حَدَّثَنَا بُنْدَارٌ حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ وَعَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ سِمَاکِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِکٍ قَالَ بَعَثَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِبَرَائَةٌ مَعَ أَبِي بَکْرٍ ثُمَّ دَعَاهُ فَقَالَ لَا يَنْبَغِي لِأَحَدٍ أَنْ يُبَلِّغَ هَذَا إِلَّا رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِي فَدَعَا عَلِيًّا فَأَعْطَاهُ إِيَّاهَا قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِکٍ
جامع ترمذی · Hadith 3090
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet (ﷺ) sent Abu Bakr with the (announcement of) Bara'ah (the declaration to publicize the disavowal of the idolaters). Then he summoned him and said: 'It is not right for anyone to convey this except a man among my family.' So he called for 'Ali and gave it to him.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020