[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wanted to send a group of warriors, so he called Ja'far and commanded him to stay in Medina. Ja'far said, "I will never stay behind you, O Messenger of Allah." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then called me (Ali) and resolved to me, even before I spoke. I began to cry. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked me, "What makes you cry, O Ali?" I said, "O Messenger of Allah, certain qualities make me cry. Quraish says, 'Tomorrow he will be quick to abandon his cousin and betray him.' Another quality that makes me cry is wanting to engage in jihad for the sake of Allah, because Allah says, 'They do not step forth to anger the disbelievers nor inflict any injury upon an enemy, but a righteous deed is recorded for them.' I wanted to experience the favor of Allah." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Regarding your statement about Quraish saying that you will be quick to abandon your cousin and betray him, you have a role model in me. They called me a sorcerer, soothsayer, and liar. Are you not pleased to be in the position of Harun (Aaron) to Musa (Moses), except that there is no prophet after me? And concerning your statement about wanting to experience the favor of Allah, there is a box of gifts from Yemen that has come to us. Sell it and enjoy it with Fatima, until Allah bestows His favor upon you. Indeed, Medina is only suitable with me or with you."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَغْزُوَ غَزَاةً لَهُ قَالَ فَدَعَا جَعْفَرًا فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَتَخَلَّفَ عَلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَقَالَ لَا أَتَخَلَّفُ بَعْدَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَبَدًا قَالَ فَدَعَانِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَعَزَمَ عَلَيَّ لَمَا تَخَلَّفْتُ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَتَكَلَّمَ قَالَ فَبَكَيْتُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا يُبْكِيكَ يَا عَلِيُّ؟ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يُبْكِينِي خِصَالٌ غَيْرُ وَاحِدَةٍ تَقُولُ قُرَيْشٌ غَدًا مَا أَسْرَعَ مَا تَخَلَّفَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَمِّهِ وَخَذَلَهُ وَيُبْكِينِي خَصْلَةٌ أُخْرَى كُنْتُ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَتَعَرَّضَ لِلْجِهَادِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ لِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ {وَلَا يَطَئُونَ مَوْطِئًا يَغِيظُ الْكُفَّارَ وَلَا يَنَالُونَ مِنْ عَدُوٍّ نَيْلًا} إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ فَكُنْتُ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَتَعَرَّضَ لِفَضْلِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَمَّا قَوْلُكَ تَقُولُ قُرَيْشٌ مَا أَسْرَعَ مَا تَخَلَّفَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَمِّهِ وَخَذَلَهُ فَإِنَّ لَكَ بِي أُسْوَةً قَدْ قَالُوا سَاحِرٌ وَكَاهِنٌ وَكَذَّابٌ أَمَا تَرْضَى أَنْ تَكُونَ مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةِ هَارُونَ مِنْ مُوسَى إِلَّا أَنَّهُ لَا نَبِيَّ بَعْدِي؟ وَأَمَّا قَوْلُكَ أَتَعَرَّضُ لِفَضْلِ اللَّهِ فَهَذِهِ أَبْهَارٌ مِنْ فُلْفُلٍ جَاءَنَا مِنَ الْيَمَنِ فَبِعْهُ وَاسْتَمْتِعْ بِهِ أَنْتَ وَفَاطِمَةُ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَكُمُ اللَّهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ فَإِنَّ الْمَدِينَةَ لَا تَصْلُحُ إِلَّا بِي أَوْ بِكَ»