________________________________________________________________________ | w w w |\ | || || | || |\ | o_,_7 _|| . _o_7 _|| 4_|_|| o_w_, |\ | ( : / (_) / ( . |\ | |\ | || || | || |T | | || | |\ | . _, _8 |_D_|| . _,_,_,_D_|| 4_|| q ]_o_7_o _|_c 4_|_|| _|,_p q |\ | (_): / (_): . : / (_S (_S / |\ | |\ | In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the All-Merciful |\ | Greeting of Allah be upon Muhammad and the pure members of his House |\ |_______________________________________________________________________|\ Assalamu 'alaykum The following question was answered by Dr Takim Salaams & Duas Ummulbanin Merali - Moderator - 'Aalim Network **************************************************************************** *** QUESTION: Over the years I have heard various renditions of an hadith that states that the Prophet Muhammad is the city and Imam Ali the door to that city. I have also heard that Imam Hussein is the key to the door to that city. I would sincerely appreciate knowing the correct and proper wording of these hadith. ANSWER: The most famous and accepted version of the hadith is the one which states "I am the city of knowledge and Ali is it's gate" Iltimase du'a L. Takim