Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ؛ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ الْوَاسِطِيُّ؛ ثنا مُعَلَّى بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ؛ ثنا مَنْصُورُ بْنُ أَبِي الْأَسْوَدِ؛ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ؛ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ قَالَ سِرْنَا مَعَهُ يَعْنِي عَلِيًّا حِينَ رَجَعَ مِنْ صِفِّينَ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ عِنْدَ بَابِ الْكُوفَةِ إِذَا نَحْنُ بِقُبُورٍ سَبْعَةٍ عَنْ أَيْمَانِنَا فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ «مَا هَذِهِ الْقُبُورُ؟» فَقَالُوا يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنَّ خَبَّابَ بْنَ الْأَرَتِّ تُوُفِّيَ بَعْدَ مَخْرَجِكَ إِلَى صِفِّينَ وَأَوْصَى أَنْ يُدْفَنَ فِي ظَهْرِ الْكُوفَةِ وَكَانَ النَّاسُ إِنَّمَا يَدْفِنُونَ مَوْتَاهُمْ فِي أَفْنِيَتِهِمْ وَعَلَى أَبْوَابِ دُورِهِمْ فَلَمَّا رَأَوْا خَبَّابًا أَوْصَى أَنْ يُدْفَنَ بِالظَّهْرِ دَفْنَ النَّاسِ۔ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ «رَحِمَ اللهُ خَبَّابًا لَقَدْ أَسْلَمَ رَاغِبًا وَهَاجَرَ طَائِعًا وَعَاشَ مُجَاهِدًا وابْتُلِيَ فِي جِسْمِهِ أَحْوَالًا وَلَنْ يُضَيِّعَ اللهُ أَجْرَ مَنْ أَحْسَنَ عَمَلًا»
English Translation
Zayd ibn Wahb said: 'We traveled with him - meaning Ali - when he returned from Siffin, until we were at the gate of Kufa, and there were seven graves to our right. Ali said: What are these graves? They said: O Commander of the Faithful, Khabbab ibn al-Aratt died after your departure to Siffin, and he bequeathed that he be buried in the outskirts of Kufa - the people used to bury their dead in their courtyards and at the doors of their houses. When they saw that Khabbab had bequeathed to be buried in the outskirts, the people also began burying there. Ali said: May Allah have mercy on Khabbab. He accepted Islam willingly, emigrated obediently, lived as a mujahid, and was tested in his body for years. Allah will not waste the reward of one who did good.'