Those whom they kill on the tongue of Muhammad, peace be upon him. He said: I said, "Did you hear this from him?" He said: He said, "Yes, by the Lord of the Ka'bah." (1)

4764 - Muhammad ibn Kathir narrated to us, Sufyan informed us, from his father, from Ibn Abi Nu'm, from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, who said: 'Ali sent to the Prophet, peace be upon him, a nugget of gold in its ore, and he divided it among four: among al-Aqra' ibn Habis al-Hanzali, then--------------------------------------------

(1) Its chain is authentic. Ayyub: he is Ibn Abi Tamimah al-Sakhtiyani, and 'Ubaydah: he is Ibn 'Amr al-Sulami.
Muslim also recorded it (1066) from Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Maqdisi, from Hammad ibn Zayd, with this chain.
Muslim also recorded it (1066), and Ibn Majah (167) via the route of Isma'il ibn 'Ulayyah, from Ayyub, with it.
Muslim also recorded it (1066), and al-Nasa'i in "al-Kubra" (8519) via the route of 'Abdullah ibn 'Awn, and al-Nasa'i (8520) via the route of 'Awf, both from Muhammad ibn Sirin, with it.
It is also in "Musnad Ahmad" (626), and "Sahih Ibn Hibban" (6938).
See also the hadith of 'Ali that follows (4767) and (4768).
His saying: "mukhdaj al-yad" (deficient of hand), al-Sindi said in his "Hashiyah al-Musnad": with a khā' (unpointed) then a dāl (unpointed) then a jīm: it is a passive participle from akhdaja, meaning deficient of hand, i.e., short of it. Likewise "mawdun al-yad" with an unpointed dāl, in wording and meaning.
And "mathdun": like maf'ul, with a thā' (pointed with three dots) and an unpointed dāl, meaning small of hand, compact of it; and al-mathdun: the one deficient in creation.
And his saying: "lawla an tabtaru" — like tafrahu in wording and meaning, and the intended meaning is: were it not for the fear that you would rejoice with a joy that leads to abandoning deeds and much transgression...
And al-Nahrawan: a vast district between Baghdad and Wasit on the eastern side, its upper boundary adjoining Baghdad, and there occurred the famous battle of the Commander of the Faithful 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, may God be pleased with him, against the Kharijites.