Hadith 58

(The book) ‘Rijal’ of Al Kashy – Jibraeel Bin Ahmad, from Muhammad Bin Abdullah Bin Mihran, from Ibn Mahboub, from Muawiya Bin Ammar, raising it, said, ‘Rasool-Allah-saww sent a battalion. He-saww said to them: ‘You will be getting lose at such and such time from the night, so take to the left and you will pass by a man among his sheep. You will ask him to be guided but he will refuse to guide you until you partake from his food. He will slaughter a ram for you, then he will stand and guide you. So, convey to him the greetings from me-asws and let him know that I-saww have appeared at Al-Medina’. They went and were lost. A speaker from them said, ‘Didn’t Rasool-Allah-saww say to you to take to the left? ’ They did so and passed by the man who Rasool-Allah-saww had told them about. They asked him to be guided, but the man said to them, ‘I will not do so until you partake from my food’. Then he guided them to the road, and they forgot to convey to him the greetings from Rasool-Allah-saww. The man, and he was amro Bin Al-Hamiq, said to them, ‘Has the Prophet-saww appeared at Al-Medina? ’ They said, ‘Yes’. So, he joined with him-saww and stayed with him-saww for as long as Allah-azwj so Desired. Rasool-Allah-saww said to him: ‘Return to the place which you have emigrated from. So, when Amir Al-Momineen-asws rules, then go to him-asws’. The man left until when Amir Al-Momineen-asws descended at Al-Kufa, he came to him-asws and stayed with him-asws at Al-Kufa. Then Amir Al-Momineen-asws said to him: ‘Is there any house for you? ’ He said, ‘Yes’. He-asws said: ‘Sell it and make it to be among (the clan of) Al-Azd, for it tomorrow I-asws am absent, you will be sought (to be killed), so Al-Azd will defend you until you exit from Al-Kufa heading towards