Muhammad b. Ahmad al-Sinani narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Abi `Abdillah al-Asadi al-Kufi narrated to us. He said: Musa b. `Imran al-Nakha`i narrated to us from his uncle al-Husayn b. Yazid from `Ali b. Salim from his father from Sa`d b. Turayf from Sa`id b. Jubayr from Ibn `Abbas. He said:

The Messenger of Allah (s) said to `Ali : O `Ali! You are the Imam of the Muslims, the Commander of the Faithful, the Leader of the shining believers, the Proof of Allah after me over the whole creation, the Master of Deputies, and the Deputy of the Master of Prophets. O `Ali! When I was taken up to the seventh heaven, and from there to the Lote Tree of the Furthest Boundary (sidratul muntaha), and from there to the veils of light, my Lord ennobled me with His whisper. He said to me: “O Muhammad!” I said: “I am here at Your service, my Lord, may You be glorified and exalted.” He said: “Surely, `Ali is the Imam of My friends, the light of whoever obeys Me, and the word that the pious stick to. Whoever obeys him has obeyed Me, and whoever disobeys Him has disobeyed Me. So, give him glad tidings of that.” So, `Ali said: O Messenger of Allah! Is my omen such that I would be mentioned there?! So, he said: Yes, `Ali. So, thank your Lord. So, `Ali fell in prostration, thanking Allah for what He had blessed him with. So, the Messenger of Allah (s) said to him: Raise your head, `Ali, for surely, Allah has boasted about you to His angels.