44/4. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2404e — Ali's Rank with the Prophet
The Virtues Of 'Ali Bin Abi Talib (RA)
Hadith About Ali's Rank Like Harun
Sahih Muslim : 2404e
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2404e
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، سَمِعْتُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، بْنَ سَعْدٍ عَنْ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِعَلِيٍّ " أَمَا تَرْضَى أَنْ تَكُونَ مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةِ هَارُونَ مِنْ مُوسَى " .
Sa'd Narrated from:
Sa'd reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying to 'Ali: Aren't you satisfied with being unto me what Aaron was unto Moses?
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2404eIn-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 51USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 31, Hadith 5916
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2404e
This Hadith about Ali's rank gives a very short wording of the well-known statement. Sa'd reported that Allah's Apostle صلى الله عليه وسلم said to Ali: are you not satisfied with being to me what Harun was to Musa? This version does not include the longer setting or the added phrase found in other related reports. So the explanation should stay close to this wording. It highlights Ali's honored closeness to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم through a comparison to the relation of Harun and Musa. Readers searching for Ali like Harun to Musa hadith will see this as a concise narration of that virtue, while the fuller details are found in nearby reports.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ali is honored through a direct comparison made by the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- This version is brief and does not include all details found in related narrations.
- The wording points to closeness and rank, not a separate event in this short text.
- The report is part of the broader set of narrations on Ali's virtues.
