Heavenly Sword of Ali-asws Ibn Abi Talbi-asws
حُمَيْدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْكِنْدِيِّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الْمِيثَمِيِّ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ نُعْمَانَ الرَّازِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (عليه السلام) قَالَ انْهَزَمَ النَّاسُ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ (صلى الله عليه وآله) فَغَضِبَ غَضَباً شَدِيداً قَالَ وَ كَانَ إِذَا غَضِبَ انْحَدَرَ عَنْ جَبِينِهِ مِثْلُ اللُّؤْلُؤِ مِنَ الْعَرَقِ
Humeyd Bin Ziyad, from Al-Hassan Bin Muhammad Al-Kindy, from Ahmad Bin Al-Hassan Al-Maysamy, from Abaan Bin usmaan, from Mo’man Al-Razy, who has narrated the following:
Abu Abdullah-asws has said: ‘The people ran away, being defeated on the Day of Ohad, from the Rasool-saww of Allah-azwj. So he-saww became angry with intense anger. Whenever he-saww became angry, sweat would descend from his-saww forehead like pearls’.
قَالَ فَنَظَرَ فَإِذَا عَلِيٌّ (عليه السلام) إِلَى جَنْبِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْحَقْ بِبَنِي أَبِيكَ مَعَ مَنِ انْهَزَمَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لِي بِكَ أُسْوَةٌ قَالَ فَاكْفِنِي هَؤُلَاءِ فَحَمَلَ فَضَرَبَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ لَقِيَ مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَ جَبْرَئِيلُ (عليه السلام) إِنَّ هَذِهِ لَهِيَ الْمُوَاسَاةُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ مِنِّي وَ أَنَا مِنْهُ فَقَالَ جَبْرَئِيلُ (عليه السلام) وَ أَنَا مِنْكُمَا يَا مُحَمَّدُ
He-asws said: ‘So he-saww looked around, so there was Ali-asws by his-saww side. So he-saww said to him-asws: Join with the sons of your-asws father (and go after), the ones who have fled from the Rasool-saww Allah-azwj’. So (Imam Ali-asws) said: ‘O Rasool-saww of Allah-azwj, you-saww are an example for me-asws’. He-saww said: ‘So suffice for me-saww against these (enemies)’. So, he-asws rode and struck the first one he-asws met from them. So Jibraeel-as said: ‘This is the consolation, O Muhammad-saww!’ He-saww said: ‘He-asws is from me-saww and I-saww am from him-asws’. So Jibraeel-as said: ‘And I am from you-asws both, O Muhammad-saww’.
فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (عليه السلام) فَنَظَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ (صلى الله عليه وآله) إِلَى جَبْرَئِيلَ (عليه السلام) عَلَى كُرْسِيٍّ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَ الْأَرْضِ وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ لَا سَيْفَ إِلَّا ذُو الْفَقَارِ وَ لَا فَتَى إِلَّا عَلِيٌّ
So, the Rasool-saww of Allah-azwj looked towards Jibraeel-saww who was on a seat of gold in between the sky and the earth and he was saying: ‘There is not (a) sword (like) Zu Al-Fiqar and no warrior like Ali-asws’’.[1]
[1] Al-Kafi, Vol. 8, H. 14538