Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:3496 حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ زُهَيْرٍ التُّسْتَرِيُّ ثنا الْجَرَّاحُ بْنُ الْمُخَلَّدِ ثنا النَّضْرُ بْنُ حَمَّادٍ الْعَتَكِيُّ ثنا سَيْفُ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْأُسَيِّدِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ نُوَيْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مِكْنَفٍ عَنْ حَنْظَلَةَ الْكَاتِبِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بَعَثَ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَخَالِدَ بْنَ الْوَلِيدِ ؓ إِلَى الْيَمَنِ وَقَالَ «إِذَا اجْتَمَعْ��ُمَا فَعَلَيٌّ الْأَمِيرُ وَإِذَا تَفَرَّقْتُمَا فَكُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمَا عَلَى عَمَلِهِ» وَكَتَبَ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَبَدَأَ بِنَفْسِهِ فَلَمْ يُنْكِرْ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ وَكَتَبَ عَلِيٌّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَرَضِي عَنْهُ فَبَدَأَ بِالنَّبِيِّ ﷺ
English Translation
Narrated Handhala the scribe: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) sent Ali ibn Abi Talib and Khalid ibn al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with them) to Yemen and said, 'When you come together, Ali is the commander. When you separate, each of you is in charge of his own work.' Khalid ibn al-Walid wrote to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and began with his own name, and the Prophet did not object. Ali wrote to the Prophet and began with the Prophet (peace be upon him) (i.e., mentioning the Prophet's name first), and he was pleased with him.