Hadith 253

(The book) ‘Ma’any Al-Akhbaar’ – Ibn Al Waleed, from Muhammad Bin Abu Al Qasim, from Muhammad Bin Ali Al Sayrafi, from Muhammad Bin Sinan, from Al Mufazzal Bin Umar who said, ‘Abu Abdullah-asws said in a lengthy Hadeeth, saying at the end of it: ‘Rasool-Allah-saww said to Umm Salama-ra: ‘O Umm Salama-ra! Listen to me-saww and be my-saww witness! This Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws is my-saww brother-asws in the world and the Hereafter. O Umm Salama-ra and be my-saww witness! This Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws is my-saww Vizier in the world and my-saww Vizier in the Hereafter. O Umm Salama-ra! Listen to me-saww and be my-saww witness! This Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws is a carrier of my-saww flag in the world and carrier of my flag of the Praise tomorrow during the Day of Qiyamah. O Umm Salama-ra! Listen to me-saww and be my-saww witness! This Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws is my-saww successor-asws and my-saww caliph from after me-saww, and fulfiller of my-saww commitments, and the impeder (of his-asws enemies) from my-saww Fountain. O Umm Salama-ra! Listen to me-saww and be my-saww witness! This Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws is chief of the Messengers-as, and Imam-asws of the pious, and guide of the resplendent, and killer of the allegiance-breakers, and the deviants and the renegades. I-ra said, ‘O Rasool-Allah-saww! Who are the allegiance-breakers? ’ He-saww said: ‘The one who will be pledging to him-asws at Al-Medina and breaking at Al-Basra’. I-ra said, ‘Who are the deviants? ’ He-saww said: ‘Muawiya and his companions from the people of Syria’. Then I-ra said, ‘Who are the renegades? ’ He-saww said: ‘Companions of Al-Naharwan’’. [138]