Virtues and Manaqib Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was the first child to convert to Islam


Hadith: 1

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Hamza, an Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him), that I heard Hazrat Zayd ibn Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) saying: That Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was the first to believe.


This hadith has been narrated by Imam Tirmidhi and he has said that this hadith is Hasan Sahih.

(al hadith raqm 1 : 'akhrajah altirmidhay fay al jamie al sahih, abawaab ul manaqib, bab manaqib ealy, 5 / 642, al hadith raqm : 3735, w al tabarani fi al mu'jam al kabir, 11 / 406, al hadith raqm : 12151, wal haythami fi majmae alzawayid, 9 / 102.)


Hadith: 2

These are the words in a narration narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him).

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was the first to convert to Islam on The Hazrat Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.


This hadith has been narrated by Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal.

(al hadith raqam 2 : 'akhrajah 'ahmad bn hanbal fi al musandi, 4 / 367, wal hikam fi al mustadrik, 3 / 447, al hadith raqm : 4663, w abn 'abi shibat fi al musannaf, 6 / 371, al hadith raqm : 32106, w al tabarani fi almejam akbar, 22 / 452, al hadith raqm : 1102.)


Hadith: 3

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that:

On Monday, the revelation of the Holy Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) was revealed and on Tuesday, Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) offered prayers.


This hadith has been narrated by Imam Tirmidhi (have mercy on him).

(al hadith raqm 3 : 'ak rajah al altirmidhiu fi al jami al sahih, abwaab ul manaqib, bab manaqib ali ibn 'abi taliba, 5 / 640, al hadith raqm : 3728, w alhakm fi al mustadrak ala al alsahihayni, 3 / 121, al hadith raqm : 4587, w alminawi fi fayd al qadir, 4 / 355.)


Hadith: 4

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah bin Abbas (May Allah be pleased with both of them.) that he says:

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was the first to offer prayers.

It has been narrated by Imam Tirmidhi (have mercy on him) and it has been said that there is a difference of opinion among the scholars about it. Some said:

Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) was the first to convert to Islam And some said:

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was the first to convert to Islam while some narrators say that Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) was the first man to convert to Islam And the first child to convert to Islam is Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) Because he converted to Islam at the age of eight And the first among the women to convert to Islam is Hazrat Khadija Al-Kabra (May Allah be pleased with her).

(al hadith raqm 4 : 'ak rajah al altirmidhiu fi al jami al sahih, abawaab ul manaqib, bab manaqib ali, 5 / 642, al hadith raqm : 3734.)


Hadith: 5

Hazrat Amr ibn Mamoon (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated from Hazrat Abdul ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) in a long hadith he said:

After Hazrat Khadija Al-Kabra (May Allah be pleased with her), Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was the first among the people to convert to Islam.


This hadith has been narrated by Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (have mercy on him).

(al hadith raqam 5 : 'akhrajah ahmad ibn hanbal fi al musandi, 1 / 330, al hadith raqm : 3062, w ibn abi asim fi al sanati, 2 / 603, w alhaytham fi majmae al zawayida, 9 / 119, wabn saeed fi al tabaqat alkbry, 3 / 21.)


Hadith: 6

Hazrat Abdullah Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) states that:

The first person to pray with the Holy Prophet (May the peace and blessings of God be upon him) after Hazrat Khadija Al-Kabra (May Allah be pleased with her) is Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) And once he said that the first person to convert to Islam after Hazrat Khadija Al-Kabra (May Allah be pleased with her) He is Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).


This hadith has been narrated by Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (have mercy on him)

(al hadith raqam 6 : 'akhrajah 'ahmad bn hanbal fi al musandi, 1 / 373, al hadith raqm : 3542, w altayalsi fi almusandi, 1 / 360, al hadith raqm : 2753.)


Hadith: 7

Hazrat Ismail bin Ayas bin Afif Kundi Sahib narrates from his father and he narrates from his father That I was a businessman, I came to Mecca for Hajj So I went to see Hazrat Abbas bin Abdul Muttalib buy some goods from you And he was also a businessman.

I swear to God I was with them in the semen Suddenly a man came out of his tent nearby and looked at the sun, So when he saw the sunset, he stood up and began to pray.

The narrator states:

Then a woman came out of the tent from which the man had come and she stood behind him to pray, Then a boy who looked like an adult came out of the same tent and stood with the man and started praying.

The narrator states that I said to Hazrat Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him): O Abbas! Who is this?

So he said:

This is my nephew Muhammad (May the peace and blessings of God be upon him) bin Abdullah bin Abdul Muttalib.

I asked :

Who is this woman?

They said:

This is his wife Khadija bint Khuwaylid (May Allah be pleased with her).

I asked :

Who is this young man?

So he said:

This is his cousin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) bin Abi Talib.

The narrator says:

Then I asked what are they doing?

So he said they are praying.

They think they are prophets And no one follows him except his wife and his cousin,

And they also think that the treasures of Caesar and Qasr will soon be opened for them.

The narrator states:

Afif who is the son of Ash'ath bin Qais says That he converted to Islam after that,

So it is good for him to convert to Islam But I wish Allah would have given me the wealth of Islam on that day Then I would have become the third person to accept Islam along with Hazrat Ali.


This hadith has been narrated by Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (have mercy on him)

(al hadith raqam 7 : 'akhrajah 'ahmad bn hanbal fi al musandi, 1 / 209 w al hadith raqm : 1787, w abn eabd albiri fi al isti'ab, 3 / 1096, w al maqdisi fi al hadith al almukhtarati, 8 / 388, al hadith raqm : 6479.)


Hadith: 8

Narrated by Hazrat Habah Arni (may Allah be pleased with him) He says: I heard Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) say:

I am the first person Who he prayed with the Holy Prophet (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).


This hadith has been narrated by Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (have mercy on him)

(alhadith raqam 8 : 'akhrajah 'ahmad bn hanbal fi almusandi, 1 / 141, alhadith raqm : 1191, wabn abi shibat fi almusanafi, 6 / 368, alhadith raqm : 32085, w alshaybani fi alahad w almathani, 1 / 149, alhadith raqm : 179.)



Hadith: 9

Hazrat Habbah Arni (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates:

That I saw Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) laughing on the pulpit And I did You have not seen him laughing more than that.

Until you start seeing the teeth of Razi Allah Anhu.

Then he said: I remembered the words of my father Abu Talib.

One day he came to us while I was with the Holy Prophet (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) And we were praying in the valley of Nakhla.

So he said:

O, my nephew! what are you doing?

When the Holy Prophet (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) invited you to Islam, he said:

Whatever you are doing or saying there is nothing wrong with that

But you can never be older than me inexperience.

So Hazrat Ali (RA) laughed at his father's words and then said:

O, Allah! I do not know that any other member of this ummah has worshiped you before me Except your Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) He repeated this three times and then said:

In fact, I prayed seven years before the public.


This hadith has been narrated by Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (have mercy on him)

(al hadith raqm 9 : 'akhraja 'Ahmad bn hanbal fi al musandi, 1 / 99, alhadith raqm : 776, w alhaythami fi majmae alzawayid, 9 / 102, w altiyalsii fi almusandi, 1 / 36, alhadith raqm : 188.)


Hadith: 10
Narrated by Hazrat Salman Farsi (may Allah be pleased with him):
They say The first person in the ummah to attend the service of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) at Kawthar Pool Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) ibn Abi Talib was the first to convert to Islam.

This hadith has been narrated by Imam Ibn Abi Sheba, Imam Tabarani, and Imam Haithami.
(alhadith raqm 10 : 'akhrajah abn 'abi shaybah fi almusanafi, 7 / 267, alhadith raqm : 35954, w altabaraniu fi almuejam alkbir, 6 / 265, alhadith raqm : 6174, walhaythamii fi majmae alzawayida, 9 / 102, walshaybani fi alahad walmathani, 1 / 149, alhadith raqm : 179)

Hadith: 11
Narrated by Hazrat Mujahid (may Allah be pleased with him) That Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was the first to offer prayers and he was ten years old at the time.

It is narrated on the authority of Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Zararah (may Allah be pleased with him) That he Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) accepted Islam When he was nine years old.
It is narrated on the authority of Hasan ibn Zayd ibn Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib (May Allah be pleased with them)
When the Holy Prophet (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) invited Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) to accept Islam At that time Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was nine years old and Hasan ibn Zayd (May Allah be pleased with him) narrates It is said that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) converted to Islam when he was less than nine years old But Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) never worshiped idols even in his childhood.

It is narrated by Ibn Sa'd in Al-Tabqat al-Kubra.
(al hadith raqm 11 : 'akhrajah ibn saad fi altabaqat ulkubrah, 3 / 21)