Muhammad b. Ibrahim b. Ishaq narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. Muhammad al-Hamadani narrated to us. He said: Al-Mundhir b. Muhammad informed us. He said: Ja`far b. Sulayman narrated to us from `Abdullah b. al-Fadl from Sa`d b. Turayf from al-Asbagh b. Nubata. He said: Amir al-Mu’minin said in one of his sermons:

O people! Listen to my words and think for my sake, for surely, the separation is near. I am the Imam of humanity, the deputy of the best vicegerent, the husband of the Mistress of the Women of this Nation, and the father of the pure progeny and the Imams of Guidance. I am the brother of the Messenger of Allah, his deputy, his supporter, his vizier, his companion, his elite one, his beloved, and his friend. I am the Commander of the Faithful, the Leader of the shining believers, and the Master of Deputies. My war is Allah’s war, and my peace is Allah’s peace. Obedience to me is obedience to Allah, my wilaya is the wilaya of Allah, my Shi`a are the friends of Allah, and my supporters are the supporters of Allah. By Him who created me when I was nothing, the preservers from the companions of Muhammad (s) know that the oath breakers, deviators, and apostates were cursed upon the tongue of the Ummi Prophet; and those who were cursed will be let down.