Hadith of the position

Hadith of the Position engraved on a door of the Great Mosque of Kufa, a holy site in Shia Islam. It is the place where Ali lived, led prayers, and was assassinated.

The Hadith of the position (Arabic: حديث المنزلة, romanized: hadith al-manzila) is a widely-reported saying (hadith), attributed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad, that equates the standing of his cousin and son-in-law Ali to him with the standing of Aaron to Moses, with the exception that there is no prophet after Muhammad.

In Shia Islam, this hadith is cited as evidence for Ali's right to succeed Muhammad. In Sunni Islam, the Hadith of Position is understood as affirming the special status and closeness of Ali to Muhammad, while emphasizing the finality of Muhammad's prophethood.

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