The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said:
“Whoever hurts Ali, has hurt me”
Sunni references:
- Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, v3, p483
- Fada’il al-Sahaba, by Ahmad Hanbal, v2, p580, Tradition #981
- Majma’ al-Zawa’id, by al-Haythami, v9, p129
- al-Sawa’iq al-Muhriqah, by Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Ch. 11, section 1, p263
- Ibn Habban, Ibn Abd al-Barr, etc.
- The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said:
“Whoever reviles/curses Ali, has reviled/cursed me”
Sunni reference: - al-Mustadrak, by al-Hakim, v3, p121, who mentioned this tradition is Authentic.
- Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, v6, p323
- Fada’il al-Sahaba, by Ahmad Hanbal, v2, p594, Tradition #1011
- Majma’ al-Zawa’id, by al-Haythami, v9, p130
- Mishkat al-Masabih, English version, Tradition #6092
- Tarikh al-Khulafa, by Jalaluddin al-Suyuti, p173
- and many others such as Tabarani, Abu Ya’la, etc.
Aal-e-Qutub Aal-e-Syed Abdullah Shah Ghazi 