It is narrated from Sayyiduna Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) that I went on an expedition towards Yemen in the company of Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). I observed some strictness in his behavior. So when I came to the service of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I mentioned Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) before him and spoke some inappropriate words about him. Then I saw that the face of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) began to change, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Buraidah! Do I not have more right over the believers than their own selves? I said: Why not, O Messenger of Allah. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whomever I am the master of, Ali is also his master. The words of another narration are: Whomever I am the friend of, Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) is also his friend.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: My father, Sayyiduna Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him), narrated to me, he says: I had intense hatred for Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), more than for anyone else, to the extent that I had great love for a man from the Quraysh only because he harbored hatred for Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). That man was appointed as the commander of an army, and I accompanied him only because he hated Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). We obtained female captives; the commander of the army sent a message to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to send us someone who would divide the spoils of war into five parts and distribute them. You sent Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) to us; he divided the spoils into five parts and then distributed them. Among the captive women was a slave girl who was the best among all the captives. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) made five parts of the spoils of war and then distributed them. When Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) came out, drops of water were falling from his head and his head was covered. We said: O Abu Hasan! What is this matter? He said: Did you not see that this slave girl came into my share among the captives? I divided the spoils of war into five parts and distributed them; she came in the fifth part, which is for the Ahl al-Bayt of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and then among the Ahl al-Bayt, a share is for the family of Ali, and this slave girl came into my share from that, and I had intercourse with her. The man who hated Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote a letter to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Sayyiduna Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I said to him: Send me with this letter; he sent me so that I could confirm and support what was written. Sayyiduna Buraidah says: I began to read that letter to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: Whatever is written in it is correct. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took the letter from my hand and took my hand and said: Do you harbor hatred for Ali? I said: Yes. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not hate Ali, and if you love him, then increase in that love. By the One in Whose hand is the soul of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), the share of the family of Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) in the khums is greater than even this best slave girl. Sayyiduna Buraidah says: After this statement of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), there was no one among the people more beloved to me than him. Abdullah bin Buraidah says: By Allah, besides Whom there is no deity! Between me narrating this hadith and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), there is only my father, Sayyiduna Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him).

Abdullah bin Buraidah narrates from his father Sayyiduna Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent two detachments towards Yemen. Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) was appointed as the commander of one detachment, and Sayyiduna Khalid bin Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) was appointed as the commander of the other. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When you meet together, Ali will be the leader over all the people, and if you are separated, then each of you will be the commander over his own army. Sayyiduna Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that we encountered the tribe of Banu Zayd of the people of Yemen and fought with them. The Muslims prevailed over the polytheists; we killed the fighting men and took the women and children as captives. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) chose one of the captive women for himself. Sayyiduna Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that upon this situation, Sayyiduna Khalid bin Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote a letter to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to inform him. I presented myself before the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and handed over that letter to him. When the letter was read before him, I saw signs of anger on the face of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). I said: O Messenger of Allah! This is the place of one seeking refuge, meaning I seek forgiveness from you for any disrespect. You sent me under the command of a person and made it obligatory for me to obey him. I only did what I was sent for, meaning I did not make any mistake. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not find fault with Ali in any way. He is from me and I am from him, and after me, he will be your friend. He is from me and I am from him, and after me, he will be your friend.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent him towards Yemen, he gave him some advices. Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) was riding, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was walking alongside his mount. After finishing his conversation, he said: "Mu'adh! It is possible that after this year you may not meet me again, and it may be that you pass by my mosque or my grave." Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) wept out of grief at the thought of separation from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) turned his face towards Madinah Munawwarah and said: "The people closest to me among all people are those who possess the quality of taqwa (piety), whoever they may be and wherever they may be."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Sayyiduna Mu’adh (may Allah be pleased with him) to Yemen, he said to him:“You are going to a people of the Book, so first invite them to testify that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah. If they obey you in this matter, then inform them that Allah has made five prayers obligatory upon them in every day and night. If they accept this as well, then teach them that Allah has made zakat obligatory upon their wealth, to be taken from their rich and distributed among their poor. If they agree to this too, then beware of taking the best of their wealth, and beware of the supplication of the oppressed, for there is no barrier between it and Allah.”

It is narrated from Mughira bin Shubal that Sayyiduna Jarir (may Allah be pleased with him) stated: When I approached Madinah Munawwarah, I made my mount sit down, unpacked my belongings and set them aside, and donned splendid clothes. Then I entered the mosque while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering a sermon. People looked at me intently. I asked the man sitting near me whether the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had mentioned me. He replied: Yes, just now he remembered you in very beautiful words. While delivering the sermon, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned you and said: From this door or from this path, a man from among the distinguished people of Yemen is about to enter upon you, and on his face is the dignity of kings. Sayyiduna Jarir (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I thanked Allah Almighty for this honor.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jarir (may Allah be pleased with him) that when I reached near Madinah Munawwarah, I made my mount sit down, took off my lower garment, put on a cloak, and presented myself in the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering a sermon at that time. People began to look at me with the corners of their eyes. I asked the man sitting next to me, "O servant of Allah! Has the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned me?" ...Then after that, it was narrated as in the previous hadith.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jarir (may Allah be pleased with him) that I pledged allegiance to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) for establishing prayer, paying zakat, wishing well for every Muslim, and completely abstaining from shirk.

(Second chain) Sayyiduna Jarir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! Impose a condition upon me. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Worship Allah, do not associate anything with Him, perform the obligatory prayers, pay the obligatory zakat, be sincere to every Muslim, and disassociate from the disbelievers.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jarir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "Can you not bring me relief from Dhu al-Khalasah, the idol-house?" It was an idol-house among the tribe of Khath'am in Yemen, which was called the Yemeni Ka'bah. So I set out with one hundred and fifty (and according to another narration, one hundred and seventy) horsemen. I said to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), "I cannot sit firmly on a horse." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) struck his blessed hand on my chest with such force that I felt the marks of his fingers on my chest, and he prayed: "O Allah, grant him the ability to sit firmly and make him a guide and one who is guided." They went towards that idol-house, destroyed it, and burned it to ashes, and sent a man to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to give him the good news. The messenger of Sayyiduna Jarir (may Allah be pleased with him) informed the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): "By Him Who has sent you with the truth, I did not come to you until I saw it, after burning, blackened like a mangy camel." So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed for blessings five times for the horsemen and foot soldiers of the Ahmas tribe.