The True Khalifah of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.s)
This Article is taken from: Source: http://www.wilayat.net Imam al-Nisai records that the Prophet ( said to Imam Ali : أما ترضى أن تكون مني بمنزلة هارون من موسى إلا أنك لست بنبي ثم قال أنت خليفتي يعني في كل مؤمن من بعدي Are you not pleased to be to me what Harun was to Musa (i.e. Khalifah, brother, helper, partner) except that you are not a prophet? YOU ARE MY KHALIFAH OVER EVERY BELIEVER AFTER ME. Source: Imam an-Nisai, al-Sunan al-Kubra, vol. 5, p. 112, Number 8409 Shaykh Ahmad Shakir, Musnad Imam Ahmad, vol. 3, p. 331, Hadeeth # 3062 and 3063 S haykh Muhammad Nasir ad-Din al-Albani, Zilal al-Jannah, Number 1188 and 1351 Shaykh Abu Ishaq al-Huwayni, al-Jili bi Takhrij Khasais ‘Ali, p. 44, Hadith # 23 Dr. Wasi’ullah ibn Muhammad ‘Abbas, Fadail as-Sahabah , vol. 2, p. 684, Hadith # 1168 Al-Hafiz Al-Hakim, al-Mustadrak ‘ala as-Sahihayn, vol. 4, p. 229 Grading: This Hadith is Sahih , and has been so declared b