2. We were told by Ahmad bin Hasan al-Qattan, that he said: We were told by Hasan bin Ali bin Hussain al-Sukkari, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Zakariya, that he said: We were told by Ja’far bin Muhammed bin ‘Umara, from his father, from Abu Khalid al-Kabuli, that he said:

It was said to the Master of Worshippers, Ali bin Hussain, peace be upon them both: Indeed, the people are saying: Indeed, the best of people after the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, are Abu Bakr, then Umar, then Uthman, then Ali, peace be upon him. He said: So what do they do with a report narrated by Sa’eed bin Musayyib, of Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas, of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, that he said to Ali, peace be upon him: «You are to me in the same position as Harun to Musa, except that there is no Prophet after me»? So, who was, during the era of Musa, like Harun?