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Musnad Ahmad 1207 (Book 5, Hadith 615) #34841
Reminding Oneself of Allah and His Messenger's Righteousness

SUMMARY: This hadith is about 'Ali's (??? ???? ???) response to the people of Banu Yashkur when they asked him why he said "Allah and His Messenger spoke the truth" whenever he saw an event or reached a hill or valley. He explained that it was his way of reminding himself that Allah and His Messenger were right in their decisions, even if he disagreed with them.

It was narrated that Qais bin 'Ubad said: We were with 'Ali (رضي الله عنه) and when he saw any event or reached the top of a hill or went down in a valley, he said: Glory be to Allah; Allah and His Messenger spoke the truth. I said to a man of Banu Yashkur: Let us go to Ameer al-Mu'mineen and ask him why he says, Allah and His Messenger spoke the truth. So we went to him and we said: O Ameer al-Mu'mineen, when you see any event or reach the top of a hill or go down into a valley, you say: Allah and His Messenger spoke the truth. Did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ instruct you exclusively to say that? He turned away from us but we persisted in asking. When he realized that, he said: By Allah, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not tell me anything exclusively that he did not tell to other people, but the people attacked 'Uthman bin 'Affan (رضي الله عنه) and killed him, and there were people who were worse than me in action and attitude concerning him. Then I thought that I was most deserving of this position, so I accepted it. And Allah knows best whether we are right or wrong.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ عُبَادٍ، قَالَ كُنَّا مَعَ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَكَانَ إِذَا شَهِدَ مَشْهَدًا أَوْ أَشْرَفَ عَلَى أَكَمَةٍ أَوْ هَبَطَ وَادِيًا قَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ صَدَقَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ فَقُلْتُ لِرَجُلٍ مِنْ بَنِي يَشْكُرَ انْطَلِقْ بِنَا إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ حَتَّى نَسْأَلَهُ عَنْ قَوْلِهِ صَدَقَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا إِلَيْهِ فَقُلْنَا يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَأَيْنَاكَ إِذَا شَهِدْتَ مَشْهَدًا أَوْ هَبَطْتَ وَادِيًا أَوْ أَشْرَفْتَ عَلَى أَكَمَةٍ قُلْتَ صَدَقَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ فَهَلْ عَهِدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيْكَ شَيْئًا فِي ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنَّا وَأَلْحَحْنَا عَلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ قَالَ وَاللَّهِ مَا عَهِدَ إِلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَهْدًا إِلَّا شَيْئًا عَهِدَهُ إِلَى النَّاسِ وَلَكِنَّ النَّاسَ وَقَعُوا عَلَى عُثْمَانَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَقَتَلُوهُ فَكَانَ غَيْرِي فِيهِ أَسْوَأَ حَالًا وَفِعْلًا مِنِّي ثُمَّ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ أَنِّي أَحَقُّهُمْ بِهَذَا الْأَمْرِ فَوَثَبْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ أَصَبْنَا أَمْ أَخْطَأْنَا‏.‏
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Remember your faith in times of difficulty so you can stay strong in your beliefs despite any disagreements you may have with others .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about how one should remind themselves of the righteousness of Allah and His messenger, even if they disagree with their decisions. It was narrated by Qais bin 'Ubad who said that when Ali saw any event or reached a hill or valley, he would say “Glory be to Allah; Allah and His Messenger spoke the truth” as a reminder to himself. When asked why he did this, Ali explained that it was his way of reminding himself that no matter what happened, Allah and His messenger were always right in their decisions. This hadith teaches us to remember our faith in times of difficulty so we can stay strong in our beliefs despite any disagreements we may have with others.

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