May Allah bless those with His mercy who endear us to the people...

May Allah bless those with His mercy who endear us to the people, and do not cause them to detest us." The final Rites for our Prophet (SAW) He said: ‘Ali ibn Muhammad al-Qarshi reported to me, by way of permission (to transmit further) from Abul Hasan ‘Ali ibn al-Hasan ibn Faddhal, who reported from al-Husayn ibn Nasr, who reported from his father, who reported from Ahmad ibn Abdulla ibn Abdul Malik, who reported from Abdul Rehman al-Masoodi, from Amru ibn Hurayth al-Ansari, from al-Husayn ibn Salemah al-Banani, from Abu Khalid al-Kabuli, from Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn ‘Ali Al-Baqir, peace be upon him, who said: When Amirul Mu’mineen finished giving Ghusl, Kafan and Hunoot to the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, he allowed people in, and said: "Enter in the grou of tens for offering your prayers upon him." They entered, and Amirul Mu’mineen stood between him (i.e.

the Prophet) and them and recited: 'Surely, Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet. O you who believe, you should also send blessings and peace upon him.' (al-Ahzab, 33:56)" People repeated what he said.

Abu Ja'far said: "This was the prayer offered on him, peace be upon him and his progeny." Asserting ones creed (and about Zaid ibn ‘Ali) He said: Abu Ghalib Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Zarari reported to me from Abul Qasim, Hamid ibn Ziyad, who reported from al-Hasan ibn Muhammad, who reported from Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ziyad al-Attar, from his father al-Hasan ibn Ziyad who said: When Zaid ibn ‘Ali advanced upon Kufa, some reservation entered my mind about it.

He says: Then I went to Makkah, and passed by Madinah to call upon Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, who was then ill. I found him lying prone on his bed, with nothing left between his skin and the bones.

I said: "I wish to assert before you my creed." He turned on his side, and looking at me, said: "O Hasan, I always thought that you did not need this anymore." Then he said: "Proceed." So I said: "I testify that there is no god but Allah, and I testify that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah." He, peace be upon him, said: "The same with me, also." Then I said: "I confirm the truth of all that Muhammad ibn Abdillah came with." He kept silent.

Then I said: "And I testify that ‘Ali is the Imam after the Prophet, and obedience to him is obligatory. Whoever doubts about him is gone astray, and whoever disputes his authority is an unbeliever." He kept silent.