I said to ʿAli: Do you think that this decision of yours to leave (Madinah) is something that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recommended to you to do, or is it something that you decided yourself? He said: why are you asking this question? I said: For the sake of our religion. He said. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not recommend me to do anything with regard to this; rather it is something I decided myself.
قُلْتُ لِعَلِيٍّ أَرَأَيْتَ مَسِيرَكَ هَذَا عَهْدٌ عَهِدَهُ إِلَيْكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَمْ رَأْيٌ رَأَيْتَهُ؟ قَالَ مَا تُرِيدُ إِلَى هَذَا قُلْتُ دِينَنَا دِينَنَا قَالَ مَا عَهِدَ إِلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِيهِ شَيْئًا وَلَكِنْ رَأْيٌ رَأَيْتُهُ