Divine Punishment for ‘Ali’s Enemies

The Messenger of Allah has been quoted by Ikrimah on the authority of Ibn Abbas as saying: God Almighty denied Banu-Isra’il

الدُّعَاءُ لَهُ:

رَوَى الخَوارِزْمِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَلِيَّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَقول: أَتَى إِلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَأَنَا شَاكٍ أَقُولُ: اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كَانَ أَجَلِي قَدْ حَضَرَ فَأَرِحْنِي وَإِنْ كَانَ مُتَأَخِّراً فَعَافِنِي، وَإِنْ كَانَ بَلاءً فَصَبِّرْنِي. فَضَرَبَنِي بِرِجْلِهِ وَقالَ: كَيْفَ قُلتَ؟ فَأَعَدْتُ عَلَيْهِ الْقَوْلَ. فَقالَ: اللَّهُمَّ إشْفِهِ (أَوْ قَالَ: عَافِهِ). قَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ: فَمَا اشْتَكَيْتُ وَجَعِي ذَلِكَ.

وَعَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ: أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ بَعَثَ جَيْشاً فِيهِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ. فَسَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ يَدْعُو وَرَفَعَ يَدَهُ (أَوْ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ) يَقول: اللَّهُمَّ لاَ تُمِتْنِي حَتَّى تُرِيَنِي وَجْهَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ.

وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قَالَ: وَجِعْتُ وَجَعاً شَدِيداً فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ فَأَنَامَنِي فِي مَكَانِهِ وَأَلْقَى عَلَيَّ طَرَفَ ثَوْبِهِ ثُمَّ قَامَ يُصَلِّي. ثُمَّ قَالَ: قُمْ يَا عَلِيُّ قَدْ بَرِئْتَ لاَ بَأْسَ عَلَيْك. مَا دَعَوْتُ لِنَفْسِي بِشَيْءٍ إلاَّ دَعَوْتُ لَكَ بِمِثْلِهِ، وَمَا دَعَوْتُ بِشَيْءٍ إلاَّ اسْتُجِيبَ لِي (أَوْ قَالَ: قَدْ أُعْطِيتُهُ) إلاَّ أَنَّهُ لاَ نَبِيَّ بَعْدِي.

فِي التَّوَعُّدِ عَلَى بُغْضِهِ:

رَوَى الخَوارِزْمِيُّ عَنْ مُعَمَّرٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: إنَّ اللهَ عَزَّ وَجلَّ مَنَعَ بَنِي إِسْـرَائِيلَ قَطْرَ السَّمَـاءِ بِسُوءِ رَأْيِهِمْ فِي

rain because of maltreating their prophets and creating discord in their religion. God will afflict this Ummah (Muslims) too with famine and drought. He will deny them His mercy because of enmity with ‘Ali.¹⁴⁶

Mu’ammar has reported: Zuhri used to relate narrations to me but during his illness from which he had no hope of recovery, related a Hadith from ‘Ikrimah which he had not recounted before! When he recovered from his illness, he regretted for having related that narration. He said: O Yemeni (Zuhri) do not quote me. Throw away what you have written down! I said: Why? He said: This group of Banu-Umayyah do not accept the apology of those eulogizing ‘Ali! I said: O Abu-Bakr (Zuhri’s nickname)! How do you cooperate with this group when you have heard this narration by ‘Ikrimah, revealing one of ‘Ali’s merits? He said: It is easy to understand. Banu-Umayyah shared their wealth with us. In return for this generosity we give up our faith and move in the direction of carnal desires.¹⁴⁷

The Messenger of Allah has been quoted by Anas as saying: God created a group who are neither from the children of Adam nor from the children of Iblis. They always curse ‘Ali’s enemies! The companions asked: Who are they? The Holy Prophet (S) said: They are birds called Qanbarah which perch on tree branches at dawn, calling: Allah’s curse be on the enemies of ‘Ali ibn Abi-Talib! They then salute the Imam, calling: In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful. Greetings be to the benefactors who are the chosen servants of God and have many virtues among people.¹⁴⁸

Imam ‘Ali (a.s) has been quoted by Jabir ibn Abdullah Ansari as saying: I prayed with the Holy Prophet for three years before anyone believes in God and performs prayer. Another matter which the Messenger of Allah disclosed to me was that no unbeliever is my friend and no believer is my enemy. By God, what I say is what I heard from the Messenger of Allah. I have neither told a lie in my life nor has a lie been attributed to me. I have neither been astray nor have I misled anyone

Jabir ibn Abdullah has been quoted as saying: When ‘Ali conquered Khaybar castle and brought about glory for Islam and Muslims, the Messenger of Allah who was greatly pleased with this position of Aaron (Harun) to Moses (Musa) except that there will be no prophet after me. It is you who will pay my dept after my passing away, conceal my private parts, and fight the sworn enemies of Islam for safeguarding of my Ummah.

You are the nearest to me on the Day of Judgment and my deputy at the Pond. Your followers on that day are on the pulpits of light with illuminated faces. They are near me and I will intercede for them. They are my neighbors in paradise in addition to my companions. War against you is war against me and peace with you is peace with me. Your nature is my nature and your sons are my sons.

أَنْبِيَائِهِمْ وَاخْتِلاَفِهِمْ فِي دِينِهِمْ. وَإنَّهُ آخِذٌ هَذِهِ الأُمَّةَ بِالسِّنِينِ وَمَانِعُهُمْ قَطْرَ السَّمَاءِ بِبُغْضِهِمْ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ.

قَالَ مُعَمَّرٌ: حَدَّثَنِي الزُّهْرِيُّ وَقَدْ حَدَّثَنِي فِي مَرْضَةٍ مَرِضَهَا وَلَمْ أَسْمَعْهُ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ قَبْلَهَا أَحْسَبُهُ وَلاَ بَعْدَهَا. فَلَمَّا بَرِئَ مِنْ مَرَضِهِ نَدِمَ فَقالَ لِي: يَا يَمَانِيُّ أكْتُمْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ وَاطْوِهِ دُونِي، فَإنَّ هَؤُلاَءِ (يَعْنِي بَنِي أُمَيَّةَ) لاَ يَعْذِرُونَ أَحَداً فِي تَعْرِيضِ عَلِيٍّ وَذِكْرِهِ. قُلتُ: فَمَا بَالُكَ، أَوَعَيْتَ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَقَدْ سَمِعْتَ الَّذِي سَمِعْتَ؟ قَالَ: حَسْبُكَ يَا هَذَا، إنَّهُمْ شَرِكُونَا فِي لَهَاهُمْ فَانْحَطَطْنَا فِي أَهْوَائِهِمْ.

وَعَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: إنَّ للهِ عَزَّ وَجلَّ خَلْقاً لَيْسَ مِنْ وُلْدِ آدَمَ وَلاَ مِنْ وُلْدِ إبْلِيسَ، يَلْعَنُونَ مُبْغِضِي عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ. قَالُوا: مَنْ هُمْ يَا رَسولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ: هُمُ الْقَنَابِرُ يُنَادُونَ فِي السَّحَرِ عَلَى رُؤُوسِ الشَّجَرِ: أَلاَ لَعْنَةُ اللهِ عَلَى مُبْغِضِي عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، ﴿بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَسَلاَمٌ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ الَّذِينَ اصْطَفَى﴾

وَعَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ الأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَلِيَّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَقُولُ: صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ ثَلاثَ سِنِينَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ مَعَهُ أَحَدٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ.

وَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ: إنَّ مِمَّا عَهِدَ إِلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ أَنَّهُ لاَ يُحِبُّنِي كَافِرٌ وَلاَ يُبْغِضُنِي مُؤْمِنٌ. أَمَا وَاللهِ مَا كَذِبْتُ وَلاَ كُذِّبْتُ وَلاَ ضَلَلْتُ وَلاَ ضُلَّ بِي.

وَعَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ: لَمَّا قَدِمَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ بِفَتْحِ خَيْبَرَ قَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: يَا عَلِيُّ، لَوْلاَ أَنْ تَقُولَ طَـائِفَةٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِي فِيكَ مَا قَالَتِ

victory said to ‘Ali: If there was no fear that a group of my followers to say about you what the Christians said about Jesus, I would say something about your supreme position that whenever you passed by a group of Muslims, they would rub the dust under your feet on their eyes as a cure to their pains! As for your high position, I should suffice to say that your position to me is like the

It is you who will fulfill my promises, for truth is well-rooted in your tongue, heart, and eyes, interwoven with your flesh and skin in a way it is mixed with my flesh and skin. Your enemy has no way to the Pond on the Day of Judgment and your devotee is not far from it. Hearing these good tidings, Imam ‘Ali prostrated as a sign of thanks, raised his hands and said: O Lord! Praise be to You who blessed me with Islam, taught me the Holy Qur’an, and placed my love in the heart of the best servant and the dearest creature, the most honorable being in the heavens and on the earth, the seal of prophets, and the leader of the selected ones. The Holy Prophet’s kindness to me is a grace of Your’s to me.

At this time, the Messenger of Allah said: O ‘Ali! If you had not been created, real believers would not have been recognized after me. God, the Most Honored and Glorified, has set the progeny of every prophet from his loin but has set my progeny in your loin. O ‘Ali! You are the dearest creature of God to me and the most honorable of them. Those who love you are the best of Ummah who are not far from me on the Day of Judgment.¹⁵⁰

النَّصَارَى فِي عِيسَى بْنِ مَرْيَمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ لَقُلْتُ فِيكَ مَقَالاً لاَ تَمُرُّ بِمَلأٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمينَ إلاَّ أَخَذُوا التُّرَابَ مِنْ تَحْتِ رِجْلَيْكَ وَفَضْلِ طُهُورِكَ يَسْتَشْفُونَ بِهِمَا. وَلَكِنْ حَسْبُكَ أَنْ تَكُونَ مِنِّي ِبِمَنْزِلَةِ هَارُونَ مِنْ مُوسَى غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ لاَ نَبِيَّ بَعْدِي، وَأَنْتَ تُبْرِئُ ذِمَّتِي وَتَسْتُرُ عَوْرَتِي وَتُقَاتِلُ عَلَى سُنَّتِي، وَأَنْتَ غَداً فِي الآخِرَةِ أَقْرَبُ الْخَلْقِ مِنِّي، وَأَنْتَ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ خَلِيفَتِي، وَإنَّ شِيعَتَكَ عَلَى مَنَابِرَ مِنْ نُوٍر مُبْيَضَّةٌ وُجُوهُهُمْ حَوْلِي، أَشْفَعُ لَهُمْ وَيَكُونُونَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ جِيرَانِي مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَنْقُصُوا أَصْحَابِي، وَإنَّ حَرْبَكَ حَرْبِي وَسِلْمَكَ سِلْمِي وَسَرِيرَتَكَ سَرِيرَتِي، وَإنَّ وُلْدَكَ وُلْدِي، وَأَنْتَ تَقْضِي دَيْنِي، وَأَنْتَ تُنْجِزُ وَعْدِي، وَإنَّ الْحَقَّ عَلَى لِسَانِكَ وَفِي قَلْبِكَ وَمَعَكَ وَبَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ وَنُصْبَ عَيْنَيْكَ، الإِيمَانُ يُخَالِطُ لَحْمَكَ وَدَمَكَ كَمَا خَالَطَ لَحْمِي وَدَمِي، وَلاَ يَرِدُ عَلَيَّ الْحَوْضَ مُبْغِضٌ لَكَ، وَلاَ يَغِيبُ عَنْهُ مُحِبٌّ لَكَ.

فَخَرَّ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ سَاجِداً وَقَالَ: الْحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي مَنَّ عَلَيَّ بِالإِسْلاَمِ وَعَلَّمَنِي الْقُرْآنَ وَحَبَّبَنِي إِلَى خَيْرِ الْبَرِيَّةِ وَأَعَزِّ الْخَلِيقَةِ وَأَكْرَمِ أَهْلِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ عَلَى رَبِّهِ؛ خَاتَمِ النَّبِيِّينَ وَسَيِّدِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ وَصَفْوَةِ اللهِ مِنْ جَمِيعِ الْعَالَمِينَ إِحْسَاناً مِنَ اللهِ تَعالَى إِلَيَّ وَتَفَضُّلاً مِنْهُ عَلَيَّ.

فَقالَ لَهُ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: لَوْلاَ أَنْتَ يَا عَلِيُّ مَا عُرِفَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ بَعْدِي. لَقَدْ جَعَلَ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجلَّ نَسْلَ كُلِّ نَبِيٍّ مِنْ صُلْبِهِ وَجَعَلَ نَسْلِي مِنْ صُلْبِكَ يَا عَلِيُّ. فَأَنْتَ أَعَزُّ الْخَلْقِ وَأَكْرَمُهُمْ عَلَيَّ وَأَعَزُّهُمْ عِنْدِي، وَمُحِبُّكَ أَكْرَمُ مَنْ يَرِدُ عَلَيَّ الْحَوْضَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي.