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Sunan Ibn Majah 115 — Ali Like Harun to Musa
The Virtue of `Ali ibn Abi Talib (ra)
Hadith About Ali Like Harun to Musa
Sunan Ibn Majah : 115
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 115
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنَ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِعَلِيٍّ " أَلاَ تَرْضَى أَنْ تَكُونَ مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةِ هَارُونَ مِنْ مُوسَى " .
Sa'd bin Abu Waqqas Narrated from:
Sa'd bin Abu Waqqas narrated from his father that: The Prophet said to 'Ali: "Would it not please you to be to me as Harun was to Musa?"
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 115In-book reference : Introduction, Hadith 0English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 115
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 115
This hadith about Ali like Harun to Musa is narrated from Sa'd bin Abu Waqqas through his father. The Prophet said to Ali, "Would it not please you to be to me as Harun was to Musa?" The wording shows a special closeness and honored position for Ali. The narration in this input does not add the longer wording found in some other reports, so the explanation should not add extra phrases here. It is enough to say that the Prophet compared Ali's place with him to the place of Harun with Musa. For users searching for the Harun and Musa hadith about Ali, this narration gives a short and powerful form of that statement.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet addressed Ali with an honored comparison.
- The hadith connects Ali's position to Harun's position with Musa.
- The wording shows closeness between the Prophet and Ali.
- The explanation should stay with the short wording provided here.
