23/26. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1704 — Love for Ali ibn Abi Talib
What Has Been Related About Who Is Placed In Charge During War
Hadith About Ali Loving Allah and His Messenger
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1704
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1704
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي زِيَادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَحْوَصُ بْنُ الْجَوَّابِ أَبُو الْجَوَّابِ، عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَعَثَ جَيْشَيْنِ وَأَمَّرَ عَلَى أَحَدِهِمَا عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَعَلَى الآخَرِ خَالِدَ بْنَ الْوَلِيدِ وَقَالَ " إِذَا كَانَ الْقِتَالُ فَعَلِيٌّ " . قَالَ فَافْتَتَحَ عَلِيٌّ حِصْنًا فَأَخَذَ مِنْهُ جَارِيَةً فَكَتَبَ مَعِي خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَشِي بِهِ فَقَدِمْتُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَرَأَ الْكِتَابَ فَتَغَيَّرَ لَوْنُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ " مَا تَرَى فِي رَجُلٍ يُحِبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَيُحِبُّهُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ " . قَالَ قُلْتُ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ غَضَبِ اللَّهِ وَغَضَبِ رَسُولِهِ وَإِنَّمَا أَنَا رَسُولٌ . فَسَكَتَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ . وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ الأَحْوَصِ بْنِ جَوَّابٍ . مَعْنَى قَوْلِهِ يَشِي بِهِ يَعْنِي النَّمِيمَةَ .
Al-Bara Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) Sent Two Armies, Place 'Ali Bin Abi Talib As The Commanded Of One Of Them, And Khalid Bin Al-Walid Over The Other. He Said: 'Where There Is Fighting, Then 'Ali (Is In Command).'" He Said: "So 'Ali Conquered A Fortress And Took A Slave Girl. Khalid [Bin Al-Walid] Wrote A Letter And Sent Me With It To The Prophet (ﷺ), To Speak Against Him For It. So I Arrived To The Prophet (ﷺ) To Read The Letter.The Color Of His Face Changed, The He Said: 'What Do You Think About A Man Who Loves Allah And His Messenger, And Allah And His Messenger Love Him?'" He Said: "I Said: 'I Seek Refuge From Angering Allah And Angering His Messenger, I Am Only The Messenger.' So He Was Silent.[Abu 'Eisa Said:] There Is Something About This From Ibn 'Umar. This Hadith Is Hasan Gharib, We Do Not Know Of It Except From The Narration Of Al-Ahwas Bin Jawwab. And His Saying: "To Speak Against Him For That." Refers To An-Namimah.
[1] That is, if fighting occurs while the two armies are still together. See Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhī .Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1704In-book reference : Book 23, Hadith 35English translation : Vol. 3, Book 21, Hadith 1704
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1704
This hadith about Ali loving Allah and His Messenger describes a military event where Ali ibn Abi Talib and Khalid ibn al-Walid were placed over two armies. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that when there was fighting, Ali was in command. After Ali conquered a fortress, a letter was sent against him. When the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم read it, his face changed, and he asked what should be thought of a man who loves Allah and His Messenger, and whom Allah and His Messenger love. Abu Eisa explains that the phrase used about speaking against him refers to namimah. The hadith teaches care before carrying harmful words about a believer.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ali ibn Abi Talib is praised in the wording of this narration.
- Carrying harmful reports can anger the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- A messenger of news should fear causing anger through blame.
- Love for Allah and His Messenger is a high honor.
