'Ali over 'Uthman."
٥٦٩ - وَأَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ، قَالَ: قَالَ أَبِي: " أَهْلُ الْكُوفَةِ يُفَضِّلُونَ عَلِيًّا عَلَى عُثْمَانَ إِلَّا رَجُلَيْنِ: طَلْحَةَ بْنَ مُصَرِّفٍ وَعَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ إِدْرِيسَ، قُلْتُ: وَلَا زُبَيْدٌ؟ قَالَ: لَا، كَانَ يُحِبُّ عَلِيًّا، يَعْنِي يُفَضِّلُ عَلِيًّا عَلَى عُثْمَانَ "
