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darimi:3071Muḥammad b. ʿĪsá > Abū ʿAwānah > Mughīrah

[Machine] About Ibrahim, he had two brothers who were slaves, and their father had freed them. One of them died and left behind a child named Ali, while the other one was named Zaid and Abdullah. They used to say, "Loyalty belongs to the eldest."  

الدارمي:٣٠٧١حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ

عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فِي أَخَوَيْنِ وَرِثَا مَوْلًى كَانَ أَعْتَقَهُ أَبُوهُمَا فَمَاتَ أَحَدُهُمَا وَتَرَكَ وَلَدًا قَالَ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ وَزَيْدٌ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ يَقُولُونَ «الْوَلَاءُ لِلْكُبْرِ»