´Narrated Anas bin Malik:` "The Prophet (ﷺ) sent Abu Bakr with the (announcement of) Bara'ah (the declaration to publicize the disavowal of the idolaters). Then he summoned him and said: 'It is not right for anyone to convey this except a man among my family.'"So he called for 'Ali and gave it to him."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
So that he may go to Makkah and convey it to the people there.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3090