4. We were told by Muhammed bin Umar, the Keeper, al-Ju’abi, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Harith, Abu Bakr al-Wasiti, from the origin of his book, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Yazid bin Sulaim, that he said: We were told by Isma’il bin Aban, that he said: We were told by Abu Mariam, from ‘Ataa’, from Ibn Abbas, that he said:

The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: Allah is my Lord, and there is no sign for me with Him, and I am the Messenger of my Lord, and there is no sign with me, and Ali is my Ally and the Ally of whoever I am his Ally, and there is no sign with him.