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revile him, for possessing just one of them would be dearer (1) to me than red camels. I heard the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—speak to Alī after leaving him behind during one of his military campaigns. Alī said to him (2), ‘Are you leaving me behind with the women and children?’ The Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—replied, ‘Are you not content (3) to be to me as Aaron was to Moses, except that there is no prophet after me?’ I also heard him say on the day of Khaybar (4), ‘I shall surely give the banner to a man (5) who loves Allah and His Messenger, and whom Allah and His Messenger love.’

He continued:

We craned our necks in anticipation, but he said (6), ‘Bring me (7) Alī.’ Alī was brought to him suffering from ophthalmia. He spat into both his eyes (8) and handed him the banner, whereupon Allah granted him victory. This verse was also revealed (9):

‘Then say, “Come, let us call our sons and your sons.”’

[Surah Āl Imrān: 61]

The Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—then summoned (10) Alī, Fātima, al-Hasan, and al-Husayn, and said, ‘These (11) are my family.’”

The response is that this Chief Preacher of Khwārazm has a work on this subject, and in it (12) are some

(1) (ك): “for it to be dearer.” (2) “to him” is omitted from (ن) and (م). (3) (ك): “He said to him, ‘O Alī, are you not content…?’” (4) (أ), (ب): “on the day of Khaybar, saying.” (5) (ك): “I shall surely give the banner tomorrow to a man.” (6) (ك): “He said.” (7) (ك): “Summon Alī to me.” (8) (أ), (و), (ب), (ق): “his eye.” (9) (ك): “And when it was revealed.” (10) (م), (ب): “Then he summoned”; (ر), (ح): “and he summoned.” (11) (ك): “O Allah, these are…” (12) “in it” is omitted from (ن) and (م).

أَسُبَّهُ، لَأَنْ يَكُونَ لِي وَاحِدَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ أَحَبُّ (١) إِلَيَّ مِنْ حُمُرِ النَّعَمِ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - يَقُولُ لِعَلِيٍّ وَقَدْ خَلَّفَهُ فِي بَعْضِ مَغَازِيهِ، فَقَالَ لَهُ (٢) : عَلِيٌّ تُخَلِّفُنِي مَعَ النِّسَاءِ وَالصِّبْيَانِ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - أَمَا تَرْضَى (٣) أَنْ تَكُونَ مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةِ هَارُونَ مِنْ مُوسَى؟ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ لَا نَبِيَّ بَعْدِي. وَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ (٤) لَأُعْطِيَنَّ الرَّايَةَ رَجُلًا (٥) يُحِبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَيُحِبُّهُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ. قَالَ: فَتَطَاوَلْنَا، فَقَالَ (٦) : ادْعُوَا لِي (٧) عَلِيًّا. فَأَتَاهُ بِهِ رَمَدٌ، فَبَصَقَ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ (٨) وَدَفَعَ الرَّايَةَ إِلَيْهِ، فَفَتَحَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ. وَأُنْزِلَتْ (٩) هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ: {فَقُلْ تَعَالَوْا نَدْعُ أَبْنَاءَنَا وَأَبْنَاءَكُمْ} [سُورَةُ آلِ عِمْرَانَ: ٦١] دَعَا (١٠) رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - عَلِيًّا وَفَاطِمَةَ وَالْحَسَنَ وَالْحُسَيْنَ فَقَالَ: هَؤُلَاءِ (١١) أَهْلِي» . وَالْجَوَابُ: أَنَّ أَخْطَبَ خَوَارِزْمَ هَذَا لَهُ مُصَنَّفٌ فِي هَذَا الْبَابِ فِيهِ (١٢) مِنَ

(١) ك: لَأَنْ يَكُونَ أَحَبُّ. (٢) لَهُ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ن) ، (م) . (٣) ك: فَقَالَ لَهُ: يَا عَلِيُّ أَمَا تَرْضَى. (٤) أ، ب: يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ يَقُولُ. (٥) ك: لَأُعْطِيَنَّ الرَّايَةَ غَدًا رَجُلًا. (٦) ك: قَالَ. (٧) ك: ادْعُوَا إِلَيَّ. (٨) أ، و، ب، ق: عَيْنِهِ. (٩) ك: وَلَمَّا نَزَلَتْ. (١٠) م، ب: فَدَعَا، ر، ح: وَدَعَا. (١١) ك: اللَّهُمَّ هَؤُلَاءِ. (١٢) فِيهِ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ن) ، (م) .