Hadith 3701

The merits of 'Ali bin Abī Ṭālib Al-Qurashī Al-Ḥāshimī, Abul-Ḥasan رضي الله عنه.

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Darussalam · Volume 5

62 - THE VIRTUES AND THE MERITS OF THE COMPANIONS OF THE PROPHET ﷺ

Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 3701 ¦ الجزء: 5 ¦ الصفحة: 18

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English translation

3701. Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd رضي الله عنه: Allāh's Messenger ﷺ said, "Tomorrow I will give the flag to a man with whose leadership Allāh will grant (the Muslims) victory." So the people kept on thinking the whole night as to who would be given the flag. The next morning the people went to Allāh's Messenger ﷺ and everyone of them hoped that he would be given the flag. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Where is 'Ali bin Abi Ṭalib?" The people replied, "He is suffering from eye trouble, O Allāh's Messenger". He said, "Send for him and bring him to me." So when 'Ali came, the Prophet ﷺ spat in his eyes and invoked good on him, and he became alright as if he had had no ailment. The Prophet ﷺ then gave him the flag. 'Ali said, "O Allāh's Messenger! Shall I fight them (i.e., enemy) till they become like us?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Proceed to them steadily till you approach near to them and then invite them to Islām, and inform them of their duties towards Allāh which Islām prescribed for them, for by Allāh, if one man is guided on the right path (i.e., converted to Islām) through you it would be better for you than (a great number of) red camels."

Arabic text

3701 - حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ العَزِيزِ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: «لَأُعْطِيَنَّ الرَّايَةَ غَدًا رَجُلًا يَفْتَحُ اللَّهُ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ»، قَالَ: فَبَاتَ النَّاسُ يَدُوكُونَ لَيْلَتَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ يُعْطَاهَا، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ النَّاسُ غَدَوْا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، كُلُّهُمْ يَرْجُو أَنْ يُعْطَاهَا، فَقَالَ: «أَيْنَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ». فَقَالُوا: يَشْتَكِي عَيْنَيْهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، قَالَ: «فَأَرْسِلُوا إِلَيْهِ فَأْتُونِي بِهِ». فَلَمَّا جَاءَ بَصَقَ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ وَدَعَا لَهُ، فَبَرَأَ حَتَّى كَأَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ بِهِ وَجَعٌ، فَأَعْطَاهُ الرَّايَةَ، فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أُقَاتِلُهُمْ حَتَّى يَكُونُوا مِثْلَنَا؟ فَقَالَ: «انْفُذْ عَلَى رِسْلِكَ حَتَّى تَنْزِلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمْ، ثُمَّ ادْعُهُمْ إِلَى الإِسْلاَمِ، وَأَخْبِرْهُمْ بِمَا يَجِبُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ حَقِّ اللَّهِ فِيهِ، فَوَاللَّهِ لَأَنْ يَهْدِيَ اللَّهُ بِكَ رَجُلًا وَاحِدًا، خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنْ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَكَ حُمْرُ النَّعَمِ»

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