Hadith 9

(The book) ‘Al-Amaali’ of Al-Sadouq – from Majaylawiya, from his father, from Al Barqy, from his father, from Khalid Bin Hammad, from Abu Al-Hassan Al Abdy, from Amsh, from Salim Bin Abu Al Ja’ad who said, ‘Jabir Bin Abdullah Al-Ansari was asked about Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws, so he said, ‘That one is best of the creatures of Allah-azwj, from the former ones and the latter ones, apart from the Prophets-as and the Messengers-as. Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic did not Create any creature, after the Prophets-as and the Messengers-as, more prestigious to Him-azwj, than Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws and the Imams-asws from his-asws sons-asws after him-asws’. I said, ‘So what are you saying regarding the ones hating him-asws and reducing him-asws? ’
He said, ‘No one will hate him-asws except a Kafir, nor reduce him-asws except a hypocrite’. I said, ‘So what are you saying regarding the one who befriends him-asws and befriends the Imams-asws from his-asws sons-asws? ’
He said, ‘The Shias of Ali-asws and the Imams-asws from his-asws sons-asws, they are the successful, the secured on the Day of Qiyamah’. Then he said, ‘What are you viewing if a man were to go out calling to people to his straying, who would be the closest of the people to him? ’ They said, ‘His adherents (Shias) and his helpers! ’
He said, ‘If a man were to go out calling the people to guidance, who would be the closest of the people to him? ’ They said, ‘His adherents (Shias) and his helpers! ’
He said, ‘So like that is Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws. In his-asws hand would be the Flag of Praise on the Day of Qiyamah. The closest of the people to him-asws would be his-asws adherents (Shias) and his-asws helpers’’. [7] (Not a Hadeeth)