The tradition is as follows...

The tradition is as follows: “One day the Holy Prophet (S) was presented with a roasted bird and he prayed to Allah to send to him one who was the most beloved to Allah from His creatures, so that he could accompany the Prophet in partaking of the bird.” Anas bin Malik the narrator of this tradition says that he used to pray that such a person should be from his people, that is the Helpers (Ansar). But after sometime Ali Ibn Abi Talib came and shared the bird with the Prophet.

(13) Ali (a.s.) was the brother of the Prophet in religion and the world, as the…