[Machine] Rahat came to Ali in Al-Rahba and said, "Peace be upon you, O our master." Ali replied, "How can I be your master while you are Arabs?" They said, "We heard the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , on the day of Ghadeer Khumm saying, 'Whoever I am his master, this Ali is his master.'" Ali said, "Flattery." When they left, I followed them and asked, "Who are these people?" They said, "A group of the Ansar, including Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari."
جَاءَ رَهْطٌ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ بالرَّحْبَةِ فَقَالُوا السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَوْلَانَا قَالَ كَيْفَ أَكُونُ مَوْلَاكُمْ وَأَنْتُمْ قَوْمٌ عَرَبٌ؟ قَالُوا سَمِعْنَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمَ غَدِيرِ خُمٍّ يَقُولُ مَنْ كُنْتُ مَوْلَاهُ فَإِنَّ هَذَا مَوْلَاهُ قَالَ رِيَاحٌ فَلَمَّا مَضَوْا تَبِعْتُهُمْ فَسَأَلْتُ مَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ؟ قَالُوا نَفَرٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فِيهِمْ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ