[Machine] "I used to walk with my father when we passed by a group of people who were belittling Ali and speaking ill of him. My father stood up and said, 'I used to receive favors from Ali and I owe him a debt of gratitude. I was with Khalid Ibn al-Walid in an army, and they obtained spoils of war. Ali took a fifth of the spoils for himself, and there was an agreement between Ali and Khalid regarding this matter.' Khalid said to Ali, 'This is your chance.' Khalid knew that I had a preference for Ali over myself. He told me to go and inform the Prophet Muhammad about it. So I went to the Prophet Muhammad and recounted it to him. I was a timid person, so when I spoke, I spoke hesitantly and softly. I then raised my head and mentioned the matter of the army, and then I mentioned the matter of Ali. I raised my head even higher, and the Messenger of Allah's face turned red. He said, 'Whoever accepts me as their leader, Ali is also their leader. That which I have in my heart for Ali has been removed.'"  

إِنِّي لَأَمْشِي مَعَ أَبِي إِذْ مَرَّ بِقَوْمٍ يُنْقُصُونَ عَلِيًّا يَقُولُونَ فِيهِ فَقَامَ فَقَالَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ أَنَالُ مِنْ عَلِيٍّ وَفِي نَفْسِي عَلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ وَكُنْتُ مَعَ خَالِدِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ فِي جَيْشٍ فَأَصَابُوا غَنَائِمَ فَعَمِدَ عَلِيٌّ إِلَى جَارِيَةٍ مِنَ الْخُمُسِ فَأَخَذَهَا لِنَفْسِهِ وَكَانَ بَيْنَ عَلِيٍّ وَبَيْنَ خَالِدٍ شَيْءٌ فَقَالَ خَالِدٌ هَذِهِ فُرْصَتُكَ وَقَدْ عَرَفَ خَالِدٌ الَّذِي فِي نَفْسِي عَلَى عَلِيٍّ قَالَ فَانْطَلِقْ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَاذْكُرْ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَحَدَّثْتُهُ وَكُنْتُ رَجُلًا مِكْبَابًا وَكُنْتُ إِذَا حَدَّثْتُ الْحَدِيثَ أَكْبَبْتُ ثُمَّ رَفَعْتُ رَأْسِيَ فَذَكَرْتُ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَمْرَ الْجَيْشِ ثُمَّ ذَكَرْتُ لَهُ أَمْرَ عَلِيٍّ فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِيَ وَأَوْدَاجُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَدِ احْمِرَّتْ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «مَنْ كُنْتُ وَلِيَّهُ فَإِنَّ عَلِيًّا وَلِيُّهُ وَذَهَبَ الَّذِي فِي نَفْسِي عَلَيْهِ»