I am pleased to make you Imam & Guide after me. In this line, Hassãn ibn Thãbit has understood the term "mawla" in the meaning of "Imam and Guide" which clearly proves that the Prophet was talking about his successor, and that he was not introducing 'Ali as a "friend" but as a "leader". Even the words of 'Umar ibn al-Khattãb are interesting.
Kama ambavyo aya hiyo dhahiri yake inaeleza wazi kuwa amri hiyo ilikuwa ni baada ya kukamilika ufikishaji wa ujumbe wa Mwenyeezi Mungu ambao alitangaza kukamilisha kwake ufikishaji wa ujumbe huo na kukamilika kwake siku ya Arafah kabla ya kufika kwake (s.a.w.w) katika Ghadiir khum kwa kauli yake Mwenyezi Mungu mtukufu: