Hadith No: 1
Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani - Fath al-Bari Sharh Sahih al-Bukhari
Book of Maghazis - Chapter on the Last Things the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) Spoke About
Volume: (8) - Page Number: (114)
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- His statement: (Chapter on the Last Things the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) Spoke About): RegardingSalman, who said, I asked, O Messenger of Allah, who is your successor? He replied, My successor, the place of my secret, and my deputy over my family, the best of those I leave behind after me, is Ali ibn Abi Talib. And from the narration of Abu Rabi'a al-Ayadi from Ibn Buraydah, from his father, who reported it as an elevated saying:Every Prophet has a successor, and Ali is the successor and heir of my children.

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Reference: Fath al-Baari fi Sharh Saheeh al-Bukhari Book 8

Hadith No: 2
Al-Asbahani - Hilyat al-Awliya' wa Tabaqat al-Asfiyya'
Sahl ibn Abd Allah, among them was the poor Sheikh, the sincere advisor, the trustworthy speaker of virtue ...
Volume: (10) - Page Number: (211)
- Muhammad ibn al-Muẓaffar narrated to us, dictating, saying: Abu Ali Muhammad ibn al-Dahhak ibn Amr narrated to us, saying: Sahl ibn Abd Allah al-Zahid narrated to us, from Sulayman ibn Abd al-Rahman, from Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Qushayri, from Abd al-Malik ibn Abi Sulayman, from Atiyya, from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, from the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), who said: "I was given five things regarding Ali. One of them is that he willCover my nakedness, the second is that he will pay off my debts, the third is that he will be leaning in my favor in the length of the Day of Judgment, the fourth is that he will be my support at my Pond, and the fifth is that I do not fear for him returning to disbelief after faith or to adultery after chastity." Thus, Ibn al-Muẓaffar narrated to us and said: "Sahl al-Zahid is al-Tustari." I said to him: "There is in our land Sahl ibn Abd Allah Abu Tahir. Is that him?" He insisted that it was only al-Tustari.

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Reference: Hilyah al-Awliyah Wa Tabaqaat al-Asfeyaa Book 10

Hadith No: 3
Al-Bazzar - Musnad al-Bazzar published under the name al-Bahr al-Zhakhkhar - Musnad Ali ibn Abi Talib
Abdullah ibn al-Harith from Ibn Abbas from Ali
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (105)
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456 - Khatun Salamah ibn al-Fadl from Salamah ibn al-Fadl from Ibn Ishaq from Abd al-Ghaffar ibn al-Qasim from al-Minhāl ibn ‘Amr from Abdullah ibn al-Harith from Ibn Abbas from Ali who said: .... Then he said, "Which of you will pay off my debt?" He continued: So I remained silent, and the others were silent. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) repeated the question, and I said, "I will, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "You, Ali, you, Ali." This hadith is not known to be narrated with this chain connectedly from Ibn Abbas from Ali except from the narration of Salamah from Ibn Ishaq, and we do not know of Abdullah ibn al-Harith narrating from Ibn Abbas from Ali except for the instances mentioned.

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Reference: Musnada al bazaar al manshoor basim al bahre al zakhaar Book 2

Hadith No: 4
Ibn al-Athir - al-Kamil fi al-Tarikh - Then the year 35 entered - Mention of those who marched to besiege Uthman
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (526)
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- .... And the reason for this was that Abdullah ibn Saba' was a Jew from the people of Sanaa, a black man, who converted to Islam during the days of Uthman. He then moved around the Hejaz, then to Basra, then to Kufa, and finally to Shaam, seeking to mislead the people, but he could not succeed in that. So the people of Shaam expelled him, and he went to Egypt, where he stayed among them and said: "How strange it is that one can believe that Isa will return and yet deny that Muhammad will return." He proposed to them the concept of return (raj'ah), and it was accepted by them. Then he said afterwards that every prophet had a designated successor, and Ali was the successor of Muhammad. So who is more unjust than one who rejects the will of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) and arrogantly comes before his successor? He further claimed that Uthman took it unjustly. So rise up in this matter, begin by attacking your leaders, and openly promote enjoining good and forbidding wrong to win the people over....

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Reference: Al-Kamil Fi Tarikh Book 2

Hadith No: 5
Al-Manawi - Fayd al-Qadeer, commentary on al-Jaami' al-Sagheer - Letter 'Ayn - Ali yaqdi deeni
Volume: (4) - Page Number: (359)
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5601 - Ali yaqdi deeni, with the "d" pronounced as a vowel, was narrated by al-Tabarani ....

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Reference: Faiz al-Qadeer Sharh Jaame' al-Sagheer Book 4

Hadith No: 6
Ibn Adi - Al-Kamil fi Da'afa' al-Rijal
888 - Sharik ibn Abdullah ibn al-Harith ibn Sharik ibn Abdullah al-Nakha'i, the judge ...
Volume: (5) - Page Number: (21)
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- As for the narration of Muhammad ibn Ishaq, Muhammad ibn Munir narrated to us, saying: Ali ibn Sahil narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Humayd narrated to us, from Salama, who said: Muhammad ibn Ishaq narrated to me from Sharik ibn Abdullah, from Abu Rabi'a al-Ayadi, from Ibn Burayda, from his father, that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said: "Every Prophet has a successor and heir, and Ali is my successor and heir."

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Reference: Ù“Al-Kaamil fi Dho'afaa al-Rijaal Book 5

Hadith No: 7
Ibn Asakir - Tarikh Damishq - Letter 'Ayn
4933 - Ali ibn Abi Talib, whose name was Abd Manaf ibn Abd al-Muttalib ...
Volume: (42) - Page Number: (392)
- Abu al-Qasim ibn al-Samarqandi narrated to us, saying: Abu al-Husayn ibn al-Naqur narrated to us, saying: Abu al-Qasim Isa ibn Ali narrated to us, saying: Abu al-Qasim al-Baghawi narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Humayd al-Razi narrated to us, saying: Ali ibn Mujahid narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Ishaq narrated to us, from Sharik ibn Abdullah, from Abu Rabi'a al-Ayadi from Ibn Buraida, from his father, who said: The Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said, "Every Prophet has a vicegerent and heir, and Ali is my vicegerent and heir."

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Reference: Tarikh e Damishq Book 42

Hadith No: 8
Ibn al-Jawzi - al-Mawdu'at - Book of Virtues and Vices
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (376)
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- .... Hadith Twenty-Five: Regarding the Will as well: Ali ibn Ubaydullah al-Zaghuni narrated to us, saying: Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Samsar narrated to us, saying: Isa ibn Ali al-Wazir narrated to us, saying: al-Bagawi narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Humayd al-Razi narrated to us, saying: Ali ibn Mujahid narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Ishaq narrated to us from Sharik ibn Abdullah from Abu Rubi'ah al-Ayadi from Ibn Buraydah from his father, who said: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said to every prophet, "I have a will, and Ali is my will and my heir."

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Reference: Al-Mauzooaat Book 1

Hadith No: 9
Al-Khwarizmi - Al-Manaqib
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (84)
74 - And Imam al-Hafiz Sadr al-Huffaz Abu al-‘Ala al-Hasan ibn Ahmad al-'Attar al-Hamdani informed me by ijazah, saying: Abu al-Qasim Isma'il ibn Ahmad ibn Umar al-Hafiz informed us. Abu al-Husayn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Abdullah informed us. Abu al-Qasim Isa ibn Ali ibn Isa ibn Dawud ibn al-Jarrahi informed me. Abu al-Qasim Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Abdulaziz al-Baghawi narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Humayd al-Razi narrated to us, saying: Ali ibn Mujahid narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Ishaq narrated to us, from Sharik ibn Abdullah, from Abu Rabi'ah al-Ayadi, from Ibn Buraydah from his father, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said, "Every prophet has a successor and heir, and Ali is my successor and heir."

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Reference: Manaqib Book 1

Hadith No: 10
Ibn al-Dimashqi - Jawahir al-Matalib fi Manaqib al-Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him)
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (107)
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- .... regarding his exclusive right to the bequest and inheritance from Buraydah al-Aslami who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said: "Every Prophet has a wasi (legatee) and heir, and Ali is my wasi and heir." Al-Baghawi recorded this in his Mu'jam.
- And from Anas who said: I said to Salman al-Farsi: Ask the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) who his successor is. Salman replied: O Messenger of Allah, who is your successor? He said: O Salman, who was the successor of Moses? I said: Joshua ibn Nun, "so it will be said that my wasi and heir, Ali ibn Abi Talib, will settle my debts and fulfill my promises." Imam Ahmad recorded this in al-Manaqib.

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Reference: Jawahir al-Matalib fi Manaqib al-Imam Ali Book 1