Those (Badrī ) said...

Those (Badrī ) said: We bear witness that we heard the Messenger of Allāh (SAW) say on the day of Ghadīr Khum: Am I not nearer than the lives of the believers and are not my wives their mothers? All of them said: Why not, O Messenger of Allāh! At this he said: One who has me as his master has ‘Alī as his master. O Allāh! Befriend him who befriends him (‘Alī) and be his enemy who is his (‘Alī’s) enemy.”[40] Hadīth No.

37 عن عمرو بن ذي مر، وسعيد بن وهب، وعن زيد بن يثيع، قالوا: سمعنا عليا رضي الله عنه يقول: نشدت الله رجلا سمع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم يقول يوم غدير خم، لما قام، فقام ثلاثة عشر رجلا فشهدوا أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم قال: ألست أولى بالمؤمنين من أنفسهم؟ قالوا: بلى، يا رسول الله! قال: فأخذ بيد علي، فقال: من كنت مولاه فهذا مولاه، اللهم! وال من والاه، وعاد من عاداه، وأحب من أحبه، وأبغض من يبغضه، وانصر من نصره، واخذل من خذله.

“Amr bin Dhī Mur, Sa‘īd bin Wahb and Zayd bin Yuthay‘(RA) narrate that we heard ‘Alī (RA) say: I want to ask every man on oath who may have heard the Prophet (SAW) say this on the day of Ghadīr Khum. At this thirteen men stood up and bore witness that the Messenger of Allāh (SAW) said: Am I not nearer than the lives of the believers? All of them said: Why not! O Messenger of Allāh.

The narrator says that he then caught hold of ‘Alī’s hand and said: One who has me as his master has ‘Alī as his master. O Allāh! Befriend him who befriends him, and be his enemy who is his (‘Alī’s) enemy, love him who loves him (‘Alī), bear malice towards him who bears malice towards him (‘Alī), help him who helps him (‘Alī) and degrade him who (tries to) degrade him (‘Alī).”[41] Hadīth No.

38 عن زاذان بن عمر، قال: سمعت عليا رضي الله عنه في الرحبة، وهو ينشد الناس من شهد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم يوم غدير خم وهو يقول ما قال، فقام ثلاثة عشر رجلا فشهدوا أنهم سمعوا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم وهو يقول: من كنت مولاه فعلي مولاه. “Zādhān bin ‘Umar has narrated: I heard ‘Alī (RA) in a meeting ask people on oath: Who has heard the Messenger of Allāh (SAW) say something on the day of Gadhīr Khum?

At this, thirteen men stood up and they confirmed that they had heard the Messenger of Allāh (SAW) say this: One who has me as his master has ‘Alī as his master.”[42] Hadīth No. 39 عن عبد الرحمن بن أبي ليلى، قال: خطب علي رضي الله عنه، فقال: أنشد الله امرأ نشدة الإسلام سمع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم يوم غدير خم أخذ بيدي، يقول: ألست أولى بكم يا معشر المسلمين من أنفسكم؟ قالوا: بلى، يا رسول الله! قال: من كنت مولاه فعلي مولاه، اللهم!