As-Suyūti mentioned it in his Qur‟ānic exegesis of {It was not fitting for the people of Medina and the Bedouin Arabs of the neighbourhood…} (Q. 9:120). He said: “Ibn Mardawayh related it on the authority of Ali, upon him be peace.” [He also mentioned it in the exegesis of] {They prefer to be with (the women), who remain behind…} (Q. 9:87) and said: “Ibn Mardawayh related it on the authority of Sa‟d.”

Ahmed narrated it (V. 1, p. 170) on the authority of A‟isha bint Sa‟d on the authority of her father, (p. 173, 175, 177, and 184) on the authority of Sa‟d bin Mālik, and (p. 230) on the authority of Ibn Abbās. Al-Muhib at-Tabari narrated this in Riyāđ (V. 2, p.203). Al-Haythami narrated it in his Majmu’ az-Zawā`id (V. 9, p.119). He said: “Ahmed narrated it, as well as at-Tabarani in his al-Awsat and al-Kabīr…”

Hadīth of Love (al-Hubb)

Regarding the narrations that prove the obligation of loving „Ali, that love of him is faith, and that hatred of him is hypocrisy, there are different narrations by the People of the House, upon him be peace. This includes what is related by „Abdullah bin Ahmed bin Hanbal in his Ziyāda on the authority of Umm Salama that [the Prophet], peace and blessings be upon him and his progeny, said: ((A believer will not hate you and a hypocrite will not love you)). Ibn Abi Shayba related on the authority of Umm Salama that he, peace and blessings be upon him and his progeny, also said: ((A believer will not hate „Ali and a hypocrite will not love him)). At-Tabarāni related on the authority of Umm Salama that he, peace and blessings be upon him and his progeny, said: ((None but a believer will love you and none but a hypocrite will hate you)). At-Tirmidhi, an-Nisā‟i, and Ibn Māja relate on the authority of „Ali, upon him be peace, that he, peace and blessings be upon him and his progeny, said to „Ali: ((None but a believer will love you and none but a hypocrite will hate you)). Muslim related on the authority of Umm Salama, may Allah be pleased with her, that he, peace and blessings be upon him and his progeny, said: ((A believer will not hate „Ali and a hypocrite will not love him)). Al-Khatīb related in his Tarīkh on the authority of Anas that he, peace and blessings be upon him and his progeny, said: ((The outward sign of a believer is the love for „Ali bin Abi Tālib)). Al-Hākim related in his Mustadrak on the authority of Salmān that he, peace and blessings be upon him and his progeny, said: ((Whoever loves „Ali, loves me. Whoever hates „Ali, hates me)).

At-Tabarāni related on the authority of Jarir that he, peace and blessings be upon him and his progeny, said:

((Whoever has Allah and His Messenger as their guardians, this one (i.e. „Ali) is their guardian. O Allah, help those that help him and oppose those that oppose him! O Allah, love those that love him and hate those that hate him…))

At-Tabarāni and Ibn „Asākir on the authority of Abu Ubaidah bin Muhammad bin Ammār bin Yāsir—his father—his grandfather, that he, peace and blessings be upon him and his progeny, said:

((I ask the one who accepts my message and believes in me to be a follower of „Ali bin Abi Tālib, hence the one who follows him follows me and the one who follows me follows Allah. The one who loves him loves me and the one who loves me loves Allah. The one who hates him hates me and the one who hates me hates Allah, the Powerful, Majestic)).

At-Tabarāni related on the authority of Ibn „Umar that he, peace and blessings be upon him and his progeny, said:

((O „Ali, I am pleased with you as my brother and vizier regarding the religion, the one