Kathir bin Namir (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated: "I entered the mosque of Kufah on a Friday evening while Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was addressing the people. People stood up from different corners of the mosque demanding arbitration (raising the slogan 'Judgement belongs to Allah'). So Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) gestured with his hand like this (to be silent), and then said: 'A word of truth by which falsehood is intended. I am only awaiting Allah's judgement concerning you, (namely) that I judge according to the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and that I distribute among you equally. As long as your hands are with our hands (that is, as long as you are with us), you will not be prevented from praying in this mosque, and we will not fight you until you fight us.'"
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from al-Harith bin Hasirah except Muhammad bin Kathir al-Kufi."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الميم / 7771
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف لضعف محمد بن كثير الكوفي
Hadith Takhrij«قال الهيثمي: وفيه محمد بن كثير الكوفي وهو ضعيف «مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد، ج 6، ص 243»» «أخرجه البيهقي فى «السنن الكبرى» برقم: 16863، وابن أبي شيبة فى «مصنفه» برقم: 39085»