Ammar ibn Yasir narrates that the Messenger of Allah (ص) said:
"I recommend those who believes in me and acknowledges me to accept the ‘Wilayah’ (guardianship) of Ali ibn Abi Talib. Whoever accepts his guardianship has actually accepted my guardianship and whoever believes in my guardianship, has accepted the divine guardianship, and whoever loves him has indeed loved me and whoever loves me has in fact loved Allah, and whoever makes enmity with him has indeed made enmity with me, and whoever bears enmity with me, has indeed made enmity with Allah"
Dailami, Firduas Al-Akhbar, V.1, page 429, hadith 1751; Shajari, Al-Amali, V.1, page 134; Muttaki Hindi, Kanz al-Ummal, V.11, page 610; Haithami, Al-Zavaed, V.9, page 108-109; Ibn Asaker, Tarikh Madinah-Damishq, V.42, page 239-240, V.52, page 7-8; Qunduzi, Yanabi al-Muwadda, V.2, page 246.