Hadith Scan

Muhammad b. al-Hassan b. Ahmad b. al-Walid - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad b. al-Hasan al-Saffar quoted Muhammad b. al-Husayn b. Abil-Khattab and Ya'qub b. Yazid, on the authority of Muhammad b. Abi Umayr, on the authority of Abdullah b. Sin’an, on the authority of Ma’ruf b. Kharabudh, on the authority of Abu al-Tufayl 'Amir b. Wathila, on the authority of Hudhaifa b. Usayd al-Ghaffari:
“When God’s Prophet (SAW) returned from the Farewell Pilgrimage we were with him. When we reached Al-Juhfa, the Prophet (SAW) ordered his companions to relax. Then the people all settled down. Then they said the call to prayer and the Prophet (SAW) said two units of prayers with his companions. Then the Prophet (SAW) turned towards them and told them, ‘The Graceful, the All-Aware has informed me that I will die and so shall you. Assume that I have answered God’s call. I am held responsible to God regarding what I have delivered to you. Verily, I am leaving behind God’s Book and His Proof. You are held responsible for them. What would you tell your Lord?’

They said, ‘We will say that you fulfilled your mission, gave us advice, and strived. May God grant you the best reward on our behalf.’

Then the Prophet (SAW) asked them, 'Don’t you bear witness that there is no god but One; that I am God’s Prophet sent to you; that Paradise does exist; that Hell does exist; and that there is resurrection after death?'

They replied, 'We bear witness to this.'

The Prophet (SAW) said, 'May God bear witness to what you say. I take you as witnesses and bear witness that God is my Master. I am the Master of all Muslims. Is it not true that my Mastery over the believers is more than that of their own mastery over themselves? Do you believe in this? Will you bear witness to this?'

They replied, 'We bear witness to this.'

Then the Prophet (SAW) said, 'Whoever I am the Master of, Ali is the Master of.'

Then he grabbed ‘Ali’s hand and raised it up along with his own hand in such a way that both their underarms could be seen. Then the Prophet (SAW) said, 'O my God! Please be the friend of his friends and be the enemy of his enemies. Assist whoever assists him, and abandon whoever abandons him. I shall leave and you will meet me again at the Heavenly Pool later. That is a Pool whose width expands from Bosra to Sana'a. There are as many silver goblets in it as there are stars in the sky. Then I shall question you about what you bear witness to today when I meet you at my Pool. I will ask you what you did with the Two Heavy Things and how you dealt with what I left behind when you meet me.'

They said, 'O Messenger of God! What are the Two Heavy Things?' The Prophet (SAW) replied, 'The greater of the Two Heavy Things is the Book of the Honorable the Exalted God. It is a means that is extended from God and I towards you. One side of it is in the Hand of God and the other side is in your hands. The knowledge of the past and what is yet to come up until the arrival of the Hour is in it. And the smaller of the Two Heavy Things is equal to the Quran: It is Ali b. Abi Talib (AS) and his Household. These Two will be inseparable until they come to me at the Heavenly Pool.'"

Ma'ruf b. Kharabudh said: “I quoted this for Abi Ja’far al-Baqir (AS). Then the Imam said, ‘Abu al-Tufayl has told the truth. May God have Mercy upon him. I have seen this in Ali’s book and I know it.'"

A similar tradition has been narrated by my father - may God be pleased with him - who quoted that Ali b. Ibrahim quoted his father, on the authority of Muhammad b. Abi Umayr.

A similar tradition has been narrated by Ja’far b. Muhammad b. Masrur - may God be pleased with him - who quoted al-Husayn b. Muhammad b. 'Amir, on the authority of his uncle Abdullah b. 'Amir, on the authority of Muhammad b. Abi Umayr.

A similar tradition has been narrated by Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakkil - may God be pleased with him - who quoted Ali b. al-Husayn al-Sa’dabadi, on the authority of Ahmad b. Aba Abdullah al-Barqi, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Muhammad b. Abi Umayr, on the authority of Abdullah b. Sin’an, on the authority of Ma’ruf b. Kharabudh, on the authority of Abu al-Tufayl Amir b. Wathila, on the authority of Hudhayfa b. Usayd al-Ghaffari.

The compiler of the book - may God increase his honor said, “There are many traditions on this issue. I have presented them in the book al-Ma’rifat fi al-Fadha'il.”