و درود خدا بر او فرمود: نزدیکترین مردم به پیامبران، داناترین آنان است. سپس این آیه را تلاوت فرمود: (همانا نزدیکترین مردم به ابراهیم آنانند… Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, said: The persons most attached to the prophets are those who know most what the prophets have…

وَ قَالَ (عليه السلام): إِنَّ أَوْلَي النَّاسِ بِالْأَنْبِيَاءِ أَعْلَمُهُمْ بِمَا جَاءُوا بِهِ ثُمَّ تَلَا إِنَّ أَوْلَي النَّاسِ بِإِبْراهِيمَ لَلَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوهُ وَ هذَا النَّبِيُّ وَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا الْآيَةَ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ وَلِيَّ مُحَمَّدٍ مَنْ أَطَاعَ اللَّهَ وَ إِنْ بَعُدَتْ لُحْمَتُهُ وَ إِنَّ عَدُوَّ مُحَمَّدٍ مَنْ عَصَي اللَّهَ وَ إِنْ قَرُبَتْ قَرَابَتُهُ.

Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, said: The persons most attached to the prophets are those who know most what the prophets have brought. Then Amir al-Mu'minin recited the verse: "Verily, of men the nearest to Abroham are surely those who followed him and this (Our) Prophet (Muhammad) and those who believe," (Qur'an, 3:68). Then he said: The friend of Muhammad is he who obeys Allah, even though he may have no blood relationship, and the enemy of Muhammad is he who disobeys Allah even though he may have near kinship

Source: Nahj al-Balagha, compiled by al-Sharif al-Radi. Persian: ترجمه محمد دشتی (Mohammad Dashti). English: Translation by Sayed Ali Reza (letters, sayings and sermons 1–16). Text from github.com/WWGTX/NahjulBalaghah. · Free for non-commercial religious use, with attribution