ذِكْرُ وَصْفِ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ قَاتَلَهُمْ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ؓ عَلَى تَأْوِيلِ الْقُرْآنِ

Did you hear it from Muhammad ﷺ? He (Hadrat 'Ali) said: Yes, by the Lord of the Ka'bah; Yes, by the Lord of the Ka'bah; yes, by the Lord of the Ka'bah.  

فِيهِمْ رَجُلٌ مُخْدَجُ الْيَدِ أَوْ مُودَنُ الْيَدِ أَوْ مَثْدُونُ الْيَدِ لَوْلاَ أَنْ تَبْطَرُوا لَحَدَّثْتُكُمْ بِمَا وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ يَقْتُلُونَهُمْ عَلَى لِسَانِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ قَالَ قُلْتُ آنْتَ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ قَالَ إِي وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ إِي وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ إِي وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ  

‘Abeedah said: I only narrated what I heard from him. Muhammad said: ‘Abeedah swore to us three times and ‘Ali swore to him, saying: If you could show restraint, I would have told you what Allah has promised on the lips of Muhammad ﷺ to those who kill them. He said: Then I said: Did you hear that from him? He said: Yes, by the Lord of Ka’bah; Yes, by the Lord of Ka’bah; Yes, by the Lord of Ka’bah. Among them was a man with a deformed arm or a defective arm. I think he said: Or an incomplete arm.  

مُحَمَّدٌ فَحَلَفَ لَنَا عَبِيدَةُ ثَلاثَ مِرَارٍ وَحَلَفَ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ لَوْلا أَنْ تَبْطَرُوا لَنَبَّأْتُكُمْ مَا وَعَدَ اللهُ الَّذِينَ يَقْتُلُونَهُمْ عَنْ لِسَانِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ قَالَ قُلْتُ آنْتَ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْهُ؟ قَالَ إِي وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ إِي وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ إِي وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ فِيهِمْ رَجُلٌ مُخْدَجُ الْيَدِ أَوْ مَثْدُونُ الْيَدِ أَحْسَبُهُ قَالَ أَوْ مُودَنُ الْيَدِ  

Among them is a man with a defective arm, or an incomplete arm, or a small arm. If you could exercise restraint, I would have told you what Allah promised on the lips of Muhammad ﷺ to those who kill them. I said: Did you hear that from Muhammad ﷺ? He said: Yes, by the Lord of the Kaʿbah; yes, by the Lord of the Kaʿbah; yes, by the Lord of the Kaʿbah.  

فِيهِمْ مُخْدَجُ الْيَدِ أَوْ مُودَنُ الْيَدِ أَوْ مُثَدَّنُ الْيَدِ لَوْلا أَنْ تَبْطَرُوا لَحَدَّثْتُكُمْ بِمَا وَعَدَ اللهُ الَّذِينَ يَقْتُلُونَهُمْ عَلَى لِسَانِ مُحَمَّدٍ قُلْتُ أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ؟ قَالَ إِي وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ إِي وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ إِي وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ʿThere will emerge some people among whom is a man with a defective arm, or an incomplete arm, or a small arm.ʿ If you could exercise restraint, I would have told you what Allah promised on the lips of Muhammad ﷺ to those who kill them. ‘Abeedah said to ʿAli ؓ Did you hear that from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ? He said: Yes, by the Lord of the Kaʿbah; yes, by the Lord of the Kaʿbah, yes, by the Lord of the Kaʿbah.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَخْرُجُ قَوْمٌ فِيهِمْ رَجُلٌ مُودَنُ الْيَدِ أَوْ مَثْدُونُ الْيَدِ أَوْ مُخْدَجُ الْيَدِ وَلَوْلا أَنْ تَبْطَرُوا لانْبَأْتُكُمْ بِمَا وَعَدَ اللهُ الَّذِينَ يَقْتُلُونَهُمْ عَلَى لِسَانِ نَبِيِّهِ ﷺ قَالَ عَبِيدَةُ قُلْتُ لِعَلِيٍّ أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَهُمِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ إِي وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ إِي وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ إِي وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ  

Among them is a man with a defective arm, or an incomplete arm, or a small arm. If you could exercise restraint, I would have told you what Allah promised on the lips of Muhammad ﷺ to those who kill them. I said: Did you hear that from Muhammad ﷺ? He said: Yes, by the Lord of the Kaʿbah.  

فِيهِمْ رَجُلٌ مُودَنُ الْيَدِ أَوْ مَثْدُونُ الْيَدِ أَوْ مُخْدَجُ الْيَدِ لَوْلا أَنْ تَبْطَرُوا لَنَبَّأْتُكُمْ مَا وَعَدَ اللهُ الَّذِينَ يَقْتُلُونَهُمْ عَلَى لِسَانِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ لِعَلِيٍّ أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَهُ؟ قَالَ إِي وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ  

‘Ali ؓ mentioned the people of an-Nahrawan. He said: Among them is a man with a defective arm, or an incomplete arm, or a small arm. If you could exercise restraint, I would have told you what Allah promised on the lips of Muhammad to those who kill them. I said: Did you hear that from him? He said: Yes, by the Lord of the Kaʿbah.  

فِيهِمْ رَجُلٌ مُودَنُ الْيَدِ أَوْ مَثْدُونُ الْيَدِ أَوْ مُخْدَجُ الْيَدِ لَوْلا أَنْ تَبْطَرُوا لَنَبَّأْتُكُمْ بِمَا وَعَدَ اللهُ الَّذِينَ يَقْتُلُونَهُمْ عَلَى لِسَانِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَأَنْتَ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْهُ؟ قَالَ إِي وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ  

Among them is a man with a defective arm, or an incomplete arm, or a small arm. If you could exercise restraint, I would have told you what Allah promised on the lips of Muhammad ﷺ to those who kill them. I said: Did you hear him? He said: Yes, by the Lord of the Kaʿbah.  

فِيهِمْ رَجُلٌ مُودَنُ الْيَدِ أَوْ مَثْدُونُ الْيَدِ أَوْ مُخْدَجُ الْيَدِ لَوْلا أَنْ تَبْطَرُوا لَنَبَّأْتُكُمْ مَا وَعَدَ اللهُ الَّذِينَ يَقْتُلُونَهُمْعَلَى لِسَانِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ لِعَلِيٍّ أَأَنْتَ سَمِعْتَهُ؟ قَالَ إِي وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ  

‘Ali ؓ said to the people of an-Nahrawan: Among them is a man with a defective arm - or an incomplete arm, or a deformed arm. If you could exercise restraint I would have told you what Allah promised on the lips of His Prophet ﷺ to those who kill them. ʿAbeedah said: I said to ‘Ali ؓ : Did you hear him? He said: Yes, by the Lord of the Kaʿbah; and he swore this oath three times.  

عَلِيٌّ لِأَهْلِ النَّهْرِ فِيْهُمْ رَجُلٌ مَثْدُونُ الْيَدِ أَوْ مُودَنُ الْيَدِ أَوْ مُخْدَجُ الْيَدِ لَوْلا أَنْ تَبْطَرُوا لانْبَأْتُكُمْ مَا قَضَى الله عَلَى لِسَانِ نَبِيِّهِ ﷺ لِمَنْ قَتَلَهُمْ قَالَ عَبِيدَةُ فَقُلْتُ لِعَلِيٍّ أنْتَ سَمِعْتَهُ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ يَحْلِفُ عَلَيْهَا ثَلاثًا  

Among them is a man with a defective arm, or an incomplete arm, or a small arm. If you could exercise restraint, I would have told you what Allah promised on the lips of Muhammad ﷺ to those who kill them. I said: Did you hear that from Muhammad ﷺ? He said: Yes, by the Lord of the Kaʿbah; yes, by the Lord of the Kaʿbah; yes, by the Lord of the Kaʿbah. (Using translation from Aḥmad 626)   

فِيهِمْ رَجُلٌ مُخْدَجُ الْيَدِ أَوْ مُودَنُ الْيَدِ أَوْ مَثْدُونُ الْيَدِ لَوْلَا أَنْ تَبْطَرُوا لَحَدَّثْتُكُمْ مَا وَعَدَ اللهُ ﷻ الَّذِينَ يُقَاتِلُونَهُمْ عَلَى لِسَانِ مُحَمَّدٍ قُلْتُ أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ؟ قَالَ إِيْ وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ إِيْ وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ إِيْ وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ  

"عن عبيدة: أنَّ عَلِيّا ذَكَرَ الخَوارجَ فَقالَ: فَيهم رَجُلٌ مُخْدَجُ (*) اليَدِ أو مُودَنُ (* *) اليَدِ، أو مَثدُونُ اليَد، لَوْلاَ أن تَبْطَرُوا لحَدَّثْتُكُمْ بمَا وَعَد الله الذِينَ يَقْتُلُونَهم عَلَى لِسانِ مُحمَّدٍ، قالَ: قُلتُ: أَنتَ سَمِعتَ مِنْ مُحمَّدٍ ﷺ ؟ قال: إِى وَربِّ الكَعْبَةِ، إى وَرَبِّ الكَعْبَةِ - ثلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ - ".