E.The Prophet raised his cloak and covering ‘Ali-...

E.The Prophet raised his cloak and covering ‘Ali-, Fa-timah, Hasan and Husayn with it, said: “Indeed, Allah desires to remove uncleanness from you O and keep you pure as pure can be.” (Holy Qur’a-n 33:33) F.(Imam) ‘Ali- sold (risked) his life, put on the Prophet’s clothes and slept in his place when the infidels (of Mecca) intended to make the Prophet the target of their malevolence. ‘Ali- [(‘a)] was sleeping when Abu- Bakr approached him thinking him to be the Prophet.

(Imam) ‘Ali- [(‘a)] told him: “The Prophet has gone towards the well of Maymun, go and join him.” Abu- Bakr left and entered the Cave of Thaur with him. The infidels started pelting (Imam) ‘Ali- [(‘a)] with stones (mistaking him to be the Prophet). He flexed himself, writhed in pain but did not remove the cloth covering his head. Only with the break of dawn did he remove aside the cloth covering his head.

G.When the Prophet was leaving Medina with the people for the Tabuk expedition, (Imam) ‘Ali- (‘a) asked him: “Am I not accompanying you?” The Prophet replied in the negative. (Imam) ‘Ali- (‘a) sighed and the Prophet told him: “Are you not pleased that your position to me is similar to that of Aaron to Moses, except that you are not a Prophet?

Is it not proper for me to leave and you should stay as my vicegerent?” H.The Prophet told him: “After me you are the Master and Leader of all faithful people.” I. The Prophet said: “Close all doors (of houses) leading into the Mosque (of Medina) except that of the house of ‘Ali-.” As a result he could enter the mosque in any state, since except for this passage there was no other entrance to his house. J.