The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

«O Ali! If I had not feared that a group of my nation would adopt the same belief about you as the Christians do about Jesus the son of Mary, I would have said about you today that whenever you passed by a gathering or gathering, people would pick up the dust from under your feet as a sign of blessing and healing.

📚 Sources and references

This tradition is recorded in both Shia and Sunni reliable books:

1. Kunoz al-Haqaq, p. 188
2. Al-Antsar, Vol. 6, p. 229
3. Kufaiya al-Talib, p. 23
4. Kunz al-Umal, vol. 6, p. 400
5. Al-Manaqib (Al-Khwarizmi), p. 311
6. Yanabi al-Muda, vol. 1, p. 391
7. Majma Al-Zawaid, Vol. 9, p. 131
8. Al-Manaqib (Ibn al-Maghzali), p. 304
9. Balogh Al-Arb and Kanuz al-Dahahab, p. 66
10. Al-Mu'jam Al-Kabeer (Al-Tabarani), Vol. 1, p. 320
11. Musnad Ahmad bin Hanbal, vol. 1, p. 160
12. Al-Hadith (Abi Hatim), vol. 1, p. 313
13. History of Damascus (Ibn Asaqir), vol. 1, p. 226
14. Narration of Nahj al-Balaghah (Ibn Abi al-Hadid), vol. 18, p 282

👉 This hadith indicates the unparalleled position and dignity of Imam Ali (a.s.), but at the same time it explains that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) limited his speech due to the fear of being declared a god.

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