مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب الأوائلBook of the Firsts
(باب أول ما فعل ومن فعله)Who Was the First to Perform Certain Actions?
Hadith 38685
٣٨٦٨٥ - حدثنا أحمد بن عبد الملك بن واقد حدثنا زهير حدثنا أبو إسحاق قال: قيل (لقثم) (١): كيف ورث (علي) (٢) النبي ﷺ دونكم؟ قال: إنه واللَّه كان ⦗١٧٢⦘ أولنا به لحوقا، وأشدنا به لزوقا (٣).
Hazrat Abu Ishaq says that Hazrat Qatham was asked how Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) became the spiritual heir of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) instead of you. He replied that he met the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) before us and had a closer relationship with him than we did.
