证明:$(1)$∵$EF $平分$∠AF B,$∴$∠AFE = ∠DFE$
∵$EF \perp AD,$∴$∠AEF = ∠DEF = 90^\circ$
在$\triangle AEF $和$\triangle DEF $中
$\begin {cases}∠AFE = ∠DFE\\EF = EF\\∠AEF = ∠DEF\end {cases}$
∴$\triangle AEF≌\triangle DEF(AS A),$∴$AF = DF$
$(2)$∵$AF = DF,$∴$∠F AD = ∠F DA$
∵$∠F DA = ∠B + ∠BAD,$$∠F AD = ∠F AC + ∠CAD$
且$∠B = ∠F AC$
∴$∠BAD = ∠CAD,$即$AD$是$\triangle ABC$的角平分线