Hadith 23563

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بنُ آدَمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَنَشُ بنُ الْحَارِثِ بنِ لَقِيطٍ النَّخَعِيُّ الْأَشْجَعِيُّ ، عَنْ رِيَاحِ بنِ الْحَارِثِ ، قَالَ : جَاءَ رَهْطٌ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ بالرَّحْبةِ ، فَقَالُوا : السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَوْلَانَا ، قَالَ : كَيْفَ أَكُونُ مَوْلَاكُمْ وَأَنْتُمْ قَوْمٌ عَرَب ؟ قَالُوا : سَمِعْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمَ غَدِيرِ خُمٍّ ، يَقُولُ : " مَنْ كُنْتُ مَوْلَاهُ ، فَإِنَّ هَذَا مَوْلَاهُ " ، قَالَ رِيَاحٌ : فَلَمَّا مَضَوْا تَبعْتُهُمْ ، فَسَأَلْتُ مَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ ؟ قَالُوا : نَفَرٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فِيهِمْ أَبو أَيُّوب الْأَنْصَارِيُّ . .
Riyah bin Harith says that a group came to Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) at "Rahbah" and said, "Peace be upon you, O our master." Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) replied, "How can I be your master while you are an Arab people?" They said, "We heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say at the place of Ghadir Khumm: 'Whoever's master I am, Ali is also his master.'" When those people left, I also followed them and asked, "Who are these people?" The people told me that they were some Ansari men, among whom was Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him).
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند الأنصار رضي الله عنهم / 23563
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