Those Named Ali

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Rafi' bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Indeed, I declare the area between the two lava fields (labatayn) of Madinah a sanctuary, just as Ibrahim (peace be upon him) declared Makkah a sanctuary."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Yahya bin Sa'id except Ibrahim bin Sirmah."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Seek the Night of Decree (Laylat al-Qadr) in the last seven nights (of Ramadan)."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Sa'id bin Masruq except Isra'il; Mus'ab bin al-Miqdam is alone in narrating it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Seeking knowledge is an obligation upon every Muslim."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Isma'il bin Abi Khalid except Ayyub, and no one narrated it from Ayyub except Abdullah."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that: We were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) picked up some pebbles and they began to glorify (Allah) in his (peace and blessings be upon him) hand. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) put them down and they fell silent. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) picked them up and they began to glorify (Allah) in his (peace and blessings be upon him) hand. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) gave them to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and they began to glorify (Allah) in his hand. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took them back and they began to glorify (Allah) in his (peace and blessings be upon him) hand. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) put them down and they fell silent. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) gave them to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and they began to glorify (Allah) in his hand. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took them back and they began to glorify (Allah) in his (peace and blessings be upon him) hand. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) put them down and they fell silent. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) gave them to Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) and they began to glorify (Allah) in his hand. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) gave them to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), and he placed them in his hand, and they fell silent.
Imam al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "This is the caliphate which Allah Almighty granted to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, Sayyiduna Umar and Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with them)."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from al-Zuhri, from Sa'id bin al-Musayyib, except Muhammad bin Abi Humayd, and no one narrated it from Ibn Abi Humayd except Ibn Wahb; Mawhab is alone in narrating it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led the Fajr prayer, then turned (towards the worshippers) and faced the people, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Allahumma barik lana fi madinatina, wa barik lana fi muddina wa sa'ina, Allahumma barik lana fi shamina wa yamanina' (O Allah, bless us in our city (Madinah), and bless us in our mudd and our sa'. O Allah, bless us in our Sham and our Yemen). A man said: "O Messenger of Allah, and Iraq?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent, then said: 'Allahumma barik lana fi madinatina, wa barik lana fi muddina wa sa'ina, Allahumma barik lana fi haramina, wa barik lana fi shamina wa yamanina' (O Allah, bless us in our city, and bless us in our mudd and our sa'. O Allah, bless us in our sanctuary, and bless us in our Sham and our Yemen). The man said again: "O Messenger of Allah, and Iraq?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "From there the horn of Satan will rise, and trials (fitan) will flare up."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Ziyad bin Bayan except Isma'il Ibn Ulayyah; his son Hammad is alone in narrating it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Dajjal will descend upon this salt marsh (sabakhah), and most of those who go out to him will be women, so much so that a man will go to a woman dear to him, his mother, or his sister, or his wife, and tie her up firmly with ropes (so that she cannot go to the Dajjal), or else she would join him." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then (the Muslims) will be given mastery over him and his faction, and his faction will be the Jews, so they will kill them, until one of them will hide behind a stone or a tree, and the stone or the tree will say: 'O believer, this is a Jew behind me, so kill him.'"
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Muhammad bin Talhah except Muhammad bin Ishaq; Muhammad bin al-Mu'alla is alone in narrating it."

Sayyiduna Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "Are the stones and trees very many?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said this three times. We said: "Yes." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "By the One in whose Hand is my soul, my intercession is more than the stones and the trees."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "This hadith is narrated from Ibn Buraydah only with this chain; Abu Jabir is alone in narrating it."
In the Dar al-Haramayn edition it is like this (al-Rasibi); most likely the correct form is (al-Ra'si) or (al-Ras'ani), which is an ascription to Ra's al-Ayn. The books of genealogy (ansab) should be consulted, and Allah knows best.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The earth will never be empty of forty men like Ibrahim (peace be upon him), the Friend (Khalil) of the Most Merciful. Because of them people are given rain and because of them they are given help. Whenever one of them dies, Allah Almighty puts another in his place."
(The narrator) said: I heard Qatadah (may Allah have mercy on him) saying: "We have no doubt that al-Hasan (al-Basri) is one of them."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Qatadah except Sa'id, and no one narrated it from Sa'id except Abd al-Wahhab; Ishaq is alone in narrating it."

It is narrated from the Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever brings barren (uncultivated) land to life, it belongs to him." Thereupon Umar bin Abd al-Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him) said (to Urwah (may Allah have mercy on him)): "Do you testify that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said this?" He said: "I testify that the Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), narrated this hadith to me from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and I testify that Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) never lied to me."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Imam al-Awza'i (may Allah have mercy on him) except Suwayd bin Abd al-Aziz."

Sayyiduna Ya'la bin Munabbih (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated this hadith as marfu' (attributed) to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah Almighty will create a black, dark cloud for the people of Hell. Then it will be said to them: 'O people of Hell, what do you want?' Seeing that cloud, they will remember the clouds of the world and will say: 'O our Lord, give us something to drink.' Then Allah Almighty will rain upon them shackles that will add to their (existing) shackles, and chains that will add to their chains, and blazing embers that will flare up upon them."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "This hadith is narrated from Ya'la only with this chain; Mansur is alone in narrating it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated for blessing in the pre-dawn meal (suhur).
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Ibn Shawdhab except Uqbah; his son is alone in narrating it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) returned from a journey, he would kiss his daughter, Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her).
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Yazid al-Nahwi except Husayn bin Waqid, and no one narrated it from Husayn except Aswad bin Hafs and Zayd bin al-Hubab."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that al-Najashi paid the dowry (mahr) of Sayyidah Umm Habibah (may Allah be pleased with her) on behalf of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): two hundred dinars.
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Qatadah except Sa'id; Rawwad is alone in narrating it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abbas bin Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "By the One in whose Hand is my soul, if one of you were lowered by a rope to the seventh earth, he would (even there) come before his Lord, the Mighty and Majestic." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: "He is the First and the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden, and He has full knowledge of everything."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Qatadah except Abu Ja'far, and no one narrated it from Abu Ja'far except Salamah, and al-Husayn bin Isa bin Maysarah al-Razi is alone in narrating it."

The Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whatever of which a faraq (a large measure) intoxicates, a single sip of it is unlawful."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Ayyub except Abu Ja'far al-Razi, and Salamah bin al-Fadl is alone in narrating it."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that a man belched in the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Hold back your belching, for those who eat their fill the most in this world will be the hungriest on the Day of Resurrection."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "This hadith is narrated from Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) only with this chain; Abd al-Aziz al-Narmaqi is alone in narrating it."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that he was sitting by the pulpit of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was addressing the people, when a man from the desert came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, what about the night prayer?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, two (rak'ahs) by two. Then, when you fear that the dawn will overtake you, or that the dawn is about to come, pray one rak'ah; it will make the prayer you have offered odd (witr)."

Al-Muthanna (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates: We came to al-Qasim bin Muhammad bin Abi Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) and asked him, and he narrated to us from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), a hadith like the one Salim (may Allah have mercy on him) had narrated to us.
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Salim and al-Qasim except Abu Ubaydah."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever does not put his nose on the ground along with his forehead in his prostration, his prayer is not accepted."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "This hadith is narrated from Mansur bin Zadhan only by al-Dahhak; Muhammad bin Himyar is alone in narrating it. And Asim al-Bajali is Asim bin Sulayman al-Ahwal."

Abd al-Rahman bin Ghanm (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) appointed Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) as governor over Sham and wrote to him: "Give the people their stipends and lead them out on campaign." So one day, in the last part of the day, while Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) was giving the people their stipends, a man from the countryside, from such-and-such a place, came and said: "O Mu'adh, who will give me my stipend? I am one of the country people of such-and-such a place; perhaps I may reach my family before nightfall?" Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "By Allah, I will not give to you until I have given to these," meaning the people of the city. Then he said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: 'All the prophets (peace be upon them) will enter Paradise two thousand years before Dawud and Sulayman (peace be upon them both); the poor among the Muslims will enter Paradise forty years before their rich; righteous slaves will enter Paradise forty years before free men; and the people of the cities will enter Paradise forty years before the people of the countryside. The cities are given excellence because of the Friday prayer, the congregations and the circles of remembrance (dhikr); and when a trial comes, it is confined to them and does not reach the people of the countryside.'"
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "This hadith was narrated from al-Zuhri only by Shu'ayb, from Shu'ayb only by Amr, and from Amr only by Harun; and it is narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) only with this chain."

Yahya bin Sa'id (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates: I asked Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him): "At what time did you people pray Asr with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He said: "When the sun was still white and clear (bright)."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "This hadith was narrated from Yahya only by Abdullah."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Never abandon the night prayer, even if it is only for the length of milking a sheep (i.e. a very short while)."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "This hadith was narrated from Ibn al-Munkadir only by Jarir bin Yazid; Baqiyyah is alone in narrating it."

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: "We set out with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) for Makkah, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) kept shortening the prayer until we reached Makkah. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) stayed there for ten days, (during which too) he kept shortening the prayer."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "This hadith was narrated from al-Thawri, through Yunus, only by Ayyub."

It is narrated from the Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "War is (defeating the enemy by) stratagem and deception."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Abdah with a connected chain except his son Muhammad."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) combined Zuhr and Asr, and Maghrib and Isha. He (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about that, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I did this so that my Ummah would not be put into hardship."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from al-A'mash except Abdullah, and no one narrated it from Abdullah except al-Husayn and Ahmad bin Hatim al-Tawil."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Khalid bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever meets the enemy and stands firm until he is martyred or prevails, he will not be put to trial in his grave."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "This hadith is narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), from Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him), only with this chain, and Munabbih bin Uthman is alone in narrating it."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever catches the bowing (ruku') has caught the prostration."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Abu Hazim except Yazid bin Iyad, and no one narrated it from Yazid except Ibn Wahb, and Isa bin Ibrahim is alone in narrating it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), his (peace and blessings be upon him) Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) were struck by severe hunger. Two men came until they reached some orchards, and they saw dates in one orchard. One of them went down (into the orchard) and the other was afraid. He ate until, when he was full, he began to fill his clothes. Then the owner of the orchard came; he snatched his garment, tied him to a palm tree, took a wooden stick and beat him severely. Then he took him to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, I found this man in my orchard; he ate until, when he was full, he began to fill his clothes." The other said: "O Messenger of Allah, my companion and I came hungry. I went down (into the orchard) while my companion was afraid. I ate and also took some for my companion. Then this man came and did such-and-such to me." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said (to the owner of the orchard): "Go and return his garment to him, and measure out for him a wasq (of grain) in return for the beating you gave him."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from al-Jurayri except Abdullah bin Aradah, and Uthman bin Abd al-Rahman is alone in narrating it; and it is narrated from Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) only with this chain."

It is narrated from the Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever dies while owing fasts, his guardian (wali) will fast on his behalf."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Salim except Haywah; Abu Qatadah is alone in narrating it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) said: "O Messenger of Allah, the polytheists wear shirts (sewn garments) and do not wear waist-wrappers?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You should wear shirts and also wear waist-wrappers." They said: "O Messenger of Allah, the polytheists go barefoot and do not wear sandals?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You should go barefoot and also wear sandals. Oppose the allies of Satan as much as you can."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Yunus except Khalid, no one from Khalid except Abdullah, and no one from Abdullah except Ibn Wahb; his (Ibn Wahb's) nephew is alone in narrating it."

It is narrated from the Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When the believer falls ill, Allah Almighty purifies him (of the filth of sins) just as the furnace purifies iron of its dross."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from al-Zuhri except Ibn Abi Dhi'b; Ibn Abi Fudayk is alone in narrating it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Shaddad bin Aws (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "Whoever gives respite to someone in hardship, or gives it to him as charity, Allah Almighty will shade him in His shade on the Day of Resurrection."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Ya'la bin Shaddad except Ayyub bin Nahik; Yahya bin Sallam is alone in narrating it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) prayed Asr, then Sayyiduna Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both) stood up and began praying after it. Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Ibn Abbas, what are these two rak'ahs?" He said: "It is an innovation, and the one who prays it is an innovator." When Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both) finished the prayer, he asked: "What did you two say?" Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "We said such-and-such." Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "I have not introduced any innovation; rather, my maternal aunt, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), narrated it to me." So Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) sent a message to Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), and she said: "He has spoken the truth; the Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her), narrated it to me." Then he sent a message to Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her): "Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) has narrated such-and-such to us from you?" She said: "She has spoken the truth. One day the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to me and prayed after Asr, so I too stood behind him (peace and blessings be upon him) and began to pray. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) finished, he said: 'What is the matter with you?' I said: 'O Prophet of Allah, I saw you praying, so I prayed along with you.' He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'A collector of charities (zakah) came to me, and I was concerned about him, so I went to meet him; because of that I forgot to pray the two rak'ahs (of Zuhr) after Asr.'"
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Qatadah except Sa'id; Zayd bin Yahya bin Ubayd is alone in narrating it."
In the printed Dar al-Haramayn edition it is like this (i.e. "Asr"), and the editor has pointed out that it is so in the manuscript as well, whereas the preserved (correct) word is "Zuhr".

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Between a man and polytheism and disbelief there is nothing (separating them) except abandoning the prayer."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Iblis's throne is upon the sea. Then he sends out his troops (small detachments), who put people to trial; and the greatest of them in his sight is the one who is greatest in causing trial."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "These two hadiths were narrated from Qatadah, from Sulayman, only by Sa'id, and from Sa'id only by Mus'ab; Abu Kurayb is alone in narrating both of them."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "On rikaz (treasure buried in the ground) a fifth (khums) is due."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "This hadith was narrated from Abu al-Zubayr only by Ibn Abi Layla."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Command the children to pray at the age of seven years, and beat them (for neglecting) it at the age of thirteen."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "This hadith was narrated from Thumamah only by al-Muhabbar bin Qahdham; his son is alone in narrating it."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting among a group of the Muhajirun and the Ansar, with Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) on his (peace and blessings be upon him) left and Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) on his right, when suddenly an argument broke out between Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) and a man of the Ansar, and the Ansari spoke harshly to Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) took hold of the hand of Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) and the hand of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "Soon a group will emerge from the loins of this one (Abbas) who will fill the earth with tyranny and oppression, and soon a group will emerge from the loins of this one (Ali) who will fill the earth with justice and fairness. When you see that, hold fast to the young man of Tamim, for he will come from the east, and he will be the bearer of the banner of the Mahdi."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "This hadith was narrated from Abdullah bin Umar only by Ibn Lahi'ah; Kathir bin Ja'far is alone in narrating it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The best jihad in the sight of Allah on the Day of Resurrection is that of those who meet (the enemy) face to face in the battle line and do not turn their faces away until they are martyred. These are the ones who will roll about (in delight) in the lofty upper chambers of Paradise; your Lord will look at them, and when your Lord looks at a people and laughs, there is no reckoning for them."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from al-Awza'i except Ibn al-Mubarak, and no one narrated it from Ibn al-Mubarak except Anbasah; Sa'id bin Yahya is alone in narrating it."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Every tie of lineage and of marriage will be cut off on the Day of Resurrection, except my lineage and my ties by marriage."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "This hadith is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both) only with this chain; Sulayman bin Umar is alone in narrating it."