Ali Ibn Abi Talib - Volume 1 of 2

11 8 'Ali ibn Abi Tdlib in Makkah
4.1.2. The report of Amir al-Mu'mineen
'Ali (4) about the signs of the
prophethood of the Messenger (,@)
Amir al-Mu'mineen 'Ali (&) ,. explained some of the signs of
the prophethood of the Prophet (g), including the following:
4.1.2.a. The blessing of his supplication
Once 'Ali (&) fell sick, and the Prophet (@) came to visit
him when he was saying: 0 Allah, if my time has come, then let me
die and rest, and if it has not yet come, then heal me, and if Yon want
to test me, then grant me patience. The Messenger of AUah (.@) said:
"What did you say?" He repeated it, and the Messenger of Allah (g)
said: "0 Allah, heal him; 0 Allah, grant him wellbeing." Then he
said: "Get up." ['Ali] said: So I got up, and the pain never came back
to me again after that.''' We will discuss below the supplication of
the Messenger of Allah (g) for him at Khaybar.
4.1.2.b. 'Ali's narration from the Prophet about
matters of the unseen that AUah revealed to hun
'Ali ibn Ahi T2ib (&) said: If I tell you something from the
Messenger of Allah (g), to fall from heaven is dearer to me than to
tell a lie about him. But if I tell you about matters concerning me and
you, then war is deceit.212 I heard the Messenger of Allah (@) say:
"At the end of time, there will come a people who are young in age
and foolish of mind, quoting what the best of creation (the Prophet)
said. They wiU pass out of Islam as the arrow passes through the prey.
Their faith will go no further than their throats. Wherever you find
them, kill them, for there is a reward on the Day of Resurrection for
the one who kills them."213 We will discuss this hadith and others
below when we discuss the Kharijites and Ali's attitude towards
them. inshallah.