Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) reports that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Those who were foremost are three: the one foremost in coming to Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) was Yusha' bin Nun; the one foremost in coming to Sayyiduna Isa (peace be upon him) was the companion of Ya-Sin; and the one foremost in coming to Sayyiduna Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is Ali bin Abi Talib."
Al-Tabarani recorded it. Its chain contains Husayn bin Hasan al-Ashqar, whom Ibn Hibban declared thiqah (trustworthy) while the majority declared him da'if (weak); the rest of its narrators are such that their hadith is hasan or sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 14598
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف
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