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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Spurious Arguments about the Shia The Fifteenth Spurious Argument: Immoderation Some spuriously criticize the Shia for having an over excessive love for the Prophet’s family and they diminish the dignity of the because they prefer Imam Ali and his family above all the other . The Answer Many traditions mentioned in Sunni books show that Imam Ali had been preferred above all the other .

(s) says: Of whomsoever I had been guardian, Ali here is to be his guardian. He also said addressing Imam Ali: You are to me as was Aaron to Moses, except that there will be no prophet after me. The tradition of “the bird’ shows that Imam Ali was the most beloved of Allah after His Messenger Muhammad (s). The Prophet (s) said: I am the city of knowledge and Ali is its gate.” The (s) ordered all the doors of his that opened to the mosque to be closed except the door of Imam Ali.

The prophet (s) said: Ali and I are the fathers of this nation. People are from various trees but I and Ali are from one tree. There are three veracious people and Ali bin Abu Talib is the best of them. Many other hadiths in this regard are mentioned in Sunni and Shiite reference books.

The (s) had instituted the bonds of brotherhood between his and said to Ali, You are my brother, as it was mentioned in Sunni books narrated by ibn Abbas, Sa’id bin al-Musayyab, ibn Umar, Zayd bin Abu Awfa, Anas bin Malik, Zayd bin Arqam, Hudhayfa bin al-Yaman, Makhduj bin Zayd, Abu Umama, Jami’ bin Umayr, Jabir bin Abdullah, Abu Sa’id, Abdur-Rahman bin Aweym and Abu Hurayra.

Ahmad bin Hanbal mentioned in his book Faza’ilus- Sahaba a tradition narrated by Akrima, that was heard from ibn Abbas that the (s) said: There is no Qur’anic verse that begins with “O you who believe,’ without Ali being their (i.e. those who believe) head, leader, and their distinction. Allah has censured the Prophet’s in the Qur’an but He did not mention Ali save in praise. The same was also mentioned in Dhakha’ir ul Uqba p.89, Egyptian Edition.

It was also mentioned by at-Tabarani and ibn Abu Hatim in As-Sawa’iq ul-Muhriqa p. 125; Egyptian Edition, and Tarikh ul-Khulafa’ (History of the Caliphs) p. 116; Lahore Edition. Abu Na’im mentioned in his book Hilyatul- Awliya’ vol.1 p. 64; Egyptian edition, a tradition narrated by ibn Abbas that the (s) had said: Allah had not revealed any verse beginning with “O you who believe,’ unless Ali was its head and amir.