First To Accept Islam
“The first to perform Salat was ‘Ali.”
Grade: Hasan (Darussalam)
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3734
In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 131
Ali’s Exclusive Representation
“that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “‘Ali is from me and I am from ‘Ali. And none should represent me except myself or ‘Ali.”
Grade: Hasan (Darussalam)
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3719
In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 116
Ali’s Mawla Status Declared
from the Prophet (ﷺ): “For whomever I am his Mawla then ‘Ali is his Mawla.”
Grade: Sahih (Darussalam)
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3713
In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 109
Ali’s Status as Harun to Musa
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) set out for Tabuk. appointing `Ali as his deputy (in Medina). `Ali said, “Do you want to leave me with the children and women?” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Will you not be pleased that you will be to me like Aaron to Moses? But there will be no prophet after me.”
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4416
In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 438
Exclusive Gate for Ali
“The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered that the gates be closed, except the gate of ‘Ali.”
Grade: Hasan (Darussalam)
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3732
In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 129
Ali & Fatimah: The Prophet’s Beloved
“The most beloved of women to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was Fatimah and from the men was ‘Ali.”
Grade: Da’if (Darussalam)
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3868
In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 268
The Prophet’s ﷺ Desire to See Ali
“The Prophet (ﷺ) sent an army in which was ‘Ali.” She said: “While he was raising his hands, I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: ‘O Allah! Do not cause me to die until You allow me to see ‘Ali.”
Grade: Da’if (Darussalam)
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3737
In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 134
Love for Ali (AS) – A Sign of Faith
“The Prophet (ﷺ) – the Unlettered Prophet – exhorted me (saying): ‘None loves you except a believer and none hates you except a hypocrite.'” ‘Adi bin Thabit (a narrator) said: “I am from the generation whom the Prophet (ﷺ) supplicated for.”
Grade: Sahih (Darussalam)
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3736
In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 133
Ali (RA) – The Prophet’s Most Beloved
“There was a bird with the Prophet (ﷺ), so he said: ‘O Allah, send to me the most beloved of Your creatures to eat this bird with me.’ So ‘Ali came and ate with him.”
Grade: Hasan (Darussalam)
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3721
In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 118