1586 — Abū Bakr ibn Abī Dāwūd narrated to us; he said: Abbād ibn Ya‘qūb narrated to us; he said: Alī ibn Hāshim narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn Ubayd Allah ibn Abī Rāfi, from Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Jarmī, from his father, from Jābir ibn Abd Allah, who said: The Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—said to Alī—may Allah be pleased with him:

“O Alī, Allah, Mighty and Majestic, has commanded me to draw you near and not keep you at a distance, and to teach you and not neglect you. It is my duty to obey Allah, Mighty and Majestic, concerning you, and it is your duty to understand and retain what I teach you.”