Masjid of Ghadir Khum

1. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Hajjaj who has said the following: “I once asked abu Ibrahim (a.s.), about performing salat (prayer) in Masjid of Ghadir Khum during the day while I am on a journey. He (the Imam) said, ‘Perform salat (prayer) therein; it is a virtuous thing to do. My father commanded to do so/”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn form al-Hajjal from ‘Abd al-Samad ibn Bashir from Hassan al-Jammal who has said the following: “I once provided transportation for Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), from al-Medina to Mecca. When we arrived at Masjid of al-Ghadir Khumm, he looked to the left side of the Masjid and said this. ‘That is the place where the Messenger of Allah (saww) set foot when he (the Messenger of Allah) said, “On whoever I have Divine Authority, Ali also has Divine Authority.” He then looked to the other side and said, ‘That is the place for the tent of abu so and so and Salim mawla Abu Hudhayfah and Abu ‘Ubayda al-Jarrah, who on seeing him raising his hands, said to each other, “Look at his eyes turning like the eyes of an insane person.” Jibril at this time came with this verse of the Holy Quran, {The disbelievers almost make you slip up, by their piercing eyes when they hear (passages) of the Quran and say that he is an insane person. It (Quran) is not anything other than good advice from the Lord of the worlds.} (54:50 - 51) ”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

3. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn abu Nasr from Aban who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that it is preferable to perform salat (prayer) in the Masjid of al-Ghadir. The Holy Prophet, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, declared there ’Amir al-Mu’minin to be the executor of his will. It is the place where Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, made the truth public.”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.