Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:2749 حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الصِّينِيُّ ثنا قَيْسُ بْنُ الرّ��بِيعِ عَنْ لَيْثٍ عَنْ أَبِي لَيْلَى عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ؓ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَا أَنَسُ انْطَلِقْ فَادْعُ لِي سَيِّدَ الْعَرَبِ» يَعْنِي عَلِيًّا فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ ؓ أَلَسْتَ سَيِّدَ الْعَرَبِ؟ قَالَ «أَنَا سَيِّدُ وَلَدِ آدَمَ وَعَلِيٌّ سَيِّدُ الْعَرَبِ» فَلَمَّا جَاءَ عَلِيٌّ ؓ أَرْسَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى الْأَنْصَارِ فَأَتَوْهُ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ «يَا مَعْشَرَ الْأَنْصَارِ أَلَا أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى مَا إِنْ تَمَسَّكْتُمْ بِهِ لَنْ تَضِلُّوا بَعْدَهُ؟» قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ «هَذَا عَلِيٌّ فَأَحِبُّوهُ بِحُبِّي وَكَرِّمُوهُ لِكَرَامَتي فَإِنَّ جِبْرِيلَ ﷺ أَمَرَنِي بِالَّذِي قُلْتُ لَكُمْ عَنِ اللهِ ﷻ»
English Translation
Al-Hasan ibn 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "O Anas, go and call the master of the Arabs for me" — meaning 'Ali. 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "Are you not the master of the Arabs?" He said: "I am the master of the children of Adam, and 'Ali is the master of the Arabs." When 'Ali came, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) sent for the Ansar. When they came, he said to them: "O people of the Ansar, shall I guide you to something which, if you hold fast to it, you will never go astray?" They said: "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." He said: "This is 'Ali. Love him as you love me, and honor him for my honor, for Jibril has commanded me with what I have told you, from Allah Most High."