`Ali b. `Abdullah al-Warraq narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah b. Abi Khalaf al-Ash`ari narrated to us. He said: Al-Haytham b. Abi Masruq al-Nahdi narrated to us from al-Husayn b. `Ilwan from Amr b. Khalid from Sad b. Turayf from Al-Asbagh b. Nubata. He said: Amir al-Mu'minin said:

I heard the Messenger of Allah (s) say: I am the master of the Children of Adam, and you, `Ali, and the Imams from your descendants, are the masters of my Nation. Whoever loves us has loved Allah, and whoever hates us has hated Allah, and whoever aligns with us has aligned with Allah, and whoever opposes us has opposed Allah, and whoever obeys us has obeyed Allah, and whoever disobeys us has disobeyed Allah.