The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: When Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, sent down: «And fulfill the oath with Me, I will fulfill the oath with you.» (2:40) By Allah, verily, Adam went out of this world and he had made his people swear an oath to fulfill to his son, Sheeth [1], and it was not fulfilled to him. Verily, Nuh went out of this world and he had made his people swear an oath to fulfill to his Successor, Sam, and his nation did not fulfill it him. Verily, Ibrahim went out of this world and he had made his people swear an oath to fulfill to his Successor, Isma’eel , and his nation did not fulfill it him. Verily, Musa went out of this world and he had made his people swear an oath to fulfill to his Successor, Jusha’ bin Nun [2], and his nation did not fulfill it him. Verily, Isa was raised to Heaven and he had made his people swear an oath to fulfill to his Successor, Sham’un bin Hamoun al-Safa [2], and his nation did not fulfill it him. And indeed, I am to depart from you soon, and I am to leave from before your appearance, and I have, verily, made my nation swear an oath to fulfill with regards to Ali bin Abi Talib. Indeed, it is the one that will ride the traditions of those before it of nations, with regards to opposing my Successor and disobeying him. Alas, I am, indeed, renewing upon you my oath (by which you are bound) with regards to Ali. Thus, the one who violates, he only violates on the account of himself, and the one who fulfills to what he has sworn an oath to Allah for, He will grant him a great reward. O people, indeed, Ali is your Leader after me, my Successor upon you, and he is my Bequeathed, Minister, brother, assistant, husband of my daughter, the father of my sons and the possessor of my salvation, basin and banner. The one who denies him has certainly denied me, and the one who denies me has certainly denied Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, and the one who acknowledges his Imamate has certainly acknowledged my Prophethood, and the one who acknowledges my Prophethood has certainly acknowledged the Oneness of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He. O people, the one who disobeys Ali has certainly disobeyed me, and the one who disobeys me has certainly disobeyed Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, and the one who obeys Ali has certainly obeyed me, and the one who obeys me has certainly obeyed Allah. O people, the one who rejects Ali with regards to speech or action has certainly rejected me, and the one who rejects me has certainly rejected Allah above His Throne. O people, the one amongst you who chooses above Ali a leader has certainly chosen above me a prophet, and the one who has chosen above me a prophet has certainly chosen above Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, a lord. O people, indeed, Ali is the Master of the Successors, the Leader of the Radiant and Beautiful and the Master of the Believers. His ally is my ally, and my ally is the ally of Allah, and his enemy is my enemy, and my enemy is the enemy of Allah. O people, fulfill the oath of Allah with regards to Ali, and it will be fulfilled to you with regards to Paradise on the Day of Resurrection.