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English translation
3713. Abū Sariḥah, or Zaid bin Arqam – Shu‘bah had doubt – narrated, from the Prophet ﷺ: “For whomever I am his Mawlā then ‘Ali is his Mawalā.” (Ṣaḥīḥ)
[Abū ‘Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Gharīb. Shu‘bah reported this Hadīth similarly, from Maimūn Abū ‘Abdullāh, from Zaid bin Arqam from the Prophet ﷺ. Abū Sariḥah is Hudhaifah bin Asīd [Al-Ghifārī] the Companion of the Prophet ﷺ.
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Commentary
As ‘Ali’s character and behaviour resembled the character and behaviour of the Prophet ﷺ, therefore ‘Ali favored all those who were near and dear to the Prophet ﷺ. ‘Ali helped and declared his favor for Abū Bakr, ‘Umar and ‘Uthmān.