Hadith No: 1

"The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) called 'Ali on the Day (of the battle) of At-Ta'if, and spoke privately with him, so the people said: 'His private conversation with his cousin has grown lengthy.' So the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) said: 'I did not speak privately with him, rather Allah spoke privately with him.'"

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Reference: Sunan al-Tirmidhi Book 1 / 46 Tradition No. 3726

Hadith No: 2
Ibn Kathir - al-Bidaya wa'l-Nihaya - Year Forty of the Prophetic Hijra
Chapter: Mentioning some of the virtues of the Commander of the Faithful, Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him)
Hadith of the Sun Being Returned to Him So That He Prayed the Afternoon Prayer
Volume: (11) - Page Number: (90)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... Another hadith: Abu Isa al-Tirmidhi said: Ali ibn al-Mundhir al-Kufi narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Fudhayl narrated to us, from al-Ajlah, from Abu al-Zubayr, from Jabir, who said: On the day of Ta'if, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) summoned Ali and confided in him, and the people said: "His conversation with his cousin is taking a long time." The Messenger of Allah replied, "I did not confide in him, but Allah confided in him." He then said: "This is a good, strange hadith. We do not know it except from the narration of al-Ajlah, and others than Ibn Fudhayl have narrated it from al-Ajlah." The meaning of his statement, "but Allah confided in him," is that Allah commanded me to confide with him.

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Reference: Al-Bidaayah wa al-Nihaayah Book 11