The Commander of the Believers

Sahl bin Ahmad bin Abdillah narrated from Ali bin Abdillah, from Is’haaq bin Ibrahim Al-Debri, from Abdul Razzaq bin Hamam, from Mo’ammar, from Abdullah bin Tawus, from his father, from Ibn Abbas, who said: 

We were sitting with the Prophet when Ali bin Abi Taleb entered. Ali said, “ASSALAAMO ALAIKA, O Messenger of Allah.”  The Prophet replied, “WA ALAIK ASSALAAM, O Commander of the Believers.” 

Ali responded, “O Prophet, you call me the Commander of Believers while you are still alive?” The Prophet answered, “Yes, while I am alive.”  Then the Prophet continued, “O Ali!  You passed by Jibraeel and I yesterday and did not say Salaam.  

So Jibraeel said, ‘Why did the Commander of the Believers not say Salaam to us. I swear to Allah, we would have been pleased if he had said Salaam to us and we would have responded.” Ali answered, “It looked like you and Dehya # were in a private meeting so I did not want to interrupt.” 

The Prophet said, “He was not Dehya, he was Jibraeel.  I asked Jibraeel why he called you the Commander of the Believers.  Jibraeel told me that in the Battle of Badr, Allah told Jibraeel to come to me (the Prophet) and tell me to order the Commander of the Believers to ride his horse in front of the army lines because the angels love to watch him do that.  

So Allah named you the Commander of the Believers that day in the heavens.” 

Then the Prophet said, “O Ali!  You are the commander of everyone in the heavens and the commander of everyone on earth.  You are the commander of those who have passed away and the commander of those who are yet to come.  

There is no commander before you and no commander after you.  It is forbidden for anyone who has not received this title from Allah to be called by this name.”

(Ref : Bihar  Volume 37 Pagae307 Hadees39)

(# “Dehya Al-Kalbi” was one the companions of the Prophet.  He was raised by the Prophet and he was very handsome.  It was very common for Angel Jibraeel to come down to Prophet in the form of Dehya.  The Prophet had ordered his companions not to approach him when they saw him alone with Dehya. )

The Imam and the successor after me

Ahmad bin Mohammad bin Imran narrated from Hasan bin Mohammad Al-Askari, from Ibrahim bin Ubadillah, from Abdul Razzaq, from Mo’ammar, from Yahya bin Abi Katheer, from his father, from Abu Harun Al-Abdi, from Jabir bin Abdillah Al-Ansari, who said:

The Messenger of Allah said the following about Ali bin Abi Taleb:

He was the first one to believe in Islam;
He is the most knowledgeable;
He is the most correct one in his DEEN (religion);
He is the most certain;
He is the most patient;
He is the most forgiving and generous;
He is the most brave;
He is the Imam and the successor after me.

(Ref : Bihar Volume 38 Page No.90 Hadees No.2)

The glorified leader of the believers

Mohammad bin Abdillah bin Ubaidillah narrated from Mohammad bin Qassem, from Abbad bin Ya’qoub, from Amr bin Abi Al-Meqdam, from his father, from Saeed bin Jubair, from Ibn Abbas, who said:

The Messenger of Allah said:

I swear to Allah, who has sent me as a Warner and a Guide, that the Throne of Allah did not settle, the universes did not start moving, and the heavens and the planets were not created until after Allah wrote on them:

LA ILAHA ILLALLAH. 

MOHAMMADUN RASULLULLAH. 

ALIYUN WALIYULLAH. 

Then the Prophet explained what Allah told him, in His own voice: Allah said, “O Mohammed”

I replied, “LABBAYK WA SAADAYK.”

Allah said: I am Mahmoud and you are Mohammad.  I derived your name from mine and I made you superior to all of My creatures.  Assign your brother, Ali, to be a flag for My slaves to guide them to My religion.

O Mohammad!  I have made the believers the chosen ones, and I have made Ali their commander.  Therefore, I curse those who give commands to Ali and I torture those who disobey him.  But those who follow him, I will bring them closer to Me.

O Mohammad!  I have made Ali the Imam of Muslims.  Those who proclaim to precede him, I disgrace them.  I imprison those who disobey him. I have made Ali the master of all of the successors, and I have made him the glorified leader of the believers. He is My decisive proof on My entire creation.

(Ref : Bihar Volume 27 Page No.8 Hadees No.26)

Cast you two every ingrate rebel into Hell

Ahmad bin Mohammad narrated from his book, from Abdullah bin Jaafar, from Ibrahim bin Hashim, from Jaafar bin Mohammad bin Marwan, from his father, from Ubaidullah bin Yahya, from Mohammad bin Ali Al-Baqir (5th Imam), from his father, from Husain bin Ali, from the Commander of the Believers, who said:

The Messenger of Allah said the following about this verse,

“Cast you two every ingrate rebel into Hell"(50:24). 

O Ali!  On the Day of Judgement, when Allah gathers all the creatures in the same desert, you and I will be on the right side of Allah’s Throne and Allah will say, “O Mohammad and Ali! Stand up and throw those who hated you, did not believe you, and disobeyed you into Hell.”

(Ref Bihar Volume 39 Page 199 Volume 13)

Following Maula Ali (as) is Wajib

Abul Qassem Jaafar bin Mohammad Al-Qulaweyh narrated from Ali bin Husain, from Ali bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ahmad bin Mohammad, from Mohammad bin Fuz’ail, from Thabet bin Abi Hamza, from Ali bin Husain(4th Imam), from his father, from the Commander of the Believers, who said: 

The Messenger of Allah said: 

Allah has made it incumbent upon you to follow my command and he has forbidden you from disobeying me.  He has made it Wajib on you to follow my orders and to obey Ali bin Abi Taleb after me.

He is my brother, my minister, and he inherits all of my knowledge.He is from me and I am from him.  Loving him is IMAN (faith) and hating him is KUFR (disbelief).  Beware!  Of whomsoever I am their MOWLA (Master), Ali is their MOWLA. 

Ali and I are the fathers of this nation.  Those who disobey their fathers will be gathered with Nuh’s son on the Day of Judgement.

Nuh told his son, “ O son ride with us and don't be from the Kafers. (His son replied) I will resort to a mountain." (11:42-43)

Then the Prophet said, “O Allah, support those who support Ali, disappoint those who disappoint him, befriend his friends, and be the enemy of his enemies.” 

Then the Prophet started to cry.  The Muhajerin (Immigrants of Mecca)  and Ansar (supporters from Medina) who were sitting around him all cried.  After that, three groups of people (from among the Muhajerin and Ansar) stood up and bade farewell to the Prophet.

(Ref: Bihar Volume 26 Page 263 Hadees No 48)

Your virtues cannot be counted

Hasan bin Hamza bin Abdillah narrated from Ahmad bin Al-Hasan Al-Khashab, from Ayyoub bin Nuh, from Abbas, from Amr bin Aban, from Aban bin Taghlab, from ‘Ikrama, from Ibn Abbas, who said: 

After returning from the farewell pilgrimage, the Messenger of Allah said: 

O people!  Jibraeel, the Honest Spirit, came to me from Allah, the Magnificent, and said, “O Mohammad, Allah says that he misses seeing you.  So prepare a good will and finish what you have to do.” 

O people! My time has come (to an end) and I can see us leaving one another.  So if your bodies have left me, do not allow your souls to do the same. O people!  Allah has never created an immortal prophet, and I am not immortal.  Allah has said in this verse in the Qur'an,

“We have not granted to any man before you eternal life. What! if  you die, will they live for ever? Every soul shall taste of death"(21:34-35).  

Understand that my Lord has ordered me to leave a will for you.Understand that my Lord has ordered me to show you to the ark of rescue and the door of sustenance.  

Those of you who want to survive after me and be safe from the destroying seductions should hold firmly to the Wilayat of Ali bin Abi Taleb.  He is the most truthful and the best separator of right from wrong. 

  

He is the Imam of every Muslim after me.Those who love him and follow him will be next to me by the Pool of Kawthar on the Day of Judgement. I will see those who disobey him on the Day of Judgement, but they will not see me. They will be pulled towards others who will take them deep into Hell.

Then the Prophet said, “O people! I have given you the best advice but you do not like the advisors.I say this and I seek forgiveness for myself and for you.” 

Then he held Ali’s head and kissed his forehead. 

Then the Prophet said to Ali, “O Ali, your virtues cannot be counted.  I swear to Allah, who created the seeds and created people, if all creatures would concede to loving you and understanding your true status, Allah would not have created Hell.”

(Ref: Ghayatol Maram P45 H48. Ehqaq Al-Haq V4 P331)

The Love Of hazrat Ali (as)

Sahl bin Ahmad bin Abdillah narrated from Mohammad bin Jurair, from Hasan bin Ibrahim Al- Baghdadi, from Mohammad bin Ya’qoub Al-Imam, from Ahmad Ibn Yahya, from Abdul Rahman Al-Mahdi, from Ibn Abbas, who said:

A man came to the Prophet and asked him, “Will I benefit from the love of Ali bin Abi Taleb?” 

The Prophet replied, “I do not know until I ask Jibraeel.” 

So Jibraeel came to the Prophet immediately. The Prophet asked him (the above question). 

Jibraeel replied, “I do not know.  I have to ask Israfil.” 

So Jibraeel went up and asked Israfil, “Will the love for Ali benefit anyone?”  

Israfil replied, “I do not know until I speak to my Magnificent Lord.” Then Allah sent the following revelation to Israfil: 

Tell those angels trustworthy of My revelation to send My greetings to My love, Mohammad, and tell him that Allah sends His Salaam, and tells you that, ‘You are as close to Me as I want you to be.  And Ali and I are as close to you as you are to Me.  

And those who love Ali are as close to Me as Ali is to you.’

(Ref Ghayatol Maram Page 585 Hadees No. 76)