Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 34290 — The virtues of Ali bin Abi Talib

Adi bin Thabit (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyiduna al-Bara' (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We were on a journey with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). We camped at the place of Ghadir Khumm. A call was made: "Gather for the prayer." And a place was cleared under a tree for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) led the Zuhr prayer. Then he took the hand of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "Do you people not know that I have more claim over all the believers than they have over their own selves?" The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) said: "Of course!" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do you people not know that I have more claim over every believer than he has over his own self?" The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) said: "Of course!" The narrator said: He (peace and blessings be upon him) took the hand of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "O Allah, whoever I am the friend of, Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) is his friend too. O Allah, whoever befriends him, You too befriend him, and whoever is hostile to him, You too be hostile to him." The narrator said: After that, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) met him and said: "O son of Abu Talib, congratulations to you! You have passed the morning and the evening as the friend of every believing man and believing woman."