809 - Muhammad ibn Ali informed me, saying: al-Athram narrated to us, saying: I heard Abu Abd Allah, and the hadith of Uqayl, from al-Zuhri, from Urwa, from Aisha, from the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, regarding Ali, al-Abbas, and Uqayl, from al-Zuhri, that Abu Bakr appointed Khalid [as commander] over Ali, was mentioned to him. Abu Abd Allah said: 'How [is that possible]?' He did not recognize it [as authentic], and he said: 'It does not please me that these hadiths be written down.'
٨٠٩ - أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ: ثَنَا الْأَثْرَمُ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، وَذُكِرَ لَهُ حَدِيثُ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي عَلِيٍّ، وَالْعَبَّاسِ، وَعَقِيلٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ أَمَّرَ خَالِدًا فِي عَلِيٍّ، فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ: كَيْفَ؟ فَلَمْ يَعْرِفْهَا، فَقَالَ: «مَا يُعْجِبُنِي أَنْ تُكْتَبَ هَذِهِ الْأَحَادِيثُ»
