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Mu'jam Kabir Tabarani 6017 — Sayyiduna Ali was asked about Sayyiduna

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ، ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ الصَّيْرَفِيُّ، ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَابِسٍ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ، وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ أَبِي حَازِمٍ قَالَا: سُئِلَ عَلِيٌّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا فَقَالَ: «قَرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ وَوَقَفَ عِنْدَ مُتَشَابِهِهِ، فَأَحَلَّ حَلَالَهُ وَحَرَّمَ حَرَامَهُ»
وَسُئِلَ عَنْ عَمَّارٍ، فَقَالَ: «مُؤْمِنٌ نَسِيٌّ، وَإِذَا ذُكِّرَ ذَكَرَ، قَدْ حُشِيَ مَا بَيْنَ قَرْنِهِ إِلَى كَعْبِهِ إِيمَانًا»
وَسُئِلَ عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ، فَقَالَ: «كَانَ أَعْلَمَ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالْمُنَافِقِينَ، سَأَلَ عَنْهُمْ فَأُخْبِرَهُمْ»
فَقَالُوا: حَدِّثْنَا عَنْ سَلْمَانَ، فَقَالَ: «أَدْرَكَ الْعِلْمَ الْأَوَّلَ وَالْعِلْمَ الْآخِرَ، بَحْرٌ لَا يُنْزَحُ مِنَّا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ»
قَالُوا: أَخْبِرْنَا عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ، قَالَ: «وِعَاءُ عِلْمٍ ضَيَّعَهُ النَّاسُ» قَالُوا: فَأَخْبِرْنَا عَنْ نَفْسِكَ، قَالَ: «إِيَّاهَا أَرَدْتُمْ، كُنْتُ إِذَا سَأَلْتُ أُعْطِيتُ، وَإِذَا سَكَتُّ ابْتُدِيتُ، وَإِنَّ بَيْنَ الذَّقْنَيْنِ لَعِلْمًا جَمًّا»
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، ثنا أَبُو غَسَّانَ مَالِكُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حِبَّانُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْعَنَزِيُّ، ثنا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ أَبِي حَرْبِ بْنِ أَبِي الْأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، وَعَنْ رَجُلٍ، عَنْ زَاذَانَ الْكِنْدِيِّ قَالَا: كُنَّا ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ عِنْدَ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، فَوَافَقَ النَّاسُ مِنْهُ طِيبَ نَفْسٍ ومِزاجٍ، فَقَالُوا: يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، حَدِّثْنَا عَنْ أَصْحَابِكَ، قَالَ: عَنْ أَيِّ أَصْحَابِي؟ قَالَ: عَنْ أَصْحَابِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: كُلُّ أَصْحَابِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَصْحَابِي، فَعَنْ أَيِّهِمْ تَسْأَلُونَ؟ قَالُوا: عَنِ الَّذِينَ رَأَيْنَاهُمْ تُلَطِّفُهُمْ بِذِكْرِكَ، وَالصَّلَاةِ عَلَيْهِمْ دُونَ الْقَوْمِ، قَالَ: عَنْ أَيِّهِمْ؟ قَالُوا: عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ: «قَرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ، وَعَلِمَ السُّنَّةَ، وَكَفَى بِذَلِكَ» ، قَالَ: " فَوَاللهِ مَا عَلِمْنَا مَا أَرَادَ بِقَوْلِهِ: كَفَى بِذَلِكَ، كَفَى بِقِرَاءَةِ الْقُرْآنِ وَعِلْمِ السُّنَّةِ، أَوْ كَفَى بِعَبْدِ اللهِ "
قَالَ: فَسُئِلَ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: «كَانَ يُكْثِرُ السُّؤَالَ فَيُعْطَى ويُمْنَعُ، وَكَانَ حَرِيصًا شَحِيحًا عَلَى دِينِهِ، حَرِيصًا عَلَى الْعِلْمِ، بَحْرًا قَدْ مُلِئَ لَهُ فِي وِعَاءٍ لَهُ حَتَّى امْتَلَأَ»
قُلْنَا: فَحَدِّثْنَا عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ الْيَمَانِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: «عَلِمَ أَسْمَاءَ الْمُنَافِقِينَ، وَسَأَلَ عَنِ الْمُعْضِلَاتِ حَتَّى غَفَلَ عَنْهَا تَجِدُوهُ بِهَا عَالِمًا»
وَقَالُوا: فَحَدِّثْنَا عَنْ سَلْمَانَ، قَالَ: «مَنْ لَكُمْ بِمِثالِهِ لُقْمَانُ الْحَكِيمِ، ذَلِكَ امْرُؤٌ مِنَّا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ، أَدْرَكَ الْعِلْمَ الْأَوَّلَ وَالْعِلْمَ الْآخِرَ، وَقَرَأَ الْكِتَابَ الْأَوَّلَ وَالْكِتَابَ الْآخِرَ، بِحَرٌ لَا يُنْزَفُ»
قُلْنَا: حَدِّثْنَا عَنْ عَمَّارِ بْنِ يَاسِرٍ؟ قَالَ: «امْرُؤٌ خَلَطَ اللهُ الْإِيمَانَ بِلَحْمِهِ وَدَمِهِ وَشَعْرِهِ وَبَشَرِهِ، حَيْثُ زَالَ مَعَهُ، وَلَا يَنْبَغِي لِلنَّارِ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا» قُلْنَا: فَحَدِّثْنَا عَنْ نَفْسِكَ؟ قَالَ: «مَهْلًا نَهَى الله عَنِ التَّزْكِيَةِ» ، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ: فَإِنَّ اللهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، يَقُولُ: {وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ} [الضحى: ١١] قَالَ: «فَإِنِّي أُحَدِّثُ بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّي، كُنْتُ إِذَا سَأَلْتُ أُعْطِيتُ، وَإِذَا سَكَتُّ ابْتُدِيتُ»
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ الْجَدْعَانِيُّ، ثنا عَتَّابُ بْنُ بَشِيرٍ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ بَذِيمَةَ قَالَ: «بِيعَ مَتَاعُ سَلْمَانَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ فَبَلَغَ أَرْبَعَةَ عَشَرَ دِرْهَمًا»
Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked about Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with them both), and he said: "He read the Qur'an and stopped at its ambiguous verses; he held lawful what it made lawful and held unlawful what it made unlawful."

And he was asked about Sayyiduna Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him), and he said: "A forgetful believer; when he is reminded, he remembers. He is filled with faith from his head to his feet."

And he was asked about Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him), and he said: "Among the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) he knew the hypocrites best; he asked about them and was told about them."

The people said: Tell us about Salman. He said: "He attained the first knowledge and the last knowledge. He is, from among us the People of the House, a sea that never runs dry."

The people said: Tell us about Abu Dharr. He said: "A vessel of knowledge which the people have neglected." The people said: Now tell us about yourself. He said: "This is what you were after! Whenever I asked, I was given, and whenever I kept silent, I was given without asking. And indeed, between these two jaws there is abundant knowledge."

Abu al-Aswad and Zadhan al-Kindi (may Allah have mercy on them both) narrated: One day we were with Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), and the people found him in a cheerful mood and good temper, so they said: O Commander of the Believers! Tell us about your companions. He said: About which of my companions? They said: About the Companions of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: All the Companions of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) are my companions, so about which of them are you asking? They said: About those whom we have seen you mention gently, more than the rest of the people, and invoke blessings upon. He said: About which of them? They said: About Abdullah bin Mas'ud. He said: "He read the Qur'an and learned the Sunnah, and that is sufficient." The narrator said: By Allah! We could not tell what he meant by his words "that is sufficient": whether reading the Qur'an and knowing the Sunnah is sufficient, or Abdullah himself is sufficient.

The narrator said: Then he was asked about Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him), and he said: "He used to ask a great deal; sometimes he was given and sometimes he was withheld. He was eager and tight-fisted about his religion, eager for knowledge, a sea whose own vessel had been filled for him until it brimmed over."

We said: Tell us about Hudhayfah bin al-Yaman (may Allah be pleased with him). He said: "He knew the names of the hypocrites, and he asked about difficult matters, so that when people have become heedless of them, you will find him knowledgeable about them."

The people said: Tell us about Salman. He said: "Where will you find one like him? He is like Luqman the Wise! He is a man from among us, the People of the House. He attained the first knowledge and the last knowledge, and read the first Book and the last Book. He is a sea that never runs dry."

We said: Tell us about Ammar bin Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him). He said: "A man in whose flesh, blood, hair and skin Allah has so blended faith that wherever he goes, faith goes with him. It is not fitting for the Fire to consume any part of him."

We said: Now tell us about yourself. He said: "Wait, Allah has forbidden praising oneself." A man said: But Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, says: "And as for the favour of your Lord, proclaim it" [Surah al-Duha: 11]. He said: "Then I proclaim the favour of my Lord: whenever I asked, I was given, and whenever I kept silent, I was given without asking."

Ali bin Badhimah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "The belongings of Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) were sold, and they fetched fourteen dirhams."
Hadith Reference المعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب السين / 6017
Hadith Takhrij المعجم الكبير للطبراني (مطبوعہ): جلد 6، صفحہ 213، حدیث 6041