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Musannaf Ibn Abi Shayba 27:482

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Hadith 27:482

Waki’ narrated to us, he said: Al-A’mash narrated to us, from ‘Atiyyah ibn Sa’d, he said: We entered upon Jabir ibn ‘Abd Allah while he was a very old man, and his eyebrows had fallen over his eyes. He said: So I said, "Inform us about this man, ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib." He said: So he lifted his eyebrows with his hands, then said, "That is from the best of mankind."

حدثنا وكيع قال ثنا الأعمش عن عطية بن سعد قال دخلنا على جابر بن عبد الله وهو شيخ كبير وقد سقط حاجباه على عينيه قال فقلت أخبرنا عن هذا الرجل علي بن أبي طالب قال فرفع حاجبيه بيديه ثم قال ذاك من خير البشر