Ibn Demeshqi, Jawaher al-Matalib, V.1, page 88; Abu Na’im Esfahani, mentioning the Esfahan news, V.1, page 341-342; The hadith has been narrated by Abu al-Khair Ahmad ibn Esmail Taleghani in Chapter 33, hadith 40 of his book Al-Arba'in al-Muntaqi, which was published in the significant magazine Tarasna (vol. 1, p.119).

Ibn Maghazli in Manaqib (page 120) narrates from Ibn Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) said, “On the Day of Resurrection, Ali (a.s.) is honored standing over the pond of Kauthar. No one will enter the Paradise except the one who has with himself, a pass from Ali ibn Abi Talib.” Moreover, he has narrated the same matter from Anas (page 120). There are numerous sources for this hadith that can be seen in Fara’id as-Simtain, (Juwayni V.1, page 289-290, hadith 228); Ghayat al-Maram, (Bahrani, V.3, p.97); Al-Riaz ul-Nazra, (Tabari, V.2, p.137) and Zhakair ul-Uqba (Tabari, page 71).