Muhammad b. al-Hasan b. Ahmad b. al-Walid (ra) narrated to us. He said: Al-Hasan b. Matil al-Daqqaq narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. al-Husayn b. Abi’l Khattab narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Sinan narrated to us from Ja`far b. Sulayman al-Nahdi. He said: Thabit b. Dinar al-Thumali narrated to us from the Master of Worshipers `Ali b. al-Husayn from his father (as). He said
One day, the Messenger of Allah (s) looked to `Ali b. Abi Talib (as) and came forward while a group of his companions were around him. So, he said: He who wants to see Yusuf in his beauty, Ibrahim in his generosity, Sulayman in his delight, and Dawud in his strength should look to this one.