[Pooya/Ali Commentary 48:29] Refer to the commentary of preceding verse. For those who are compassionate to the believers and severe unto the disbelievers see commentary of Ma-idah: 54 and 55. At all events the hypocrites, the deviators, the doubters and the deserters mentioned in the commentary of Ali Imran: 121, 122, 128, 140 to 142, 144, 151 to 156, 159, 166 to 168; Anfal: 16; Bara-at: 25 to 27 Fat-h: 1 and 20, are not to be included among the category of above mentioned believers. For the role of Ali played in the service of Islam see commentary of the abovenoted verses for the battles of Uhad, Hunayn and Khaybar, and commentary of Baqarah: 207 and Anfal: 30 for the night of hijrat; Baqarah: 241, 251 and Ahzab : 1 to 3, 9 to 27 for the battle of Khandaq; Ali Imran: 13 and Anfal: 5 for the battle of Badr. For spending in the way of Allah see commentary of Baqarah: 3; Ma-idah: 55 and Dahr: 8 and 9 which illustrate the highest degree of generosity in giving in the cause of Allah whatever Ali and the Ahl ul Bayt had. The first to pray salat with the Holy Prophet was Ali. His devotion and concentration at the time of praying salat was so intense that his close friend Salman had, on several occasions, took him to be dead. Once, in a battle, an arrow broke into his heel, and it was removed when he was praying. Books of history written by well-known Muslim scholars record that immediately after the departure of the Holy Prophet from this world, the companions of the Holy Prophet began to harass and persecute the Ahl ul Bayt. Refer to the issue of Fadak in the commentary of Bani Israil: 26; Naml :15, 16; Nahl: 90 and Maryam: 2 to 15. After depriving the daughter of the Holy Prophet from her lawful inheritance, they set her house on fire. A door fell on her and proved to be the cause of her death. Refer to page 51 (commentary of Baqarah: 2 to 5) for what the Holy Prophet and the Quran say about those who harassed and persecuted the daughter of the Holy Prophet. Such companions cannot be included in the believers "who are with the Holy Prophet." The association referred to in this verse pertains to spiritual affinity, identity and purity described in Ahzab: 33. As said in the commentary of Baqarah : 124 the Holy Prophet and Ali were the only two persons among the Muslims who had never worshipped any ghayrallah at any time in their lives, from cradle to grave, whereas every companion was polluted with idol worship. A complete identity with the Holy Prophet, in spiritual as well as physical range, is found in Ali, Fatimah, Hasan, Husayn and the nine holy divinely chosen Imams in the progeny of Husayn. The Holy Prophet said: "The first of us is Muhammad, the middle of us is Muhammad, and the last of us is Muhammad." For the appointment of Ali as the successor of the Holy Prophet see commentary of Ali Imran: 52 and 53; Baqarah: 207, Anfal: 30; and Ma-idah: 67. This verse refers to Ali and the holy Ahl ul Bayt. Aqa Mahdi Puya says: According to some commentators "those who are with him" refers to all those who were physically in his company, but the description given in this verse renders them inadmissible. The last portion of this verse confirms that only some of the companions are included, not all.