Jabir said: "On the day God's messenger sent `Ali to at-Ta'if he called him and spoke in private to him." The people said, "He has had a long private conversation with his cousin," and God's messenger replied "It was not I but God who had a private conversation with him." Tirmidhi transmitted it.
Hadith Referenceمشكوة المصابيح / كتاب المناقب / 6097
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:ضَعِيف | زبیر علی زئی:إسناده ضعيف
Hadith Takhrij´تحقيق و تخريج: محدث العصر حافظ زبير على زئي رحمه الله` «إسناده ضعيف، رواه الترمذي (3726 وقال: حسن غريب) ٭ أبو الزبير مدلس و عنعن .»