The Messenger of Allah(swt) again announced about his successorship at the place of Ghadir and showed Imam Ali to all his followers. This hadith is well proven reality in Islam. There are hundreds of chains of narration of this hadith because there were so many people (about 100,000) in that gathering. We want to mention here the names of some books of hadith narrated the event of Ghadir. Tirmidhi, Sunan Ibn Maja, Khasa'is, by al-Nisa'I, al-Mustadrak, by al-Hakim, Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal and many other books.

Hadith e Ghadir is the one of most important hadith for the successorship of Imam Ali(as). The Holy Prophet conducted the ceremony of his successorship at the place of Ghadir. Ghadir is the proven reality in sunni sources. Here we have mentioned hadith e Ghadir from three narrators and also Imam Ali claimed about Ghadir, we have mentioned from 4 different narrators.

At the place of Ghadir the Holy Prophet(pbuh) stopped all of his companions, delivered the speech, The Prophet said:

"Do I not have more right over the believers than what they have over themselves?"

People cried and answered: "Yes, O' Messenger of God." Then Prophet (PBUH) held up the hand of Ali and said:

"Whoever I am his Master (Mawla), Ali is his Master (Mawla). O' God, love those who love him, and be hostile to those who are hostile to him."

If we pay attention on this hadith, before announcing the walayah of Imam Ali, the prophet asked:

”Do I not have more right over the believers than what they have over themselves?"

If our Sunni brothers make any other meanings of WALI (friend, nearer, slave etc.) it is not right. There is no other choice to make the meanings of these words of the Prophet (ALAST O AWLA) that “Do I not have more right over the believers than what they have over themselves?"

If we have to make meaning of AWLA that the Prophet is the master of believers then we have to take the same meaning of the next words of the prophet as Master.

The Prophet let them acknowledge first the statement "do I am not your master", the believers acknowledged it, then the Prophet announced that “anybody who acknowledges me as the master, Ali is his Master”. The prophet raised Imam Ali's hand and showed to people and prayed for Imam Ali ”O' God, love those who love him, and be hostile to those who are hostile to him."

The Prophet already told his followers in his whole life many times that he loves Imam Ali, Ali is his brother and special one etc.

It was a special occasion. The Prophet held this ceremony, ordered people to make the stage, stopped his all followers in hot day for few hours. There he announced and showed his successor after him.

Our Sunni brothers acknowledge that the Prophet delivered a sermon at Ghadir e Khum. But where is that sermon? We read only details about the event of Ghadir e Khum in Sunni books, after his speech, the Messenger of Allah asked everybody to give the oath of allegiance to Ali (as) and congratulate him. Among those who gave him the oath were Umar, Abu Bakar, and Uthman. It is narrated that Umar and Abu Bakar said:

"Well done Ibn Abi Talib! Today you became the master (Mawla) of all believing men and women."

(Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, al-Musannaf, by Ibn Abi Shaybah, Tarikh, by Khatib al-Baghdadi, v8, p 290,596 from Abu Hurayrah)

Did the companions of prophet congratulated Imam Ali for friendship? That Ali is their friend now?

Why did Imam Ali gave swear of Allah to the people to testify Ghadir, Did Imam Ali want to prove them that I am your frined? No not at all! Imam Ali wanted to remind them about Ghadir that Imam Ali is the Master of all believers (including Abu Baker, Umar, Uthman) after the Holy Prophet as the Holy Prophet is Master of all the believers.

Please also check Hadith al Ghadir in Trimdhi.

English Translation

Zaid bin Arqam narrated:

When the Holy Prophet returned back from his last pilgrim he stayed on Ghadir e Khumm (A place near mecca). Prophet ordered to make the stage, we put the cloth on that stage then Prophet said “I am about to answer the call (of death) verily, I have left two weighty things among you, one of which is greater than the other, the book of God and my Itra (my Ahlulbayt) so watch out how you succeed me in faring with them, for indeed they will never separate until they return to me by the side of pond. Then he said verily, God is my Mawlaya (master) and I am the wali (master) of all believers."

Then he took Ali’s hand and declared “to whomever I am his wali, this one is also his wali(master) may Allah be friend whoever befriends him and be hostile to whoever is hostile to him.” Abu Al Tufayl says, “I said to Zaid did you hear it from the Prophet?” He replied “There is no one in the caravan who did not see it with his eyes and hear it with his ears”.

Part B Urdu Translation

Another narrator narrated

English Translation:

Maimoon Bin Abi Abdullah narrated:

The Holy Prophet said:

“Whoever considered me as his Mawla (Master) Ali is his Mawla”.

Another narrator narrated

English Translation

Sa’ad narrated:

The Holy Prophet delivered a speech after praising Allah said to the people “Oh people, is it not real that I am your master?” the people answered “Surely it is true.” The Holy Prophet held the hand of Ali and raised it then he said “This is my Wali (inheritor/successor) he is the one responsible to carry my duty”  then the prophet said “may Allah be friend whoever befriends him and be hostile to whoever is hostile to him.”

 

Part B Urdu Translation