It is narrated from Malik bin Dinar that I asked Sa'id bin Jubayr: O Abu Abdullah! Who used to carry the banner of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? He looked at me and said: It seems you are very carefree and at ease (that is, you do not realise the delicacy of the situation). At this I became angry and complained about him to a group of Qur'an reciters. They said: You asked him at a time when he had taken refuge in the House of Allah out of fear of Hajjaj bin Yusuf; now ask him again. So I asked him now, and he said: "Ali used to carry the banner of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him); this is how I heard it from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both)." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it. This hadith is also supported by the lengthy narration of Zanfal al-Arafi, which has not been recorded here for fear of length.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Paradise longs for three people: Ali, Ammar and Salman." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I asked my Lord, the Mighty and Majestic, that whoever from my Ummah I give in marriage (to my daughter), or whoever I myself marry, should be with me in Paradise, and Allah granted me this supplication." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin As'ad bin Zurarah narrates from his father that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Three things have been revealed to me concerning Ali: that he is the leader of the believers, the imam of the pious, and the leader of those with radiant limbs (on the Day of Resurrection)." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.