It is narrated from the Mother of the Believers Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I am the leader of the children of Adam, and Ali is the leader of the Arabs." This hadith has an authentic chain (sahih al-isnad), but the two Shaykhs did not record it. In its chain is the narrator Umar bin al-Hasan, about whom I hope that he is saduq (truthful); were it not for him, I would have declared it sahih on the condition of the two Shaykhs. Furthermore, the narration of Urwah from Sayyidah Aishah is a supporting witness (shahid) for it.

The Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Call the leader of the Arabs to me." I said: O Messenger of Allah! Are you not the leader of the Arabs? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I am the leader of the children of Adam, and Ali is the leader of the Arabs."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Call the leader of the Arabs to me." Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: O Messenger of Allah! Are you not the leader of the Arabs? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I am the leader of the children of Adam, and Ali is the leader of the Arabs."