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Sahl ibn Sa'd related that the name which 'Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, liked best was Abu Turab and that he was happy when he was called that. Only the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, called him that. One day 'Ali was cross with Fatima and went out and reclined against the wall of the mosque. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came to look for him and was told that he was leaning against the wall. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, went up to him and found that his back was covered with dust. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, began to wipe the dust off his back and said, 'Sit down Abu Turab (father of dust)!'"

الأدب المفرد:٨٥٢ – حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلاَلٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو حَازِمٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ إِنْ كَانَتْ أَحَبَّ أَسْمَاءِ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ إِلَيْهِ لَأَبُو تُرَابٍ وَإِنْ كَانَ لَيَفْرَحُ

أَنْ يُدْعَى بِهَا وَمَا سَمَّاهُ أَبَا تُرَابٍ إِلاَّ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ غَاضَبَ يَوْمًا فَاطِمَةَ فَخَرَجَ فَاضْطَجَعَ إِلَى الْجِدَارِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ وَجَاءَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَتْبَعُهُ فَقَالَ هُوَ ذَا مُضْطَجِعٌ فِي الْجِدَارِ فَجَاءَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَقَدِ امْتَلَأَ ظَهْرُهُ تُرَابًا فَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَمْسَحُ التُّرَابَ عَنْ ظَهْرِهِ وَيَقُولُ اجْلِسْ أَبَا تُرَابٍ

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bukhari:6204 – Khālid b. Makhlad > Sulaymān > Abū Ḥāzim > Sahl b. Saʿd > In

The most beloved names to ʿAli was Abu Turab, and he used to be pleased when we called him by it, for none named him Abu Turab (for the first time), but the Prophet. Once ʿAli got angry with (his wife) Fatima, and went out (of his house) and slept near a wall in the mosque. The Prophet ﷺ came searching for him, and someone said, "He is there, Lying near the wall." The Prophet ﷺ came to him while his (ʿAli's) back was covered with dust. The Prophet ﷺ started removing the dust from his back, saying, "Get up, O Abu Turab!"

البخاري:٦٢٠٤ – حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو حَازِمٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ قَالَ

إِنْ كَانَتْ أَحَبَّ أَسْمَاءِ عَلِيٍّ ؓ إِلَيْهِ لأَبُو تُرَابٍ وَإِنْ كَانَ لَيَفْرَحُ أَنْ يُدْعَى بِهَا وَمَا سَمَّاهُ أَبُو تُرَابٍ إِلاَّ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ غَاضَبَ يَوْمًا فَاطِمَةَ فَخَرَجَ فَاضْطَجَعَ إِلَى الْجِدَارِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَجَاءَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَتْبَعُهُ فَقَالَ هُوَ ذَا مُضْطَجِعٌ فِي الْجِدَارِ فَجَاءَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَامْتَلأَ ظَهْرُهُ تُرَابًا فَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَمْسَحُ التُّرَابَ عَنْ ظَهْرِهِ يَقُولُ اجْلِسْ يَا أَبَا تُرَابٍ