2. We were told by Ahmad bin Muhammed bin al-Sinani, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Hamza bin Qasim al-Alawi al-Abbasi, that he said: We were told by Ja’far bin Muhammed bin Malik al-Fazari, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hussain bin Zaid, the Oilman, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Sinan, that he said: We were told by Ziyad bin Mundhir, from Sa’eed bin Jubayr, from Aisha, that she said:

The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: Ali is the Master of the Arabs. So I said: O Allah’s Messenger, are you not the Master of the Arabs? He said: I am the Master of the sons of Adam, and Ali is the Master of the Arabs. I said: And what is a Master? He said: The one to whom obedience is made obligatory, like how obedience to me is made obligatory.