Hadith No: 1
Al-Hakim al-Naysaburi - Al-Mustadrak ala al-Sahihain
Book of the Knowledge of the Companions (r) - The Prophet's (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) Will in the Book of Allah and the Progeny of His Messenger
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (110)
4633 - Abu al-Husayn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Tamim al-Hanzhali narrated to us in Baghdad, saying: Abu Qilabah Abd al-Malik ibn Muhammad al-Ruqashi narrated to us, saying: Yahya ibn Hammad narrated to me, and Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Balwayh and Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn Jaafar al-Bazzar both narrated to me, saying: Abdullah ibn Ahmad ibn Hanbal narrated to us, saying: My father narrated to us, saying: Yahya ibn Hammad narrated to us, and Abu Nasr Ahmad ibn Sahl al-Faqih narrated to us in Bukhara, saying: Salih ibn Muhammad al-Hafiz al-Baghdadi narrated to us, saying: Khalaf ibn Salim al-Mukharrami narrated to us, saying: Yahya ibn Hammad narrated to us, saying: Abu 'Awanej narrated to us from Sulayman al-A'amash, who said: Habib ibn Abi Thabit narrated to us from Abu al-Tufayl from Zayd ibn Arqam (r) who said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) returned from the Farewell Pilgrimage and descended at Ghadir Khumm, he commanded that some trees be raised
and said: "It seems that I have been summoned, and I have responded. I have left among you two precious things, one of which is greater than the other: the Book of Allah, the Exalted, and my progeny. So look how you will treat me in both of these, for they will not be separated until they return to me at the Pond." Then he said: "Indeed, Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, is my Patron, and I am the Patron of every believer." He then took the hand of Ali (r) and said: "Whoever I am his Patron, this Ali is his Patron." O Allah, befriend those who befriend him and oppose those who oppose him." And he mentioned the hadith in full. This is a narration that is sahih (authentic) according to the criteria of the two Shaykhs, and they did not narrate it in full, and a supporting narration is the hadith of Salamah ibn Kuhayl from Abu al-Tufayl, which is also sahih according to their criteria.