rolling down his eyes and said, ‘Ya Rasoolallah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَـالٰى عَـلَيْـهِ وَاٰلـِهٖ وَسَـلَّم! You have established brotherhood among all the companions but you have not       made me a brother of anyone?’ The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم replied,  ‘اَ نۡتَ اَخِيۡ فِيۡ الدُّنۡيَا وَ الۡاٰخِرَةِ i.e. (O Ali) you are my brother in the world and also in the Hereafter.’ (Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, vol. 5, pp. 401, Hadees 3741)

سُـبْحٰـنَ الـلّٰــه عَزَّوَجَلَّ! What a great status and rank Sayyiduna ‘Ali-ul-Murtada رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has that being affectionate to him the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم made him his brother in Islam. It does not end here, but rather the Beloved and Blessed Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has mentioned such a glory and greatness of him that he صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has declared that loving him (Sayyiduna ‘Ali-ul-Murtada رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ) is to love Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and incurring his enmity is to incur the enmity of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.

Enemy of ‘Ali is the enemy of Allah

Sayyidatuna Umm-e-Salamah رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا has narrated that the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: ‘مَنْ اَحَبَّ عَلِیًّا فَقَدْ اَحَبَّنِیْ وَ مَنْ اَحَبَّنِیْ فَقَدْ اَحَبَّ اللہ’ i.e. the          one who loves ‘Ali loves me and the one who loves me, loves Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.        ‘وَمَنْ اَبْغَضَ عَلِیّاً فَقَدْ اَبْغَضَنِیْ وَمَنْ اَبْغَضَنِیْ فَقَدْ اَبْغَضَ اﷲَ’ i.e. the one who bears malice towards ‘Ali bears malice towards me and the one who bears malice towards me, bears malice towards Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. (Al-Mu’jam-ul-Kabeer, vol. 23, pp. 380, Hadees 901)

He صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم stated: ‘مَنْ سَبَّ عَلِیًّا فَقَدْ سَبَّنِیْ’ i.e. the one who spoke ill of ‘Ali indeed spoke ill of me. (Sunan-ul-Kubra, vol. 5, pp. 133, Hadees 8476)

Dear Islamic brothers! From the above-mentioned blessed Ahadees it has become obvious that Sayyiduna ‘Ali-ul-Murtada رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ, the lion of       Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ was so close to the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم that whoever becomes rude and disrespects ‘Ali-ul-Murtada رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ, is deemed as rude and disrespectful to the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ enable us to respect all the blessed companions and Sayyiduna ‘Ali-ul-