(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا
عَفَّانُ ، حَدَّثَنَا
حَمَّادٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَلَمَةَ ، أَنْبَأَنَا
عَلِيُّ بْنُ زَيْدٍ , عَنْ
سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ
لِسَعْدِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَكَ عَنْ حَدِيثٍ ، وَأَنَا أَهَابُكَ أَنْ أَسْأَلَكَ عَنْهُ , فَقَالَ : لَا تَفْعَلْ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي , إِذَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ عِنْدِي عِلْمًا فَسَلْنِي عَنْهُ وَلَا تَهَبْنِي , قَالَ : فَقُلْتُ : قَوْلُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِعَلِيٍّ حِينَ خَلَّفَهُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ , فَقَالَ سَعْدٌ : خَلَّفَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلِيًّا بِالْمَدِينَةِ فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَتُخَلِّفُنِي فِي الْخَالِفَةِ فِي النِّسَاءِ وَالصِّبْيَانِ ؟ فَقَالَ : " أَمَا تَرْضَى أَنْ تَكُونَ مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةِ هَارُونَ مِنْ مُوسَى ؟ " , قَالَ : بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ , قَالَ : فَأَدْبَرَ عَلِيٌّ مُسْرِعًا كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى غُبَارِ قَدَمَيْهِ يَسْطَعُ , وَقَدْ قَالَ حَمَّادٌ : فَرَجَعَ عَلِيٌّ مُسْرِعًا .
Hazrat Saeed bin Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once I said to Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) that I want to ask you about a hadith, but I feel afraid to ask you. He replied: Nephew! Do not do that. When you know that I have knowledge of something, then ask me freely and do not be afraid. I asked: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) left Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) in Madinah Munawwarah as his deputy on the occasion of the Battle of Tabuk, what did he say to him? Sayyiduna Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) as his deputy in Madinah Munawwarah on the occasion of the Battle of Tabuk and left him there, he (Ali) said: O Messenger of Allah! Will you leave me among children and women? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Are you not pleased that your relation to me is the same as that of Harun (peace be upon him) to Musa (peace be upon him) — except for Prophethood?” He (Ali) said: Why not, O Messenger of Allah! Upon this, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) quickly returned, and even today I feel the dust rising from his footsteps before my eyes.