Is there anyone here except me for whom the Prophet said...

Is there anyone here except me for whom the Prophet said: “You are my first testifier and first one to meet me at the cistern of Kauthar?” Is there anyone here except me whose family members were taken along by the Prophet to Mubahila?

Is there anyone here except me who has paid Zakat in the state of Ruku (genuflection) and Allah has revealed the verse: «إِنَّمَا وَلِيُّكُمْ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا الَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ الصَّلاَةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَهُمْ رَاكِعُونَ.» Only Allah is your Guardian and His Apostle and those who believe, those who keep up prayers and pay the poor-rate while they bow? Is there anyone here except me for whom Surah Dahr was revealed?

Is there anyone here except me for whom Allah has revealed the verse? «أَجَعَلْتُمْ سِقَايَةَ الْحَاجِّ وَعِمَارَةَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ كَمَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ وَجَاهَدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللّهِ لاَ يَسْتَوُونَ عِندَ اللَّهِ.» What! do you make (one who undertakes) the giving of drink to the pilgrims and the guarding of the Sacred Mosque like him who believes in Allah and the latter day and strives hard in Allah’s way? They are not equal with Allah.

[^4] Is there anyone here except me who was taught a thousand such statements, of which each is the key to a thousand other statements?

Is there anyone here except me to whom the Prophet whispered and made the people quiet by saying: “I haven’t whispered to him but Allah?” Is there anyone here except me for whom the Prophet said: “You and your Shias will be successful on Judgment Day?” Is there anyone here except me for whom the Prophet said: “One who thinks that he loves me and harbors malice for ‘Ali is a liar?” Is there anyone here except me for whom the Prophet said: “If a person loves my part he has loved me and a person who has loved me has loved Allah”?

The Prophet was then asked who his part was. The Prophet replied: “They are ‘Ali, Fatima, Hasan and Husain.” Is there anyone here except me to whom the Prophet said: “You are the best man after the prophets.” Is there anyone here except me whom the Prophet has made a criterion of right and wrong? Is there anyone here except me whom the Prophet took under his cloak? Is there anyone here except me who took the food of the Prophet to the cave of Hira?

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