The lesson
- At the Battle of the Trench in 5 AH he answered the challenge of Amr ibn Abd Wadd, who had crossed the trench, and killed him (al-Sira al-Nabawiyya of Ibn Hisham; Tarikh al-Tabari; al-Maghazi of al-Waqidi). The Prophet said that Ali's strike that day was worth more than the worship of all jinn and men (Bihar al-Anwar 20:216).
- At Khaybar in 7 AH the Prophet gave him the flag, saying it would go to a man who loves God and His Prophet and whom God and His Prophet love (Sahih Muslim); he tore off the gate of the fortress and used it as a shield until the battle ended (al-Irshad 1:128).
- When the Prophet left him in charge of Medina during the march to Tabuk in 9 AH, the only campaign he missed, the Prophet told him: Are you not pleased to be to me as Aaron was to Moses, except that there is no prophet after me? (al-Irshad; Sahih al-Bukhari; Sahih Muslim; Sunan al-Tirmidhi). This is the Hadith al-Manzila.
Questions
At the Battle of the Trench, what did Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him) do when Amr ibn Abd Wadd crossed the trench and challenged him?
At Khaybar, what did Imam Ali (peace be upon him) do with the gate of the fortress during the battle?
When the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) left Imam Ali (peace be upon him) in charge of Medina during the march to Tabuk, what did he tell him?
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