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Musnad Ahmad 1189 (Book 5, Hadith 599) #34825
The Power of Prophecy

SUMMARY: 'Ali bin Abi Talib (??? ???? ???) predicted that a man with a deformed arm like a breast on which would be some hairs like the tail of a Jerboa would lead the people, and his prediction came true.

Yazeed bin Abi Salih narrated that Abul-Wadi’ 'Abbad told him: We were heading for Kufah with 'Ali bin Abi Talib (رضي الله عنه) and when we were two of three days away from Haroora', many people drifted away from us. We mentioned that to 'Ali (رضي الله عنه) and he said: Do not worry about them, for they will come back. And he narrated the Hadeeth at length. He said: 'Ali bin Abi Talib (رضي الله عنه) praised Allah and said: My close friend told me that the leader of these people would be a man with a deformed arm like a breast on which would be some hairs like the tail of a Jerboa. They looked for him but they did not find him. We came to him and said: We did not find him. He said: Look for him, for by Allah I did not lie and I was not told a lie - three times, We said: We did not find him. Then 'Ali came himself and started saying: Turn this one over, turn this one over, until a man of Kufah came and said: Here he is'.Ali (رضي الله عنه) said: Allahu Akbar! Is there anyone who could tell you who his father was? The people started saying: This is Malik, this is Malik. And 'Ali (رضي الله عنه) said: Whose son is he?
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنِي حَجَّاجُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ الشَّاعِرُ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا الْوَضِيءِ، عَبَّادًا حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ، قَالَ كُنَّا عَامِدِينَ إِلَى الْكُوفَةِ مَعَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَلَمَّا بَلَغْنَا مَسِيرَةَ لَيْلَتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثٍ مِنْ حَرُورَاءَ شَذَّ مِنَّا نَاسٌ كَثِيرٌ فَذَكَرْنَا ذَلِكَ لِعَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ لَا يَهُولَنَّكُمْ أَمْرُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ سَيَرْجِعُونَ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ بِطُولِهِ قَالَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَقَالَ إِنَّ خَلِيلِي أَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّ قَائِدَ هَؤُلَاءِ رَجُلٌ مُخْدَجُ الْيَدِ عَلَى حَلَمَةِ ثَدْيِهِ شَعَرَاتٌ كَأَنَّهُنَّ ذَنَبُ الْيَرْبُوعِ فَالْتَمَسُوهُ فَلَمْ يَجِدُوهُ فَأَتَيْنَاهُ فَقُلْنَا إِنَّا لَمْ نَجِدْهُ فَقَالَ فَالْتَمِسُوهُ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا كَذَبْتُ وَلَا كُذِبْتُ ثَلَاثًا فَقُلْنَا لَمْ نَجِدْهُ فَجَاءَ عَلِيٌّ بِنَفْسِهِ فَجَعَلَ يَقُولُ اقْلِبُوا ذَا اقْلِبُوا ذَا حَتَّى جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ الْكُوفَةِ فَقَالَ هُوَ ذَا قَالَ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ لَا يَأْتِيكُمْ أَحَدٌ يُخْبِرُكُمْ مَنْ أَبُوهُ فَجَعَلَ النَّاسُ يَقُولُونَ هَذَا مَلِكٌ هَذَا مَلِكٌ يَقُولُ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ابْنُ مَنْ هُوَ‏.‏
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prophecy  *  prediction  *  akbar  *  kufah

QUICK LESSONS:
Have faith in Allah's power , Trusting in His prophecies
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the power of prophecy and how it can come true. It tells us about an incident where Ali bin Abi Talib was travelling with many people to Kufah when many people drifted away from them. He predicted that they would come back and he was right! He said that they would be led by a man with a deformed arm like a breast on which there were some hairs like the tail of a Jerboa. When they looked for him but couldn't find him, Ali said not to worry because he knew his prediction was true. Eventually someone found this man and everyone praised Allah for making Ali's prophecy come true! This hadith teaches us to have faith in Allah's power and trust in His prophecies even if we don't understand them at first because eventually everything will work out as it should according to His plan.

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