حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ أَنَّ أَبَا الْوَضِيءِ عَبَّادًا حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ كُنَّا عَامِدِينَ إِلَى الْكُوفَةِ مَعَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَذَكَرَ حَدِيثَ الْمُخْدَجِ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا كَذَبْتُ وَلَا كُذِبْتُ ثَلَاثًا فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ أَمَا إِنَّ خَلِيلِي أَخْبَرَنِي ثَلَاثَةَ إِخْوَةٍ مِنْ الْجِنِّ هَذَا أَكْبَرُهُمْ وَالثَّانِي لَهُ جَمْعٌ كَثِيرٌ وَالثَّالِثُ فِيهِ ضَعْفٌ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 1197
Yazeed bin Salih told us that Abul-Wadi' told him that he said: We were heading towards Koofah with 'Ali bin Abi Talib (RA) and he mentioned the hadeeth about the man with the deformity. 'Ali said: By Allah, I did not lie and I was not lied to three times. Then 'Ali said: My close friend told me that there are three brothers of the jinn; this is the oldest of them, the second has a lot of followers around him and the third is somewhat weak.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020
Sanad
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ