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The position of Imam Ali (a.s) in the world

Hadith No: 1
Al-Hakim al-Nisaburi - Al-Mustadrak ala al-Sahihayn
Book of Knowledge of the Companions (ra) - Ali had four qualities that no one else had
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (111)
4639 - Abu Umar and Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahid al-Zahid, the pupil of Thalab, both narrated to me in Baghdad, saying: Muhammad ibn Uthman ibn Abi Shaiba narrated to us, Zacarias ibn Yahya al-Masri narrated to me: Al-Mufazzal ibn Fadalah narrated to me, from Samak ibn Harb, from Ikrimah from Ibn Abbas (ra) who said: "Ali had four qualities that no one else had. He was the first Arab and non-Arab to pray with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny). He was the one who carried his banner with him in every battle, who stood by him on the day of al-Mahras, and who washed him and placed him in his grave."

Reference: Al-Mustadarak ala al-Saheehain Book 3
Hadith No: 2
Al-Hakim al-Nisaburi - Al-Mustadrak ala al-Sahihayn
Book of the Knowledge of the Companions (r) - Ali with the Quran and the Quran with Ali
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (125)
4687 - Abu al-Hasan Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Hani' al-Adl informed me, saying: Al-Husayn ibn al-Fadl narrated to us, saying: Huwwdah ibn Khaliifah narrated to us, saying: 'Awf from Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Hind al-Jumali narrated that he heard Ali (r) say: "Whenever I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), he would give me an answer, and if I remained silent, he would initiate the conversation with me." This is a sound hadith according to the criteria of the two Shaykhs, but they did not include it in their compilations.

Reference: Al-Mustadarak ala al-Saheehain Book 3
Hadith No: 3
Al-Hakim al-Naysaburi - Al-Mustadrak ala al-Sahihayn
Book of the Knowledge of the Companions (ra) - If the Prophet was angry, no one dared to speak to him except Ali
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (130)
3703 - Mukram ibn Ahmad ibn Mukram al-Qadi narrated to us, saying: Ja'far ibn Abi Uthman al-Tiyalasi narrated to us, saying: Yahya ibn Ma'in narrated to us, saying: Husayn al-Ashqar narrated to us, saying: Ja'far ibn Ziyad al-Ahmari narrated to us, from Makhul, from Mundhir al-Thawri from Umm Salamah (ra): that the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) would, if he was angry, no one among us would dare to speak to him except Ali ibn Abi Talib (ra). This is a hadith with a sound chain of transmission, and they did not include it in their collections.

Reference: Al-Mustadarak ala al-Saheehain Book 3
Hadith No: 4
Al-Hakim al-Nisapouri - al-Mustadrak ala al-Sahihayn
Book of the Knowledge of the Companions (ra) - His Encounter (s) at the Time of Death with Ali
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (139)
4726 - Ahmad ibn Ja'far al-Qat'i narrated to us, saying: Abdullah ibn Ahmad ibn Hanbal narrated to me, my father narrated to us, saying: Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Shaiba narrated, who said: Jarir ibn Abd al-Hamid narrated to us, from Mughirah, from Abu Musa from Umm Salamah (ra) who said: "I swear by what I hold most sacred that Ali was indeed one of the closest people to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) in his final moments, on a morning when he was saying, 'Ali has come, Ali has come,' repeatedly." Umm Salamah continued, saying that Fatimah (ra) replied, "It seems you sent him on an errand." She said he came back later. Umm Salamah said: "I thought he had a need with him, so we left the house and sat by the door, and I was among the closest to the door. Then the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) leaned toward Ali, and they were engaged in a conversation." Then the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) passed away from that day, and Ali was the closest person to him." This is a narration with a sound chain of transmission, which they did not include in their works.

Reference: Al-Mustadarak ala al-Saheehain Book 3
Hadith No: 5
Al-Haythami - Majma' al-Zawa'id wa Manba' al-Fawa'id - Book of Virtues
Chapter on the Virtues of Ali ibn Abi Talib (ra) - A Comprehensive Chapter on Those Who Love Him and Those Who Bear Enmity Towards Him
Volume: (9) - Page Number: (131)
14752 - And with his chain of narrators: That the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said to Ali:"By the One in whose hand is my soul, if it were not that groups from my Ummah would say about you what the Christians said about Jesus son of Mary, I would today say something about you that no one among the Muslims would pass by without taking dust from the trace of your feet to seek blessings with it."

Reference: Majma al-Zawaaed wa Mamba' al-Fawaaed Book 9
Hadith No: 6
Al-Manawi - Fayd al-Qadeer, Sharh al-Jaami' al-Sagheer
Letter 'Ayn - Ali, my brother, in this world and the Hereafter
Volume: (4) - Page Number: (355)
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5589 - .... Imam Ahmad said: "Nothing has been reported in the virtues of anyone as has been reported in Ali."

Reference: Faiz al-Qadeer Sharh Jaame' al-Sagheer Book 4
Hadith No: 7
Al-Manawi - Fayd al-Qadir شرح الجامع الصغير
Letter 'Ayn - Ali with the Qur'an and the Qur'an with Ali will not be separated...
Volume: (4) - Page Number: (356)
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5594 - .... and Ibn Abbas, the Abadlah, Abu, and Zayd said: "Their leader was Ali," until Ibn Abbas said: "Whatever I have taken from his interpretation, it is from Ali, and Ibn Abbas follows him" etc., summarized.... And he was asked: "Why do you have more knowledge than the other Companions?" He replied: "Whenever I asked him, he would inform me, and if I remained silent, he would initiate the conversation with me."

Reference: Faiz al-Qadeer Sharh Jaame' al-Sagheer Book 4
Hadith No: 8
Al-Manawi - Fayd al-Qadeer Sharh al-Jaami' al-Saghir - Letter 'Ayn - Ali Ya'sub al-Mu'mineen
Volume: (4) - Page Number: (358)
5600 - Ali Ya'sub al-Mu'mineen, meaning their master, and the wealth Ya'sub al-Munafiquin. He said in al-Muhkam: Al-Ya'sub is the commander of the bees, and it became more common until they named every leader a ya'sub. Tha'lub also said: Al-Ya'sub is the male bee that leads and protects the others. As for what is commonly said on people's tongues, "Amir al-Nahl Ali," there is no basis for it, as Al-Zarkashi and others have mentioned.

Reference: Faiz al-Qadeer Sharh Jaame' al-Sagheer Book 4
Hadith No: 9
Ibn Abd al-Barr - Al-Isti'ab fi Ma'rifat al-Ashab - Supplement to the Letter 'Ayn - Chapter on Ali
1855 - Ali ibn Abi Talib (ra), son of Abd al-Muttalib, son of Hashim, son of Abd Manaf, son of Qusayy, of the Quraysh, the Hashimite
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (1101)
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- .... Abd al-Rahman ibn Yahya narrated to us, saying: Ahmad ibn Sa'id narrated to us, saying: Ishaq ibn Ibrahim ibn al-Nu'man narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Marwan narrated to us, saying: Abu Na'im narrated to us, saying: Ma'n ibn A'un narrated to us, from Abu Salih al-Hanafi from Ali, who said:It was said to Abu Bakr and Ali on the Day of Badr: "With one of you is Jibril (Gabriel) and with the other is Mikail (Michael), and Israfil (Raphael), an angel who witnesses the battle and stands in the ranks." It has also been narrated that Jibril and Mikail (peace be upon them) were with Ali (ra)." However, the first is more authentic, if Allah, the Exalted, wills.
- .... Qasim and Ibn al-A'rabi both narrated, saying: Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Barti al-Qadi narrated to us, saying: Asim ibn Ali narrated to us, saying: Abu Ma'shar from Ibrahim ibn Ubayd ibn Rifa'a ibn Rafi' al-Ansari, from his father, from his grandfather, who said:We were returning from Badr and missed the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny). The companions called out to one another: "Is the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) among you?" They stood still until the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) came, and with him was Ali ibn Abi Talib (ra). They said: "O Messenger of Allah, we missed you." He replied: "Indeed, Abu al-Hasan (Ali) felt some discomfort in his stomach and I stayed behind with him."

Reference: Al-isteaab fi ma'refat al-ashaab Book 3
Hadith No: 10
Ibn Abd al-Barr - Al-Isti'ab fi Ma'rifat al-Ashab - Completion of the Chapter on 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: (1108)
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- .... And Abu Sa'id al-Khudri and others narrated from the Prophet (pbuh) that he said: "A group will rebel in a time of اختلاف (divergence) among the Muslims, and the one who kills them will be the more rightful of the two groups."

Reference: Al-isteaab fi ma'refat al-ashaab Book 3
Hadith No: 11
Ibn Abd al-Barr - al-Isti'aab fi Ma'rifat al-Ashab - Continuation of the Letter Ain - Chapter on
1855 - Ali ibn Abi Talib (May Allah be pleased with him) ibn Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim ibn Abd Manaf ibn Qusayy al-Qurashi al-Hashimi
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (1109/1110)
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- .... And Ma'mar narrated from Ibn Tawus, from his father from al-Mutalib ibn Abd Allah ibn Hanthab, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said to the delegation of Thaqif when they came to him: "You will either submit, or I will send a man from among you," or he said, "like myself, who will strike your necks, take your children captive, and seize your wealth." Umar said: "By Allah, I had not wished for leadership except on that day, and I was positioning my chest for him in the hope that he would say: 'It is this one.'" Then he said: So he turned to Ali (May Allah be pleased with him) and took his hand, then said: "It is this one."

Reference: Al-isteaab fi ma'refat al-ashaab Book 3
Hadith No: 12
Al-MutTaqi al-Hindi - Kanz al-'Umal fi Sunan al-Aqwal wal-Af'al
Volume: (11) - Page Number: (601)
32918 - Ali ya'qub (ya'qub: meaning the King of the Believers, and ya'qub - in weight with ya'sub - is the King of Bees. Thus concludes al-Mukhtar (339) in the parentheses of the believer, and wealth is the ya'qub of the hypocrites).

Reference: Kanz al-Ummaal fi Sunan al-Aqwaal wa al-Af'aal Book 11
Hadith No: 13
Al-Mutaqi al-Hindi - Kanz al-'Ummal fi Sunan al-Aqwal wal-Afal
Volume: (11) - Page Number: (616)
32989 - "Indeed, the angels prayed over me and Ali for seven years before any human being, including بشر, embraced Islam."

Reference: Kanz al-Ummaal fi Sunan al-Aqwaal wa al-Af'aal Book 11
Hadith No: 14
Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi - Kanz al-Ummal fi Sunan al-Aqwal wal-Af'al
Volume: (11) - Page Number: (617)
32993 - "If the heavens and the earth were placed in one scale and the faith of Ali in the other, the faith of Ali would outweigh them."
32994 - "O Ali, I will argue with you using prophethood, and there will be no prophethood after me, and you will be contested with seven things, and no one from Quraysh will be able to challenge you in them: You are the first of them to believe in Allah, the most faithful of them to His covenant, the most steadfast in His command, the most equal in oaths, the most just in the community, the most perceptive in matters, and the most distinguished among them in the sight of Allah."
32995 - "O Ali, you have seven qualities that no one will be able to contest you in on the Day of Resurrection: You are the first to believe in Allah, the most faithful to His covenant, the most steadfast in His command, the most compassionate towards the community, the most equal in oaths, the most knowledgeable in matters, and the one with the greatest distinction on the Day of Resurrection."

Reference: Kanz al-Ummaal fi Sunan al-Aqwaal wa al-Af'aal Book 11
Hadith No: 15
Al-Mutaqi al-Hindi - Kanzul 'Ummal fi Sunan al-Aqwal wal-Af'al
Volume: (11) - Page Number: (625)
33047 - "I asked Allah, O Ali, for you five things, and He denied me one and granted me four: I asked Allah to gather my Ummah upon you, but He would not, and He granted me regarding you that the first to emerge from the ground on the Day of Resurrection will be me, and you will be with me, carrying the Banner of Praise, and you will hold it in your hands, leading both the first and the last."

Reference: Kanz al-Ummaal fi Sunan al-Aqwaal wa al-Af'aal Book 11
Hadith No: 16
Al-Mutaqi al-Hindi - Kanz al-‘Ummal fi Sunan al-Aqwal wal-Af'al
Volume: (11) - Page Number: (626)
33053 - O Ali, indeed Allah, the Exalted, has adorned you with an ornament that He has not adorned His servants with an ornament more beloved to Allah, the Exalted, than it. It is the adornment of the righteous (al-Abrar) in the sight of Allah: detachment from the worldly life (zuhd fi al-dunya). Thus, He made you neither deprived of anything from the world nor did the world deprive you of anything, and He granted you the love of the impoverished (al-masakin), making you content with them as followers, while they are pleased with you as their leader (imam).

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