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Hadith narrated by Ali

علي بن أبي طالب

Ali narrated 1,610 hadith found on the site; 841 are translated into English. The most reliable come first.

Died
d. 40 AH
Also written
Alî ibn Abî Tâlib, Ali ibn Abu Talib
Biographical notice (in Arabic)

الذهبي : أحد السابقين الأولين لم يسبقه إلى الإسلام إلا خديجة رضي الله عنها أسلم وله ثمان سنين

المزي : شهد بدر

ابن حجر العسقلاتي : قال في التقريب صحابي جليل الخليفة الرابع للخلفاء الراشدين من السابقين الأولين وأحد العشرة المبشرين بالجنة

السيوطي : شهد بدرا والمشاهد سوى تبوك فإن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم استخلفه فيها على المدينة وبعثه إلى اليمن قاضيا وضرب بيده في صدره وقال اللهم اهد قلبه وسدد لسانه ومناقبه كثيرة روى عنه ابنوه الحسن والحسين وعمر ومحمد بن الحنفية وخلق بويع له بالخلافة يوم قتل عثمان

Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 1424

When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was in Salat (prayer), he used to supplicate towards the end of prayer after Tashahhud and before the concluding salutations: "Allahum-maghfir li ma qaddamtu wa ma akh-khartu, wa ma asrartu, wa ma a'lantu, wa ma asraftu, wa ma Anta a'lamu bihi minni. Antal-Muqqadimu…

"‏اللهم اغفر لي ما قدمت وما أخرت، وما أسررت وما أعلنت، وما أسرفت، وما أنت أعلم به مني، أنت المقدم، وأنت المؤخر، لا إله إلا أنت‏"

Narrated by Ali + 21 other versions

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Al-Adab al-Mufrad 955

'Ali reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, knocked at the door of 'Ali and Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, "Don't you pray?" 'Ali said, "I said, 'Messenger of Allah, our spirits are with Allah. When He…

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حُسَيْنٍ، أَنَّ حُسَيْنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ حَدَّثَهُ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ…

Narrated by Ali + 10 other versions

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 62

The Prophet (ﷺ) fixed the period of Mash (wiping) over the leather socks (Khifaf – plural of Khuff) for three days and nights for a traveller and one day and a night for the resident person in a town [Reported by Muslim].

وَعَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: { جَعَلَ اَلنَّبِيُّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَلَيَالِيَهُنَّ لِلْمُسَافِرِ, وَيَوْمًا وَلَيْلَةً لِلْمُقِيمِ.‏ يَعْنِي: فِي اَلْمَسْحِ…

Narrated by Ali + 10 other versions

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 1242

Muslim transmitted on the authority of 'Ali (RAA) concerning the story of al-Walid bin 'Uqbah that the Messenger of Allah inflicted forty lashes, Abu Bakr (RAA) forty lashes and 'Umar (RAA) eighty. All of them are in accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet (ﷺ) but this one (the eighty lashes) is…

وَلِمُسْلِمٍ: عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- ‏-فِي قِصَّةِ اَلْوَلِيدِ بْنِ عَقَبَةَ‏- { جَلَدَ اَلنَّبِيُّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-أَرْبَعِينَ, وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ أَرْبَعِينَ, وَعُمَرُ ثَمَانِينَ, وَكُلٌّ سُنَّةٌ, وَهَذَا…

Narrated by Ali + 8 other versions

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 382

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "O people of the Qur'an! Offer Witr (prayer), because Allah is Witr (One) and loves Witr." [Reported by al-Khamsah and Ibn Khuzaimah graded it Sahih (authentic)].

وَعَنْ عَلِيٍّ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-{ أَوْتِرُوا يَا أَهْلُ اَلْقُرْآنَ, فَإِنَّ اَللَّهَ وِتْرٌ يُحِبُّ اَلْوِتْرَ } رَوَاهُ اَلْخَمْسَةُ, وَصَحَّحَهُ اِبْنُ…

Narrated by Ali + 11 other versions

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Bulugh al-Maram 528

The Prophet (ﷺ) presented me a silk suit of clothing. I went out wearing it, but on noticing anger on his face, I cut it up (and divided it) among the women of my household. [Agreed upon, and this is the wording of Muslim].

وَعَنْ عَلِيٍّ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: { كَسَانِي اَلنَّبِيُّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-حُلَّةً سِيَرَاءَ, فَخَرَجْتُ فِيهَا, فَرَأَيْتُ اَلْغَضَبَ فِي وَجْهِهِ, فَشَقَقْتُهَا بَيْنَ نِسَائِي } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ…

Narrated by Ali + 6 other versions

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 4356

‘Ali said God’s messenger forbade him to wear a gold ring, or a Qassi garment, or to use saddle-cloths. Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Nasa’i and Ibn Majah transmitted it. In a version by Abu Dawud he said he forbade purple saddle-cloths.

وَعَن عَليّ قَالَ: نَهَانِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ خَاتَمِ الذَّهَبِ وَعَنْ لُبْسِ الْقَسِّيِّ وَالْمَيَاثِرِ. رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ وَفِي…

Narrated by Ali + 22 other versions

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 371

The Witr prayer is not obligatory as the prescribed prayer is [i.e. the five daily prayers], but it is a Sunnah which was established by the practice of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). [at-Tirmidhi and an-Nasa'i reported it, who graded it Hasan (good). al-Hakim graded it Sahih (authentic)].

وَعَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ : { لَيْسَ اَلْوِتْرُ بِحَتْمٍ كَهَيْئَةِ اَلْمَكْتُوبَةِ , وَلَكِنْ سُنَّةٌ سَنَّهَا رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-} رَوَاهُ النَّسَائِيُّ…

Narrated by Ali + 8 other versions

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Bulugh al-Maram 1255

'Ali (RAA) narrated, 'I would not blame myself for the death of a man when I inflicted prescribed punishment on him, with the exception of one who drunk Khamr, for if he were to die, I would pay Diyah for him.'

وَعَنْ عَلِيٍّ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: { مَا كُنْتُ لِأُقِيمَ عَلَى أَحَدٍ حَدًّا, فَيَمُوتُ, فَأَجِدُ فِي نَفْسِي, إِلَّا شَارِبَ الْخَمْرِ; فَإِنَّهُ لَوْ مَاتَ وَدَيْتُهُ } أَخْرَجَهُ اَلْبُخَارِيُّ 1‏ .‏ ‏1 ‏-…

Narrated by Ali + 5 other versions

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 69

I was one who Madhi (urethral discharge) flowed readily and asked Miqdad (his slave) to ask the Prophet (ﷺ) about it. He (the Prophet) said:“One should perform Wudu (ablution) in this case”. [Agreed upon and this is Al-Bukhari’s version].

وَعَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: { كُنْتُ رَجُلاً مَذَّاءً, فَأَمَرْتُ اَلْمِقْدَادَ بْنَ اَلْأَسْوَدِ أَنْ يَسْأَلَ اَلنَّبِيَّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-فَسَأَلَهُ ? فَقَالَ: "فِيهِ…

Narrated by Ali + 5 other versions

Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 899

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "When a Muslim visits a sick Muslim at dawn, seventy thousand angels keep on praying for him till dusk. If he visits him in the evening, seventy thousand angels keep on praying for him till the morning; and he will have (his share of) reaped fruits in…

وعن علي رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول‏:‏ ‏"‏ما من مسلم يعود مسلماً غدوة إلا صلى عليه سبعون ألف ملك حتي يمسي، وإن عاده عشية إلا صلى عليه سبعون ألف ملك حتي يصبح، وكان له خريف في الجنة”…

Narrated by Ali + 5 other versions

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 611

Ali (RAA) narrated that al-Abbas (RAA) asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to allow him to pay his Zakah before its due date, and he gave him permission to do so.’ Related by At-Tirmidhi and Al-Hakim.

وَعَنْ عَلِيٍّ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- أَنَّ اَلْعَبَّاسَ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- { سَأَلَ اَلنَّبِيَّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-فِي تَعْجِيلِ صَدَقَتِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَحِلَّ, فَرَخَّصَ لَهُ فِي ذَلِكَ } رَوَاهُ اَلتِّرْمِذِيُّ…

Narrated by Ali + 6 other versions

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 2829

‘Ali said he heard God’s Messenger curse those who took usury, those who paid it, those who recorded it, and those who refused to give sadaqa; and he used to prohibit wailing. Nasa’i transmitted it.

وَعَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسلم لعن آكِلَ الرِّبَا وَمُوَكِلَهُ وَكَاتِبَهُ وَمَانِعَ الصَّدَقَةِ وَكَانَ ينْهَى عَن النوح. رَوَاهُ النَّسَائِيّ

Narrated by Ali + 10 other versions

Not graded Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1498b

"The Muqabalah is the one whose ears have been severed, the Mudabarah is the one with the sides of its ears cut off, and the Sharqa' is one with its ears split, and the Khurqa' is the one whose ears have a hole pierced through them."

حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ شُرَيْحِ بْنِ النُّعْمَانِ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِثْلَهُ…

Narrated by Ali + 9 other versions

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 3057

You recite this verse, “After a legacy you bequeathe or a debt (Al-Qur’an 4:12),’’ but God’s Messenger decided that a debt should be discharged before a legacy and that the sons of the same mother inherit from one another, but not the sons of one father by different mothers. A man inherits from his…

وَعَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: إِنَّكُمْ تقرؤون هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ: (مِنْ بَعْدِ وَصِيَّةٍ تُوصُونَ بِهَا أَو دين) وَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَضَى بِالدّينِ قبل الْوَصِيَّةِ…

Narrated by Ali + 9 other versions

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 1402

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "When two men bring a case before you, do not decide in favor of the first till you hear what the other has to say, then you will know how to judge." 'Ali (RA) said: "Since then, I have continued to judge (in accordance with that)." [Reported by Ahmad, Abu Dawud and…

" إِذَا تَقَاضَى إِلَيْكَ رَجُلَانِ, فَلَا تَقْضِ لِلْأَوَّلِ, حَتَّى تَسْمَعَ كَلَامَ اَلْآخَرِ, فَسَوْفَ تَدْرِي كَيْفَ تَقْضِي"

Narrated by Ali + 4 other versions

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 60

If the religion were based on opinion, it would be more important to wipe over the under parts of the leather socks than the upper, but I have seen Allah’s Messenger (rad) wiping over the upper parts of his leather socks. [Reported by Abu Da’ud with good Isnad (chain of narrators)].

وَعَنْ عَلِيٍّ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: { لَوْ كَانَ اَلدِّينُ بِالرَّأْيِ لَكَانَ أَسْفَلُ اَلْخُفِّ أَوْلَى بِالْمَسْحِ مِنْ أَعْلَاهُ, وَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-يَمْسَحُ عَلَى ظَاهِرِ…

Narrated by Ali + 3 other versions

Not graded Sahih Muslim intro-1

Muhammad bin Ja’far narrated to us, Shu’bah narrated to us, on authority of Mansūr, on authority of Rab’iy ibn Hirāsh, that he heard Alī, may Allah be pleased with him, giving a Khutbah and he said that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah upon him, said: ‘Do not lie upon me; indeed…

لاَ تَكْذِبُوا عَلَىَّ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ يَكْذِبْ عَلَىَّ يَلِجِ النَّارَ ‏"

Narrated by Ali + 4 other versions

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 605

“When you possess two hundred Dirhams at the end of the year (if you still have all of them), five Dirhams are levied on them as Zakah. There is nothing upon you (to be paid) in gold, until it reaches (the value of) twenty Dinars. When you possess twenty Dinars, at the end of the year, then there…

وَعَنْ عَلِيٍّ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-{ إِذَا كَانَتْ لَكَ مِائَتَا دِرْهَمٍ ‏-وَحَالَ عَلَيْهَا اَلْحَوْلُ‏- فَفِيهَا خَمْسَةُ دَرَاهِمَ, وَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ شَيْءٌ…

Narrated by Ali + 3 other versions

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 5790

God's messenger was neither tall nor short, he had a large head and beard, the palms of his hands and his feet were calloused, he had a reddish tinge, he had large joints, the hair on his breast was long, and when he walked, he bent forward as though he were descending a slope. I have never seen…

عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيْسَ بالطويل وَلَا بالقصير ضخم الرَّأْس واللحية شئن الْكَفَّيْنِ وَالْقَدَمَيْنِ مُشْرَبًا حُمْرَةً ضَخْمَ الْكَرَادِيسِ…

Narrated by Ali + 7 other versions

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 128

"The earth (dust) has been made for me as a means for purification."

وَعَنْ عَلِيٍّ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- عِنْدَ أَحْمَدَ: { وَجُعِلَ اَلتُّرَابُ لِي طَهُورًا } 1‏ .‏ ‏1 ‏- حسن.‏ رواه أحمد (763)‏ وتمام لفظه: "أعطيت ما لم يعط أحد من الأنبياء" فقلنا: يا رسول الله! ما هو؟ قال: "نصرت بالرعب…

Narrated by Ali + 2 other versions

Not graded Al-Adab al-Mufrad 823

Shabr, Shubayr, and Mushabbir.'"

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ هَانِئِ بْنِ هَانِئٍ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ‏:‏ لَمَّا وُلِدَ الْحَسَنُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ سَمَّيْتُهُ‏:‏ حَرْبًا، فَجَاءَ…

Narrated by Ali + 2 other versions

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 116

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to teach us the Qur’an except when he was in a state of sexual impurity. [Reported by Ahmad and Al-Arba’a. This is the version of At-Tirmidhi who graded it Hasan (fair). And Ibn Hibban graded it Sahih (sound)].

وَعَنْ عَلِيٍّ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: { كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-يُقْرِئُنَا اَلْقُرْآنَ مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ جُنُبًا } رَوَاهُ اَلْخَمْسَةُ, وَهَذَا لَفْظُ اَلتِّرْمِذِيِّ وَحَسَّنَةُ, وَصَحَّحَهُ…

Narrated by Ali + 2 other versions

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 811

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) commanded me to sell two youths who were brothers. I sold them and separated them (by selling them to different people). When I made mention of that to the Prophet (ﷺ), he said, "Find them and get them back, and do not sell them except that they are together." [Reported by…

وَعَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: { أَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-أَنْ أَبِيعَ غُلَامَيْنِ أَخَوَيْنِ, فَبِعْتُهُمَا, فَفَرَّقْتُ بَيْنَهُمَا، فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ…

Narrated by Ali + 2 other versions