Give glad tidings to your Shi‘ah that I am {their}...

Give glad tidings to your Shi‘ah that I am {their} intercessor { shafi‘ } on the Day of Resurrection—the day when neither wealth nor child is of any benefit except my intercession { shafa‘ah }.”[^22] The Holy Prophet (S) said to ‘Ali ( ‘a ): “The first four persons to enter Paradise are I, you, Hasan, and Husayn; our descendants are behind us; our spouses are behind our descendants and our Shi‘ah are on our right and left sides.”[^23] Finally, many of the Sunni muhaddithun and historians such as Ibn al-Jawzi, Baladhuri, Shaykh Sulayman al-Qanduzi al-Hanafi, Khwarazmi, and as-Suyuti have narrated that the Messenger of Allah (S) thus said while addressing ‘Ali ( ‘a ): “Verily, this man (‘Ali) and his Shi‘ah shall secure deliverance on the Day of Resurrection.”[^24] There are even recorded traditions from the Most Noble Messenger (S) about some of the Shi‘ah and what is interesting here is that these have been narrated by the opponents of the Shi‘ah!

For example, there is a tradition about Hujr ibn ‘Adi al-Kindi which has been narrated by ‘A’ishah. When Mu‘awiyah performed Hajj after killing Hujr and his companions and came to Medina, ‘A’ishah said to him: O Mu‘awiyah! Where was your forbearance at the time of killing Hujr and his companions? Be aware that I heard that the Messenger of Allah (S) said: “There is a group that shall be killed in a place called Marj ‘Adhra’