Hadith 326
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7. He said: Abu Nasr Muhammad ibn al-Husayn al-Muqri reported to me from Umar ibn Muhammad al-Warraq, who reported from ‘Ali ibn al-Abbas al-Bijilli, who reported from Hameed ibn Ziyad, who reported from Abu Nuaim al-Fadhl ibn Dakin, who reported from Muqatil ibn Sulaiman, from al-Dhahhak ibn Mazahim, from Ibn Abbas, who said
I asked the Prophet. Peace be upon him and his progeny, about the verse of the Quran: ’And those foremost in faith, are the foremost, those are the ones brought near, in the garden of bliss...’ (56:10,11,12). He said: Jibraeel told me: "That refers to ‘Ali and his Shi’ahs. They are the foremost towards Paradise, brought closer to Allah, Most High, by the special honour bestowed upon them."
7 - قال: أخبرني أبو نصر محمد بن الحسين المقري قال: حدثنا عمر بن محمد الوراق قال: أخبرنا علي بن العباس البجلي قال: حدثنا حميد بن زياد قال: حدثنا محمد بن تسنيم الوراق قال: حدثنا أبو نعيم الفضل بن دكين قال: حدثنا مقاتل بن سليمان، عن الضحاك بن مزاحم، عن ابن عباس قال
سألت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم عن قول الله عز وجل: " السابقون السابقون * أولئك المقربون * في جنات النعيم "، فقال: قال لي جبرئيل: ذاك علي وشيعته هم السابقون إلى الجنة، المقربون إلى الله تعالى بكرامته لهم.
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