Hadith No: 1
Al-Mu'waffaq al-Khwarizmi - al-Manaqib
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (301)
- .... He said: "So I beseech you by Allah: Do you know that Jibreel (Gabriel) descended upon the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) and said: 'O Muhammad, Allah commands you to love Ali and to love those who love him, for Allah the Exalted loves Ali'?" They said: "O Allah, yes." He continued: "So I beseech you by Allah: Do you know that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said: 'When I was taken on the Night Journey (Isra) to the seventh heaven, I was raised to canopies of light, and then I was lifted to veils of light'?" And the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) was promised by the Almighty, the All-Powerful, "There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah," regarding some things. "Then, when he returned from being with Him, a caller cried out from behind the veils: 'What a excellent father your father Ibrahim (Abraham) is,
and what an excellent brother your brother Ali is! And take good counsel of him'...."