415 He said: Don't you remember three virtues disclosed by the Messenger to him?

415 He said: Don't you remember three virtues disclosed by the Messenger to him? Had I possessed one of which, it would have been dearer for me than the red camels, the fact for which I abstain from slandering him! I heard the Messenger of Allah, as he left him behind in one of his battles, 416 and when Ali inquired him: O Messenger of Allah, are you leaving me with the women and lads? he said to him.

Are you not pleased to have the position (manzilah) in relation to me as that Aron had in relation to Moses? But surely there is no prophethood after me." Also I heard him on the day (of the victory of) Khaybar: "Tomorrow I will give the standard to a man, who loves God and His Messenger, and God and His Messenger love him." Everyone of us was hopeful of getting it. (The next day) the Prophet declared: Summon Ali. Then they brought him while suffering from eye pain (ramad).

The Prophet applied his saliva to his eyes and prayed for him. Ali recovered as if he had no pain before. Then the Prophet gave the standard to him. Also at the time of the revelation of the holy verse: "...say (unto him): Come! We will summon our sons and your sons,...", the Messenger of Allah summoned Ali, Fatimah, Hasan and Husayn saying: O God, these are my household. Further, among the merits of Ali, we can refer to what the Prophet said to him. You are from me and I am from you.

He also said to him: Of whomever I am his master Ali also is his master. Ahmad ibn Hanbal says: The reports that we got in regard of any of the can never amount to those ones regarding (the merits of) Ali. In another place, he and al-Nasa'i and al-Nisaburi and others said: the authentic and supported reports that reached us in honour of anyone of the Sahabah can never exceed those reported in regard of the merits of Ali.

About Ali too, Muslim is reported to have said: By Him Who split the seed and created the soul, what I know about him is that (the Prophet said to him): "Verily none loves you but only the believer, and that who detests you should be a hypocrite." Also al-Nasa'i has compiled a book under the title al-Khasa’is about the virtues and excellences of Ali.

His Conduct during His Rule Umar appointed Abu Hurayrah as a governor over Bahrayn in 21H., then some reports reached him telling of his behaving in a way contradictory to the trust undertaken by the just governor. For this reason, Umar deposed him, appointing in his place Uthman ibn Abi al-'As al-Thaqafi.