The reason the poet lengthened his praise of 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him)
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Why did the poet (may Allah have mercy on him) lengthen his praise of 'Ali and mention his attributes, but did not do so for the two sheikhs?
Answer:
Yes, he did not elaborate in the session on 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), for he has more virtues than what was mentioned, without a doubt, and this is the truth; no one rejects the truth. So 'Ali has many virtues, but this does not necessitate that he be preferred over those who are better than him, namely the Salaf caliphs, on whom the Muslims have agreed that they are in virtue and caliphate in this order.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Why did the poet (may Allah have mercy on him) lengthen his praise of 'Ali and mention his attributes, but did not do so for the two sheikhs?
Answer:
Yes, he did not elaborate in the session on 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), for he has more virtues than what was mentioned, without a doubt, and this is the truth; no one rejects the truth. So 'Ali has many virtues, but this does not necessitate that he be preferred over those who are better than him, namely the Salaf caliphs, on whom the Muslims have agreed that they are in virtue and caliphate in this order.
Source
إطالة الناظم في مدح الإمام علي — alfawzan.live
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