Hadith of warning
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The warning hadith (حدیث انذار) is a famous Islamic hadith, that is recorded in all Muslim books through different chain of narration, which is considered to be mutawatir and sahih. The shias use this hadith to prove that Ali ibn Abi Talib is the rightful successor of prophet Muhammed.[citation needed]
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[edit] Invitation of close families
For three years Muhammad invited people to Islam in secret. Then he started inviting people publicly. When according to Quran he was commanded to invite his closer relatives to come to Islam[1], gathered Banu Hashim in a ceremony and told them clearly that whoever would be the first to accept his invitation would become his successor and inheritor. Ali who was 13 or 14 years old at that time was the one to step forth and embrace Islam. This invitation repeated for three times but only Ali answer to Muhammad. Muhammad accepted Ali's submission to the faith and thus fulfilled his promise. Others laughed at them and dispersed. [2]
Imam Ali, the one narrating the hadith, says he was ordered to cook food for forty people by the prophet, for the exact number of family members attending the event.
After the food was presented and the people ate and drunk, the prophet of Allah stood up and said "O sons of Abd al-Muttalib, by Allah, I don't know a young man from the Arabs, who came to his people better than I have came with to you and I have verily came to you with the best of this world and the hereafter, and Allah has ordered me to invite you to it. So who of you, will help me in this mission and to be my brother, vice regent, successor upon you, the Prophet repeated this three times, and only his cousin Ali, who had fourteen years old, answered and said I (Ali) the youngest of them all, O prophet of Allah, shall be your viceregent. The prophet put his hand on the neck of imam Ali and said this man (Ali) is my brother successor, viceregent, upon you so listen to him and obey him, then a handful of the people laughed and said Abu Talib, Muhammed has ordered you to obey your son.
[edit] Footnotes
[edit] References
- Ashraf, Shahid (2005). Encyclopedia of Holy Prophet and Companions. Anmol Publications PVT. LTD.. ISBN 8126119403.
- Tabatabae, Sayyid Mohammad Hosayn; Seyyed Hossein Nasr (translator) (1979). Shi'ite Islam. Suny press. ISBN 0-87395-272-3.
[edit] Further reading
This hadith has been mentioned in the following Sunni books
- Tareekh altabary volume 2 page 319
- Tareekh ibn atheer volume 2 page 62
- Alsirat alhalabiya volume 1 page 311
- Shawahed altanzeel volume 1 page 371
- Kanz alummal volume 15 page 15
- Tareekh ibn asaker volume 1 page 85
- Tafseer alkhazen volume 3 page 371
