548. A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from Al-Husayn Bin Yazeed Al-Nowfaly, from Ali Bin Dawood Al-Yaqouby, from Isa Bin Abdullah Al-Alawy who said: It has been narrated to me by Al-Asaydi and Muhammad Bin Basheer that Abdullah Bin Naf’a Al-Azraq used to say, ‘If only I knew someone between its (earth’s) diameter where my animal (ride) can reach to, who can debate with me that Ali عليه الصلاة والسلام killed the people of Naharwaan, and he عليه الصلاة والسلام was not unjust to them, I would ride over to him’ (to refute). So it was said to him, ‘And (what about his عليه الصلاة والسلام son عليه الصلاة والسلام)?’ He said, ‘Is his عليه الصلاة والسلام son عليه الصلاة والسلام a knowledgeable one?’ So it was said to him, ‘This is your first ignorance. And have they عليه الصلاة والسلام ever been without a knowledgeable one?’ He said, ‘So who is their عليه الصلاة والسلام knowledgeable one today?’ It was said, ‘Muhammad عليه الصلاة والسلام Bin Ali عليه الصلاة والسلام Bin Al-Husayn Bin Ali عليه الصلاة والسلام’. He (the narrator) said, ‘So he rode over to him عليه الصلاة والسلام with the brave ones of his companions until he came up to Al-Medina. So he sought permission to see Abu Ja’far عليه الصلاة والسلام. It was said to him عليه الصلاة والسلام, ‘This is Abdullah Bin Naf’a’. He عليه الصلاة والسلام said; ‘So what has he to do with me عليه الصلاة والسلام, and he ‘يَبْرَأُ’ distances himself (Tabarra) from me عليه الصلاة والسلام and from my عليه الصلاة والسلام father عليه الصلاة والسلام both morning and evening’. Abu Baseer Al-Kufy said to him عليه الصلاة والسلام, ‘May I be sacrificed for you عليه الصلاة والسلام, this one alleges that, ‘‘If only I knew someone between its (earth’s) diameter where my animal (ride) can reach to, who can debate with me that Ali عليه الصلاة والسلام killed the people of Naharwaan, and he عليه الصلاة والسلام was not unjust to them, I would ride over to him (to refute)’. So Abu Ja’far عليه الصلاة والسلام said to him: ‘You think he has come to me عليه الصلاة والسلام for a debate?’ He said, ‘Yes’. He عليه الصلاة والسلام said: ‘O boy (servant), go out and unload his saddlebag, and tell him to come to us عليه الصلاة والسلام tomorrow’. He (the narrator) said, ‘So when it was the next day, Abdullah Bin Naf’a came with the brave ones of his companions, and Abu Ja’far عليه الصلاة والسلام sent a message to all the sons of the Emigrants and the Helpers and gathered them. Then he عليه الصلاة والسلام came out to the people wearing two alluring robes and faced the people as if he عليه الصلاة والسلام was the moon in orbit. So he عليه الصلاة والسلام said: ‘The Praise is due to Allah عز وجل, the Awarder of the positions, and the Attribute of the attributes, and the Director of the directions. The Praise is due to Allah عز وجل “[2:255] slumber does not overtake Him nor sleep; whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth is His” up to the end of the Verse. ‘And I عليه الصلاة والسلام testify that there is no god except for Allah عز وجل, One, with no associates to Him عز وجل. And I عليه الصلاة والسلام testify that Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم is His عز وجل servant, Chosen by Him عز وجل and Guided by Him عز وجل to be on the Straight Path. The Praise is due to Allah عز وجل Who Honoured us عليه الصلاة والسلام with the Prophet-hood and Favoured us by Al-Wilayah. O group of the sons of the Emigrants and the Helpers! The ones among you who have merits regarding Ali عليه الصلاة والسلام Bin Abu Talib عليه الصلاة والسلام, so he should stand and narrate them’. So the people stood up, so they enumerated those merits. Abdullah said, ‘I am a narrator of these merits from them, but, subsequently the disbelief took place after the appointment of the two judges’. Then they ended up with the merits in the Hadeeth of Khyber: ‘I صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم shall give the flag tomorrow to a man who loves Allah عز وجل and His عز وجل Messenger صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, and Allah عز وجل and His عز وجل Messenger صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم love him عليه الصلاة والسلام. An attacking one, not a fleeing one who will not return until Allah عز وجل Grants victory upon his عليه الصلاة والسلام hands’. So Abu Ja’far عليه الصلاة والسلام said; ‘What do you say regarding this Hadeeth’. He said, ‘True. There is no doubt with regards to it, but disbelief took place afterwards’. So Abu Ja’far عليه الصلاة والسلام said to him: ‘May your mother be bereft of you! Inform me عليه الصلاة والسلام about Allah عز وجل Loving Ali عليه الصلاة والسلام Bin Abu Talib عليه الصلاة والسلام on the Day He عز وجل Loved him عليه الصلاة والسلام and He عز وجل Knew that he عليه الصلاة والسلام would be killing the people of Nahrwan, or did He عز وجل not Know?’ Ibn Naf’a said, ‘Repeat that for me’. So Abu Ja’far عليه الصلاة والسلام said to him: ‘Inform me عليه الصلاة والسلام about Allah عز وجل, He عز وجل Loved Ali عليه الصلاة والسلام on the day that He عز وجل Loved him عليه الصلاة والسلام, and He عز وجل Knew that he عليه الصلاة والسلام would be killing the people of Nahrwan, or did He عز وجل not Know?’ He said, ‘If I say, ‘No’, I would have blasphemed’. He (the narrator) said, ‘So he said, ‘He عز وجل had Known’. He عليه الصلاة والسلام said: ‘So did Allah عز وجل Love Ali عليه الصلاة والسلام to act in obedience to Him عز وجل or in disobedience to Him عز وجل?’ He عليه الصلاة والسلام said; ‘Upon his عليه الصلاة والسلام acting in obedience to Him عز وجل’. So Abu Ja’far عليه الصلاة والسلام said to him: ‘So stand up (and leave) for you have been defeated’. He stood up and he was saying, ‘Until the white thread becomes distinct from the black thread at dawn, Allah عز وجل Knows where He عز وجل should Make His عز وجل Message to be’.