36: The Wilayat of 'Ali is the Fortress of Tawhid عَنِ...
36: The Wilayat of 'Ali is the Fortress of Tawhid عَنِ النَّبِيّ:ِ يَقُولُ اللٌّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالـى: وِلاَيَةُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ حِصْنِي، فَمَنْ دَخَلَ حِصْنِي أَمِنَ مِنْ نَارِي It has been narrated from the Prophet (blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) that: “Allah, the Glorious and High, has said, “The Wilayat of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib is My fortress, so whoever enters into My fortress will be protected from My fire.” Jami' al-Akhbar, Page 52, Hadith 7 Hadith no.
37: The Successor of the Prophet قَالَ رَسُولُ اللٌّه:ِيَا عَلِيُّ أَنَا مَدِينَةُ الْعِلْمِ وَ أَنْتَ بَابُهَا وَ لَنْ تُؤْتَى الْمَدِينَةَ إِلاَّ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْبَابِ ... أَنْتَ إِمَامُ أُمَّتِي وَ خَلِيفَتِي عَلَيْهَا بَعْدِي، سَعِدَ مَنْ أَطَاعَكَ وَ شَقِي مَنْ عَصَاكَ، وَ رَبِحَ مَنْ تَوَلاَّكَ وَ خَسِرَ مَنْ عَادَاكَ The Messenger of Allah (blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) has said, “O’ 'Ali!
I am the city of knowledge and you are its gate and no one can enter into the city except by going through its gate … You are the Imam of my nation and you are my successor. Blessed is the person who obeys you and depraved is the person who disobeys you. One who follows you will succeed, while the one who turns away from you will be in a loss.” Jami' al-Akhbar, Page 52, Hadith 9 Hadith no.
38: Islam in the Shadow of Wilayat قَالَ الصَّادِقُ:أَثَافـى الإِسْلاَمُ ثَلاَثَةٌ: أَلصَّلوٌةُ وَ الزَّكوٌةُ وَ الْوِلاَيَةُ، لاَ تَصِحُّ وَاحِدَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ إِلاَّ بِصَاحِـبَتَيْهَا Imam as-Sadiq [Ja'far ibn Muhammad] (peace be upon him) has said: “The fundamental pillars of Islam are three: Salat, Zakat and Wilayat. No one of these will be valid unless accompanied by the other two.” Al-Kafi, Volume 2, Page 18 Hadith no.
39: A Thousand Witnesses قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللٌّهِأَلْعَجَبُ يَا حَفْصَ لِمَا لَقِيَ عَلِيَِ بْنَ أَبِىطَالِبٍ!! أَنَّهُ كَانَ لَهُ عَشْرَةَ الأَلْفِ شَاهِداً لَمْ يَقْدِرْ عَلى أَخْذِ حَقِّهِ وَ الرَّجُلُ يَأْخُذُ حَقَّهُ بِشَاهِدَينِ Abu 'Abdillah [Imam Ja'far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq] (peace be upon him) has said, “O’ Hafsa! I am surprised at what happened to 'Ali ibn Abi Talib!!
Despite having tens of thousands of witnesses he could not claim his right when in reality a person needs only two witnesses to claim what is rightfully his!” Biharul Anwar, Volume 37, Page 140 Hadith no.