English translation
3703. Narrated Abū Hāzim: A man came to Sahl bin Sa’d and said, “This is so-and-so.” meaning the governor of Al-Madīna, “He is calling ‘Ali bad names near the pulpit.” Sahl asked, “What is he saying?” He (i.e., the man) replied, “He calls him (i.e., ‘Ali) Abū Turāb.” Sahl laughed and said, “By Allāh, none but the Prophet ﷺ called him by this name and no name was dearer to ‘Ali than this.” So I asked Sahl to tell me more, saying, “O Abū ‘Abbās! How (was this name given to ‘Ali)?” Sahl said, “‘Ali went to Fāṭima and then came out and slept in the mosque. The Prophet ﷺ asked Fāṭima, ‘Where is your cousin?’ She said, ‘In the mosque.’ The Prophet ﷺ went to him and found that his (i.e., Alī’s) covering sheet had slipped of his back and dust had soiled his back. The Prophet ﷺ started wiping the dust off his back and said twice, ‘Get up! O Abū Turāb (i.e., O man with the dust)’”