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[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ was brought a bird, and he said, "O Allah, bring me the dearest of Your creation to You." Then, Ali came and said, "O Allah, to me as well."  

الطبراني:١٠٦٦٧ – حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدٌ الْعِجْلُ ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْجَوْهَرِيُّ ثنا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمَرُّوذِيُّ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ قَرْمٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ؓ قَالَ

أُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِطَيْرٍ فَقَالَ «اللهُمَّ ائْتِنِي بِأَحَبِّ خَلْقِكَ إِلَيْكَ» فَجَاءَ عَلِيٌّ فَقَالَ «اللهُمَّ وَإِلَيَّ»  

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tirmidhi:3721 – Sufyān b. Wakīʿ > ʿUbaydullāh b. Mūsá > ʿĪsá b. ʿUmar > al-Suddī > Anas b. Mālik

"There was a bird with the Prophet ﷺ, so he said: 'O Allah, send to me the most beloved of Your creatures to eat this bird with me.' So 'Ali came and ate with him."  

الترمذي:٣٧٢١ – حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ وَكِيعٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنِ السُّدِّيِّ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

كَانَ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ طَيْرٌ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ ائْتِنِي بِأَحَبِّ خَلْقِكَ إِلَيْكَ يَأْكُلُ مَعِي هَذَا الطَّيْرَ فَجَاءَ عَلِيٌّ فَأَكَلَ مَعَهُ  

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ مِنْ حَدِيثِ السُّدِّيِّ إِلاَّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ وَعِيسَى بْنُ عُمَرَ هُوَ كُوفِيٌّ وَالسُّدِّيُّ اسْمُهُ إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَدْ أَدْرَكَ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ وَرَأَى الْحُسَيْنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ وَثَّقَهُ شُعْبَةُ وَسُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ وَزَائِدَةُ وَوَثَّقَهُ يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْقَطَّانُ