Hadith 56

neen-asws fought them, and they were memorising the Quran as it had been Revealed. Amir Al-Momineen-asws turned to Kumeyl Bin Ziyad and he-asws was standing in front of him, and his-asws sword was dripping blood, and the head of those disbelievers, transgressor were thrown upon the ground. He-asws placed his-asws sword upon a head from those heads and said: ‘O Kumeyl! Safe is He who is obedient during the hours of the night, performing Sajdah and standing, [39: 9]. Yes, he is that person who was reciting the Quran during that night and his state fascinated you’. Kumeyl kissed his-asws feet and sought Forgiveness of Allah-azwj and sent Salawaat upon one whose worth had been ignored’’. [102]
Tafseer Furaat Bin Ibrahim – Ja’far Bin Muhammad Al Fuzari transmitting from Abu Wail Al Sahmy who said, ‘We went out with Amir Al-Momineen Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws. When we ended up to Al-Nahrawan, and we had doubted in fighting them, so I struck my horse and pushed it to be among the trees which were over there. By Allah-azwj, it is as if he-asws knew what was in my heart. He-asws came a little upon the mule of the Prophet-saww until he-asws descended by those trees. He-asws descended and placed his spread, then sat upon it. Then he-asws turned the belt of his-asws sword. I could see him-asws and he-asws could not see me, when a man came to him-asws and said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! What make you-asws to be seated, for the people (Kharijites) have crossed the river’. He-asws said: ‘You are lying, they have not crossed’. He returned. Then another came and said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! What makes you-asws to be seated, for the people (Kharijites) have crossed the river, and they have killed so and so, and so and so’. He-asws said: ‘You are lying, they have not crossed. By Allah-azwj! They will not be crossing until I-asws kill them, being a pact from Allah-azwj and His-azwj Rasool-saww’. He (the narrator) said, ‘Then he-asws called for a horse and rode it. I said, ‘I have not seen (the) like of today. By Allah-azwj! If he-asws was truthful, I will strike with my sword until it is cut’. And when he-asws allowed me, I followed him-asws, and we ended up to the group (Kharijites), and there, they were intending the crossing. A man called Mueen or Mugees was severe to them and installed his spear upon the archway, so the group returned. Then Ali-asws shouted at the group. They moved away from him-asws. Then they attacked upon us to defeat us, and he-asws was standing. Then he-asws turned towards us and said: ‘It is as if they are being driven to the death and they are looking on [8: 6]’. We said, ‘Are we not being driven to the death? ’
He-asws said: ‘Grit the teeth, and frequent the supplications, and attack upon the group! ’ We did so. By Allah-azwj! Half the day had not passed and there was not one of them who could inform about anyone. When the people saw that, they were astounded from his-asws words. He-asws said: ‘O you people! Rasool-Allah-saww had informed me-asws t