حدثنا علي بن محمد، حدثنا أبو معاوية، حدثنا موسى بن مسلم، عن ابن سابط، - وهو عبد الرحمن - عن سعد بن أبي وقاص، قال قدم معاوية في بعض حجاته فدخل عليه سعد فذكروا عليا فنال منه فغضب سعد وقال تقول هذا لرجل سمعت رسول الله  صلى الله عليه وسلم  يقول ‏"‏ من كنت مولاه فعلي مولاه ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وسمعته يقول ‏"‏ أنت مني بمنزلة هارون من موسى إلا أنه لا نبي بعدي ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وسمعته يقول ‏"‏ لأعطين الراية اليوم رجلا يحب الله ورسوله ‏"‏ ‏.‏
 It was narrated that Sa'd bin Waqqas said:                     "Mu'awiyah came on one of his pilgrimages and Sa'd entered pon him. They mentioned 'Ali, and Mu'awiyah criticized him. Sa'd became angry and said: 'Are you saying this of a man of whom I heard the Messenger of Allah say: "If I am a person's close friend, 'Ali is also his close friend." And I heard him say: "You are to me like Harun was to Musa, except that there will no Prophet after me." And I heard him say: "I will give the banner today to a man who loves Allah and His Messenger."