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tabarani:868Yaḥyá b. ʿUthmān b. Ṣāliḥ al-Miṣrī > Yaḥyá b. Zahdam b. al-Ḥārith al-Ghifārī from my father > Lī Uhbān

[Machine] To me, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "O Uhban, if you remain after me, you will see differences among my companions. If you live until that day, then make your sword from the branches." He said, "So I made my sword from branches. Then Ali came to me, took hold of my clothing, and greeted me. He said, 'O Uhban, aren't you going out?' I replied, 'By my mother and father, O Abu Al-Hasan.' He said, 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ informed me, commanded me, advised me, or approached me himself.' Shak, the son of Zahdam, doubted, so he said, 'O Uhban, if you remain after me, you will see differences among my companions. If you live until that day, then make your sword from the branches.' So I took out my sword to him, and Ali turned away."  

الطبراني:٨٦٨حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ الْمِصْرِيُّ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ زَهْدَمِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ الْغِفَارِيُّ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَ قَالَ لِي أُهْبَانُ بْنُ صَيْفِيٍّ قَالَ

لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَا أُهْبَانُ أَمَا إِنَّكَ إِنْ بَقِيتَ بَعْدِي فَسَتَرَى فِي أَصْحَابِي اخْتِلَافًا فَإِنْ بَقِيتَ إِلَى ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ فَاجْعَلْ سَيْفَكَ مِنْ عَرَاجِينَ» قَالَ فَجَعَلْتُ سَيْفِي مِنْ عَرَاجِينَ فَأَتَانِي عَلِيٌّ ؓ فَأَخَذَ بِعِضَادَتَيِ الْبَابِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ فَقَالَ يَا أُهْبَانُ أَلَا تَخْرُجُ؟ فَقُلْتُ بِأَبِي وَأُمِّي يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَوْ أَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَوْ أَوْصَانِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَوْ تَقَدَّمَ إِلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ شَكَّ ابْنُ زَهْدَمٍ فَقَالَ «يَا أُهْبَانُ أَمَا إِنَّكَ إِنْ بَقِيتَ بَعْدِي فَسَتَرَى فِي أَصْحَابِي اخْتِلَافًا فَإِنْ بَقِيتَ إِلَى ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ فَاجْعَلْ سَيْفَكَ مِنْ عَرَاجِينَ» فَأَخْرَجْتُ إِلَيْهِ سَيْفِي فَوَلَّى عَلِيٌّ ؓ