Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 34253 — The virtues of Ali bin Abi Talib

Raja' (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We were sitting in the mosque when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came and sat with us. None of us was speaking, as though birds were perched on our heads. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Among you there will be a man who will fight people over the interpretation of the Qur'an, just as you were fought over its revelation." Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), am I that person?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No." Then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), am I that person?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No, rather he is the person patching the sandal in the room." The narrator said: Then Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) came out to us, and with him was the sandal of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), which he had repaired.