[Machine] Ali invited the people who had heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "Whoever I am his guardian (mawla), Ali is his guardian (mawla)." So, around twelve men stood up and testified that they had heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "Whoever I am his guardian (mawla), Ali is his guardian (mawla)."
أَنَّ عَلِيًّا ؓ نَاشَدَ النَّاسَ مَنْ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ كُنْتُ وَلِيَّهُ فَعَلِيٌّ وَلِيُّهُ» فَقَامَ بَضْعَةَ عَشَرَ فَشَهِدُوا أَنَّهُمْ سَمِعُوا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ كُنْتُ وَلِيَّهُ فَعَلِيٌّ وَلِيَّهُ»