Hadith 24:88
Affan narrated to us, he said: Abu 'Awanah narrated to us, he said: Al-Mughirah narrated to us, from Thabit ibn Hurmuz, from 'Abbad, who said: Al-Mukhtar brought wealth to Ali ibn Abi Talib from Al-Mada'in, and his uncle, Sa'd ibn Mas'ud, was in charge of it. He said: So he placed the wealth before him, and he [Al-Mukhtar] was wearing a red *muqatta'ah* (garment). He said: So he [Ali] put his hand in and extracted a bag containing about fifteen hundred [dirhams]. He said: "This is from the wages of prostitutes." He said: So Ali said: "We have no need for the wages of prostitutes." He said: And he ordered the wealth of Al-Mada'in to be taken up to the public treasury (*Bayt al-Mal*). He said: Then, when he turned away, Ali said to him: "By Allah, if his heart were split open, it would be found full of the love of Al-Lat and Al-'Uzza."
حدثنا عفان قال حدثنا أبو عوانة قال حدثنا المغيرة عن ثابت بن هرمز عن عباد قال أتى المختار علي بن أبي طالب بمال من المدائن وعليها عمه سعد بن مسعود قال فوضع المال بين يديه وعليه مقطعة حمراء قال فأدخل يده فاستخرج كيسا فيه نحو من خمس عشرة مائة قال هذا من أجور المومسات قال فقال علي لا حاجة لنا في أجور المومسات قال وأمر بمال المداين فرفع إلى بيت المال قال فلما أدبر قال له علي الله لو شق على قلبه لوجد ملآن من حب اللات والعزى