Jami' at-Tirmidhi

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3665

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمُوَقَّرِيُّ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، قَالَ كُنْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذْ طَلَعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ هَذَانِ سَيِّدَا كُهُولِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ مِنَ الأَوَّلِينَ وَالآخِرِينَ إِلاَّ النَّبِيِّينَ وَالْمُرْسَلِينَ يَا عَلِيُّ لاَ تُخْبِرْهُمَا ‏" ‏ ‏.‏ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ ‏.‏ وَالْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمُوَقَّرِيُّ يُضَعَّفُ فِي الْحَدِيثِ وَلَمْ يَسْمَعْ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ مِنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ‏.‏ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ مِنْ غَيْرِ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ ‏.‏ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَنَسٍ وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ‏.‏

Translation

‘Ali ibn Hujr narrated to us: al-Walid ibn Muhammad al-Muwaqqari reported to us, from al-Zuhri, from ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn, from ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, who said: I was with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when Abu Bakr and ‘Umar appeared. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, ‘These two are the leaders of the mature elders of Paradise among the earlier and later generations, except the Prophets and Messengers. O ‘Ali, do not tell them.’ This is a gharib hadith through this route. Al-Walid ibn Muhammad al-Muwaqqari is considered weak in hadith, and ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn did not hear from ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib. This hadith has also been narrated from ‘Ali through another route. Anas and Ibn ‘Abbas also reported on this topic.