Musnad Abi Ya'la 482 — Kulayb (may Allah have mercy on him) related: I

Kulayb (may Allah have mercy on him) related: I was sitting in the company of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) when a man came who showed clear signs of travel. He said: "O Commander of the Believers, will you permit me to speak?" Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was at that time engaged in conversation with the people, so he could not pay attention to him. I asked the man about his situation, and he said: "I went to perform Umrah, and there I met Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her). She asked me: 'Who are these people who have come forth from your land and are called the Haruriyyah?' I said: 'They came out of a settlement called Harura', so they are called by that name.' She asked: 'Were you present at their destruction (that is, at the battle against them)?'" (The narrator said:) I do not remember whether the man said 'yes' or 'no'. "In any case, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: 'Glad tidings for the one who was present at their killing. By Allah, if Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) wished, he would give you the (full) account of them.' So I have now come to ask him about it." When Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was free, he asked: "Where is the man who was seeking permission?" He related the same story he had told us, whereupon Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said twice 'La ilaha illa Allah' (there is no god worthy of worship but Allah) and 'Allahu akbar' (Allah is the Greatest), and then said: "I went into the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and there was no one else there except the Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her). He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked me: 'O Ali, how will you be when such-and-such a people come forth?' I said: 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' Then he (peace and blessings be upon him), pointing with his blessed hand, said: 'A people will appear from the direction of the east. They will recite the Qur'an, but it will not go below their throats. They will pass swiftly out of the religion just as an arrow passes through the game. Among them will be a man with a deficient hand (that is, short and like a lump of flesh), as though it were the breast of an Abyssinian woman.'" (Then Sayyiduna Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, addressed the gathering and asked:) "I ask you by Allah: did I not tell you about them (the Khawarij) beforehand?" The people said: "Yes." He asked again: "I ask you by Allah: did I not tell you that this man (with the particular sign) was among them?" They said: "Yes." He said: "Then you came and told me that he was not among them, and I swore before you that he was certainly among them?" They said: "Yes." He said: "Then you brought him to me dragging him along, and his condition was exactly as I had described him to you?" They said: "Yes." At this he (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) have spoken the truth."