The knowledge, justice and judgments of Imam Ali (a.s) - Ahle Bayt Repo

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Ali (a.s.) is the most knowledgeable among the people after Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.)

Hadith No: 1
Ahmad ibn Hanbal - Musnad Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
First Musnad of the Basrians - Hadith of Ma'qil ibn Yasar (ra)
Volume: (5) - Page Number: (26)
19796 - Abu Ahmad narrated to us, saying: Khalid, meaning ibn Tumhan, narrated to us, from Naf'i ibn Abi Naf'i, from Ma'qil ibn Yasar, who said: I performed ablution for the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) one day, and he said: "Do you want to visit Fatimah (peace be upon her and her holy progeny) and check on her?" I replied: "Yes," and he stood up leaning on me and said: "Indeed, someone else will carry her burden, and her reward will be for you." It was as if there was nothing on him until we entered upon Fatimah (peace be upon her and her holy progeny), and he said to her: "How do you find yourself?" She replied: "By Allah, my grief has indeed intensified, my poverty has become more severe, and my illness has prolonged." Abu Abd al-Rahman said: I found in my father's handwriting in his book regarding this hadith, "Will you not be pleased that I have married you to the most senior of my ummah in submission (Islam) and the one who has the most knowledge, and the greatest forbearance?"

Reference: Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal Book 5

Hadith No: 2
Al-Haythami - Majma' al-Zawa'id wa Manba' al-Fawa'id
Chapter on the Virtues of Ali ibn Abi Talib (ra) - Chapter on His Embrace of Islam (ra)
Volume: (9) Page Number: (102)
14595 - From Maqal ibn Yasar, who said: One day I performed ablution for the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), and he said: "Do you want to visit Fatimah and check on her?" I replied, "Yes," and he stood up, leaning on me. Then he said: "Surely, someone else will carry her burden, and the reward for it will be yours." It was as if Ali (ra) had nothing until we entered upon Fatimah (peace be upon her), and he said: "How are you finding yourself?" She replied: "By Allah, my sorrow has grown severe, my poverty has become urgent, and my illness has lingered." Abdullah said: I found in my father's handwriting in this narration: "Would you not be pleased that I arrange your marriage to the one who is the foremost in my Ummah in submitting to Allah and the most knowledgeable among them, and the greatest in forbearance?" Ahmad and al-Tabarani narrated it, and in it is Khalid ibn Tumhan, whom Abu Hatim and others deemed trustworthy, and the remainder of its narrators are reliable.

Reference: Majma al-Zawaaed wa Mamba' al-Fawaaed Book 9

Hadith No: 3
Al-Haythami - Majma' al-Zawa'id wa Manba' al-Fawa'id
Chapter on the Virtues of Ali ibn Abi Talib (ra) - Chapter on His (ra) Embrace of Islam
Volume: (9) Page Number: (102)
14596 - Abu Ishaq reported that when Ali married Fatimah, she said to the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny): "You have married me to a man with a lopsided eye and a large belly." The Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) replied: "I have indeed married you to him, and he is the first of my companions to submit (to Islam) and the most knowledgeable among them, and the most dignified in his forbearance." This was narrated by al-Tabarani, and it is a sound, albeit interrupted, chain of transmission.

Reference: Majma al-Zawaaed wa Mamba' al-Fawaaed Book 9

Hadith No: 4
Ibn Abi Shaybah - Al-Kitab al-Musannaf fi al-Ahadith wa al-Athar
Book of Virtues - Virtues of Ali ibn Abi Talib (ra)
Volume: (6) - Page Number: (374)
32131 - Al-Fadl ibn Dukayn narrated to us, from Sharik from Abu Ishaq, who said: Fatimah said, "O Messenger of Allah, you have married me to a man with shrunken calves, a large belly, and sightless eyes." He replied, "I have married you to the most steadfast of my ummah, the greatest in forbearance, and the most knowledgeable among them."

Reference: Al-Musannaf Book 6

Hadith No: 5
Ibn Abi Asim - al-Ahad wa al-Mathani - On the Mention of Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him) ...
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (142)
169 - Abu Bakr narrated to us, saying: Al-Fadl ibn Dukayn narrated to us, from Sharik from Abu Ishaq, who said: Fatimah (peace be upon her) said, "O Messenger of Allah, you have married me to one who has slender shins, a large belly, and is squint-eyed." He replied, "I have married you to the one who is the foremost in my ummah in peace, the greatest in forbearance, and the most knowledgeable among them."

Reference: Al-Aahaad wa al-Mathaani Book 1

Hadith No: 6
Al-San'ani - al-Musanif - Book of Maghazi - Marriage of Fatimah (ra)
Volume: (5) - Page Number: (489)
9783 - Abd al-Razzaq from Waki' ibn al-Jarrah who said: Sharik narrated to me from Abu Ishaq that when Ali married Fatimah, she said to the Prophet (pbuh): "Did you marry me to him, a man with a large belly?" The Prophet (pbuh) replied: "I have married you to him, and he is the first of my companions to submit (to Islam) and the most knowledgeable among them," and the greatest in forbearance.

Reference: Al-Musannaf Book 5

Hadith No: 7
Al-Tabarani - al-Mu'jam al-Kabir - al-‘Asharah
The Status of Ali ibn Abi Talib (ra) - The Description of Ali ibn Abi Talib (as)
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (94)
156 - Ishaq ibn Ibrahim al-Dabari narrated to us, from Abd al-Razzaq, from Waqi ibn al-Jarrah, who said: Sharik informed me, from Abu Ishaq, that when Ali (as) married Fatimah (ra), she said to the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny): "You have married me to a man with a large belly." The Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) replied: "I have married you to him, and he is the first of my companions to submit (to Islam) and the most knowledgeable among them," and the most forbearing.

Reference: al-Mo'jam al-Kabeer Book 1

Hadith No: 8
Al-Tabarani - al-Mu'jam al-Kabir - Chapter on the letter Meem - Naafi' ibn Abi Naafi' from Mu'aqil ibn Yasar
Volume: (20) - Page Number: (229)
538 - Al-Husayn ibn Ishaq al-Tustari narrated to us, saying: Uthman ibn Abi Shaiba narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Abdullah al-Asadi narrated to us, saying: Khalid ibn Tahman narrated to us, from Naafi' ibn Abi Naafi', from Mu'aqil ibn Yasar, who said: I performed ablution for the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) one day, and he said to me: "Are you interested in Faatimah?" meaning his daughter. I said: "Yes." So he stood up, leaning on me, and said: "Verily, she will bear the burden (of her father) in your place, and the reward will be for you." It was as if there was nothing else weighing on him until we entered upon Faatimah. He said to her: "How do you find yourself?" She said: "By Allah, my sadness has intensified, my poverty has grown worse, and my illness has prolonged." He said: "Would you not be pleased that your husband is the foremost of my Ummah in submission (to Allah) and the most knowledgeable among them, and the most forbearing in temperament?"

Reference: al-Mo'jam al-Kabeer Book 20

Hadith No: 9
Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi - Kanz al-Ummal fi Sunan al-Aqwal wal-Afal
Volume: (11) - Page Number: (605)
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32926 - "I have married you to the best of my family, the most knowledgeable of them, and the best of them in forbearance, and the first of them to submit," he said this to Fatimah.
32927 - "I have indeed married you to him, and he is the first of my companions to submit and the most knowledgeable of them, and the greatest of them in forbearance ....

Reference: Kanz al-Ummaal fi Sunan al-Aqwaal wa al-Af'aal Book 11

Hadith No: 10
Ibn Abd al-Barr - al-Isti'ab fi Ma'rifat al-Ashab - Completion of the Letter 'Ayn - Chapter on Ali
1855 - Ali ibn Abi Talib (ra) ibn Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim ibn Abd Manaf ibn Qusai al-Qurashi al-Hashimi
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (1099)
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- .... The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) married his daughter Fatimah, the Mistress of the Women of the Inhabitants of Paradise except for Maryam, daughter of Imran, in the second year of the Hijrah and he said to her: "Your husband is a master in this world and the Hereafter, and he is the first of my companions to embrace Islam and the most knowledgeable among them, and the greatest in forbearance." Asha'ma bint Ubayd narrated: So she observed the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) when they were together, as he kept praying for them and did not include anyone else in his prayers for them, and he continued to pray for them as he had prayed for her.

Reference: Al-isteaab fi ma'refat al-ashaab Book 3

Hadith No: 11
Al-Tabari - Dhakha'ir al-'Uqba fi Manaqib Dhawi al-Qurbى
Part One: Regarding What Was Narrated About Relatives in a General and Summary Manner
It is mentioned that he is the most knowledgeable of the ummah and the most forbearing among them.
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (78)
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- .... Abdullah ibn Ahmad ibn Hanbal said: I found in my father's handwriting on this hadith he said: "Or are you not pleased that I have married you to the most honorable of them in terms of submission, the most knowledgeable, and the most forbearing?" Ahmad narrated it.

Reference: Dhakhayir Al Uqbaa Fi Manaqib Dhi alqurbaa Book 1

Hadith No: 12
Ibn Asakir - Tarikh Damishq - Letter 'Ayn
4933 - Ali ibn Abi Talib, whose name was Abd Manaf ibn Abdul Muttalib ...
Volume: (42) - Page Number: (126)
- Abu al-Qasim ibn al-Husayn narrated to us, saying: Abu Ali ibn al-Muhtasib narrated to me, saying: Ahmad ibn Ja'far narrated to us, from Abdullah ibn Ahmad, who said: My father narrated to me, from Abu Ahmad, from Khalid, meaning ibn Tohman, from Nafiy ibn Abi Nafiy, from Mu'qal ibn Yasar, who said: I performed ablution for the Prophet (peace be upon him) one day, and he said: "Do you want to visit Fatimah to see how she is?" I replied: "Yes," and he stood up, leaning on me, and said: "Indeed, someone else will carry her burden, and her reward will be for you." He seemed to be unconcerned until we entered upon Fatimah. He said: "How do you find yourself?" She replied: "By Allah, my distress has indeed increased, my need has grown, my sickness has prolonged, and I found in my father's book, in his own handwriting, regarding this matter that he said: 'Will you not be pleased that I have married you to the oldest of my community in submission (to Allah) and the most knowledgeable of them, and the one with the greatest forbearance?'"

Reference: Tarikh e Damishq Book 42

Hadith No: 13
Ibn Asakir - Tarikh Damishq - Letter 'Ayn
4933 - Ali ibn Abi Talib, whose name was Abd Manaf ibn Abd al-Muttalib ...
Volume: (42) - Page Number: (131 > 133)
- Abu al-Qasim Hibbatullah ibn Abdullah narrated to us, saying: Abu Bakr al-Khatib narrated to us, saying: Abu al-Hasan Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahid narrated to us, saying: Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Umar ibn Ahmad al-Daraqutni narrated to us, saying: Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Said narrated to us, saying: al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Afan narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn al-Salt narrated to us, saying: Shaddad ibn Rashid al-Ja'fari narrated to us, from Jabir ibn Yazid al-Ja'fari from Ibn Buraydah from his father, who said: The Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said to me, "Would you like to visit Fatimah?" and he went to her, entering upon her. He said: "How do you find yourself?" She complained to him, and he said: "I did not leave you without support; he is the one who is foremost among them in peace (Islam) and knowledge, and the most forbearing among them."
- Abu Nasr ibn Radhwan and Abu Ghalib ibn al-Banna and Abu Muhammad Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Najja narrated to us, saying: Abu Muhammad al-Jawhari narrated to us, saying: Abu Bakr ibn Malik narrated to us, saying: al-Abbas ibn Ibrahim al-Qaratisi narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-Ahmasi narrated to us, saying: Mufazzal ibn Salih narrated to us, saying: Jabir al-Ja'fari narrated to us, from Sulayman ibn Buraydah from his father, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said to me, "Come with us, O Abu Buraydah, to visit Fatimah." So when we entered upon her, she saw her father, and tears filled her eyes. He said: "What makes you weep, O daughter?" She said: "The lack of food, the abundance of worries, and the severity of illness." He said: "By Allah, what is with Allah is better than what you desire, O Fatimah: Do you not rejoice that I have married you to the one who is foremost among them in peace (Islam) and most abundant in knowledge, and the best in forbearance, and that your two sons are among the youth of the denizens of Paradise?"
- My grandfather Abu al-Mufaddal Yahya ibn Ali narrated to us, saying: Abu al-Qasim Ali ibn Muhammad narrated to us, saying: Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Muhammad narrated to us, saying: Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Dawud al-Razzaz narrated to us, saying: Abu Umar and Uthman ibn Ahmad ibn al-Sammaq narrated to us, saying: Abdullah ibn Ruh al-Madaiuni narrated to us, saying: Salam ibn Sulayman al-Madaiuni narrated to us, saying: Umar ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us, from Abu Ishaq from Anas ibn Malik, who said: Fatimah said, "You married me to Ali, who has thin legs, a large build, and walks little," and the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said: "I married you, O daughter, to the one who is greatest in forbearance, foremost in peace (Islam), and most abundant in knowledge."
- Abu al-Qasim Abd al-Samad ibn Muhammad ibn Abdullah narrated to us, saying: Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Musa said: Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Said ibn Unqda narrated to us, saying: Ahmad ibn Yahya and Ahmad ibn Musa ibn Ishaq said: Darar ibn Sard narrated to us, saying: Abdullah ibn Ya'fur narrated to us, from Jabir from Abu al-Duha from Masruq from Aisha, who said: Fatimah, the daughter of Muhammad, told me that the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said to her, "I married you to the most knowledgeable of the believers in knowledge,"and the foremost in peace (Islam), and the best in forbearance.
- Abu al-Ghalib ibn al-Banna narrated to us, saying: Abu Muhammad al-Jawhari narrated to us, saying: Abu Muhammad Abdulaziz ibn al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abi Saber narrated to us, saying: Abu Habib al-Abbas ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Barati narrated to us, saying: Isma'il, meaning Ibn Musa, narrated to us, saying: Talid ibn Sulayman, Abu Idris, from Abu al-Jahhaf from a man from Asma bint Umays, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said to Fatimah, "I married you to the one who is foremost among them in peace (Islam), greatest in forbearance, and most abundant in knowledge."

Reference: Tarikh e Damishq Book 42

Hadith No: 14
Ibn Asakir - Tarikh Damishq - Letter 'Ayn
4933 - Ali ibn Abi Talib, whose name was Abd Manaf ibn Abd al-Muttalib ...
Volume: (70) - Page Number: (113)
- Abu al-Qasim ibn al-Samarqandi narrated to us, saying: Asim ibn al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Asim narrated to me, saying: Abu Umar ibn Mahdi narrated to me, saying: Abu al-Abbas ibn Uqda narrated to us, saying: Al-Fadl ibn Yusuf al-Ja'fi narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Ukasha narrated to us, from Abu al-Mugharra, who was Humayd ibn al-Muthanna, from Yahya ibn Talha al-Nahdi, from Ayyub ibn al-Hazr, from Abu Ishaq al-Subaydi, from al-Harith from Ali, who said: "Fatimah complained to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), and he said: 'Would you not be pleased that I have married you to the oldest and most steadfast of my ummah in faith, the most patient in demeanor, and the most knowledgeable in knowledge?' Would you not be satisfied to be the lady of the women of the inhabitants of Paradise, except for what Allah has designated for Maryam, the daughter of Imran, and that your two sons will be the leaders of the youth of Paradise.'"

Reference: Tarikh e Damishq Book 70

Hadith No: 15
Al-Mizzi - Tahdhib al-Kamal fi Asma' al-Rijal - Chapter on the letter 'Ayn - Those Named Ali
Ali ibn Abi Talib, whose name was Abd Manaf ibn Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim al-Qurashi, Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi
Volume: (20) - Page Number: (484)
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- .... And from the book of Ibn Abi Khaythamah, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) married his daughter Fatimah, the Mistress of the Women of the Inhabitants of Paradise except for Maryam, daughter of Imran, to him in the second year of the Hijrah, and said to her: "I am marrying you to a lord (sayed) in this world and the Hereafter, and he is the first of my companions to submit (to Islam) and the one who has the most knowledge and the greatest forbearance."

Reference: Tahzeeb al-Kamaal fi Asmaa al-Rejaal Book 20

Hadith No: 16
Al-Baladhari - Ansab al-Ashraf - Excerpts from the Biography of the Commander of the Faithful and Highlights of His Virtues (peace be upon him) - Various Virtues
The Prophet's (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) Passing by Fatimah's (peace be upon her) House for Six Months and His Saying, "Prayer is for the People of the House"
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (104)
39 - Abd al-Rahman ibn Salih al-Azdi narrated to us, saying: Waki' ibn al-Jarrah narrated to us, from Sharik from Abu Ishaq, who said: Fatimah said, "O Messenger of Allah, you have married me to one with a large belly and weak eyes." He replied, "Do you not accept that I have married you to the first of my Ummah to embrace Islam, the most knowledgeable among them,and the greatest in forbearance?"

Reference: Ansab al Ashraf Book 2

Hadith No: 17
Al-Salahi al-Shami - Sabil al-Huda wa al-Rashad fi Seerat Khayr al-Ibad
The Summation of Chapters on the Ten Who Were Witnessed by the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) to be 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: On His Virtues, Abundance of Knowledge, and Supplications
Volume: (11) - Page Number: (291)
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- .... Imam Ahmad and al-Tabarani narrated from Ma'qal ibn Yasaar (may Allah be pleased with him): that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said to Fatimah: "Do you not wish that your husband is the earliest of my Ummah to accept Islam and the most knowledgeable among them," and "the most forbearing of them."
- .... And al-Tabarani narrated from Fatimah (peace be upon her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said to her: "Do you not rejoice that I married you to the first of the Muslims to embrace Islam and the most knowledgeable among them?" For you are the mistress of the women of my Ummah, just as Maryam (Mary) is the mistress of the women of her people.

Reference: Sobol al-Huda wa al-Rashaad fi Seerah Khair al-'Ibaad Book 11

Hadith No: 18
Al-Halabi - al-Sirah al-Halabiyyah
Insan al-Uyoon fi Seerat al-Amin al-Ma'mun - Chapter: Mention of the First People to Believe in Him (peace be upon him)
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (381)
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- .... Then Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him) narrated from him, and in the narrated report from Salman, it is stated that the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said: "The first of this Ummah to arrive at the Pond will be the first of them to embrace Islam, Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him)." It is also mentioned that when he married Fatimah, he said to her: 'I have married you to a master in this world and the Hereafter, and he is the first among the companions to embrace Islam, the most knowledgeable of them, and the greatest in forbearance.' ....

Reference: Al-Seerah al-Halabiyyah Book 1

Hadith No: 19
Al-Mu'waffaq al-Khwarizmi - al-Manaqib
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (106 / 112 / 353)
111 - Al-Mu'waffaq narrated to me: Muhtathib al-A'immah Abu al-Mu'zaffar Abd al-Malik ibn Ali ibn Muhammad al-Hamdhani - a resident of Baghdad - narrated to us: Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Maymun al-Narsi narrated to us: Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Abd al-Rahman narrated to us: Muhammad ibn al-Husayn ibn al-Nahhas narrated to us: Abdullah ibn Zaidan narrated to us: Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-Ahmasi narrated to us: Mufaddal narrated to us: Jabir narrated to us from Sulayman ibn Buraydah from his father who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said, "Stand up with us, O Abu Buraydah, and let us visit Fatimah." So when we entered upon her, she saw her father, and tears filled her eyes. He said, "What is making you cry, my daughter?" She said, "The lack of sustenance, the abundance of worries, and the severity of illness." He said to her, "By God, what is with Allah is better than what you long for, O Fatimah. Do you not rejoice that your husband is the best of my ummah, the foremost in submitting, the most knowledgeable, and the most excellent in forbearance? And by God, your two sons are the leaders of the youth of Paradise."
122 - And Shahmardar narrated to me this as an ijazah, saying: Abdus narrated to us this in writing, saying: Abu Talib narrated to us: Ibn Marduyah narrated to us: Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Asim narrated to us: 'Imran ibn Abd al-Rahim narrated to us: Abu al-Salt al-Harawi narrated to us: Husayn ibn Hasan al-Ashqar narrated to us: Qays narrated to us from al-A'mash from 'Abayah ibn Rub'iy from Abu Ayub that the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) fell ill and Fatimah came to visit him. When she saw the exhaustion and weakness upon the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), she became tearful and wept until tears flowed down her cheeks. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said to her, "O Fatimah, it is for the honor of Allah, the Almighty, towards you that your husband is one of the foremost in submitting and the most knowledgeable." And the greatest in forbearance. Indeed, Allah, the Exalted, looked at the people of the earth and chose me from them, and sent me as a prophet and messenger. Then He looked again and chose your father from them, and revealed to me to marry you to him and to take him as my successor."
- And he said: "How are you, my daughter, and how do you find your husband?" She replied: "O Father, the best of husbands, except that the women of Quraysh came to me and said, 'Your husband, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), is from a poor man with no wealth.'" The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said to her, "Your father is neither poor nor is your husband poor. I was offered the treasures of the earth, gold and silver, but I chose what is with my Lord, the Almighty, if you only knew what your father knows, you would see the world as insignificant." And by God, O daughter, I did not withhold any advice from you, that I married you to one who is the foremost in submitting and the most knowledgeable, and the greatest in forbearance....

Reference: Manaqib Book 1

Hadith No: 20
Ibn al-Dimashqi - Jawahir al-Matalib fi Manaqib al-Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him)
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (194)
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- .... And from Ma'qil ibn Yasar who said: I performed ablution for the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), and he said: "Do you want to visit Fatimah with me?" I replied: "Yes," so he stood up, leaning on me, until we entered upon her. We said: "How do you find yourself?" She replied: "My grief has intensified, and my poverty has grown, and my sickness has persisted." Abdullah ibn Ahmad ibn Hanbal said: I found this narration in my father's handwriting, that he said to her: "Will you not be pleased that I married you to the one who is foremost among them in peace, most knowledgeable, and possessing the greatest forbearance?"

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

Hadith No: 21
Al-Hakim al-Haskani - Shawahid al-Tanzil li-Qawa'id al-Tafdeel
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (108)
122 - Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Ahmad al-Tamimi narrated to us, saying: Abu Shaykh narrated to us in Isfahan, saying: Muhammad bin Ibrahim bin Sa'id narrated to us, saying: Abdullah bin Ruh narrated to us, saying: Salam bin Suleiman al-Mada'ini narrated to us, saying: Umar bin al-Muthanna narrated to us from Abu Ishaq from Anas bin Malik, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said to Fatimah: "I have married you, O my daughter, to the most forbearing of people, the one who is earliest in peace, and the one who has the most knowledge."

Reference: Shwaheed al tanzeel le qawaaed al tafzeel Book 1

Hadith No: 22
Ibn Abi al-Hadid al-Mu'tazili - Sharh Nahj al-Balagha
Volume: (9) - Page Number: (174)
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- .... The twenty-third narration states that Fatimah said: "You married me to a poor man who has no wealth." He replied: "I married you to the one who is most advanced in Islam, greatest in forbearance, and most knowledgeable." Do you not know that Allah looked upon the earth and chose your father, then looked again and chose your husband from it?" Ahmad narrated it in al-Musnad.

Reference: Sharh Nahj al-Balaaghah Book 9

Hadith No: 23
Ibn Abi al-Hadid al-Mu'tazili - Sharh Nahj al-Balagha
Volume: (13) - Page Number: (227 / 240)
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- .... Abdullah ibn Musa, al-Fadl ibn Dukayn, and al-Hasan ibn Atayyah narrated, saying: Khalid ibn Tahman narrated to us from Nafih ibn Abi Nafih from Ma'qil ibn Yasar, who said: I was advising the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), and he said to me, "Do you wish us to visit Fatimah?" I replied, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." He stood up, walking and leaning on me, and said: "Indeed, someone else will carry her burden, and her reward will be for you." Then, by Allah, it seemed as if there was nothing on the Prophet's (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) shoulders. We entered upon Fatimah (peace be upon her), and he (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said to her: "How do you find yourself?" She replied, "My sorrow has lasted long, and my grief has intensified. The women are telling me, 'Your husband, your father, is poor and has no wealth.'" He said to her, "Do you not rejoice that I have married you to the one who is the foremost of my Ummah in submission and the most knowledgeable among them?" She said, "Yes, I am pleased, O Messenger of Allah."
- .... Abd al-Salam ibn Salih narrated from Ishaq al-Azraq, from Ja'far ibn Muhammad, from his ancestors, that when the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) married Fatimah, women entered upon her and said, "O daughter of the Messenger of Allah, so-and-so and so-and-so have proposed to you. He has rejected them and married you to a poor man with no wealth." When her father (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) entered upon her, he saw this in her face and asked her. She mentioned this to him. He said, "O Fatimah, Allah commanded me, so I married you to the one who is the foremost among them in submission and the most knowledgeable." He added, "And I did not marry you except by a command from heaven. Did you not know that he is my brother in this world and the Hereafter...."
- .... It is established that his Islam was the Islam of one who is discerning, aware of what has entered upon him, and had he not been thus, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) would not have praised him in that way nor would he have pleased his daughter Fatimah when she found his marriage with his words to her, 'I have married you to the one who is the foremost in submission,' nor would he have added to his statement, 'the most knowledgeable among them,' and "the most forbearing." Forbearance is reason, and these two matters are the culmination of virtue. If his Islam was the Islam of one who is knowledgeable, aware, and discerning, he would not have linked his Islam to the knowledge and forbearance with which he described him. How could it be permissible for him to praise him for something that was not a matter for which he would be rewarded if he did it, nor punished if he left it....

Reference: Sharh Nahj al-Balaaghah Book 13

Hadith No: 24
Al-Qunduzi - Yanabi' al-Mawaddah li-Dhawi al-Qurbaa
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (255 / 494 / 269 / 389)
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14 - And in al-Manaqib from Muqatil ibn Sulayman, from Ja'far al-Sadiq, from his forefathers, from Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said: "O Ali, you are to me like Seth to Adam, like Shem to Noah, and like Isaac to Abraham, as Allah, the Exalted, said: {And Abraham instructed his sons, and so did Jacob,} (Surah al-Baqarah 2:132). You are also like Aaron to Moses, like Simon to Jesus, and you are my vicegerent and my heir. You are the foremost among them in submission and the most knowledgeable among them; the most abundant in forbearance, the bravest in heart, and the most generous in wealth. You are the Imam of my Ummah and the divider of Paradise and Hell. Through your love, the righteous will be distinguished from the wicked, and you will differentiate between the believers, the hypocrites, and the disbelievers."
388 - Report twenty-three: Fatimah said: "O my father, you have married me to a poor man who has no wealth." He (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said: "O Fatimah, I married you to one who is the foremost among them in submission, the greatest in forbearance, and the most knowledgeable." Do you not know that Allah looked at the earth and chose your father, then looked again and chose your husband?" Ahmad narrated this in al-Musnad.
33 - From Abu Ayoub al-Ansari, who said: The Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) fell ill, and Fatimah (peace be upon her) came to him, weeping. He said: "O Fatimah, indeed, for the honor of Allah towards you, He has married you to one who is the foremost among them in submission and the most knowledgeable." Allah, the Exalted, looked at the people of the earth and chose me from them, making me a Prophet and Messenger. Then He looked again and chose your husband from them, and He revealed to me to marry you to him and take him as a vicegerent....
26 - In the book Fada'il al-Sahabah by Abu al-Mu'tazzar al-Samarqandi, from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, who said: Fatimah entered upon her father (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) in his illness, weeping, and said: "O my father, I fear for my loss after you." He said: "O Fatimah, indeed, Allah looked at the people of the earth and chose your father and sent him as a Messenger. Then He looked again and chose your husband from them, and He commanded me to marry you to him." So I married you to him, and he is the greatest of the Muslims in forbearance and the most knowledgeable among them, and the foremost in Islam....

Reference: Yanabie Almawadat Lidhuyi Alqurbaa Book 1