Hadith 18

icator) who said, ‘Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘Ali-asws is best of the ones I-saww leave behind after me-saww’’. [62]
And from him, from Anas (well-known fabricator) as well, ‘From the Prophet-saww having said: ‘My-saww friend, and my-saww caliph, and best of the ones I-saww am leaving behind after me-saww, paying off my-saww debts, and fulfilling my-saww promises, is Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws’’. [63]
And from him, from Atiya Bin Sa’ad who said, ‘We entered to see Jabir Bin Abdullah, and he was an old man. We said, ‘Inform us about this man-asws, Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws’. He raised his eyebrows, then said, ‘That one-asws is from the best human beings’’. [64]
By a number of reports, and from it – ‘Jabir was asked about Ali-asws. He said, ‘He-asws was best of the human beings’’. [65]
And in a report – I was said to him (Jabir), ‘What are you saying regarding a man who hates Ali-asws? ’ He said, ‘No one would hate Ali-asws except a Kafir’’. [66]
And from him, from Salim Bin Abu Al-Ja’ad who said, ‘The merits of Ali-asws were mentioned in the presence of Jabir Bin Abdullah. He said, ‘And you all are doubting in him-asws? ’ One of the people said, ‘It was accidental’. He said, ‘And no one would doubt in him-asws except a Kafir or a hypocrite’’. [67]
And in a report, he (Jabir) said, ‘He-asws was best of the human beings’. I said, ‘O Jabir! How are you saying regarding the one who hates Ali-asws? ’ He said, ‘No one would hate him-asws except a Kafir’’. [68]
And from him, from Jabir Bin Abdullah who said, ‘The Prophet-saww sent Al-Waleed Bin Uqba to the clan of Waliya, and there was ill-will between them during the pre-Islamic period. When he reached the clan of Waliya, they welcomed him in order to look what was within himself. He feared the people, so he returned to Rasool-Allah-saww and said, ‘The clan of Waliya are intending to kill me, and they have refused to pay the charity (Zakat)’. When it reached the clan of Waliya what which had been said about them by Al-Waleed to Rasool-Allah-saww, they came to Rasool-Allah-saww. They said, ‘O Rasool-Allah-saww! Al-Waleed has lied, but there had been ill-will between us and him, so we fear that he wants to punish us for that which was between us’. Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘Either you will desist, O clan of Waliya or else I-saww shall send a man to you who is like myself-asws in my-saww view. He-asws will kill your fighters and capture your offspring, and he is this one-asws, best of the ones you can see’ – and he-saww struck upon a shoulder of Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws. And Allah-azwj Revealed regarding Al Waleed Bin Uqba: O you who believe! If a transgressor comes to you with news, [49: 6] – up to its end’’. [69]
And from him, from Ata’a who said, ‘I asked Ayesha about Ali-asws. She said, ‘That is from best of the Created beings, and no one will doubt in him-asws except a Kafir’’. [70]
And from him, from Suleyman Bin Bureyda, from his father, ‘The Prophet-saww said to (Syeda) Fatima-asws: ‘Your-asws husband-asws is best of my-saww community, their most advanced in being a Muslim and most abundant of them in knowledge’’. [71]