Hadith 756
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By this isnad from Ibrahim b. Muhammad al-Thaqafi. He said: Al-Hakam b. Sulayman narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. Hashim narrated to us from `Amr b. Harith al-Ashja`i from Bardha`a b. `Abd al-Rahman from Abi'l Khalil from Salman (rh). He said
I visited the Messenger of Allah (s) when he was dying, and he said: `Ali b. Abi Talib is the best [person] I leave behind.
20 - وبهذا الاسناد، عن إبراهيم بن محمد الثقفي، قال: حدثنا الحكم بن سليمان، قال: حدثنا علي بن هاشم، عن عمرو بن حريث الاشجعي، عن برذعة بن عبد الرحمن، عن أبي الخليل، عن سلمان (رحمة الله عليه)، قال
دخلت على رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله) عند الموت، فقال: علي بن أبي طالب أفضل من تركت بعدي (3).
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