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ibnmajah:3960 – Muḥammad b. Bashhār > Ṣafwān b. ʿĪsá > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUbayd Muʾadhhin Masjid Jurdān > ʿUdaysah b. Uhbān

“When ‘Ali bin Abu Talib came to Basrah, he entered upon my father and said: ‘O Abu Muslim, will you not help me against these people?’ He said: ‘Of course.’ So he called a slave woman of his and said: ‘O slave woman, bring me my sword.’ So she brought it, and he unsheathed it a span, and (I saw that) it was made of wood. He said: ‘My close friend and your cousin ﷺ advised me, if tribulation (Fitnah) arose among the Muslims, that I should take a sword of wood. If you wish I will go out with you.’ He said: ‘I have no need of you or of your sword.’”  

ابن ماجة:٣٩٦٠ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا صَفْوَانُ بْنُ عِيسَى حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ مُؤَذِّنُ مَسْجِدِ جُرْدَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَتْنِي عُدَيْسَةُ بِنْتُ أُهْبَانَ قَالَتْ لَمَّا جَاءَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ هَاهُنَا الْبَصْرَةَ دَخَلَ عَلَى أَبِي فَقَالَ

يَا أَبَا مُسْلِمٍ أَلاَ تُعِينُنِي عَلَى هَؤُلاَءِ الْقَوْمِ قَالَ بَلَى قَالَ فَدَعَا جَارِيَةً لَهُ فَقَالَ يَا جَارِيَةُ أَخْرِجِي سَيْفِي قَالَ فَأَخْرَجَتْهُ فَسَلَّ مِنْهُ قَدْرَ شِبْرٍ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَشَبٌ فَقَالَ إِنَّ خَلِيلِي وَابْنَ عَمِّكَ ﷺ عَهِدَ إِلَىَّ إِذَا كَانَتِ الْفِتْنَةُ بَيْنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَأَتَّخِذُ سَيْفًا مِنْ خَشَبٍ فَإِنْ شِئْتَ خَرَجْتُ مَعَكَ قَالَ لاَ حَاجَةَ لِي فِيكَ وَلاَ فِي سَيْفِكَ  

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ahmad:20670 – Rawḥ > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUbayd al-Dīlī

[Machine] Ali asked Abu Muslim, "How are you?" He replied, "I am fine." Ali then said, "Will you come out with me to these people and support me?" Abu Muslim answered, "Yes, if you are pleased with what I give you." Ali asked, "And what is it?" The sheikh said, "My dear, bring me my sword." She brought the sheath to him, and he placed it in his room. He took out some of it and lifted his head towards Ali, saying, "If my beloved, ﷺ , and your cousin has entrusted me, in times of conflict between Muslims, to use a wooden sword as my weapon, then this is my sword. If you wish, I will come out with it with you." Ali replied, "We have no need for you or your sword." So he returned from the door of the room without entering.  

أحمد:٢٠٦٧٠ – حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الدِّيلِيُّ عَنْ عُدَيْسَةَ ابْنَةِ أُهْبَانَ بْنِ صَيْفِيٍّ أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ مَعَ أَبِيهَا فِي مَنْزِلِهِ فَمَرِضَ فَأَفَاقَ مِنْ مَرَضِهِ ذَلِكَ فَقَامَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ بِالْبَصْرَةِ فَأَتَاهُ فِي مَنْزِلِهِ حَتَّى قَامَ عَلَى بَابِ حُجْرَتِهِ فَسَلَّمَ وَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ الشَّيْخُ السَّلَامَ فَقَالَ

لَهُ عَلِيٌّ كَيْفَ أَنْتَ يَا أَبَا مُسْلِمٍ؟ قَالَ بِخَيْرٍ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ أَلَا تَخْرُجُ مَعِي إِلَى هَؤُلَاءِ الْقَوْمِ فَتُعِينَنِي؟ قَالَ بَلَى إِنْ رَضِيتَ بِمَا أُعْطِيكَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ وَمَا هُوَ؟ فَقَالَ الشَّيْخُ يَا جَارِيَةُ هَاتِ سَيْفِي فَأَخْرَجَتْ إِلَيْهِ غِمْدًا فَوَضَعَتْهُ فِي حِجْرِهِ فَاسْتَلَّ مِنْهُ طَائِفَةً ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ فَقَالَ إِنَّ خَلِيلِي عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَابْنَ عَمِّكَ عَهِدَ إِلَيَّ إِذَا كَانَتْ فِتْنَةٌ بَيْنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ أَنْ اتَّخِذْ سَيْفًا مِنْ خَشَبٍ فَهَذَا سَيْفِي فَإِنْ شِئْتَ خَرَجْتُ بِهِ مَعَكَ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ لَاحَاجَةَ لَنَا فِيكَ وَلَا فِي سَيْفِكَ فَرَجَعَ مِنْ بَابِ الْحُجْرَةِ وَلَمْ يَدْخُلْ  

tabarani:863 – ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz And ʾAbū Muslim al-Kashhī > ʿUthmān b. al-Haytham al-Muʾadhhin > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUbayd

[Machine] "Do you not go out and help me with these people?" He said, "Yes, if you wish, O my daughter, hand me the sword." So she handed him the sword and he placed it in its sheath. Then he took it and said, "Indeed, my beloved and your cousin Muhammad ﷺ commanded me that when there is a battle between two tribes of Muslims, I should take a wooden sword." So he took some of it while it was in its sheath and said, "If you wish, I will go out with you with this." He said, "I have no need of you."  

الطبراني:٨٦٣ – حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ وَأَبُو مُسْلِمٍ الْكَشِّيُّ قَالَا ثنا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ الْهَيْثَمِ الْمُؤَذِّنُ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ عَنْ عُدَيْسَةَ بِنْتِ أُهْبَانَ بْنِ صَيْفِيٍّ قَالَتْ حَيْثُ قَدِمَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ الْبَصْرَةَ جَاءَ إِلَى أَبِي فَقَامَ عَلَى الْبَابِ فَقَالَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ قَالَ

أَلَا تَخْرُجُ فَتُعِينَنِي عَلَى هَؤُلَاءِ الْقَوْمِ؟ قَالَ بَلَى إِنْ شِئْتَ يَا جَارِيَةُ نَاوِلِينِي السَّيْفَ فَنَاوَلَتْهُ السَّيْفَ فَوَضَعَهُ فِي حِجْرِهِ ثُمَّ اسْتَلَّهُ قَالَ «إِنَّ خَلِيلِي وَابْنَ عَمِّكَ ﷺ أَمَرَنِي إِذَا كَانَ قِتَالٌ بَيْنَ قَبِيلَتَيْنِ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ أَنِ اتَّخِذَ سَيْفًا مِنْ خَشَبٍ» فَاسْتَلَّ بَعْضَهُ وَهُوَ فِي حِجْرِهِ فَقَالَ إِنْ شِئْتَ خَرَجْتُ مَعَكَ بِهَذَا قَالَ لَا حَاجَةَ لِي فِيكَ