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سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
باب فى فضائل اصحاب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلمChapter: The virtues of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (saws)
بَابُ : فَضْلِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُChapter: The Virtue of `Ali ibn Abi Talib (ra)
Hadith 116
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ ، أَخْبَرَنِي حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدِ بْنِ جُدْعَانَ ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ ، قَالَ : أَقْبَلْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي حَجَّتِهِ الَّتِي حَجَّ ، فَنَزَلَ فِي بَعْضِ الطَّرِيقِ فَأَمَرَ الصَّلَاةَ جَامِعَةً ، فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، فَقَالَ : " أَلَسْتُ أَوْلَى بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ ؟ " قَالُوا : بَلَى ، قَالَ : " أَلَسْتُ أَوْلَى بِكُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ ؟ " قَالُوا : بَلَى ، قَالَ : " فَهَذَا وَلِيُّ مَنْ أَنَا مَوْلَاهُ ، اللَّهُمَّ وَالِ مَنْ وَالَاهُ ، اللَّهُمَّ عَادِ مَنْ عَادَاهُ " .
´It was narrated that Bara' bin 'Azib said:` "We returned with the Messenger of Allah from his Hajj that he had performed, and we stopped at some point on the road. He commanded that prayer should be performed in congregation, then he took the hand of 'Ali and said: 'Am I not dearer to the believers than their own selves?' They said: 'Yes indeed.' He said: 'Am I not dearer to every believer than his own self?' They said: 'Yes indeed.' He said: 'This man is the friend of those whose master I am.' O Allah, take as friends those who take him as a friend, and take as enemies those who take him as an enemy.'"
Brief Explanation
1؎: This hadith was stated by the Noble Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) at Ghadir Khumm upon returning from the Farewell Pilgrimage. Ghadir Khumm is the name of a place between Makkah and Madinah, near Juhfah. It is not correct to deduce the immediate caliphate of Ali (radi Allahu anhu) from this hadith: 1. Because, according to the Shia school, a mutawatir (mass-transmitted) hadith is required for this, and this hadith is not mutawatir. 2. The words "wali" and "mawla" are polysemous (have multiple meanings), so specifying a particular meaning is impermissible. 3. Among the people of the language, the application of "mawla" for a known and designated Imam is not established. 4. The precedence of the three caliphs (Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman—radi Allahu anhum) is a matter of consensus, and Ali (radi Allahu anhu) himself was included in this consensus. 5. If immediate caliphate were intended by this, the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) would never have deviated from it, as they were more knowledgeable of the language and the intent of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) than us. 6. In this hadith, there is an indication that love for Ali (radi Allahu anhu) should be maintained and aversion towards him should be avoided. This is the consensus of Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jama‘ah: that love for all the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum), especially the Mothers of the Believers and the Family of the Messenger, should be maintained, and that enmity and hatred towards them should not be harbored.
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Commentary:
(1)
These words regarding the virtue of Ali radi Allahu anhu were spoken by the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam when he reached the place of Ghadir Khumm on his return from the Farewell Pilgrimage (Hajjat al-Wada’).
The need to mention this love and loyalty arose because, when Ali radi Allahu anhu returned from Yemen, some people had complaints against him.
(2)
Some people have tried to establish the immediate caliphate of Ali radi Allahu anhu from this hadith, whereas friendship has no connection with caliphate.
(3)
From this, the condemnation of the Khawarij, who denied the virtue of Ali, and of those extremist Shia who called Ali radi Allahu anhu “God” during his lifetime, is established. Accordingly, Ali radi Allahu anhu sentenced them to death.
See: (Sahih al-Bukhari, “Istitabah al-Murtaddin,” Hadith: 6922)
(4)
From this hadith, it is only known that it is necessary to have love for Ali radi Allahu anhu, not hatred or enmity.
(5)
According to some, this narration is authentic. See (al-Sahihah, Hadith: 1750)
(1)
These words regarding the virtue of Ali radi Allahu anhu were spoken by the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam when he reached the place of Ghadir Khumm on his return from the Farewell Pilgrimage (Hajjat al-Wada’).
The need to mention this love and loyalty arose because, when Ali radi Allahu anhu returned from Yemen, some people had complaints against him.
(2)
Some people have tried to establish the immediate caliphate of Ali radi Allahu anhu from this hadith, whereas friendship has no connection with caliphate.
(3)
From this, the condemnation of the Khawarij, who denied the virtue of Ali, and of those extremist Shia who called Ali radi Allahu anhu “God” during his lifetime, is established. Accordingly, Ali radi Allahu anhu sentenced them to death.
See: (Sahih al-Bukhari, “Istitabah al-Murtaddin,” Hadith: 6922)
(4)
From this hadith, it is only known that it is necessary to have love for Ali radi Allahu anhu, not hatred or enmity.
(5)
According to some, this narration is authentic. See (al-Sahihah, Hadith: 1750)
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 116
