Hadith 56

(The book) ‘Al Kharaij Wa Al Jaraih’ – It is reported from Jundab Bin Zuheyr Al Azdy who said, ‘When the Kharijites separated from Ali-asws, he-asws went out to them, and we went out with him-asws. We ended up to their camp, and there was a humming for them in the recitation of the Quran like the humming of the bees, and among them were companions of hoods (hooded ones), and ones with the thickened forehead skin (from frequent prostrations). When I saw that, doubt entered me. I went to the side and descended from my horse, and I fastened my spear and placed down my gear and threw my armour upon it and stood to pray Salat, and I was saying in my supplication, ‘O Allah-azwj! If killing them was a Pleasure for You-azwj, then Show me from that what I can recognise with it that it is the truth, and if it was a Wrath for You-azwj, the Turn it away from me’. When Ali-asws came, he-asws descended from the mule of Rasool-Allah-saww and stood to pray Salat, when a man came and said, ‘They have crossed the river! ’ Then another one came, fastened his animal with his-asws, and said, ‘They have cut across and gone! ’ Amir Al-Momineen-asws said: ‘They have not crossed it and they will not be crossing it, and they will be killed by the drop (river), being a Pact from Allah-azwj and His-azwj Rasool-saww’. And he-asws said to me: ‘O Jundab! Do you see the hill? ’ ‘I said, ‘Yes’. He-asws said: ‘Rasool-Allah-saww had narrated to me-asws that they would be killed by it’. Then he-asws said: ‘We shall send a messenger to them, calling them to the Book of Allah-azwj and Sunnah of His-azwj Prophet-saww’, but they threw arrows at his face and he was killed. He (the narrator) said, ‘We ended up to the people and they were in their camp, not having moved nor departed. He-asws called out at the people and condemned them. Then he-asws came to the row (of the soldiers), and he-asws said: ‘Who will take this Quran and walk with it to these people, and call them to the Book of Allah-azwj and Sunnah of His-azwj Prophet-saww, and he would be killed, and the Paradise would be for him’. But no one answered him-asws except a youth from the clan of Aamir Bin Sa’sa. When he-asws saw his young age, he-asws said to him: ‘Return to your position’. Then he-asws repeated, but no one answered him-asws except that youth’. He-asws said: ‘Take it, but you will be killed’. He walked with it until when he was nearby from the people where they could make them hear, he called out to them. Then they shot at his face with the arrows. He came back to us and his face was like the hedgehog. Ali-asws said: ‘Deal with the people! ’ We attacked upon them. Jundab said, ‘The youth went away from me and I killed eight with my hand, and when Al-Haroura had been killed, Ali-asws said: ‘Search among their slain for a one-armed man! One of his hand would be like the breast of a woman’. They sought him but could not find him. He-asws stood up and instructed with them, and they were turned over upon each other, and there was an