[Machine] He returned with complaints that were bothering him. I said to him, "We were concerned for you, O Amir al-Mu'minin, regarding your complaint." He replied, "But I swear by Allah, I was not concerned for myself because I heard the truthful and trusted Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'You will be struck with a blow here and a blow there,' pointing to his temples, 'and blood will flow from them until it stains your beard, and the one who causes it will be more miserable than the barren she-camel of Thamud.'"
أَنَّهُ عَادَ عَلِيًّا فِي شَكْوَى لَهُ أَشْكَاهَا قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ لَقَدْ تَخَوَّفْنَا عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فِي شَكْوَاكَ هَذِهِ فَقَالَ لَكِنِّي وَاللَّهِ مَا تَخَوَّفْتُ عَلَى نَفْسِي مِنْهُ لِأَنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ الصَّادِقَ الْمَصْدُوقَ يَقُولُ «إِنَّكَ سَتُضْرَبُ ضَرْبَةً هَا هُنَا وَضَرْبَةً هَا هُنَا وَأَشَارَ إِلَى صُدْغَيْهِ فَيَسِيلُ دَمُهَا حَتَّى تَخْتَضِبَ لِحْيَتُكَ وَيَكُونُ صَاحِبُهَا أَشْقَاهَا كَمَا كَانَ عَاقِرُ النَّاقَةِ أَشْقَى ثَمُودَ»