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As for the hadith of Abū Dharr related by the Rāfidī, it is a statement attributed only to Abū Dharr, not one traced back to the Prophet (1), and therefore cannot be cited as proof. Moreover, (2) its attribution to Abū Dharr is open to question (3). Nevertheless, loving ‘Alī is obligatory, though this is not unique to him. Rather, we must love him just as we must love ‘Uthmān, ‘Umar, and Abū Bakr, and we must also love the Ansār.

It is authentically reported from the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—that he said:

“The sign of faith is love for the Ansār, and the sign of hypocrisy is hatred for the Ansār.” (4)

In Sahīh Muslim, ‘Alī—may Allah be pleased with him—said:

“The unlettered Prophet gave me this solemn pledge: none but a believer will love me, and none but a hypocrite will hate me.” (5)

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The Rāfidī (6) said: “Another is what the author of al-Firdaws related in his book from Mu‘ādh ibn Jabal, from the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—who said (7): ‘Love for

(1) The phrase “is not *marfū‘* (traced back to the Prophet)” is absent from A and B. (2) A and B read: “although he…” (3) A and B read: “and it is…” (4) This hadith was cited earlier at 4/297. (5) This hadith was cited earlier at 4/296. (6) The word *al-Rāfidī* is absent from W. The following passage appears in K on pp. 130 (M) and 131 (M). (7) K reads: “from Mu‘ādh, from the Prophet—may Allah bless him and his family—who said”; W reads: “from Mu‘ādh, from the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—that he said.”

فَصْلٌ وَأَمَّا حَدِيثُ أَبِي ذَرٍّ الَّذِي رَوَاهُ الرَّافِضِيُّ فَهُوَ مَوْقُوفٌ عَلَيْهِ لَيْسَ مَرْفُوعًا (١) ، فَلَا يُحْتَجُّ بِهِ، مَعَ أَنَّ (٢) نَقْلَهُ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ فِيهِ (٣) نَظَرٌ وَمَعَ هَذَا فَحُبُّ عَلِيٍّ وَاجِبٌ وَلَيْسَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ خَصَائِصِهِ، بَلْ عَلَيْنَا أَنْ نُحِبَّهُ كَمَا عَلَيْنَا أَنْ نُحِبَّ عُثْمَانَ وَعُمَرَ وَأَبَا بَكْرٍ، وَأَنْ نُحِبَّ الْأَنْصَارَ. فَفِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - أَنَّهُ قَالَ: " «آيَةُ الْإِيمَانِ حُبُّ الْأَنْصَارِ، وَآيَةُ النِّفَاقِ بُغْضُ الْأَنْصَارِ» " (٤) وَفِي صَحِيحِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: " «إِنَّهُ لَعَهْدُ النَّبِيِّ الْأُمِّيِّ إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّنِي إِلَّا مُؤْمِنٌ وَلَا يُبْغِضُنِي إِلَّا مُنَافِقٌ» " (٥) . فَصْلٌ قَالَ الرَّافِضِيُّ (٦) : " وَمِنْهَا مَا نَقَلَهُ صَاحِبُ الْفِرْدَوْسِ فِي كِتَابِهِ عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - أَنَّهُ قَالَ (٧) : " «حُبُّ

(١) عِبَارَةُ " لَيْسَ مَرْفُوعًا " سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (أ) ، (ب) . (٢) أ، ب: مَعَ أَنَّهُ. (٣) أ، ب: وَفِيهِ. (٤) سَبَقَ الْحَدِيثُ فِيمَا مَضَى ٤/٢٩٧ (٥) سَبَقَ الْحَدِيثُ فِيمَا مَضَى ٤/٢٩٦ (٦) الرَّافِضِيُّ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (و) ، وَالْكَلَامُ التَّالِي فِي (ك) ص ١٣٠ (م) ، ١٣١ (م) . (٧) ك: عَنْ مُعَاذٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ قَالَ، و: عَنْ مُعَاذٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ.