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ahmad:703 – ʿAbdullāh > ʿAlī b. Ḥakīm al-Awdī > Sharīk > ʿUthmān b. Abū Zurʿah

ʿAli ؓ came to some of the people of Basrah who were Khawarij, among whom was a man called Al-Ja’d bin Ba’jah. He said to him: Fear Allah, O ‘Ali, for you are going to die ʿAli ؓ said: Rather I am going to be killed by a blow on this that will soak this - meaning his beard [would be soaked by blood from his head), a certain covenant and divine decree, And surely, he who invents a lie (against Allah) will fail miserably (cf 20:61). Then (the man) criticised ʿAli for the way he was dressed. He said: What does the way I am dressed have to do with you? It is furthest removed from arrogance and it is more appropriate for the Muslim to follow my example.  

أحمد:٧٠٣ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ حَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ الْأَوْدِيُّ أَخْبَرَنَا شَرِيكٌ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ قَالَقَدِمَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَى قَوْمٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَصْرَةِ مِنَ الْخَوَارِجِ فِيهِمْ رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ الْجَعْدُ بْنُ بَعْجَةَ فَقَالَ

لَهُ اتَّقِ اللهَ يَا عَلِيُّ فَإِنَّكَ مَيِّتٌ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ بَلْ مَقْتُولٌ ضَرْبَةٌ عَلَى هَذَا تَخْضِبُ هَذِهِ يَعْنِي لِحْيَتَهُ مِنْ رَأْسِهِ عَهْدٌ مَعْهُودٌ وَقَضَاءٌ مَقْضِيٌّ وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنِ افْتَرَى وَعَاتَبَهُ فِي لِبَاسِهِ فَقَالَ مَا لَكُمْ وَلِلِّبَاسِ هُوَ أَبْعَدُ مِنَ الْكِبْرِ وَأَجْدَرُ أَنْ يَقْتَدِيَ بِيَ الْمُسْلِمُ  

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hakim:4687 – Abū al-Ṭayyib Muḥammad b. Aḥmad al-Dhuhlī > Jaʿfar b. Aḥmad b. Naṣr al-Ḥāfiẓ > Ismāʿīl b. Mūsá al-Suddī > Sharīk > ʿUthmān b. Abū Zurʿah > Zayd b. And Hb

[Machine] A delegation from the people of Basra arrived to Ali, and among them was a man from the Khawarij known as Al-Jaad bin Na'jah. He praised and thanked Allah and sent blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ , then he said, "Fear Allah, O Ali, for indeed you are going to die." Ali replied, "No, but I am going to be killed by a blow on this head that will stain this turban." Ali pointed towards his head and beard with his hand and said, "It is a predestined fate and a promised covenant, and whoever claims otherwise is mistaken." Then he criticized Ali's clothing, to which Ali replied, "If I had worn clothing better than this, it would have made me more distant from humility, and I am more deserving that Muslims follow my example." Al-Dhahabi remained silent about this incident in his summary.  

الحاكم:٤٦٨٧ – حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّيِّبِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ الذُّهْلِيُّ ثنا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ نَصْرٍ الْحَافِظُ ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُوسَى السُّدِّيُّ ثنا شَرِيكٌ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ قَالَ

قَدِمَ عَلَى عَلِيٍّ وَفْدٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَصْرَةِ وَفِيهِمْ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْخَوَارِجِ يُقَالُ لَهُ الْجَعْدُ بْنُ نَعْجَةَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَصَلَّى عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَالَ اتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَا عَلِيُّ فَإِنَّكَ مَيِّتٌ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ «لَا وَلَكِنِّي مَقْتُولٌ ضَرْبَةً عَلَى هَذَا تُخَضِّبُ هَذِهِ» قَالَ وَأَشَارَ عَلِيٌّ إِلَى رَأْسِهِ وَلِحْيَتِهِ بِيَدِهِ «قَضَاءٌ مَقْضِيٌّ وَعَهْدٌ مَعْهُودٌ وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنَ افْتَرَى» ثُمَّ عَابَ عَلِيًّا فِي لِبَاسِهِ فَقَالَ لَوْ لَبِسْتُ لِبَاسًا خَيْرًا مِنْ هَذَا فَقَالَ «إِنَّ لِبَاسِي هَذَا أَبْعَدُ لِي مِنَ الْكِبْرِ وَأَجْدَرُ أَنْ يَقْتَدِيَ بِي الْمُسْلِمُونَ» سكت عنه الذهبي في التلخيص  

suyuti:4-172b – Zayd b. And Hb
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السيوطي:٤-١٧٢b –

"عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ وَهْب قَالَ: قَدِمَ عَلِى عَلَىٌّ قَوْمٍ مِنَ الخَوَارج، فِيهِمْ رَجُل يُقَالُ لَهُ الجَعْدُ بْنُ نَعْجَةَ، فَقَالَ لَهُ: اتَّقِ الله يَا عَلِيُّ فَإِنَّكَ مِيِّتٌ، فَقَالَ عَلِىٌّ: بَلْ مَقْتُولٌ، ضَرْبَةٌ عَلَى هَذِهِ تُخَضِّبُ هَذِهِ، وَأَشَارَ عَلِىٌّ إِلَى رَأسِهِ وَلِحْيَتِهِ بِيَدِهِ، قَضَاءٌ مَقْضِىٌّ، وَعَهْدٌ مَعْهُودٌ وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنِ افْتَرَى، ثُمَّ عَاتَبَ عَلِيّا فِى لِبَاسِهِ فَقَالَ: لَوْ لَبِسْتَ لِبَاسًا خَيْرًا مِنْ هَذَا، فَقَالَ: مَا لَكَ وَلِلِّباسِ؟ إِنَّ لبَاسِى هَذَا أبْعَدُ لي مِنَ الكِبْرِ وَأجْدَر أَنْ يَقْتَدِىَ بِىَ المُسْلِمُونَ".  

[ط] الطيالسي [حم] أحمد في الزهد، [عم] زيادات عبد الله بن أحمد وابن أبى عاصم في السنة، والبغوى في الجعديات، [ك] الحاكم في المستدرك [ق] البيهقى في السنن في الدلائِل، [ض] ضياء المقدسي في مختاره