Nabtal was brother to Banu `Amr b.

Nabtal was brother to Banu `Amr b. `Awf, and Rifa`ah b. Zayd b. al ­Tabun to Banu Qaynuqa`. And all - that is all those mentioned - were among the most infamous of the “Hypocrites”; they counted among those who used to conspire against Islam and its people. He also added: “Ibn Hamid has told us that Salamah related from Ibn Ishaq - who related it from `Umar b.

Ubayd, who related it from Hasan al-Basri - that God has brought down [these words: `Indeed they had plotted sedition before, and upset matters for thee...”' (Qur'an 9:48, “al-Tawbah”). But here, the “Hypocrites” understood that, with `Ali remaining in Medina, the opportunity was lost. “The Hypocrites,” continues al-Tabari, thus started to calumniate about `Ali b. Abi Talib.

They claimed that he was [chosen to be] left behind only because he was a burden to [the Prophet, who wanted only release from him. When they made these claims, `Ali took his sword and went off to find God's Messenger at Jurf, situated at some distance from Medina, and there told [him]: “Prophet of God! The Hypocrites allege that you have kept me behind; that you find me a burden and that you seek release from me.” [The Prophet] replied, “They lie.

I left you behind for what [lay in wait behind me. Do you not consent, O 'Ali, to having the same position with respect to me that Aaron did with Moses, save that no Prophet shall ever come after me?” With this, `Ali returned to Medina, and God's Messenger resumed his journey.[^9] Al-Bukhari[^10] and Muslim[^11] have recorded the tradition relating to (`Ali's) “position”(or “station”) according to Sa`d b.

Abi Waqqis, who said that The Messenger of God has [chosen] to leave `Ali behind in Medina during one of his expeditions. So `Ali said to him: “O Messenger of God!

You have left me behind with the women and the children.” I heard God's Messenger reply, “But you consent to be related to me in the same station that Aaron was to Moses, save that there shalt be no prophethood after me.”[^12] One striking fact is that the Prophet used to express anxiety and apprehension at `Ali's absence from him; he eagerly awaited him and sought reassurance. Ibn Kathir[^13] related Umm `Atiyyah's statement that “The Prophet sent off fighters, and among them was `Ali.