The Sufficient (Vol 1) · Hadith 1148 (#Ḥadīth #68)

68ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حَسَّانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى وَشاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَأَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (a.s )

68. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Salma ibn al-Khattab from Ali ibn Hassa’n from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Kathir from abu ‘Abdallah about the words of Allah, the Most High. “and by the witness (Muhammad) and that which is witnessed (the Day of Judgment),” (85:3) The Imam said, “They are The Holy Prophet and Amir al-Mu’minin Ali .”

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