My father narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Yahya al-`Attar narrated to us. He said: Al-Husayn b. Ishaq al-Tajir narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. Mehran narrated to us from al-Husayn b. Sa`id from al-Husayn b. `Ilwan from Ziyad b. al-Mundhir from Badr b. `Abdullah from Anas b. Malik. He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (s) say:

The best of deputies, the master of martyrs, and the nearest person to the status of the prophets will come to you through this door. So, `Ali b. Abi Talib entered. The Messenger of Allah (s) said: It is not for me to say this, Aba’l Hasan. You are the master of my Pond, the fulfiller of my covenant, and the one who will represent me in my religion.