Sahih Muslim
Sahih Muslim 1250a
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنِي سَلِيمُ بْنُ حَيَّانَ، عَنْ مَرْوَانَ الأَصْفَرِ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، - رضى الله عنه - أَنَّ عَلِيًّا، قَدِمَ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " بِمَ أَهْلَلْتَ " . فَقَالَ أَهْلَلْتُ بِإِهْلاَلِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم . قَالَ " لَوْلاَ أَنَّ مَعِيَ الْهَدْىَ لأَحْلَلْتُ " .
Translation
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that Ali came from Yemen. The Prophet asked him, “With what intention did you enter ihram?” He replied, “With the same intention as the Prophet.” He said, “Were it not that I have sacrificial animals with me, I would have exited ihram.”