The Sufficient (Vol 5) · Hadith 1410 (#Ḥadīth #3)

3- أَحْمَدُ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ أَبِي الْحَارِثِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ خَطَبَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِهَذِهِ الْخُطْبَةِ فَقَالَ الْحَمْدُ للهِ أَحْمَدُهُ وَأَسْتَعِينُهُ وَأَسْتَغْفِرُهُ وَأَسْتَهْدِيهِ وَأُومِنُ بِهِ وَأَتَوَكَّلُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنْ لا إِلَهَ إِلا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً ﷺ عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَرْسَلَهُ بِالْهُدَى وَدِينِ الْحَقِّ لِيُظْهِرَهُ عَلَى الدِّينِ كُلِّهِ دَلِيلا عَلَيْهِ وَدَاعِياً إِلَيْهِ فَهَدَمَ أَرْكَانَ الْكُفْرِ وَأَنَارَ مَصَابِيحَ الإيمَانِ مَنْ يُطِعِ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ يَكُنْ سَبِيلُ الرَّشَادِ سَبِيلَهُ وَنُورُ التَّقْوَى دَلِيلَهُ وَمَنْ يَعْصِ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ يُخْطِئِ السَّدَادَ كُلَّهُ وَلَنْ يَضُرَّ إِلا نَفْسَهُ أُوصِيكُمْ عِبَادَ اللهِ بِتَقْوَى اللهِ وَصِيَّةَ مَنْ نَاصَحَ وَمَوْعِظَةَ مَنْ أَبْلَغَ وَاجْتَهَدَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ اللهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ جَعَلَ الإسْلامَ صِرَاطاً مُنِيرَ الأعْلامِ مُشْرِقَ الْمَنَارِ فِيهِ تَأْتَلِفُ الْقُلُوبُ وَعَلَيْهِ تَآخَى الإخْوَانُ وَالَّذِي بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ مِنْ ذَلِكَ ثَابِتٌ وُدُّهُ وَقَدِيمٌ عَهْدُهُ مَعْرِفَةٌ مِنْ كُلٍّ لِكُلٍّ لِجَمِيعِ الَّذِي نَحْنُ عَلَيْهِ يَغْفِرُ اللهُ لَنَا وَلَكُمْ وَالسَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ.

3. Ahmad ibn ‘Isma’il ibn Mehran has said that narrated to us ‘Abd al-Malik ibn abu al-Harith from Jabir who has said the following: “Abu Ja‘far , has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin , once addressed with the following speech: ‘All praise belongs to Allah, I praise Him, beg assistance from Him, ask forgiveness from Him, seek His guidance, believe in Him and place my trust with Him and I testify that no one deserves worship except Allah alone who has no partners and I testify that Muhammad ﷺ, is His servant and His Messenger. He sent him with guidance and true religion to make it dominant over all other religions, as a guide to Him and calling to Him. So he destroyed the pillars of disbelief and lit up the beacon of belief. Whoever obeys Allah and the Messenger of Allah, the right guidance becomes his path and the light of piety becomes his guide. Whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger misses the straight path altogether and harms no one except himself. I recommend you, O servants of Allah, to become pious before Allah with an advice from an adviser and a preaching of one who delivers and strives. Thereafter, Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, has made Islam the bright landmarks with shining light houses. In it hearts come together and on its basis are brotherhood and what is between us and you, of such facts are to love Him and old memories among us and everyone knowing everyone else of that on which we are based. May Allah forgive us and you and peace be with you and the blessing of Allah and His kindness.’”

Gradings are classical jarḥ-wa-taʿdīl, name-matched to a rijāl index (not individually re-verified).