Search This Blog

Imam Ali (as) the khalifa of every believer, authentic hadith

The prophet's (pbuh) saying to Imam Ali (as) "You are the khalifah of every believer after me" through a relaible chain.




It was narrated in the book of the sunnah of Abu Isam on pages 519-520 through a relaible chain reaching to Ibn al-Abbas (ra) that he heard the prophet (pbuh) saying to Imam Ali (as) " Your (Ali) position to me is like the position of Harun to Mosa, except that you are not a prophet, it is not beneficail for me to leave with exception of you being the khalifah of every believer after"


al-Albani declares the above isnaad of the above hadith as hassan (relaible) and says all the narrators in the chain are relaible, he also quote al-Thahabi and al-Hakem declaring the isnaad of the hadith as saheh.


Scans from the book Assunah for ibn Abu Isam, with takhrij of Assunah for al-Albani