The Sermon of Our Master, the Prince of the Believers

The Sermon of the Day of Ghadir, delivered by our Master, the Prince of the Believers—Exalted is His Majesty—on that day: It is what Abu al-Qasim Ali ibn Ahmad al-Tabarani narrated to me through his chain of transmission, conveying it from Abu Muhammad al-Husayn ibn Harun ibn Musa al-Ukbari, who said: Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Ahmad al-Khorasani, the Chamberlain, informed me in the month of Ramadan, in the year 337 AH, saying: Sa'id ibn Harun narrated to us from Abu Umar al-Madani—who was an elderly man exceeding eighty years of age—saying: Al-Fayyad ibn Muhammad ibn Umar al-Tusi narrated to me in Tus in the year 259 AH, having reached seventy years of age, and he was among the notables and elders of the city, that he attended the assembly of our Master Ali ibn Musa al-Rida—Exalted is His Majesty—on the Day of Eid al-Ghadir. In his presence was a group of his elite companions, whom he had detained to break their fast with him. He had sent food and charities to their homes and gifted them perfumes, clothing, and even rings and footwear. He changed their conditions and the conditions of his entourage, renewing for them equipment other than that which had been customary before that day, all while mentioning the merit of the Day of Ghadir and its ancient excellence. Among what he—Exalted is His Majesty—said: