وَقَالَ (عليه السلام):
Amir al-mu'minin, peace be upon him, said:
إِنَّ أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِالاْنْبِيَاءِ أَعْلَمُهُمْ بِمَا جَاؤُوا بِهِ، ثُمَّ تَلاَ (عليه السلام):
The persons most attached to the prophets are those who know most what the prophets have brought. Then Amir al-mu'minin recited the verse:
(إِنَّ أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِإِبْرَاهِيمَ لَلَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوهُ وَهذَا النَّبِيُّ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا واللهُ وَليُّ الْمُؤْمِنينَ)
Verily, of men the nearest to Abraham are surely those who followed him and this (Our) Prophet (Muhammad) and those who believe (Qur'an, 3:68).
ثُمَّ قَالَ (عليه السلام):
Then he said:
إِنَّ وَلِيَّ مُحَمَّد مَنْ أَطَاعَ اللهَ وإِنْ بَعُدَتْ لُحْمَتُهُ،
The friend of Muhammad is he who obeys Allah, even though he may have no blood relationship,
وَإِنَّ عَدُوَّ مُحَمَّد مَنْ عَصَى اللهَ وَإِنْ قَرُبَتْ قَرَابَتُهُ!
and the enemy of Muhammad is he who disobeys Allah even though he may have near kinship.
