Hazrat Zir bin Hubaish (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: By the One Who split the grain and created the human being, surely the unlettered Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم made a covenant with me that only a sincere believer will love me, and only a hypocrite will harbor enmity towards me.

Hazrat Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever I am a friend to, Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) is also his friend."

Hazrat Umm Musa narrates that Hazrat Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I swear that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was the closest to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) among the people in terms of covenant. She says: We were visiting the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on the day he passed away in the house of Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) kept repeatedly asking every little while in the morning, "Has Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) come?" She says: I thought that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had sent him on some errand. Then, after a little while, he came, and we felt that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had some task with him, so we left the house and sat by the door. Among all of us, I was the closest to the door. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) towards himself and kept whispering to him. Then, on that very day, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away. Thus, he (Ali, may Allah be pleased with him) was the closest to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in terms of covenant.

Hazrat Sa’d bin Ubaidah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that a man asked Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both):“Tell me about Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).”He (may Allah be pleased with him) replied:“Whenever you wish to ask about Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), just look at the house near the house of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). This is his house and this is the house of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).”The man said:“I have enmity towards him!”He (may Allah be pleased with him) replied:“Then Allah also has enmity towards you.”

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) wanted to send me to the people of Yemen so that I could judge between them. So I said: O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)! I do not know anything about judging. He (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Prophet (peace be upon him) struck his hand on my chest and supplicated: O Allah! Grant guidance to his heart, and make his tongue straight. After that, I never doubted in making a decision between two people, until today as I am sitting in this place.

Hazrat Amr bin Murrah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Abu Al-Bakhtari (may Allah have mercy on him) said: People asked Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): "Tell us about yourself." He (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: "Whenever I used to ask something, it was granted to me. And when I remained silent, the conversation would be started with me."

Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) bin Hind al-Jamali (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Whenever I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) for something, he (peace be upon him) would grant it to me. And when I remained silent, he (peace be upon him) would initiate (the conversation) with me himself.

Hazrat Abu Ishaq narrates that Hazrat Hubshi bin Junadah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Upon this, Hazrat Shareek (may Allah have mercy on him) asked him: O Abu Ishaq! Did you (may Allah have mercy on you) see him here? He (may Allah have mercy on him) replied: Hazrat Hubshi (may Allah have mercy on him) stayed in our gathering and said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) is from me and I am from him, and no one will fulfill on my behalf except Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).

Hazrat Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that we were at the place of Juhfa on the occasion of Ghadir Khumm when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us, then he took the hand of Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "Whoever I am a friend of, Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) is also his friend."

Hazrat Riyah bin Harith (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that while Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was sitting in an open place, suddenly a man arrived upon whom the signs of travel were evident. He said: O my friend, peace be upon you. Hazrat Ali asked: Who is this person? The people replied: This is Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him). Then he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever I am a friend to, Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) is also his friend.