Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 34299 — The virtues of Ali bin Abi Talib

Abu Harun (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I was sitting with Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) when suddenly Nafi' bin al-Azraq came, stood over his head and began to say: "By Allah, I hate Ali (may Allah be pleased with him)." The narrator said: Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) raised his head and said: "May Allah hate you too, for you hate a man one of whose early merits is better than this world and everything in it."