The Prophet had more authority over the believers than they...

The Prophet had more authority over the believers than they had over themselves and that God is the Guardian of the Messenger and that the Messenger is the Guardian of the believers. ‘Ali is like the Prophet in being Guardian of all the believers. Jabir Ibn Abdullah Al-Ansari Amir Ibn Dhumrah Hutheifah Ibn Oseid Imam ‘Ali and others reported the three contents in one hadith.

The first and the second contents were also reported by the Imam ‘Ali and Om Selemah wife of the Messenger who said: "The Messenger held the hand of ‘Ali at Ghadir Khum. He raised it until we witnessed the whiteness of his armpit and said: Whoever I am his Mawla ‘Ali is his 'Mawla'. Then he said: 'O people I am leaving in you 'Al- Thaqalain' (The Two Valuables): 'Kitabullah' (the Book of God) and my Itrah (my close relatives).

And they will not part with each other until they join me at the Basin (on the Day of Judgment)." [^4] We have already mentioned that Imam ‘Ali reported a hadith similar to this one.

The second and the third contents were reported by a number of companions including Abu Sa-eed Al-Khidri Abu Qudamah Al-Arani Hutheifah Ibn Osaid Amir Ibn Dhumrah Zaid Ibn Arqam and Al-Bura Ibn Azib who reported according to Imam Ahmad in his Musnad and Ibn Majah in his authentic Sunan the following: "We came with the Messenger of God in his Valedictory Pilgrimage and he stopped at the road and called for a congregational prayer.

Then he took the hand of ‘Ali and said: Am I not the Guardian who has more authority over the believers than they have over themselves? They said: Yes. He said: Do I not have more authority over every believer than he has over himself? They said: Yes. He said: This is the 'Wali' (Guardian) of whoever I am his Mawla (Guardian). God love whoever loves him and be hostile to whoever is hostile to him."[^5] These two contents were also reported by Saad Ibn Abu Waqass.

He reported according to Al-Hakim in his Mustadrak the following: "... The Messenger said to ‘Ali on the Day of Ghadir Khum after praising the Almighty and exalting Him: Do you know that I have more authority over the believers than they have over themselves? We said: Yes. He said: God whoever I am his 'Mawla ' ‘Ali is his Mawla.

God love whoever loves him and be hostile to whoever is hostile to him..."[^6] Imam Ahmad reported in his Musnad through his channel to Abdul-Rahman Ibn Abu Leila that he said: "I witnessed ‘Ali at Al-Rahbah asking people to testify.