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أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى الْمُقْرِئُ بِبَغْدَادَ وَأَبُو أَحْمَدَ بَكْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَمْدَانَ الصَّيْرَفِيُّ بِمَرْوَ قَالَا ثَنَا أَبُو قِلَابَةَ الرَّقَاشِيُّ ثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ أَنَّ أَبَا الْوَضِيءِ عَبَّادُ بْنُ نَسِيبٍ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ
كُنَّا فِي مَسِيرٍ عَامِدِينَ إِلَى الْكُوفَةِ مَعَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَلَمَّا بَلَغْنَا مَسِيرَةَ لَيْلَتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثٍ مِنْ حَرُورَاءَ شَذَّ مِنَّا نَاسٌ فَذَكَرْنَا ذَلِكَ لِعَلِيٍّ فَقَالَ لَا يَهُولَنَّكُمْ أَمْرُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ سَيَرْجِعُونَ فَنَزَلْنَا فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الْغَدِ شَذَّ مَثْلَيْ مَنْ شَذَّ فَذَكَرْنَا ذَلِكَ لِعَلِيٍّ فَقَالَ لَا يَهُولَنَّكُمْ أَمْرُهُمْ فَإِنَّ أَمْرَهُمْ يَسِيرٌ وَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ لَا تَبْدَأُوهُمْ بِقِتَالٍ حَتَّى يَكُونُوا هُمُ الَّذِينَ يَبْدَأُوكُمْ فَجَثَوْا عَلَى رُكَبِهِمْ وَاتَّقَيْنَا بُتُرُسِنَا فَجَعَلُوا يُنَاوِلُونَا بِالنُّشَّابِ وَالسِّهَامِ ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ دَنَوْا مِنَّا فَأَسْنَدُوا لَنَا الرَّمَّاحَ ثُمَّ تَنَاوَلُونَا بِالسُّيُوفِ حَتَّى هَمُّوا أَنْ يَضَعُوا السُّيُوفَ فِينَا فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِمْ رَجُلٌ مِنْ عَبْدِ الْقَيْسِ يُقَالُ لَهُ صَعْصَعَةُ بْنُ صُوحَانَ فَنَادَى ثَلَاثًا فَقَالُوا مَا تَشَاءُ؟ فَقَالَ أُذَكِّرُكُمُ اللَّهَ أَنْ تَخْرُجُوا بِأَرْضٍ تَكُونُ مَسَبَّةً عَلَى أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ وَأُذَكِّرُكُمُ اللَّهَ أَنْ تَمْرُقُوا مِنَ الدِّينِ مُرُوقَ السَّهْمِ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْنَاهُمْ قَدْ وَضَعُوا فِينَا السُّيُوفَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ انْهَضُوا عَلَى بَرَكَةِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى فَمَا كَانَ إِلَّا فُوَاقٌ مِنْ نَهَارٍ حَتَّى ضَجَعْنَا مَنْ ضَجَعْنَا وَهَرَبَ مَنْ هَرَبَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ عَلِيٌّ فَقَالَ إِنَّ خَلِيلِي ﷺ أَخْبَرَنِي «أَنَّ قَائِدَ هَؤُلَاءِ رَجُلٌ مُخَدَّجُ الْيَدِ عَلَى حَلَمَةِ ثَدْيِهِ شُعَيْرَاتٌ كَأَنَّهُنَّ ذَنَبُ يَرْبُوعٍ فَالْتَمِسُوهُ» فَالْتَمَسُوهُ فَلَمْ يَجِدُوهُ فَأَتَيْنَاهُ فَقُلْنَا إِنَّا لَمْ نَجِدْهُ فَقَالَ الْتَمِسُوهُ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا كَذَبْتُ وَلَا كُذِبْتُ فَمَا زِلْنَا نَلْتَمِسُهُ حَتَّى جَاءَ عَلِيٌّ بِنَفْسِهِ إِلَى آخِرِ الْمَعْرَكَةِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ لَهُمْ فَمَا زَالَ يَقُولُ اقْلِبُوا ذَا اقْلِبُوا ذَا حَتَّى جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ فَقَالَ هَا هُوَ ذَا فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وَاللَّهِ لَا يَأْتِيكُمْ أَحَدٌ يُخْبِرُكُمْ مَنْ أَبُوهُ مَلَكٌ فَجَعَلَ النَّاسُ يَقُولُونَ هَذَا مَلَكٌ هَذَا مَلَكٌ يَقُولُ عَلِيُّ ابْنُ مَنْ؟ يَقُولُونَ لَا نَدْرِي فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ فَقَالَ أَنَا أَعْلَمُ النَّاسِ بِهَذَا كُنْتُ أَرُوضُ مُهْرَةً لِفُلَانِ بْنِ فُلَانٍ شَيْخً مِنْ بَنِي فُلَانً وَأَضَعُ عَلَى ظَهْرِهَا جَوَالِقَ سَهْلَةً أُقْبِلُ بِهَا وَأُدْبِرُ إِذْ نَفَرَتِ الْمُهْرَةُ فَنَادَانِي فَقَالَ يَا غُلَامُ انْظُرْ فَإِنَّ الْمُهْرَةَ قَدْ نَفَرَتْ فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي لَأَرَى خَيَالًا كَأَنَّهُ غَرْبٌ أَوْ شَاةٌ إِذْ أَشْرَفَ هَذَا عَلَيْنَا فَقَالَ مَنِ الرَّجُلُ؟ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْيَمَامَةِ قَالَ وَمَا جَاءَ بِكَ شَعِثًا شَاحِبًا؟ قَالَ جِئْتُ أَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ فِي مُصَلَّى الْكُوفَةِ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِهِ مَا لَنَا رَابِعٌ إِلَّا اللَّهُ حَتَّى انْطَلَقَ بِهِ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ فَقَالَ لِامْرَأَتِهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى قَدْ سَاقَ إِلَيْكِ خَيْرًا قَالَتْ وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي إِلَيْهِ لَفَقِيرَةٌ فَمَا ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ هَذَا الرَّجُلُ شَعِثٌ شَاحِبٌ كَمَا تَرَيْنَ جَاءَ مِنَ الْيَمَامَةِ لِيَعْبُدَ اللَّهَ فِي مُصَلَّى الْكُوفَةِ فَكَانَ يَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ فِيهِ وَيَدْعُو النَّاسَ حَتَّى اجْتَمَعَ النَّاسُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ أَمَا إِنَّ خَلِيلِي ﷺ أَخْبَرَنِي «أَنَّهُمْ ثَلَاثَةُ إِخْوَةٍ مِنَ الْجِنِّ هَذَا أَكْبَرُهُمْ وَالثَّانِي لَهُ جَمْعٌ كَثِيرٌ وَالثَّالِثُ فِيهِ ضَعْفٌ» وَقَدْ أَخْرَجَ مُسْلِمٌ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ حَدِيثَ الْمُخَدَّجِ عَلَى سَبِيلِ الِاخْتِصَارِ فِي الْمُسْنَدِ الصَّحِيحِ وَلَمْ يُخْرِجَاهُ بِهَذِهِ السِّيَاقَةِ «وَهُوَ صَحِيحُ الْإِسْنَادِ»
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Chain of narrators
- Abū al-Ḥusayn Aḥmad b. ʿUthmān b. Yaḥyá al-Muqriʾ Bibaghdād and ʾAbū Aḥmad Bakr b. Muḥammad b. Ḥamdān al-Ṣayrafī Bimarw
- Abū Qilābah al-Raqāshī
- ʿAbd al-Ṣamad b. ʿAbd al-Wārith b. Saʿīd
- my father
- Yazīd b. Ṣāliḥ
- Abū al-Waḍīʾ ʿAbbād b. Nasīb
✧ We were on a journey heading to Kufa with the Commander of the Faithful 'Ali ibn Abi Talib. When we reached a distance of two or three nights' travel from Harura', some people broke away from us. We mentioned that to 'Ali, and he said: Do not be alarmed by their affair, for they will return. We halted. The next day, twice as many broke away. We mentioned that to 'Ali, and he said: Do not be alarmed by their affair, for their matter is insignificant. 'Ali said: Do not initiate fighting with them until they are the ones who initiate against you. They knelt on their knees, and we shielded ourselves with our shields. They began shooting us with arrows and bolts. Then they drew near to us and leveled their spears at us. Then they attacked us with swords, until they were about to put the swords to us. A man from 'Abd al-Qays called Sa'sa'ah ibn Suhan went out to them and called out three times. They said: What do you want? He said: I remind you of Allah, lest you go out in a land that becomes a disgrace upon the people of the earth. And I remind you of Allah, lest you depart from the religion as an arrow passes through the game. When we saw that they had put the swords to us, 'Ali said: Rise up with the blessing of Allah Almighty. It was only a short while of the day until we had laid low those we laid low and those who fled fled. 'Ali praised Allah and said: My close friend ﷺ told me: “The leader of these is a man with a deformed hand; on the nipple of his breast are small hairs like the tail of a jerboa. So search for him.” They searched for him but did not find him. We came to him and said: We did not find him. He said: Search for him, for by Allah, I have not lied nor been lied to. We kept searching for him until 'Ali himself came to the end of the battlefield that had been theirs. He kept saying: Turn over this one, turn over that one, until a man from Kufa came and said: Here he is. 'Ali said: Allah is Greatest. By Allah, no one will come to you telling you that his father was an angel. The people began saying: This is an angel, this is an angel. 'Ali said: Son of whom? They said: We do not know. Then a man from Kufa came and said: I am the most knowledgeable of people about this one. I was training a filly for so-and-so, son of so-and-so, an old man from Banu so-and-so, and I would put light saddlebags on her back and bring her back and forth. The filly bolted, and he called me: O boy, look, for the filly has bolted. I said: I see a phantom like a bucket or a sheep. Then this one appeared before us. He said: Who is the man? He said: A man from the people of Yamamah. He said: What has brought you, disheveled and pale? He said: I came to worship Allah in the prayer place of Kufa. He took him by the hand—there were only four of us, besides Allah—until he brought him to the house. He said to his wife: Allah Almighty has brought you good. She said: By Allah, I am in need of that; what is it? He said: This man, disheveled and pale as you see, came from Yamamah to worship Allah in the prayer place of Kufa. He worshiped Allah there and called the people until they gathered to him. 'Ali said: Indeed, my close friend ﷺ told me: “They are three brothers from the jinn; this is the eldest of them, the second has a large following, and the third has weakness.” Muslim, may Allah have mercy on him, included the hadith of the deformed one in abridged form in the authentic collection, but they did not include it with this wording. “Its chain is authentic.”
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- One of the ten (promised Paradise)d. 40 AHعَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍأحد العشرةصريح في السماع
- trustworthy (thiqah)أَبَا الْوَضِيءِ عَبَّادَ بْنَ نَسِيبٍثقةحدثه
- acceptable (maqbūl)يَزِيدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍمقبول .حدثنا
- trustworthy and firm (thiqah thabt); he was accused of belief in qadar (al-qadar), but this was not established about himd. 179 AH or 180 AH; also said: 178 AHأَبِيثقة ثبت , رمي بالقدر ولم يثبت عنهحدثني
- truthful (ṣadūq), reliable (thabt) in the narrations of Shuʿbahd. Ibn Ḥibbān said 206 AH or 207 AHعَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍصدوق , ثبت في شعبةحدثنا
- truthful (ṣadūq) but makes mistakes (yukhṭiʾ); his memory changed when he settled in Baghdadd. 276 AHأَبُو قِلَابَةَ الرَّقَاشِيُّصدوق يخطئ ، تغير حفظه لما سكن بغدادحدثنا
- d. 345 AH, or 348 AHوَأَبُو أَحْمَدَ بَكْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَمْدَانَ الصَّيْرَفِيُّأخبرنا
- d. 403 AH, or 405 AHالحاكم
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