The meaning of the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family: «Whoever I am his Leader, then Ali is his Leader»

Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 29
Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār

Book 1, Chapter 29

The meaning of the saying of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family: «Whoever I am his Leader, then Ali is his Leader»

حدثنا محمد بن عمر الحافظ الجعابي، قال: حدثني عبد الله بن محمد بن سعيد بن زياد أبو محمد، قال: حدثنا أبي، قال: حدثنا عبد الرحمن بن قيس، عن عطية، عن أبي سعيد قال: قال النبي صلى الله عليه وآله: علي إمام كل [مؤ] من بعدي.
6. We were told by Muhammed bin Umar, the Keeper, al-Ju’abi, that he said: I was told by Abdullah bin Muhammed bin Sa’eed bin Ziyad, Abu Muhammed, that he said: We were told by my father, that he said: We were told by Abdul-Rahman bin Qais, from ‘Atiya, from Abu Sa’eed, that he said: The Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: Ali is the Imam of every believer after me.