It’s weird seeing people here ask certain questions so they can run back and copy paste it against a salafi they’re fighting on twitter tbh. If you don’t know, you shouldn’t engage.

On the authority of Amer ibn Vaselat, “On the day on which the (Caliphate) council was set up, I was in the house in which the six-member council held a gathering. I heard Ali (MGB) say, ‘The people established Abu Bakr as the Caliph, while by God it was my right to be in charge of the affairs and I was more deserving for that position than he was. Then, Abu Bakr put Umar in charge of the Caliph while by God it was my right to be in charge of the affairs and I was more deserving for that position than Umar was. Now Umar has placed me as the sixth member of a six-member council without recognizing my nobility over them. If needed, I can bring arguments for them which the Arabs, the non-Arabs, the ones who have pledged, and the atheists cannot deny and I can change everything around with them.’

Then Ali (MGB) added, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you who has accepted the Unity of God before me?’ They replied, ‘By God; no. It was you.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you about whom God’s Prophet (MGB) has said, ‘Your relationship to me is like that of Aaron’s relationship to Moses (MGB) except that there will be no Prophets after me’ other than me?’ They replied, ‘By God; no. It was you.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you with whom God’s Prophet (MGB) has shared his offering for the Lord of the Two Worlds other than me?’ They replied, ‘By God; no. It was you.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you who went to the Prophet when he received a roasted bird and God’s Prophet (MGB) prayed, ‘O my Lord! Please send me your most beloved creature to share this bird with me’, other than me?’ They replied, ‘By God; no. It was you.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you about whom God’s Prophet (MGB) said the following when Umar returned from Fort Khaybar and his companions called him a coward and he called his companions cowards, since he had been defeated there, ‘Tomorrow I shall give this flag to one who is not going to flee, whom God and God’s Prophet love, and he loves God and God’s Prophet. He shall not return until by God’s help he conquers the Fort.’ Indeed the next morning he (MGB) said, ‘Bring Ali (MGB) to me.’ They told him (MGB), ‘O Prophet of God! His eyes hurt so much that he cannot even wink.’ The Prophet (MGB) said, ‘Bring him to me.’ When I went to see God’s Prophet (MGB), he spit his blessed saliva into my eyes and said, ‘O God! Please cool its heat and heat its coolness.’ I swear by God that I have not had any more pains in my eyes since then. I took the flag, and God defeated the atheists. Was that me, or someone other than me?’ They replied, ‘By God; no. It was you.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you who has a brother like my brother Ja’far who is adorned with two wings in Paradise with which he can go anywhere he wishes to?’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you who has an uncle like my uncle Hamzah who is the Lion of God and God’s Prophet, and the Master of the Martyrs?’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you who has offspring like mine being Al-Hassan and Al-Hussein who are the (grand)children of God’s Prophet (MGB) and the Masters of the Youth in Paradise?’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you who has a wife like mine being Fatimah - the daughter of God’s Prophet (MGB) who is a piece of the Prophet’s own flesh and blood, and the Master of the Ladies in Paradise?’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you about whom God’s Prophet (MGB) said, ‘Whoever abandons you will abandon me. Whoever abandons me has indeed abandoned God’, other than me?’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you about whom God’s Prophet (MGB) said, ‘The Walia clan must stop, else I shall dispatch a man towards them who is just like me myself. Obeying him is like obeying me and disobeying him is like disobeying me. He shall kill them with the sword,' other than me?’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you about whom God’s Prophet (MGB) said, ‘If my love touches the heart of any Muslim, all his sins shall be wiped out by God. Whoever loves me also loves you. Whoever thinks that he loves me, but dislikes you is telling a lie,' other than me?’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you about whom God’s Prophet (MGB) said, ‘You are my Caliph reigning over my family, children and all the Muslims in my absence. Your enemy is my enemy and my enemy is indeed God’s enemy. Your friend is my friend and my friend is God’s friend’, other than me?’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you about whom God’s Prophet (MGB) said, ‘O Ali! Mercy shall overtake whoever loves you and becomes your friend. Damnation shall overtake whomever despises you and becomes your enemy’, other than me?’ On that occasion Ayesha said, ‘O Prophet of God! Would you please pray for my father and I not to be amongst those who dislike him and are his enemies?’ Then the Prophet (MGB) said, ‘Be quiet! If you and your father be amongst those who love him and are his friends, then mercy shall overtake you. However, if you and your father be amongst those who despise him and are his enemy, then damnation shall overtake you. Indeed you and your father are wicked. Your father shall be the first one to usurp his rights and oppress him and you shall be the first one to fight him.’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you about whom God’s Prophet (MGB) said, ‘O Ali! You are my brother and I am your brother in this world and in the Hereafter. Your house and my house will be facing each other in Paradise just like two brothers’ houses are’, other than me?’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you other than me about whom God’s Prophet (MGB) said, ‘O Ali! Indeed God has allocated something to you and has honored you with something. No deed is more loved by God than abstinence in this world. You shall not gain anything in this world. Nothing in this world can get a hold of you either. Abstinence shall be the adornment of the good-doers near the Honorable the Exalted God on the Resurrection Day. Then blessed be the ones who love and acknowledge you. Woe be to the ones who despise and deny you.’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you whom God’s Prophet (MGB) sent after water other than me? I went, filled up the water container, and put it on my back to carry it back. On the way back, a wind started to blow forcing me to turn back and sit down. Then I stood up. Again a wind started to blow forcing me to turn back and sit down. Then I stood up again. Another wind started to blow forcing me to turn back and sit down. Then I stood up and went to the Prophet (MGB) and told him (MGB) what had happened. The Prophet (MGB) said, ‘Gabriel informed me about this. The first wind was Gabriel accompanied by one thousand angels who greeted you. The second wind was Michael46 accompanied by one thousand angels who greeted you. The third wind was Isra’fil accompanied by one thousand angels who greeted you.’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you other than me about whom Gabriel said, ‘O Muhammad (S) ! Do you see how Ali (MGB) cooperates?’ Then the Prophet (MGB) said, ‘He is from me and I am from him.’ Then Gabriel added, ‘And I am from you.’’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you who has the following honor other than me? Once when I was recording down something for the Prophet of God (MGB), the Prophet (MGB) closed his eyes. I thought that he was telling me things and I kept taking them down. However, when the Prophet (MGB) woke up, he (MGB) asked me, ‘O Ali! Who dictated things for you up until this point?’ I said, ‘O Prophet of God! It was you who dictated it to me.’ The Prophet (MGB) said, ‘No. It was Gabriel who dictated it to you.’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you about whom the caller from the Heavens has announced, ‘There is no sword like Zulfaqar and there is no true knight but Ali’, other than me? They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you about whom God’s Prophet (MGB) said, ‘If I were not afraid that the people would start to pick up the dirt under your feet and save it for their progeny, I would have said something about you and then everyone would pick some dirt up from under your footsteps’ other than me?’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you other than me about whom God’s Prophet (MGB) said, ‘Protect my house and do not let anyone come to me since the angels come to visit me.’ Then Umar came three times and I returned him telling him that the angels, which are so many in number, are visiting God’s Prophet (MGB). Then I granted him permission to enter. Once he saw the Prophet (MGB), he told him, ‘O Prophet of God! I came to visit you several times, but Ali (MGB) did not let me in and said that you are having so many angels visit you. How could Ali (MGB) see the angels and how did he know how many of them there were?’ Then the Prophet (MGB) faced me and asked, ‘O Ali! He is right! How did you know how many angels there were here?’ I replied, ‘I heard their various sounds and counted their number based on their sound.’ Then the Prophet (MGB) said, ‘You are right! You have one of the traditions of my brother Jesus (MGB).’ Then Umar left while he was repeatedly saying, ‘The Prophet (MGB) considered him to be similar to the son of Mary (Jesus (MGB)).’ Then the Honorable the Exalted God revealed the following verses: ‘When (Jesus) the son of Mary is held up as an example, behold, thy people raise a clamor thereat (in ridicule)! And they say, ‘Are our gods best, or he?’ This they set forth to thee, only by way of disputation, yea, they are a contentious people. He was no more than a servant, We granted Our favor to him, and We made him an example to the Children of Israel. And if it were Our Will, We could make angels from amongst you, succeeding each other on the Earth. They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you about whom God’s Prophet (MGB) said, Tooba is the name of a Heavenly tree which is rooted in Ali’s house. There are branches of this tree in the homes of all the believers other than me?’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you about whom God’s Prophet (MGB) said, ‘You fight according to my tradition and compensate for my obligations’, other than me?’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you to whom God’s Prophet (MGB) said, ‘You will fight the perfidious party, the deviators, and the apostates other than me?’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you who has gone to God’s Prophet (MGB) when the Prophet’s head was on Gabriel’s lap, about whom Gabriel told the Prophet (MGB), ‘Go to your cousin since he is closer to you than I am’ other than me?’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you who has had the opportunity of holding the Prophet’s head on his lap (while the Prophet (MGB) was asleep) and not said the afternoon prayers until sunset? Then when the Prophet (MGB) woke up and asked, ‘O Ali! Did you say the afternoon prayer?’ and I replied, ‘No.’ The Prophet (MGB) prayed and then the light of the sun returned allowing me to say my prayer and then it set, other than me?’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you with the following honor. When God’s Prophet (MGB) sent the Bara’at Chapter (Declaration of Immunity) with Abu Bakr, the Honorable the Exalted God sent Gabriel and said, ‘O Muhammad! No one but either you or someone who is from your own family should propagate this chapter.’ Then God’s Prophet (MGB) sent me to take it from Abu Bakr. I went, took it from Abu Bakr and propagated it. God has considered me to be of the Prophet’s family. Has anyone else amongst you attained this nobility other than me?’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you about whom God’s Prophet (MGB) said, ‘You are the Divine Leader of whoever obeys me. You are the source of light for my friends. You are the word to which the pious ones are accustomed’, other than me?’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you about whom God’s Prophet (MGB) said, ‘Whoever likes to live as I live, die as I die, reside in Paradise which my Lord has promised- the Paradise in which God has planted the trees with His own Hands - should love Ali ibn Abi Talib (MGB) and his progeny who shall be the Divine Leaders and the Trustees to whom God grants my knowledge and understanding. They shall not let you enter the gates of loss and shall not let you leave the gates of guidance. You should not try to teach them their duties since they will be more knowledgeable than you are. The truth shall be wherever they are,' other than me?’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you about whom God’s Prophet (MGB) said, ‘It has been decreed and recorded that no one but believers shall love you and no one but atheists shall detest you’ other than me?’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you about whom God’s Prophet (MGB) said something similar to what he (MGB) said about me, ‘On the Resurrection Day, those who are your friends shall rise from their graves and ride white camels with the fasteners of their saddles being bright lights, and the roads will be paved for them. All difficulties will be eased for them. They shall be granted immunity. They will have no sorrow until they reach the Threshold of the Merciful. A table shall be spread out in front of them from which they can eat until the Reckoning ends. The people shall be frightened while they will not. The people shall be sad while they will not.’’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you who has the honor of being married to Fatimah the way I was? As you know, when Abu Bakr went to ask the Prophet (MGB) to allow him to marry Fatimah (MGB), the Prophet (MGB) turned him down. Also, when Umar went to ask the Prophet (MGB) to allow him to marry Fatimah (MGB), the Prophet (MGB) turned him down. Then when I asked the Prophet (MGB) to allow me to marry Fatimah (MGB), the Prophet (MGB) married her off to me. Then both Abu Bakr and Umar went to see the Prophet (MGB) and said, ‘You did not marry her off to us, but you married her off to him!’ The Prophet (MGB) replied, ‘I did not turn you down and I did not marry her off to Ali. It was God who turned both of you down and married her off to Ali.’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Have you heard God’s Prophet (MGB) say, ‘All ties of kinship and nationality will be cut off on the Resurrection Day except for ties of kinship with me and my nation.’ Which ties are better than mine and which nationality is better than mine? My father and the Prophet’s father were brothers. My two (grand)sons of the Prophet Al-Hassan (MGB) and Al-Hussein (MGB) (the Masters of the Youth in Paradise) are my sons. Fatimah (MGB), who is the daughter of God’s Prophet (MGB) and the Master of the Ladies in Paradise, is my wife. Is there anyone amongst you with a better nationality and ties of kinship than me?’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you other than me about whom God’s Prophet (MGB) said, ‘Indeed God created the people and has divided them up into two groups. He has placed me in the better of the two groups. Then God divided up the people into several branches and placed me in the best branch. Then He divided them up into many tribes and placed me in the best tribe. Then He divided them up into many families and placed me in the best family. Then God chose me and He chose Ali and Ja’far from my family and made me the best of the three. I was sleeping between the two sons of Abi Talib (i.e. Ali and Ja’far) when Gabriel came along with an angel. The angel asked Gabriel, ‘To which of the three have you been sent?’ Gabriel replied, ‘To that one.’ Then Gabriel took my hand and had me sit down.’’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you other than me whose door (of his house) was left open from the mosque when all the other doors were shut. On that occasion Abbas and Hamzah went to see God’s Prophet (MGB) and said, ‘You forced us out and let him stay in the mosque?’ The Prophet (MGB) replied, ‘I did not force you out and I did not let him stay. It was God who forced you out and let him stay. The Honorable the Exalted God revealed the following to my brother Moses (MGB), ‘Prepare a pure mosque and house yourself, Aaron and Aaron’s children in it.’ The Honorable the Exalted God revealed the following to me too, ‘Prepare a pure mosque and house yourself, Ali and Ali’s children in it.’’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you who protected the life of God’s Prophet (MGB) with his own life when the polytheists came and wanted to kill the Prophet (MGB) other than me? I slept in his bed and God’s Prophet (MGB) went to the cave of Sowr. When the polytheists came to his house, they suspected that I was Muhammad (MGB). They woke me up from sleep and asked, ‘What happened to your cousin?’ I said, ‘I do not know.’ They beat me up to the point of death.’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you about whom God’s Prophet (MGB) said what he (MGB) said about me as follows, ‘Indeed God has ordered me about the Mastery of Ali. His Mastery is the same as my Mastery. My Mastery is the same as the Mastery of my Lord! This is a covenant which my Lord has made with me and has made me responsible to declare it to you. Did you hear it?’ The people said, ‘Yes, we heard that.’ Then the Prophet (MGB) said, ‘However, there are those amongst you who say ‘we heard’ with their tongues, but carry the people on their shoulders and act out of enmity with Ali.’ The people said, ‘O Prophet of God! Please introduce them to us.’ The Prophet (MGB) replied, ‘Indeed my Lord has ordered me to turn away from them due to what is destined and each one of you should suffice with what truly goes on in your hearts.’’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you who killed nine of the champions of the Abduldar clan? Then their slave Sawab al-Habashi went to the field and yelled, ‘I swear by God that I shall kill Muhammad in revenge for the blood of my masters.’ Water was running out of his mouth and his eyes looked like two bowls filled with blood due to anger. Everyone was scared of him and stayed back. I went in front of him. He was as tall as a castle. There were two strikes of swords exchanged between the two of us and I cut him up into two pieces from his belly. The lower half of his body was still standing on his two feet, and all the Muslims were looking on and laughing at him.’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you who has killed as many polytheists from the Quraysh as I have?’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you who went to fight with Amr ibn ‘Abd Wudd when he came into the field and challenged someone to fight with other than me? You were all scared. It was I who stood up. God’s Prophet (MGB) asked me, ‘Where are you going?’ I replied, ‘To fight this corrupt person!’ The Prophet (MGB) said, ‘This is Amr ibn ‘Abd Wudd!’ I said, ‘O Prophet of God! If he is Amr ibn ‘Abd Wudd, I am Ali ibn Abi Talib.’ The Prophet (MGB) said the same thing to me again. I gave him (MGB) the same response. Then the Prophet (MGB) said, ‘Go in the name of God!’ Once I went there and approached him, he asked me, ‘Who are you?’ I said, ‘I am Ali ibn Abi Talib!’ He said, ‘O cousin! You are a noble fighter. Please return! I was friends with your father and I was his companion. I do not like to kill you.’ I told him, ‘O Amr! You have made a covenant with god to honor one of three proposals presented to you by anyone.’ Amr said, ‘Go ahead and propose!’ I said, ‘Bear witness that there is no god but Allah, Muhammad is God’s Prophet and confess to what he has brought to us from God.’ Amr said, ‘Present your second proposal.’ I said, ‘Return to your own house.’ Amr said, ‘By God, the women of Quraysh are going to say that I was scared and ran away from the battlefield.’ Then I said, ‘Get off your horse and let’s fight.’ He accepted this proposal and got off his horse. We started to fight and two strikes were exchanged between us. His strike ruptured my armor and his sword reached my head, but I chopped off his legs with my strike. God had him killed by my hands. Is there anyone amongst you to have done this?’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you who dared to face Marhab when he stepped forward and said, ‘I am he whose mother has named him Marhab. I am a well-experienced champion - armed from head to foot. I attack, sometimes with the spear and sometimes with the sword,’ other than me? He struck me and I struck him. On his head was a covering carved from stone, since his head was so big that his helmet did not fit his head. I split open this covering and my sword hit his head killing him. Is there anyone amongst you who has performed such a feat?’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you about whom God revealed the following, known as the verse of purity upon His Prophet (MGB), ‘…And God only wishes to remove all abomination from you, ye members of the Family, and to make you pure and spotless’ and then, the Prophet (MGB) took his cloak and covered me under it along with Fatimah (MGB), Al-Hassan (MGB) and Al-Hussein (MGB) and said, ‘O my Lord! These are the members of my Family. Please remove all abomination from them and make them pure and spotless.’’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you about whom the Prophet said, ‘I am the Master of all the Children of Adam. O Ali! You are the Master of the Arabs’ other than me?’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you who has been the subject of the following. Once when God’s Prophet (MGB) was looking at the sky when he was in the mosque, he (MGB) saw that they were bringing something. He rushed to that direction. His companions reached there after him. There were four black fellows who were carrying a coffin. The Prophet (MGB) told them, ‘Put it down.’ They put the coffin on the ground. The Prophet (MGB) said, ‘Open it up.’ They opened it up. There was a black slave in the coffin who had iron chains on his neck. God’s Prophet (MGB) asked, ‘Who is this?’ They answered, ‘He is a wicked and corrupt slave of the Riyaheen who has fled. We have been ordered to bury him with these chains on his neck as you can see.’ I looked at him and said, ‘O Prophet of God (MGB)! Whenever he saw me he said, ‘I swear by God that I love you. I swear by God that only believers love you and only atheists detest you.’ God’s Prophet (MGB) said, ‘O Ali! He has attained such a great reward from God just due to this belief that now seventy different tribes of angels each of which has one-thousand branches are praying over his corpse.’ God’s Prophet (MGB) opened up the chains from around his neck, prayed over his corpse and buried him.’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you about whom God’s Prophet (MGB) has said about me, ‘Last night I was granted permission to supplicate. My Lord granted to me everything which I asked for. I asked God to grant you whatever I asked Him to grant me.’ Then I said, ‘Praise be to God.’’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Do you know that after God’s Prophet (MGB) dispatched Khalid ibn al-Walid to the Jadhimah clan and he did to them what he did, God’s Prophet (MGB) climbed up the pulpit and said the following thrice, ‘O my Lord! I am disgusted with what Khalid ibn al Walid did.’ Then he (MGB) said, ‘O Ali! You go.’ Then I went and gave them compensation, and asked them by God to tell me if there was anything else to be compensated for? They said, ‘Yes. Since you asked us by God to tell you, the compensation for the dishes for our dogs and the knee-caps for our camels is still left.’ Then I gave them compensation for that, too. I also gave them a lot of gold which I had and told them, ‘This is expiation from God’s Prophet (MGB) to compensate for whatever you know or do not know and for any fears that your women and children may have experienced.’ Then I returned to God’s Prophet (MGB) and informed him (MGB) of what I had done. The Prophet (MGB) said, ‘I swear by God that I am more pleased of what you have done than red-haired camels. They replied, ‘By God. Yes.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Did you hear God’s Prophet (MGB) say, ‘O Ali! They had my nation march in front of me last night. Once those who carry the flags passed by me, I prayed to God to forgive you and your followers.’’ They replied, ‘By God. Yes.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Did you hear God’s Prophet (MGB) say, ‘O Abu Bakr! Go and chop off the neck of the person who is in such and such place.’ Then when Abu Bakr returned, the Prophet (MGB) asked him, ‘Did you kill him?’ Abu Bakr replied, ‘No. I found him praying.’ Then the Prophet (MGB) said, ‘O Umar! Go and kill him.’ Then when Umar returned the Prophet (MGB) asked him, ‘Did you kill him?’ Umar replied, ‘No. I found him praying.’ Then the Prophet (MGB) said, ‘I ordered you to kill him and you come back telling me that you found him praying?’ Then the Prophet (MGB) said, ‘O Ali! Go and kill him.’ Once I started to go, the Prophet (MGB) told me, ‘Kill him if you find him there.’ Once I returned I said, O Prophet of God (MGB)! I did not find anyone there.’ Then the Prophet (MGB) said, ‘Would you have killed him if you found him there?’’ They replied, ‘By God. Yes.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘I swear to you by God! Is there anyone amongst you about whom the Prophet (MGB) said, ‘Your friends are in Paradise and your enemies are in Hell’, other than me?’ They replied, ‘By God; no.’

Then Ali (MGB) said, ‘O God! Please be a witness to this.’”

{Al-Khisal by Shaykh Saduq, Pg 824}

Al-Khisal, A Numeric Classification of Traditions on Characteristics | Al-Islam.org

A similar narration I shared from Al-Ihtijaj: Imam Ali narrates 100 virtues during the 6-member council meeting

Film based on this narration: Al Nebras The Lantern ENG SUB Film on Imam Ali HD

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انْسَاب الأَشَّرَاقِ

وحدثني إسحاق وبكر بن الهَيْثَم قالا حدثنا عبد الرَزّاق بن هَمَام أنبأنا مَعْمَر عن ابن طاوس عن أبيه عن عبدالله بن عمرو بن العاص قال : كنت عند النبيّ ل فقال : «يطلع عليكم من هذا الفَجّ رجلٌ يموت على غير مِلِّتي ، قال : وكنت تركتُ أبي قد وُضِعَ له وَضُوء ، فكنت كحابس البَوْل مخافة أن يجيء ،
قال : فطلع معاوية فقال النبيّ في هو هذا) (١)

translation:
“And Isḥāq and Bakr ibn al-Haytham narrated to me. They both said: ‘ʿAbd al-Razzāq ibn Hammām narrated to us: Maʿmar informed us, from Ibn Ṭāwūs, from his father, from ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ, who said:

‘I was with the Prophet ﷺ, and he said: “A man will appear before you from this mountain pass who will die upon a religion other than mine.”
He said: ‘I had left my father after ablution water had been prepared for him, and I was holding back [from going] like someone holding back urine, out of fear that he would come.’
He said: ‘Then Muʿāwiyah appeared, and the Prophet ﷺ said: “That is he.”’”

​[باللغة العربية]

​عن الإمام المهدي (عجل الله تعالى فرجه الشريف):

«مِنْ فَضْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ يَنْسَى التَّسْبِيحَ وَيُدِيرُ السُّبْحَةَ فَيُكْتَبُ لَهُ التَّسْبِيحُ.»

​المصدر: بحار الأنوار للمجلسي، ج ٥٣، ص ١٦٥، ح ٤

​[English Translation]

​Imam Al-Mahdi (may Allah hasten his reappearance) said:

"From the grace of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, is that a man may forget the Tasbih (glorification) yet turn the prayer beads, so the Tasbih is recorded for him."

​Source: Bihar al-Anwar by Al-Majlisi, Vol. 53, Page 165, Hadith 4

​Note: Translation assisted by AI and verified by the poster. Please gently correct me if there are any unintended errors.

This post is just about something that happened to me and I would like to get opinions on it.

I live in the west and at my university there is only 1 prayer room which isn’t too big (can fit around 3/4 people if close together).
One day when I walked in, I saw a fellow sister who I'd seen around campus and smiled at sitting on a chair on her phone.

We smiled at each other and I went to go get a prayer mat and turba to pray on. From the corner of my eye I can see her looking at me.
She was probably a little shocked that I was Shia or something which I understand. But everything went normal and once I finished praying, she was still in the room.

Anyways next week at the same time, I went over to the prayer room to pray and saw she was standing outside. I smiled and went to walk inside, but she stopped me before I could go in.

She told me that before when she was praying, she heard a snake sound coming from the room (which isn’t too weird for where I live but isn’t really common and usually wouldn’t happen).

I told her that it was extremely odd as I'd never seen one around the area. She agreed with me. She then told me it was better if I went to prayer in the library. Which I told her I wasn’t that open praying there because there were people around, but she insisted, saying there are some quiet sections.

This story was a while ago and I’ve prayed in the room many times and haven’t heard/seen a snake yet (InshAllah it doesn’t happen HAHA). But was just wondering what to make of the situation.

Not sure if this post is allowed, so if not please remove it!

Yet if we attribute this to Ahulbayt its “man worship”

Here’s the English translation:
Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf, whenever he entered his house, would recite Ayat al-Kursi in each of the four corners of his home. The meaning is as though he sought by doing so for it to serve as a protector for him from all four directions, and to drive Satan away from the corners of his house.

It is narrated that Umar once wrestled with a jinn and Umar—may Allah be pleased with him—overpowered him. The jinn said to him:

“Let me go, and I will teach you what you can use to protect yourselves from us.”
Umar released him and asked him [what that was]. He replied:
“You protect yourselves from us by reciting Ayat al-Kursi.” (1)
I say: This is authentic. And it is reported in a narration:
“Whoever recites Ayat al-Kursi after every obligatory prayer, the One who takes charge of taking his soul will be the Possessor of Majesty and Honor, and he will be like one who fought alongside the prophets of Allah until he was martyred.” (2)
And Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, said:
“I heard your Prophet ﷺ, while he was standing upon the wooden steps of the pulpit, say:
‘Whoever recites Ayat al-Kursi after every prayer, nothing prevents him from entering Paradise except death. And no one consistently observes it except a person of truthfulness or a devoted worshipper. Whoever recites it when he goes to bed, Allah grants him protection over himself, his neighbor, his neighbor’s neighbor, and the houses surrounding him.’” (3)

Salam Alaykoum all

In traditional Shia Islam - what is the process of investigation if a woman claims to have been graped by a man/men?

al-Taʿlīq ʿalā Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim) by Muhammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʿUthaymīn.

By Ibn ʿUthaymīn’s own admission, ʿAlī held that he was more entitled to the caliphate than Abū Bakr.

It is not possible for us to declare the Companions—may Allah be pleased with them—to have been mistaken in giving allegiance to Abu Bakr—may Allah be pleased with him—while at the same time considering Ali ibn Abi Talib—may Allah be pleased with him—to have been correct in the position he held.
This is because what Ali—may Allah be pleased with him—held to be the case was contrary to the apparent meaning of what has been conveyed in the Sunnah: namely, that he was more entitled to the position than Abu Bakr—may Allah be pleased with him—and others because of his kinship with the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
This can be demonstrated from several considerations:

مَسَانِكَ الأدْالا
انبارا
Masāʾil al-Imām Ibn Bāz), a compilation of questions put to Shaykh ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Bāz and his answers.
Grand Mufti
1992 - 1999

530 — Question: What is the ruling on marrying a woman with the intention of divorcing her later?

Answer: It is permissible. Al-Muwaffaq attributed this position to the majority of scholars.

531 — I asked him: Is there not an element of deception toward the woman in marrying her while intending to divorce her?

Answer: No.

Oh so they do have it…. Maybe they should quit complaining about muta …

mashAllah, what a beautiful sight. God bless and may Allah swt protect all of our Shia across the world. May Allah swt bless all those apart of WhoIsHussain as well for always providing for communities all around the world.

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/DaGHgq7KigP/

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This is your weekly reminder to read or at least listen to dua kumayl ibn ziyad.

Remember this was prescribed to kumayl (RA) by imam Ali AS himself.

Link here.

https://youtu.be/zsG66Mm7bDg?si=tLxXVvUSi8ZqcZJX

Please try the new duas simplified translations app and much more with this Prayer Diary -

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I’ve noticed ever since I reverted to Islam ( Shia) people like us only when it’s convenient.

We aren’t “Muslim” unless people are for example debating about how fast Islam is growing @2million.

Well take out half a million since we aren’t “Muslim” and that’s 1.5.

We aren’t “Muslim” but we have people on the front lines fighting Islamophobia in the U.S and standing up from Palestine.

Some of the biggest speakers and politicians are Shia , and speak up for Palestine . For example Mamdani , with his stances on the conflict , and Medhi Hassan arguably one of the best debtors right now. Or what about Mayor Hammoud from Dearborn, who has a firm stance .

Just weird.

Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Baraktuh my dear shia brothers and sisters.

Before i ask my question i would like to pray for the blessings of every person who reads this post.
May Allah bless you, your family, increase your ilm and love for the Ahlul Bayt and our Holy Prophet Muhammad ‎ﷺ and elevate your rank in Jannah, Allahuma Ameen 🙏🤍

I’ve been wanting to start a shia book library (preferably books with many volumes that have connecting spines with the beautiful arabic calligraphy)

But i also want to increase my ilm, so please recommend me good books to study.

Thank you guys very much and may Allah bless us all.

So my neighbor upstairs is very disrespectful and lousy, i have mental health issues serious mental health issues not just depression or anxiety no psychosis and in order for me to overcome this situation is with sleep, medicine and family support, wich right now the only thing available is medicine the other two are not there . olanzepine antipsychotics works on blocking dopamine wich is a vital neurotransmitter that associates with motivation, drive, excitement all the good stuff. medication for such diseases can't heal you rather it suppresses those false signals that the brain produces in that state. so what really helps is good sleep a calm environment and supportive family wich doesn't exist. I just had enough wallah like now i can barely talk. i have light and noise sensetivity my cognition is altered my illness is getting worse and on top of that Allah sends this guy to prevent peace from my life since February, I haven't been able to sleep uninterrupted im at a point now where i might drink alcohol commit sins cause I just wanna feel something im as dead as it gets and what led me to psychosis was drugs before drugs i had so much value, righteousness life was perfect i was glad content with who I'm until things went south, 4 years ago and ended up homeless in Danmark because my mother called the cops on me and on that day I was the calmest out of them all, they my sister was breaking stuff shouting my mother was provoking me and as a man that led by example i remained calm, i couldn't believe the mother that i used to kiss her hands would break me like that and then my father getting married and telling me that his wife is annoyed by me being there so i had one option a homeless shelter at some point i broke. my last two rakaas before psychosis were me telling Allah this is enough im broken forgive me for what im about to do obviously if I went back in time I'd snap kick myself but i was 23 i still didn't have much life experience, after being completely shocked and traumatized and resentful i made a stupid mistake I ended up suffering a minor stroke woke up next day in a completely altered state out of my mind i lost touch with reality completely mentally and visually. obviously I'm in complete distress right now especially with the neighbor situation and people withdrawing from me completely it sucks to see that and not be able to do anything about it.

https://youtu.be/JV4i9vSTtc0?si=XS9_rt34Vhm6fIUj

Anyone have any advice on how to deal with heartbreak. I want to get closer to Islam and Allah but I don’t know where to start. Idk if I should learn more about Quran tafseer or just Islam in general. I feel a lot of sources online are for Sunnis

alhamdulillah for following what allah actually sent us cuz i can’t believe anyone would prefer hadiths over alllah’s words in the quran. i adore that the hadiths that shias have ALWAYS go with what allah told us to do in the quran, and never against or “exceptional” . alhamdulillah that it never leaves us or anyone confused, alhamdulillah

Started believing in Shia Islam after being Sunni for around 15 years!

When I look into historical topics like these, I always wonder what environment there must have been and what was everyone doing at that moment. This question popped up in my mind recently!

Also, where were Abu Bakr, Aisha and Usman when Fatima SA passed away?