Allah (s.w.t.)'s decisive proof

My father narrated from Mohammad bin Husain, from Mohammad bin Hasan Al-Saffar, from Ahmad bin Mohammad, from his father, from Abdullah bin Al-Moghira and Mohammad bin Yahya Al-Khath’ami, from Mohammad bin Bohloul Al-Abdi, from Jaafar bin Mohammad, from his father Mohammad bin Ali, from his father, from his father Husain bin Ali, who said: 

The Messenger of Allah said that on the night of Me’raaj, when he went up and passed the gates of light, Allah talked to him, and said: 

O Mohammad!  Convey My Salaam to Ali bin Abi Taleb, and inform him that he is My decisive proof on all creatures after you.  I pour the rain of My blessings on My slaves through him; I keep everything evil away from them through him; and he is My decisive proof on them when they meet Me.

So they should follow his commands, obey his orders, and abstain when he abstains.  If they do so, I will sit them next to Me and I will allow them to enter My Paradise.  If they do not, I will put them with the worst of My enemies in Hell and I will not care.

(Ref : Bihar Volume 38 Page 138 Hadees No 99)

No one disobeys you except a Kafer

Mohammad bin Abdillah bin Abi Ubaidillah Al-Shaibani narrated from Mohammad bin Yahya Al-Tameemi, from Abu Qotada Al-Harrani, from his father, from Hareth bin Al-Khazraj the holder of the flag of Ansar, who said:

I heard the Messenger of Allah telling Ali bin Abi Taleb:

No one precedes you after me except a Kafer, and no one disobeys you except a Kafer.  The people of the  skies call you the Commander of the Believers by the order of Allah.

(Ref : Bihar  Volume 37 Pagae310 Hadees No. 43)

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)