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«ما كان لعلي اسم أحب إليه من أبي التراب، وإن كان ليفرح إذا دعي به... وجاءه رسول الله وهو مضطجع قد سقط رداؤه عن شقه فأصابه تراب، فجعل يمسحه عنه ويقول: «قم أبا تراب، قم أبا تراب»»
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Summary
A report of Sahl ibn Sa'd in the virtues of Ali: a man from the family of Marwan who governed Medina ordered Sahl to curse Ali, and he refused. He then related that "Abu Turab" was the name of Ali that he loved most, which the Prophet ﷺ called him when he found him wiping dust from his back in the mosque after a dispute with Fatima. 1
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Source: Sahih Muslim. Mentions Ali ibn Abi Talib, Sahl ibn Sa'd al-Sa'idi, Fatima bint Muhammad and Muhammad.
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Abu Sufyan's mission to Medina· The birth, naming and aqiqa of Hasan ibn Ali· The custody of Hamza's daughter· The delegation of Najran· Fatima and Ali ask for a servant and are taught the tasbih· The hadith of the cloak and the verse of purification of the household· The marriage of Fatima and Ali· The Prophet forbids Ali to take Abu Jahl's daughter alongside Fatima
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- Sahih Muslim
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islam.museum contributors. “Muslim 2409 — The Prophet naming Ali 'Abu Turab'”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/muslim-2409/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.