Hadith 18

in it except a hypocrite’’. [53]
And from him, from Salman-ra having said, ‘Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws is best of the ones I-saww am leaving behind after me-saww’’. [54]
And from him, from Abu Saeed Al-Khudri who said, ‘Salman-ra said, ‘Rasool-Allah-saww saw me-ra, so he-saww called me-asws. I-ra said, ‘At your-saww service! ’ He-saww said: ‘Be a witness today that Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws is best of them and their superior’’. [55]
And from him, from Abu Saeed Al Khudri, ‘From Salman-ra having said, ‘I-ra said, ‘O Rasool-Allah-saww! For every Prophet-as there is a successor-as, so who is your-saww successor-asws? ’ He-saww was silent from me-ra. When it was the next day, he-saww saw me-ra. He-saww said: ‘O Salman-ra! ’ I-ra hurried to him-asws and I-ra said, ‘At your-saww service! ’ He-saww said: ‘Do you-ra know who the successor is of Musa-as? ’ I-ra said, ‘Yes, Yoshua Bin Noun-as’. He-saww said: ‘Why? ’ I-ra said, ‘Because he-as was their most learned on that day’. He-saww said: ‘My-saww successor-asws, and the place of my-saww secrets, and best of the ones I-saww am leaving behind after me-saww, and fulfiller of my-saww promises, and fulfiller of my-saww debts is Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws’’. [56]
And from him, from Anas Bin Malik (well-known fabricator), said, ‘
‘Salman Al-Farsi-ra narrated to me that he-ra heard Rasool-Allah-saww saying: ‘My-saww brother-asws, and my-saww Vizier, and best of the ones I-saww leave behind after me-asws is Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws’’. [57]
And it is reported by our friend, the brightest of the narrators, Al Hanbali, raising it to Anas (well-known fabricator) who said, ‘Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘Ali-asws is my-saww brother-asws, and my-saww companion, and son-asws of my-saww uncle-as, and best of the ones I-saww leave behind after me-saww. He-asws will pay off my-saww debts and fulfil my-saww promises’’. [58]
And from Anas (well-known fabricator), ‘From Salman-ra having said, ‘I-ra said, ‘O Rasool-Allah-saww! From whom should we take after you-saww, and with should we trust? ’ He-saww was silent from me-ra until I-ra asked ten times. Then he-saww said: ‘O Salman-ra! My-saww successor-asws, and my-saww caliph, and my-saww Vizier, and best of the ones I-saww leave behind after me-saww is Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws. He-asws pay off (my-saww debts) on my-saww behalf and fulfil my-saww promises’’. [59]
And from him, from Salman-ra having said, ‘Rasool-Allah-saww said to me-ra: ‘Do you-ra known who the successor was of Musa-as? ’ I-ra said, ‘Yoshua Bin Noun-as’. He-saww said: ‘So, my-saww successor-asws among my-saww family, and best of the ones I-saww leave behind after me-saww, is Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws’’. [60]
And from him, from Abu Rafie, from his father, from his grandfather who said, ‘Rasool-Allah-saww said to Ali-asws: ‘You-asws are best of my-saww community in the world and the Hereafter’’. [61]
And from him, from Hubeysh Bin Junada who said, ‘Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘Best of the ones who walk upon the earth after me-saww is Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws’’. And from him, from Anas (well-known fabr