أَنَّ عَلِيًّا كَانَ يَقُولُ فِي حَيَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللهَ يَقُولُ «أَفَإِنْ مَاتَ أَوْ قُتِلَ انْقَلَبْتُمْ عَلَى أَعْقَابِكُمْ وَمَنْ يَنْقَلِبْ وَاللهِ لَا نَنْقَلِبُ عَلَى أَعْقَابِنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَانَا اللهُ وَاللهِ لَئِنْ مَاتَ أَوْ قُتِلَ لَأُقَاتِلَنَّ عَلَى مَا قَاتَلَ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى مَاتَ وَاللهِ إِنِّي لَأَخُوهُ وَوَلِيُّهُ وَوَارِثُهُ وَابْنُ عَمِّهِ وَمَنْ أَحَقُّ بِهِ مِنِّي؟»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ gathered - or the Messenger of Allah ﷺ called - Banu ‘Abdul-Muttalib, among whom were some people all of whom liked to eat lamb and drink large amounts of water. He made a mudd of food for them, and they ate until they were full. And the food remained as it was, as if it had not been touched. Then he called for a vessel, and they drank until their thirst was quenched, and the drink remained as it was, as if it had not been drunk from. Then he said: ʿO Banu ʿAbdul-Muttalib, I have been sent to you in particular and to all the people in general. You have seen this sign. Which of you will swear allegiance to me, pledging to be my brother and companion?” Not one of them stood up for him, but I [‘Ali] stood up, and I was the youngest of the people. He said: ʿSit down.” He said that three times, and each time I stood up for him and he said to me, ʿSit down.ʿ Then the third time he put his hand on mine. (Using translation from Aḥmad 1371)   

جَمَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَوْ قَالَ دَعَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَصَنَعَ لَهُمْ مُدًّا مِنْ طَعَامٍ قَالَ «فَأَكَلُوا حَتَّى شَبِعُوا وَبَقِيَ الطَّعَامُ كَمَا هُوَ كَأَنَّهُ لَمْ يُمَسَّ ثُمَّ دَعَا بِغُمَرٍ فَشَرِبُوا حَتَّى رَوَوْا وَبَقِيَ الشَّرَابُ كَأَنَّهُ لَمْ يُمَسَّ أَوْ لَمْ يُشْرَبْ» فَقَالَ يَا بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ «إِنِّي بُعِثْتُ إِلَيْكُمْ بِخَاصَّةٍ وَإِلَى النَّاسِ بِعَامَّةٍ وَقَدْ رَأَيْتُمْ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ مَا قَدْ رَأَيْتُمْ فَأَيُّكُمْ يُبَايِعُنِي عَلَى أَنْ يَكُونَ أَخِي وَصَاحِبِي وَوَارِثِي؟» فَلَمْ يَقُمْ إِلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ فَقُمْتُ إِلَيْهِ وَكُنْتُ أَصْغَرَ الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ «اجْلِسْ» ثُمَّ قَالَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ كُلُّ ذَلِكَ أَقُومُ إِلَيْهِ فَيَقُولُ «اجْلِسْ» حَتَّى كَانَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ ضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ عَلَى يَدِي ثُمَّ قَالَ فَبِذَلِكَ وَرِثْتُ ابْنَ عَمِّي دُونَ عَمِّيَ  

[Machine] I heard Ali on the pulpit saying, "I am a servant of Allah and the brother of His Messenger ﷺ. Only a liar and fabricator would say it." Then a man said, "I am a servant of Allah and the brother of His Messenger ﷺ," and he was strangled and carried away.  

سَمِعْتُ عَلِيًّا عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ يَقُولُ أنا عَبْدُ اللهِ وَأَخُو رَسُولِهِ ﷺ لَا يَقُولُهَا إِلَّا كَذَّابٌ مُفْتَرٍ «فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ أَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ وَأَخُو رَسُولِهِ ﷺ» فَخَنَقَ فَحَمَلَ