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Musnad Ahmad 1179 (Book 5, Hadith 589) #34815
Looking for The Deformed One

SUMMARY: 'Ali (RA) swore by Allah that he was not lying and was not told a lie when he said to look for the deformed one among the slain. He was found beneath the slain, an Abyssinian with one arm ending in something like the breast of a woman.

It was narrated that Abul-Wadi said: I saw 'Ali (رضي الله عنه) when he killed the people of an-Nahrawan. He said: Look for the deformed one. They looked for him among the slain and said: We cannot find him. He said: Go back and look again, for by Allah I did not lie and I was not told a lie. So they went back and looked for him. That happened several times, and each time he swore by Allah, saying: I did not lie and I was not told a lie. Then they went out and they found him beneath the slain, lying in the mud. They brought him out, and brought him to 'Ali. Abul-Wadi said: It is as if I can see him: an Abyssinian with one arm ending in something like the breast of a woman, on which there are hairs like the hair on the tail of a Jerboa.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْقَوَارِيرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَمِيلُ بْنُ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْوَضِيءِ، قَالَ شَهِدْتُ عَلِيًّا رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ حَيْثُ قَتَلَ أَهْلَ النَّهْرَوَانِ قَالَ الْتَمِسُوا إِلَيَّ الْمُخْدَجَ فَطَلَبُوهُ فِي الْقَتْلَى فَقَالُوا لَيْسَ نَجِدُهُ فَقَالَ ارْجِعُوا فَالْتَمِسُوا فَوَاللَّهِ مَا كَذَبْتُ وَلَا كُذِبْتُ فَرَجَعُوا فَطَلَبُوهُ فَرَدَّدَ ذَلِكَ مِرَارًا كُلُّ ذَلِكَ يَحْلِفُ بِاللَّهِ مَا كَذَبْتُ وَلَا كُذِبْتُ فَانْطَلَقُوا فَوَجَدُوهُ تَحْتَ الْقَتْلَى فِي طِينٍ فَاسْتَخْرَجُوهُ فَجِيءَ بِهِ فَقَالَ أَبُو الْوَضِيءِ فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ حَبَشِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ ثَدْيٌ قَدْ طَبَقَ إِحْدَى يَدَيْهِ مِثْلُ ثَدْيِ الْمَرْأَةِ عَلَيْهَا شَعَرَاتٌ مِثْلُ شَعَرَاتٍ تَكُونُ عَلَى ذَنَبِ الْيَرْبُوعِ‏.‏
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oath  *  search  *  deformity  *  abyssinian

QUICK LESSONS:
Be truthful and honest even if it means going through difficult tasks or situations multiple times; Be patient and persistent when looking for something or someone; Be mindful of your words so you do not make false promises or oaths
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about how 'Ali ibn Abi Talib swore by Allah that he did not lie and was not told a lie when he said to look for the deformed one among those killed in battle. He asked them to search several times until they eventually found him beneath the slain, an Abyssinian with one arm ending in something like a woman's breast with hairs like those on a Jerboa's tail. This hadith teaches us about being truthful and honest even if it means going through difficult tasks or situations multiple times. It also shows us how important it is to be patient and persistent when looking for something or someone, as well as being mindful of our words so we do not make false promises or oaths.

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