قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ الْعِلْمُ مِنْهُ قَالَ فَقَالَ لِي...

[1] Rasool Allah -saww observed Taqeeya in demonstrating the Status of Ali -asws Ibn Abi Talib -asws : Rasool Allah -saww also observed dissimulation ( Taqeeya ) and did not reveal those merits of Amir Al-Momineen -asws which would constrict the chest of people and they would find it hard to comprehend and may end up spoiling their Hereafter, e.g., أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ لِأَبِيكَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع لَوْ لَا أَنْ تَقُولَ فِيكَ طَوَائِفُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي مَا قَالَتِ النَّصَارَى فِي الْمَسِيحِ لَقُلْتُ فِيكَ قَوْلًا لَا تَمُرُّ بِمَلَإٍ إِلَّا أَخَذُوا مِنْ تُرَابِ‏ قَدَمَيْكَ‏ يَسْتَشْفُونَ (In a lengthy Hadith, it is reported): Prophet -saww said to your -asws father Ali -asws Bin Abu Talib -asws one day: ‘Had it not been for a sect from my -saww community saying regarding you -asws what the Christians are saying regarding Isa -as Bin Maryam -as , I -saww would have said regarding you -asws such words that none from the people would pass by you -asws except that he would take the dust from under your -asws feet to be healed by it’ (an extract).

[2] In another Hadith, أَمَا إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص كَانَ مَعَ تَفْضِيلِهِ لِي لَمْ يَكُنْ يَقُومُ لِي عَنْ مَجْلِسِهِ إِذَا حَضَرْتُهُ كَمَا كَانَ يَفْعَلُهُ بِبَعْضِ مَنْ لَا يَقِيسُ‏ مِعْشَارَ جُزْءٍ مِنْ مِائَةِ أَلْفِ جُزْءٍ مِنْ إِيجَابِهِ لِي لِأَنَّهُ عَلِمَ أَنَّ ذَلِكَ يَحْمِلُ بَعْضَ أَعْدَاءِ اللَّهِ عَلَى مَا يَغُمُّهُ وَ يَغُمُّنِي وَ يَغُمُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ قَدْ كَانَ يَقُومُ لِقَوْمٍ لَا يَخَافُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ وَ لَا عَلَيْهِمْ مِثْلَ مَا خَافَهُ عَلَيَّ لَوْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ بِي‏ However, Rasool-Allah -saww was with his -saww preferences for me -asws – (but) he -saww did not use to stand for me -asws from his -saww sitting whenever I -asws presented – just as he -saww used to do with some (others) who cannot be compared by one part from a hundred thousand from his ‑saww response to me -asws , because he -saww knew that, that would carry some of the enemies of Allah -azwj upon (doing something) what would grieve him -saww , and grieve me -asws , and grieve the Momineen.