Abd al-Malik bin Shuayb bin Laith bin Sa'eed narrates from his father, from his grandfather from Aqil bin Khalid from Ibn Shahab from Yahya bin Sa'eed bin 'As from Sa'eed bin 'As who quote Aisha, wife of the Holy Prophet (s) and Uthman as saying:
Katika Kifaayatut-Taalib (Uk. 184) imeelezwa hadithi kutoka kwa Shuraih bin Hani, kutoka kwa baba yake kutoka kwa Aisha kuwa amesema, Mwenyezi Mungu hakuumba kiumbe aliyekuwa mpenzi mno kwa Mtume (s.a.w.w.) kuliko Ali Bin Abi Talib.