The son of Sayyiduna al-Hakam bin Amr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: My grandfather told me: "Once I was sitting with Sayyiduna al-Hakam bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) when a messenger of Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) came to him and said: 'You are the most entitled to help us in this matter.' He said: 'I heard my intimate friend (peace and blessings be upon him), who is your cousin, say: "When there is a situation like this, then I should take up a wooden sword." So I have taken up a wooden sword.'"
Al-Tabarani recorded this narration; its chain contains a narrator whom I do not know.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الفتن - أعاذنا الله منها / 12330
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