Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:11687 حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ ثنا مِنْجَابُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ ثنا عِيسَى بْنُ رَاشِدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ بَذِيمَةَ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ؓ قَالَ مَا أَنْزَلَ اللهُ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا} إِلَّا عَلِيٌّ أَمِيرُهَا وشَريفُهَا وَلَقَدْ عَاتَبَ اللهُ أَصْحَابَ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ فِي غَيْرِ مَكَانٍ وَمَا ذَكَرَ عَلِيًّا إِلَّا بِخَيْرٍ
English Translation
Ibn Abbas said: 'Whenever Allah revealed "O you who believe," Ali was its leader and its noblest. Allah has admonished the companions of Muhammad (peace be upon him) in more than one place, but He never mentioned Ali except with good.'