Sahih Muslim Book - 12, Hadith - 2468

حَدَّثَنِى أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ وَيُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِى عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ الأَشَجِّ عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِى رَافِعٍ مَوْلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أَنَّ الْحَرُورِيَّةَ لَمَّا خَرَجَتْ وَهُوَ مَعَ عَلِىِّ بْنِ أَبِى طَالِبٍ - رضى الله عنه - قَالُوا لاَ حُكْمَ إِلاَّ لِلَّهِ. قَالَ عَلِىٌّ كَلِمَةُ حَقٍّ أُرِيدَ بِهَا بَاطِلٌ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَصَفَ نَاسًا إِنِّى لأَعْرِفُ صِفَتَهُمْ فِى هَؤُلاَءِ « يَقُولُونَ الْحَقَّ بِأَلْسِنَتِهِمْ لاَ يَجُوزُ هَذَا مِنْهُمْ - وَأَشَارَ إِلَى حَلْقِهِ - مِنْ أَبْغَضِ خَلْقِ اللَّهِ إِلَيْهِ مِنْهُمْ أَسْوَدُ إِحْدَى يَدَيْهِ طُبْىُ شَاةٍ أَوْ حَلَمَةُ ثَدْىٍ ». فَلَمَّا قَتَلَهُمْ عَلِىُّ بْنُ أَبِى طَالِبٍ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ انْظُرُوا. فَنَظَرُوا فَلَمْ يَجِدُوا شَيْئًا فَقَالَ ارْجِعُوا فَوَاللَّهِ مَا كَذَبْتُ وَلاَ كُذِبْتُ. مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاَثًا ثُمَّ وَجَدُوهُ فِى خَرِبَةٍ فَأَتَوْا بِهِ حَتَّى وَضَعُوهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ. قَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ وَأَنَا حَاضِرُ ذَلِكَ مِنْ أَمْرِهِمْ. وَقَوْلِ عَلِىٍّ فِيهِمْ زَادَ يُونُسُ فِى رِوَايَتِهِ قَالَ بُكَيْرٌ وَحَدَّثَنِى رَجُلٌ عَنِ ابْنِ حُنَيْنٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ ذَلِكَ الأَسْوَدَ.

It was narrated from Ubaidullah bin Abi Rafi, the freed slave of Messenger of Allah (SAW), that when the Haruriyyah rebelled, he was with Ali bin Abi Talib [may Allah pleased with him] . They said: “That is no command but that of Allah.” Ali said: ‘These are true words being used for false purpose. The Messenger of Allah (SAW) described some people, and I recognize their characteristics in these people. ‘They will speak the truth on their tongues but it will not go any further than this’- and he pointed to his throat- ‘and they are the most hated of Allah’s creation to Him. Among them will be a black man, one of whose arms is like the teat of the sheep or a nipple.’’ When Ali bin Abi Talib [may Allah pleased with him] killed them, he said: ‘Look (for that man).’ They looked but did not find any thing. He told them: “Go back, for By Allah, I did not lie nor I was lied to”- (he said this) two or three times, then they found him in a ruin, and they brought him and placed him before him. Ubaidullah said: “I was present when that happened and Ali said that to them.” Yunus added in his report: Bukair said: ‘And a man narrated to me from Ibn Hunain that he said: ‘I saw that black man.’’