62. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Khalid, from his father, from Khalaf bin Hammad, from Abu’l-Hasan al-‘Abdi, from al-A’mash, from ‘Abaya al-Asadi, from Ibn Abbas, that he said:

There will be a tribulation. Hence, if one of you observes it, it is upon him (to adhere to) two virtues: The Book of Allah, and Ali bin Abi Talib , for indeed, I heard the Prophet of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, say, while he had held the hand of Ali, peace be upon him: He is the first to have believed in me, and the first to handshake me on the Day of Resurrection. He is the Divider [1] of this nation, who divides between truth and falsehood. He is the Leader of the Believers, and property is the leader of oppressors. He is, indeed, the Greater Truthful , and he is my Door through I am approached, and he is my Successor after me.