Hadith No: 1
Al-Dhahabi - Siyar A'lam al-Nubalā' - Volume 2 - al-Sha'bī
Volume: (4) - Page Number: (310)
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- .... Al-Sha'bī said: Yes, while I was standing in the al-Hijrīn, a man said to me: "Would you like to meet a man who loves the Commander of the Faithful and is with us?" I replied: "Yes," so he brought me to Rashīd, who said: "I set out for pilgrimage, and when I had completed my rituals, I thought, 'If only I could make a recent visit to the Commander of the Faithful.'" So I passed through Medina and came to the door of Ali (peace be upon him). I said to someone, "Ask permission for me to see the Master of Muslims." He replied, "He is asleep, thinking that I mean al-Hasan." I said, "I do not mean al-Hasan;
I mean nothing other than the Commander of the Faithful, the Imam of the Righteous, and the Leader of those with shining foreheads." He said, "Is he not dead?" and he wept. I replied, "By Allah, he is now breathing with a living breath and will stir from the heavy cloak." He said, "Since you know the secret of the family of Muhammad, then enter and greet him." So I entered upon the Commander of the Faithful and greeted him, and he informed me of things that would happen. Al-Sha'bī said: Then I said to Rashīd, "If you are lying, may Allah curse you!" and I left, and the news of this reached Ziyād, who cut out his tongue and crucified him.