Whenever Jabir ibn Yazid al-Ju’fi narrated a tradition from Imam al-Baqir (as)...
Whenever Jabir ibn Yazid al-Ju’fi narrated a tradition from Imam al-Baqir (as), he used to say, as stated in Jabir's biography in al-Thahbi's Al-Mizan , "The wasi of wasi s has narrated a tradition to me..., etc." Umm al-Khayr daughter of al-Harish al-Bariqi delivered an eloquent speech in Siffin urging the Kufians to fight Mu’awiyah in which she said: "Hurry, may Allah be merciful unto you, to support the just Imam, the faithful wasi , the greatest truthful," as quoted by Imam Abul-Fadl Ahmad ibn Abu Tahir al-Baghdadi on page 41 of his work Balaghat al-Nisa' stating his source to be al-Sha’bi.
This is what some ancestors have quoted while lauding the recommendation in their sermons and speeches, and whoever researches their biographies will find them applying the title " wasi " to the Commander of the Faithful (as) as freely as they would call anything by its name, so much so that the author of Taj al-’Arüs says on page 392, Vol.
10, while explaining the term " wasi ": "[Pronounced] like ghani , wasi is the title of ‘Ali (as), may Allah be pleased with him." As regarding dealing with this theme in their poetry, this cannot all be cited here due to its abundance, but we quote of it what serves the purpose to make a point. ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas ibn ‘Abdul-Muttalib has described him as: The Messenger's wasi , chosen from his Household; His valiant knight when a challenge is posed.
Al-Mughirah ibn al-Harith ibn ‘Abdul-Muttalib has said these verses in which he encourages the people of Iraq to fight Mu’awiyah in Siffin: The wasi of the Messenger of Allah is your chief, His son-in-law, promoted Allah's Mushaf Sharif.
‘Abdullah ibn Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harth ibn ‘Abdul-Muttalib has said: Among us is ‘Ali (as), hero of Khaybar, now in ruin, The hero of Badr, too, when troops retreated; He is wasi of the Chosen Prophet (pbuh) and his cousin, So, who can attain his lofty status, only to him meted?
Abul-Haytham ibn al-Tihan, one of the heroes of Badr, composed verses to recite during the Battle of the Camel in which he said: The wasi is our Imam and wali in word and deed, No secret left; what was hidden is now revealed. Khuzaymah ibn Thabit, of the two Shahadas , a hero of Badr, recited verses which he, too, composed during the Battle of the Camel in which he said: O wasi of the Prophet! The battle has shaken the foes, And caravans have been dispatched to deal blows.