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nasai-kubra:3691 – Muʿāwiyah b. Ṣāliḥ Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ashʿarī > Yaḥyá b. Maʿīn > Ḥajjāj / Ibn Muḥammad al-Aʿwar > Yūnus / Ibn Abū Isḥāq > Abū Isḥāq > al-Barāʾ / Ibn ʿĀzib

"I was with 'Ali bin Abi Talib when the Messenger of All appointed him as governor of Yemen. When he came to the Messenger of Allah, Ali said: 'I came to the Messenger of and the Messenger of Allah said: "What did you do?" I said; "I entered Ihram for that for which you entered Ihram." He said: "I have brought the Hadi and am performing Qiran" And he said to his companions: "If I had known what I know now, I would have done what you have done, but I brought the Hadi and I am performing Qiran (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2725)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٣٦٩١ – أَخْبَرَنِي مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْأَشْعَرِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مَعِينٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ الْأَعْوَرَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَازِبٍ قَالَ

كُنْتُ مَعَ عَلَيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ حِينَ أَمَّرَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى الْيَمَنِ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «كَيْفَ صَنَعْتَ؟» قُلْتُ أَهْلَلْتُ بِإِهْلَالِكَ قَالَ «فَإِنِّي سُقْتُ الْهَدْيَ وَقَرَنْتُ» قَالَ وَقَالَ لِأَصْحَابِهِ «لَوِ اسْتَقْبَلْتُ مِنْ أَمْرِي كَمَا اسْتَدْبَرْتُ لَفَعَلْتُ كَمَا فَعَلْتُمْ وَلَكِنِّي سُقْتُ الْهَدْيَ وَقَرَنْتُ»  

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nasai:2725 – Muʿāwiyah b. Ṣāliḥ > Yaḥyá b. Maʿīn > Ḥajjāj > Yūnus > Abū Isḥāq > al-Barāʾ

"I was with 'Ali bin Abi Talib when the Messenger of All appointed him as governor of Yemen. When he came to the Messenger of Allah, Ali said: 'I came to the Messenger of and the Messenger of Allah said: "What did you do?" I said; "I entered Ihram for that for which you entered Ihram." He said: "I have brought the Hadi and am performing Qiran" And he said to his companions: "If I had known what I know now, I would have done what you have done, but I brought the Hadi and I am performing Qiran  

النسائي:٢٧٢٥ – أَخْبَرَنِي مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ مَعِينٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ قَالَ

كُنْتُ مَعَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ حِينَ أَمَّرَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى الْيَمَنِ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَيْفَ صَنَعْتَ قُلْتُ أَهْلَلْتُ بِإِهْلاَلِكَ قَالَ فَإِنِّي سُقْتُ الْهَدْىَ وَقَرَنْتُ قَالَ وَقَالَ ﷺ لأَصْحَابِهِ لَوِ اسْتَقْبَلْتُ مِنْ أَمْرِي مَا اسْتَدْبَرْتُ لَفَعَلْتُ كَمَا فَعَلْتُمْ وَلَكِنِّي سُقْتُ الْهَدْىَ وَقَرَنْتُ  

nasai:2745 – Aḥmad b. Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Yaḥyá b. Maʿīn > Ḥajjāj > Yūnus b. Abū Isḥāq > Abū Isḥāq > al-Barāʾ

"I was with 'Ali when the Messenger of Allah appointed him as governor of Yemen. When 'Ali came to the Messenger of Allah, 'Ali said: 'I found that Fatimah had perfumed the house with perfume.' He said: 'I tried to avoid it, and she said to me: what is the matter with you? The messenger of Allah told his Companions to exit Ihram.' He said: 'I said: I have entered Ihram for that for which the Prophet entered Ihram."" He said: 'So I went to the Prophet and he said to me: "What did you do?" I said: "I entered Ihram for that for which you entered Ihram." He said: "I have brought the Hadi and am performing Qiran."  

النسائي:٢٧٤٥ – أَخْبَرَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ مَعِينٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ قَالَ

كُنْتُ مَعَ عَلِيٍّ حِينَ أَمَّرَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَلَى الْيَمَنِ فَأَصَبْتُ مَعَهُ أَوَاقِيَ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ وَجَدْتُ فَاطِمَةَ قَدْ نَضَحَتِ الْبَيْتَ بِنَضُوحٍ قَالَ فَتَخَطَّيْتُهُ فَقَالَتْ لِي مَا لَكَ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَدْ أَمَرَ أَصْحَابَهُ فَأَحَلُّوا قَالَ قُلْتُ إِنِّي أَهْلَلْتُ بِإِهْلاَلِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ لِي كَيْفَ صَنَعْتَ قُلْتُ إِنِّي أَهْلَلْتُ بِمَا أَهْلَلْتَ قَالَ فَإِنِّي قَدْ سُقْتُ الْهَدْىَ وَقَرَنْتُ