Then the Prophet (S) raised Hazrat Ali’s hand...
Then the Prophet (S) raised Hazrat Ali’s hand, saying: من كنت مولاه فهذا علي مولاه، اللهم وال من والاه وعاد من عاداه، وانصر من نصره وأخذل من خذله، فإنه مني وانا منه. وهو منّي بمنزلة هارون من موسى إلا انه لا نبي بعدي. Of whomsoever I am a master, Ali is his master. My Lord! Befriend anyone who befriends him and make enmity towards anyone who makes enmity towards him, and help anyone who helps him and leave alone anyone who leaves him alone. Since he is surely from me, and I am from him.
And he is to me as Aaron was to Moses, except that there will be no Prophet after me. [^3] How surprising Ali’s misfortunes are! Ayashi elsewhere quotes Umar Ibn Yazid on the authority of Imam Sadiq (a.s.) as saying: O Abu Hafs, how surprising Ali’s misfortunes are! He had ten thousand witnesses, but he could not get his right, whereas two witnesses are enough to take your right! The Prophet of Allah(S) left Medina for Mecca to perform hajj. Five thousand people accompanied him.
He returned from Mecca while he was accompanied by five thousand people from Mecca. When the Prophet(S) arrived at Juhfa, Gabriel descended to tell him to proclaim the guardianship of Ali (a.s.). The verse on the guardianship of Ali (a.s.) was also revealed at Mina, but knowing that the people would react negatively, the Prophet of Allah(S), did not proclaim it.
That is to say He will protect you from what you were afraid at Mina. That is the reason why the Prophet of Allah(S) ordered people to stop (at Juhfa), and they prepared the ground for sitting there as they were told...[^4]. Ayashi relates a third narration on Ghadir. He quotes Ziyad Ibn Munzir as saying: “I was in the presence of Imam Baqir (a.s.).
As he was narrating traditions for people, a person from Basra named Uthman A’sha –who was quoting narrations from Hasan Basri– came in the presence of Imam saying: “O‟ son of Prophet of Allah, May I be your ransom!