Hadith 326

Tafseer Furaat Bin Ibrahim – Ahmad Bin Musa transmitting from Ibn Abbas who said, ‘Rasool-Allah-saww held my hand and a hand of Amir Al-Momineen Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws. He-saww went high with us upon (mount) Subeyr, then he-saww prayed two cycles, then raised his-saww hands towards the sky and said: ‘O Allah-azwj! Musaas Bin Imranas had asked You-azwj, and I-saww am Muhammad-saww, Your-azwj Prophet-saww. I-saww am asking You-azwj to Expand my-saww chest for me-saww, and Ease my-saww affairs for me-saww, and Loosen the knot of my-saww tongue for them to understand my-saww words: And Make a Vizier to be for me from my family [20: 29], Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws, my-saww brother, Strengthen my back by him [20: 31] And associate him in my matter [20: 32]’. He (the narrator) said, ‘Ibn Abbas said, ‘I heard a caller calling out, ‘O Ahmad-saww! You-saww have been Given what you-saww asked for! ’ The Prophet-saww said to Amir Al-Momineen Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws: ‘O Abu Al-Hassan-asws! Raise your hands towards the sky and supplicate to your-asws Lord-azwj, and ask Him-azwj, He-azwj will Give you-asws’. He-asws raised his-asws hands towards the sky and he-asws was saying: ‘O Allah-azwj! Make a pact to be for me-asws with You-azwj and Make cordiality to be for me-asws with You-azwj! ’ So, Allah-azwj Revealed unto His-azwj Prophet-saww: Surely, those who are believing and are doing righteous deeds, [19: 96] – up to the end of the Verse. The Prophet-saww recited it to his-saww companions and they were astounded from that with intense wonderment. The Prophet-saww said: ‘Due to what are you astounded? The Quran is of four quarters – a quarter is regarding us-asws, People-asws of the Household in particular, and a quarter is regarding our-asws enemies, and a quarter is Permissible(s) and Prohibitions, and a quarter is Obligations and Ordinances, and that Allah-azwj has Revealed regarding Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws, the honours of the Quran’’. [172]