Did our mother, Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, go out to fight or to reconcile? And what is the authenticity of the narration that says Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, threatened her with women if she did not return to Medina?

Summary of the Answer: Umm al-Mu'minin Aisha did not go to Iraq to fight Ali ibn Abi Talib, but rather to demand retribution for Uthman's blood. There is no authentic report stating that she fought or called for fighting him, and she regretted her departure. The disagreement that occurred between the Companions was unintentional, and the tribulation happened without their choosing.

The report narrated by Ibn Abi Shaybah about Ali threatening Aisha has a weak chain of transmission due to the presence of a narrator whose status is unknown, namely Jahsh ibn Ziyad al-Dabbi. Additionally, the text of the report is denounced (munkar); it is not conceivable that Ali would threaten Aisha with warring women while she was under his authority after the Battle of the Camel, which contradicts Ali's action of sending her to Medina accompanied by women for her safety. A Muslim must scrutinize reports concerning the tribulation of the Companions and rely only on authentic narrations.