Hadith 167

(The book) ‘Al Amaali’ of the sheykh al Tusi – A group, from Abu Al Mufazzal, from Muhammad Bin Haroun Bin Humeyd, from Muhammad Bin Humeyd, from Jareer Bin Ash’as Bin Is’haq, from Ja’far Bin Al Mugheira, from Ibn Jubeyr, from Ibn Abbas who said, ‘I was with Muawiya and he had descended at Zi-Tuwa, and Sa’ad Bin Abu Waqas (a well-known enemy of Ahl Al-Bayt-asws) came to him and greeted him. Muawiya said, ‘O people of Syria! This is Sa’ad, and he is a friend of Ali-asws! ’ The people will lower their head and used obscene vulgarities for Ali-asws. So, Sa’ad wept. Muawiya said to him, ‘What is that which makes you cry? ’
He said, ‘And why should I not cry for a man from the companions of Rasool-Allah-saww (when) he is being reviled in your presence and I am not able to change (the situation)? And there have been such qualities regarding Ali-asws, if even one of these were to be for me, it would have been more beloved to me that the world and whatever is in it. One of these is that a man was at Al-Yemen and Ali Bin Abu Talib-asws came. He said, ‘I shall complain about you-asws to Rasool-Allah-saww’. He arrived to Rasool-Allah-saww and he-saww asked him about Ali-asws. He was hateful upon him-asws. He-saww said: ‘I-saww adjure you with Allah-azwj Who Sent the Book upon me-saww and Specialised me-saww with the Message! Is it out of anger you are saying what you are saying regarding Ali-asws? ’ He said, ‘Yes, O Rasool-Allah-saww! ’
He-saww said: ‘Don’t you know that I-saww am foremost with the Momineen than their own selves? ’ He said, ‘Yes’. He-saww said: ‘The one whose Master I-saww was, so Ali-asws is his Master’. And the second is that he-saww had sent Umar Bin Al-Khattab on the day of Khyber to the battlefield, be he and his companions were defeated. He-saww said: ‘Tomorrow morning I-saww shall give the flag to such a person, he-asws loves Allah-azwj and His-azwj Rasool-saww, and Allah-azwj and His-azwj Rasool-saww love him-asws’. The morning came to the Muslims and Ali-asws had sore eyes. He-saww called him-asws and said: ‘Take the flag! ’ He-asws said: ‘O Rasool-Allah-saww! My-asws eyes are like what you-asws can see’. So, he-saww applied saliva in it (and was cured). He-asws stood up and took the flag then went with it until Allah-azwj Granted victory to him-asws. And the third, he-saww left him-asws behind in one of his-saww military expeditions (Tabuk). Ali-asws said: ‘O Rasool-Allah-saww! You-saww are leaving me-asws behind with the women and the children? ’ Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘Are you not pleased that you-as happen to be from me-saww at the status of Haroun-as from Musa-as, except surely there will be no Prophet-as after me-saww? ’
And the fourth is closure of the doors in the Masjid except the door of Ali-asws. And the fifth, this Verse was Revealed: But rather, Allah Intends to Keep the uncleanness away from you, People of the Household, and Purify you (with) a Purification [33: 33]. The Prophet-saww called Ali-asws, and Hassan-asws, and Husayn-asws, and (Syeda) Fatima-asws. He-saww said: ‘O Allah-azwj! They-asws are my-saww family, so Keep the uncleanness away from them-asws and Purify them with a purification’’. [83]