Sahih al-Bukhari 2942

Hadith text

Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d:That he heard the Prophet (ﷺ) on the day (of the battle) of Khaibar saying, "I will give the flag to a person at whose hands Allah will grant victory." So, the companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) got up, wishing eagerly to see to whom the flag will be given, and everyone of them wished to be given the flag. But the Prophet asked for `Ali. Someone informed him that he was suffering from eye-trouble. So, he ordered them to bring `Ali in front of him. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) spat in his eyes and his eyes were cured immediately as if he had never any eye-trouble. `Ali said, "We will fight with them (i.e. infidels) till they become like us (i.e. Muslims)." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Be patient, till you face them and invite them to Islam and inform them of what Allah has enjoined upon them. By Allah! If a single person embraces Islam at your hands (i.e. through you), that will be better for you than the red camels

Sahl bin Sa'd bataate hain: Unhone Nabi ko Khaibar ki jung ke din kehte suna, "Main jhanda us shaks ko dunga jiske haath fatah dega Allah." Isliye Nabi ke sahaba uthe, utsuk hote huye ke jhanda kise diya jaayega, aur har ek chahta tha ke use jhanda mile. Magar Nabi ne Ali ko bulwaya. Kisi ne unhe bataya ke Ali ki aankhon mein takleef hai. Isliye unhone unhe Ali ko apne saamne laane ka hukum diya. Phir Nabi ne unki aankhon mein thooka aur unki aankhen foran theek ho gayi jaise unhe kabhi koi takleef na thi. Ali ne kaha, "Hum unse (yaani kaafiron se) tab tak ladenge jab tak woh humare jaise (yaani Musalman) na ban jaen." Nabi ne kaha, "Sabr karo, jab tak tum unke saamne na jaao aur unhe Islam ki dawat na do aur unhe woh na batao jo Allah ne unpar farz kiya hai. Allah ki qasam! Agar ek shaks bhi tumhare zariye Islam qubool kare, yeh tumhare liye laal unton se bhi behtar hai."

Sahih al-Bukhari 2942 · Book 56, Hadith 154