Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 34292 — The virtues of Ali bin Abi Talib

Atiyyah bin Sa'd (may Allah have mercy on him) said: We visited Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) when he was very old and his eyebrows had fallen over his eyes. The narrator said: I said to him: "Tell us about this man, that is, Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him)." He raised both his eyebrows with his hand, then said: "He is among the best of mankind."