[Machine] I was a merchant, and by Allah, I was with him when a man close to him came out and looked at the sun. When he saw it inclined, he stood up to pray. Then, a woman came out from the same hiding place as the man and stood behind him to pray. Then a boy came out, whose appearance suggested he had just woken up, from that hiding place, and started to pray. I asked Al-Abbas, "Who is this?" He said, "This is Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Abdul-Muttalib bin His uncle." I asked, "And who is this woman?" He said, "His wife Khadijah bint Khuwailid." I asked, "Who is the boy?" He said, "Ali bin Abi Talib, his cousin." I asked, "What is he doing?" He said, "He is praying, claiming to be a prophet. Only his wife and this boy have followed him in his command." Ali claimed that he would be victorious and conquer the treasures of Kisra and Caesar, and that Afeef, the son of his cousin Ash'ath bin Qais, would enter Islam after that. He regretted not accepting Islam on that day.  

كُنْتُ امْرَأً تَاجِرًا فَوَاللهِ إِنِّي لَعِنْدَهُ إِذْ خَرَجَ رَجُلٌ قَرِيبًا مِنْهُ إِذْ نَظَرَ إِلَى الشَّمْسِ فَلَمَّا رَآهَا مَالَتْ قَامَ يُصَلِّي ثُمَّ خَرَجْتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْخِبَاءِ الَّذِي خَرَجَ مِنْهُ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ فَقَامَتْ خَلْفَهُ تُصَلِّي ثُمَّ خَرَجَ غُلَامٌ حِينَ رَاهَقَ الْحُلُمَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْخِبَاءِ يُصَلِّي قُلْتُ لِلْعَبَّاسِ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ هَذَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ ابْنُ أَخِي قُلْتُ وَمَنْ هَذِهِ الْمَرْأَةُ؟ قَالَ امْرَأَتُهُ خَدِيجَةُ بِنْتُ خُوَيْلِدٍ قُلْتُ «مَنِ الْفَتَى؟» قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبِ ابْنُ عَمِّهِ قُلْتُ «وَمَا هَذَا الَّذِي يَصْنَعُ؟» قَالَ يُصَلِّي وَهُوَ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ وَلَمْ يَتْبَعْهُ عَلَى أَمْرِهِ إِلَّا امْرَأَتُهُ وَهَذَا الْفَتَى ابْنُ عَمِّهِ وَهُوَ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ سَيُفْتَحُ عَلَيْهِ كُنُوزُ كِسْرَى وَقَيْصَرِ وَأَسْلَمَ عَفِيفٌ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ وَهُوَ ابْنُ عَمِّ الْأَشْعَثِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ وَكَانَ يَأْسَفُ عَلَى مَا فَاتَهُ مِنَ الْإِسْلَامِ يَوْمَئِذٍ