A man asked Al-Bara' and I was listening, "Did `Ali take part in (the battle of) Badr?" Al-Bara' said, "(Yes). he even met (his enemies) in a duel and was clad in two armors (one over the other).
Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 3970 In-book : Book 64, Hadith 23 USC-MSA web (English) : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 309 (deprecated)
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