49/21. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3724 — Three Virtues of Ali
Chapter [Regarding Feelings Towards 'Ali]
Hadith About Three Virtues of Ali
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3724
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3724
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَاتِمُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ مِسْمَارٍ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ أَمَّرَ مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ سَعْدًا فَقَالَ مَا يَمْنَعُكَ أَنْ تَسُبَّ أَبَا تُرَابٍ قَالَ أَمَّا مَا ذَكَرْتُ ثَلاَثًا قَالَهُنَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَلَنْ أَسُبَّهُ لأَنْ تَكُونَ لِي وَاحِدَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ مِنْ حُمْرِ النَّعَمِ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ لِعَلِيٍّ وَخَلَفَهُ فِي بَعْضِ مَغَازِيهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ تُخَلِّفُنِي مَعَ النِّسَاءِ وَالصِّبْيَانِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَمَا تَرْضَى أَنْ تَكُونَ مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةِ هَارُونَ مِنْ مُوسَى إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ لاَ نُبُوَّةَ بَعْدِي " . وَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ " لأُعْطِيَنَّ الرَّايَةَ رَجُلاً يُحِبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَيُحِبُّهُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ " . قَالَ فَتَطَاوَلْنَا لَهَا فَقَالَ " ادْعُ لِي عَلِيًّا " . فَأَتَاهُ وَبِهِ رَمَدٌ فَبَصَقَ فِي عَيْنِهِ فَدَفَعَ الرَّايَةَ إِلَيْهِ فَفَتَحَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ . وَأُنْزِلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ : ( فَقلْ تَعَالَوْا نَدْعُ أَبْنَاءَنَا وَأَبْنَاءَكُمْ ) الآيَةَ دَعَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلِيًّا وَفَاطِمَةَ وَحَسَنًا وَحُسَيْنًا فَقَالَ " اللَّهُمَّ هَؤُلاَءِ أَهْلِي " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ .
Amir b. Sa'd b. Abu Waqqas Narrated from:
Narrated 'Amir bin Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas: From His Father, Saying "Mu'Awiyah Bin Abu Sufyan Ordered Sa'D, Saying 'What Prevented You From Reviling Abu Turab?' He Said: 'Three Things That I Remember From The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Prevent Me From Reviling Him. That I Should Have Even One Those Things Is More Beloved To Me Than Red Camels.I Heard The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Speaking To 'Ali, And He Had Left Him Behind In One Of His Battles. So 'Ali Said To Him: "O Messenger Of Allah! You Leave Me Behind With Women And Children?" So The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said To Him: "Are You Not Pleased That You Should Be In The Position With Me That Harun Was With Musa? Except That There Is No Prophethood After Me?"And On The Day Of (The Battle Of) Khaibar, I Heard Him Saying: "I Shall Give The Banner To A Man Who Loves Allah And His Messenger, And Allah And His Messenger Love Him." So We All Waited For That, Then He Said: "Call 'Ali For Me." He Said: 'So He Came To Him, And He Had Been Suffering From Ramad (An Eye Condition), So He (ﷺ) Put Spittle In His Eye And Gave The Banner To Him, Then Allah Granted Him Victory.And When This Ayah Was Revealed: 'Let Us Call Our Sons And Your Sons, Our Women And Your Women...' (3:61) The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Called 'Ali, Fatimah, Hasan, And Husain And Said: "O Allah, These Are My Family."
[1] An eye condition.[1] Āl Imrān 3:61.Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3724In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 121English translation : Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3724
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3724
This hadith about Ali gathers three clear merits remembered by Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas. First, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم told Ali that his position with him was like Harun’s position with Musa, except that there is no prophethood after him. Second, on the day of Khaibar, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said he would give the banner to a man who loves Allah and His Messenger, and whom Allah and His Messenger love. Ali was called, treated for his eye condition, given the banner, and Allah granted victory. Third, when the verse about calling sons and women was revealed, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم called Ali, Fatimah, Hasan, and Husain and said, “O Allah, these are my family.” The core topic is honoring Ali without reviling him.
What we learn from this hadith
- Sa'd avoided reviling Ali because he remembered the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم words.
- The report mentions Ali’s close position to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم while clearly excluding prophethood after him.
- Ali is described as loving Allah and His Messenger and being loved by them.
- The narration names Ali, Fatimah, Hasan, and Husain as the Prophet’s family in that scene.
