"He asked Ali to sit down" is correct.
It converts the direct command into reported speech.
Using "asked" maintains the polite request.
It removes quotation marks and rephrases for indirect reporting.
He thanked him for his kind help. (Indirect)
said to ⇒ thanked
you ⇒ him
your ⇒ his
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