[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , on the Day of Judgement, he took the hand of Ali and gave a sermon in which he praised and thanked Allah. Then he said, "O people, I am your guardian." They said, "You have spoken the truth, O Messenger of Allah." Then he took the hand of Ali and raised it and said, "This is my successor and the executor of my will. Indeed, Allah is the protector of whoever supports him and the enemy of whoever opposes him."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمَ الْجُحْفَةِ وَأَخَذَ بِيَدِ عَلِيٍّ فَخَطَبَ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ «إِنِّي وَلِيُّكُمْ» قَالُوا صَدَقْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِيَدِ عَلِيٍّ فَرَفَعَهَا وَقَالَ «هَذَا وَلِيِّي والْمُؤَدِّي عَنِّي وَإِنَّ اللهَ مُوَالِ مَنْ وَالَاهُ وَمُعَادٍ مَنْ عَادَاهُ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ had a bird with him, so he said, "O Allah, bring me the most beloved of your creation to you, who will eat with me from this bird." Abu Bakr came and he refused, and Umar came and he refused, and Ali came and he allowed him.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ عِنْدَهُ طَائِرٌ فَقَالَ «اللهُمَّ ائْتِنِي بِأَحَبِّ خَلْقِكَ إِلَيْكَ يَأْكُلُ مَعِي مَنْ هَذَا الطَّيْرِ» فَجَاءَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَرَدَّهُ وَجَاءَ عُمَرُ فَرَدَّهُ وَجَاءَ عَلِيٌّ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ  

What prevents you from abusing Abu Turab (Hadrat 'Ali), whereupon be said: It is because of three things which I remember Messenger of Allah ﷺ having said about him that I would not abuse him and even if I find one of those three things for me, it would be more dear to me than the red camels. I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ say about 'Ali as he left him behind in one of his campaigns (that was Tabuk). 'Ali said to him: Messenger of Allah, you leave me behind along with women and children. Thereupon Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him: Aren't you satisfied with being unto me what Aaron was unto Moses but with this exception that there is no prophethood after me. And I (also) heard him say on the Day of Khaibar: I would certainly give this standard to a person who loves Allah and his Messenger, and Allah and his Messenger love him too. He (the narrator) said: We had been anxiously waiting for it, when he (the Holy Prophet) said: Call 'Ali. He was called and his eyes were inflamed. He applied saliva to his eyes and handed over the standard to him, and Allah gave him victory. (The third occasion is this) when the (following) verse was revealed: "Let us summon our children and your children." Messenger of Allah ﷺ called 'Ali, Fatima, Hasan and Husain and said: O Allah, they are my family. (Using translation from Muslim 2404d)   

أَمَا مَا ذَكَرْتُ ثَلَاثًا قَالَهُنَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَنْ أَسُبَّهُ لَأَنْ تَكُونَ لِي وَاحِدَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ حُمْرِ النَّعَمِ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لَهُ وَخَلَّفَهُ فِي بَعْضِ مَغَازِيهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ «تُخَلِّفُنِي مَعَ النِّسَاءِ وَالصِّبْيَانِ؟» فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَمَا تَرْضَى أَنْ تَكُونَ مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةِ هَارُونَ مِنْ مُوسَى إِلَّا أَنَّهُ لَا نُبُوَّةَ بَعْدِي؟» وَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ فِي يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ «لَأُعْطِيَنَّ الرَّايَةَ رَجُلًا يُحِبُّ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَيُحِبُّهُ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ» فَتَطَاوَلْنَا لَهَا فَقَالَ «ادْعُوا لِي عَلِيًّا» فَأُتِيَ بِهِ أَرْمَدَ فَبَصَقَ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ وَدَفَعَ الرَّايَةَ إِلَيْهِ وَلَمَّا نَزَلَتْ زَادَ هِشَامٌ {إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنْكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ} [الأحزاب 33] دَعَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلِيًّا وَفَاطِمَةَ وَحَسَنًا وَحُسَيْنًا فَقَالَ «اللهُمَّ يَعْنِي هَؤُلَاءِ أَهْلِي»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , saying, "There are three qualities, if you possess one of them, it would be dearer to me than owning a red camel. I heard him saying, '(The relationship of the Prophet) is like that of Harun (i.e., Aaron) to Moses, but there will be no prophet after me,' and I heard him saying, 'Tomorrow I will give the flag to a man who loves Allah and His Messenger, and Allah and His Messenger love him.' And I heard him saying, 'Whomever I am his master (Mawla), then Ali is his master (Mawla).'  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لَهُ خِصَالٌ ثَلَاثَةٌ لَأَنْ تَكُونَ لِي وَاحِدَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ حُمْرِ النَّعَمِ سَمِعَتْهُ يَقُولُ «إِنَّهُ مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةِ هَارُونَ مِنْ مُوسَى إِلَّا أَنَّهُ لَا نَبِيَّ بَعْدِي» وَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ «لَأُعْطِيَنَّ الرَّايَةَ غَدًا رَجُلًا يُحِبُّ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَيُحِبُّهُ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ» وَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ «مَنْ كُنْتُ مَوْلَاهُ فَعَلِيٌّ مَوْلَاهُ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Tomorrow, I will give the flag to a man who loves Allah and His Messenger, and whom Allah and His Messenger love. Allah will grant victory through his hands." His companions were excited about it, and the flag was given to Ali.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَأَدْفَعَنَّ الرَّايَةَ غَدًا إِلَى رَجُلٍ يُحِبُّ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَيُحِبُّهُ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ يَفْتَحُ اللهُ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ» فَاسْتَشْرَفَ لَهَا أَصْحَابُهُ فَدَفَعَ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ  

[Machine] He said to Ali, who was accompanying him, "Indeed, people have criticized you for going out in extreme cold while wearing thin clothing and going out in extreme heat while wearing thick clothing." Ali said, "Were you not with us at the Battle of Khaybar?" He said, "Yes." Ali said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent Abu Bakr with a battalion and he returned. Then he sent Umar with a battalion and he also returned with the people." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I will give the flag to a man who loves Allah and His Messenger and whom Allah and His Messenger love, and he will not flee." Then he sent for me while I was sharpening my weapon. I said, "I am sharpening (my weapon), so pour some water into my eyes." And he said, "O Allah, protect him from the heat and the cold, for I have not found anyone after him who is affected by either heat or cold."  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِعَلِيٍّ وَكَانَ يَسِيرُ مَعَهُ «إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ أَنْكَرُوا مِنْكَ أَنَّكَ تَخْرُجُ فِي الْبَرْدِ فِي الْمُلَاءَتَيْنِ وَتَخْرُجُ فِي الْحَرِّ فِي الْحَشْوِ وَالثَّوْبِ الْغَلِيظِ» قَالَ «أَوَلَمْ تَكُنْ مَعَنَا بِخَيْبَرَ؟» قَالَ بَلَى قَالَ «فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بَعَثَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعَقَدَ لَهُ لِوَاءً فَرَجَعَ وَبَعَثَ عُمَرَ وَعَقَدَ لَهُ لِوَاءً فَرَجَعَ بِالنَّاسِ» فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَأُعْطِيَنَّ الرَّايَةَ رَجُلًا يُحِبُّ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَيُحِبُّه اللهُ وَرَسَولُهُ لَيْسَ بِفَرَّارٍ» فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيَّ وَأنا أَرْمَدُ قُلْتُ «إِنِّي أَرْمَدُ فَتَفَلَ فِي عَيْنِي» وَقَالَ «اللهُمَّ اكْفِهِ أَذَى الْحَرِّ وَالْبَرْدِ فَمَا وَجَدْتُ حَرًّا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ وَلَا بَرْدًا»  

[Machine] I heard my father Buraydah saying, "We were besieged in Khaybar, and Abu Bakr took command, but it was not opened for him. Then, Umar took command on the following day, but it was not opened for him either. On that day, the people faced great difficulty and exerted great effort. So, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Tomorrow, I will hand over my flag to a man whom Allah and His Messenger love, and he loves them, and it will not be returned until it is opened for him.' We spent the night in a state of anticipation that the victory would come the next day. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed the morning prayer and stood up, he called for the flag and the people lined up behind him. There was not a single one of us who did not hope to be the one to carry the flag in the presence of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . So, he called for Ali ibn Abi Talib, who was suffering from an inflamed eye. The Prophet ﷺ applied his saliva to Ali's eye, wiped it off, and handed him the flag. Allah opened Khaybar for him and he said, 'And I will be the one who will enter it.'"  

سَمِعْتُ أَبِي بُرَيْدَةَ يَقُولُ حَاصَرْنَا خَيْبَرَ فَأَخَذَ اللِّوَاءَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَلَمْ يُفْتَحْ لَهُ وَأَخَذَ مِنَ الْغَدِ عُمَرُ فَانْصَرَفَ وَلَمْ يُفْتَحْ لَهُ وَأَصَابَ النَّاسَ يَوْمَئِذٍ شِدَّةٌ وَجَهْدٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنِّي دَافِعٌ لِوَائِي غَدًا إِلَى رَجُلٍ يُحِبُّ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَيُحِبُّهُ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ لَا يَرْجِعُ حَتَّى يُفْتَحُ لَهُ» وَبِتْنَا طَيِّبَةً أَنْفُسُنَا أَنَّ الْفَتْحَ غَدًا فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَّى الْغَدَاةَ ثُمَّ قَامَ قَائِمًا وَدَعَا بِاللِّوَاءِ وَالنَّاسُ عَلَى مَصَافِّهِمْ فَمَا مِنَّا إِنْسَانٌ لَهُ مَنْزِلَةٌ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَّا هُوَ يَرْجُو أَنْ يَكُونَ صَاحِبَ اللِّوَاءِ فَدَعَا عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَهُوَ أَرْمَدُ فَتَفَلَ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ وَمَسَحَ عَنْهُ وَدَفَعَ إِلَيْهِ اللِّوَاءَ وَفَتَحَ اللهُ لَهُ قَالَ «وَأَنَا فِيمَنْ تَطَاوَلَ لَهَا»  

[Machine] When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ arrived in the presence of the people of Khaybar, he appointed 'Umar as the leader and he stood up along with those who stood up from among the people. They met the people of Khaybar, and 'Umar and his companions were revealed. They returned to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I will give the leadership to a man whom Allah and His Messenger love and who loves Allah and His Messenger." The next day, Abu Bakr and 'Umar took the lead. 'Ali was called, and he was weak, so he spat in his eyes and he stood up with him from among the people. They met the people of Khaybar, and there was a welcoming call that he made while saying, "[The sea] has known that Khaybar, I am a welcoming guest, a brave knight experienced with weapons. Sometimes I stab and sometimes I strike. When the lions advance, they start to blaze. He and 'Ali had a difference of opinion. 'Ali struck him twice, and then 'Ali struck him on his forehead until his sword became white. The people of the military heard the sound of his strike, so they were not left behind with 'Ali. So Allah opened for him and for them.  

لَمَّا كَانَ حَيْثُ نَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِحَضْرَةِ أَهْلِ خَيْبَرَ أَعْطَى رَسُولُ اللهِ اللِّوَاءَ عُمَرَ فَنَهَضَ مَعَهُ مَنْ نَهَضَ مِنَ النَّاسِ فَلَقُوا أَهْلَ خَيْبَرَ فَانْكَشَفَ عُمَرُ وَأَصْحَابُهُ فَرَجَعُوا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَأُعْطِيَنَّ اللِّوَاءَ رَجُلًا يُحِبُّ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَيُحِبُّهُ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ» فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الْغَدِ تَصَادَرَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ فَدَعَا عَلِيًّا وَهُوَ أَرْمَدُ فَتَفَلَ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ وَنَهَضَ مَعَهُ مِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ نَهَضَ فَلَقِيَ أَهْلَ خَيْبَرَ فَإِذَا مَرْحَبٌ يَرْتَجِزُ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ [البحر الرجز] قَدْ عَلِمَتْ خَيْبَرُ أَنِّي مَرْحَبُ شَاكي السِّلَاحِ بَطَلٌ مُجَرَّبُ أَطْعَنُ أَحْيَانًا وَحِينًا أَضْرِبُ إِذَا اللُّيُوثُ أَقْبَلَتْ تَلَهَّبُ فَاخْتَلَفَ هُوَ وَعَلِيٌّ ضَرْبَتَيْنِ فَضَرَبَهُ عَلِيٌّ عَلَى هَامَتِهِ حَتَّى عَضَّ السَّيْفَ مِنْهَا أَبْيَضَ رَأْسِهِ وَسَمِعَ أَهْلُ الْعَسْكَرِ صَوْتَ ضَرَبْتِهِ فَمَا تَتَامَّ آخِرُ النَّاسِ مَعَ عَلِيٍّ فَفَتَحَ اللهُ لَهُ وَلَهُمْ  

On the day of Khaibar, Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Tomorrow I will give this flag to a man through whose hands Allah will give us victory. He loves Allah and His Apostle, and he is loved by Allah and His Apostle." The people remained that night, wondering as to who would be given it. In the morning the people went to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and everyone of them was hopeful to receive it (i.e. the flag). The Prophet said, "Where is ʿAli bin Abi Talib?" It was said, "He is suffering from eye trouble O Allah's Apostle." He said, "Send for him." ʿAli was brought and Messenger of Allah ﷺ spat in his eye and invoked good upon him. So ʿAli was cured as if he never had any trouble. Then the Prophet ﷺ gave him the flag. ʿAli said "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! I will fight with them till they become like us." Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Proceed and do not hurry. When you enter their territory, call them to embrace Islam and inform them of Allah's Rights which they should observe, for by Allah, even if a single man is led on the right path (of Islam) by Allah through you, then that will be better for you than the nice red camels. (Using translation from Bukhārī 4210)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ «لَأُعْطِيَنَّ هَذِهِ الرَّايَةَ غَدًا رَجُلًا يَفْتَحُ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ يُحِبُّ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَيُحِبُّهُ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ» فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ النَّاسُ غَدَوْا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ كُلُّهُمْ يَرْجُو أَنْ يُعْطَى فَقَالَ «أَيْنَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ؟» فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ يَشْتَكِي عَيْنَيْهِ قَالَ فَأَرْسِلُوا إِلَيْهِ فَأُتِيَ بِهِ فَبَصَقَ رَسُولُ اللهِ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ وَدَعَا لَهُ فَبَرَأَ كَأَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ بِهِ وَجَعٌ فَأَعْطَاهُ الرَّايَةَ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أُقَاتِلُهُمْ حَتَّى يَكُونُوا مِثْلَنَا؟ قَالَ «انْفُذْ عَلَى رِسْلِكَ حَتَّى تَنْزِلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمْ ثُمَّ ادْعُهُمْ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ وَأَخْبِرْهُمْ بِمَا يَجِبُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ حَقِّ اللهِ فَوَاللهِ لَأَنْ يَهْدِيَ اللهُ بِكَ رَجُلًا وَاحِدًا خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنْ أَنْ تَكُونَ لَكَ حُمْرُ النَّعَمِ»