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129. It was narrated that 'Ali said: "I never saw the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ mention his parents together[1] for anyone except Sa'd bin Mālik. He said to him on the Day of Uhud: 'Shoot, Sa'd! May my father and mother be sacrificed for you!'" (Sahih)
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Zubair ﷺ also enjoys this distinction, as reported under Hadith 123. It may be that either 'Ali ﷺ had no knowledge of it, or else he did not hear those words in relation to Zubair ﷺ directly from the Prophet ﷺ, while the comments about Sa'd ﷺ were made in his presence.