Sahih Muslim Hadith 2468 – Exhortation To (A I)

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[2468] 157 – ( … ) It was narrated from 'Ubaidullâh bin Abi Râfi', the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah , that when the Harâriyyah rebelled, he was with 'All bin Abl Talib [may Allah be pleased with him]. They said: "There is no command but that of Allah." 'All said: "These are true words being used for false purposes. The Messenger of Allah described some people, and I recognize their characteristics in these people. 'They will speak the truth on their tongues but it will not go any further than this' – and he pointed to his throat – 'and they are the most hated of Allah's creation to Him. Among them will be a black man, one of whose arms is like the teat of a sheep' or 'a nipple." When 'All bin AbI Tâlib [may Allah be pleased with him] killed them, he said: "Look (for that man)." They looked but did not find anything. He told them: "Go back, for by Allah, I did not lie nor was I lied to" – (he said this) two or three times. Then they found him in a ruin, and they brought him and placed him before him. 'Ubaidullâh said: "I was present when that happened and 'All said that to them." Yünus added in his report: Bukair said: 'And a man narrated to me from Ibn Hunain that he said: 'I saw that black man." Chapter 49. The ifhawârzj Are The Most Evil Of People And Of All Creation