Hadith No: 1
Ahmad ibn Hanbal - Musnad al-Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Remaining Musnad of the Prolific Ones - Musnad Abi Sa'id al-Khudri (r)
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (31)
10865 - Abu Usamah narrated to us, who said: Fitr narrated to me, from Isma'il ibn Rija, from his father, from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, who said: "We were with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), and he said: 'Among you is one who will fight for the interpretation of the Quran just as he fought for its revelation.'"

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Reference: Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal Book 3

Hadith No: 2
Ahmad ibn Hanbal - Musnad al-Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Remaining Musnad of the Abundant Narrators - Musnad Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (ra)
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (33)
10896 - Waki' narrated to us, saying: Fitr narrated to us, from Isma'il ibn Rija', from his father, from Abu Sa'id, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said: "Some of you will fight for its interpretation just as I fought for its revelation." He said, then Abu Bakr and Umar stood up, and said: "No, rather it will be the one who is mending his sandal, and Ali will be mending his sandal."

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Reference: Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal Book 3

Hadith No: 3
Ahmad ibn Hanbal - Musnad Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Remaining Musnad of the Frequenters - Musnad Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (r)
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (82)
11364 - Hussain ibn Muhammad narrated to us, saying: Fitr narrated to us, from Isma'il ibn Rijā' al-Zubaidi, from his father, who said: I heard Abu Sa'id al-Khudri say: We were sitting, waiting for the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), and he came out to us from some of his wives' houses. So we stood up with him, and his sandal broke, and Ali stayed behind to mend it for him. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) went on, and we went with him. Then he stood to wait for him, and we stood with him. He said: "Among you is one who will fight for the interpretation of this Qur'an just as I fought for its revelation." We looked eagerly, and among us were Abu Bakr and Umar. He said: "No, rather it is the one mending the sandal." So we came to give him the good news, and it was as if he had heard it.

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Reference: Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal Book 3

Hadith No: 4
Ahmad ibn Hanbal - Fada'il al-Sahabah - Fada'il of Ali (peace be upon him)
And among the virtues of Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) from the narration of Abu Bakr ibn Malik from his teachers, except for Abdullah
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (627)
1071 - Muhammad narrated to us, and Abu Bakr al-Hanafi narrated to us, and Fitr ibn Khalaifah narrated to us from Isma'il ibn Rija' from his father from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, who said: We were walking with the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) when the strap of his sandal broke, and he took it from Ali to fix it. Then he walked on and said: "Indeed, there is among you one who will fight for the interpretation of the Quran just as I fought for its revelation." Abu Sa'id said: So I went out and gave him the good news of what the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said, but he did not rejoice with it, as if it were something he had already heard.

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Reference: Fazael al-Sahabah Book 2

Hadith No: 5
Ahmad ibn Hanbal - Fada'il al-Sahabah - Fada'il Ali (peace be upon him)
And among the virtues of Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) from the narration of Abu Bakr ibn Malik from his teachers, except for Abdullah
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (637)

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Reference: Fazael al-Sahabah Book 2

Hadith No: 6
Al-Hakim al-Nisapuri - Al-Mustadrak ala al-Sahihayn - Book of the Division of Spoils (Fay')
The Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said to Ali: "You will clarify to my ummah what they differ about after me."
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (123)
4679 - Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Ali al-Shaybani informed us in Kufa from the original of his book, saying: Ahmad ibn Hazim ibn Abi Ghurzah narrated to us, saying: Abu Ghassan narrated to us, saying: Abd al-Salam ibn Harb narrated to us, saying: al-A'mash narrated to us from Isma'il ibn Ruja' from his father from Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him), Ibn Abi Ghurzah said, and Ubeydullah ibn Musa also narrated to us, saying: Fitr ibn Khalifah narrated to us from Isma'il ibn Ruja' from his father from Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: "We were with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) when his sandal broke, and Ali stayed behind to mend it. He walked a little and then said: 'Indeed, among you is one who will fight for the interpretation of the Quran just as I fought for its revelation.' The people, including Abu Bakr and Umar (may Allah be pleased with them), eagerly looked forward to this. Abu Bakr said, 'I am he.' He said, 'No.' Umar said, 'I am he.' He said, 'No, but the one mending the sandal,' referring to Ali." So we went to him and gave him the good news, but he did not raise his head as if he had heard it from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny). This is a sound hadith on the criteria of the Two Shaykhs, and they did not narrate it.

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Reference: Al-Mustadarak ala al-Saheehain Book 3

Hadith No: 7
Al-Haythami - Majma' al-Zawa'id wa Manba' al-Fawa'id - Book of Virtues - Chapter on the Virtues of Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)
Chapter on his statement (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) "I will give the banner to a man who loves Allah and His Messenger and is loved by Allah and His Messenger"
Volume: (9) - Page Number: (133)
14713 - From Abu Sa'id, who said: We were sitting waiting for the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) when he came out to us from one of his wives' houses. So we stood up with him, and his sandal strap broke, and Ali (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) stayed behind to mend it. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) went on, and we followed him. Then he stopped to wait for him, and we stood with him and he said: "Indeed, among you is one who will fight for the interpretation of this Quran as I fought for its revelation." We all strained to see, and among us were Abu Bakr and Umar. He said: "No, it is not them, but the one mending the sandal strap." Then we came to give him good news, and it seemed as if he had heard it. Ahmad narrated it, and its narrators are reliable, except for Fitr ibn Khalaifa, who is trustworthy.

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Reference: Majma al-Zawaaed wa Mamba' al-Fawaaed Book 9

Hadith No: 8
Ibn Kathir - Al-Bidaya wa'l-Nihaya - The Year Forty of the Prophetic Hijra
Chapter on Mentioning Some of the Virtues of the Commander of the Faithful, Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him) - The Hadith of the Charity with the Ring While He Was Bowing
Volume: (11) - Page Number: (101)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... Abu Ya'la said: Uthman narrated to us, Jareer narrated to us, from al-A'mash, from Isma'il ibn Rujaj, from his father from Abu Sa'id, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) say: "Indeed, among you is one who will fight for the interpretation of the Quran just as I fought for its revelation." Abu Bakr said: "I am he, O Messenger of Allah." He said: "No." Umar said: "I am he, O Messenger of Allah." He said: "No, but it is the one who is repairing the sandal," and he had given Ali his sandal to mend.

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Reference: Al-Bidaayah wa al-Nihaayah Book 11

Hadith No: 9
Ibn Hibban - Sahih Ibn Hibban - Book of His (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) Reports on the Virtues of the Companions, Their Men
Mentioning the Battle of Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) on Interpretation
Volume: (15) - Page Number: (385)
6937 - Ahmad ibn Ali ibn al-Munthir narrated to us, saying: Uthman ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us, saying: Jarir narrated to us, from al-A'mash, from Isma'il ibn Rija' from his father from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) say: "Indeed, among you is one who will fight on the interpretation of the Quran just as I fought on its revelation." Abu Bakr said: "I am he, O Messenger of Allah." He said: "No." Umar said: "I am he, O Messenger of Allah." He said: "No, but it is the one who is mending the sandal." He said: And he had given Ali a sandal to mend.

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Reference: Saheeh Ibn Hibbaan Book 15

Hadith No: 10
Abu Ya'la al-Mawsili - Musnad Abu Ya'la - 43: From the Musnad of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (341)
1086 - Uthman narrated to us, saying: Jarir narrated to us, from al-A'mash, from Isma'il ibn Ruja' from his father from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) say: "Indeed, among you is one who will fight for the interpretation of the Quran just as I fought for its revelation." Abu Bakr said: "I am he, O Messenger of Allah!" He said: "No." Umar said: "I am he, O Messenger of Allah!" He said: "No, but he is the one mending sandals." He had given Ali his sandal to mend.

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Reference: Musnad Abi Ya'laa al-Mosuli Book 2

Hadith No: 11
Al-Nasa'i - al-Sunan al-Kubra - Book of Special Attributes
Mentioning the Prophet's (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) statement: "Ali will fight on the interpretation of the Quran just as I fought on its revelation."
Volume: (7) - Page Number: (466)
8488 - Ishaq ibn Ibrahim and Muhammad ibn Qudamah narrated to us, and the wording is from him, from Jarir, from al-A'mash, from Isma'il ibn Rijā' from his father from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, who said: We were sitting waiting for the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) when he came out to us with a lace of his sandal broken. He threw it to Ali and said: "Indeed, among you is one who will fight on the interpretation of the Quran just as I fought on its revelation." Abu Bakr said, "Is it me?" He replied, "No." Umar said, "Am I?" He replied, "No, but the one with the sandal."

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Reference: Al-Sunan al-Kubra Book 7

Hadith No: 12
Ibn Abi Shaybah - Al-Kitab al-Musannaf fi al-Ahadeeth wa al-Athar - Fada'il Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)
Volume: (6) - Page Number: (367)
32082 - Ibn Abi Ghuniyah narrated to us, from his father, from Isma'il ibn Rija' from his father from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, who said: We were sitting in the mosque when the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) came out and sat with us, as if there were birds on our heads, and not one of us spoke. He then said: "There is among you a man who will fight people over the interpretation of the Quran as you were fought over its revelation." Then Abu Bakr stood up and said: "Am I he, O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "No." Then Umar stood up and said: "Am I he, O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "No, but he is the one trimming sandals in the chamber." Then Ali (peace be upon him) came out to us with the sandal of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), making repairs to it.

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Reference: Al-Musannaf Book 6

Hadith No: 13
Al-Bayhaqi - Dala'il al-Nubuwwah wa Ma'rifat Ahwal Sahib al-Shari'ah
The Essence of the Chapters on the Prophet's (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) News of Events After Him and Allah, Glorified be His Majesty, Confirming His Messenger (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) in All that He Promised Him
Chapter on What Came Regarding His Informing About Their Outgoing, Their Signs, and the Maimed One Among Them, the Reward for Those Who Killed Them, the Name of Those Who Killed the Maimed One Among Them, and His Indication to Ali (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) to Fight Them, and What the Presence of Truth in His Reports Manifested from the Signs of Prophethood
Volume: (6) - Page Number: (435)
- Abu al-Qasim Abd al-Rahman ibn Ubayd Allah al-Jurfyi narrated to us in Baghdad, saying: Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Ibrahim al-Shafi'i narrated to us, saying: Ishaq ibn al-Hasan narrated to us, saying: Abu Na'im narrated to us, saying: Fitr, meaning Ibn Khalifah, narrated to us from Isma'il ibn Raju' from his father, who said: I heard Abu Sa'id al-Khudri say: We were sitting, waiting for the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), when he came out to us from one of his wives' houses. We stood with him, and as he was walking, one of his sandals became untied. Ali (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) took it and stayed behind to fix it. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) stood, and we stood with him, waiting for him while we were standing. Among the people that day were Abu Bakr and Umar. He said: "Indeed, among you is one who will fight on the interpretation of the Quran, just as I fought on its revelation." Abu Bakr and Umar (peace be upon them) both eagerly inclined toward this. He continued: "No, but it is the one with the sandal." So I approached him to give him the good news, but he seemed not to lift his head in acknowledgment, as if it were something he had already heard.

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Reference: Dalaael al-Nubuwwah wa Ma'refah Ahwaal Saaheb al-Sharee'ah Book 6

Hadith No: 14
Al-Bayhaqi - Dalail al-Nubuwwah wa Ma'rifat Ahwal Sahib al-Shari'ah
A Compilation of Chapters on the Prophet's (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) Foretelling of Events After Him and Allah, Glorified be His Majesty, Confirming His Messenger (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) in All That He Promised
Chapter on What Has Come Regarding His Foretelling of Their Emergence, Their Distinguishing Signs, the Maimed One Among Them, the Wages of Those Who Killed Them, the Names of Those Who Killed the Maimed One Among Them, and His Indication to Ali (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) to Fight Them, as Well as the Manifestation of the Truth in His Declarations as Evidence of Prophethood
Volume: (6) - Page Number: (436)
- Abu Abdullah al-Hafiz narrated to us, saying: Abu al-Abbas Muhammad ibn Ya'qub narrated to us, saying: Ahmad ibn Abdul Jabbar narrated to us, saying: Abu Mu'awiya narrated to us, from al-A'mash, from Isma'il ibn Raja, from his father from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) say: "Indeed, among you is one who will fight for the interpretation of the Quran just as I fought for its revelation." Abu Bakr said: "I am he, O Messenger of Allah." He said: "No." Umar said: "I am he, O Messenger of Allah." He said: "No, but the one who is mending sandals." He had given Ali (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) his sandal to mend. It was also narrated from Abd al-Malik ibn Abi Ghinayya, from Isma'il ibn Raja.

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Reference: Dalaael al-Nubuwwah wa Ma'refah Ahwaal Saaheb al-Sharee'ah Book 6

Hadith No: 15
Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi - Kanz al-A'mal fi Sunan al-Qawl wal-Af'al
Volume: (11) - Page Number: (613)
32969 - "And the one in whose hand is my soul, there is surely among you a man who will fight the people after me over the interpretation of the Quran, just as I fought the polytheists over its revelation." They will bear witness that there is no deity except Allah, and their killing will weigh heavily on the people until they stab Ali, the wali of Allah, the Exalted, in anger at his actions, just as Moses was angered by the actions regarding the ship, the boy, and the wall. And all of this will be considered, in the end, as رضى Allah, the Exalted.

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Reference: Kanz al-Ummaal fi Sunan al-Aqwaal wa al-Af'aal Book 11

Hadith No: 16
Al-Isbahani - Ma'rifat al-Sahabah - Chapter on the letter 'Ayn - Those Named Abd al-Rahman - Abd al-Rahman ibn Bashir
Volume: (4) - Page Number: (1842)
4646 - He narrated to us: from Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Uqbah, who said: Muhammad ibn Abdullah al-Hadrami narrated to us, from Jumhur ibn Mansur, from Sayf ibn Muhammad, from al-Sari ibn Isma'il, from Amir al-Sha'bi from Abd al-Rahman ibn Bashir, who said: We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) when he said, "A man will strike you on the interpretation of the Qur'an just as I struck you on its revelation." Abu Bakr said, "I am he, O Messenger of Allah!" He said, "No." Umar said, "Am I, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "No, but the one mending sandals." So we went, and found Ali repairing the sandals of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) in the chamber of Aisha, and we brought him the good news.

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Reference: Ma'refat As-Sahabah Book 4

Hadith No: 17
Al-Asbahani - Hilyat al-Awliya wa Tabaqat al-Asfiyya
Ali ibn Abi Talib, the Master of the People, the Beloved of the Witnessed, and the Loved of the Worshipped, the Gate of the City of Knowledge and Sciences ...
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (67)
- Abu Bakr ibn Malik narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Yunus al-Sami narrated to us, saying: Abu Bakr al-Hanafi narrated to us, saying: Fitr ibn Khalaifah narrated to us, from Isma'il ibn Raja' ibn Shahrayar, from his father from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, who said: We were walking with the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) when the lace of his sandal broke. He took it, and Ali (peace be upon him) fixed it, then continued walking and said: O people, indeed, there is among you one who will fight for the interpretation of the Quran as I fought for its revelation. Abu Sa'id said: So I went out and gave him the good news of what the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) had said, but he did not seem to care, as if he were not pleased, as though he had already heard it.

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Reference: Hilyah al-Awliyah Wa Tabaqaat al-Asfeyaa Book 1

Hadith No: 18
Al-Tahawi - Sharh Mushkil al-Athar - Chapter on Clarifying the Difficulty of What Was Narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) from His Saying:
"Indeed, among you is one who will fight people on the interpretation of the Quran just as I fought them on its revelation."
Volume: (10) - Page Number: (237)
4058 - Muhammad ibn Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Hafs al-Baghdadi, known as Ibn al-Imam, said: Muhammad ibn Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Hafs al-Baghdadi, known as Ibn al-Imam, said: Yusuf ibn Musa al-Qattan narrated to us, saying: Jarir ibn Abd al-Hamid narrated to us, from al-A'mash, from Isma'il ibn Rija' al-Zubaidi, from his father from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: We were sitting waiting for the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), and he came out to us from the chamber of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), and his sandal broke. He threw it to Ali (peace be upon him), and then sat down and said: "Indeed, among you is one who will fight people on the interpretation of the Quran just as I fought them on its revelation." Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I am he." He replied: "No." Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I am he." He replied: "No, but it is the one mending the sandal in the chamber." Rija' al-Zubaidi said: A man came to Ali in the courtyard and said: "O Commander of the Faithful, was there anything in the story of the sandal?" He replied: "O Allah, You bear witness that it is indeed something the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) took delight in revealing to me."

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Reference: Sharh Mashkal Al-Asaar Book 10

Hadith No: 19
Al-Tahawi - Sharh Mushkil al-Athar - Chapter on Clarifying the Difficulty of What was Narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) from His Statement: "Indeed, some of you will fight the people on the interpretation of the Quran just as I fought them on its revelation"
Volume: (10) - Page Number: (238)
4060 - And Isma'il ibn Ishaq ibn Sahl al-Kufi and Fahd ibn Sulayman both narrated to us, saying: Abu Nu'aym al-Fadl ibn Dukin narrated to us, saying: Fitr ibn Khaliifah narrated to us, from Isma'il ibn Rijal, who said: I heard my father say: I heard Abu Sa'id al-Khudri say: We were waiting for the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), and he emerged to us from the houses of some of his wives. We stood with him, walking, when the lace of his sandal broke. Ali took it, and stayed behind to mend it, while the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) stood waiting for him, and we were standing with him. Among the people that day were Abu Bakr and Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both). He said: "Indeed, among you is one who will fight on the interpretation of the Quran just as I fought on its revelation." Abu Bakr and Umar leaned forward in anticipation of this, and he added: "No, he is merely mending the sandal," so I went to him to give him the good news of what had been said to him, but he seemed not to pay it any mind, as if it were something he had already heard.

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Reference: Sharh Mashkal Al-Asaar Book 10

Hadith No: 20
Al-Tahawi - Sharh Mushkil al-Athar - Chapter on Clarifying the Difficulties of What Was Narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) from His Statement: "Indeed, among you there are those who will fight the people on the interpretation of the Quran just as I fought them on its revelation"
Volume: (10) - Page Number: (239)
4061 - Fad mentioned to us, saying: Fahd narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn Sa'id ibn al-Asbahani, who said: Yahya ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Abi Ghuniyya narrated to us, from his father, from Isma'il ibn Rujaj, from his father, from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: We were sitting in the mosque when the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) came out to us, and it was as if there were birds on our heads; none of us spoke. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said: "Indeed, among you there are those who will fight the people on the interpretation of the Quran just as I fought them on its revelation." Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I am he, O Messenger of Allah!" He replied: "No." Umar said: "I am he, O Messenger of Allah!" He replied: "No, but it is the one who is mending sandals in the chamber." Then Ali came out to us, holding the sandal of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) and fixing it. Abu Ja'far said: We sought to find the name of Abu Isma'il ibn Rujaj and whether anyone other than his son narrated from him, and we found that Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-Bukhari mentioned that he was Rujaj ibn Abi Rabiah. He also narrated from al-Bara' ibn Azib and Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with them). Abu Ja'far said: He was among those from whom others, besides his son Yahya ibn Hani, narrated.

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Reference: Sharh Mashkal Al-Asaar Book 10

Hadith No: 21
Al-Ajri - al-Shari'ah - Book of the Virtues of the Commander of the Faithful, Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him)
Chapter on What Happened to the Murderer of Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him)
Volume: (4) - Page Number: (2097)
1591 - Abu Ubayd Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Harb, the judge, narrated to us, saying: Abu al-Ash'ath Ahmad ibn al-Muqdam narrated to us, saying: Abu Bakr al-Hanafi narrated to us, saying: Fitr ibn Khaliifah narrated to us, from Isma'il ibn Rujajaa, from his father from Abu Saeed al-Khudri, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) came out from one of the rooms of his wives, and the strap of his sandal broke. Ali (peace be upon him and her sacred progeny) picked it up and stayed behind to fix it. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) stood waiting, and we stood with him. He said: "Among you is one who will fight for the interpretation of the Quran as I fought for its revelation." The people, including Abu Bakr and Umar (peace be upon them), eagerly anticipated this, and the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said: "No, it is only the one with the sandal." So we went to him to give him the good news, but he did not raise his head as if it were something he had already heard.

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Reference: Al-Sharee'ah Book 4