Hadith 18

(The book) ‘Kashf Al Ghumma’, from the book ‘Kifayat Al Talib’ – From Al Daraqtany, from his men, from Abu Hureyra Al Abdy who said, ‘I went to Abu Saeed Al-Khudri. I said to him, ‘Did you attend (battle) of Badr? ’ He said, ‘Yes’. I said, ‘Will you not narrated to me something you heard from Rasool-Allah-saww regarding Ali-asws and his-asws merits? ’
He said, ‘Yes. I inform you that Rasool-Allah-saww was ill with an illness he-saww recuperated from it. (Syeda) Fatima-asws entered to see him-saww to console him-saww and I was seated on the right of Rasool-Allah-saww. When she-asws saw what was of the weakness with Rasool-Allah-saww, the tears chocked her until her-asws tears appeared upon her-asws cheeks. Rasool-Allah-saww said to her-asws: ‘What makes you-asws cry, O Fatima-asws? ’ She-asws said: ‘I-asws fear the neglect, O Rasool-Allah-saww! ’ He-saww said: ‘O Fatima-asws! Do you-asws not know that Allah-azwj Considered to the earth with a Consideration and Chose your-asws father-saww from it? Then Considered secondly and Chose your-asws husband-asws from them. He-azwj Revealed to me-saww than I-saww should get you-asws married to him-asws and take him-asws as a successor-asws. Do you-asws not know that you-asws were married to him-asws due to the Benevolence of Allah-azwj. Your-asws husband is more learned of the in knowledge, and most abundant of them in wisdom, and most advanced of them in being a Muslim’. She-asws laughed and smiled. Rasool-Allah-saww wanted to increase for her more of the good, all of it which Allah-azwj had Apportioned for Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww. He-saww said to her-asws: ‘O Fatima-asws! And for Ali-asws there are eight teeth, meaning virtues – Eman with Allah-azwj and His-azwj Rasool-saww, and being married to you-asws, and his-asws two sons-asws Al-Hassan-asws and Al-Husayn-asws, and his-asws enjoining with the good and forbidding from the evil. O Fatima-asws! We-asws, People-asws of the Household have been Given six characteristics, not one from the former ones and the latter ones have been Given, nor will anyone from the latter ones achieve it apart from us-asws. Our-asws Prophet-saww is best of the Prophets-as, and he-asws is your-asws father-saww; and our-asws successor-asws is best of the successors-as, and he-asws is your-asws husband. And our-asws martyr is best of the martyrs, and he-as is Hamza-asws, uncle-as of your-asws father-saww; and from us-asws are two chiefs of this community, and they-asws are your-asws two sons-asws; and from us-asws is Mahdi-asws of the community, the one-asws Isa-as would pray Salat behind him-asws’. Then he-saww struck upon a shoulder of Al-Husayn-asws and said: ‘From this one-asws is Mahdi of this community’’. [51]
And it is copied from (the book) ‘Manaqib’ of the memoriser Abu Bakr Ahmad Bin Musa Bin Mardaway, from Huzeyfa who said, ‘Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘Ali-asws is best of the human beings. One who refuses, so he has committed Kufr’’. [52]
And from him, said, ‘Huzeyfa was asked about Ali-asws. He said, ‘Best of this community after its Prophet-saww, and no one will doubt