Chapter Nine: The Traditions of Infallibility

Encyclopedia of Imam Ali (AS), written by Muhammad Muhammadi Rayshahri, abridged by Mahdi Gholamali, translated by Zaid Alsalami and Safyullah Khan, edited by Hamid Reza Salarkia and published by NORPUB.

108. رسول اللّه صلى الله عليه و آله :

108. The Prophet (SA) said:

عَلِيٌّ مَعَ القُرآنِ وَالقُرآنُ مَعَهُ ،

“Ali is with the Qur’an and the Qur’an is with him.

لا يَفتَرِقانِ حَتّى يَرِدا عَلَيَّ الحَوضَ .

They will not separate until they join me at the Pond.”

المعجم الأوسط : ج5 ص135 ح4880 .

Al-Mu`jam al-Awsat, vol. 5, p. 135, h. 4880.

109. الإمام عليّ عليه السلام :

109. Imam Ali (AS) said:

إنَّ اللّهَ تَبارَكَ وتَعالى طَهَّرَنا وعَصَمَنا ،

 “Allah, the Exalted the Almighty, purified us and made us immune.

وجَعَلَنا شُهَداءَ عَلى خَلقِهِ ،

He appointed us as witnesses against His creation

وحُجَّتَهُ في أرضِهِ ،

and His proof on His earth.

وجَعَلَنا مَعَ القُرآنِ

He appointed us with the Qur’an

وجَعَلَ القُرآنَ مَعَنا ،

and appointed the Qur’an with us.

لا نُفارِقُهُ

We will not be separated from it,

ولا يُفارِقُنا .

nor will it be separated from us.”

الكافي : ج1 ص191 ح5 .

Al-Kafi, vol. 1, p. 191, h. 5.

110. رسول اللّه صلى الله عليه و آله:

110. The Prophet (SA) said:

 عَلِيٌّ مَعَ الحَقِّ وَالحَقُّ مَعَ عَلِيٍّ ،

“Ali is with the truth and the truth is with Ali:

يَدورُ مَعَهُ حَيثُما دارَ .

it turns with him whichever way he turns.”

الفصول المختارة : ص135 و ص 97 .

Al-Fusul al-Mukhtarah, p. 135 and p. 97.

111. عنه صلى الله عليه و آله :

111. The Prophet (SA) said:

يَا بنَ عَبّاسٍ ،

“O Ibn `Abbas,

سوفَ يَأخُذُ النّاسُ يَمينا وشِمالاً ،

the people will soon go left and right;

فَإِذا كانَ كَذلِكَ فَاتَّبِع عَلِيّا وحِزبَهُ ؛

when this happens, you should follow Ali and his group,

فَإِنَّهُ مَعَ الحَقِّ وَالحَقُّ مَعَهُ ،

for he is with the truth and the truth is with him,

ولا يَفتَرِقانِ حَتّى يَرِدا عَلَيَّ الحَوضَ .

and they will not be separated from each other until they join me at the Pond.”

كفاية الأثر : ص18 .

Kifayat al-Athar, p. 18.

112. رسول اللّه صلى الله عليه و آله :

112. The Prophet (SA) said:

يا عَلِيُّ ،

“O Ali,

أنتَ الَّذي تُبَيِّنُ لِاُمَّتي

you are the one who will clarify for my ummah

ما يَختَلِفونَ فيهِ بَعدي ،

that which they differ on after me.

وتَقومُ فيهِم مَقامي ،

You will take my place among them.

قَولُكَ قَولي ،

Your word is my word,

وأمرُكَ أمري ،

your command is my command,

وطاعَتُكَ طاعَتي ؛

obedience to you is obedience to me

وطاعَتي طاعَةُ اللّهِ ،

and obedience to me is obedience to Allah,

ومَعصِيَتُكَ مَعصِيَتي ؛

and disobedience to you is disobedience to me,

ومَعصِيَتي مَعصِيَةُ اللّهِ عزّوجلّ .

and disobedience to me is disobedience to Allah, may He be Glorified and Exalted.”

كتاب من لا يحضره الفقيه : ج4 ص179 ح5405

Kitab Man La-Yahzuruh al-Faqih, vol. 4, p. 179, h. 5405.

113. عنه صلى الله عليه و آله :

113. The Prophet (SA) said:

إذَا اختَلَفتُم في شَيءٍ

“If you differ on something,

فَكونوا مَعَ عَلِيِّ بنِ أبي طالِبٍ .

then be with Ali ibn Abi Talib.”

المناقب لابن شهر آشوب : ج2 ص30 .

Al-Manaqib, by Ibn Shahrashub, vol. 2, p. 30.