مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب الفضائلBook of Virtues
فضائل علي بن أبي طالب ﵁Virtues of Ali ibn Abi Talib (RA)
Hadith 34291
٣٤٢٩١ - حدثنا أبو الجواب قال: حدثنا يونس بن أبي إسحاق عن (أبي إسحاق) (١) (البراء) (٢) بن عازب قال: بعث رسول اللَّه ﷺ جيشين، على أحدهما علي بن أبي طالب، وعلى الآخر خالد بن الوليد، فقال: (إن كان (قتال) (٣) فعلي ⦗٧٥⦘ على الناس"، فافتتح (علي) (٤) حصنًا، فاتخذ جارية لنفسه، فكتب خالد (بسوأته) (٥)، فلما قرأ رسول اللَّه ﷺ الكتاب قال: "ما تقول في رجل (يحب اللَّه ورسوله) (٦)، ويحبه اللَّه ورسوله؟ " (٧).
Hazrat Bara bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent two armies, appointing Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) as the commander of one and Hazrat Khalid bin Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) as the commander of the other. Then he said: If there is fighting, then in that case Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) will be the commander over the people. So Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) conquered the fort and chose a slave woman for himself. Upon this, Hazrat Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote a letter and informed the Prophet ﷺ about this matter. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) read this letter, he said: What do you say about a person who loves Allah and His Messenger ﷺ, and Allah and His Messenger ﷺ love him?
