It is narrated from Sayyiduna Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Khalid bin al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him), and said: "If there is fighting, Ali will be the commander over all of you." Then they were granted victory and took some captives. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) took a beautiful slave girl in order to send her to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Sayyiduna Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) objected to this and said: "I will send her to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." When Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) stopped him, Sayyiduna Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) went and sent Sayyiduna Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him) to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
Sayyiduna Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: "I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was washing his blessed head. In his (peace and blessings be upon him) presence I said things (in complaint) about Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). It was our habit that when we sat with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), we would not raise our eyes to look at him (peace and blessings be upon him) (out of respect). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Stop, O Buraydah!' I raised my head towards the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and saw that his (peace and blessings be upon him) blessed face had changed. When I saw this, I said: 'I seek refuge with Allah from the anger of Allah and the anger of the Messenger of Allah.'" Sayyiduna Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "By Allah, after what I saw of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I will never hold a grudge against Ali (may Allah be pleased with him)."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "This hadith was narrated from Atiyyah only by his son Amr."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الميم / 5756
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