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Musannaf Ibn Abi Shayba 28:377

Book of Military Expeditions (Siyar)

كتاب السير

Hadith 28:377

Yazid ibn Harun narrated to us, he said: Ibn Abi Dhi'b informed us, from al-Abbas ibn Fudayl, from Ubayd Allah ibn Rafi', from his grandfather Abu Rafi', who said: I was the treasurer for Ali. He said: He adorned his daughter with a pearl from the wealth [of the treasury] which he recognized. He saw it on her and said: "From where did she get this? It is upon me before Allah that I shall cut off her hand." He said: When I saw that, I said: "O Commander of the Faithful, I adorned my brother's daughter with it, and from where would she be able to obtain it?" When he saw that, he remained silent.

حدثنا يزيد بن هارون قال أخبرنا بن أبي ذئب عن العباس بن فضيل عن عبيد الله بن رافع عن جده أبي رافع قال كنت خازنا لعلي قال زينت ابنته بلؤلؤة من المال قد عرفها فرآها عليها فقال من أين لها هذه إن لله علي أن أقطع يدها قال فلما رأيت ذلك قلت يا أمير المؤمنين زينت بها بنت اخي ومن أين كانت تقدر عليها فلما رأى ذلك سكت