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[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent Baraa'ah to the people of Mecca with Abu Bakr, and then Ali followed him. He said to him, "Take the book and deliver it to the people of Mecca." Ali said, "I caught up with him and took the book from him, and Abu Bakr left while he was sad." He said, "O Messenger of Allah, was something revealed about me?" He said, "No, I was commanded to inform him, either me or a man from my family."  

الكبرى للنسائي:٨٤٠٧أَخْبَرَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُوحٍ وَاسْمُهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ غَزْوَانَ قُرَادٌ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ يُثَيْعٍ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بَعَثَ بِبَرَاءَةَ إِلَى أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ مَعَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَهُ بِعَلِيٍّ فَقَالَ لَهُ «خُذِ الْكِتَابَ فَامْضِ بِهِ إِلَى أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ» قَالَ «فَلَحِقْتُهُ فَأَخَذْتُ الْكِتَابَ مِنْهُ فَانْصَرَفَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَهُوَ كَئِيبٌ» فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أُنْزِلَ فِيَّ شَيْءٌ؟ قَالَ «لَا إِنِّي أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أُبَلِّغَهُ أَنَا أَوْ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي»