[155] And from it: Ahmad bin Hanbal in his Musnad, on the authority of Al-Bara' bin 'Azib, who said: We were with the Messenger of Allah (exalted be his might), and we alighted at Ghadir Khumm. The call was made among us for congregational prayer, so he prayed the noon prayer, then took the hand of Ali and said: "Do you not know that I have more right over the believers than they have over themselves?" They said, "Yes." He said: "Do you not know that I have more right over every believer than he has over himself?" They said, "Yes." He took the hand of Ali and said: "O Allah, whoever I am his master (mawla), then Ali is his master. O Allah, befriend whoever befriends him, and be an enemy to whoever is an enemy to him." He [Al-Bara'] said: Then 'Umar bin al-Khattab met him and said: "Congratulations to you, O son of Abu Talib! You have become the master of every believing man and believing woman."
Yes: He is the master (mawla) of every believing man and believing woman, and the embodiment (misdaq) of His saying regarding the Creator:




