“It is narrated by ‘Ammār bin Yāsir (RA) that the Messenger of Allāh (SAW) said...

“It is narrated by ‘Ammār bin Yāsir (RA) that the Messenger of Allāh (SAW) said: whoso believed me and endorsed me, I shall pass on to him the legacy of ‘Alī’s spiritual leadership.

Anyone who regarded him as his guardian, he regarded me as his guardian, and anyone who regarded me as his guardian, he regarded Allāh (SWT) as his Guardian, and anyone who loved him (‘Alī), he loved me and one who loved me loved Allāh (SWT), and one who bore malice towards him (‘Alī) bore malice towards me and one who bore malice towards me bore malice towards Allāh (SWT).”[28] Hadīth No. 26 عن علي رضي الله عنه، أن النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم قال يوم غدير خم: من كنت مولاه فعلي مولاه.

“It is narrated by ‘Alī ((RA) himself) that the Prophet (SAW) said on the day of Ghadīr Khum: One who has me as his master has ‘Alī as his master.”[29] Hadīth No. 27 عن عبد الله بن بريدة الأسلمي رضي الله عنهما، قال: قال النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم: من كنت وليه فإن عليا وليه. وفي رواية عنه: من كنت وليه فعلي وليه. “‘Abdullāh bin Buraydah al-Aslamī رضي الله عنهما)) relates that the Prophet (SAW) said: ‘Alī is indeed his guardian whose guardian I am.

“Another tradition is attributed to him (that the Prophet (SAW) said): ‘Alī is his guardian whose guardian I am.”[30] Hadīth No. 28 The same tradition is narrated by Ibn Buraydah (RA) on the authority of his father in slightly different words that the Prophet (SAW) said: ما بال أقوام ينتقصون عليا! من ينتقص عليا فقد تنقصني، ومن فارق عليا فقد فارقني، إن عليا مني وأنا منه، خلق من طينتي وخلقت من طينة إبراهيم، وأنا أفضل من إبراهيم، ذرية بعضها من بعض والله سميع عليم، وإنه وليكم من بعدي.

فقلت: يا رسول الله! بالصحبة ألا بسطت يدك حتى أبايعك على الإسلام جديدا؟ قال: فما فارقته حتى بايعته على الإسلام. “What will happen to the people who show rudeness to ‘Alī! (Beware) that anyone who is rude to ‘Alī is rude to me, and anyone who parted from ‘Alī parted from me. Surely ‘Alī is from me and I am from ‘Alī. He has been created from my clay and I have been created from Ibrāhīm’s clay and I have an edge over Ibrāhīm.

Some of us are the children of others and Allāh (SWT) hears and knows all these things… And He is the guardian of all of you after me. (Buraydah (RA) describes that) I said: O Messenger of Allāh! Spare some of your time and extend your hand. I want to take the oath of reaffirming Islam at your hand. And I did not part from him, so much so that I reaffirmed my faith in Islam.”[31] Hadīth No.