الْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وَأَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعْمَتِي وَرَضِيتُ لَكُمُ الْإِسْلَامَ دِينًا “This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favor upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion.” [Al Quran Chapter.5 Verse.3]
Imam Sadiq (as) said: قال الصادق (علیه السلام): (عید الغدیر) و هو عيد اللّه الأكبر " It(Eid-ul-Ghadeer) is the greatest Eid of Allah (swt)." [Source: Wasail us Shia Vol.5 Pg.224] قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الصَّادِقَ ع يَقُولُ صِيَامُ يَوْمِ غَدِيرِ خُمٍّ يَعْدِلُ صِيَامَ عُمُرِ الدُّنْيَا …وَ هُوَ عِيدُ اللَّهِ الْأَكْبَرُ وَ مَا بَعَثَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ نَبِيّاً قَطُّ إِلَّا وَ تَعَيَّدَ فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ وَ عَرَفَ حُرْمَتَهُ وَ اسْمُهُ فِي السَّمَاءِ يَوْمُ الْعَهْدِ الْمَعْهُودِ … لَعَلَّكَ تَرَى أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ خَلَقَ يَوْماً أَعْظَمَ حُرْمَةً مِنْهُ لَا وَ اللَّهِ لَا وَ اللَّهِ لَا وَ اللَّه Imam Jafar Sadiq (as) said: (Complete hadees is not quoted here) [Source: Tahdhib Al Ahkam – Sheikh Toosi Vol.3 Pg.143] فَقَالَ الرِّضَا ع حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ أَبِيهِ ع قَالَ إِنَّ يَوْمَ الْغَدِيرِ فِي السَّمَاءِ أَشْهَرُ مِنْهُ فِي الْأَرْض … وَ اللَّهِ لَوْ عَرَفَ النَّاسُ فَضْلَ هَذَا الْيَوْمِ بِحَقِيقَتِهِ لَصَافَحَتْهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ عَشْرَ مَرَّات Imam Raza (as) narrates from his father (as): "Certainly, the day of Ghadir is more famous in the heavens than in the earth… and by Allah, had people truly known the superiority of this day, the angels would have been shaking hands with them ten times a day." (Complete hadees is not quoted here) [Source: Tahdhib Al Ahkam – Sheikh Toosi Vol.6 Pg.24] I asked Aba Abdillah, Jaafar bin Mohammad(as), "May I sacrifice myself for you! Is there an Eid (feast) other than the two Eids and Fridays for the Muslims?" Abu Abdillah(as) replied, "Yes, there is an Eid that is more important than any other Eid. It is the day on which the Messenger of Allah(saww) announced Ali bin Abi Taleb(as) as his successor and ordered the people to pay allegiance to AIi(as) in the Ghadeer (brook) of Khum." I asked, "Which day is that?" Abu Abdillah(as) replied, "It is the eighteenth day of the month of Dhul Hijjah. And the reward for any good deed on this day is equal to the reward of all good deeds for eighty months. On that day, (people) should increasingly send blessings on the Prophet(saww) and the family of the Prophet(saww) and be more generous with their farnilies." Source: Basharat ul Mustafa Le Shiyyat e Murtuza, Chapter 8, Hadees 4 / Thawab AI-A’maal ol Sadouq, Pg 68 / Bihar ul Anwar, Vol 92, Pg 112 Someone asked Imam Jafar bin Mohammad(as), "What did the Prophet(saww) mean by the word MOWLA on the day of Ghadeer when He said. 'Of whomsoever I am their Mowla, Ali is their Mowla. O Allah! Befriend his friends and be the enemy of his enemies." Jafar bin Mohammad(as) sat up straight and said, "I swear to Allah that people asked the Messenger of Allah(saww) the same question and the Prophet(saww) replied an the following way): Allah is my master and has more authority on me than I do on myself. I do not have any authority on myself compared to His authority on me. I am the master of the believers, and I have more authority on them than they have on themselves. They do not have any authority on themselves compared to my authority (on them). And Ali is the master of the believers, and Ali has more authority on them than they have on themselves. They do not have any authority on themselves compared to Ali's authority (on them).'° Source: Basharat ul Mustafa Le Shiyyat e Murtuza, Chapter 2, Hadees 24 / Bihar ul Anwar, Vol 37, Pg 222 The Messenger of Allah(saww) said: The day of Ghadeer Al-Khum is the best EID (feast) of my nation. It is the day that Allah ordered me to appoint Ali bin Abi Taleb as the flag so that my nation would be guided by him after me. It is the day that Allah perfected the religion and completed His favour and accepted Islam as a religion for the people. O people! Ali bin Abi Taleb is from me and I am from Ali. He is the Commander of the Believers, the leader of religion, the leader of the companions of Paradise and the best of successors. Ali is the husband of the Master of All of the Worlds' Women and the father of the Imams of guidance. O People! I love those who love Ali and I hate those who hate Ali. I connect with those who connect with Ali and I dissociate myself from those who dissociate themselves from Ali. I turn away from those who turn away from Ali. I am the friend of his friends and I am the enemy of his enemies. O People! I am the city of wisdom and Ali is the door and you cannot enter the city without entering from the door. Those who think they love me and hate Ali are liars. O People! I swear to Allah, who sent me as a messenger and who chose me from amongst the entire creation, that I did not appoint Ali to be the flag (of guidance) until Allah ordered me (to do so) by specifying his name and made following him mandatory on His angels. Source: Basharat ul Mustafa Le Shiyyat e Murtuza, Chapter 2, Hadees 24 / Amaali of Sheikh Sadouq, Pg 109 ~ Ghadeer is not only about Accepting the Wilayah of Imam Ali
(as), it is also about rejecting Abu Bakr & Umar ~ The below are words from a Supplication (Dua) to be recited on the day of Ghadeer as taught by Imam Sadiq (as): انا يا ربنا بمنك ولطفك أجبنا داعيك، واتبعنا الرسول وصدقناه وصدقنا مولى المؤمنين، وكفرنا بالجبت والطاغوت فولنا ما تولينا، واحشرنا مع أئمتنا فانا بهم مؤمنون موقنون ولهم مسلمون "Surely it was by Your favor and Your grace that we answered Your call and acknowledged the Prophet (saww) and Amir al-Momineen (as), and disbelieved (rejected) in al-Jibt and al-Taghut (Abu Bakr & Umar). Thus, keep us attached to what we have adhered to. Resurrect us with our Imams, for we believe in them, have confidence in their (authorities and virtues), and are submissive to them" وكفرنا بالجبت و الطاغوت والأوثان الأربعة وأشياعهم وأتباعهم وكل من والاهم من الجن والإنس من أول الدهر إلى آخره "And we disbelieved (rejected) in al-Jibt and al-Taghut (Abu Bakr & Umar) and the 4 Idols and their Shia (adherents), their followers and all those who love/befriend them from the Jinn and Men from the start of the times to the end of times."[Source: Iqbal al-Amaal, Pg. 473, Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 95, Pg. 299] ~ The Greatest Amr bil Ma'roof is the Wilayah of Imam Ali (as) ~
ألا و إن رأس الأمر بالمعروف و النهي عن المنكر أن تنتهوا إلى قولي و تبلغوه
من لم يحضر، و تأمروه بقبوله، و تنهوه عن مخالفته، فإنه أمر من الله عز و جل و مني
معا، و لا أمر بمعروف و لا نهي عن منكر إلا مع إمام "Behold! The greatest case (chief/leader/head) of enjoining righteous deeds (Amr bil Ma'roof) and forbidding the bad deeds (Nahy an al-Munqar) is comprehending my saying, conveying it to whoever is not present, urging him to accept it, and advising him against violating it, for it is an order from Allah, the mighty and the majestic, and from me. There is no (value or effect for) enjoining (other) recognized deeds and forbidding the detested deeds except with (the recognition of) an infallible leader." [Source: al-Ejtejaaj, Vol. 1, Pg. 65] Complete Sermon of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (saww) on the day of Ghadeer |
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