٢٢٨ - وَبِإِسْنادِهِ قالَ: قالَ النَّبِي‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِوَآلِهِ: عَلِيٌّ أَوَّلُ مَنِ اتَّبَعَني وَهُوَأَوَّل مَن يُصافِحَهُ الحَقِّ.
31-228 According to the same documentation, the Prophet (S) said, “Ali  was the first man who followed me. He is the first one whom God will encounter (in the Hereafter.”