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Musnad Ahmed: Hadith 644

5. 'Musnad ''Ali Ibn Abi Talib'

مسند احمد

644
Musnad Ahmed
Da'if (Darussalam) because Abu Maryam Ath-Thaqafi is unknown and Nu'aim bin Hakeem is unknown]
It was narrated that "Ali (رضي الله عنه) said.
The Prophet (ﷺ) and I set out and came to the Ka"bah. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me “Sit down,” and he climbed onto my shoulders. I went to stand up with him, but he saw that I was weak. So he got down and the Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) sat down for me and said: "Climb onto my shoulders.” So I climbed on to his shoulders and he stood up with me. I felt that if I had wanted to, I could have reached the edge of the sky. I climbed up onto the top of the House, where there was a statue of brass or copper. I started shaking it right and left, forwards and backwards until, when I had managed to loosen it, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me: “Throw it down.” I threw it down and it broke like a glass bottle, Then I came down and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and I ran and hid among the houses lest any of the people see us.
Reference: Musnad Ahmad 644
Arabic/English book : Book 5, Hadith 644