حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ زِرٍّ أَنَّ عَلِيًّا رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّ قَاتِلَ الزُّبَيْرِ عَلَى الْبَابِ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ لَيَدْخُلَنَّ قَاتِلُ ابْنِ صَفِيَّةَ النَّارَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ لِكُلِّ نَبِيٍّ حَوَارِيٌّ وَإِنَّ حَوَارِيِّي الزُّبَيْرَ بْنَ الْعَوَّامِ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 813
It was narrated from Zirr that it was said to 'Ali (RA): The killer of az-Zubair is at the door. 'Ali said: The killer of the son of Safiyyah will certainly enter the Fire. I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) say: "Every Prophet has a disciple and my disciple is az-Zubair bin al-'Awwam."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020