Hadith No: 1
Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani - Fath al-Bari Sharh Sahih al-Bukhari
Book of Tafsir al-Quran - Surah al-Tur
Volume: (8) - Page Number: (459)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- His statement: (Surah ad-Dhariyat): .... And Abd al-Razzaq narrated it from another chain from Abi at-Tufayl, who said: "I witnessed Ali while he was delivering a sermon, and he was saying: 'Ask me, for by Allah, you will not ask me about anything that will happen until the Day of Resurrection except that I will inform you about it.' And 'Ask me about the Book of Allah, for by Allah, there is not a single verse except that I know whether it was revealed by night or by day, or in a plain or in a mountain.'" Ibn al-Kawwa' said, "I was between him and Ali, and he was behind me." And he asked, "What does {WAL-DHARIYAT DHARVA} (Adh-Dhariyat 51:1) mean?" Then he mentioned something similar and said regarding it: "Woe to you! Ask for understanding and do not ask out of obstinacy." There are also other instances of his questioning about things besides this, and there is a raised witness for it narrated by al-Bazzar and Ibn Marduyah with a soft chain from Umar.

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Reference: Fath al-Baari fi Sharh Saheeh al-Bukhari Book 8

Hadith No: 2
Al-Hakim al-Nisaburi - Al-Mustadrak ala al-Sahihayn
Book of Tafsir - Interpretation of Surah Ibrahim: 28
Interpretation of the Verse: {Have you not seen those who exchanged the favor of Allah for disbelief and settled their people in the home of ruin?}
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (352)
3394 - Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Ali al-Shaybani informed me in Kufa, saying: Ahmad ibn Hazm al-Ghifari narrated to us, saying: Abu Na'im narrated to us, saying: Bassam al-Sayrafi narrated to us, saying: Abu al-Tufayl Amir ibn Wathila said: I heard Ali (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) stand and say: "Ask me before you lose me, and you will not be able to ask anyone like me after me." Then Ibn al-Kuwaq stood up and said: "Who are {those who exchanged the favor of Allah for disbelief and settled their people in the home of ruin? (Ibrahim 14:28)}?" He replied: "The hypocrites of Quraysh." Then he said: "And who are {those whose efforts are in vain in this world, while they think they are doing well? (Al-Kahf 18:104)}?" He answered: "They are some of the people of Harura." This is a sound, high Hadith, and Bassam ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Sayrafi is one of the trustworthy individuals from Kufa, whose narrations can be compiled, although they did not include it in their works.

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Reference: Al-Mustadarak ala al-Saheehain Book 2

Hadith No: 3
Al-Hakim al-Nisapouri - Al-Mustadrak ala al-Sahihin
Book of Tafsir - Interpretation of Surah adh-Dhariyat
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (467)
3788 - Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Aqbah narrated to us, saying: Al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Afvan narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Ubayd al-Tanafsī narrated to us, saying: Bassam ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Sayrafi narrated to us, from Abu al-Tufayl, who said: "I saw the Commander of the Faithful, Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), standing on the pulpit and saying: 'Ask me before you can no longer ask me, and you will not be able to ask anyone like me after me.'" Then Ibn al-Kuwa asked, "O Commander of the Faithful, what is {By the winds that scatter dust (adh-Dhariyat 51:1)}?" He replied, "The winds." Ibn al-Kuwa continued, "What is {And the carriers of heavy burdens (adh-Dhariyat 51:2)}?" He said, "The clouds." Ibn al-Kuwa further asked, "What is {And the joyous runners (adh-Dhariyat 51:3)}?" He answered, "The ships." Then Ibn al-Kuwa inquired, "What is {And the decree-assigning distributors (adh-Dhariyat 51:4)}?" He replied, "The angels." Ibn al-Kuwa then asked, "Who are {those who exchange the favor of Allah with disbelief and bring their people to the Abode of Destruction (Ibrahim 14:28)}?" He said, "The hypocrites of Quraysh." This is a narration with a sound chain of transmission, and they (al-Bukhari and Muslim) did not include it.

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Reference: Al-Mustadarak ala al-Saheehain Book 2

Hadith No: 4
Al-Haythami - Majma' al-Zawa'id wa Manba' al-Fawa'id
Book of Marriage (al-Nikah) - Chapter on What is Forbidden Among Women and Other Matters
Volume: (4) - Page Number: (269)
7418 - Ibn Abi Salih narrated that Ali said: "Ask me, for you will not be asked about anyone like me, nor will you encounter anyone like me." Ibn al-Kawwa asked: "Inform us about two owned sisters and about a niece through suckling." He replied: "Ask about what concerns you, for you are going into distraction." Ibn al-Kawwa said: "I only ask about what we do not know; as for what we know, we will not ask about it." He continued: "As for the two owned sisters, one verse made their marriage lawful and another verse made it unlawful, and I will neither command it nor prohibit it, nor will I do it myself or my family." Al-Haythami mentioned this. Abu Ya'la narrated it, and its narrators are trustworthy, while al-Bazzar narrated something similar.

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Reference: Majma al-Zawaaed wa Mamba' al-Fawaaed Book 4

Hadith No: 5
Al-Dani - Al-Sunan al-Waridah fi al-Fitan wa Ghawailaha wal-Sa'ah wa Ashraatinha
Chapter on Signs, Indications, and Tokens
Volume: (4) - Page Number: (838)
[The text is long, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
428 - Abdullah ibn Amr narrated to us, who said: I was narrated to by Utaib ibn Harun, who said: Al-Fadl ibn Ubaydullah narrated to us, who said: Muhammad ibn Al-Fadl al-Hamdhani narrated to us, who said: Abu Na'im Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Tusi narrated to us, who said: Ibrahim ibn Musa al-Farra' al-Razi narrated to us, who said: Zayd ibn al-Habab narrated to us, who said: Isa ibn al-Ash'ath narrated to us from Juwaybir from al-Nazal ibn Subrayah, who said: Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him) was on the pulpit, praising and extolling Allah, and then said: O people, ask me before you lose me. He repeated this three times, and Sa'sa'ah ibn Suhan al-Abdi stood up to him and said: O Commander of the Faithful, inform us when the Dajjal will emerge. He replied: O Ibn Suhan, sit down; Allah knows the meaning of your words...

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Reference: Al-Sunan al-Waaredah fi al-Fitan wa Ghawaaeleha wa al-Saa'ah wa Ashraateha Book 4

Hadith No: 6
Al-Daani - Al-Sunan al-Waridah fi al-Fitn wa Ghawa'iluha wa al-Sa'ah wa Ashartaha
Chapter on Those Who Say that Safi ibn Sayyad is the Dajjal
Volume: (6) - Page Number: (1196)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
664 - Abdullah ibn Amr al-Maktab narrated to us, saying: I was told by Uttaab ibn Harun, who said: Al-Fadl ibn Ubaydullah ibn al-Fadl narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn al-Fadl al-Hamdani narrated to us, saying: Abu Na'im Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Tusi narrated to us, saying: Ibrahim ibn Musa al-Farra' al-Razi narrated to us, saying: Zayd ibn al-Habab narrated to us, saying: Isa ibn al-Ash'ath narrated to us from Juwaybir from al-Nazzal ibn Subrayh, who said: Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him) delivered a sermon to us on the pulpit, praising and thanking Allah, and then said: "O people, ask me before you lose me," he said this three times. Then al-Asbagh ibn Nabatah stood up to him and said: "Who is the Dajjal, O Commander of the Faithful..."

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Reference: Al-Sunan al-Waaredah fi al-Fitan wa Ghawaaeleha wa al-Saa'ah wa Ashraateha Book 6

Hadith No: 7
Ibn Abi Shaybah - Al-Kitab al-Musannaf fi al-Ahadith wa al-Athar - Book of Marriage
What was narrated about coming to women in their anuses and what was mentioned about it regarding dislike
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (530)
16812 - Ibn Numayr narrated to us, from al-Salt ibn Buhram, from Abd al-Rahman ibn Mas'ud from Abu al-Mu'tamir or Abu al-Juwairiyyah, who said: Ali called out from the pulpit and said: "Ask me." A man said, "Can one have intercourse with women in their anuses?" He replied, "You have sunk to the lowest of God's lows! Do you not see that Allah, the Exalted, says: {And Lot, when he said to his people, 'Do you commit such immorality while seeing? You have already engaged in such immorality with men'} (Surah Al-A'raf 7:80)?"

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Reference: Al-Musannaf Book 3

Hadith No: 8
Ibn Abi Shaybah - Al-Kitab al-Musannaf fi al-Ahadith wal-Athar - Book of Ethics
Who Was Preferred to Be Asked and Would Say: Ask Me
Volume: (5) - Page Number: (312)
26420 - Ibn Uyainah reported from Yahya ibn Sa'id, who said: "None of the companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) would say, 'Ask me,' except Ali ibn Abi Talib."

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Reference: Al-Musannaf Book 5

Hadith No: 9
Ibn Abi Shaybah - al-Kitab al-Musannaf fi al-Ahadith wal-Athar - Book of Trials - What Was Mentioned Regarding Uthman
Volume: (7) - Page Number: (517)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
37674 - Muhammad ibn Bashar said: Isma'il ibn Abi Khalid narrated to us, who said: Husayn, a man from Banu al-Harith, told me: A group reported to me from the expedition of Zayd ibn Arqam, who said: Ali came to visit Zayd ibn Arqam, and there were people with him. He said to the people: "Listen and be silent, for by Allah, you will not ask me about anything today except that I will inform you." Zayd then asked him, "I beseech you by Allah, did you kill Uthman?" He bowed his head for a moment and then said: "By the One who split the seed and created the soul, I neither killed him nor commanded his killing, and I was not pleased by it."

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Reference: Al-Musannaf Book 7

Hadith No: 10
Ibn Abi Shaybah - Al-Kitab al-Musannaf fi al-Ahadith wal-Athar - Book of Trials (Al-Fitan) - What was Mentioned Regarding Uthman
Volume: (7) - Page Number: (528)
[The text is lengthy, so only the excerpt relevant to the proof is provided here]
37734 - He said: Abu Bakr narrated to us, who said: Malik ibn Isma'il narrated to us, who said: Abd al-Rahman ibn Humaid al-Ru'asi narrated to us, who said: Amr ibn Qays narrated to us, from al-Minh al ibn Amr, and Abd al-Rahman said: I think from Qays ibn al-Sakhn, who said: Ali said on his pulpit: "I am the one who poked out the eye of fitnah, and if I were not among you, such-and-such would not be fought—those in the river. And by God, if you were not to become complacent and abandon action, I would inform you of what has already been revealed to you through the lips of your Prophet regarding those who fight them, seeing their misguidance, and knowing what we are upon." Then he said: "Ask me, for you will not ask me about anything between you and the Hour, nor about a group that guides one hundred and misleads one hundred, except that I will inform you and not condone them." Then a man stood up and said: "O Commander of the Faithful, inform us about tribulation." The Commander of the Faithful replied....

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Reference: Al-Musannaf Book 7

Hadith No: 11
Abu Ya'la al-Mawsili - Musnad Abi Ya'la - 3: Musnad of Ali ibn Abi Talib (ra)
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (311)
383 - Ubaydullah ibn Umar al-Qawariri narrated to us, saying: Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik narrated to us, saying: Shu'bah narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn Ubaydullah Abi A'un, who said: I heard Abu Salih say: Ali emerged and said, "Ask me," so Ibn al-Kawwa asked him about the daughter of a brother from suckling, and Ali replied: I mentioned the daughter of Hamzah to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), and he said, "She is the daughter of my brother from suckling."

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Reference: Musnad Abi Ya'laa al-Mosuli Book 1

Hadith No: 12
Al-Tahawi - Sharh Mushkil al-Athar - Chapter on Clarifying the Confusing Aspects of What Was Narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)
from His Statement to Ali (peace be upon him): "Indeed, you have a treasure in Paradise
and you are the one with the two horns, so do not follow one glance with another, for the first is yours, but the last is not yours."
Volume: (5) - Page Number: (121)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
1865 - .... as Ibrahim ibn Marzuq has informed us, who said: Abdullah ibn Dawud al-Khayribi narrated to us from Bassam al-Sayrafi from Abu al-Tufayl, who said: Ali (peace be upon him) stood on the pulpit and said: "Ask me before you are unable to ask me, and you will not be asked after me about anyone like me." Then Ibn al-Kawwa raised his hand and said: "Was Dhul-Qarnayn a king or a prophet?" He replied: "He was neither a prophet nor a king, but he was a righteous servant who loved Allah, so Allah loved him, and he was true to Allah, so Allah was true to him. He was struck on his right horn and died, then Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, raised him up, and then he was struck on his left horn and died. And there is one among you like him...."

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Reference: Sharh Mashkal Al-Asaar Book 5

Hadith No: 13
Al-San'ani - Tafsir Abd al-Razzaq - Surah adh-Dhariyat (The Winnowing Winds)
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (234)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
2970 - Abd al-Razzaq narrated to us, from Ma'mar, from Wahb ibn Abd Allah from Abu al-Tufayl, who said: "I witnessed Ali while he was delivering a sermon and saying: 'Ask me, for by Allah, you will not ask me about anything that will happen until the Day of Resurrection except that I will inform you about it. And ask me about the Book of Allah, for by Allah, there is not a verse except that I know whether it was revealed by night or by day, whether it is in a plain or in a mountain.'" Then Ibn al-Kawwal stood up to him, and I was between him and Ali, and he was behind me, saying: "What does {ADH-DHARIYAT (The Winnowing Winds) @ FAAL-HAMILAT (and the Heavily Laden) @ FAAL-JARIYAT (and the Flowing) @ FAAL-MUQASSIMAT (and the Distributing)} mean?" (adh-Dhariyat 51:1-4) Ali said to him: "Woe to you! Ask to understand, and do not ask to challenge...."

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Reference: Tafseer Abd al-Razzaq Book 3

Hadith No: 14
Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi - al-Faqih wa al-Mutafaqih - Chapter on the Warning Against Rushing to Fatwas for Fear of Error ...
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (351)
- The Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said to Abd al-Rahman ibn Samurah, "As for me, I am Abu Abd Allah al-Husayn ibn al-Hasan ibn Yahya al-Alawi al-Zaydi al-Kufi." I am Abu al-Muthanna Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Musa al-Dahqan in Kufa." Al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Afan al-Bazzaz narrated to us. Abu Usamah narrated to us from Awf ibn Abi Jumayla and Isma'il ibn Muslim from al-Hasan from Abd al-Rahman ibn Samurah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said to me, "O Abd al-Rahman, do not ask for leadership, for if you are given it due to a request, you will be left to it, and if you are given it without a request, you will be assisted in it." If someone were to say, 'Ali ibn Abi Talib said, "Ask me before you lose me," it could be said that the report of him on that is well-known.

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Reference: Al faqeeh wal mutfaqah Book 2

Hadith No: 15
Ibn Abd al-Barr - Jami' Bayan al-'Ilm wa Fadlihi
Chapter on the Beginning of the World, His Companions, with Benefits, and His Saying: "Ask Me" and Their Eagerness to Have What They Know Taken from Them
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (463)
725 - And Abd al-Warith ibn Sulayman narrated to us, saying: Qasim ibn Aspigh narrated to us, saying: Ahmad ibn Zuhair narrated to us, saying: Ibrahim ibn Bashar narrated to us, saying: Sufyan ibn Uyayna narrated, from Yahya ibn Sa'id from Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib, who said: "No one from the people used to say, 'Ask me,' except Ali ibn Abi Talib."(r)

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Reference: Jamea' Bayaan al-Ilm wa Fadleh Book 1

Hadith No: 16
Ibn Abd al-Bar - Jami' Bayan al-'Ilm wa Fadlih
Chapter on the Beginning of the World and Its Companions with Knowledge and His Statement: "Ask Me" and Their Eagerness to Have What They Possess Taken
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (464)
726 - Ahmad ibn Fath narrated to me: Hamzah ibn Muhammad narrated to us: Ishaq ibn Ibrahim narrated to us: Muhammad ibn Abd al-Ala narrated to us: Muhammad ibn Thawr, from Ma'mar, from Wahb ibn Abd Allah from Abu al-Tufayl, who said: I witnessed Ali (may Allah be pleased with him and his holy progeny) while he was delivering a sermon and saying: "Ask me, for by Allah, you cannot ask me about anything that will be until the Day of Resurrection except that I will inform you about it." And "Ask me about the Book of Allah, for by Allah, there is not a verse in it except that I know whether it was revealed at night or during the day, whether in a plain or on a mountain." Then Ibn al-Kawwa stood up, and I was between him and Ali (may Allah be pleased with him and his holy progeny), and he said: "What is { وَالذَّارِيَاتِ ذَرْوًا @ فَالْحَامِلَاتِ وِقْرًا @ فَالْجارِيَاتِ يُسْرًا @ فَالْمُقَسِّمَاتِ أَمْرًا (Al-Dhariyat 51: 1-4)}?" Ali replied: "Woe to you! Ask out of understanding and do not ask out of obstinacy."

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Reference: Jamea' Bayaan al-Ilm wa Fadleh Book 1

Hadith No: 17
Ibn Abd al-Barr - Al-Isti'ab fi Ma'rifat al-As'hab - Completion of the Chapter on the Letter Ain - The Chapter on Ali
1855 - Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) ibn Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim ibn Abd Manaf ibn Qusayy, the Qurashi, the Hashemite
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (1103)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... Ahmad ibn Zuhayr said: And Ibrahim ibn Bashar informed us, who said: Sufyan ibn Uyayna narrated to us, who said: Yahya ibn Sa'id from Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib, who said: "No one among the people used to say, 'Ask me anything,' except Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him)."

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Reference: Al-isteaab fi ma'refat al-ashaab Book 3

Hadith No: 18
Ibn Abd al-Barr - Al-Isti'ab fi Ma'rifat al-Ashab - Completion of the Section on the Letter Ain - Chapter on Ali
1855 - Ali ibn Abi Talib (may he be pleased with him) ibn Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim ibn Abd Manaf ibn Qusayy, al-Qurashi, al-Hashimi
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (1107)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... And Ma'mar narrated from Wahb ibn Abd Allah from Abu al-Tufayl, who said:I witnessed Ali addressing the people while he was saying: "Ask me, for by Allah, you may ask me about anything, and I will inform you. Ask me about the Book of Allah, for by Allah, there is no verse except that I know," And Sa'id ibn Amr ibn Sa'id ibn al-As said: I said to Abd Allah ibn Uyaysh ibn Abi Rubay'ah: "O uncle, if the people were to lean towards Ali..." He replied: "O son of my brother, Ali (peace be upon him) had what you wished of a firm tooth in knowledge, and he had superiority in his clan, a leading position in Islam, a close relation to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), understanding in religious matters, bravery in war, and generosity in assisting those in need."

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Reference: Al-isteaab fi ma'refat al-ashaab Book 3

Hadith No: 19
Al-Tabari - Tafsir al-Tabari = Jami' al-Bayan 'an Ta'wil Ayae al-Quran - Surah Ibrahim: 28
Regarding the interpretation of His statement, exalted be He: {Have you not not seen those who exchanged the favor of Allah for disbelief and drove their people in the abode of ruin?}
Volume: (13) - Page Number: (672)
- Al-Hasan said: Al-Fadl ibn Dukayn narrated to us, saying: Bassam al-Sayrafi narrated to us, who said: Abu al-Tufayl Amir ibn Wathila mentioned that Ali stood on the pulpit and said: "Ask me before you no longer can, and you will not be able to ask anyone like me after me." Then Ibn al-Kuwa said: Who are {those who exchanged the favor of Allah for disbelief and drove their people in the abode of ruin} (Ibrahim 14:28)? He replied: The hypocrites of Quraysh.

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Reference: Tafseer al-Tabari Book 13

Hadith No: 20
Al-Tabari - Dhakha'ir al-'Uqba fi Manaqib Dhawi al-Qurbى
Part One: Regarding what has been narrated about mention of kinship in general and in summary
It is mentioned that none of the companions used to say, "Ask me," except for him
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (83)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... from Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib, who said: "None of the companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) used to say, 'Ask me,' except Ali." Ahmad narrated this in al-Manaqib, al-Baghawi in al-Mu'jam, and Abu Umar, and his wording was: "No one among the people would say, 'Ask me,' except Ali ibn Abi Talib." And from Abu al-Tufayl, who said: "I witnessed Ali saying, 'Ask me,' and by Allah, you will not ask me about anything except that I will inform you. Ask me about the Book of Allah, and by Allah, there is not a verse except that I know whether it was revealed by night or by day, in a valley or on a mountain." This was narrated by Abu Umar.

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Reference: Dhakhayir Al Uqbaa Fi Manaqib Dhi alqurbaa Book 1

Hadith No: 21
Al-Manawi - Fayd al-Qadeer: Commentary on al-Jaami' al-Sagheer
Volume: (4) - Page Number: (356)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
5594 - .... And none of the companions used to say, "Ask me," except him....

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Reference: Faiz al-Qadeer Sharh Jaame' al-Sagheer Book 4

Hadith No: 22
Al-Mutqi al-Hindi - Kanz al-Ummal fi Sunan al-Aqwal wa al-Af'al
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (565)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
4740 - Musnad Ali (ra): From Abu al-Tufayl Amir ibn Wathila, who said: I witnessed Ali ibn Abi Talib delivering a sermon, and he said in his sermon: "Ask me, for by Allah, you will not ask me about anything that will happen until the Day of Resurrection except that I will inform you about it." Ask me about the Book of Allah, for by Allah, there is not a single verse except that I know whether it was revealed by night or by day, in a valley or on a mountain." Then Ibn al-Kuwa questioned him, saying: "O Commander of the Faithful, what about {WAL-DHAARIYaati DHARWAn} (al-Dhariyat: 1) ....

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Reference: Kanz al-Ummaal fi Sunan al-Aqwaal wa al-Af'aal Book 2

Hadith No: 23
Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi - Kanz al-Ummal fi Sunan al-Aqwal wal-Af'al
Volume: (4) - Page Number: (443/444)
11322 - Umar said: I was with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) when a group of people had gathered around him. A man came to him and said: O Messenger of Allah, which people will have the best status with Allah on the Day of Resurrection after His Prophets and Chosen Ones? He said: The one who strives (mujahid) in the way of Allah with his own self and wealth until the call of Allah comes to him while he is on the back of his horse, holding its reins. The man then asked: And who after him? He said: A person who is in a corner, worshipping his Lord well, and keeping others from his harm. The man said: O Messenger of Allah, which people will have the worst status with Allah on the Day of Resurrection? He said: The polytheist. The man asked: And who after him? He said: A tyrannical imam who insists on what is unlawful, while being in a position of power. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) then specifically addressed the doors of tribulations, saying: Ask me, and do not ask me about anything except that I will inform you. I said: We are pleased with Allah as our Lord, with Islam as our religion, and with you as our Prophet, and we will accept whatever good comes to us. And he seemed relieved.

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Reference: Kanz al-Ummaal fi Sunan al-Aqwaal wa al-Af'aal Book 4

Hadith No: 24
Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi - Kanz al-‘Ummal fi Sunan al-Aqwal wa al-Af'al
Volume: (13) - Hadith Number: (130/131)
36415 - Narrated from Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib, who said: "No one among the people used to say, 'Ask me,' except Ali ibn Abi Talib."

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Reference: Kanz al-Ummaal fi Sunan al-Aqwaal wa al-Af'aal Book 13 Tradition No. 130 / 131

Hadith No: 25
Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi - Kanz al-Ummal fi Sunan al-Aqwal wal-Af'al
Volume: (13) - Hadith Number: (165)
36502 - Narrated from Abu al-Mu'tamir Muslim ibn Aws and Jariya ibn Qudamah al-Sa'di that they were present when Ali ibn Abi Talib was delivering a speech and he said: "Ask me before you lose me, for I will not be asked about anything below the Throne except that I will inform you about it."

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Reference: Kanz al-Ummaal fi Sunan al-Aqwaal wa al-Af'aal Book 13 Tradition No. 165

Hadith No: 26
Al-Mutqi al-Hindi - Kanz al-‘Ummal fi Sunan al-Aqwal wa al-Af'al
Volume: (14) - Hadith Number: (612)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
39709 - From Ali: that he addressed the people, praised Allah, extolled Him, and prayed for his Prophet then said: "O community of people, ask me before you lose me," saying it three times. Sa'sa'ah ibn Suhaan al-Abdi stood up to him and said: "O Commander of the Faithful, when will the Dajjal (Antichrist) emerge?" He replied: "Calm down, O Sa'sa'ah, Allah knows your position and has heard your words. The questioned one is not more knowledgeable about this than the one asking..."

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Reference: Kanz al-Ummaal fi Sunan al-Aqwaal wa al-Af'aal Book 14 Tradition No. 612

Hadith No: 27
Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi - Kanz al-Ummal fi Sunan al-Aqwal wa al-Af'al
Volume: (16) - Hadith Number: (515/516)
45696 - Narrated from Abu Salih, who said: Ali said: "Ask me, for you will not be asked about anything like me, nor will you find anyone able to answer you like me." Ibn al-Kawwa' then said, "Tell me about the two captive sisters." He replied: "One was made lawful by a verse, and the other was made unlawful by a verse. I will neither command it nor forbid it, nor will I do it myself, nor will anyone from my Ahlul Bayt do it, nor will I declare it lawful or unlawful."

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Reference: Kanz al-Ummaal fi Sunan al-Aqwaal wa al-Af'aal Book 16 Tradition No. 515 / 516

Hadith No: 28
Al-Harith ibn Abi Usamah - Bughyat al-Bahith 'an Zawa'id Musnad al-Harith
Book of Hajj - Chapter on the Matters of the Ka'bah
Volume: (1) - Hadith Number: (461)
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388 - Al-Abbas ibn al-Fadl al-Abdi al-Azraq narrated to us in Baghdad, via imlaa, while he was from the people of Basra. He said: Hammad ibn Salamah narrated to us, saying: Samak ibn Harb narrated to us, from Khalid ibn Arrah, who said: When Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him and grant him peace) was killed, I was extremely frightened, and the drawing of swords among us was significant. We went out to the market for some errand, and I passed by the door of a house when I saw a chain stretched and bent over the door, and a group of people there. I was about to enter, but a man from the group prevented me, saying: "You cannot enter." So I entered and saw a cushion bent in half, and a group of people when a man with a large stomach, bald, and dressed in a gown came and sat down, saying: "Ask me, and do not ask me except about what is beneficial or harmful." Then a man said to him: "O Commander of the Faithful, what does {Wad-Dhariyatidh Dhara} (Quran 51:1) ..."

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Reference: Musnad al harith Book 1 Tradition No. 461

Hadith No: 29
Ibn Abi al-Hadid - Sharh Nahj al-Balagha
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (286)
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- .... Ibn Hilal al-Thaqafi narrated in his book al-Gharat from Zakariya ibn Yahya al-Attar, from Fudayl from Muhammad ibn Ali, who said: When Ali (peace be upon him) said, "Ask me before you lose me, for by Allah, you will not ask me about a group that misleads a hundred and guides a hundred, except that I will inform you of its riders and drivers," a man stood up to him and said: "Tell me, what is this in my head and beard—a handful of hair?" Ali (peace be upon him) replied: "By Allah, my friend has told me that upon every handful of hair from your head is an angel that curses you, and upon every handful of hair from your beard is a devil that misleads you. Moreover, there is a lamb in your house that will kill the son of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) ...."

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Reference: Sharh Nahj al-Balaaghah Book 2

Hadith No: 30
Ibn Abi al-Hadid - Sharh Nahj al-Balagha
Volume: (6) - Page Number: (136)
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- .... And al-Mada'ini also narrated, saying: Ali (peace be upon him) delivered a sermon and mentioned the apocalyptic events, saying: "Ask me before you lose me." By God, the mute calamity will be filled with its men and will trample on its reins. What a calamity it will be, whose fire has been kindled with ample fuel, coming from the East of the earth, raising its tail, and beckoning! Woe to it, by the Tigris or around it! That will be when the cosmos turns, and you say: "He has died" or "He has perished." In response, some people beneath his pulpit said: "God's father to him! How eloquent he is!" But he is a liar.

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Reference: Sharh Nahj al-Balaaghah Book 6

Hadith No: 31
Ibn Abi al-Hadid - Sharh Nahj al-Balagha
Volume: (7) - Page Number: (46)
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- .... Then he (peace be upon him) said: "Ask me before you lose me." The author of the book Al-Isti'ab, namely Abu Umar Muhammad ibn Abd al-Bar, narrated from a group of narrators and hadith scholars who said: "No one among the companions (may Allah be pleased with them) said 'Ask me' except Ali ibn Abi Talib."
- .... Our Shaykh Abu Ja'far al-Iskafi narrated in his book Naqd al-Uthmaniyya from Ibn al-Ja'd that Ibn Shubruma said: "No one among people has the right to say from the pulpit 'Ask me' except Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him)."

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Reference: Sharh Nahj al-Balaaghah Book 7

Hadith No: 32
Ibn Abi al-Hadid - Sharh Nahj al-Balaghah (Commentary on Nahj al-Balaghah)
Volume: (7) - Page Number: (57)
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- .... Among those is his saying: (peace be upon him and his holy progeny): "No one would dare to confront them except me, and if I were not among you, the companions of al-Jamal and Nahrawan would not have been fought. By God, I swear, if it were not that you would become reliant and abandon action, I would inform you of what Allah, the Exalted, has decreed on the tongue of your Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny): 'Ask me before you lose me,' for I will soon be dead or killed, rather, killed in a way that the most miserable of them awaits, ready to stain this (his head) with blood and to strike his hand towards my beard."

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Reference: Sharh Nahj al-Balaaghah Book 7

Hadith No: 33
Ibn Abi al-Hadid - Sharh Nahj al-Balagha (Commentary on Nahj al-Balagha)
Volume: (10) - Page Number: (14)
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- .... And the matter regarding the Black Stone (Hajar al-Aswad) occurred according to what he (peace be upon him) had informed, and I found various sermons where he mentioned the apocalyptic events (malahim) in this regard. I found that they contained elements that could be attributed to him and others that could not, and I noticed a clear inconsistency in many of them. However, the passages I am about to recount are not from those inconsistent sermons but rather from his words that I found scattered in different texts. Among these is that Tamim ibn Usamah ibn Zuhair ibn Durayd al-Tamimi confronted him while he was delivering a sermon on the pulpit, saying: "Ask me before you lose me, for by Allah, you will not ask me about a group that misleads a hundred or guides a hundred, except that I will inform you of its caller and driver. If I wished, I could tell each one of you about its coming and going, and all its matters." He replied, "Then how many hairs are on my head?" He said to him, "By Allah, I know that, but where is the proof if I were to tell you? I have indeed informed you about your standing and your speech."

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Reference: Sharh Nahj al-Balaaghah Book 10

Hadith No: 34
Ibn Abi al-Hadid - Sharh Nahj al-Balaghah
Volume: (12) - Page Number: (197)
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- .... Then he challenged himself and said: How can what you mentioned be permissible regarding the Commander of the Faithful (peace be upon him) in light of his statement: "Ask me before you lose me," and his words: "There is much knowledge here," while he was pointing to his heart, and his remark: "If the cushion were turned towards me, I would judge between the people of the Torah by their Torah, the people of the Gospel by their Gospel, the people of the Psalms by their Psalms, and the people of the Qur'an by their Qur'an."

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Reference: Sharh Nahj al-Balaaghah Book 12

Hadith No: 35
Ibn Abi al-Hadid - Sharh Nahj al-Balagha
Volume: (12) - Page Number: (202)
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- .... And as for his statement: (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) "Ask me before you lose me," and his remark that "there is much knowledge here," among other similar things, it does not merely indicate the greatness of his position in knowledge, as the author of the book seems to believe, but rather it is the expression of one who is confident in himself, assured that he will not be asked about what he does not know. How could he say something like this in front of all, atop the pulpit: "Ask me before you lose me," knowing that many rulings of the religion could escape him? Where were his enemies and those poised to take advantage of his situation and misstep when it came to questioning him about complex issues and the subtleties of rulings? The matter in this regard is clear.

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Reference: Sharh Nahj al-Balaaghah Book 12

Hadith No: 36
Ibn Abi al-Hadid - Sharh Nahj al-Balagha (Commentary on Nahj al-Balagha)
Volume: (13) - Page Number: (106)
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- .... And the fifth is his statement, "Ask me before you lose me." All the people unanimously agreed that no one among the companions nor anyone among the scholars said, "Ask me," except Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him)," Ibn Abd al-Barr, the hadith scholar, mentioned this in his book Al-Isti'ab.

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Reference: Sharh Nahj al-Balaaghah Book 13