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3712. ‘Imrān bin Ḥuṣain narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ dispatched an army and he put ‘Ali bin Abī Tālib in charge of it. He left on the expedition and he entered upon a female slave. So four of the Companions of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ scolded him, and they made a pact saying: “[If] we meet the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ we will inform him of what ‘Ali did.” When the Muslims returned from the journey, they would begin with the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and give him Salām, then they would go to their homes. So when the expedition arrived, they gave Salām to the Prophet ﷺ, and one of the four stood saying: “O Messenger of Allāh! Do you see that ‘Ali bin Abī Tālib did such and such.” The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ turned away from him. Then the second one stood and said as he said, and he turned away from him. Then the third stood before him, and said as he said, and he turned away from him. Then the fourth stood and said as they had said. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ faced him, and the anger was visible on his face, he said: “What do you want from ‘Ali?! What do you want from ‘Ali?! What do you want from ‘Ali?! Indeed ‘Ali is from me, and I am from him, and he is the ally of
every believer after me.” (Hasan)
[Abū ‘Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Gharīb, and we do not know of it except as a narration of Ja‘far bin Sulaimān.
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“‘Ali is from me and I am from him”, is not only an indication of family link and relationship of son-in-law and father-in-law, but it is also to emphasize that his conduct and character resembles him. The Prophet ﷺ said the same thing for Julaibib Al-Ash‘arī the member of the tribe of Banū Najiyah.
