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the imamate, they will realize that they had never truly loved Alī. Rather, in reality, they are among those who hate Alī—may Allah be pleased with him—most intensely. Indeed, they hate anyone possessing the qualities that Alī embodied more perfectly than others—namely, affirming the imamate of the three and recognizing their superiority. Alī—may Allah be pleased with him—regarded them as superior and affirmed their imamate. Thus, they are conclusively shown to hate Alī (1).

This also makes clear the hadith narrated by Muslim in his Sahīh from Alī—may Allah be pleased with him—who said: “The unlettered Prophet made this solemn covenant (2) with me: (3) ‘None but a believer loves me, and none but a hypocrite hates me.’” (4)

If this is reliably preserved and authentically established from the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—the Rāfidah do not love Alī as he truly was. Rather, their love is of the same kind as the Jews’ love for Moses and the Christians’ love for Jesus (5). Indeed, the Rāfidah hate Alī’s traits and qualities, just as the Jews and Christians hate the traits of Moses and Jesus. For they hate anyone who affirms the prophethood of Muhammad—peace and blessings be upon him—(55): (6) although both of them affirmed it (7) [May Allah’s peace and blessings be upon them all] (8).

(1) A, B, and W read: “They hate Alī.” (2) A reads: “enjoins [this upon me].” (3) B reads: “that.” This is omitted from A. (4) The hadith reported from Alī ibn Abī Tālib—may Allah be pleased with him—is found in Muslim’s *Sahīh*, 1/86 (*Book of Faith*, chapter “Evidence That Loving the Ansār and Alī—may Allah be pleased with them—is Part of Faith…”); *Sunan al-Tirmidhī*, 5/306 (*Book of Virtues*, chapter “The Virtues of Alī”); *Sunan Ibn Mājah*, 1/42 (*Introduction*, chapter “The Virtues of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah…,” “The Virtue of Alī…”); and *al-Musnad* (al-Maārif ed.), 2/57. It also appears elsewhere in *al-Musnad*. (5) W reads: “of the same kind as the love of the Jews and Christians for Moses and Jesus.” (6) Omitted from A and B. (7) B alone reads: “and they acknowledged him.” (8) The material in square brackets appears only in W.

إِمَامَتِهِ، تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَكُونُوا يُحِبُّونَ عَلِيًّا، بَلْ هُمْ مِنْ أَعْظَمِ النَّاسِ بُغْضًا لِعَلِيٍّ - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ - فِي الْحَقِيقَةِ، فَإِنَّهُمْ يُبْغِضُونَ مَنِ اتَّصَفَ بِالصِّفَاتِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ فِي عَلِيٍّ أَكْمَلَ مِنْهَا فِي غَيْرِهِ: مِنْ إِثْبَاتِ إِمَامَةِ الثَّلَاثَةِ وَتَفْضِيلِهِمْ، فَإِنَّ عَلِيًّا - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ - كَانَ يُفَضِّلُهُمْ وَيُقِرُّ بِإِمَامَتِهِمْ. فَتَبَيَّنَ أَنَّهُمْ مُبْغِضُونَ لِعَلِيٍّ (١) قَطْعًا. وَبِهَذَا يَتَبَيَّنُ الْحَدِيثُ الَّذِي رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي صَحِيحِهِ «عَنْ عَلِيٍّ - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ - أَنَّهُ قَالَ: إِنَّهُ لَعَهْدُ (٢) النَّبِيِّ الْأُمِّيِّ إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُ (٣) " لَا يُحِبُّنِي إِلَّا مُؤْمِنٌ وَلَا يُبْغِضُنِي إِلَّا مُنَافِقٌ» " (٤) إِنْ كَانَ هَذَا مَحْفُوظًا ثَابِتًا عَنِ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَإِنَّ الرَّافِضَةَ لَا تُحِبُّهُ عَلَى مَا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ، بَلْ مَحَبَّتُهُمْ مِنْ جِنْسِ مَحَبَّةِ الْيَهُودِ لِمُوسَى وَالنَّصَارَى لِعِيسَى (٥) ، بَلِ الرَّافِضَةُ تُبْغِضُ نُعُوتَ عَلِيٍّ وَصِفَاتِهِ، كَمَا تُبْغِضُ الْيَهُودُ وَالنَّصَارَى نُعُوتَ مُوسَى وَعِيسَى، فَإِنَّهُمْ يُبْغِضُونَ مَنْ أَقَرَّ نُبُوَّةَ مُحَمَّدٍ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - (٥٥) : (٦) وَكَانَا مُقِرَّيْنِ بِهَا (٧) [صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ أَجْمَعِينَ] (٨) .

(١) أ، ب، و: يُبْغِضُونَ عَلِيًّا. (٢) أ: يَعْهَدُ. (٣) ب: أَنَّ. وَسَقَطَتْ مِنْ (أ) . (٤) الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ - فِي: مُسْلِمٍ ١/٨٦ (كِتَابُ الْإِيمَانِ، بَابُ الدَّلِيلِ عَلَى أَنَّ حُبَّ الْأَنْصَارِ وَعَلِيٍّ - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ - مِنَ الْإِيمَانِ. .) ، سُنَنِ التِّرْمِذِيِّ ٥/٣٠٦ (كِتَابُ الْمَنَاقِبِ، بَابُ مَنَاقِبِ عَلِيٍّ) ، سُنَنِ ابْنِ مَاجَهْ ١/٤٢ (الْمُقَدِّمَةُ، بَابٌ فِي فَضَائِلِ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ. .، فَضْلُ عَلِيٍّ. .) ، الْمُسْنَدِ (ط. الْمَعَارِفِ) ٢/٥٧. وَهُوَ فِي مَوَاضِعَ أُخْرَى فِي الْمُسْنَدِ. (٥) وَ: مِنْ جِنْسِ مَحَبَّةِ الْيَهُودِ وَالنَّصَارَى لِمُوسَى وَعِيسَى. (٦) سَاقِطٌ مِنْ (أ) ، (ب) . (٧) ب (فَقَطْ) : وَكَانُوا مُقِرِّينَ بِهِ. (٨) مَا بَيْنَ الْمَعْقُوفَتَيْنِ فِي (وَ) فَقَطْ.