Ali bin Abu Talib came and stood at the door and asked, "Is Abu Muslim here?"He was told, "Yes."Ali said, "Abu Muslim, what prevents you from taking your share in this affair and giving it your support?"Abu Muslim replied, "What prevents me from that is a pledge made to me by my dear friend, your cousin. He charged me that when civil strife arose, I should take a sword of wood. I have indeed made one, and there it is hanging."
حدثنا سريج بن النعمان قال حدثنا حماد يعنى ابن زيد عن عبد الكبير بن الحكم الغفاري وعبد الله بن عبيد
جاء علي بن أبي طالب فقام على الباب فقال أثم أبو مسلم قيل نعم قال يا أبا مسلم ما يمنعك أن تأخذ نصيبك من هذا الأمر وتخف فيه قال يمنعني من ذلك عهد عهده إلي خليلي وابن عمك عهد إلي أن إذا كانت الفتنة أن أتخذ سيفا من خشب وقد اتخذته وهو ذاك معلق
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Its isnad is hasan. Abdul-Kabir bin Hakam Ghifari was deemed reliable by Ibn Hibban, while Bukhari and Abu Hatim were silent about him. Udaysah is the daughter of Uhban, accepted, and her narration appears in the Sunan. Abdullah bin Abdul-Laythi was deemed unknown by many, though Tirmidhi graded a narration of his hasan. The hadith has already appeared at 20548.