The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.

On one occasion, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Shall I not tell you who is the best person in this Ummah after the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)? He is Sayyiduna Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), and after Sayyiduna Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), the best person in this Ummah is Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). After that, Allah creates love wherever He wills.

When Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) finished with the people of Basra, he said: The best person in this Ummah after the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was Sayyiduna Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), after him was Sayyiduna Umar al-Faruq (may Allah be pleased with him), after that we have invented things in which Allah will do whatever He wills.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: In this Ummah, after the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), the best person was Sayyiduna Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), after him was Sayyiduna Umar al-Faruq (may Allah be pleased with him), after that we invented things in which Allah will do whatever He wills.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that (once I was present in the service of the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) when Sayyiduna Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) came and began to seek permission to enter. The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: "Grant him permission, welcome to the person who is pure and possesses purity."

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) described war as "deception."

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I said to Sayyiduna Miqdad (may Allah be pleased with him) to ask the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about this issue: If a man approaches his wife and madhiy (pre-seminal fluid) is discharged from him, what is the ruling? I felt shy to ask this question myself, because his daughter is married to me. So he asked this issue, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Such a person should wash his private part and perform wudu."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the day of the Battle of the Trench, the polytheists did not give us the opportunity to perform the Asr prayer, until I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saying: "May Allah fill their houses and graves with fire, for they did not let us perform the Asr prayer until the sun had set."

On one occasion, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We have nothing except the Book of Allah and this scroll. In this scroll, it is also written that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "From 'Ir to Thawr, Madinah Munawwarah is a sanctuary. Whoever introduces an innovation in it or gives refuge to an innovator, upon him is the curse of Allah, the angels, and all people. On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will not accept any obligatory or voluntary act of worship from him. And the responsibility of all Muslims is the same; whoever breaks the protection of a Muslim, upon him is the curse of Allah, the angels, and all people, and none of his obligatory or voluntary acts will be accepted. And if a slave starts calling someone other than his master as his master, upon him is the curse of Allah, the angels, and all people, and on the Day of Resurrection, none of his obligatory or voluntary acts will be accepted."

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I once submitted in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): O Messenger of Allah! Why do you prefer other families of Quraysh over us? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do you also have something?" I replied: Yes! The daughter of Sayyiduna Hamza (may Allah be pleased with him). He said: "She is my foster niece." (In fact, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and Sayyiduna Amir Hamza (may Allah be pleased with him) were foster brothers as well as uncle and nephew.)