Hadith of Ahban ibn Sayfi (may Allah be pleased with him)

حَدِيثُ أُهْبَانَ بْنِ صَيْفِيٍّ (١)، ٢٧١٩٩ - حَدَّثَنَا سُرَيْجُ بْنُ النُّعْمَانِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ يَعْنِى ابْنَ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْكَبِيرِ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ الْغِفَارِيِّ، وَعَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ عُدَيْسَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهَا، جَاءَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَقَامَ عَلَى الْبَابِ فَقَالَ: أَثَمَّ أَبُو مُسْلِمٍ، قِيلَ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: يَا أَبَا مُسْلِمٍ، مَا يَمْنَعُكَ أَنْ تَأْخُذَ نَصِيبَكَ مِنْ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ وَتُخِفْ فِيهِ؟ قَالَ: يَمْنَعُنِي مِنْ ذَلِكَ عَهْدٌ عَهِدَهُ إِلَيَّ خَلِيلِي وَابْنُ عَمِّكَ، " عَهِدَ إِلَيَّ أَنْ إِذَا كَانَتِ الْفِتْنَةُ أَنْ أَتَّخِذَ سَيْفًا مِنْ خَشَبٍ "، وَقَدْ اتَّخَذْتُهُ وَهُوَ ذَاكَ مُعَلَّقٌ (٢)، ،

Adisah bint Wahban says that once Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) also came to their house and stood at the door and greeted (with salam). Her father replied to him. Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) asked him: "Abu Muslim! How are you?" He said: "I am well." Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Why do you not come out with me to help me against these people?" He said that my beloved friend and your cousin, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), took a covenant from me that when tribulations appear among the Muslims, I should make a sword of wood. This is my sword, present here. If you wish, I am ready to go out with you taking this, and here it is hanging.

حَدَّثَنَا مُؤَمَّلٌ (١) ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شَيْخٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ: أَبُو عَمْرٍو، عَنْ ابْنَةٍ لِأُهْبَانَ بْنِ صَيْفِيٍّ، عَنْ أَبِيهَا - وَكَانَتْ لَهُ صُحْبَةٌ - أَنَّ عَلِيًّا لَمَّا قَدِمَ الْبَصْرَةَ بَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ: مَا يَمْنَعُكَ أَنْ تَتْبَعَنِي؟ فَقَالَ: أَوْصَانِي خَلِيلِي، وَابْنُ عَمِّكَ فَقَالَ: " إِنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ فُرْقَةٌ (٢) وَاخْتِلَافٌ، فَاكْسِرْ سَيْفَكَ وَاتَّخِذْ سَيْفًا مِنْ خَشَبٍ، وَاقْعُدْ فِي بَيْتِكَ حَتَّى تَأْتِيَكَ يَدٌ خَاطِئَةٌ أَوْ مَنِيَّةٌ قَاضِيَةٌ "، فَفَعَلْتُ مَا أَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَإِنْ اسْتَطَعْتَ يَا عَلِيُّ أَنْ لَا تَكُونَ تِلْكَ الْيَدَ الْخَاطِئَةَ، فَافْعَلْ، (٣)،

Adisah bint Wahban says that once Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) also came to their house and stood at the door and greeted (with salam). Her father replied to him. Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) asked him: "Abu Muslim! How are you?" He said: "I am well." Ali said: "Why do you not come out with me to those people and help me?" He said: "My beloved friend and your cousin, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), took a pledge from me that when tribulations appear among the Muslims, I should make a sword of wood. Here is my sword; if you wish, I am ready to go out with you carrying it, and here it is hanging."

حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَمْرٍو الْقَسْمَلِيِّ، عَنْ ابْنَةِ (٤) أُهْبَانَ بْنِ صَيْفِيِّ، أَنَّ عَلِيًّا أَتَى أُهْبَانَ فَقَالَ: مَا يَمْنَعُكَ مِنَ اتِّبَاعِي؟ فَذَكَرَ مَعْنَاهُ (٥)، ،

The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.