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[Machine] He heard Ali say, "I have witnessed the source of tribulation, and if it weren't for me, the people of Nahrawan would not have been killed. If I didn't fear that you would give up the work, I would inform you of what Allah has decreed, on the tongue of your Prophet ﷺ, about those who fought against them, seeing their misguidance and knowing the guidance that we are upon."  

الكبرى للنسائي:٨٥٢١أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَالِكٍ عَمْرٌو وَهُوَ ابْنُ هَاشِمٍ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ وَهُوَ ابْنُ أَبِي خَالِدٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ قَيْسٍ عَنِ الْمِنْهَالِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو عَنْ زِرِّ بْنِ حُبَيْشٍ

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَلِيًّا يَقُولُ أَنَا فَقَأْتُ عَيْنَ الْفِتْنَةِ وَلَوْلَا أَنَا مَا قُوتِلَ أَهْلُ النَّهْرَوَانِ وَلَوْلَا أَنِّي أَخْشَى أَنْ تَتْرُكُوا الْعَمَلَ لَأَخْبَرْتُكُمْ بِالَّذِي قَضَى الله عَلَى لِسَانِ نَبِيَّكُمْ ﷺ لِمَنْ قَاتَلَهُمْ مُبْصِرًا لِضَلَالَتِهِمْ عَارِفًا بِالْهُدَى الَّذِي نَحْنُ عَلَيْهِ  


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السيوطي:٤-٥٨٩b

"عَنْ زِرٍّ أنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَلِيّا يَقُولُ: أنَا فَقَأتُ عَيْنَ الْفِتْنَة، لَوْلَا أنَا مَا قُوتِلَ أَهْلُ النَّهْرَوَانِ، وَأَهْلُ الْجَمَلِ، وَلَوْلَا أَنِّى أَخْشَى أَنْ يتْرُكُوا الْعَمَلَ لأَنْبَأتُكُمْ بِالَّذِى قَضَى اللهُ عَلَى لِسَانِ نَبِيِّكُّمْ ﷺ لِمَنْ قَاتَلَهُمْ مُبْصِرًا ضلَالَتَهُمْ عَارِفًا بِالْهُدَى الَّذِى نَحْنُ عَلَيْهِ".  

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