The Meanings of Reports · Hadith 125 (#Ḥadīth #2)
Chapter 36 | The meaning of the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, with regards to Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon that, that he is the Master of the Arabs
حدثنا أحمد بن محمد [بن] السناني - رضي الله عنه - قال: حدثنا حمزة بن القاسم العلوي العباسي، قال: حدثنا جعفر بن محمد بن مالك الفزاري، قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسين بن [ي] زيد الزيات، قال: حدثنا محمد بن سنان، قال: حدثنا زياد بن المنذر، عن سعيد بن جبير، عن عائشة قالت: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: علي سيد العرب فقلت: يا رسول الله ألست سيد العرب؟ قال: أنا سيد ولد آدم وعلي سيد العرب. قلت: وما السيد؟ قال: من افترضت طاعته كما افترضت طاعتي.
2. We were told by Ahmad bin Muhammed bin al-Sinani, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Hamza bin Qasim al-Alawi al-Abbasi, that he said: We were told by Ja’far bin Muhammed bin Malik al-Fazari, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hussain bin Zaid, the Oilman, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Sinan, that he said: We were told by Ziyad bin Mundhir, from Sa’eed bin Jubayr, from Aisha, that she said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: Ali is the Master of the Arabs. So I said: O Allah’s Messenger, are you not the Master of the Arabs? He said: I am the Master of the sons of Adam, and Ali is the Master of the Arabs. I said: And what is a Master? He said: The one to whom obedience is made obligatory, like how obedience to me is made obligatory.
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