\n Imam Abu Abdullah -asws has narrated that \u2018Amir...

\n Imam Abu Abdullah -asws has narrated that \u2018Amir Al-Momineen -asws was asked about his -asws own merits, so he -asws mentioned some of them. Then they said to him -asws , \u2018Increase us\u2019. He -asws said: \u2018Two monks from the Christian monks came to Rasool-Allah -saww and they spoke regarding the matter of Isa -as . So, Allah -azwj Revealed this Verse: Surely, the example of Isa with Allah is like the example of Adam [3:59] \u2013 up to the end of the Verse.

\n Rasool-Allah -saww entered holding that hand of Ali -asws and Al-Hassan -asws and Al-Husayn -asws and (Syeda) Fatima -asws , then he -saww went out and raised his -saww hand towards the sky and separated between his -saww fingers and called them to the imprecation\u2019. \n He -asws said, \u2018And Abu Ja\u2019far -asws said: \u2018And like that is the imprecation. He -saww interlocked his -saww hand in his -saww hand and raised them towards the sky.

When the two monks saw him -saww , one of them said to his companion, \u2018By Allah -azwj ! If he -saww was a Prophet -saww , we will be destroyed, and if he -saww was other than a Prophet -saww , he -saww will restrain his -saww people and we shall restrain\u2019, and they both left\u2019\u2019. [23] \n Rasool-Allah -saww has said \u2018For Ali -asws there are three things if even one would happen to be for me -saww it would be more beloved to me -saww than all the bounties\u2019.

\n I heard Rasool-Allah -saww saying to Ali -asws , and he -saww had left him -asws behind during one of his -saww military expeditions, and he -asws said: \u2018O Rasool-Allah -saww ! You -saww are leaving me -asws behind with the women and the children\u2019. Rasool-Allah -saww said: \u2018Are you -asws not pleased that you -asws happen to be from me -saww at the status of Haroun -as from Musa -as except that there will be no Prophet -saww after me -saww \u2019.

\n And I heard him -saww saying on the day of Khyber: \u2018I -saww will give the flag to a man who loves Allah -azwj and His -azwj Rasool -saww , and Allah -azwj and His -azwj Rasool -saww love him -asws \u2019. So, we reached out for this. He -saww said: \u2018Call Ali -asws to me -saww \u2019. Ali -asws came with sore eyes. He -saww applied his -saww saliva in his eyes and handed over the flag to him -asws , and he -asws was victorious upon it.