Friendship With Ahl Al-Bayt (‘A) Or With Their Enemies?
Tradition n. 449
قالَ رَسُولُ اللهُ صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم:
مَن اَحَبَّ اَن يرکَبَ سَفِينَةُ النَّجاة وَ يستَمسِکُ بِالعُروَةِ الوُثقي وَ يعتَصِمُ بِحَبلِ اللهِ المَتِينِ، فَليوالِ علِياً بَعدِي وَليعادِ عَدُوَّهُ وَلياتَمَ بِالأئِمَّةِ الهُداةِ مِن وُلدِه، فَاِنَّهُم خُلَفآئي وَ اَوصِيائي وَ حُجَجِ اللهِ عَلي خَلقِه بَعدِي وَ ساداتُ اُمَّتي.
'Allamah Muhaddith Hamadani has narrated from Ali (‘a) that the Messenger of Allah (S) said:
“He who likes to embark the ship of salvation and to grasp the firmest handle, and holds fast by the strong cord of Allah, then he must, after me, loves Ali and should be inimical to his enemy; and he must follow the Imams (leaders) of right guidance from his offspring since they are my vicegerents, and my legates, and Allah's witnesses over His servants after me, and the chiefs of my Ummah.?
Mawassat al-Qurba, the tenth Mawaddah, p. 96, Labur Edition; and Yanabi al-Mawaddah, pp. 254 and 256, Eslambul Edition, and pp, 301 and 331 Heydarriyah Edition.
Tradition n. 450
قالَ رَسُولُ اللهُ صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم:
مَن ماتَ عَلي حُبِّ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ماتَ شَهِيداً.
ألا وَ مَن ماتَ عَلي حُبِّ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ماتَ مَغفُوراً لَهُ
ألا وَ مَن ماتَ عَلي حُبِّ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ماتَ تآئِباً
ألا وَ مَن ماتَ عَلي حُبِّ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ماتَ مُؤمِناً مُستَکمِلُ الايمانِ.
ألا وَ مَن ماتَ عَلي حُبِّ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ بَشَّرَهُ مَلَکُ المَوتِ بِالجَنَّةِ ثُمَّ مَُنکَرٍ وَ نَکير.
ألا وَ مَن ماتَ عَلي حُبِّ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ يزِفُّ اِلَي الجَنَّةِ کَما تَزِفُّ العَرُوسِ اِلي بَيتِ زُوجِها.
ألا وَ مَن ماتَ عَلي حُبِّ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ فُتِحَ لَهُ في قَبرِه بابانِ اِلَي الجَنَّةِ.
ألا وَ مَن ماتَ عَلي حُبِّ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ جَعَلَ زُوّارَ قَبرِه(قبره مزار) ملائِکَةُ الرَّحمَةِ.
ألا وَ مَن ماتَ عَلي حُبِّ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ماتَ عَلَي السُنَّةِ وَ الجَماعَةِ.
ألا وَ مَن ماتَ عَلي بُغضِ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ جاءَ يومَ القِيامَةِ مَکتُوباً بَينَ عَينَيهِ: آيسُ مِن رَحمَةِ اللهِ.
ألا وَ مَن ماتَ عَلي بُغضِ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ماتَ کافِراً.
ألا وَ مَن ماتَ عَلي بُغضِ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ آل مُحَمَّدٍ لَم يشُمَّ رائِحَةَ الجَنَّةِ.
“Allamah Abu-'Isbaq Tha'labi, one of the outstanding commentators of Sunnites, with reference to this document, has narrated from the Messenger of Allah (S), who said:
“Whoever dies with the love of Muhammad's progeny, has died as a martyr.”
“Beware! Whoever dies with the love of Muhammad's progeny, has died with forgiveness (of his sins).”
“Beware! Whoever dies with the love of Muhammad's progeny, has died with repentance,”
“Beware! Whoever dies with the love of Muhammad's progeny, has died while he is a believer whose Faith is complete.”
“Beware! Whoever dies with the love of Muhammad's progeny, the angel of death and then Munkar and Nak'ir (two angels commissioned to question him at his arrival in the grave) will give him the glad tidings of Paradise.”
“Beware! Whoever dies with the love of Muhammad's progeny, will be ornamented for going into Paradise like ornamenting the bride when going into the house of her husband,”
“Beware! Whoever dies with the love of Muhammad's progeny, two doors will be opened for him in his grave to the Paradise.”
“Beware! Whoever dies with the love of Muhammad's progeny, Allah will appoint the angels of mercy to be pilgrims of his grave. '“
“Beware! Whoever dies with the love of Muhammad's progeny, has died on the Sunnah and Jama'ah.”
“Beware! Whoever dies with the hostility of Muhammad's progeny, comes on the Day of Hereafter while it is written on his forehead: 'disappointed to the Mercy of Allah'.”
“Beware! Whoever dies with the hostility of Muhammad's progeny, has died heathen,'
“Beware! Whoever dies with the hostility of Muhammad's progeny, will not breathe the odour of Paradise.”1
There are about thirty persons of the Sunnite commentators, traditionists and the men among historians and theologians who have narrated the above-mentioned holy tradition exactly, or with omitting some words or sentences, from Tha'labi among whom, for the sake of brevity, we suffice to mention six names here; so, those are interested in knowing all of the narrators of the tradition can refer to the concerning Islamic sources.
1. Zamakhshari in Kashshaf vol. 3, p. 403, Egypt Edition, and vol. 4, pp. 200-221 Beyrut Edition.
2. Mafatih al-Qayb, by Fakhr-i-Razi, vol. 7, p. 40, Egypt, Dar al-'Amirah Edition.
3. Mawaddat al-Qurba, by Sayyid Ali Hamadani, the thirteenth Mawaddah, p. 117, Lahore Edition.
4. AI-Kashif, by Ibn-Hajar 'Aghani, p. 145, Egypt, Mustafa Mohammad Edition.
