Sayyidah Umm Hakim bint Amr bin Sinan (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: Al-Ash'ath bin Qays asked permission to come in to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). Qanbar turned him back and bloodied his nose. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) came out and said: "O Ash'ath! What contest do you have with him? By Allah! Had you quarrelled with a slave of the Thaqif tribe, even the hairs of your private parts would have trembled." He was asked: "O Commander of the Believers! Who is the slave of Thaqif?" He said: "He will be a slave who will become ruler over the people and will bring humiliation into every household of the Arabs." He was asked: "For how long will he rule?" He replied: "Twenty years, if he reaches it."
Al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains a narrator, al-Ajlah al-Kindi, whom Yahya bin Ma'in and others declared thiqah (trustworthy), while Ahmad and others declared him da'if (weak).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الخلافة / 9248
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ حسن
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (651)»