Hadith 181

(The book) ‘Basharaat Al Mustafa-saww’ – By the chain from Al Sadouq, from Majaylawiya, from his uncle, from Al Kufy, from Ali Bin usman, from Muhammad Bin Al Furaat, ‘From Muhammad-asws Bin Ali Al-Baqir-asws, from his-asws father-asws, from his-asws grandfather-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws is the Caliph of Allah-azwj and my-saww Caliph, and a Divine Authority of Allah-azwj and my-saww Divine Authority, and a Door of Allah-azwj and my-saww door, and an Elite of Allah-azwj and my-saww elite, and the Beloved of Allah-azwj and my-saww beloved, and a Friend of Allah-azwj and my-saww friend, and a Sword of Allah-azwj and my-saww sword, and he-asws is my brother, and my-saww companions, and my Vizier, and my-saww successor-asws. He who loves Him-asws loves me-saww, and his-asws hater is my-saww hater, and his-asws friend is my-saww friend, and his-asws enemy is my-saww enemy, and with his-asws enemy is my-saww war and his-asws peace is my-saww peace, and his-asws words are my-saww words, and his-asws orders are my-saww orders, and I-saww married him-asws to my-saww daughter-asws, and his-asws sons-asws are my-saww sons-asws, and he-asws is the Chief of the successors-as, and the best one of my-saww community altogether’’. [99]