This is the last time I shall stand in this assembly.

This is the last time I shall stand in this assembly. Therefore listen to me and obey and submit to the command of God. Verily Allah, He is your Lord and God. After Him, his Prophet Muhammed who is addressing you is your master. Then after me, this Ali is your master and leader (Imam) according to Allah's command. Then after him leadership will continue through some selected individuals in my descendents till you meet Allah and his Prophet". "Behold!

Certainly you shall meet your Lord and he will ask you about your deeds. Beware! Do not become infidels after me by striking the neck of one another. It 'is incumbent upon those who are present to inform what I said, to those who are absent; perhaps the informed one might comprehend it (understand it) better than some of the present audience. Behold!

Haven't I conveyed the Message of Allah to you?" People replied: "Yes" The Prophet said "O God bear witness." ("A'alam al Wara" P.132-133, "Tazkirat al Khawas", Sibt Ibn al Jawzi al Hanafi pp28-33, "al sirah al Halabiyyah", by Noor al Din al Halabi v3, p273) Revelation of Qur'anic Verse 70:1-3 Some Sunni commentators further report that the first three verses of the chapter of al-Ma'arij (70:1-3) were revealed when a dispute arose after the Prophet's speech.

When Harith Ibn Nu'man al-Fahri (or Nadhr Ibn Harith according to another tradition) came to know of this appointment, he went to the Messenger of Allah and said to him: "You commanded us to testify that there is no deity but Allah, and that you are the Messenger of Allah. We obeyed you. You ordered us to perform the prayers five times a day and we obeyed. You ordered us to observe fasts during the month of Ramadhan and we obeyed. Then you commanded us to offer pilgrimage to Makkah and we obeyed.

But you are not satisfied with all this, and you raised your cousin by your hand and imposed him upon us as our master by saying' Ali is the mowla of whom I am mowla.' Is this imposition from Allah or from you?" The Prophet said: "By Allah who is the only deity! This is from Allah, the Mighty and the Glorious." On hearing this Harith turned back and proceeded towards his camel saying: "O Allah!

If what Muhammad said is correct then fling on me a stone from the sky and subject me to severe pain and torture." He had not reached his camel, when Allah, who is above all defects, flung at him a stone which struck him on his head, penetrated his body and passed out through his lower body and left him dead.