Could you please clarify to me why honorable Ali ibn Abu Talib (ra)
was called bythe title "Al Murtaza"?
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify
that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad
, is His slaveand Messenger.
Al-Khaadimi clarified in his book Bareeqah Mahmoodiyyah the reason why
'Ali was called Al-Murtadha. He said, "This is because the Prophet had
chosen him to replace him among his family in Al-Madeenah in the
battle of Tabook, and he told him: "You are to me like Haaroon (Aaron)
to Moosa (Moses) except that there isno Prophet after me."
[Al-Bukhaari] Or this is because the Prophet was pleased with his
actions, or due to his brotherhood and companionship of the Prophet ,
and his virtues ."
Allaah Knows best.