Hadith No: 1
Ibn Asakir - Tarikh Damishq - Letter 'Ayn
4933 - Ali ibn Abi Talib, whose name was Abd Manaf ibn Abd al-Muttalib ...
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- Abu Muhammad ibn Tawus narrated to us, saying: Asim ibn al-Hasan narrated to me, saying: Abu Umar ibn Mahdi narrated to us, saying: Abu Abd Allah al-Mahambali narrated to us, saying: Isa ibn Abi Harb narrated to us, saying: Yahya ibn Abi Bukayr narrated to us, saying: Jaafar ibn Ziyad narrated to us, saying: Hilal al-Sayrafi narrated to us, saying: Abu Kathir al-Ansari
narrated to me, from Abd Allah ibn As'ad ibn Zurara, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said, "On the night I was taken on the Night Journey (Isra), I reached my Lord, Mighty and Majestic be He, who revealed to me or informed me — Jaafar was in doubt — concerning Ali in three things: that he is the leader of the Muslims, the guardian of the righteous, and the commander of those with shining foreheads and hands."- Abu al-Fath Yusuf ibn Abd al-Wahid narrated to us, saying: Shuja' ibn Ali narrated to me, saying: Abu Abd Allah ibn Munda narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn al-Husayn ibn al-Qattan narrated to us, saying: Ibrahim ibn Abd Allah narrated to us, saying: Yahya ibn Abi Bukayr narrated to us, saying: Jaafar al-Ahmar, from Hilal al-Sayrafi, narrated to us, saying: Abu Kathir al-Ansari
narrated from Abd Allah ibn As'ad ibn Zurara, who said: Abd Allah ibn As'ad ibn Zurara narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), said, "When I was taken on the Night Journey to the heavens, I was brought to a palace of pearls, with a bed of gold that shimmered. He revealed to me or commanded me regarding Ali with three attributes: that he is the leader of the Muslims, the Imam of the righteous, and the commander of those with shining foreheads and hands."- Umm al-Mujtaba, the daughter of Nasir, narrated to us, saying: It was recited to Ibrahim ibn Mansur, and Abu Bakr ibn al-Muqri narrated to me, saying: My father Ya'qub narrated to us, saying: Zakariya ibn Yahya al-Kisai narrated to us, saying: Nasr ibn Muzahim narrated to us, from Jaafar ibn Ziyad, from Hilal ibn Maqllas,
from Abd Allah ibn As'ad ibn Zurara al-Ansari, from his father, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said, "When I was ascended to the heavens, I was taken to a palace of pearls, with a bed of gold that shimmered. He revealed to me or commanded me regarding Ali with three qualities: that he is the leader of the Muslims, the Imam of the righteous, and the commander of those with shining foreheads and hands."- Abu al-Qasim al-Shahhami narrated to us, saying: Abu Sa'd al-Janzurudi narrated to me, saying: Abu Amr ibn Hamdan narrated to me, saying: My father Ya'qub narrated to us, saying: Zakariya ibn Yahya al-Kisai narrated to us, from Abd Allah ibn As'ad ibn Zurara, from his father, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said, "It was revealed to me regarding Ali: that he is the leader of the Muslims, the Imam of the righteous, and the commander of those with shining foreheads and hands."
- Abu al-Hasan al-Fardhi narrated to us, saying: Abu al-Qasim ibn Abi al-Alam narrated to me, saying: Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Umar ibn Sulayman ibn al-Mu'adil al-Urayni al-Nasibi narrated in their presence, and Abu al-Qasim al-Husayn ibn Hasan ibn Muhammad both said: Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn Yusuf ibn Khalad narrated to us, saying: Abu Ja'far ibn Uthman ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us, saying: Ibrahim ibn Muhammad narrated to us, saying: Ali ibn A'ish narrated to us, from al-Harith ibn Hasira, from al-Qasim ibn Junaydib, from Anas ibn Malik, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said, "Pour me some water or ablution so I can perform ablution." Then he stood and prayed two units (rak'ahs), and said, 'O Anas, the first to enter from this door will be the Commander of the Faithful, the commander of those with shining foreheads and hands, the leader of the believers, Ali.'"