Through his chain of authorities...

Through his chain of authorities, he, peace be on him, said: [Allahs Messenger, may Allah bless him and his family, said:] When the Day of Resurrection occurs, I will be called out from inside the Throne: The best father is your father Ibrāhim; the best brother is your brother Ali b. Abū Tālib!

Allah singled His great Prophet, may Allah bless him and his family, with all kinds of excellence of which is that he was among the progeny of Ibrāhim, Allahs bosom friend, and that his brother was Imām Ali, the Commander of the faithful, peace be on him, who defended the word of monotheism, the values and principles of Islam.

Through his chain of authorities, he, peace be on him, said: [Allahs Messenger, may Allah bless him and his family, said:] Verily, Allah ordered me to love four (persons): Ali, Salmān, Abū Dharr, and al-Muqdād b. al-Aswad. Surely, these four (leading figures) took part in building Islam and carried the torch of monotheism; accordingly, Allah ordered his Prophet to love them, for they were among the elements of piety and righteousness.

He, peace be on him, said: [Allahs Messenger, may Allah bless him and his family, said:] O Ali, surely, Allah has already forgiven you, your progeny, your Shiites, those who love your Shiites, those who love the lover of your Shiites; therefore be cheerful, for you are free from polytheism and full of knowledge. Imām Ali, peace be on him, had great communication with Allah, the Exalted, so Allah endowed him with this excellence of forgiving him, his children, his Shiites, and their followers.

Through his chain of authorities, he, peace be on him, said: [Allahs Messenger, may Allah bless him and his family, said:] Whomsoever I am his Master, then Ali is his master. O Allah, be friend of one who is his friend and be the enemy of one who is his enemy; and desert one who deserts him and help one who helps him.

The Prophet, may Allah bless him and his family, declared these brilliant words, which were the most expensive medals he gave to the Imām, on the Day of Ghadir Khum, which is the most important Īd in Islamic world, for he appointed the Imām as a successor after him and ordered the Muslims to pledge allegiance to him. They pledged allegiance to him, so did the wives of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and his family.

On that immortal day, the greatest favor toward the Muslims was completed, and on it this holy verse was revealed: This day I have completed My favor on you and chosen for you Islam as a religion .