You hate a man whom the Messenger of Allah used to gorge with knowledge?

You hate a man whom the Messenger of Allah used to gorge with knowledge? He even told him that his status to him was like that of Aaron to Moses except that there would be no Prophet after him? Whenever ‘Umar was confused about a matter, he sought ‘Ali's advice....'"[^5] In short, the status hadith is considered, according to the consensus of all Muslims, regardless of their sects and inclinations, to be authentic.

III Its Sunni Narrators, Authors of both Al-Jami’ Baynal Sihah Al-Sitta and Al-Jami’ Bayna Rijal al-Sahihain have quoted it, and it is included in Bukhari's chapter on the Battle of Tabuk in his Sahih , in Muslim's chapter on ‘Ali's merits in his Sahih , in a chapter on the attributes of the Prophet's companions in Ibn Majah's sunan , and in a chapter on ‘Ali's merits in Hakim's Al-Mustadrak . Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal has quoted it in his Musnad from several different reporters.

Ibn ‘Abbas, Asma' bint ‘Amis, Abu Sa’d al-Khudri, Mu’awiyah ibn Abu Sufyan,[^6] and many other companions have all narrated it as recorded in the musnad . Al-Tabrani has quoted it as narrated by Asma' bint ‘Amis, Umm Salamah, Habis ibn Janadah, Ibn ‘Umar, ‘Ali ibn Abu Talib (as),[^7] and many others. Al-Bazzaz has included it in his Musnad ,[^8] and so has al-Tirmithi in his Sahih [^9] depending on the authority of Abu Sa’id al-Khudri.

In Al-Isti’ab , in a chapter dealing with ‘Ali, the author quotes Ibn ‘Abdul Birr narrating it, then he comments thus: "This is one of the most reliable and accurate ahadith narrated about the Prophet by Sa’d ibn Abu Waqqas." Sa’d's references are nUmarous and are enUmarated by Ibn Abu Khayth’amah and others.

Ibn ‘Abbas, Abu Sa’id al-Khudri, Umm Salamah, Asma' bint Amis, Jabir ibn ‘Abdullah, and quite a few other traditionists have all narrated it." As a matter of fact, whoever researches the Battle of Tabuk and refers to books of traditions and biographies will find them mentioning this hadith. Those who have written biographies of ‘Ali, among authors of glossaries of ancient as well as modern times, regardless of their inclinations and sectarian preferences, have all quoted this hadith.

It is also quoted by anyone who writes about the merits of , those of the Imams among the companions of the Prophet (pbuh) such as Ahmad ibn Hanbal, and by others before or after his time. It is a hadith taken for granted by all past Muslim generations. IV Why al-Amidi Suspects It.