Hadith No: 1
Abu Ya'la al-Mawsili - Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili - 6: Musnad Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (61)
703 - Musa narrated to us, who said: Muhammad ibn Ishaq ibn Ja'far al-Tahhan narrated to us, who said: Ghassan ibn Bashar al-Kahhali narrated to us, from Muslim, from Khaithama from Sa'd: that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) closed the doors of the people in the mosque and opened the door of Ali. So the people spoke about that, and he said: "I did not open it, but Allah opened it."

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Reference: Musnad Abi Ya'laa al-Mosuli Book 2

Hadith No: 2
Ibn Abi Shaybah - Al-Kitab al-Musannaf fi al-Ahadith wal-Athar - Fada'il Ali ibn Abi Talib (ra)
Volume: (6) - Page Number: (369)
32099 - Waki' narrated to us from Hisham ibn Sa'd from Umar ibn Usayd from Ibn Umar who said: Umar ibn al-Khattab or as he said, my father, said: "Ali ibn Abi Talib was bestowed three characteristics that for me, having just one of them would be more beloved than red camels: He married my daughter, and she bore him children and he closed all the doors except for his," and he gave him the spear on the day of Khaybar.

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Reference: Al-Musannaf Book 6

Hadith No: 3
Al-Lalakai - Sharh Usul I'tiqad Ahl al-Sunnah wa'l-Jama'ah
Chapter on the Summary of the Virtues of the Companions (ra) - Context of What Was Narrated Regarding Their Preference
Volume: (8) - Page Number: (1447)
2603 - Narrated to us by Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Abdullah, who said: Muhammad ibn Amr narrated to us, Ahmad ibn al-Walid al-Fahham narrated to us, saying: Abu Ahmad narrated to us, saying: Hisham ibn Sa'd narrated to us, from Amr ibn Asid, who said: I heard Ibn Umar say: We used to be told during the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) that the best of people after the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) were Abu Bakr and Umar, and indeed, Ali was given three things that it was more beloved to me to have one of them than red camels: his marriage to Fatimah, who bore children by him, his being given the banner on the Day of Khaybar, and Umar blocking all the doors of the mosque except for Ali's.

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Reference: Sharh Usool E'teqaad Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jamaa'ah Book 8

Hadith No: 4
Ibrahim al-Harbi - Gharib al-Hadith - Gharib Hadith of Abdullah ibn Abbas from the Prophet (Peace be upon him and his holy progeny)
Hadith Number Four - Chapter: Legislation
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (163)
- Abu Musa narrated to us, saying: Abu Musa narrated to us, saying: Abu Ubaydah narrated to us, from Awf, from Maymun, from Zayd ibn Arqam, who said: A group of the companions of the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him and his holy progeny) had openings leading to the mosque and the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said: "Close these openings except for the one belonging to Ali."

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Reference: Ghareeb Al Hadees Book 1

Hadith No: 5
Al-Humayri - Juz' Ali ibn Muhammad al-Humayri
"The best of people is Abu Bakr, then Umar, and indeed, Ibn Abi Talib was given three traits... "
Part: (1) - Page Number: (82)
28 - Ali narrated to us, saying: Ibrahim ibn Ishaq ibn Abi al-Unbas al-Zuhri narrated to us, saying: Ja'far ibn Aun and Abu Na'im narrated to us, from Hisham ibn Sa'd, from Amr ibn Asid, from Ibn Umar, who said: "We used to say during the time of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny): 'The best of people is Abu Bakr, then Umar,' and indeed, Ibn Abi Talib was given three traits that I would prefer to have been given over the red camels: the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) married him to Fatimah, and she bore children from him, and the banner on the day of Khaybar and he left his door in the mosque open while blocking the doors of the people."

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Reference: Juz Ali ibn Muhammad Al-Himyiri Book 1

Hadith No: 6
Ibn al-Athir - Asad al-Ghabah fi Ma'rifat al-Sahabah - Letter 'Ayn - Chapter on 'Ayn and Ba'
3066 - Abdullah ibn Uthman Abu Bakr al-Siddiq - His Virtues (ra)
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (310)
814 - Abu Mansur ibn Mukaram ibn Ahmad ibn Sa'd al-Mu'allim narrated to us, saying: Abu al-Qasim Nasr ibn Ahmad ibn Safwan narrated to us, saying: Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Ibrahim al-Siraj narrated to us, saying: Abu Tahir Hibatullah ibn Ibrahim ibn Anas narrated to us, saying: Ali ibn Ubaydullah ibn Tawuq narrated to us, from Abu Jabir Zayd ibn Abd al-Aziz ibn Haythan, who said: Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Ammar narrated to us, from al-Mu'afa ibn Imran, from Hisham ibn Sa'd, from Umar ibn Usaid, from Ibn Umar, who said: We used to discuss that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) preferred this ummah, then Abu Bakr, then Umar. And indeed, Ali ibn Abi Talib was given three traits that I would have loved to be given even more than red camels: he was married to the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), he was given the banner on the Day of Khaybar, and the doors to the mosque were closed except for Ali's door.

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Reference: Osad al-Ghabah fi Ma'refah al-Shahabah Book 3

Hadith No: 7
Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi - Tarikh Baghdad (History of Baghdad) - Chapter on the letter J (Jim) - Mention of those named Ja'far
3622 - Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Ja'far ibn al-Hasan ibn Ja'far
ibn al-Hasan ibn al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib, Abu Abdillah
Volume: (8) - Page Number: (109)
2349 - Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ghalib al-Faqih narrated to us, saying: We read to Abu Hafs ibn Bishran, who told you that Abu Abdillah Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Ja'far ibn al-Hasan ibn Ja'far ibn al-Hasan ibn al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib narrated to us: Muhammad ibn Mahdi al-Maimuni narrated to us: Abd al-Aziz ibn al-Khattab narrated to me: Shu'bah ibn al-Hajjaj, Abu Bustam, said: I heard Sayyid al-Hashimiyin Zayd ibn Ali ibn al-Husayn in Medina, in the Rawdah, say: My brother Muhammad ibn Ali told me that he heard Jabir ibn Abdillah say: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) say: 'Close all the doors except for Ali's door,'" and he gestured with his hand towards Ali's door.

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Reference: Taareekh Baghdad Book 8

Hadith No: 8
Al-Dhahabi - Mizan al-I'tidal fi Naqd al-Rijal - Letter M
8971 - Maymun, Mawla Abd al-Rahman ibn Samurah
Volume: (4) - Page Number: (235/236)
- .... Mu'tamir from Awf: I heard Maymun Abu Abdullah say: Zayd ibn Arqam narrated to us that there were a few men from the companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) who had doors opening into the mosque and that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said one day: "Close these doors except for the Door of Ali." Some people spoke about this, and the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) stood up, praised Allah, and extolled Him, saying: "As for what follows, I was commanded to close these doors except for the Door of Ali, and there shall be a speaker among you regarding it. I swear by Allah, I did not open anything nor close it, but I was commanded to do something, and I followed it."

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Reference: Meezaan al Aietedal fi Naqd al Rijal Book 4

Hadith No: 9
Al-Hakim al-Haskani - Shawahid al-Tanzil li-Qawa'id al-Tafdeel
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (271)
- Abu al-Hasan Ahmad ibn al-Mu'tafirr ibn Ahmad al-'Attar, the Shafi'i jurist, narrated to us, saying: Abu Muhammad Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Uthman al-Muzani, nicknamed Ibn al-Saqa'i, al-Hafiz, informed us. Ali ibn al-Abbas al-Bajjali narrated to us in Kufa, saying: Hussain ibn Nasr ibn Muzahim narrated to us, saying: Khalid al-Akli narrated to us, saying: Huseyn ibn Makharq narrated to us, saying: Ja'far ibn Muhammad narrated to us, from his father, from Nafid, the freedman of Ibn Umar, who said: I said to Ibn Umar, "Who is the best of people after the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)?" He said: "What is it to you and that? Your mother would not be pleased with you." Then he said: "I seek forgiveness from Allah. The best of them after him is whoever was permitted to do what he was permitted to do, and was forbidden from what he was forbidden to do." I asked, "Who is he?" He said: "It is Ali. He blocked the doors of the mosque and left the door of Ali open," and he said to him: "You have in this mosque what I have and upon you is what I have, and you are my heir and my trustee. You will settle my debts, fulfill my promises, and be killed following my Sunnah. It is a lie from one who claims to hate you and love me."

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Reference: Shwaheed al tanzeel le qawaaed al tafzeel Book 2