Chapter One: Emphasis on Love for Him

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.

863. رسول اللّه صلى الله عليه و آله :

863. The Prophet (SA) said:

إنَّ اللّهَ تَعالى عَهِدَ إلَيَّ عَهدا في عَلِيٍّ ،

“ Indeed, God has made covenant with me concerning Ali,

فَقُلتُ : يا رَبِّ بيِّنهُ لي ،

so I said: O my Lord, make it clear for me.

فَقالَ : اِسمَع ،

He said: Listen.

فَقُلتُ : سَمِعتُ ،

I said: I am listening.

فَقالَ : إنَّ عَلِيّا رايَةُ الهُدى ،

He said:  Indeed, Ali is the standard of guidance,

وإمامُ أولِيائي ،

the imam of My friends,

ونورُ مَن أطاعَني ،

a light for those who obey Me;

وهُوَ الكَلِمَةُ الَّتي ألزَمتُهَا المُتَّقينَ ،

he is the word with which I have made incumbent on the God-wary;

مَن أحَبَّهُ أحَبَّني

whoever loves him has indeed loved Me,

ومَن أبغَضَهُ أبغَضَني ،

and whoever hates him has indeed hated Me.

فَبَشِّرهُ بِذلِكَ .

So give him the glad tidings thereof.”

حلية الأولياء : ج1 ص66 .

Hilyat al-Awliya, vol. 1, p. 66.

864. عنه صلى الله عليه و آله :

864. The Prophet (SA) said:

مَن أحَبَّ عَلِيّا فَقَد أحَبَّني ،

“Whoever loves Ali has indeed loved me,

ومَن أبغَضَ عَلِيّا فَقَد أبغَضَني .

and whoever hates Ali has indeed hated me.”

المستدرك على الصحيحين : ج3 ص141 ح4648 .

Al-Mustadrik ala al-Sahihayn, vol. 3, p. 141, h. 4648.

865. عنه صلى الله عليه و آله :

865. The Prophet (SA) said:

يا عَلِيُّ ، كَذَبَ مَن زَعَمَ أنَّهُ يُحِبُّني ويُبغِضُكَ .

 “O Ali, whoever assumes that he loves me and hates you has lied.”

تاريخ دمشق : ج42 ص268 ح8796 .

Tarikh Dimashq, vol. 42, p. 268, h. 8796.

866. عنه صلى الله عليه و آله :

866. The Prophet (SA) said:

أتاني جُبرَئيلُ فَقالَ :

“Gabriel came to me and said:

إنَّ اللّهَ يَأمُرُك أن تُحِبَّ عَلِيّا وأن تَأمُرَ بِحُبِّهِ ووَلايَتِهِ ،

God commands you to love Ali and to command [others] with his love and his friendship.

فَإِنّي مُعطٍ أحِبّاءَ عَلِيٍّ الجَنَّةَ خُلدا بِحُبِّهِم إيّاهُ ،

For I will grant the lovers of Ali Paradise eternally for their love of him,

ومُدخِلٌ أعداءَهُ والتّارِكينَ وَلايَتَهُ النّارَ جَزاءً

and will make his enemies and those who abandon his friendship go into hellfire

بِعَداوَتِهِم إيّاهُ وتَركِهِم وَلايَتَهُ .

as a requital for their enmity of him and their abandonment of his friendship.”

الاُصول الستّة عشر : ص62 .

Al-Usul al-Sittah Ashr p. 62.

867. عنه صلى الله عليه و آله :

867. The Prophet (SA) said:

وَلايَةُ عَلِيِّ بنِ أبي طالِبٍ عليه السلام وَلايَةُ اللّهِ ،

“Friendship with (and loyalty to) Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS) is Friendship with (and loyalty to) God

وحُبُّهُ عِبادَةُ اللّهِ .

and his love is a worship of God.”

بشارة المصطفى : ص16 .

Bisharat al-Mustafa, p. 16.

868. عنه صلى الله عليه و آله :

868. The Prophet (SA) said:

مَن أحَبَّ أن يَتَمَسَّكَ بِالعُروَةِ الوُثقى

Whoever desires to cling onto the most firm handle,

فَليَتَمَسَّك بِحُبِّ عَلِيٍّ وأهلِ بَيتي .

let him lay hold of love for Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS) and my household.”

عيون أخبار الرضا عليه السلام : ج2 ص58 ح216 .

Uyun Akhbar al-Rida (AS), vol. 2, p. 58, h. 216.

869. عنه صلى الله عليه و آله:

869. The Prophet (SA) said:

 عُنوانُ صَحيفَةِ المُؤمِنِ حُبُّ عَلِيِّ بنِ أبي طالِبٍ .

 “The title of the book of the true believer is love of Ali ibn Abi Talib.”

بشارة المصطفى : ص154

Bisharat al-Mustafa, p. 154.