It was narrated that Al-Bara said:
I was with 'Ali bin Abi Talib when the Messenger of All appointed him as governor of Yemen. When he came to the Messenger of Allah, Ali said: 'I came to the Messenger of and the Messenger of Allah said: What did you do? I said; I entered Ihram for that for which you entered Ihram. He said: I have brought the Hadi and am performing Qiran And he said to his companions: If I had known what I know now, I would have done what you have done, but I brought the Hadi and I am performing Qiran