Therefore, recognize his rights, and pay tribute to him.
Therefore, recognize his rights, and pay tribute to him." [^19]19
"The most beloved of all men to me is ‘Ali." [^20]20
"‘Ali is the best of those whom I leave behind me (after death)." [^21]
"The best of your men is ‘Ali Ibn Abu Talib, and the best of your women
is Fatima Bint Muhammad.” [^22]
"‘Ali is the best of mankind, and he who denies (this) is an infidel."
"He who does not say that ‘Ali is the best of mankind is surely an
And in Banner's narration where it has been unanimously agreed that he
"Tomorrow I will hand over the banner to a man whom Allah and His
Messenger love, and who loves Allah and His Messenger."
"‘Ali to me is like my head to my body." [^25]
"‘Ali to me is like I am to my Lord." [^26]26
"‘Ali is the most beloved to me, and the most beloved to Allah." [^27]27
The Last Messenger (as) also said to ‘Ali (as):
"I am from you, and you are from me; or, you are from me and I am from
'‘Ali is from me and I am from him; he is the guardian (wali) of every
-In the narration regarding sending ‘Ali (as) to read Surah At-tawbah
(Surah No. 9) to the pilgrims on which it has been unanimously agreed,
"No one takes it (to the pilgrims) except a man being from me and I from
"Your flesh is my flesh, your blood is my blood, and righteousness is on
"There is not a prophet who has not had a peer, and ‘Ali is my peer."
Also, in a narration that Al-Hakim deemed authentic, Tabarani related to
"Whenever the Prophet of Allah was angered, no one dared to speak to him
"(I declare) by Allah that I have not seen anyone more beloved to Allah
's Messenger than ‘Ali, or, a woman on earth more beloved to him than
his wife (‘Ali's wife, Fatima)." [^34]
"The most beloved to the Messenger of Allah from among women is Fatima,
and from among men is ‘Ali.” [^35]
"I entered ‘Ali's house with my Aunt, when I inquired as to who was the
most beloved of all people to Allah's Messenger?! She said: Fatima. Then
she was asked: And from among men?
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