The sermon of ‘Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, called the Sermon of Means and Connections — Hadith 1

e in his (saww) community. So he (saww) said when he (saww) mobilised the Emigrants and the Helpers in their gathering: ‘O you people! Surely, Ali (asws) is from me (saww) like Haroun (as) was from Musa (as) except that there is no Prophet (as) to come after me (saww). So the Believers understood that the Messenger (saww) was speaking on behalf of Allah (azwj). They recognised me (asws) that I (asws) was not his (saww) brother by his (saww) father (as) or his (saww) mother (as) as was the case with Haroun (saww) who was the brother of Musa (as) from his (as) father and his (as) mother (as), nor was I (asws) a Prophet (as). The Prophet-hood has ended. But, that was from him (saww) appointing me (asws) as the Caliph just as Musa (as) had appointed Haroun (as) as the Caliph when he (as) said: “[7: 142] Take my place among my people, and act well and do not follow the way of the mischief-makers. ” And his (saww) words when a group spoke saying, ‘We are the friends of the Messenger of Allah (azwj)’. So the Messenger (saww) of Allah (azwj) went out to the Farewell Pilgrimage, then came up to Ghadeer Khumm. So he (saww) ordered for something resembling a Pulpit to be prepared to him (saww). Then he (saww) ascended it, grabbed my (asws) arm and raised it to the extent that the whiteness of his (saww) armpits were seen, and said in a raised voice in that forum: ‘The one to whom I (saww) was the Master of, so Ali (asws) is his Master. Our Allah (azwj)! Befriend the one who befriends him (asws), and be Inimical to the one who is an enemy to him (asws). Thus, upon my (asws) Wilayah is the Wilayah of Allah (azwj), and upon my (asws) enmity is the enmity against Allah (azwj). And Allah (azwj), Mighty and Majestic Revealed in that day: “[5: 3] This day have I perfected for you your religion and completed My favor on you and chosen for you Islam as a religion”. So upon my (asws) Wilayah was the completion of the Religion, and the Pleasure of the Lord (azwj), Majestic is His (azwj) Remembrance. And Allah (azwj), Blessed and High, Revealed it especially for me (asws) and Honoured the Gifting it for me (asws) as (a sign of) greatness, and its gifting from the Messenger of Allah (saww), and it is the Statement of the High: “[6: 62] Then are men returned unto Allah, their protector, the (only) reality: Is not His the command? and He is the swiftest in taking account. ” If I (asws) were to mention my (asws) merits, its loftiness would be great, and it’s listening prolonged. And about me (asws), two miserable ones before me (asws) disputed with me