Commander of the Faithful

May 14, 2018

Hadith 3: Tomorrow, I will give this standard to an individual upon whose hands victory will be granted; he loves Allah and his Messenger, and Allah and his Messenger love him.

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Hadith 3   لأعطين الراية غدا رجلاً يفتح على يديه، يحب الله ورسوله، ويحبه الله ورسوله Tomorrow, I will give this standard to an individual upon whose hands victory will be granted; he loves Allah and his Messenger, and Allah and his Messenger love him.   This hadith is transmitted by the following Sahabah radiya Llahu ‘anhum: Salamah ibn al Akwa’, Sahl ibn […]
May 14, 2018

Hadith 4: Only a believer loves me. And only a munafiq (hypocrite) dislikes me.

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Hadith 4   لَا يحبّني إلَّا مؤمن، وَلَا يَبغضني إلَّا منَافق. Only a believer loves me. And only a munafiq (hypocrite) dislikes me.   This hadith is authentically transmitted from ‘Ali and Salman radiya Llahu ‘anhuma. The other chains of transmission from Umm Salamah, ‘Imran ibn Hussain, ‘Abdullah ibn Hantab, Abu Dharr, Abu Sa’id al Khudri, Ibn Mas’ud, and al Baraʾ ibn ‘Azib […]
May 14, 2018

Hadith 5: Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan appointed Sa’d as the governor and said, “What prevents you from cursing Abu Turab (ref. to ‘Ali)?” …

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Hadith 5   أمر معاوية بن أبي سفيان سعدا فقال: ما منعك أن تسب أبا التراب؟ فقال: أما ما ذكرت ثلاثا قالهن له رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فلن أسبه، لأن تكون لي واحدة منهن أحب إلى من حمر النعم. سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول له خلفه في بعض مغازيه فقال له علي: يا رسول الله خلفتني مع النساء […]
May 14, 2018

Hadith 6: The Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam went out one morning wearing a striped cloak (made) of a black camel’s hair. …

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Hadith 6   خرج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم غداة وعليه مرط مرحل من شعر أسود، فجاء الحسن بن علي فأدخله، ثم جاء الحسين فدخل معه، ثم جاءت فاطمة فأدخلها، ثم جاء علي فأدخله ثم قال: (إنما يريد الله ليذهب عنكم الرجس أهل البيت ويطهركم تطهيرا‏) The Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam went out one morning wearing a striped cloak (made) of […]
May 14, 2018

Hadith 7: The Messenger of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam handed the standard to ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu on the day of Badr and he was twenty years old.

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Hadith 7   أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم دفع الراية إلى علي رضي الله عنه يوم بدر وهو ابن عشرين سنة. The Messenger of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam handed the standard to ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu on the day of Badr and he was twenty years old.   Al Hakim al Naisaburi narrates — ‘Ali ibn Hamshad narrated to […]