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Sunan Ibn Majah 117 — Ali at Khaibar
The Virtue of `Ali ibn Abi Talib (ra)
Hadith About Ali at Khaibar
Sunan Ibn Majah : 117
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 117
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَكَمُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، قَالَ كَانَ أَبُو لَيْلَى يَسْمُرُ مَعَ عَلِيٍّ فَكَانَ يَلْبَسُ ثِيَابَ الصَّيْفِ فِي الشِّتَاءِ وَثِيَابَ الشِّتَاءِ فِي الصَّيْفِ فَقُلْنَا لَوْ سَأَلْتَهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ بَعَثَ إِلَىَّ وَأَنَا أَرْمَدُ الْعَيْنِ يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أَرْمَدُ الْعَيْنِ . فَتَفَلَ فِي عَيْنِي ثُمَّ قَالَ " اللَّهُمَّ أَذْهِبْ عَنْهُ الْحَرَّ وَالْبَرْدَ " . قَالَ فَمَا وَجَدْتُ حَرًّا وَلاَ بَرْدًا بَعْدَ يَوْمِئِذٍ . وَقَالَ " لأَبْعَثَنَّ رَجُلاً يُحِبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَيُحِبُّهُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ لَيْسَ بِفَرَّارٍ " . فَتَشَوَّفَ لَهَا النَّاسُ فَبَعَثَ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ فَأَعْطَاهَا إِيَّاهُ .
'Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Laila Narrated from:
Abu Laila used to travel with 'Ali, and he used to wear summer clothes in winter and winter clothes in summer. We said: 'Why don't you ask him (about that)?' He said: "The Messenger of Allah sent for me and my eyes were sore, on the Day of Khaibar. I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, my eyes are sore.' He put some spittle into my eyes, then he said: 'O Allah, take heat and cold away from him.' I never felt hot or cold again after that day.He (the Prophet) said: 'I will send a man who loves Allah and His Messenger, and whom Allah and His Messenger love, and he is not one who flees from the battlefield.' The people craned their necks to see, and he sent for 'Ali and gave it (the banner) to him."
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 117In-book reference : Introduction, Hadith 0English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 117
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 117
This hadith about Ali at Khaibar includes two clear parts. First, Ali says that his eyes were sore, and the Messenger of Allah put some spittle into his eyes and prayed that heat and cold be removed from him. Ali says he did not feel heat or cold after that day. Second, the Prophet said he would send a man who loves Allah and His Messenger, whom Allah and His Messenger love, and who does not flee from the battlefield. The people looked forward to that honor, and the Prophet sent for Ali and gave him the banner. The narration highlights Ali's love for Allah and His Messenger, the Prophet's love for him, and Ali's role with the banner at Khaibar.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet prayed for Ali when his eyes were sore.
- Ali is described as loving Allah and His Messenger.
- The narration says Allah and His Messenger love Ali.
- Ali was given the banner after people looked forward to that honor.
