Hadith 14

rom Jabir, ‘When this Verse was Revealed, the Prophet-saww said: ‘Ali-asws is best of the Created beings’’. [38]
And in a report of Jabir, ‘The companions of Rasool-Allah-saww, whenever Ali-asws came, would say, ‘Here comes the best of Created beings’’. [39]
Al-Balazuri in (the book) ‘Al-Tareekh’ – Atiyah said, ‘We said to Jabir Bin Abdullah, ‘Inform us about Ali-asws’. He said, ‘He-asws was best of the people after Rasool-Allah-saww’’. [40]
Ibn Abdous Al Hamdany and Al Khateeb Al Khawarizmy in both their books, by the chain, ‘From Salman Al-Farsi-ra, ‘He-saww said: ‘My-saww brother-asws, and my-saww Vizier, and best of the ones I-saww leave behind after me-saww is Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws’’. [41]
(The book) ‘Tareekh’ of Al Khateeb – It is reported by Al Amsh, from Adayy, from Zirr, from Ubeydullah, ‘From Ali-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘One who does not say that Ali-asws is best of the human beings, so he has committed Kufr’’. [42]
And from him in (the book) ‘Al Tareekh’ by the chain from Alqamah, from Abdullah who said, ‘Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘Best of your men is Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws, and best of your youths are Al-Hassan-asws and Al-Husayn-asws, and best of your women is (Syeda) Fatima-asws daughter-asws of Muhammad-saww’’. [43]
Al Tabriyan in (the book) ‘Al Walayah’, and (the book) ‘Al Manaqib’ by both their chain to Masouq, from Ayesha, ‘I heard Rasool-Allah-saww saying: ‘They are the evilest of people, and the caliph killing them is best of the people and the caliph, and closest of them to Allah-azwj as a means, i. e. Al-Mukhdaj (chief of the Khawarijites) and his companions’’. [44]
And Sa’ad Bin Abi Waqas entered to see Muawiya after the peace treaty of Al-Hassan-asws. Muawiya said, ‘Welcome with the one who neither recognises a right so he could follow it, nor any falsehood, so he could shun it’. He said, ‘Do you want me to assist you against Ali-asws after you have heard the Prophet-saww saying to his-saww daughter-asws (Syeda) Fatima-asws: ‘You-asws are best of the people of a father-saww and husband-asws’? ’’[45]
And it is reported from Salman-ra having said: ‘Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘Best of this community is Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws’’. [46]
Al Talaqany, from Al Waleed Bin Muslim, from Hanzalah Bin Abu Sufyan, from Shahr Bin Hawshab who said, ‘When Umar Bin Al-Khattab compiled the registers, he began with Al-Hassan-asws and with Al-Husayn-asws and filled both their-asws laps from the wealth. Ibn Umar said, ‘You are placing them-asws both over me, and for me is accompaniment (of Rasool-Allah-saww) and emigration besides them-asws both? ’ Umar said, ‘Be quiet, may there be no mother for you! Their-asws father-asws is better than your father and their-asws mother-asws is better than your mother’’. [47]