{"id":30821,"date":"2026-07-01T02:24:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T02:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/?p=30821"},"modified":"2026-07-01T02:24:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T02:24:56","slug":"the-frequency-of-narrations-regarding-the-revelation-of-the-verse-of-guardianship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/the-frequency-of-narrations-regarding-the-revelation-of-the-verse-of-guardianship\/","title":{"rendered":"The frequency of narrations regarding the revelation of the verse of guardianship"},"content":{"rendered":"
**Translation:**<\/h5>\n
**Are the narrations about the occasion of revelation of the Verse of Wilayah concerning \u02bfAli ibn Abi \u1e6calib (peace be upon him) \u2014 in Shi\u02bfi sources \u2014 mutaw\u0101tir (mass-transmitted)?**<\/h5>\n
**Answer:**<\/h5>\n
Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.<\/h5>\n
There are many chains and numerous narrations in our sources indicating that the saying of Allah the Exalted:<\/h5>\n
> \u201cIndeed, your guardian (wali) is only Allah, His Messenger, and those who believe \u2014 those who establish prayer and give zakat while they are bowing.\u201d
\n> (Qur\u2019an 5:55)<\/h5>\n
was revealed regarding **Imam \u02bfAli (peace be upon him)**. These reports point to him and also to the Imams (peace be upon them). Among these transmission routes are:<\/h5>\n
1. In *al-K\u0101f\u012b*: from Ahmad ibn \u02bfIsa, who said: Ja\u02bffar ibn Muhammad (peace be upon him) narrated to me, from his father, from his grandfather\u2026 (1)<\/h5>\n
2. In *al-K\u0101f\u012b*: from Ahmad ibn \u02bfIsa, from Abu \u02bfAbd Allah (peace be upon him)\u2026 (2)<\/h5>\n
3. In *al-K\u0101f\u012b*: from al\u2011Husayn ibn Abi al\u2011\u02bfAla\u2019, who said: I said to Abu \u02bfAbd Allah (peace be upon him)\u2026 (3)<\/h5>\n
4. In *al-K\u0101f\u012b*: from \u02bfUmar ibn Udhaynah, from Zur\u0101rah, al\u2011Fu\u1e0dayl, Bukayr, Muhammad ibn Muslim, Burayd, and Abu al\u2011Jarud \u2014 all of them \u2014 from Abu Ja\u02bffar (peace be upon him)\u2026 (4)<\/h5>\n
5. In *al-K\u0101f\u012b*: from Zur\u0101rah, from Abu Ja\u02bffar (peace be upon him)\u2026 (5)<\/h5>\n
6. In *al-K\u0101f\u012b*: from al\u2011Husayn ibn Abi al\u2011\u02bfAla\u2019, who said: I mentioned to Abu \u02bfAbd Allah (peace be upon him)\u2026 (6)<\/h5>\n
7. In *Am\u0101l\u012b of al\u2011\u1e62ad\u016bq*: Kathir ibn \u02bfAyy\u0101sh, from Abu al\u2011Jarud, from Abu Ja\u02bffar (peace be upon him)\u2026 (7)<\/h5>\n
8. In *Am\u0101l\u012b of al\u2011\u1e62ad\u016bq*: al\u2011Rayy\u0101n ibn al\u2011\u1e62alt said: Imam al\u2011Ri\u1e0d\u0101 (peace be upon him) attended the assembly of al\u2011Ma\u02bem\u016bn in Marw\u2026 (8)<\/h5>\n
9. In *al\u2011Khi\u1e63\u0101l*: al\u2011A\u02bfmash, from Ja\u02bffar ibn Muhammad (peace be upon them)\u2026 (9)<\/h5>\n
10. In *al\u2011Khi\u1e63\u0101l*: Makhul said: Amir al\u2011Mu\u02beminin (peace be upon him) said\u2026 (10)<\/h5>\n
11. In *Kam\u0101l al\u2011D\u012bn*: from \u02bfUmar ibn Udhaynah, from Ab\u0101n, from Sulaym, who said: I saw \u02bfAli (peace be upon him)\u2026 (11)<\/h5>\n
12. In *Man\u0101qib Am\u012br al\u2011Mu\u02bemin\u012bn*: from Abu \u1e62\u0101li\u1e25, from Ibn \u02bfAbb\u0101s\u2026 (12)<\/h5>\n
13. In *Man\u0101qib Am\u012br al\u2011Mu\u02bemin\u012bn* (another chain regarding the charity of \u02bfAli): from Abu \u1e62\u0101li\u1e25, the freedman of Umm H\u0101n\u012b, from Ibn \u02bfAbb\u0101s\u2026 (13)<\/h5>\n
14. In *Man\u0101qib Am\u012br al\u2011Mu\u02bemin\u012bn* (a third chain regarding the revelation of the verse: \u201cIndeed, your guardian is only Allah\u2026\u201d): from \u02bfAbd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn al\u2011\u1e24anafiyyah, from his father\u2026 (14)<\/h5>\n
15. In *Man\u0101qib Am\u012br al\u2011Mu\u02bemin\u012bn*, in the chapter: \u201cWhen something in the Qur\u2019an is general, absolute, or ambiguous and the Prophet explains it.\u201d (15)<\/h5>\n
16. In the *Book of Sulaym ibn Qays*, concerning the arguments of Amir al\u2011Mu\u02beminin with the Muslims at \u1e62iff\u012bn. (16)<\/h5>\n
17. In *Am\u0101l\u012b of al\u2011\u1e6c\u016bs\u012b*, in the second session. (17)<\/h5>\n
18. In *al\u2011I\u1e25tij\u0101j*. (18)<\/h5>\n
19. Also in *al\u2011I\u1e25tij\u0101j*. (19)<\/h5>\n
20. In *Kit\u0101b al\u2011Maz\u0101r*. (20)<\/h5>\n
21. In *al\u2011Raw\u1e0dah f\u012b Fa\u1e0d\u0101\u02beil Am\u012br al\u2011Mu\u02bemin\u012bn*. (21)<\/h5>\n
22. In *Kit\u0101b al\u2011Yaq\u012bn*. (22)<\/h5>\n
23. In *Tafs\u012br al\u2011Qumm\u012b*. (23)<\/h5>\n
24. In *Tafs\u012br Fur\u0101t*. (24)<\/h5>\n
This collection of transmission routes is sufficient to establish **taw\u0101tur (mass transmission)**, and there are additional reports besides these. Therefore, it is not necessary to establish the reliability of the individual narrators once these numerous independent chains exist.<\/h5>\n
May you remain under the care of Allah.<\/h5>\n
**References**<\/h5>\n
1. *Al\u2011K\u0101f\u012b* by al\u2011Kulayn\u012b, vol. 1, p. 427, hadith 77 \u2014 Book of al\u2011\u1e24ujjah, chapter: \u201cFragments from the Revelation concerning Wilayah.\u201d
\n2. *Al\u2011K\u0101f\u012b* 1:288, hadith 3 \u2014 Book of al\u2011\u1e24ujjah, chapter: \u201cWhat Allah and His Messenger explicitly stated regarding the Imams one by one.\u201d
\n3. *Al\u2011K\u0101f\u012b* 1:189, hadith 16 \u2014 Book of al\u2011\u1e24ujjah, chapter: \u201cThe obligation of obedience to the Imams.\u201d
\n4. *Al\u2011K\u0101f\u012b* 1:289, hadith 4.
\n5. *Al\u2011K\u0101f\u012b* 1:146, hadith 11 \u2014 Book of Tawhid, chapter: \u201cRare narrations.\u201d
\n6. *Al\u2011K\u0101f\u012b* 1:187, hadith 7 \u2014 Book of al\u2011\u1e24ujjah.
\n7. *Am\u0101l\u012b al\u2011\u1e62ad\u016bq*, p. 186, hadith 193 \u2014 Session 26.
\n8. *Am\u0101l\u012b al\u2011\u1e62ad\u016bq*, pp. 615\u2013624, hadith 1 \u2014 Session 79.
\n9. *Al\u2011Khi\u1e63\u0101l* by al\u2011\u1e62ad\u016bq, p. 479, hadith 46 \u2014 Chapters of Twelve.
\n10. *Al\u2011Khi\u1e63\u0101l*, p. 572, hadith 1 \u2014 Chapters of Seventy and above.
\n11. *Kam\u0101l al\u2011D\u012bn* by al\u2011\u1e62ad\u016bq, p. 274, hadith 25 \u2014 Chapter 24.
\n12. *Man\u0101qib Am\u012br al\u2011Mu\u02bemin\u012bn* by Muhammad ibn Sulayman al\u2011K\u016bf\u012b, vol. 1, p. 150, hadith 15 \u2014 \u201cThe revelation of the Verse of Wilayah concerning \u02bfAli.\u201d
\n13. Same source, vol. 1, p. 169, hadith 100.
\n14. Same source, vol. 1, p. 189, hadith 110.
\n15. Same source, vol. 2, p. 415, hadith 896.
\n16. *Kit\u0101b Sulaym ibn Qays*, p. 296.
\n17. *Am\u0101l\u012b al\u2011\u1e6c\u016bs\u012b*, p. 59, hadith 55 \u2014 Session 2.
\n18. *Al\u2011I\u1e25tij\u0101j* by al\u2011\u1e6cabars\u012b, vol. 1, p. 66 \u2014 The Prophet\u2019s argument on the Day of Ghadir.
\n19. *Al\u2011I\u1e25tij\u0101j* 2:251 \u2014 Letter of Imam al\u2011Hadi to the people of Ahwaz.
\n20. *Al\u2011Maz\u0101r* by Ibn al\u2011Mashhad\u012b, p. 268.
\n21. *Al\u2011Raw\u1e0dah f\u012b Fa\u1e0d\u0101\u02beil Am\u012br al\u2011Mu\u02bemin\u012bn*, p. 161.
\n22. *Al\u2011Yaq\u012bn* by Ibn \u1e6c\u0101w\u016bs, p. 223.
\n23. *Tafs\u012br al\u2011Qumm\u012b*, vol. 1, p. 170 (on the verse: \u201cIndeed, your guardian is only Allah\u2026\u201d).<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

**Translation:** **Are the narrations about the occasion of revelation of the Verse of Wilayah concerning \u02bfAli ibn Abi \u1e6calib (peace be upon him) \u2014 in Shi\u02bfi sources \u2014 mutaw\u0101tir (mass-transmitted)?** **Answer:** Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. There are many chains and numerous narrations in our sources indicating that …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":30536,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-islamic-research--"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30821"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30821\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30822,"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30821\/revisions\/30822"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}