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، فَقالَ عَلِيٌّ ( عليه السَّلام ) : إذَاً والله فُزنا وَ سُعِدنا ، وَ كَذلِكَ شِيعَتُنا فَازوا وَ سُعِدوا في الدُّنيا وَ الآخِرَةِ وَ رَبِّ الكَعبَةِ " "O `Ali!" my father Allah’s Messenger, peace be upon him and his Household, added, "I swear this by Him Who has sent me with the truth as Prophet and chosen me, as holding communion, to convey the Message; whenever the tale of this gathering of us is mentioned in an assembly of the people of the earth in which a group of our adherents and lover are present and among them there is a distressed one, Almighty Allah shall certainly release him from distress, or there is among them an aggrieved one, Almighty Allah shall certainly relieve him from grief, or there is among them one who needs a request to be granted, Almighty Allah shall certainly grant him his request." `Ali, peace be upon him, said, "Then, we have won and attained pleasure.

I swear it by Allah. So have our adherents; they have won and attained pleasure in this world and in the Hereafter. I swear it by the Lord of the Ka`bah." The exclamatory statement of Imam Ali (AS) in appreciation of the victory that has stemmed from the blessed gathering under the cloak further encourages the Prophet (SA) to convey more of the blessings and rewards of this occasion.

The Prophet’s excitement about the significance of this event urges him to continue further by repeating the first introductory statement of swearing by Allah (SWT) who has sent him as Messenger and has chosen him to deliver that Message.

Again, he states the condition of the reward he is about to present by saying: “Whenever the tale of this gathering of us is mentioned in an assembly of the people of the earth in which a group of our adherents and lover are present…” The repetition here is not random or for the sake of redundancy, rather the intention here is for the purpose of emphasizing and reminding us of every word he is uttering so that we don’t forget it.