Mukhtasar Muslim

Sahl bin Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) says that when a man from the descendants of Marwan became the ruler in Madinah, he summoned Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) and ordered him to curse Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) refused, so the man said, “If you refuse to curse, then say: May Allah’s curse be upon Abu Turab.” Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) loved no name more than Abu Turab, and he would be pleased with anyone who called him by this name.” The man said, “Tell me the story of why he was called Abu Turab.” Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to the house of Fatimah al-Zahra (may Allah be pleased with her) and did not find Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) at home. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked, ‘Where is your cousin?’ She replied, ‘There was something between me and him, and he got angry and left, and he did not sleep here.’ The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to a man, ‘See where he is.’ The man came and said, ‘O Messenger of Allah! Ali is sleeping in the mosque.’ The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went to Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), who was lying down, and his cloak had slipped from his side and dust had gotten on his body. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) began to wipe off the dust and said, ‘O Abu Turab! Get up. O Abu Turab! Get up.’