Part One : Imam Ali’s Wilayah in the Qur’an
Part Two : His Wilayah in the Hadith and those who authenticated it.
Part Three : Abu Bakr claimed to be the Wali of Rasul-Allah ﷺ
Welcome to our blog! In this article, we will demonstrate that Ali ibn Abi Talib was appointed as the Wali by Allah ﷻ and His Messenger ﷺ, thereby establishing him as the rightful successor to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
Part One : Imam Ali’s Wilayah in the Qur’an
Allah ﷻ says in the Qur’an :
إِنَّمَا وَلِيُّكُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُۥ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَهُمْ رَٰكِعُونَ
‘Your Wali is Allah & His Messenger and the one who believes, who establishes prayer and gives Zakat while bowing.’
~Surah al-Ma’idah 5:55
1) Allamah al-Suyuti said :
«وَأخرج عبد الرَّزَّاق وَعبد بن حميد وَابْن جرير وَأَبُو الشَّيْخ وَابْن مرْدَوَيْه عَن ابْن عَبَّاس فِي قَوْله {إِنَّمَا وَلِيكُم الله وَرَسُوله} الْآيَة قَالَ: نزلت فِي عَليّ بن أبي طَالب»
Abd al-Razzaq al-Sinani, Abd Ibn Hamid, Ibn Jarir al-Tabari, Abu al-Shaykh, and Ibn Mardawyh narrated from Ibn Abbas regarding this verse, and he said, ‘It was revealed for Ali Ibn Abi Talib.’
~al-Durr al-Manthur vol 3:105
2) Allamah al-Suyuti said :
«وَأخرج ابْن جرير عَن مُجَاهِد فِي قَوْله {إِنَّمَا وَلِيكُم الله وَرَسُوله} الْآيَة نزلت فِي عَليّ بن أبي طَالب تصدق وَهُوَ رَاكِع»
Ibn Jarir al-Tabari narrated from Mujahid (d.102 H) regarding this verse, and he said it was revealed for Ali Ibn Abi Talib when he gave charity in Rukoo’.
~Ebid (refer above)
3) Abu al-Hasan al-Wahidi wrote :
وقال في رواية عطاء: {وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا} يريد علي بن أبي طالب
Ata’ ibn Abi Rabah (d.114 H) narrated that this ayah was intended for Ali Ibn Abi Talib.
~Tafsir al-Basit vol 7:435
4) Ibn Abi Haatim al-Raazi narrated :
عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ أَبِي سُلَيْمَانَ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ قَوْلِهِ: إنما وليكم الله ورسوله والذين آمنوا قُلْتُ: نَزَلَتْ فِي عَلِيٍّ قَالَ: عَلِيٌّ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا.
Abd al-Malik Ibn Abi Sulayman asked Imam Abu Ja’far Muhammad al-Baqir (d.114 H) about the ayah, ‘Your Wali is Allah, His Messenger, and those who believe.’ I said it was revealed about Ali? He replied, ‘Ali is of those who believe.’
~Tafsir Ibn Abi Haatim al-Raazi vol 4:1162
5) Ibn Abi Haatim al-Raazi narrated :
«عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ قَالَ: تَصَدَّقَ عَلِيٌّ بِخَاتَمِهِ وَهُوَ رَاكِعٌ فَنَزَلَتْ إِنَّمَا وَلِيُّكُمُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا الَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ الصلاة ويؤتون الزكاة وهم راكعون»
Salamah Ibn Kuhayl (d.121 H) said Ali gave his ring in charity while he was in Rukoo’ then this ayah was revealed.
~Tafsir Ibn Abi Haatim al-Raazi vol 4:1162
6) Abu Ja’far al-Tabari narrated :
«عن السدي قال: ثم أخبرهم بمن يتولاهم فقال:”إنما وليكم الله ورسوله والذين آمنوا الذين يقيمون الصلاة ويؤتون الزكاة وهم راكعون”، هؤلاء جميع المؤمنين، ولكن علي بن أبي طالب مرَّ به سائل وهو راكع في المسجد، فأعطاه خاتَمَه.»
al-Suddi (d.127 H) said, “Then Allah informed us of who the Wali is: “Your Wali is Allah & His Messenger and the one who believes, who establishes prayer and gives Zakat while bowing.”‘
These are all the believers, but Ali Ibn Abi Talib was approached by a needy person while he was bowing in the Masjid, and he gave him his ring.
~Tafsir al-Tabari vol 8:530
7) Maqatil Ibn Sulayman (d.150 H) said :
«وَمَنْ يَتَوَلَّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا يعني عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب فَإِنَّ حِزْبَ اللَّهِ هُمُ الْغالِبُونَ يعني شيعة اللَّه ورسوله والذين آمنوا هُم الغالبون»
And whoever takes Allah & His Messenger and those who believe as Wali—meaning Ali Ibn Abi Talib—then indeed, the party of Allah will be victorious—meaning the Shia’a of Allah, His Messenger, and those who have believed are victorious.
~Tafsir Maqatil Ibn Sulayman vol 1:486
• Although Muqatil ibn Sulayman has been criticized by hadith scholars regarding narration, his tafsir nevertheless holds a significant and respected position among the early works of Qur’anic exegesis. Hafidh Ibn Hajr al-Asqalani mentioned :
«قال بقية: كنت كثيرا أسمع شعبة وهو يسأل عن مقاتل فما سمعته ذكره قط إلا بخير. وروي عن الشافعي من وجوه: الناس عيال على مقاتل في التفسير. وقال نعيم بن حماد: رأيت عند ابن عيينة كتابا لمقاتل فقلت: يا أبا محمد تروي لمقاتل في التفسير؟ قال: لا، ولكن أستدل به وأستعين.»
Baqiyyah said Shubah Ibn al-Hajjaj never mentioned Maqatil except in goodness.
al-Shafi’i said, “People are dependent on Maqatil Ibn Sulayman for Tafsir.”
Nuaym Ibn Hammad said I saw a book of Maqatil with Sufyan Ibn Uyaynah so I asked him, ‘Do you narrate from him in Tafsir?”‘ He replied ‘No, but I use it as evidence and rely on it.’
~Tahdheeb al-Tahdheeb vol 4:143
8) Abu Ja’far al-Tabari narrated :
حدثنا عتبة بن أبي حكيم في هذه الآية: “إنما وليكم الله ورسوله والذين آمنوا”، قال: علي بن أبي طالب
Utbah Ibn Abi Hakim (d.147 H) said this Ayah was for Ali Ibn Abi Talib.
~Tafsir al-Tabari vol 8:531
9) Abu Ja’far al-Tabari (d.310 H) said :
وأما قوله:”والذين آمنوا الذين يقيمون الصلاة ويؤتون الزكاة وهم راكعون”، فإن أهل التأويل اختلفوا في المعنيِّ به. فقال بعضهم: عُنِي به علي بن أبي طالب.
As for His ﷻ saying, ‘Those who believe, who establish prayer and give Zakat while they are bowing.’ The scholars differed as to whom it refers to. Some said it refers to Ali Ibn Abi Talib.
~Tafsir al-Tabari vol 8:530
10) Abu Mansour al-Maturidi (d.333 H) wrote :
«قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ: نزلت في شأن علي تصدق بخاتمه وهو في الركوع. ويقولون: خرج النبي ﷺ فإذا هو بمسكين، فدعاه النبي ﷺ فقال: ” هَلْ أَعْطَاكَ أَحَدٌ شَيئًا “، قال: نعم يا رسول اللَّه، قال النبي ﷺ: ” ماذا؟ ” قال: خاتم فضة؛ قال: ” مَنْ أَعْطَاكَ؟ ” قال: ذلك الرجل القائم – يعني: عليا – قال النبي ﷺ: ” على أي حال أعطاكه؟ قال: أعطانيه وهو راكع؛ فكبر النبي ﷺ ودعا له وأثنى عليه. فاحتج الروافض بهذه الآية على تفضيل علي بن أبي طالب على أبي بكر وإثبات الخلافة له دون غيره. ويقولون: نزلت في شأنه لما روي عن أبي جعفر قال: ” تصدق علي بن أبي طالب رضي الله عنه بخاتمه وهو راكع؛ فنزل: (الَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَهُمْ رَاكِعُونَ)»
Some scholars said this verse was revealed when the Prophet ﷺ went out and saw a poor man, so the Prophet ﷺ asked him, ‘Has anyone given you anything?’ He replied ‘Yes, O Rasul-Allah ﷺ, a silver ring.’
The Prophet ﷺ asked, ‘Who gave it to you?’ He pointed towards Ali, and then the Prophet ﷺ asked, ‘What was he doing?’ he replied, ‘He was in Rukoo.’ The Prophet ﷺ said Takbeer and praised Ali.
The Rawafidh use this verse as evidence of Ali’s superiority over Abu Bakr and to establish his succession. They say it was revealed for Ali because Abu Ja’far (Imam al-Baqir) said Ali Ibn Abi Talib gave his ring in charity in Rukoo’ then this verse was revealed.
~Tafsir al-Maturidi vol 3:544
11) Abu Bakr al-Jassas al-Hanafi (d.370 H) wrote :
«قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: {إِنَّمَا وَلِيُّكُمُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا الَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ الصَّلاةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَهُمْ رَاكِعُونَ} رُوِيَ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ وَالسُّدِّيِّ وَأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ وَعُتْبَةَ بْنِ أَبِي حَكِيمٍ: أَنَّهَا نَزَلَتْ فِي عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ حِينَ تَصَدَّقَ بِخَاتَمِهِ وَهُوَ رَاكِعٌ»
It is narrated from Mujahid, al-Suddi, Abu Ja’far al-Baqir & Utbah Ibn Abi Haakim that this verse was revealed for Ali Ibn Abi Talib when he gave his ring in charity while in Rukoo’.
~Ahkam al-Qur’an vol 4:102
12) Hafidh al-Samarqandi (d.373 H) wrote:
ثم: الَّذِينَ يُقالقِيمُونَ الصَّلاةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكاةَ قال ابن عباس: وذلك أن بلالاً لما أذّن، وخرج رسول الله ﷺ، والناس في المسجد يصلون بين قائم وراكع وساجد، فإذا هو بمسكين يسأل الناس، فدعاه رسول الله ﷺ وقال: «هَلْ أَعْطَاكَ أَحَدٌ شيئا؟» قال: نعم. قال: «مَاذَا» ؟ قال: خاتم فضة. قال: «وَمَنْ أَعْطَاكَ» ؟. قال: ذلك المصلي. قال: «فِي أيِّ حَالٍ أعْطَاكَ» ؟ قال: أعطاني وهو راكع. فنظر، فإذا هو علي بن أبي طالب
Ibn Abbas said this Ayah was revealed when Bilal gave the Adhan and Rasul-Allah ﷺ came out and people were in the Masjid, some standing, some bowing, and some prostrating. He ﷺ saw a poor man, so He ﷺ asked him ‘Has anyone given you anything?’ He replied, ‘Yes, a silver ring.’
Then the Prophet ﷺ asked, ‘Who gave it to you?’ He replied ‘That man who was praying. ‘ He ﷺ asked ‘In what state did he gave it to you?’ He replied ‘He was in rukoo. The Prophet ﷺ looked, and the man was Ali Ibn Abi Talib.
~Tafsir al-Samarqandi vol 1:445
13) al-Thalabi (d.427 H) said :
«ولكن اتفق أن عليا بن أبي طالب أعطى صدقة وهو راكع،»
And it is agreed upon that Ali Ibn Abi Talib gave his ring in Rukoo’.
~Tafsir al-Thalabi vol 2:396
14) Ibn al-Maghizali al-Maliki (d.483 H) narrated :
«عن ابن عباس قال: مر سائل بالنبي ﷺ وفي يده خاتم فقال: ((من أعطاك هذا الخاتم؟)) قال: ذاك الراكع! وكان علي يصلي، فقال النبي ﷺ: ((الحمد لله الذي جعلها فيَّ وفي أهل بيتي)) {إنما وليكم الله ورسوله}، الآية. وكان علي خاتمه الذي تصدق به»
Ibn Abbas said a beggar who had a silver ring on his hand passed by Rasul-Allah ﷺ, so the Prophet ﷺ asked him, ‘Who gave you this?’ He replied, ‘That man who was in Rukoo’.
Then the Prophet ﷺ said, “Praised be Allah!” Who has kept this Ayah {Your Wali is Allah & His Messenger} in my family. That is because Ali gave his ring in charity.
~Manaqib Emir al-Mu’meeenin page 373
• According to Ibn al-Maghizali al-Maliki all narrations in their essence are Sahih in this book.
15) al-Ragheb al-Isfahani (d.502 H) wrote :
«وقيل: عنى ركوع الصلاة، وذلك نزل في علي رضي الله عنه، فإنه تصدق بخاتم وهو في الصلاة، فالراكع يريد به الركوع الذي هو أحد أركان الصلاة. واستدل بالخبر والآية على أن الفعل القليل في الصلاة لا يبطلها،
It is said this Ayah was revealed for Ali ع as he gave his ring in charity while he was in Rukoo’ and this proves that a small action in prayers doesn’t invalidate the prayer.
~Tafsir al-Ragheb al-Isfahani vol 4:383
16) Abu Hafs al-Nasafi al-Hanafi (d.537 H) wrote :
«قوله تعالى: {وَهُمْ رَاكِعُونَ}؛ أي: هم خاشعون للَّه، مع استكثارِهم نوافلَ الصَّلوات والصَّدقات. ورويَ أنَّ الآيةَ نزلَت في عليٍّ رضي الله عنه، تَصدَّق بخاتَمه في ركوعِه»
And His ﷻ saying {While they are in Rukoo’} means they are humble before Allah while praying and giving charity, and it was narrated that this verse was revealed for Ali ع when he gave his ring in charity while in Rukoo’.
~al-Tayseer fee al-Tafseer vol 5:421
17) Fakhr al-Deen al-Raazi (d.606 H) wrote :
وَاحْتج الْمُخَالف بِوُجُوه أَحدهَا قَوْله تَعَالَى {إِنَّمَا وَلِيكُم الله وَرَسُوله وَالَّذين آمنُوا} الْآيَة فَهَذِهِ الْآيَة تدل على إِمَامَة شخص بِعَيْنِه وَإِذا ثَبت ذَلِك وَجب أَن يكون ذَلِك الإِمَام عليا بَيَان الأول أَن الْوَلِيّ إِمَّا النَّاصِر وَإِمَّا الْمُتَصَرف وَيجب قصره عَلَيْهِمَا تقليلا للاشتراك وَالْمجَاز وَلَا يجوز حمله على النَّاصِر لِأَن النُّصْرَة عَامَّة لقَوْله تَعَالَى وَالْمُؤمنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَات بَعضهم أَوْلِيَاء بعض وَالْولَايَة الْمَذْكُورَة فِي الْآيَة خَاصَّة بِبَعْض الْمُؤمنِينَ لِأَن كلمة {إِنَّمَا} تفِيد الْحصْر وَإِذا بَطل حمل الْوَلِيّ عَليّ النَّاصِر وَجب حمله على الْمُتَصَرف فِي جَمِيع الْأمة المخاطبين بقوله تَعَالَى {إِنَّمَا وَلِيكُم الله وَرَسُوله} وَلَا معنى للْإِمَامَة إِلَّا التَّصَرُّف فِي جَمِيع الْأمة فَثَبت دلَالَة هَذِه الْآيَة على إِمَامَة شخص معِين وكل من قَالَ بهَا قَالَ إِنَّه عَليّ بن أبي طَالب لِأَن أحدا من الْأمة لم يقل إِن هَذِه الْآيَة تدل على إِمَامَة أبي بكر وَالْعَبَّاس»
The opponent argues that the verse {Your Wali is Allah & His Messenger and those who believe} indicates leadership of a specific individual. If this is established, then that Imam must be Ali.
The explanation is that a Wali is either a supporter or an administrator, and it cannot be interpreted only as a supporter because support is a general term and already indicated by other verses of the Qur’an.
The Wilayah mentioned in his verse is specific to some of the believers because the word {Innama} means exclusivity. If it cannot be interpreted as referring to Ali only as a supporter, then it must be referring to the one who has authority over the Ummah.
Hence, this verse establishes the Imamate of a specific person; all who affirm it say that the ayah was revealed for Ali Ibn Abi Talib because no one from the Ummah said that this Ayah refers to the Imamah of Abu Bakr or Abbas.
~Ma’alim Usool al-Deen page 156-157
18) Qadhi al-Baydawi (d.685 H) wrote :
«وإنها نزلت في علي رضي الله عنه حين سأله سائل وهو راكع في صلاته، فطرح له خاتمه»
It was revealed for Ali ع when a needy person asked him while he was bowing, and he gave away his ring.
~Anwar al-Tanzil wa Asrar al-Ta’weel vol 1:44
19) Muhib al-Deen al-Tabari (d.694 H) wrote :
« ومنها قوله تعالى (إنما وليكم الله ورسوله والذين آمنوا) نزلت فيه»
And the Ayah revealed for Ali ع was {Your Wali is Allah & His Messenger and the one who believes}
~Dhakair al-Uqbah fee Manaqib Dhu al-Qurbah page 159
20) Safi al-Deen al-Hindi (d.715 H) (the one who debated Ibn Taymiyyah in Damascus) wrote :
وقوله تعالى: {إنما وليكم الله ورسوله والذين آمنوا الذين يقيمون الصلاة ويؤتون الزكاة}، والمراد منه علي بن أبي طالب
This Ayah refers to Ali Ibn Abi Talib.
~Nihayat al-Wusul fee Dirayat al-Usool vol 4:1464
21) Allamah al-Sakhawi (d.902 H) wrote :
«أن عليّا تصدق في الصلاة بخاتمه»
Ali ع gave his ring in charity while praying.
~Tafsir al-Qur’an al-Adheem vol 1:227
22) Muhammad al-Iji al-Shafi’i (d.905 H) wrote :
«فإن عليًّا أعطى خاتمة في ركوعه لسائل فنزلت»
Ali ع gave his ring to a needy person while he was in Rukoo’ hence the ayah was revealed.
~Tafsir al-Iji’ vol 1:477
23) Jamal al-Deen al-Askhar al-Yamani (d.991 H) wrote :
«وقد سماه الله تعالى بذلك في كتابه العزيز حيث قال إِنَّما وَلِيُّكُمُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا قال أكثر المفسرين المراد على كرم الله وجهه»
Most of the Mufassireen agreed that this ayah refers to Ali, may Allah honour his face.
~Sharah Bahjat al-Mahafil vol 2:363
24) Mulla Ali al-Qaari (d.1014 H) wrote :
«بقوله تعالى إِنَّما وَلِيُّكُمُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا الَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ الصَّلاةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكاةَ وَهُمْ راكِعُونَ لما روي أنها نزلت في علي وإنما أتى بصيغة الجمع لتعظيمه»
It is narrated that this Ayah was revealed for Ali Ibn Abi Talib, and the plural form used in the ayah was used to magnify Ali’s status.
~Sharah al-Shifa’a vol 2:83
25) Abd-Allah Ibn al-Husayn al-Suwaydi (d.1174 H) said :
أجمع أهل التفسير على أنها نزلت في علي حين تصدق بخاتمه على السائل وهو في الصلاة»
It is an Ijmaa’ of the Mufassireen that this Ayah was revealed for Ali ع when he gave his ring in charity while he was praying.
~The Najaf conference of Shawwal 1156 AH page 29
26) Allamah al-Alusi (d.1270 H) said :
«والآية عند معظم المحدثين نزلت في عليّ»
And this Ayah, according to the great Muhaditheen, was revealed for Ali ع
~Tafsir Ruh al-Ma’ani vol 3:352
Part Two : His Wilayah in the Hadith and those who authenticated it.
Ibn Taymiyyah al-Harrani wrote :
ﻭﻛﺬﻟﻚ ﻗﻮﻟﻪ: “ﻫﻮ ﻭﻟﻲ ﻛﻞ ﻣﺆﻣﻦ ﺑﻌﺪﻱ” ﻛﺬﺏ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ اﻟﻠﻪ ﷺ
And likewise, his saying ‘Ali is the Wali of every believer after me’ is a lie upon Rasul-Allah ﷺ.
~Minhaj al-Sunnah vol 7:391
Let us refute Ibn Taymiyyah and quote the majority of Muhaditheen who authenticated this Hadith :
1) Ibn Abi Aasim narrated :
ثنا عَبَّاسُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ النَّرْسِيُّ، وَأَبُو كَامِلٍ، قَالَا: ثنا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ الرِّشْكِ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: «عَلِيٌّ مِنِّي، وَأَنَا مِنْهُ، وَهُوَ وَلِيُّ كُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ مِنْ بَعْدِي»
Imran Ibn Hosayn narrated that Rasul-Allah ﷺ said : ‘Ali is from me and I am from him and he is the Wali of every believer after me.’
~al-Sunnah vol 2:564
• Allamah al-Albani commented :
إسناده صحيح، رجاله ثقات على شرط مسلم
Its Sanad is Sahih and its narrators are Thiqah on the condition of Sahih Muslim.
2) Abu Eesa al-Tirmidhi said :
«هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ»
This Hadith is Hasan
~Jami’ al-Tirmidhi 3712
•Hafidh Zubayr Ali Zae commented the Sanad is Hasan (إسناده حسن)
3) Ibn Hibban collected this Hadith in his al-Sahih
~Sahih Ibn Hibban vol 4:193
4) al-Haakim al-Nishapuri said :
«هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحُ الْإِسْنَادِ،»
This Hadith is Sahih on the Sanad.
~al-Mustadarak ala al-Sahihayn vol 3:143-144
• Allamah adh-Dhabhi called it Sahih in its Talkhees
5) Allamah Ibn al-Maghizali al-Maliki narrated this Hadith in Manaqib Emir al-Mu’meenin page 299
• Allamah Ibn al-Maghizali al-Maliki said in the introduction of the book :
ﻓﺠﻤﻌﺖ ﻓﻲ ﻓﻀﺎﺋﻠﻬﻢ ﻣﺎ اﻧﺘﻬﺖ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ ﻣﻌﺮﻓﺘﻲ، ﻭﺑﻠﻐﻪ ﺟﻬﺪﻱ ﻭﻃﺎﻗﺘﻲ، ﻣﻤﺎ ﺃﻧﺰﻝ اﻟﻠﻪ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ ﻓﻴﻬﻢ ﻣﻦ اﻵﻳﺎﺕ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺴﻮﺭاﺕ، ﻭﻣﺎ ﺟﺮﻯ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻟﻔﻆ اﻟﺮﺳﻮﻝ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺪﻻﻻﺕ، ﻭﻣﺎ ﻇﻬﺮ ﻣﻨﻬﻢ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﻌﺠﺰاﺕ، ﻣﺎ ﻻ ﻳﻤﻜﻦ اﻟﻤﻨﺼﻒ ﺑﻌﻘﻠﻪ ﺇﻧﻜﺎﺭﻩ
I have collected in this book the Fadhail of the Ahlul Bait of what was well known to me, about what Allah ﷻ revealed about them in the Qur’an and what was reported from the words of Rasul-Allah ﷺ and their apparent miracles, which a FAIR-MINDED person cannot deny.
~Ebid page 52
6) Ragheb al-Isfahani took this Hadith in the Fahail of Ali
~Muhadarat al-Adaba vol 2:494
7) Diya al-Deen al-Maqdisi took this Hadith in al-Ahadith al-Muhktara vol 13:29-30
• Hafidh al-Maqdisi compiled only Sahih Hadith in this book :
وقال السيوطي : ومنهم – أي ممن صنفوا في الصحيح – الحافظ ضياء الدين محمد بن عبد الواحد المقدسي، جمع كتاباً سماه الأحاديث المختارة، التزم فيه الصحة اهـ.
Allamah al-Suyuti said : Amongst those who compiled a Sahih book is Hafidh Diya al-Deen al-Maqdisi, who compiled a book called ‘al-Ahadith al-Mukhtara’, in which he has mentioned authentic narrations.
وقال الذهبي عن أحاديث المختارة هي الأحاديث التي تصلح أن يحتج بها سوى ما في الصحيحين
Allamah adh-Dhabhi said about this book that there are in it Hadiths which can be used as evidence other than Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim.
~Introduction of al-Mukhtara page 18
8) Ibn Shaheen commented on this Hadith :
«تَفَرَّدَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ بِهَذِهِ الْفَضِيلَةِ، لَمْ يَشْرَكْهُ فِيهَا أَحَدٌ»
Ali Ibn Abi Talib owns this virtue alone, and no one shares it with him.
~Sharah Madhab Ahl al-Sunnah page 89
9) Allamah adh-Dhabhi said :
«قال ابن عدي: أدخله النسائي في صحاحه.»
Ibn Adee’ al-Jurjani said : al-Nisai’i reported this Hadith in his Sahih.
~Mizan al-Aetidal vol 1:410
10) Nur ad-Deen al-Haythami said :
«رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ، وَالطَّبَرَانِيُّ فِي الْكَبِيرِ وَالْأَوْسَطِ بِاخْتِصَارٍ، وَرِجَالُ أَحْمَدَ رِجَالُ الصَّحِيحِ غَيْرَ أَبِي بَلْجٍ الْفَزَارِيِّ، وَهُوَ ثِقَةٌ، وَفِيهِ لِينٌ.»
This Hadith was reported by Ahmad Ibn Hanbal & al-Tabarani in Mu’jam al-Kabeer & al-Awsat, and the narrators of Ahmad are the narrators of al-Sahih except Abu Balj al-Fazari, who is Thiqah.
~Majmaa’ al-Zawa’id vol 9:120
11) Allamah adh-Dhabhi mentioned :
«إِنَّ عَلِيَّا مِنِّي وَأَنَا مِنْهُ وَهُوَ وَلِيُّ كُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ بَعْدِي». أَخْرَجَهُ النَّسَائِيُّ، وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَقَالَ: حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ. وَرَوَاهُ الإِمَامُ أَحْمَدُ فِي «مُسْنَدِهِ» عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ، وَعَفَّانُ عَنْهُ . وَإِسْنَادُهُ عَلَى شَرْطِ مُسْلِمٍ
Ali is from me and I am from him and he is the Wali of every believer after me. It was narrated by al-Nisai’i & al-Tirmidhi and he said it is Hasan Gharib.
It is also narrated by Ahmad in his Musnad and its Sanad is upon the condition of Sahih Muslim.
~Taarikh al-Islam vol 11:71
12) Hafidh Ibn Hajr al-Asqalani wrote :
وأخرج التّرمذيّ بإسناد قويّ، عن عمران بن حصين في قصة قال فيها: قال رسول اللَّه ﷺ: «ما تريدون من عليّ! إنّ عليا منّي وأنا من عليّ، وهو وليّ كلّ مؤمن بعدي»
al-Tirmidhi reported it with a strong sanad from Imran Ibn Hosayn that Rasul-Allah ﷺ said : ‘What do you want from Ali? He is from me and I am from him and he is the Wali of every believer after me.’
~al-Isabah fee Tameez al-Sahabah vol 4:468
13) Khatib al-Tabrizi mentioned :
عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: «إِنَّ عَلِيًّا مِنِّي وَأَنَا مِنْهُ وَهُوَ وَلِيُّ كُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ» . رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ
Imran Ibn Hosayn narrated that Rasul-Allah ﷺ said : ‘Ali is from me and I am from him and he is the Wali of every believer after me.’ It was reported by al-Tirmidhi.
• Allamah al-Albani commented : Its Sanad is Sahih وسنده صحيح
14) Allamah Jalal al-Deen al-Suyuti wrote :
«عَلِي مِني، وَأَنَا مِن عَلي، وَعَلِي ولِيُّ كلِّ مُؤمن بَعْدِى”.ش عن عمران بن حصين صحيح»
Ali is from me and I am from him and he is the Wali of every believer after me.
It was narrated by Imran Ibn Hosayn, and it is Sahih.
~al-Jami’ al-Kabeer vol 5:736
15) Najm al-Deen al-Hanbali al-Tufi said :
«رواه أحمد في مسنده بإسناد صحيح»
Ahmad reported it in his Musnad with a Sahih Sanad.
~al-Isharat al-Ilahiyyah page 100
16) Sharf al-Deen al-Tayybi wrote :
«الحديث الأول عن عمران: قوله: ((وهو ولي كل مؤمن)) إشارة لقوله تعالى: {إنما وليكم الله ورسوله والذين آمنوا} إلى قوله: {ويؤتون الزكاة وهم راكعون}»
The Hadith of Imran that the Prophet ﷺ said ‘Ali is the Wali of every believer.’ is an indication to Allah’s ﷻ saying ‘Your Wali is Allah, His Messenger and those who believe.’
~Sharah al-Mishkat vol 12:3883
17) Abd al-Haqq Muhadith al-Dahlvi wrote :
«وقوله: (وهو ولي كل مؤمن) أي: حبيبه وناصره، وهذا إشارة إلى [أن] قوله تعالى: {إِنَّمَا وَلِيُّكُمُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا} الآية نزل في علي»
The Prophet’s ﷺ saying that ‘Ali is the Wali of every believer’ means his beloved and supporter.
This is an indication to Allah’s saying {Your Wali is Allah & His Messenger and those who believed} this was revealed for Ali ع.
~Sharah Mishkat al-Masabih vol 9:653
18) al-Hindi al-Muttaqi wrote :
علي مني وأنا من علي، وعلي ولي كل مؤمن بعدي. “ش عن عمران بن حصين؛ صحيح”.»
Ali is from me and I am from him and Ali is the Wali of every believer after me.
It was narrated by Imran Ibn Hosayn and it is Sahih.
~Kanz al-Ummal vol 11:608
19) Hafidh al-Busayri mentioned :
«وَعَنِ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ لِعَلِيٍّ: أَنْتَ وَلِيُّ كُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ بَعْدِي. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ بِسَنَدٍ صَحِيحٍ»
Ibn Abbas narrated that Rasul-Allah ﷺ said to Ali : ‘You are the Wali of every believer after me.’
It was reported by Abu Dawood al-Tayalsi with a Sahih Sanad.
~Ithaf al-Khiyarat vol 7:184
20) Allamah al-Zurqani said :
«وقال ﷺ: “علي مني وأنا منه، وعلي ولي كل مؤمن من بعدي” رواه ابن أبي شيبة، وهو صحيح.»
The Prophet ﷺ said : ‘Ali is from me and I am from him and he is the Wali of every believer after me.’
Ibn Abi Shaybah reported it and it is Sahih.
~Sharah al-Zurqani ala Mawahib al-Laduniyyah vol 4:542
21) Wasi-Allah Abbas said :
The Sanad is Hasan (إسناده حسن)
~Fadhail al-Sahabah li-Ahmad Ibn Hanbal vol 2:649
22) Husayn Saleem Asad said :
«رجاله رجال الصحيح»
Its narrators are the narrators of al-Sahih
~Musnad Abi Ya’ala vol 1:293
23) Muhammad Ibn Yusuf al-Salihi al-Shaami mentioned :
وروى ابن أبي شيبة وهو صحيح عن عمر قال: قال رسول الله: «علي مني وأنا منه، وعليّ وليّ كلّ مؤمن من بعدي» .
Ibn Abi Shaybah narrated with a Sahih Sanad that Umar said that Rasul-Allah ﷺ said :
Ali is from me and I am from him and he is the Wali of every believer after me.
~Subul al-Huda vol 11:296
Part Three : Abu Bakr claimed to be the Wali of Rasul-Allah ﷺ
Although it is established through an Ayah of the Qur’an, its tafsir, and an authentic marfooʿ narration that Rasul-Allah ﷺ appointed Imam Ali عليه السلام as his Wali, yet Abu Bakr ibn Abi Quhafa claimed to be the Wali of Rasul-Allah ﷺ
Abu Ja’far al-Tahawi mentioned :
«قال أبو بكر: أنا ولي رسول الله بعده»
Abu Bakr said : “I am the Wali of Rasul-Allah after him.”
~Sharah Ma’ani al-Athar vol 4:143
•Muhaqqiq of the book, Shaykh Lateef al-Rahman al-Qasmi al-Bahraichi said :
The Sanad is Sahih (إسناده صحيح)
• Also narrated in Sahih al-Bukhari 3094
https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3094
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