Hadith Al-Wilayah
The Holy Prophet (pbuh&hp) said: “Verily, Ali and I are inseparable, and he is the master (wali) of every believer after me.”
Sunni Refernces:
● Al Tirmidhi, in his Sahih, ii, 297,
Ahmad ibn Hanbal in his Musnad, iv, 437, v, 356;
Abu Dawud al Tayalisi in his Musnad, iii, 111, xi, 360;
al Haythami, Majma al Zawaid, ix, 109, 127, 128, 19⁹9;
al Khatib al Baghdadi, Tarikh Baghdad, iv, 339;
al Muhibb al Tabari, al Riyad al Nadirah, ii, 203, 171;
al Muttaqi al Hindi, Kanz al Ummal, vi, 154, 155, 396, 401;
Ibn al Athir in Usd al Ghabah, v, 94;
Abu Nuaym in Hilyat al Awliya, vi, 294;
al Nasa’i, Khasais, 19, 23;
as well as Ibn Abi Shaybah, al Tabari, al Tabarani, al ?Daylami, Ibn Mardawayh, Ibn al Jawzi, al Rafii, and Ibn Hajar
Aal-e-Qutub Aal-e-Syed Abdullah Shah Ghazi 