Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 4-1342b
"عَنْ أَبِى الطُّفَيْلِ: أَنَّ ابْنَ الكَوَّاء سَألَ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أبِى طَالبٍ عَنْ ذِى القَرْنَيْنِ أَنَبَيّا كانَ أم مَلَكًا؟ قَالَ: لَمْ يَكُنْ نَبِيّا وَلاَ مَلَكًا، وَلَكِنْ كانَ عَبْدًا صَالِحًا أَحَبَّ الله فَأحَبَّهُ وَنَصَحَ الله فَنَصَحَهُ، بَعَثَهُ الله إِلَى قَوْمِهِ فَضَرَبُوهُ عَلَى قَرْنِه فَمَاتَ، ثُمَّ أَحْيَاهُ الله لِجِهَادِهِمْ، ثُمَّ بَعَثَهُ إِلَى قَوْمهِ فَضَرَبُوهُ عَلَى قَرْنِه الآخَرِ فَمَاتَ، فَأحْيَاهُ الله؛ لِجِهَادِهِمْ. فَلِذَلِكَ سُمىِّ ذَا القرْنَين، وَإِنَّ فِيكُمْ مِثْلَهُ".
Translation
Chain of narrators
- Abiá al-Ṭufayl
- Ibn al-Kawwāʾ Saʾl ʿAlī b. Biá Ṭālb
- Dhiá
Machine translation, not reviewed
"From Abu al-Tufayl: that Ibn al-Kawwa' asked 'Ali ibn Abi Talib about Dhu al-Qarnayn, whether he was a prophet or an angel. He said: He was neither a prophet nor an angel, but he was a righteous servant who loved Allah, so Allah loved him, and who advised Allah, so Allah advised him. Allah sent him to his people, and they struck him on his horn and he died. Then Allah revived him to fight them. Then He sent him to his people, and they struck him on his other horn and he died, so Allah revived him to fight them. That is why he was named Dhu al-Qarnayn. And among you there is one like him."
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Notes
ابن عبد الحكم في فتوح مصر، وابن أبى عاصم في السنة وابن المنذر، وابن أبى حاتم وابن الأنبارى في المصاحف وابن مردويه (2)
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