The Ghadir Declaration

Hadith 21 to 30

Hadīth No. 21

“‘Amr bin Dhī Mur (RA) and Zayd bin Arqam (RA) have narrated that the Prophet (SAW) delivered an address on the day of Ghadīr Khum. He said: One who has me as his master has ‘Alī as his master. O Allāh! Be his friend who befriends him and be his enemy who is his enemy, and help him who helps him and assist him who assists him.”[21]

Hadīth No. 22

Exegetes andhadīth -scholars have described the following narration in the mode of revelation of the verse:

Today, I have perfected your religion for you. [22]

“Abū Hurayrah (RA) has narrated that one who fasted on 18 Dhul-hijjah will receive a reward equal to 60 months of fasting. This was the day of Ghadīr Khum when the Prophet (SAW), holding ‘Alī bin Abī Tālib’s hand, said: Am I not the guardian of the believers? They said: why not, O messenger of Allāh! He said: One who has me as his master has ‘Alī as his master. At this ‘Umar bin al-Khattāb (RA) said: congratulations! O Ibn Abī Tālib! You are my master and (the master of) every Muslim. (On this occasion) Allāh revealed this verse: Today, I have perfected your religion for you.”[23]

Hadīth No. 23

Imām Rāzī comments on the mode of revelation of this verse:

(O (honoured) Messenger! Whatever has been revealed to you from your Lord, convey (it all to the people). [24]

“This verse has been revealed to stress ‘Alī’s excellence, and when the verse was revealed, the Prophet (SAW) caught hold of ‘Alī’s hand and said: One who has me as his master has ‘Alī as his master. O Allāh! Be his friend who befriends him, and be his enemy who is his enemy. (Soon) after this, ‘Umar (RA) met him (‘Alī (RA)) and said: O Ibn Abī Tālib! I congratulate you, now you are my (master) and the master of every male and female believer.

“It has been narrated by ‘Abdullāh bin ‘Abbās, Barā’ bin ‘Āzib and Muhammad bin ‘Alī (RA).”[25]

Hadīth No. 24

Most of thehadīth -scholars have described the tradition given below in the mode of revelation of the verse:

إنَّمَا وَلِيُّكُمُ اللهُ وَرَسُوْلُه وَالَّذِيْنَ آمَنُوا الَّذِيْنَ يُقِيْمُوْنَ الصَّلاةَ وَيُؤْتُوْنَ الزَّكَاةَ وَهُمْ رَاكِعُوْنَO

(Surely your (helping) friend is Allāh and His Messenger and (along with them) are the believers who establish prayers, pay zakāh and bow down (in humility before Allāh (SWT)). [26]

“It is narrated by ‘Ammār bin Yāsir (RA) that a beggar came up to ‘Alī (RA) and stood beside him. He was kneeling in prayer. He (the beggar) pulled out his ring and he gave the ring to the beggar. Then ‘Alī (RA) called on the Prophet (SAW) and told him the news. At this occasion, this verse was revealed to him: (Surely your (helping) friend is Allāh and His Messenger and (along with them) are the believers who establish prayers, payzakāh and bow down (in humility before Allāh (SWT)). Allāh’s Messenger (SAW) read out the verse and said: One who has me as his master has ‘Alī as his master. O Allāh! Be his friend who befriends him (‘Alī) and be his enemy who is his enemy.”[27]

Hadīth No. 25

“It is narrated by ‘Ammār bin Yāsir (RA) that the Messenger of Allāh (SAW) said: whoso believed me and endorsed me, I shall pass on to him the legacy of ‘Alī’s spiritual leadership. Anyone who regarded him as his guardian, he regarded me as his guardian, and anyone who regarded me as his guardian, he regarded Allāh (SWT) as his Guardian, and anyone who loved him (‘Alī), he loved me and one who loved me loved Allāh (SWT), and one who bore malice towards him (‘Alī) bore malice towards me and one who bore malice towards me bore malice towards Allāh (SWT).”[28]

Hadīth No. 26

“It is narrated by ‘Alī ((RA) himself) that the Prophet (SAW) said on the day of Ghadīr Khum: One who has me as his master has ‘Alī as his master.”[29]

Hadīth No. 27

“‘Abdullāh bin Buraydah al-Aslamī رضي الله عنهما)) relates that the Prophet (SAW) said: ‘Alī is indeed his guardian whose guardian I am.

“Another tradition is attributed to him (that the Prophet (SAW) said): ‘Alī is his guardian whose guardian I am.”[30]

Hadīth No. 28

The same tradition is narrated by Ibn Buraydah (RA) on the authority of his father in slightly different words that the Prophet (SAW) said:

“What will happen to the people who show rudeness to ‘Alī! (Beware) that anyone who is rude to ‘Alī is rude to me, and anyone who parted from ‘Alī parted from me. Surely ‘Alī is from me and I am from ‘Alī. He has been created from my clay and I have been created from Ibrāhīm’s clay and I have an edge over Ibrāhīm. Some of us are the children of others and Allāh (SWT) hears and knows all these things… And He is the guardian of all of you after me. (Buraydah (RA) describes that) I said: O Messenger of Allāh! Spare some of your time and extend your hand. I want to take the oath of

reaffirming Islam at your hand. And I did not part from him, so much so that I reaffirmed my faith in Islam.”[31]

Hadīth No. 29

“‘Amr bin Maymūm رضي الله عنهما)) has attributed it to Ibn ‘Abbās رضي الله عنهما)) that the Messenger of Allāh (SAW) said: Surely one who has me as his master has ‘Alī as his master.”[32]

Hadīth No. 30

“(The Prophet (SAW) said): Beware! Surely Allāh is my guardian and I am the guardian of every believer, (and) one who has me as his master has ‘Alī as his master.”[33]