How accurate is the story that says Ali saw the Prophet in a dream, and in his hand were dates? He gave Ali one date and distributed some to his companions. When Ali asked for another date, the Prophet said: "If only you had given me one." So Ali woke up and went to the mosque to pray behind Omar. On the way, a woman gave him a few dates to take to Omar. Omar took them and distributed them to his companions, and he gave Ali one date. When Ali asked for another date, Omar said: "If the Messenger had given you more, I would have given you more." Ali then asked: "How did you know what was in my dream?" Omar replied: "Indeed, I see with the light of the Most Merciful"?
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We have not found any chain of transmission (sanad) for this story. Some historians mentioned it in their books without a sanad, just as similar stories were mentioned about Jabir with Abu Bakr, about Muhammad ibn Isa with Abu al- Ali al-Rida, and about Judge Bakkar ibn Qutaybah with Sayyida Zakiyyah.
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