[Machine] He returned with complaints that were bothering him. I said to him, "We were concerned for you, O Amir al-Mu'minin, regarding your complaint." He replied, "But I swear by Allah, I was not concerned for myself because I heard the truthful and trusted Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'You will be struck with a blow here and a blow there,' pointing to his temples, 'and blood will flow from them until it stains your beard, and the one who causes it will be more miserable than the barren she-camel of Thamud.'"  

أَنَّهُ عَادَ عَلِيًّا فِي شَكْوَى لَهُ أَشْكَاهَا قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ لَقَدْ تَخَوَّفْنَا عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فِي شَكْوَاكَ هَذِهِ فَقَالَ لَكِنِّي وَاللَّهِ مَا تَخَوَّفْتُ عَلَى نَفْسِي مِنْهُ لِأَنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ الصَّادِقَ الْمَصْدُوقَ يَقُولُ «إِنَّكَ سَتُضْرَبُ ضَرْبَةً هَا هُنَا وَضَرْبَةً هَا هُنَا وَأَشَارَ إِلَى صُدْغَيْهِ فَيَسِيلُ دَمُهَا حَتَّى تَخْتَضِبَ لِحْيَتُكَ وَيَكُونُ صَاحِبُهَا أَشْقَاهَا كَمَا كَانَ عَاقِرُ النَّاقَةِ أَشْقَى ثَمُودَ»  

[Machine] That he returned, injured, with a complaint he had. I said to him, "We were worried about you, O Commander of the Faithful, regarding this complaint of yours." He said, "But I swear by Allah, I was not worried about myself because I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , the truthful and trustworthy, saying that you will be struck a blow here and a blow here," and he gestured to his temples, "and his blood will flow, dyeing your beard, and its owner will be the most miserable of its victims, just like the barren she-camel of Thamud."  

أَنَّهُ عَادَ عَلِيًّا ؓ فِي شَكْوًى لَهُ اشْتَكَاهَا قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ لَقَدْ تَخَوَّفْنَا عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فِي شَكْوَاكَ هَذَا فَقَالَ لَكِنِّي وَاللهِ مَا تَخَوَّفْتُ عَلَى نَفْسِي مِنْهُ؛ لِأَنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ الصَّادِقَ الْمَصْدُوقَ يَقُولُ إِنَّكَ سَتُضْرَبُ ضَرْبَةً هَاهُنَا وَضَرْبَةً هَاهُنَا وَأَشَارَ إِلَى صُدْغَيْهِ فَيَسِيلُ دَمُهَا حَتَّى يَخْضِبَ لِحْيَتَكَ وَيَكُونُ صَاحِبُهَا أَشْقَاهَا كَمَا كَانَ عَاقِرُ النَّاقَةِ أَشْقَى ثَمُودَ  

"عن أبى سنَانٍ الدُّؤَلِى: أَنَّهُ عَادَ عَلِيّا فِى شَكْوًى لَهُ اشْتَكَاهَا، قَالَ: فَقُلتُ: لَقَدْ تَخَوَّفْنَا عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنين فِى شَكْوَاكَ هَذِه، فَقَالَ: لَكِنِّى وَالله مَا تَخَوَّفْتُ عَلَى نَفْسِى مِنْهُ، لأَنِّى سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ الله ﷺ الصَّادِقَ الْمَصْدُوقَ يَقُولُ: إِنَّكَ سَتُضْرَبُ ضَرْبَةً هَاهُنَا، وَضَرْبَةً هَاهُنَا - وَأَشَار إِلَى صُدْغَيْهِ - فَيَسيلُ دَمُهَا حَتَّى تُخْضَبَ لِحْيَتُكَ، وَيَكُونُ صَاحِبُهَا أَشْقَاهَا، كَمَا كَانَ عَاقِرُ النَّاقَةِ أَشْقَى ثَمُودَ".