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ahmad:23564Abū Aḥmad > Ḥanash > Riyāḥ b. al-Ḥārith

[Machine] "I saw a group of Ansar people coming to Ali in the open field, and he asked, 'Who are these people?' They said, 'They are your followers, O Commander of the Faithful,' and he understood their meaning."  

أحمد:٢٣٥٦٤حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ حَدَّثَنَا حَنَشٌ عَنْ رِيَاحِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ قَالَ

رَأَيْتُ قَوْمًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ قَدِمُوا عَلَى عَلِيٍّ فِي الرَّحْبَةِ فَقَالَ مَنِ الْقَوْمُ؟ قَالُوا مَوَالِيكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَذَكَرَ مَعْنَاهُ