Hadith #216
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي عَنِ صَالِحٍ قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ خَرَجَ مِنْ عِنْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي وَجَعِهِ الَّذِي تُوُفِّيَ فِيهِ فَقَالَ النَّاسُ يَا أَبَا حَسَنٍ كَيْفَ أَصْبَحَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ أَصْبَحَ بِحَمْدِ اللَّهِ بَارِئًا قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِهِ عَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَقَالَ أَلَا تَر
َى أَنْتَ وَاللَّهِ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَيُتَوَفَّى فِي وَجَعِهِ هَذَا إِنِّي أَعْرِفُ وُجُوهَ بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ فَاذْهَبْ بِنَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَلْنَسْأَلْهُ فِيمَنْ هَذَا الْأَمْرُ فَإِنْ كَانَ فِينَا عَلِمْنَا ذَلِكَ وَإِنْ كَانَ فِي غَيْرِنَا كَلَّمْنَاهُ فَأَوْصَى بِنَا فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَاللَّهِ لَئِنْ سَأَلْنَاهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَمَنَعَنَاهَا لَا يُعْطِينَاهَا النَّاسُ أَبَدًا فَوَاللَّهِ لَا أَسْأَلُهُ أَبَدًا
Isnad Chain
English Translation
Ya'qub narrated to us, my father narrated to us, from Salih, Ibn Shihab said: 'Abdullah ibn Ka'b ibn Malik informed me that Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنهما) informed him: 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (رضي الله عنه) came out from the presence of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during his final illness. The people asked: "O Abu al-Hasan, how is the Messenger of Allah ﷺ this morning?" He said: "He has recovered, praise be to Allah." Al-'Abbas took his hand and said: "By Allah, in three days you will be a subject. I swear by Allah, I recognize death in the faces of the sons of 'Abd al-Muttalib. Let us go to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and ask him who will have this authority. If it is for us, we will know, and if for others, we will know and he can advise him concerning us." 'Ali said: "By Allah, if we ask and he refuses us, the people will never give it to us afterward. By Allah, I will not ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for it."
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 9, Hadith 216
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 2254
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-38644