Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: We were sitting waiting for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He came out to us from the house of one of his wives, and we stood up with him. His sandal had broken, and Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) stayed behind for it, mending it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went on, and we went with him. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood waiting for Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), and we stood with him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Among you are some who will fight over the interpretation of this Qur'an (against the misguided), just as I fought over its revelation." The narrator says: We began to look at one another expectantly, and among us were Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No; rather it is the one who is mending the sandal." The narrator says: We came and gave the glad tidings to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), and it seemed as though he had already heard it.
Ahmad recorded this narration, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih, except Fitr bin Khalifah, and he is thiqah (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 14763
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه أبو يعلى فى المسند (1086) أخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الصغير (33/3) ، أخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 11364، وأخرجه المستدرك على الصحيحين برقم: 4679، وأخرجه السنن الكبرى للنسائي برقم: 8792»
Sayyiduna Abu Rafi' (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was sleeping, or perhaps revelation was coming down to him. There was a snake in a corner of the house. I did not like to kill it and so wake him, so I lay down between the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the snake, so that if anything happened, it would happen to me and not to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) woke up, he was reciting this verse: "Your ally is none but Allah and His Messenger and those who believe." The narrator says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Alhamdulillah (All praise is for Allah)." Then, when he saw me at his side, he said: "Why are you lying here?" I said: "Because of this snake." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Get up, go to it and kill it." I killed the snake, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) praised Allah Almighty. Then he took my hand and said: "O Abu Rafi', after me there will be people who will fight Ali. It is binding (upon people) from Allah Almighty that they wage jihad against them. Whoever is unable to wage jihad against them with his hand, let him do so with his tongue; and whoever is unable to do so with his tongue, let him do so with his heart. Beyond that there is nothing."
Al-Tabarani recorded this narration. Its chain contains a narrator, Muhammad bin Ubaydullah bin Abi Rafi', whom the majority declared da'if (weak) and Ibn Hibban declared thiqah (trustworthy), and a narrator, Yahya bin al-Husayn bin al-Furat, whom I do not know. The rest of its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 14764
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (955) ، أخرجه المعجم الكبير للطبراني برقم: 955»
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: In the lifetime of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say: Allah Almighty has said: "If he dies or is killed, will you turn back on your heels?" (Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say:) By Allah, we will not turn back on our heels after Allah Almighty has guided us. If the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passes away or is martyred, I will fight for that for which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) fought, and I will keep doing so until I die. By Allah, I am the brother of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), his wali (ally), his cousin and his heir. Who has a greater right to him than I?
Al-Tabarani recorded this narration, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 14765
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (176)»
Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) conquered Makkah, he then went on to Ta'if. There he kept it under siege for seventeen or perhaps eighteen days, but the town was not conquered. Then he set off swiftly in the morning, or perhaps in the evening, then he made camp, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O people, I will go ahead of you, and I urge you to treat my family ('itrah) well. Your meeting place is the Pool. By the One in whose Hand is my soul, they (that is, the enemy) shall establish prayer and pay zakah, or else I will send to them a man from among my own who will strike the necks of their fighting men and take their women and children captive." The narrator says: The people thought it might be Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) or Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) by the hand and said: "This is the one."
Abu Ya'la recorded this narration. Its chain contains a narrator, Talhah bin Jabr, whom Yahya bin Ma'in declared thiqah (trustworthy) according to one report, and al-Juzajani declared da'if (weak). The rest of its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 14766