From the Light Of Ali (as)'s Face

Mohammad bin Hamid Al-Jarrar narrated from Hasan bin Abdil Samad, from Yahya bin Mohammad bin Qassem Al-Qazwini, from Mohammad bin Hasan Al-Hafiz, from Ahmad bin Mohammad, from Hudba bin Khalid, from Hammad bin Salama, from Thabit, from Anas bin Malik, who said:

Allah created seventy thousand angels from the light of Ali’s face.  All they do is seek forgiveness for ....., for his Shia, and for those who love him until the Day of Judgement.

(Ref: Bihar Volume 39 Page 275 Hadees No.52 )

The Winners & The Loosers

Mohammad bin Saeed Abul Faraj narrated from Ahmad bin Mohammad bin Saeed, from Saad bin Turayf Al-Khaffaf, from Saeed bin Jubair, from Ibn Abbas, who said:

The Messenger of Allah said to Ali:

O Ali, I am the city of knowledge and you are its door.  The city can only be entered through its door.

Those who claim that they love me but hate you are lying because you are from me and I am from you:  your flesh is my flesh, your blood is my blood, your soul is from my soul, what you hide is what I hide, and what you show is what I show.

You are the Imam of my nation and my successor. Those who obey you succeed, and those who disobey you fail.  Those who follow you will benefit, and those who are against you will lose.  Those who are committed to you are winners, and those who abandon you are losers.

You and the Imams after you are like the ark of Nuh.  The riders of the ark survived, and those who stayed behind drowned.

You are like the stars.  Whenever one star disappears, another one appears until the Day of Judgement.

(Ref: Bihar Volume 40 Page 203 Hadees No.9 )

Discusion On The Night Of Meraj

Ahmad bin Mohammad bin Ubaidillah Al-Hafiz narrated from Ali bin Sinan Al-Mousili, from Ahmad bin Mohammad Al-Khalili Al-Amoli, from Mohammad bin Saleh, from Sulaymaan bin Ahmad, from Ziyad bin Muslim, from Abdul Rahman bin Yazid bin Jabir, from Salaam from Abi Salama, who said:

I heard the Messenger of Allah say:

On the night of Me’raaj, Allah asked me, “Did the Messenger believe in what was revealed to him from his Lord?”

I said, “Yes.  And the believers believed in Allah, His angels, His books, and His messengers.”

Allah said, “You are right.”

Then Allah asked, “Who did you choose as a successor?”

I said, “The best of my nation.”

Allah asked, “Do you mean Ali bin Abi Taleb?”

I replied, “Yes, O Allah!”

Then Allah said:

O Mohammad!  I looked at all of My creation and I chose you from among all of them.  Then I derived a name for you from My name.  Therefore, it is not permitted that anyone mention Me without mentioning you with Me.  My name is Mahmoud and your name is Mohammad.

Then I looked again (at all of My creation) and I chose Ali, and I derived a name for him from My name.  So My name is Ali, the extremely high, and his name is Ali.

O Mohammad, I created you, Ali, Fatema, Hasan, Husain, and the rest of the Imams from Husain’s sons from My own light.  Then I asked all of my creation in the skies and the earths to accept your Wilayat.

I consider those who accept it as believers, and I consider those who refuse it as Kafers.

O Mohammad!  If a slave from among My slaves worships Me until he is torn and nothing is left from him, but he refuses to accept your Wilayat, Ali’s Wilayat, and the Wilayat of the Imams from his sons, I will not accept him or forgive him until he accepts your Wilayat, Ali’s Wilayat, and the Wilayat of the Imams from his sons.

Then Allah asked me, “O Mohammad, would you like to see them?” I replied, “Yes, O Allah.”

Allah said, “Look to the right of the Throne.”

Then I looked and I saw Ali, Fatema, Hasan, Husain, Ali bin Husain, Mohammad bin Ali, Jaafar bin Mohammad, Musa bin Jaafar, Ali bin Musa, Mohammad bin Ali, Ali bin Mohammad, Hasan bin Ali, and the Mahdi.

They were surrounded by light and they were all standing and praying to Allah.  Mahdi was in the center and he was shining like a brilliant star.

Then Allah said:

O Mohammad, they are My decisive proofs, and Mahdi will take revenge on My behalf.

I swear by My Magnificence, he supports My friends and takes revenge on My enemies.  Following them and accepting their Wilayat is WAJIB (obligatory) on everyone.  With my permission, they prevent the skies from falling on the earth.

(Ref : Bihar Volume 27 Page 199 Hadees No.27)

No One Crosses The Bridge Except

Abu Abdillah Mohammad bin Wahban Al-Hannad narrated from Ahmad bin Ibrahim, from Husain bin Abdillah Al-Za’fraani, from Ibrahim bin Mohammad Al-Thaqafi, from Yahya bin Abdil Quddous, from Ali bin Mohammad Al-Taialisi, from Mohammad bin Wakee’ Al-Jarrah, from Faz’eel bin Marzouq, from Atiya Al-Awfai, from Abi Saeed Al-Khodri, who said: 

I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 

On the Day of Judgement, Allah will order two angels to sit on the SIRAAT’ (the bridge) and guard it.  No one will be able to cross the bridge without having a pass issued by Ali bin Abi Taleb.  Allah will order the two angels to stop those who do not have a pass and ask them about it. If they fail to answer, these angels will throw them into Hell, head first.

The Prophet (s.a.w.w.) then referred to this verse from the Quran as evidence,"And stop them for verily they must be questioned" (37:24)

Then I asked the Prophet (s.a.w.w.) , O the Messenger of Allah, may I ransom my father and my mother for you, Please tell me what this pass is?"

The Prophet (s.a.w.w.) replied, ." This is what is written on the pass with a very bright light:

LA ILAHA ILLALLAH.

MOHAMMADUN RASULULLAH.

ALIUN WALIYULLAH.

(Ref: Bihar Volume 39, Page No. 201 Hadees No.22)

Twelve Thousand Years Before The Creation Of Adam (as)

The judge, Al-Moaafi bin Zakariyya, narrated from Hasan bin Ali Al-Asemi, from Suhaib, from his father, from Jaafar bin Mohammad Al-Sadiq, from his father, from Ali bin Husain, from his father, Husain bin Ali bin Abi Taleb, who said: 

The Prophet was in Um Salaama's house when an angel, who had twenty heads, descended upon him.  Each one of the angel’s heads had one thousand tongues, and he was praising Allah with each tongue in a different language.His wings were larger than all of the seven heavens and the seven earths. 

The Prophet thought that he was Jibraeel so the Prophet .said to him,“I have never seen you in this form.”

The angel said, “I am not Jibraeel.  I am Sarsaeel.  Allah sent me to you to marry the light to the light.” 

Then the Prophet asked him, “Who do you mean?” 

The angel said, “Your daughter, Fatema, to Ali bin Abi Taleb.” 

So the Prophet married Fatema to Ali with Jibraeel, Mikaeel, Israfil, and Sarsaeel as witnesses. Then the Prophet looked and saw the following written between the shoulders of Sarsaeel: 

LA ILAHA ILLALLAH.  MOHAMMAD IS THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH AND IS THE PROPHET WHO BRINGS MERCY ON PEOPLE.  ALI IS THE DECISIVE PROOF THAT ALLAH USES ON HIS CREATURES. 

Then the Prophet asked Sarsaeel, “How long have you had this written between your shoulders?” 

Sarsaeel replied, “Twelve thousand years before Allah created Adam.

(Ref : Bihar Volume No.3 Page No. 123 hadees No.31)

Allah's Successor

Abul Hasan Ali bin Ahmad bin Motawyh Al-Makri narrated from Ahmad bin Mohammad, from Mohammad bin Ali, from Ali bin Uthman, from Mohammad bin Furat, from Mohammad bin Ali Al-Baqir (5th Imam), from his father (4th Imam), from his grandfather Husain bin Ali, from his father, the Commander of the Believers, who said: 

The Messenger of Allah said:

Ali bin Abi Taleb is Allah’s successor and my successor.  He is Allah’s decisive proof and he is my decisive proof.  He is Allah’s door (the route to Allah) and he is my door.  He is Allah’s chosen one and my chosen one.  

Allah loves him and I love him.  He is Allah’s love and he is my love.  He is Allah’s sword and my sword.  He is my brother, my companion, my minister, and my guardian.  Those who love him love me, and those who hate him hate me.  

His friends are my friends, and his enemies are my enemies.  He is my daughter’s husband and his sons are my sons.  His war is my war, his words are my words, and his orders are my orders.  

He is the master of all the successors of the prophets.  He is the best of my nation.  He is the master of all the people after me.

(Ref: Bihar Volume 26 Page 263 hadees No.47)

O Prophet (s.a.w.w.) How is Ali (as)?

Abul Qassem Jaafar bin Mohammad bin Masrur narrated from Husain bin Mohammad, from Ahmad bin Alawea, known as Ibn Al-Aswad Al-Asbahani, from Ibrahim bin Mohammad, from Abdullah bin Saleh, from Jurair bin Abdil Hamid, from Mujahed, from Ibn Abbas, who said

I heard the Messenger of Allah say:

On the night of Me’raaj, every time I passed by a group of angels, they asked me about Ali bin Abi Taleb so often that I started to believe that Ali was more famous in the skies than I was.

When I reached the fourth sky, I saw the angel of death.

The angel of death asked me, “O Mohammad, how is Ali?”

I said, “O my friend, how do you know Ali?”

He said, “O Mohammad, I am responsible for taking the life of everyone that Allah has created except for two beings, that is, your life and Ali’s life, because Allah himself will take your lives.”

Then I reached under ARSH (the Throne) and when I looked up I saw Ali bin Abi Taleb standing under the Throne of my Lord.

I said, “O Ali, did you race me up here?”

Then Jibraeel asked me, “O Mohammad, to whom are you speaking?” I replied, “I am talking to my brother, Ali bin Abi Taleb.”

Jibraeel replied, “O Mohammad, this is not Ali.  This is an angel that Allah has created in the shape of Ali bin Abi Taleb.  When we (angels) miss Ali bin Abi Taleb, we go and look at this angel and seek forgiveness from Allah for Ali’s Shia.”

(Ref: Bihar Volume 18 Page 300 Hadees no.3)