Abu Balj reported that Amr ibn Maimun said:“I was sitting with Abdullah ibn Abbas when nine people came to him and said: ﴾O son of Abbas, either you come with us or you make the people leave us alone.﴿ Abdullah ibn Abbas said: ﴾I rather come with you.﴿ He was healthy that day before he became blind. They began to have conversations (with him), but I do not know what they said. Then he came and shook off his clothes while saying: ﴾Fie, fie. They are attacking someone who has ten merits that nobody has except for him. They attack someone about whom the Messenger of God (s.) said: ﴾I am sending someone whom God will never disparage. He loves God and His Messenger and God and His Messenger love him. He is held in high esteem by them.” Then he said: “Where is Ali?” They said: “He is grinding at the mill.” He said: “Was there no one else among them who could engage in the grinding?” Thereupon he arrived while his eyes were diseased and he could not see. He put saliva on his eyes and shook the flag three times. Then he gave it to him and Ali (a.) came back with Safiyyah, the daughter of Huyayy. Then the Messenger of God (s.) sent someone with the chapter of At-Tawbah and he sent Ali (a.) after him and he took it away from him and he said: “No one goes with it except the man who is from me and I am from him.” Then the Messenger of God (s.) said to the children of his uncle: “Which of you will support me in this world and the next?” Ali (a.) was sitting among them. The Messenger (s.) came to someone of them and said: “Which of you will support me in this world and the next?” But they refused and he spoke to Ali (a.): “You are my close one in this world and the next.” Ali (a.) was the first of the people to accept the faith after Khadija (a.). The Messenger of God (s.) took his mantle and put it on Ali, Fatimah, Hasan and Husain (a.) and said: “God only wants to keep away the blemish from you, O people of the House and keep you perfectly pure.” (33:33) Ali (a.) was the one who sold himself (2:207) and put on the clothes of the Messenger (s.). Then he slept in his place and the idolaters used to throw at the Messenger (s.). Thereupon Abu Bakr came while Ali (a.) was sleeping. Abu Bakr mistook him for the Messenger (s.) and said: “O Prophet of God.” Ali (a.) said to him: “The Prophet of God (s.) set out in the direction of the well of Maimun. Catch him up.” Thereupon Abu Bakr left and went with him to the cave. Ali (a.) was pelted with stones just as the Messenger (s.) was pelted with stones and injured and he had his head covered with robes. He did not come out until the morning dawned. After that, he showed his head and they said: “You are not worthy and your companion did not take any harm. We throw at him and you get hurt. We have already rejected this.” The Messenger of God (s.) left for the campaign of Tabuk and the people went out with him. Thereupon Ali (a.) said to him: “I am going out with you.” The Prophet (s.) said: “No.” Thereupon Ali (a.) wept and he said to him: “Are you not satisfied, that your position with me, is that which Aaron had with Moses, except that no one is a prophet after me? It is not befitting for me, to pass away, without you being my successor.” The Messenger of God (s.) said to him: “You are the closest to every believer after me.” The Messenger of God (s.) closed all the doors of the mosque except for the door of Ali (a.) and there was no way to enter except through his way. The Messenger of God (s.) said: “Whose master I am, his master is Ali.” God already told us in the Qur’an that He was pleased with the companions of the tree (48:18) because He knew what was in their hearts. Did He report anything about His anger toward them after that? When Umar said: “Allow me to cut off the head (of the hypocrite).” The Messenger of God (s.) said: “You do such a thing and what makes you know that, perhaps, God has forgiven the people of Badr, so He said: do what you want.” Al-Hakim An-Naisaburi writes: “This tradition is authentic (Sahih) according to its chain, but the two (Al-Bukhari and Muslim) did not publish it.” Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Adh-Dhahabi writes: “Authentic (Sahih).” [Al-Mustadrak, Volume 3, page 143 – 144, Hadith 4652]
أخبرنا أبو بكر أحمد بن جعفر بن حمدان القطيعي ببغداد من أصل كتابه ثنا عبد الله بن أحمد بن حنبل حدثني أبي ثنا يحيى بن حماد ثنا أبو عوانة ثنا أبو بلج ثنا عمرو بن ميمون قال: إني لجالس عند ابن عباس إذ أتاه تسعة رهط فقالوا: يا ابن عباس: إما أن تقوم معنا و إما أن تخلو بنا من بين هؤلاء قال: فقال ابن عباس بل أنا أقوم معكم قال وهو يومئذ صحيح قبل أن يعمى قال: فابتدؤوا فتحدثوا فلا ندري ما قالوا قال فجاء ينفض ثوبه و يقول أف و تف وقعوا في رجل له بضع عشرة فضائل ليست لأحد غيره وقعوا في رجل قال له النبي صلى الله عليه وآله و سلم: لأبعثن رجلا لا يجزيه الله أبدا يحب الله و رسوله و يحبه الله و رسوله فاستشرف لها مستشرف فقال: أين علي فقالوا: إنه في الرحى يطحن قال و ما كان أحدهم ليطحن قال فجاء و هو أرمد لا يكاد أن يبصر قال فنفث في عينيه ثم هز الراية ثلاثا فأعطاها إياه فجاء علي بصفية بنت حيي قال ابن عباس ثم بعث رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله و سلم فلانا بسورة التوبة فبعث عليا عليه السلام خلفه فأخذها منه و قال لا يذهب بها إلا رجل هو مني و أنا منه فقال ابن عباس و قال النبي صلى الله عليه وآله و سلم لبني عمه: أيكم يواليني في الدنيا و الآخرة قال وعلي عليه السلام جالس معهم فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم وأقبل على رجل منهم فقال: أيكم يواليني في الدنيا والآخرة فأبوا فقال لعلي عليه السلام: أنت وليي في الدنيا و الآخرة قال ابن عباس: و كان علي عليه السلام أول من آمن من الناس بعد خديجة عليها السلام قال و أخذ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم ثوبه فوضعه على علي و فاطمة و حسن وحسين عليهم السلام وقال: إنما يريد الله ليذهب عنكم الرجس أهل البيت و يطهركم تطهيرا قال ابن عباس: و شرى علي نفسه فلبس ثوب النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم ثم نام مكانه قال ابن عباس: و كان المشركون يرمون رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم فجاء أبو بكر وعلي عليه السلام نائم قال وأبو بكر يحسب أنه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله و سلم قال فقال: يا نبي الله فقال له علي عليه السلام: إن نبي الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم قد انطلق نحو بئر ميمون فادركه قال فانطلق أبو بكر فدخل معه الغار قال و جعل علي عليه السلام يرمى بالحجارة كما كان رمي نبي الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم وهو يتضور وقد لف رأسه في الثوب لا يخرجه حتى أصبح ثم كشف عن رأسه فقالوا: إنك للئيم و كان صاحبك لا يتضور و نحن نرميه و أنت تتضور وقد استنكرنا ذلك فقال ابن عباس: و خرج رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله و سلم في غزوة تبوك و خرج بالناس معه قال فقال له علي عليه السلام: أخرج معك قال: فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وآله و سلم لا فبكى علي عليه السلام فقال له: أما ترضى أن تكون مني بمنزلة هارون من موسى إلا أنه ليس بعدي نبي إنه لا ينبغي أن أذهب إلا و أنت خليفتي قال ابن عباس وقال له رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم: أنت ولي كل مؤمن بعدي و مؤمنة قال ابن عباس: وسد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله و سلم أبواب المسجد غير باب علي عليه السلام فكان يدخل المسجد جنبا وهو طريقه ليس له طريق غيره قال ابن عباس: وقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم: من كنت مولاه فإن مولاه علي قال ابن عباس: وقد أخبرنا الله عز وجل في القرآن إنه رضي عن أصحاب الشجرة فعلم ما في قلوبهم فهل أخبرنا أنه سخط عليهم بعد ذلك قال ابن عباس: وقال نبي الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم لعمر حين قال: ائذن لي فاضرب عنقه قال: وكنت فاعلا و ما يدريك لعل الله قد اطلع على أهل بدر فقال اعلموا ما شئتم. قال الحاكم النيسابوري: هذا حديث صحيح الإسناد و لم يخرجاه بهذه السياقة. وقال محمد بن أحمد الذهبي: صحيح
