#3703

Narrated Abu Hazim:A man came to Sahl bin Sa`d and said, "This is so-and-so," meaning the Governor of Medina, "He is calling `Ali bad names near the pulpit." Sahl asked, "What is he saying?" He (i.e. the man) replied, "He calls him (i.e. `Ali) Abu Turab." Sahl laughed and said, "By Allah, none but the Prophet (ﷺ) called him by this name and no name was dearer to `Ali than this." So I asked Sahl to tell me more, saying, "O Abu `Abbas! How (was this name given to `Ali)?" Sahl said, "`Ali went to Fatima and then came out and slept in the Mosque. The Prophet (ﷺ) asked Fatima, "Where is your cousin?" She said, "In the Mosque." The Prophet (ﷺ) went to him and found that his (i.e. `Ali's) covering sheet had slipped off his back and dust had soiled his back. The Prophet (ﷺ) started wiping the dust off his back and said twice, "Get up! O Abu Turab (i.e. O. man with the dust)

حدثنا عبد الله بن مسلمة، حدثنا عبد العزيز بن ابي حازم، عن ابيه، ان رجلا، جاء الى سهل بن سعد فقال هذا فلان لامير المدينة يدعو عليا عند المنبر. قال فيقول ماذا قال يقول له ابو تراب. فضحك قال والله ما سماه الا النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، وما كان له اسم احب اليه منه. فاستطعمت الحديث سهلا، وقلت يا ابا عباس كيف قال دخل علي على فاطمة ثم خرج فاضطجع في المسجد، فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم " اين ابن عمك ". قالت في المسجد. فخرج اليه فوجد رداءه قد سقط عن ظهره، وخلص التراب الى ظهره، فجعل يمسح التراب عن ظهره فيقول " اجلس يا ابا تراب ". مرتين