حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَامِرٍ أَنْبَأَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ هَانِئِ بْنِ هَانِئٍ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَجَعْفَرٌ وَزَيْدٌ قَالَ فَقَالَ لِزَيْدٍ أَنْتَ مَوْلَايَ فَحَجَلَ قَالَ وَقَالَ لِجَعْفَرٍ أَنْتَ أَشْبَهْتَ خَلْقِي وَخُلُقِي قَالَ فَحَجَلَ وَرَاءَ زَيْدٍ قَالَ وَقَالَ لِي أَنْتَ مِنِّي وَأَنَا مِنْكَ قَالَ فَحَجَلْتُ وَرَاءَ جَعْفَرٍ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 857
It was narrated that 'Ali (RA) said: I came to the Prophet (PBUH) along with Ja'far and Zaid. He said to Zaid: "You are my mawla ," and Zaid hopped with joy. He said to Ja'far: "You resemble me in appearance and attitude." And he hopped with joy behind Zaid. And he said to me: "You are of me and I am of you." And I hopped behind Ja'far.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020