After the prayers...

After the prayers, he took ‘Alī’s ( ‘a ) hand into his own and said, ‘for whomsoever I am a leader and guide, this ‘Alī ( ‘a ), is his leader and guide’. Instantly after this divine appointment, ‘Umar came forward to congratulate ‘Alī ( ‘a ) and said, ‘I compliment you, O son of Abū Tālib. From today onwards, you are the leader and Imām of all Muslim men and women’.”[^8] Thus, Barā’ ibn ‘Āzib is one of the narrators of the Hadīth Ghadīr-e Khumm .

It is possibly because of this very fact that after the sad demise of the Noble Prophet (S), Barā’ ibn ‘Āzib was in a different state from the rest of the Muslims. He had witnessed the events of Ghadīr-e Khumm and the appointment of ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib ( ‘a ) to the leadership and Imamate of the Muslims by Allah’s Prophet (S). That is why after the death of the Noble Prophet (S), he was always sad and could not be consoled.

Anyhow, Barā’ ibn ‘Āzib migrated to Kūfah along with ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib ( ‘a ) because of his belief in his divine guardianship, and took part in all the three wars that took place during the time of Imām ‘Alī ( ‘a ). Finally, while he was more than eighty years of age, he died in 72 AH in Kūfah where he was buried.[^9] [^1]: Ibn Sa‘d, Tabaqāt, vol. 4, p. 367. [^2]: Ibn Hishām, Al-Sīrat al-Nabawiyyah, vol. 3, p. 70; Usd al-Ghābah, vol. 1, p. 205; Al-Istī‘āb, vol. 1, p 144.

[^3]: Usd al-Ghābah, vol. 1, p. 206; Tabaqāt, vol. 4, p. 368. [^4]: Usd al-Ghābah, vol. 1, p. 205. [^5]: Tabaqāt, vol. 4, p. 36; Usd al-Ghābah, vol. 1, p. 205. [^6]: Al-Istī‘āb, vol. 1, p. 44; Usd al-Ghābah, vol. 1, p. 205. [^7]: Qāmūs al-Rijāl, vol. 2, p. 154. [^8]: Tadhkirat al-Khawās, p. 29. [^9]: Al-Istī‘āb, vol. 1, p. 945; Tabaqāt, vol. 4, p. 368; Usd al-Ghābah, vol. 1, p. 205. Previous…