5. We were told by Muhammed bin Umar, the Keeper, al-Ju’abi, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Ubaidullah al-Askari, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Ali bin Bassam al-Harrani from the origin of his book, that he said: We were told by Mu’allal bin Nufail, that he said: We were told by Ayoub bin Salam, the brother from Muhammed bin Salama, from Bassam al-Sayrafi, from ‘Atiya, from Abu Sa’eed, that he said:

The Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: Whoever I am his Ally, then Ali is his Ally, and whoever I am his Imam, then Ali is his Imam, and whoever I am his Commander, then Ali is his Commander, and whoever I am his Warner, then Ali is his Warner, and whoever I am his Guide, then Ali is his Guide, and whoever I am his Means to Allah, Exalted is He, then Ali is his Means to Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, for Allah, Glorified be He, will judge between him and between his enemy.