12/48. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1066d — Ali’s Certainty About the Report
Exhortation to kill the Khawarij
Hadith About Ali’s Testimony on the Khawarij
Sahih Muslim : 1066d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1066d
وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الْمُقَدَّمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، وَحَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُمَا - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عَبِيدَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ ذَكَرَ الْخَوَارِجَ فَقَالَ فِيهِمْ رَجُلٌ مُخْدَجُ الْيَدِ - أَوْ مُودَنُ الْيَدِ أَوْ مَثْدُونُ الْيَدِ - لَوْلاَ أَنْ تَبْطَرُوا لَحَدَّثْتُكُمْ بِمَا وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ يَقْتُلُونَهُمْ عَلَى لِسَانِ مُحَمَّدٍ صلى الله عليه وسلم - قَالَ - قُلْتُ آنْتَ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ إِي وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ إِي وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ إِي وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ .
Abida narrated from 'Ali that he made a mention of the Khawarij (and in this connection) said that there would be a person among them with a defective hand (or with a short hand) or a fleshy hand. If you were to exercise restraint, I would tell you what Allah has promised to those who would kill them on the order of Muhammad (ﷺ). I (the narrator) said to him: Did you hear it from Muhammad (ﷺ)? He (Hadrat 'Ali) said: Yes, by the Lord of the Ka'bah; Yes, by the Lord of the Ka'bah; yes, by the Lord of the Ka'bah.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1066dIn-book reference : Book 12, Hadith 202USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 5, Hadith 2331
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1066d
This hadith about Ali’s testimony mentions the Khawarij and a person among them with a defective, short, or fleshy hand. Ali said that if the listeners would not become overly elated, he would tell them what Allah promised to those who killed them on the order of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم. The narrator then asked Ali directly, “Did you hear it from Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم?” Ali answered three times, “Yes, by the Lord of the Ka'bah.” The hadith highlights certainty in transmission. Ali did not leave the matter vague. He confirmed that he heard it from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم himself, and he repeated the oath to make the point clear.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ali mentioned a specific sign among the Khawarij.
- The narrator asked directly whether Ali heard it from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- Ali confirmed the report with a repeated oath by the Lord of the Ka'bah.
- The hadith shows care in verifying prophetic reports.
