Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 34276 — The virtues of Ali bin Abi Talib

Abu Ishaq (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Hubayrah bin Yarim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Sayyiduna al-Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up to deliver a sermon and addressing the people said: "O people! Yesterday a man departed from you whom the earlier people could not surpass and whose rank the later people cannot attain. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would send him with an army and give him the flag, and he would not return until Allah Almighty had granted him victory. Jibril (peace be upon him) would be on his right and Mika'il (peace be upon him) on his left. He left behind no gold or silver except seven hundred dirhams that were left over from his stipend, with which he intended to buy a servant."