Abu al-Tufayl Amir bin Wathilah from Zayd bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him)

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zayd bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever I am the wali (protecting friend) of, Ali is his wali."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zayd bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him); he said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) returned from the Farewell Hajj and halted at Ghadir Khumm, he (peace and blessings be upon him) gave an order (to clear the ground beneath) the large trees. I stood up, then he (peace and blessings be upon him) stood and said: "It is as if I have been called and I have answered. I am leaving among you two weighty things (thaqalayn), one of them greater than the other: the Book of Allah and my family ('itrah), that is, the people of my household (Ahl al-Bayt). So see how you will treat them after me, for the two will never separate until they come to me at the Pond (Hawd)." Then he said: "Indeed Allah is my Mawla, and I am the wali of every believer." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) took the hand of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "Whoever I am the mawla of, this one (Ali) is his mawla. O Allah, befriend whoever befriends him, and be hostile to whoever is hostile to him." (Amr bin Wathilah Abu al-Tufayl (may Allah be pleased with him) said:) I asked Zayd: "Did you hear this yourself from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He said: "There was no one beneath the trees except that he saw him (peace and blessings be upon him) with his own eyes and heard him with his own ears."

A similar narration is also reported from Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), as has passed above.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zayd bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him); he said: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) halted (during the journey) on the day of al-Juhfah, then he turned towards the people, praised Allah and extolled Him, and then said: "I do not find any prophet except that his lifespan is half the lifespan of the prophet before him, and soon I will be called and I will answer, so what will you say?" The Companions said: "You have given sincere counsel." He said: "Do you not bear witness that there is no true god except Allah and that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is His servant and Messenger, and that Paradise is true, the Fire is true, and the resurrection after death is true?" The Companions said: "We bear witness." He (peace and blessings be upon him) raised both his hands and placed them on his chest, then said: "And I bear witness along with you." Then he said: "Are you listening?" The Companions said: "Yes." He said: "Indeed I will precede you to the Pond (Hawd), and you will come to me at the Pond, and its breadth is (the distance) between San'a and Busra; in it are cups of silver as numerous as the stars. So see how you will treat the two weighty things (thaqalayn) after me." A caller called out: "O Messenger of Allah, what are the two weighty things?" He said: "The Book of Allah, one end of which is in the hand of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, and the other end in your hands, so hold fast to it and you will not go astray; and the other is my family ('itrah, that is, the Ahl al-Bayt). And indeed the Subtle, the All-Aware (Allah) has informed me that the two will never separate until they come to me at the Pond, and I have asked my Lord for this for them both. So do not go ahead of them lest you perish, and do not fall short of them lest you perish, and do not teach them, for they are more knowledgeable than you." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) took the hand of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "Whoever I have more right over than he has over himself, this one (Ali) is his wali. O Allah, befriend whoever befriends him, and be hostile to whoever is hostile to him."