And Ali is one, for whom the following statement of Prophet is proved:
“You are from me and I am from you.”1
And His Eminence deemed Ali (a.s.) to be in relation to himself as Harun
(a.s.) was to Musa (a.s.), and in that he did not mention any exception, except that
of prophethood.2
Before this we fulfilled the right of discussion of the tradition of
brotherhood,3
and in this connection mentioned fifty traditions4 regarding
brotherhood between Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) and his cousin, Ameerul
Momineen (a.s.). And it is narrated from His Eminence through the channels of
Umar, Anas, Ibne Abi Aufi, Ibne Abbas, Mahduj bin Zaid Zahli, Jabir bin
Abdullah, Aamir bin Rabia, Abu Zar and others that:
“You are my brother in the world and hereafter.”
This nobility, like the other nobilities of the Imam (a.s.), were very hard
upon followers of selfish desires, and they fabricated a statement opposed to it;
sometimes in favor of Abu Bakr and it is that he was brother of Prophet,5 and
sometimes regarding Uthman and Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) established
brotherhood between himself and Uthman, and sometimes between Ali and
Uthman: that Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) established brotherhood between them.6
The degraded narrators know that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.)
established brotherhood between Abu Bakr and Umar when he first established
brotherhood in Mecca,7 and when he established brotherhood between
Muhajireen and Ansar in Medina, he established brotherhood between Abu Bakr
and Kharija bin Zaid Ansari,8 and in pledge of brotherhood in Mecca, he established brotherhood between Uthman and Abdur Rahman bin Auf9 and in
Medina, he established brotherhood between Uthman and Aws bin Thabit.10
Thus, Uthman definitely never makes a false swearing, and Talha is not
claiming something he has not seen, if they are really true companions and those
given glad tidings of Paradise.
Also, you will understand this claim from the statement narrated from
Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) that His Eminence said:
“I am the slave of Allah and brother of His Messenger (s.a.w.a.), no one
other than me can claim it, except a liar.”11
Ibne Kathir has mentioned in his Tarikh:12 This tradition is narrated through
multiple channels. Ibne Hajar says: “We narrate this tradition through multiple
channels.”
This statement of Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) is conclusion of the statement of
Prophet that: “You are my brother and I am your brother and if anyone fights you
– and it is mentioned in another quotation – if anyone quarrels with you, tell him:
I am the slave of Allah and brother of Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) and no one
can claim this after you, except one who is an excessive liar.”
The first to commit audacity against this excellence was Umar bin Khattab,
on the day he dragged the owner of this nobility like one drags a camel with a
rope around its neck, so that he may pledge allegiance to Abu Bakr. When Ali
(a.s.) asked: “What if I don’t pay allegiance?”
Umar replied: “By the God, except whom there is no deity, I would strike
off your head.”
Ali (a.s.) said: “Then you would kill the slave of Allah and brother of
Messenger.”
Umar said: “As for ‘slave of Allah’ yes, but as for ‘brother of Messenger’,
no.”
I will not hurt feelings by removing the veil from Umar’s denial of
brotherhood, which is proved from that clear and emphatic report, and which
Umar himself heard from the Prophet.