461 - Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Matar informed us that Abu Talib narrated to them, saying: I asked Abu 'Abd Allah about the statement of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, to 'Ali: "Whoever I am his master (mawla), then 'Ali is his master," what is its interpretation? He replied: "Do not speak about this; leave the hadith as it has come."
٤٦١ - وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَطَرٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا طَالِبٍ حَدَّثَهُمْ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِعَلِيٍّ: «مَنْ كُنْتُ مَوْلَاهُ فَعَلَيُّ مَوْلَاهُ» ، مَا وَجْهُهُ؟ قَالَ: «لَا تَكَلَّمْ فِي هَذَا، دَعِ الْحَدِيثَ كَمَا جَاءَ»
