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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Al-Muraja'at Letter 48 Forty Ahadith Supporting the Texts Muharram 8, 1330 Consider forty such supporting ahadith: Consider the statement of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him and his progeny, while holding ‘Ali's neck, "This is the Imam of the righteous, the slayer of the debauchees; victorious is whoever supports him, forsaken (by Allah) is whoever abandons him." He (pbuh) raised his voice while saying the last phrase.

This is included by al-Hakim as narrated by Jabir on page 129, Vol. 3, of Al-Mustadrak ,[^1] where the author comments saying: "This is one hadith the authenticity of which is attested to by its own chain of narrators, though both authors (of sahih books) did not record it." Consider his statement, peace be upon him and his progeny, "It has been revealed to me that ‘Ali has three exclusive merits: that he is the chief of the Muslims, the Imam of the righteous, and the leader of those whose foreheads radiate with the mark of faith." It is included by al-Hakim at the beginning of page 138, Vol.

3, of his Mustadrak [^2] where the author comments: "This is one hadith the accuracy of which is attested to by its own chain of narrators, though both authors (of the sahih books) did not record it." Consider his statement, peace be upon him and his progeny, "It has been revealed to me that ‘Ali is the chief of the Muslims, the wali of the pious, and the leader of those whose foreheads radiate with the mark of faith." It is recorded by Ibn al-Najjar][^3] and many other authors of books of traditions.