Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi's to Is it true that Imam Ali (as) is referred to as Khayr al-Bashar instead of (pbuh)? If so, what is the reason for it considering that (pbuh) holds a higher status than Imam Ali (as)? Unrecognized Email or Password, please try again. Enter the OTP you received in your Email Inbox OTP entered does not match. Please enter the correct OTP! Full Name and Password are required. Please provide a valid Email address. Please enter a valid email address. Enter valid first name and last name with at least one space. A validation e-mail has been sent to your e-mail address. You will need to follow the instructions in that message in order to gain full access to the site. Is it true that Imam Ali (as) is referred to as Khayr al-Bashar instead of (pbuh)? If so, what is the reason for it considering that (pbuh) holds a higher status than Imam Ali (as)? Is it true that Imam Ali (as) is referred to as Khayr al-Bashar instead of (pbuh)? If so, what is the reason for it considering that (pbuh) holds a higher status than Imam Ali (as)? about Is it true that Imam Ali (as) is referred to as Khayr al-Bashar instead of (pbuh)? If so, what is the reason for it considering that (pbuh) holds a higher status than Imam Ali (as)?, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... The fact that Ali is the best of human beings (Khairul Bashar) means the best of all human beings after the (SAWA) and it never means that Ali is better than the at all. This Hadeeth has been narrated many well known Sunni books like: 1. Musnad Ahmed Bin Hanbal, Fadha;I'll al-Sahabah, Hadeeth number 917 and 1110 and 177. 2. Mussannaf Ibn Abi Shaibah مُصَنَّف ابن أبي شيبة number 31503. 3. Kanzul Ummal, V.11, page 625. 4. Ibn Asaakir in Tareekh Dimishq, V. 24, page 372. 5. Al-Qandoozi Al-Hanafi in Yanaabee'ul Mawaddah, V.2, page 78. Ali (AS) is the best of the Ummah of the Proohet Muhammad (SAWA). We use cookies to enhance your experience on our site. Essential cookies are necessary for the site to function. Analytics cookies help us understand how you use the site. Control how we use cookies on this site. Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are required for the site to function. These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site.