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Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: “O God show me my brothers! The companions said: “Are not we your brothers?!” He said: “No! you are my followers. My brothers are the ones who will 

".believe me in the Apocalypse while they have not see me

.God has identified them to me with their names and their fathers’ names before their birth

"Remaining religious for them is like holding a piece of hot Tamarisk in one’s hand

[.Tamarisk tree is very strong and its fire is very much hot and its coal is really durable]

Bihar al-Anwar, volume 52, page 124

“The best companion is Fatima’s Mahdi”

:The translation of verse 69 of Surah An-Nisa

And whoever obeys Allah and the Messenger - those will be with the ones upon whom Allah has bestowed favor of the prophets, the steadfast affirmers of truth, the martyrs and the 

.righteous. And excellent are those as companions

Zurara has narrated from Imam Baqir about the interpretation of this verse: “In this verse “messenger” refers to Muhammad- the Messenger of Allah, “affirmers of truth” refers to Ali ibn Abi Talib, “martyrs” refers to Hassan and Hussein, “righteous” refers to the infallible 

.Imams, and the “excellent companion” is Imam Mahdi  

Al-dhaam al Naseb, v. 1, p. 57