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I am the city of wisdom and Ali is its gate

Hadith No: 1

 Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) said: "I am the house of wisdom, and 'Ali is its door.

Reference: Sunan al-Tirmidhi Book 1/46 Tradition No. 3723
Hadith No: 2
Ahmad ibn Hanbal - Fada'il al-Sahabah - And Among the Virtues of Ali (peace be upon him)
And among the virtues of Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) from the narration of Abu Bakr ibn Malik through his teachers, except for Abdullah
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (634)
1081 - Ibrahim narrated to us, who said: Muhammad ibn Abdullah al-Rumi narrated to us, who said: Sharik narrated to us, from Salamah ibn Kuhayl, from al-Sunabihi from Ali ibn Abi Talib, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said, "I am the House of Wisdom, and Ali is its Gate."
Reference: Fazael al-Sahabah Book 2
Hadith No: 3
Ibn Kathir - Al-Bidaya wa'l-Nihaya - Year Forty of the Prophetic Hijra
Chapter Mentioning Some of the Virtues of the Commander of the Faithful, Ali ibn Abi Talib (may God be pleased with him) - The Hadith of the Charity with the Ring While in Ruku'
Volume: (11) - Page Number: (96)
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- .... Abu Isa al-Tirmidhi said: Ismail ibn Musa ibn Umar al-Rumi narrated to us, Sharik narrated to us from Kuhayl, Suwayd ibn Ghaflah narrated from al-Sunabihi from Ali, who said: Ali said: The Messenger of God (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said: "I am the House of Wisdom, and Ali is its Gate." Then he said: This hadith is strange. He added: Some narrated this hadith from Ibn Abbas. I say that Suwayd ibn Sa'id narrated it from Sharik, from Salamah, from al-Sunabihi, from Ali, raised (marfu') to the Prophet, peace be upon him and his holy progeny: "I am the City of Knowledge, and Ali is its Gate. Therefore, whoever wants knowledge should come to the Gate of the City."
Reference: Al-Bidaayah wa al-Nihaayah Book 11
Hadith No: 4
Al-Tabari - Dhakha'ir al-Uqba fi Manaqib Dhawi al-Qurbى
Part One: Regarding What Was Narrated about Relatives in a General and Overall Manner - Mentioning that it is the Entrance to the House of Wisdom
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (77)
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- .... Ali (peace be upon him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said: "I am the House of Wisdom, and Ali is its Gate." Al-Tirmidhi narrated it and said: It is a حسن (hasan) tradition.
Reference: Dhakhayir Al Uqbaa Fi Manaqib Dhi alqurbaa Book 1
Hadith No: 5
Al-Ajri - al-Shari'ah - Book of the Virtues of the Commander of the Faithful, Ali ibn Abi Talib (ra)
Chapter on Mentioning What Ali ibn Abi Talib (ra) Was Given of Knowledge and Wisdom
And Guidance to Rightness in Judgment, and the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) Prayed for Him for Guidance and Success
Volume: (4) - Page Number: (2069)
1550 - Abu Bakr ibn Abi Dawud narrated to us, saying: Bahr ibn al-Fadl al-Anazi narrated to us, saying: Muhammad Umar ibn al-Rumi narrated to us, saying: Sharik narrated to us, from Salamah ibn Kuhayl, from al-Sunabihi from Ali (ra), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said, "I am the House of Wisdom, and Ali is its Door. Whoever wishes to enter it may do so through its Door." Ali (ra) was also reported to say, "There is much knowledge within my ribs."
Reference: Al-Sharee'ah Book 4
Hadith No: 6
Al-Ajri - al-Shariah - Book on the Virtues of the Commander of the Faithful, Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him)
Chapter on Mentioning What Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him) Was Given of Knowledge and Wisdom
and Success in Delivering Justice, and the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) Prayed for Him for Guidance and Success
Volume: (4) - Page Number: (2069)
1551 - Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Ishaq ibn Zatya narrated to us, saying: Uthman ibn Abdullah al-Uthmani narrated to us, saying: Isa ibn Yunus narrated to us, from al-A'mash, from Mujahid from Ibn Abbas, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said, "I am the City of Wisdom, and Ali is its Gate."
Reference: Al-Sharee'ah Book 4
Hadith No: 7
Al-Usbahani - Haliyyat al-Awliya' wa Tabaqat al-Asfiyā' - Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him) and the Master of the People ...
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (64)
- Abu Ahmad Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Jurjani narrated to us, saying: Al-Hasan ibn Sufyan narrated to us, saying: Abd al-Hamid ibn Bahr narrated to us, saying: Sharik narrated to us, from Salamah ibn Kuhayl, from al-Sunabihi from Ali ibn Abi Talib, who said: Ali ibn Abi Talib said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said, "I am the House of Wisdom, and Ali is its Gate." Al-Usbagh ibn Nabatah and al-Harith narrated something similar from Ali, and Mujahid narrated from Ibn Abbas from the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) to the same effect.
Reference: Hilyah al-Awliyah Wa Tabaqaat al-Asfeyaa Book 1
Hadith No: 8
Khaythama al-Atrabulusi - From the narration of Khaythama ibn Sulayman - From the narration of Khaythama
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (200)
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- .... He said: Khaythama narrated to us: Ibn Awf narrated to us: Mahfuzh ibn Bahr al-Anataki narrated to us: Musa ibn Muhammad al-Ansari al-Kufi narrated to us from Abu Muawiyah, from al-A'mash, from Mujahid from Ibn Abbas (peace be upon him) saying, narrated from the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny): "I am the city of wisdom, and Ali is its gate."
Reference: Min Hadith Khuzaimah Ibn Sulayman Book 1
Hadith No: 9
Al-Suyuti - Al-Jami' al-Saghir wa Ziyadatuh
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (3238)
3238 - "I am the House of Wisdom, and Ali is its Gate."
Reference: Al Jaam'e AlSaghir wa Ziadatuh Book 1
Hadith No: 10
Al-Munawi - Faydh al-Qadeer, Sharh al-Jaami' al-Sagheer
Letter Alif - Section on being adorned with the definite article "Al-" from this letter, namely, the letter Alif, which is its conclusion
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (46)
2704 - I am the House of Wisdom, and in another narration: I am the City of Wisdom, and Ali is its Gate, meaning Ali ibn Abi Talib is the gate through which one enters into wisdom. So this rank is indeed magnificent, and this virtue is truly exalted. And whoever claims that what is meant by the phrase "and Ali is its Gate" is that he is elevated from above, and this represents height, has their argument dissolved for a corrupt purpose with something that will neither be sufficient nor beneficial to them.
Reference: Faiz al-Qadeer Sharh Jaame' al-Sagheer Book 3
Hadith No: 11
Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi - Kanz al-Ummal fi Sunan al-Aqwal wal-Af'al
Volume: (11) - Page Number: (600)
32889 - "I am the House of Wisdom, and Ali is its Gate."
Reference: Kanz al-Ummaal fi Sunan al-Aqwaal wa al-Af'aal Book 11
Hadith No: 12
Ibn Asakir - Tarikh Damishq - Letter 'Ayn
4933 - Ali ibn Abi Talib, whose name was Abd Manaf ibn Abd al-Muttalib ...
Volume: (42) - Page Number: (382)
- Abu Tahir Muhammad ibn al-Husayn narrated to us, saying: Ahmad and Muhammad, the sons of Abd al-Rahman ibn Umar ibn Abi Nasr, both said: Abu Bakr Yusuf ibn al-Qasim narrated to us, saying: Abu Muhammad Ubaydullah ibn Muhammad ibn Ubaydullah al-Kufi narrated to us: Isma'il ibn Musa al-Fazari narrated to us: Muhammad ibn Amr al-Rumi narrated to us, from Sharik, from Salamah ibn Kuhayl, from al-Sunabihi, from Ali, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said: "I am the house of wisdom, and Ali is its gate."
Reference: Tarikh e Damishq Book 42
Hadith No: 13
Al-Dhahabi - Mizan al-I'tidal fi Naqd al-Rijal - Letter 'Ayn - 5523: Uthman ibn Abdullah al-Umawi al-Shami
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (41)
- Ibn Zatiya narrated to us, saying: Uthman ibn Abdullah narrated to us, saying: Isa ibn Yunus narrated to us, from al-A'mash, from Mujahid from Ibn Abbas - raised (marfu') to the Prophet: "I am the city of wisdom, and Ali is its gate."
Reference: Meezaan al Aietedal fi Naqd al Rijal Book 3
Hadith No: 14
Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani - Lisan al-Mizan - Continuation of the Letter 'Ayn
Those Whose Name is Uthman - 332: Uthman ibn Abdullah al-Umawi al-Shami
Volume: (4) - Page Number: (144)
332 - Uthman ibn Abdullah al-Umawi al-Shami: .... And Ibn Zataya narrated to us, saying: Uthman ibn Abdullah narrated to us, saying: Isa ibn Yunus narrated to us, from al-A'mash, from Mujahid from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his holy progeny) marfu': "I am the city of wisdom, and Ali is its gate."
Reference: Lisaan al-Meezan Book 4
Hadith No: 15
Ibn Adi - al-Kamil fi Duafa al-Rijal - 1336: Uthman ibn Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Uthman ibn Affan
Volume: (6) - Page Number: (302)
- Ali ibn Ishaq ibn Zatiya narrated to us, saying: Uthman ibn Abdullah narrated to us, saying: Hammad ibn Salamah narrated to us from Muhammad ibn Qais from Anas ibn Malik that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said: "Islam began as something strange and will return to being strange, so blessed are the strangers." Ali narrated to us, saying: Uthman ibn Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Uthman narrated to us, saying: Isa, meaning ibn Yunus, narrated to us from al-A'mash from Mujahid from Ibn Abbas, who said: the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said, "I am the city of wisdom, and Ali is its gate."
Reference: Ù“Al-Kaamil fi Dho'afaa al-Rijaal Book 6
Hadith No: 16
Al-Mubarakkafari - Tuḥfat al-Aḥwadhī bi-Sharḥ Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī
Chapter on the Virtues of Ali ibn Abi Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib al-Qurashi
Volume: (10) - Page Number: (155)
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62 - Chapter: 3723: His statement: Muhammad ibn Umar ibn al-Rumi narrated to us: .... Similarly, it was mentioned in Tirmidhi's work on the virtues of Zayd ibn Harithah, from al-Sunabihi, who is Abd al-Rahman ibn Asilah. His statement: "I am the House of Wisdom, and Ali," meaning Ali ibn Abi Talib, is its door, i.e., the one who enters through him can access it, may indicate that the Shi'a might use this analogy to argue that acquiring knowledge and wisdom from him is exclusive to him and cannot be extended to others except through him (peace be upon him) because one can only enter a house through its door. And Allah, the Exalted, has said: {And enter houses by their doors} (Surah al-Baqarah 2:189).
Reference: Tuhfat al'Uhwdhi biSharh Jame al-Tarmidhi Book 10
Hadith No: 17
Al-Salahi al-Shami - Sabil al-Huda wa al-Rashad fi Seerat Khayr al-Ibad
The Collection of Chapters Mentioning the Ten Whom the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) Testified to Being in Paradise and Some of Their Virtues
Chapter Ten: On Some Virtues of the Commander of the Faithful, Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Abi Talib
Ibn Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim ibn Abd Manaf, al-Qurashi al-Hashimi
Third: Regarding His Virtues, Abundance of Knowledge, and Supplications
Volume: (11) - Page Number: (292)
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- .... And in al-Ma'rifah by Ali, and al-Hakim, and Ta'qcib, and al-Khatib, and al-Tabarani in al-Kabir from Ibn Abbas: that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said: "I am the House of Wisdom," and in another wording: "the City of Knowledge, and Ali is its Gate. So whoever seeks knowledge should come to the Gate," and in yet another wording: "should approach it from its Gate."
Reference: Sobol al-Huda wa al-Rashaad fi Seerah Khair al-'Ibaad Book 11
Hadith No: 18
Al-Salahi al-Shami - Sabil al-Huda wa al-Rashad fi Sirat Khayr al-Ibad - Compilation of the Chapters on His Names (peace be upon him) and Nicknames
Chapter Three: Mentioning What I Have Come Across of His Noble Names (peace be upon him) and Their Explanation, Along with Related Benefits
Letter Daa' (د) - Dar al-Hikmah
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (457)
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- Dar al-Hikmah: The Sheikh (ra) narrated from the Hadith of Ali that the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said: "I am the House of Wisdom, and Ali is its Gate." Al-Hakim narrated it in al-Mustadrak and deemed it authentic, and Ibn al-Jawzi claimed it was fabricated. However, the Sheikh (ra) refuted him in al-Nukat and in al-La'ali. The two hadith scholars, al-‘Ala’i and Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, stated: "The correct position is that it is good, neither authentic nor fabricated." I have elaborated on this topic in my book al-Fawa'id al-Majmu'ah, clarifying the fabricated hadiths.
Reference: Sobol al-Huda wa al-Rashaad fi Seerah Khair al-'Ibaad Book 1
Hadith No: 19
Al-Qanduzi al-Hanafi - Yanabee' al-Mawaddah li-Thawil Qurbah
Volume: (12) - Page Number: (86, 218, 393)
17 - And in another narration: from al-Tirmidhi from Ali: "I am the House of Wisdom, and Ali is its Gate."
32 - Al-Tirmidhi and al-Hamuwini: in their chains from Suwayd ibn Ghaflah al-San'ani from Ali (ra) who said: the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said, "I am the House of Wisdom, and Ali is its Gate," and there is a narration on this from Ibn Abbas.
33 - Al-Hamuwini from Salamah ibn Kuhayl al-San'ani who said: the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said, "I am the House of Wisdom, and Ali is its Gate."
34 - Ibn al-Maghazali: with his chain from Mujahid from Ibn Abbas and also: from Salamah ibn Kuhayl al-San'ani from Ali (peace be upon him) who said: the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said, "I am the House of Wisdom, and Ali is its Gate."
Reference: Yanabie Almawadat Lidhuyi Alqurbaa Book 1