بحار الأنوار

BIHAR AL-ANWAAR

ج 29

Volume 29

بحار الانوار الجامعة لدرر أخبار الائمة الاطهار

Bihar Al-Anwaar – The summary of the pearls of the Ahadeeth of the Pure Imamsasws

تأليف العلامة فخر الامة المولى الشيخ محمد باقر المجلسيى

Author – The Allama, the pride of the community, the Mullah, the Sheikh Muhammad Baqir Al Majlisi

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 5 – ARGUMENTATION OF AMIR AL MOMINEENasws AGAINST ABU BAKR AND OTHERS REGARDING THE MATTER OF THE ALLEGIANCE

CHAPTER 6 – DISPUTE OF AMIR AL-MOMINEENasws WITH AL-ABBAS REGARDING THE INHERITANCE

CHAPTER 7 – RARE ARGUMENTATION

CHAPTER 8 – ARGUMENTATION OF SALMANra AND UBAY BIN KA’AB AND OTHERS AGAINST THE PEOPLE

CHAPTER 9 – WHAT ABU BAKR WROTE TO A COMMUNITY CALLING THEM TO THE ALLEGIANCE AND IN IT ARE SOME OF THE SITUATIONS OF ABU QUHAFA

CHAPTER 10 – ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ABU BAKR WITH THE MERIT OF AMIR AL-MOMINEENasws, AND THE CALIPHATE BEING FOR HIMasws AFTER USURPATION

CHAPTER 11 – REVELATION OF THE VERSES REGARDING THE MATTER OF (ESTATE OF) FADAK, AND ITS STORY, AND THE SUMMARY OF THE ARGUMENTS REGARDING IT, AND IN IT IS STORY OF KHALID, AND HIS DETERMINATION UPON KILLING AMIR AL-MOMINEENasws

A CHAPTER CITED, IN IT IS AN ADDRESS ADDRESSED BY THE CHIEFTESS OF THE WOMEN, FATIMA Al-ZAHRAasws ARGUING WITH IT AGAINST THE ONES WHO USURPED FADAK FROM HERasws

Notes: - (CHAPTER 11 B)

CHAPTER 12 – THE REASON DUE TO WHICH AMIR AL-MOMINEENasws LEFT FADAK WHEN HEasws RULED THE PEOPLE

CHAPTER 13 – REASON FOR HIS (ALIasws) SITTING BACK FROM FIGHTING THE ONES FROM THE FORMER ONES WHO RULED UPON HIMasws, AND HISasws STANDING TO FIGHT THE ONES WHO REBELLED AGAINST HIMasws, FROM THE BREAKERS (OF THE COVENANT) AND THE RENEGADES AND THE DEVIANTS, AND REASON FOR ALLAHazwj RESPITING THE ONE WHO CAME FORWARD TO HIMasws, AND IN IT IS REASON OF THE ONEasws FROM THE REST OF THE IMAMSasws WHO MADE A STAND, AND THE SITTING BACK BY THE ONEasws FROM THEMasws WHO SAT BACK

CHAPTER 14 – THE REASON DUE TO WHICH THE PEOPLE LEFT ALIasws

CHAPTER 15 – COMPLAINT OF AMIR AL-MOMINEENasws ABOUT THE ONES WHO PRECEDED HIMasws

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5 باب‏ احتجاج أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام على أبي بكر و غيره في أمر البيعة

CHAPTER 5 – ARGUMENTATION OF AMIR AL MOMINEENasws AGAINST ABU BAKR AND OTHERS REGARDING THE MATTER OF THE ALLEGIANCE

1- ل‏: الْقَطَّانُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَسَنِيِّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَفْصٍ الْخَثْعَمِيِّ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ، عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الثَّعْلَبِيِّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ، عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْوَرَّاقِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ- عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: لَمَّا كَانَ مِنْ أَمْرِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ- وَ بَيْعَةِ النَّاسِ لَهُ، وَ فِعْلِهِمْ بِعَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ- مَا كَانَ، لَمْ يَزَلْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يُظْهِرُ لَهُ الِانْبِسَاطَ وَ يَرَى مِنْهُ انْقِبَاضاً،

(The book) ‘Al Khisaal’ – Al Qataan, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Rahman Bin Muhammad Al Hasany, from Muhammad Bin Hafs Al Khas’amy, from Al Hassan Bin Abdul Wahid, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Al Sa’alby, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Hameed, from Hafs Bin Mansour, from Abu Saeed Al Warraq, from his father,

‘From Ja’farasws Bin Muhammadasws, from hisasws fatherasws, from hisasws grandfatherasws having said: ‘When it was from the matter of Abu Bakr, and the allegiance of the people to him, and their dealings with Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws, what happened, Abu Bakr did not cease manifest the cheerfulness to himasws and he saw constriction from himasws.

فَكَبُرَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ، فَأَحَبَّ لِقَاءَهُ وَ اسْتِخْرَاجَ مَا عِنْدَهُ، وَ الْمَعْذِرَةَ إِلَيْهِ مِمَّا اجْتَمَعَ النَّاسُ عَلَيْهِ، وَ تَقْلِيدِهِمْ إِيَّاهُ أَمْرَ الْأُمَّةِ وَ قِلَّةِ رَغْبَتِهِ فِي ذَلِكَ وَ زُهْدِهِ فِيهِ.

That was grievous upon Abu Bakr and he loved to meet himasws and bring out what was with himasws, and the excusing to himasws from what he had gathered the people against himasws, and their emulating (Taqleed) of him in the matters of the community, and scarcity of hisasws desire regarding that and hisasws abstaining regarding it.

أَتَاهُ فِي وَقْتِ غَفْلَةٍ وَ طَلَبَ مِنْهُ الْخَلْوَةَ، وَ قَالَ لَهُ: وَ اللَّهِ يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ مَا كَانَ هَذَا الْأَمْرُ مُوَاطَاةً مِنِّي، وَ لَا رَغْبَةً فِيمَا وَقَعْتُ فِيهِ، وَ لَا حِرْصاً عَلَيْهِ، وَ لَا ثِقَةً بِنَفْسِي فِيمَا تَحْتَاجُ‏ إِلَيْهِ الْأُمَّةُ، وَ لَا قُوَّةً لِي بِمَالٍ، وَ لَا كَثْرَةِ الْعَشِيرَةِ، وَ لَا اسْتِئْثَارٍ بِهِ‏ دُونَ غَيْرِي،

He came to himasws during a time of inattention and sought the privacy with himasws, and said to himasws, ‘By Allahazwj! O Abu Al-Hassanasws! This command did not happen in collusion from me, nor did I desire falling into it, nor was I greedy upon it, nor do I have confidence in myself regarding the community is needy to, nor with there any financial strength for me, nor a large clan, nor exclusive power with it besides other.

فَمَا لَكَ تُضْمِرُ عَلَيَّ مَا لَمْ أَسْتَحِقَّهُ مِنْكَ، وَ تُظْهِرُ لِيَ الْكَرَاهَةَ فِيمَا صِرْتُ إِلَيْهِ، وَ تَنْظُرُ إِلَيَّ بِعَيْنِ السَّآمَةِ مِنِّي؟!

So what is the matter youasws are being angry upon me what I am not deserving from youasws, and are manifesting the abhorrence towards me regarding I have come to, and youasws are looking at me with the eyes of hostility, from me!?’

قَالَ: فَقَالَ لَهُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: فَمَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَيْهِ إِذْ لَمْ تَرْغَبْ فِيهِ، وَ لَا حَرَصْتَ عَلَيْهِ، وَ لَا وَثِقْتَ بِنَفْسِكَ فِي الْقِيَامِ بِهِ وَ بِمَا يَحْتَاجُ مِنْكَ فِيهِ؟!

He (the narrator) said, ‘Heasws said to him: ‘So what carried you upon it when you were neither desirous for it, nor greedy upon it, nor had any confidence in yourself regarding the standing with it and with what is required from you regarding it!?’

فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: حَدِيثٌ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ- صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ-: إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَجْمَعُ أُمَّتِي عَلَى ضَلَالٍ‏، وَ لَمَّا رَأَيْتُ اجْتِمَاعَهُمْ اتَّبَعْتُ حَدِيثَ النَّبِيِّ- صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ- وَ أَحَلْتُ أَنْ يَكُونَ اجْتِمَاعُهُمْ عَلَى خِلَافِ الْهُدَى، فَأَعْطَيْتُهُمْ قَوَدَ الْإِجَابَةِ، وَ لَوْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ أَحَداً يَتَخَلَّفُ لَامْتَنَعْتُ!

Abu Bakr said, ‘A Hadeeth I heard from Rasool-Allahsaww (saying): ‘Allahazwj will not Unite mysaww community upon the straying’, and when I saw their unity I followed a Hadeeth of the Prophetsaww, and I considered impossible that their unity would happen to be opposite to the guidance. So, I gave them the answer of leadership, and if I had known that anyone would differ, I would have refused!’

قَالَ: فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: أَمَّا مَا ذَكَرْتَ مِنْ حَدِيثِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: أَنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَجْمَعُ أُمَّتِي عَلَى ضَلَالٍ، أَ فَكُنْتُ مِنَ الْأُمَّةِ أَوْ لَمْ أَكُنْ؟! قَالَ: بَلَى.

He (the narrator) said, ‘Heasws said: ‘But what you mentioned from a Hadeeth of the Prophetsaww (saying): ‘Mysaww community will not unite upon straying’, so you were from the community and Iasws wasn’t!?’ He said, ‘Yes’.

قَالَ: وَ كَذَلِكَ الْعِصَابَةُ الْمُمْتَنِعَةُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ سَلْمَانَ وَ عَمَّارٍ وَ أَبِي ذَرٍّ وَ الْمِقْدَادِ وَ ابْنِ عُبَادَةَ وَ مَنْ مَعَهُ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ؟ قَالَ: كُلٌّ مِنَ الْأُمَّةِ.

Heasws said: ‘And like that is the group of the ones who refused upon you, from Salmanra, and Ammarra, and Abu Zarrra, and Al-Miqdadra, , and Ibn Abada, and the ones who were with him, from the Helpers?’ He said, ‘All are from the community’.

فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: فَكَيْفَ تَحْتَجُّ بِحَدِيثِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ أَمْثَالُ هَؤُلَاءِ قَدْ تَخَلَّفُوا عَنْكَ، وَ لَيْسَ لِلْأُمَّةِ فِيهِمْ طَعْنٌ، وَ لَا فِي صُحْبَةِ الرَّسُولِ وَ نَصِيحَتِهِ مِنْهُمْ تَقْصِيرٌ؟!

Aliasws said: ‘Then how can you argue with a Hadeeth of the Prophetsaww and the likes of them had differed from you, and there isn’t any accusation of the community regarding them, nor regarding companionship of the Rasoolsaww and any deficiency of advice from them!?’

قَالَ: مَا عَلِمْتُ بِتَخَلُّفِهِمْ إِلَّا مِنْ بَعْدِ إِبْرَامِ الْأَمْرِ، وَ خِفْتُ إِنْ دَفَعْتُ عَنِّي الْأَمْرَ أَنْ يَتَفَاقَمَ‏ إِلَى أَنْ يَرْجِعَ النَّاسُ مُرْتَدِّينَ عَنِ الدِّينِ، وَ كَانَ مُمَارَسَتُكُمْ إِلَى أَنْ أَجَبْتُمْ أَهْوَنَ مَؤُنَةً عَلَى الدِّينِ وَ أَبْقَى لَهُ مِنْ ضَرْبِ النَّاسِ بَعْضَهُمْ بِبَعْضٍ فَيَرْجِعُوا كُفَّاراً، وَ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّكَ لَسْتَ بِدُونِي فِي الْإِبْقَاءِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ عَلَى أَدْيَانِهِمْ!.

He said, ‘I did not know of their differing except from after agreement of the command, and I feared that if I were to push the command away from me it would be aggravated until the people return backwards from the Religion, and it was yourasws practice that yourasws reply was less supportive upon the Religion, and it more lasting for it than the people striking each other and they return as Kafirs, and I know that youasws aren’t inferior to me regarding the lasting upon them and upon their Religion!?’

قَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: أَجَلْ، وَ لَكِنْ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ الَّذِي يَسْتَحِقُّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ، بِمَا يَسْتَحِقُّهُ؟

Aliasws said: ‘Yes, But inform measws about that which makes one deserving of this command, due to what do you deserve it?’

فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: بِالنَّصِيحَةِ، وَ الْوَفَاءِ، وَ دَفْعِ الْمُدَاهَنَةِ، وَ الْمُحَابَاةِ، وَ حُسْنِ السِّيرَةِ، وَ إِظْهَارِ الْعَدْلِ، وَ الْعِلْمِ بِالْكِتَابِ وَ السُّنَّةِ وَ فَصْلِ الْخِطَابِ، مَعَ الزُّهْدِ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ قِلَّةِ الرَّغْبَةِ فِيهَا، وَ إِنْصَافِ الْمَظْلُومِ مِنَ الظَّالِمِ لِلْقَرِيبِ‏ وَ الْبَعِيدِ .. ثُمَّ سَكَتَ.

Abu Bakr said, ‘Due to the advice, and the loyalty, and pushing away the flattery and the prejudices, and goodly manners, and manifesting the justice, and the knowledge with the Book and the Sunnah and the decisive address, along with the ascetism in the world scarcity of the desire regarding it, and fairness of the oppressed from the oppressor of the near one and the far one’. Then he was silent.

فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: وَ السَّابِقَةِ وَ الْقَرَابَةِ؟! فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: وَ السَّابِقَةِ وَ الْقَرَابَةِ.

Aliasws said: ‘And the precedence and the kinship!?’ Abu Bakr said, ‘And the precedence and the kinship’.

قَالَ‏: فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: أَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ أَ فِي نَفْسِكَ تَجِدُ هَذِهِ الْخِصَالَ، أَوْ فِيَّ؟! قَالَ أَبُو بَكْر بَلْ فِيكَ يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ.

He (the narrator) said, ‘Aliasws said: ‘Iasws adjure you with Allahazwj, O Abu Bakr! Do you find these characteristics within yourself or in measws!? Abu Bakr said, ‘But, in youasws, O Aliasws’.

قَالَ: أَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ أَنَا الْمُجِيبُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ قَبْلَ ذُكْرَانِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ، أَمْ أَنْتَ‏؟ قَالَ: بَلْ أَنْتَ.

Heasws said: ‘Iasws adjure you with Allahazwj! Am Iasws answerable to Rasool-Allahsaww before the male Muslims, or you are?’ He said, ‘But, youasws are’.

قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ أَنَا الْأَذَانُ‏ لِأَهْلِ الْمَوْسِمِ وَ لِجَمِيعِ الْأُمَّةِ بِسُورَةِ بَرَاءَةَ، أَمْ أَنْتَ؟! قَالَ: بَلْ أَنْتَ.

Heasws said: ‘Iasws adjured you with Allahazwj! Am Iasws the proclamation (Azaan) for the people of the season (Hajj) and the entirety of the community in Surah Bara’at or you are?!’ He said, ‘But, youasws are’.

قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ أَنَا وَقَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بِنَفْسِي يَوْمَ الْغَارِ، أَمْ أَنْتَ‏؟ قَالَ: بَلْ أَنْتَ.

Heasws said: ‘Iasws adjure you with Allahazwj! Iasws saved Rasool-Allahsaww with myselfasws on the day of the cave or you did?’ He said, ‘But, you did’.

قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكَ‏ بِاللَّهِ أَ لِيَ‏ الْوَلَايَةُ مِنَ اللَّهِ مَعَ وَلَايَةِ رَسُولِهِ‏ فِي آيَةِ زَكَاةِ الْخَاتَمِ، أَمْ لَكَ‏؟ قَالَ: بَلْ لَكَ.

Heasws said: ‘Iasws adjure you with Allahazwj! Is the Wilayah from Allahazwj for measws along with the Wilayah of Hisazwj Rasoolsaww for measws in the last Verse of Zakat, or for you?’ He said. ‘But, (it is) for you’.

قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ أَنَا الْمَوْلَى لَكَ وَ لِكُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ بِحَدِيثِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يَوْمَ الْغَدِيرِ، أَمْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ: بَلْ أَنْتَ.

Heasws said: ‘Iasws adjured you with Allahazwj! Am Iasws the Masterasws for you and for every Muslim by the Hadeeth of the Prophetsaww on the day of Al-Ghadeer, or you are?’ He said, ‘But you are’.

قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكَ‏ بِاللَّهِ أَ لِيَ‏ الْوِزَارَةُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ الْمَثَلُ مِنْ هَارُونَ وَ مُوسَى، أَمْ لَكَ؟ قَالَ: بَلْ لَكَ.

Heasws said: ‘Iasws adjure you with Allahazwj! Is it for measws, the master-ship from Rasool-Allahsaww, and the parables from Harounas and Musaas, or for you?’ He said, ‘But, (they are) for youasws’.

قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ أَ بِي بَرَزَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ بِأَهْلِ بَيْتِي‏ وَ وُلْدِي فِي مُبَاهَلَةِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ مِنَ النَّصَارَى، أَمْ بِكَ وَ بِأَهْلِكَ وَ وُلْدِكَ؟ قَالَ: بِكُمْ.

Heasws said: ‘Iasws adjure you with Allahazwj! Is it with measws Rasool-Allahsaww went out, and with Peopleasws of myasws Household, and myasws two sonsasws during the imprecation of the Polytheists from the Christians, or with you and with your family members and your sons?’ He said, ‘With youasws’.

قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ أَ لِي وَ لِأَهْلِي وَ وُلْدِي آيَةُ التَّطْهِيرِ مِنَ الرِّجْسِ‏، أَمْ لَكَ وَ لِأَهْلِ بَيْتِكَ؟ قَالَ: بَلْ لَكَ وَ لِأَهْلِ بَيْتِكَ.

Heasws said: ‘Iasws adjure you with Allahazwj! Is it for measws and for myasws wifeasws and myasws two sonsasws, the Verse of Purification from the uncleanness (33:33), or for you and your wife and for your family members?’ he said, ‘But, for yourasws and Peopleasws of yourasws Household’.

قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ أَنَا صَاحِبُ دَعْوَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ أَهْلِي وَ وُلْدِي يَوْمَ الْكِسَاءِ: اللَّهُمَّ هَؤُلَاءِ أَهْلِي إِلَيْكَ لَا إِلَى النَّارِ، أَمْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ: بَلْ أَنْتَ وَ أَهْلُكَ وَ وُلْدُكَ.

Heasws said: ‘Iasws adjure you with Allahazwj! Am Iasws the owner (recipient) of the supplication of Rasool-Allahsaww, and myasws wifeasws, and myasws two sonsasws on the day of the Cloak: ‘O Allahazwj! Theyasws are Peopleasws of mysaww Household. To Youazwj not to the Fire!’, or you are?’ He said, ‘But, youasws, and yourasws wifeasws, and yourasws sonsasws’.

قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ أَنَا صَاحِبُ الْآيَةِ يُوفُونَ بِالنَّذْرِ وَ يَخافُونَ يَوْماً كانَ شَرُّهُ مُسْتَطِيراً، أَمْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ: بَلْ أَنْتَ.

Heasws said: ‘Iasws adjure you with Allahazwj! Am Iasws the owner (referred one) of the Verse: They are fulfilling the vows and are fearing a Day, the evil of it would be widespread [76:7], or you are?’ He said, ‘But, you are’.

قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ أَنْتَ الْفَتَى الَّذِي نُودِيَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ: لَا سَيْفَ إِلَّا ذُو الْفَقَارِ وَ لَا فَتَى إِلَّا عَلِيٌ‏، أَمْ أَنَا؟ قَالَ: بَلْ أَنْتَ.

Heasws said: ‘Iasws adjure you with Allahazwj! Are you the youth called out from the sky: ‘There is not sword except Zulfiqar nor any youth except Aliasws’, or you are?’ He said, ‘But, youasws are’.

قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ أَنْتَ الَّذِي رُدَّتْ لَهُ الشَّمْسُ لِوَقْتِ صَلَاتِهِ فَصَلَّاهَا ثُمَّ تَوَارَتْ‏، أَمْ أَنَا؟ قَالَ: بَلْ أَنْتَ.

Heasws said: ‘Iasws adjure you with Allahazwj! Are you the one the sun returned for at the time of his Salat so he prayed it, then returned, or Iasws was?’ He said, ‘But, for youasws’.

قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ أَنْتَ الَّذِي حَبَاكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بِرَايَتِهِ يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ فَفَتَحَ اللَّهُ لَهُ، أَمْ أَنَا؟ قَالَ: بَلْ أَنْتَ.

Heasws said: ‘Iasws adjure you with Allahazwj! Are you the one Rasool-Allahsaww bestowed hissaww flag to on the day of Khyber so Allahazwj Granted victory to him, or Iasws?’ He said, ‘But it was youasws’.

قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ أَنْتَ الَّذِي نَفَّسْتَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ كُرْبَتَهُ‏ وَ عَنِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ بِقَتْلِ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَبْدِ وُدٍّ، أَوْ أَنَا؟ قَالَ: بَلْ أَنْتَ.

Heasws said: ‘Iasws adjure you with Allahazwj! Are you the one who relieved the worries from Rasool-Allahsaww and from the Muslims by killing Amro Bin Abd Wadd, or Iasws did?’ Heasws said, ‘But, youasws did’.

قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ أَنْتَ الَّذِي ائْتَمَنَكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ عَلَى رِسَالَتِهِ إِلَى الْجِنِّ فَأَجَابَتْ، أَمْ أَنَا؟ قَالَ: بَلْ أَنْتَ.

Heasws said: ‘Iasws adjure you with Allahazwj! Are you the one Rasool-Allahsaww entrusted upon for hissaww message to the Jinn, and answered, or Iasws?’ He said, ‘But, youasws’.

قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ أَنْتَ الَّذِي طَهَّرَكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ مِنَ السِّفَاحِ مِنْ آدَمَ إِلَى أَبِيكَ بِقَوْلِهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: أَنَا وَ أَنْتَ مِنْ نِكَاحٍ لَا مِنْ سِفَاحٍ، مِنْ آدَمَ إِلَى عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ، أَمْ أَنَا؟ قَالَ: بَلْ أَنْتَ.

Heasws said: ‘Iasws adjure you with Allahazwj! Are you the one whom Rasool-Allahsaww purified from the adultery from Adamas up to your father with hissaww words: ‘Isaww and you are from marriage, not from adultery, from Adamas up to Abdul Muttalibasws, or Iasws?’ He said, ‘But it was youasws’.

قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ أَنَا الَّذِي اخْتَارَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ زَوَّجَنِي ابْنَتَهُ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ وَ قَالَ: اللَّهُ زَوَّجَكَ، أَمْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ: بَلْ أَنْتَ.

Heasws said: ‘Iasws adjure you with Allahazwj! Iasws am the one whom Rasool-Allahsaww chose measws and got measws married to hissaww daughter (Syeda) Fatimaasws and said: ‘Allahazwj Got youasws married’, or you?’ He said, ‘But it was youasws’.

قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ أَنَا وَالِدُ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ رَيْحَانَتَيْهِ اللَّذَيْنِ قَالَ فِيهِمَا: هَذَانِ سَيِّدَا شَبَابِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ وَ أَبُوهُمَا خَيْرٌ مِنْهُمَا، أَمْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ: بَلْ أَنْتَ.

Heasws said: ‘Iasws adjured you with Allahazwj! Iasws am father of Al-Hassanasws and Al-Husaynasws, hissaww aromas, those regarding whom hesaww said: ‘These two are chiefs of the youths of the inhabitants of the Paradise, and theirasws fatherasws is better than themasws’, or you are?’ Heasws said: ‘But, you are’.

قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ أَخُوكَ الْمُزَيَّنُ بِجَنَاحَيْنِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ يَطِيرُ بِهِمَا مَعَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ، أَمْ أَخِي؟ قَالَ: بَلْ أَخُوكَ.

Heasws said: ‘Iasws adjure you with Allahazwj! Is your brother the one adorned with two wings in the Paradise flying with them with the Angels, or myasws brother?’ He said, ‘But yourasws brother (Ja’faras) is’.

قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ أَنَا ضَمِنْتُ دَيْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ نَادَيْتُ فِي الْمَوَاسِمِ‏ بِإِنْجَازِ مَوْعِدِهِ، أَمْ أَنْتَ؟! قَالَ: بَلْ أَنْتَ.

Heasws said: ‘Iasws adjure you with Allahazwj! Am Iasws responsible for the debts of Rasool-Allahsaww and called out during the season (Hajj) with the fulfilment of hissaww promises, or you?’ He said, ‘But, youasws are’.

قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ أَنَا الَّذِي دَعَاهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ لِطَيْرٍ عِنْدَهُ يُرِيدُ أَكْلَهُ، فَقَالَ: اللَّهُمَّ ائْتِنِي بِأَحَبِّ خَلْقِكَ إِلَيْكَ بَعْدِي‏، أَمْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ: بَلْ أَنْتَ.

Heasws said: ‘Iasws adjure you with Allahazwj! Am Iasws the one whom Rasool-Allahsaww invited for a bird which was with himsaww, intending to eat it, so hesaww said: ‘O Allahazwj! Bring to mesaww the most beloved of Yoursaww creatures to Youazwj after mesaww’, or were you?’ He said, ‘But, youasws were’.

قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ أَنَا الَّذِي بَشَّرَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بِقَتْلِ‏ النَّاكِثِينَ وَ الْقَاسِطِينَ وَ الْمَارِقِينَ عَلَى تَأْوِيلِ الْقُرْآنِ‏، أَمْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ: بَلْ أَنْتَ.

Heasws said: ‘Iasws adjure you with Allahazwj! Iasws am the one Rasool-Allahsaww gave glad tidings to measws of killing the breakers (of the Covenant), and the renegades, and deviants upon interpretation of the Quran, or (was it) you?’ He said, ‘But, (it was) youasws’.

قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ أَنَا الَّذِي شَهِدْتُ آخِرَ كَلَامِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ وُلِّيتُ غُسْلَهُ وَ دَفْنَهُ، أَمْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ: بَلْ أَنْتَ.

Heasws said: ‘Iasws adjure you with Allahazwj! Iasws am the one who witnessed the last words of Rasool-Allahsaww and was in charge of hissaww washing and burying himsaww, or you were?’ He said, ‘But you were’.

قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ أَنَا الَّذِي دَلَّ عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بِعِلْمِ الْقَضَاءِ بِقَوْلِهِ: «عَلِيٌّ أَقْضَاكُمْ»، أَمْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ: بَلْ أَنْتَ.

Heasws said: ‘Iasws adjure you with Allahazwj! Iasws am the one Rasool-Allahsaww pointed upon with the knowledge of the judgments by hissaww words: ‘Aliasws is yourasws judge’, or you are?’ He said, ‘But, you are’.

قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكَ‏ اللَّهَ‏ أَنَا الَّذِي أَمَرَ لِي‏ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَصْحَابَهُ بِالسَّلَامِ عَلَيَ‏ بِالْإِمْرَةِ فِي حَيَاتِهِ‏، أَمْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ: بَلْ أَنْتَ.

Heasws said: ‘Iasws adjure you with Allahazwj! Iasws am the one, for measws Rasool-Allahsaww ordered hissaww companions with the greeting unto measws with the ruler-ship (as Amir Al-Momineen) during hissaww lifetime, or you?’ He said, ‘But you are’’.

قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ أَنْتَ الَّذِي سَبَقَتْ لَهُ الْقَرَابَةُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ، أَمْ أَنَا؟. قَالَ: بَلْ أَنْتَ.

Heasws said: ‘Iasws adjure you with Allahazwj! Are you the one for whom the kinship of Rasool-Allahsaww precedes for or Iasws?’ He said, ‘But, you’.

قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ أَنْتَ الَّذِي حَبَاكَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِدِينَارٍ عِنْدَ حَاجَتِهِ‏، وَ بَاعَكَ جَبْرَئِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، وَ أَضَفْتَ مُحَمَّداً صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، وَ أَضَفْتَ‏ وُلْدَهُ أَمْ أَنَا؟ قَالَ: فَبَكَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ! [وَ] قَالَ: بَلْ أَنْتَ.

Heasws said: ‘Iasws adjure you with Allahazwj! You are the one whom Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic Bestowed with Dinars during his need, and Jibraeelas sold for you, and you hosted Muhammadsaww and hosted hissaww children, or Iasws did?’ He (the narrator) said, ‘Abu Bakr cried and said, ‘But, youasws did’’.

قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ أَنْتَ الَّذِي حَمَلَكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ عَلَى كَتِفِهِ فِي طَرْحِ صَنَمِ الْكَعْبَةِ وَ كَسْرِهِ حَتَّى لَوْ شَاءَ أَنْ يَنَالَ أُفُقَ السَّمَاءِ لَنَالَهَا، أَمْ أَنَا؟ قَالَ: بَلْ أَنْتَ.

Heasws said: ‘Iasws adjure you will Allahazwj! Are you the one whom Rasool-Allahsaww carried upon hissaww shoulders in dropping the idol of the Kabah and breaking it, to the extent that if he desired to attain the horizons of the sky, would have attained these, or was it measws?’ He said, ‘But, it was you’’.

قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ أَنْتَ الَّذِي قَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: أَنْتَ صَاحِبُ لِوَائِي فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ، أَمْ أَنَا؟ قَالَ: بَلْ أَنْتَ.

Heasws said: ‘Iasws adjure you with Allahazwj! Are you the one to whom Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘You are bearer of mysaww flag in the world and the Hereafter’, or was it measws?’ He said, ‘But it was youasws’.

قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ أَنْتَ الَّذِي أُمِرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بِفَتْحِ بَابِهِ فِي مَسْجِدِهِ حِينَ أُمِرَ بِسَدِّ جَمِيعِ بَابِهِ- [أَبْوَابِ أَصْحَابِهِ وَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ‏]- وَ أَحَلَّ لَهُ فِيهِ مَا أَحَلَّهُ اللَّهُ لَهُ‏، أَمْ أَنَا؟ قَالَ: بَلْ أَنْتَ.

Heasws said: ‘Iasws adjure you with Allahazwj! Are you the one for whom Rasool-Allahsaww ordered with keeping his door open in hissaww Masjid and ordered with the closure of the entirety of its doors (doors of the hissaww companions and hissaww family members), and permitted for him in it what Allahazwj had Permitted for himsaww, or was it for measws?’ He said, ‘But, it was for youasws’.

قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ أَنْتَ الَّذِي قَدَّمَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ نَجْوَاهُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ صَدَقَةً فَنَاجَاهُ، أَمْ أَنَا- إِذْ عَاتَبَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَوْماً فَقَالَ: أَ أَشْفَقْتُمْ أَنْ تُقَدِّمُوا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ نَجْواكُمْ صَدَقاتٍ الْآيَةَ-؟ قَالَ: بَلْ أَنْتَ.

Heasws said: ‘Iasws adjure you with Allahazwj! Were you the one who forwarded charity before his consulting to Rasool-Allahsaww, so he consulted to himsaww, or Iasws was, when Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic Faulted a people, so Heazwj Said: ‘Are you fearing sending forth charities before your consultations? [58:13] – the Verse’. He said, ‘But, youasws did’.

قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ أَنْتَ الَّذِي قَالَ فِيهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ- صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ- لِفَاطِمَةَ: زَوْجُكِ أَوَّلُ النَّاسِ إِيمَاناً وَ أَرْجَحُهُمْ إِسْلَاماً. فِي كَلَامٍ لَهُ، أَمْ أَنَا؟. قَالَ: بَلْ أَنْتَ.

Heasws said: ‘Iasws adjure you with Allahazwj! Are you the one regarding whom Rasool-Allahsaww said to (Syeda) Fatimaasws: ‘Yourasws husband is the first of the people in Eman, and most predominant of them in Islam’, in a speech of hissaww, or Iasws?’ He said, ‘But it was youasws’.

قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ أَنْتَ الَّذِي قَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: الْحَقُّ مَعَ عَلِيٍّ وَ عَلِيٌّ مَعَ الْحَقِّ، لَا يَفْتَرِقَانِ حَتَّى يَرِدَا عَلَيَّ الْحَوْضَ‏، أَمْ أَنَا؟ قَالَ: بَلْ أَنْتَ.

Heasws said: ‘Iasws adjure you with Allahazwj! Are you the one for whom Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘The truth is with Aliasws and Aliasws is the truth, they will not be separating until they return to mesaww at the Fountain’, or (for) measws?’ He said, ‘But, (for) youasws’.

قَالَ: .. فَلَمْ يَزَلْ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يَعُدُّ عَلَيْهِ مَنَاقِبَهُ الَّتِي جَعَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لَهُ دُونَهُ وَ دُونَ غَيْرِهِ. وَ يَقُولُ لَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: بَلْ أَنْتَ.

He (the narrator) said, ‘Heasws did not cease counting hisasws merits upon him which Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic had Made to be for himasws, besides him, and besides others, and Abu Bakr kept saying to himasws, ‘But, youasws’.

قَالَ: فَبِهَذَا وَ شِبْهِهِ يُسْتَحَقُّ الْقِيَامُ بِأُمُورِ أُمَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ.

Heasws said: ‘So by this and it’s like one deserves the standing with the affairs of the community of Muhammadsaww’.

فَقَالَ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: فَمَا الَّذِي غَرَّكَ عَنِ اللَّهِ وَ عَنْ رَسُولِهِ وَ عَنْ دِينِهِ وَ أَنْتَ‏ خِلْوٌ مِمَّا يَحْتَاجُ إِلَيْهِ أَهْلُ دِينِهِ؟

Aliasws said to him: ‘So, what is that which deceived you from Allahazwj and from Hisazwj Rasoolsaww and from Hisazwj Religion, and you were empty from what the people of hissaww Religion were needy to?’

قَالَ: فَبَكَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَ قَالَ: صَدَقْتَ يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ، أَنْظِرْنِي يَوْمِي هَذَا فَأُدَبِّرَ مَا أَنَا فِيهِ وَ مَا سَمِعْتُ مِنْكَ.

He (the narrator) said, ‘Abu Bakr cried and said, ‘Youasws speak the truth, O Abu Al-Hassanasws! Respite me for this day of mine, and I can manage what I am in and what I have heard from youasws’.

قَالَ: فَقَالَ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: لَكَ ذَلِكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ.

He (the narrator) said, ‘Aliasws said to him: ‘That is for you, O Abu Bakr!’

فَرَجَعَ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ وَ خَلَا بِنَفْسِهِ يَوْمَهُ وَ لَمْ يَأْذَنْ لِأَحَدٍ إِلَى اللَّيْلِ، وَ عُمَرُ يَتَرَدَّدُ فِي النَّاسِ لَمَّا بَلَغَهُ مِنْ خَلْوَتِهِ بِعَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ.

He returned from hisasws presence and isolated himself during his day and did not permit anyone up to the night, and Umar hovered among the people due to what had reached him from his isolating with Aliasws.

فَبَاتَ فِي لَيْلَتِهِ، فَرَأَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فِي مَنَامِهِ مُمَثَّلًا لَهُ فِي مَجْلِسِهِ، فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ أَبُو بِكْرٍ لِيُسَلِّمَ عَلَيْهِ، فَوَلَّى وَجْهَهُ، فَصَارَ مُقَابِلَ وَجْهِهِ، فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ فَوَلَّى عَنْهُ وَجْهَهُ‏.

He (Abu Bakr) continued during his night and he saw Rasool-Allahsaww in his dream resembled for him being in hissaww gathering, so Abu Bakr stood up to himsaww and greeted unto himsaww. Hesaww turned hissaww face away. He went to face hissaww face and greeted unto himsaww, but hesaww turned hissaww face away from him.

فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! هَلْ أَمَرْتَ بِأَمْرٍ فَلَمْ أَفْعَلْ؟

Abu Bakr said to himsaww, ‘O Rasool-Allahsaww! Did yousaww order me with any order I did not do?’

فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: أَرُدُّ السَّلَامَ عَلَيْكَ وَ قَدْ عَادَيْتَ اللَّهَ وَ رَسُولَهُ وَ عَادَيْتَ مَنْ وَالاهُ‏ اللَّهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ! رُدَّ الْحَقَّ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ.

Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘Should Iazwj return the greetings unto you and you have opposed Allahazwj and Hisazwj Rasoolsaww and opposed the one Allahazwj and Hisazwj Rasoolsaww had appointed? Return the right to its rightful one!’

قَالَ: فَقُلْتُ: مَنْ أَهْلُهُ؟ قَالَ: مَنْ عَاتَبَكَ عَلَيْهِ، وَ هُوَ عَلِيٌّ. قَالَ: فَقَدْ رَدَدْتُ عَلَيْهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بِأَمْرِكَ.

He said, ‘I said, ‘Who is its rightful one?’ Hesaww said: ‘One you quarrelled upon, and he is Aliasws’. He said, ‘So I shall return it to himasws, O Rasool-Allahsaww, by yoursaww instructions’.

قَالَ: فَأَصْبَحَ وَ بَكَى، وَ قَالَ لِعَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: ابْسُطْ يَدَكَ، فَبَايَعَهُ وَ سَلَّمَ إِلَيْهِ الْأَمْرَ.

He (the narrator) said, ‘He woke up in the morning and cried, and he said to Aliasws, ‘Extend yourasws hand’. He pledged allegiance to himasws and submitted the command to himasws.

وَ قَالَ لَهُ: أَخْرُجُ إِلَى مَسْجِدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، فَأُخْبِرُ النَّاسَ بِمَا رَأَيْتُ فِي لَيْلَتِي وَ مَا جَرَى بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَكَ، فَأُخْرِجُ نَفْسِي مِنْ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ وَ أُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْكَ‏ بِالْإِمْرَةِ؟

And he said to himasws, ‘Can you come out to the Masjid of Rasool-Allahsaww, so I can inform the people with what I have seen during my night and what has flowed between me and youasws, so I take myself out from this command and submit the government unto youasws’.

قَالَ: فَقَالَ‏ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: نَعَمْ.

He (the narrator) said, ‘Aliasws said: ‘Yes’.

فَخَرَجَ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ مُتَغَيِّراً لَوْنُهُ عَالِياً نَفَسُهُ‏، فَصَادَفَهُ عُمَرُ وَ هُوَ فِي طَلَبِهِ. فَقَالَ: مَا حَالُكَ يَا خَلِيفَةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ..؟

He went out from hisasws presence, changed of colour, feeling high within himself, but Umar blocked him and he was searching for him. He said, ‘What is your state, O caliph of Rasool-Allahsaww?’

فَأَخْبَرَهُ بِمَا كَانَ مِنْهُ وَ مَا رَأَى وَ مَا جَرَى بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ.

He informed him with what had happened from him, and what he had seen, and what had flowed between him and Aliasws.

فَقَالَ‏ عُمَرُ: أَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ‏ يَا خَلِيفَةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أَنْ تَغْتَرَّ بِسِحْرِ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ! فَلَيْسَ هَذَا بِأَوَّلِ سِحْرٍ مِنْهُمْ ..

Umar said, ‘I adjure you with Allahazwj, O caliph of Rasool-Allahsaww, you have been deceived by the sorcery of the Clan of Hashimas! This isn’t the first of the socrceries from them’.

فَمَا زَالَ بِهِ حَتَّى رَدَّهُ عَنْ رَأْيِهِ وَ صَرَفَهُ عَنْ عَزْمِهِ، وَ رَغَّبَهُ‏ فِيمَا هُوَ فِيهِ، وَ أَمَرَهُ بِالثَّبَاتِ [عَلَيْهِ‏] وَ الْقِيَامِ بِهِ.

He did not cease to be with him until he returned him from his intention and turned him from his determination, and made him desirous regarding what he was in, and instructed him with being affirmed upon it and the standing with it.

قَالَ: فَأَتَى عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ الْمَسْجِدَ لِلْمِيعَادِ، فَلَمْ يَرَ فِيهِ مِنْهُمْ أَحَداً، فَأَحَسَ‏ بِالشَّرِّ مِنْهُمْ، فَقَعَدَ إِلَى قَبْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، فَمَرَّ بِهِ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ: يَا عَلِيُّ دُونَ مَا تَرُومُ خَرْطُ الْقَتَادِ، فَعَلِمَ بِالْأَمْرِ وَ قَامَ وَ رَجَعَ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ.

He (the narrator) said, ‘Aliasws came to the Masjid for the appointment, but did not see anyone from them to be in it, so heasws discerned of the evil from them. Heasws sat down by the grave of Rasool-Allahsaww. Umar passed by himasws and said, ‘O Aliasws! (Youasws are far) from what youasws are agitating the base of the state’. Heasws came to know of the matter, and stood up and returned to hisasws house’’.¹

2- ج‏: وَ رَوَى مُرْسَلًا مِثْلَهُ.

And it is reported (in the book ‘Al-Ihtijaj) by an unbroken chain – similar to it.²

3- فس‏: أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ ابْنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ الْجَرِيشِ، عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ- بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَ النَّاسُ مُجْتَمِعُونَ- بِصَوْتٍ عَالٍ: الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَ صَدُّوا عَنْ سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَضَلَّ أَعْمالَهُمْ‏.

(In the book) ‘Tafseer Al Qummi’ – Ahmad Bin Idrees, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al Hassan Bin Al Abbad Bin Al Jareysh,

‘From Abu Ja’farasws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineenasws said, after the expiry of Rasool-Allahsaww, in the Masjid, and the people were around himasws, in a loud voice: Those who commit Kufr and hinder from the Way of Allah, their deeds would be lost [47:1].

فَقَالَ‏ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ لِمَ قُلْتَ مَا قُلْتَ؟! قَالَ: قَرَأْتُ شَيْئاً مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ. قَالَ: لَقَدْ قُلْتَهُ لِأَمْرٍ؟

Ibn Abbas said, ‘O Abu Al-Hassanasws! Why did youasws say what youasws said: ‘Heasws said: ‘Iasws (only) recited something from the Quran’. He said, ‘Did youasws said it for a (particular) matter?’

قَالَ: نَعَمْ، إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ فِي كِتَابِهِ: وَ ما آتاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَ ما نَهاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانْتَهُوا، فَتَشْهَدُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَنَّهُ اسْتَخْلَفَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ؟

Heasws said: ‘Allahazwj the Exalted Said in Hisazwj Book: ‘And whatever the Rasool gives you, so take it, and whatever he forbids you from, then refrain [59:7]. So, can you testify upon Rasool-Allahsaww and hesaww chose Abu Bakr as caliph?’

قَالَ: مَا سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَوْصَى إِلَّا إِلَيْكَ. قَالَ: فَهَلَّا بَايَعْتَنِي؟! قَالَ: اجْتَمَعَ النَّاسُ عَلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَكُنْتُ مِنْهُمْ.

He said, ‘I did not hear Rasool-Allahsaww bequeath except to youasws’. Heasws said: ‘Then why didn’t you pledge allegiance to measws’. He said, ‘The people gathered to Abu Bakr, so I was with them’.

فَقَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: كَمَا اجْتَمَعَ أَهْلُ الْعِجْلِ عَلَى الْعِجْلِ، هَاهُنَا فُتِنْتُمْ، وَ مَثَلُكُمْ‏ كَمَثَلِ الَّذِي اسْتَوْقَدَ ناراً فَلَمَّا أَضاءَتْ ما حَوْلَهُ ذَهَبَ اللَّهُ بِنُورِهِمْ وَ تَرَكَهُمْ فِي ظُلُماتٍ لا يُبْصِرُونَ صُمٌّ بُكْمٌ عُمْيٌ فَهُمْ لا يَرْجِعُونَ.

Amir Al-Momineenasws said: ‘Just as the people of the calf gathered to the calf. Over here is your Fitna, and your Example is like the example of those who kindled a fire, but when it had illumined all around them, Allah Took away their light, and left them in darkness – not seeing [2:17]. Deaf, dumb (and) blind, so they will not be returning [2:18]’’.³

4- ير: مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ وَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ بْنِ مِسْكِينٍ‏، عَنْ أَبِي عُمَارَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ.

(The book) ‘Basaair Al Darajaat’ – Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, and Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Al Hakam Bin Miskeen, from Abu Umarah,

‘From Abu Abdullahasws.

وَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عِيسَى، عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ تَغْلِبَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لَقِيَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ، فَاحْتَجَّ عَلَيْهِ. ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ: أَ مَا تَرْضَى بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَكَ؟! قَالَ: وَ كَيْفَ لِي بِهِ؟

And Usman Bin Isa, from Aban Bin Taghlub,

‘From Abu Abdullahasws: ‘Amir Al-Momineenasws met Abu Bakr and argued against him. Then heasws said to him: ‘Will you agree with Rasool-Allahsaww being between measws and you?’ He said, ‘And how I be with himsaww?’

فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِهِ وَ أَتَى مَسْجِدَ قُبَا، فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فِيهِ، فَقَضَى عَلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ. فَرَجَعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مَذْعُوراً، فَلَقِيَ عُمَرَ فَأَخْبَرَهُ، فَقَالَ: مَا لَكَ؟! أَ مَا عَلِمْتَ سِحْرَ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ.

Heasws grabbed his hand and came to Masjid Quba, and there was Rasool-Allahsaww. Hesaww judged against Abu Bakr. Abu Bakr returned frightened. He met Umar and informed him. He said, ‘What is the matter with you? Do you not know of the sorcery of the Clan of Hashimas?’’⁴

5- يج: سَعْدٌ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى، مِثْلَهُ.

(The book Al-Kharaij Wal Jaraih) – Sa’ad, from Muhammad Bin Isa – similar to it.⁵

6، 7- ختص، ير: بَعْضُ‏ أَصْحَابِنَا، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَمَّادٍ، عَنْ أَخِيهِ أَحْمَدَ، عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُوسَى، عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ الْمُنْذِرِ، عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: لَقِيَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فِي بَعْضِ سِكَكِ الْمَدِينَةِ. فَقَالَ‏: ظَلَمْتَ وَ فَعَلْتَ. فَقَالَ‏: وَ مَنْ يَعْلَمُ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ: يَعْلَمُهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ.

(The books) ‘Al Ikhtisas’ (and) ‘Basaair Al Darajaat’ – From Muhammad Bin Hammad, from his brother Ahmad, from Ahmad Bin Musa, from Ziyad Bin Al Munzir,

‘From Abu Ja’farasws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineenasws met Abu Bakr in one of the markets of Al-Medina. Heasws said: ‘You have oppressed and did it’. He said, ‘And who can let (men) know that?’ Heasws said: ‘Rasool-Allahsaww will (let you) know that’.

قَالَ: وَ كَيْفَ لِي بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ- صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ- حَتَّى يُعْلِمَنِي‏ ذَلِكَ؟ لَوْ أَتَانِي فِي الْمَنَامِ فَأَخْبَرَنِي لَقَبِلْتُ ذَلِكَ.

He said, ‘How can it be for me to be with Rasool-Allahsaww until hesaww would let me know of that? If hesaww could come in my dream and informs me, I would accept that’.

قَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ‏: فَأَنَا أُدْخِلُكَ عَلَى‏ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، [فَأَدْخَلَهُ‏] مَسْجِدَ قُبَا، فَإِذَا بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فِي مَسْجِدِ قُبَا. فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: اعْتَزِلْ عَنْ ظُلْمِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ- عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ-.

Aliasws said: ‘Iasws shall enter you to meet Rasool-Allahsaww’. Heasws entered him into Masjid Quba, and there he was with Rasool-Allahsaww in Masjid Quba. Rasool-Allahsaww said to him: ‘Give up from oppressing Amir Al-Momineenasws!’

فَخَرَجَ‏ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ، فَلَقِيَهُ عُمَرُ، فَأَخْبَرَهُ بِذَلِكَ، فَقَالَ لَهُ‏: اسْكُتْ! أَ مَا عَرَفْتَ سِحْرَ بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ..

He went out from hissaww presence, and Umar met him. He informed him of that. He said to him, ‘Be quiet! Don’t you recognise sorcery of the Clan of Abdul Muttalibasws?’’⁶

8- ير: الْحَجَّالُ، عَنِ اللُّؤْلُؤِيِ‏، عَنِ ابْنِ سِنَانٍ، عَنِ الْبَطَائِنِيِ‏، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ‏ الْحَلَبِيِّ، عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ تَغْلِبَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: إِنَّ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لَقِيَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ. فَقَالَ: يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ مَا تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ- صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ- أَمَرَكَ أَنْ تُسَلِّمَ عَلَيَّ بِإِمْرَةِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، وَ أَمَرَكَ بِاتِّبَاعِي؟

(The book) (Basaair Al Darajaat) – From Al Luluie, from Ibn Sinan, from Al Batainy, from Imran Al Halby, from Aban Bin Taglib,

‘From Abu Abdullahasws having said: ‘Aliasws met Abu Bakr. Heasws said: ‘O Abu Bakr! Don’t you know that Rasool-Allahsaww ordered you to greet unto measws as ‘Amir Al-Momineen’, and ordered you with following measws?’

قَالَ‏: فَأَقْبَلَ يُتَوَهَّمُ عَلَيْهِ. فَقَالَ لَهُ: اجْعَلْ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَكَ حَكَماً. قَالَ: قَدْ رَضِيتُ فَاجْعَلْ مَنْ شِئْتَ. قَالَ: أَجْعَلُ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَكَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ. قَالَ: فَاغْتَنَمَهَا الْآخَرُ وَ قَالَ: قَدْ رَضِيتُ.

He (the narrator) said, ‘He (Abu Bakr) went on to be doubting to himasws. Heasws said to him, ‘Make a judge to be between measws and you’. Heasws said: ‘Iasws agree, make whoever youasws like’. Heasws said: ‘Iasws make Rasool-Allahsaww to be between measws and you’. He seized (the opportunity) at the end and said, ‘I have agreed’.

قَالَ: فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِهِ فَذَهَبَ إِلَى مَسْجِدِ قُبَا. قَالَ: فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ قَاعِدٌ فِي مَوْضِعِ الْمِحْرَابِ. فَقَالَ لَهُ: هَذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ- صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ- يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ.

He (the narrator) said, ‘Heasws grabbed his hand and went to Masjid Quba, and there was Rasool-Allahazwj seated in the place of the prayer niche. Heasws said to him: ‘This is Rasool-Allahazwj, O Abu Bakr’.

فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ: يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ! أَ لَمْ آمُرْكَ بِالتَّسْلِيمِ لِعَلِيٍّ وَ اتِّبَاعِهِ؟ قَالَ: بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ- صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ-. قَالَ: فَادْفَعِ الْأَمْرَ إِلَيْهِ. قَالَ: نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. فَجَاءَ وَ لَيْسَ‏ هِمَّتُهُ إِلَّا ذَلِكَ، وَ هُوَ كَئِيبٌ.

Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘O Abu Bakr! Had Isaww ordered you with the greeting to Aliasws (as Amir Al-Momineen) and following himasws?’ He said, ‘Yes, O Rasool-Allahsaww!’ Hesaww said: ‘Hand over the command to himasws’. He said, ‘Yes, O Rasool-Allahsaww’.

قَالَ: فَلَقِيَ عُمَرُ، قَالَ: مَا لَكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ؟ قَالَ: لَقِيتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ- صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ- وَ أَمَرَنِي بِدَفْعِ هَذِهِ الْأُمُورِ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ. فَقَالَ: أَ مَا تَعْرِفُ سِحْرَ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ؟ هَذَا سِحْرٌ.

He (the narrator) said, ‘Umar met him. He said, ‘What is the matter with you, O Abu Bakr?’ He said, ‘I met Rasool-Allahsaww and hesaww ordered me to hand over these affairs to Aliasws’. He said, ‘Don’t you recognise the sorcery of the Clan of Hashimas? This is sorcery’.

قَالَ: فَقَلَبَ‏ الْأَمْرَ عَلَى مَا كَانَ.

He (the narrator) said, ‘He overturned the command to what it had been’’.⁷

9- يج‏: عَنِ الصَّفَّارِ، مِثْلَهُ.

(The book) ‘Al-Khraij Wa Al-Jaraih) – from Al-Saffar – similar to it.⁸

10- ير: أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ هَارُونَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ: هَلْ أَجْعَلُ‏ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَكَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى‏ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ؟ فَقَالَ: نَعَمْ.

(The book) ‘Basaair Al Darajaat’ – Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from one of our companions, from Al Qasim Bin Muhammad, from Is’haq Bin Ibrahim, from Haroun,

‘From Abu Abdullahasws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineenasws said to Abu Bakr: ‘Shall Iasws make Rasool-Allahsaww to be (a judge) between measws and you?’ He said, ‘Yes’.

فَخَرَجَا إِلَى مَسْجِدِ قُبَا، فَصَلَّى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ، فَإِذَا هُوَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ. فَقَالَ‏: يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ عَلَى هَذَا عَاهَدْتُكَ، فَصِرْتَ بِهِ؟!

They both went out to Masjid Quba. Amir Al-Momineenasws prayed two cycles Salat, and there heasws was with Rasool-Allahsaww. Hesaww said: ‘O Abu Bakr! Did Isaww pact with you upon this (which) you have come up with?’

فَرَجَعَ وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ: وَ اللَّهِ لَا أَجْلِسُ هَذَا الْمَجْلِسَ. فَلَقِيَ عُمَرَ، فَقَالَ: مَا لَكَ؟ قَالَ: قَدْ وَ اللَّهِ ذَهَبَ بِي فَأَرَانِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ.

He returned and he was saying, ‘By Allahazwj! I will not sit in this seat (of caliphate)’. He met Umar. He said, ‘What is the matter with you?’ He said, ‘By Allahazwj! Heasws went with me and showed me Rasool-Allahsaww’.

فَقَالَ‏ عُمَرُ: أَ مَا تَذْكُرُ يَوْماً كُنَّا مَعَهُ، فَأَمَرَ شَجَرَتَيْنِ‏ فَالْتَقَتَا، فَقَضَى حَاجَتَهُ خَلْفَهُمَا، ثُمَّ أَمَرَهُمَا فَتَفَرَّقَتَا؟

Umar said, ‘Don’t you remember one day we were with himasws and hesaww ordered two trees, and they joined up, so hesaww fulfilled hissaww need behind these, then heasws ordered them, and they separated?’

قَالَ أَبُو بِكْرٍ: أَمَّا إِذَا قُلْتَ ذَا، فَإِنِّي دَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَ هُوَ فِي الْغَارِ فَقَالَ بِيَدِهِ فَمَسَحَهَا عَلَيْهِ فَعَادَ يَنْسِجُ الْعَنْكَبُوتَ كَمَا كَانَ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: أَ لَا أُرِيكَ جَعْفَراً وَ أَصْحَابَهُ تَعُومُ بِهِمْ‏ سَفِينَتُهُمْ فِي الْبَحْرِ؟ قُلْتُ: بَلَى،

Abu Bakr said, ‘But, when you say that, so I and hesaww had entered into the cave, and hesaww gestured with hissaww hand upon and wiped upon it, and the spider came spinning its web just as it did, then hesaww said: ‘Shall Isaww show you Ja’faras and hisas companions being tossed around with their ship in the sea?’ I said, ‘Yes’.

قَالَ: فَمَسَحَ يَدَهُ عَلَى وَجْهِي، فَرَأَيْتُ جَعْفَراً وَ أَصْحَابَهُ تَعُومُ بِهِمْ سَفِينَتُهُمْ فِي الْبَحْرِ، فَيَوْمَئِذٍ عَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُ‏ سَاحِرٌ، فَرَجَعَ إِلَى مَكَانِهِ.

He (Abu Bakr) said, ‘Hesaww wiped hissaww hand upon my face and I saw Ja’faras and hisas companions being tossed around with their ship in the sea. So, on that day I recognised that hesaww is a sorcerer’. He returned to his place’’.⁹

11، 12- ختص، ير: عَبَّادُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ عَيْثَمِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ الدُّهْنِي قَالَ: دَخَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ عَلَى عَلِيٍ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقَالَ لَهُ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ- صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ- مَا تَحَدَّثَ‏ إِلَيْنَا فِي أَمْرِكَ حَدِيثاً بَعْدَ يَوْمِ الْوَلَايَةِ، وَ أَنَا أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ مَوْلَايَ، مُقِرٌّ لَكَ بِذَلِكِ، وَ قَدْ سَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْكَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ- صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بِإِمْرَةِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ،

(The books) ‘Al Aikhtisas’ (and) ‘Basaair Al Darajaat’ – Abbad Bin Suleyman, from Muhammad Bin Suleyman, from his father Suleyman, from Aysam Bin Aslam, from Muawiya Al Duhny who said,

‘Abu Bakr entered to see Aliasws, and said to himasws, ‘Rasool-Allahsaww did not narrated any Hadeeth to us regarding yourasws matter after the day of the Wilayah, and I do testify that youasws are my Masterasws, acknowledging to youasws with that, and I had greeted unto youasws, in the era of Rasool-Allahsaww, as ‘Amir Al-Momineen’.

وَ أَخْبَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ: أَنَّكَ وَصِيُّهُ وَ وَارِثُهُ وَ خَلِيفَتُهُ فِي أَهْلِهِ وَ نِسَائِهِ، وَ لَمْ يَحُلْ بَيْنَكَ وَ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ، وَ صَارَ مِيرَاثُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ إِلَيْكَ وَ أَمْرُ نِسَائِهِ‏، وَ لَمْ يُخْبِرْنَا بِأَنَّكَ‏ خَلِيفَتُهُ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ، وَ لَا جُرْمَ لَنَا فِي ذَلِكَ فِيمَا بَيْنَنَا وَ بَيْنَكَ‏، وَ لَا ذَنْبَ‏ بَيْنَنَا وَ بَيْنَكَ‏ وَ بَيْنَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى‏.

And Rasool-Allahsaww informed us that youasws are hissaww successor, and hissaww inheritor, and caliph among hissaww family members and hissaww wives, and did not loosen between youasws and that, and inheritance of Rasool-Allahsaww has come to youasws, and the affairs of hissaww wives, and hesaww did not inform us that youasws are hissaww caliph from after himsaww, there is no crime for us regarding that in what is between us and youasws, nor any sin between us and youasws, and between Allahazwj the Exalted’.

قَالَ: فَقَالَ‏ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: إِنْ أَرَيْتُكَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ- صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ- حَتَّى يُخْبِرَكَ أَنِّي أَوْلَى بِالْأَمْرِ الَّذِي أَنْتَ فِيهِ مِنْكَ وَ مِنْ غَيْرِكَ وَ إِنْ لَمْ تَرْجِعْ عَمَّا أَنْتَ فِيهِ فَتَكُونَ كَافِراً.

He (the narrator) said, ‘Aliasws said: ‘If Iasws were to show you Rasool-Allahsaww until hesaww informs you that Iasws am foremost with the command which you are in, than you are, and from others (as well), and if you do not return from what you are involved in, you will become a Kafir’.

قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: إِنْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ‏، حَتَّى يُخْبِرَنِي بِبَعْضِ هَذَا لَاكْتَفَيْتُ بِهِ‏. قَالَ: فَوَافِنِي إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ الْمَغْرِبَ.

Abu Bakr said, ‘If I were to see Rasool-Allahazwj until hesaww inform me with part of this, I shall be suffice with it’. Heasws said: ‘Then meet measws when have prays Al-Maghrib Salat’.

قَالَ: فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ‏ بَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ، فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِهِ وَ خَرَجَ بِهِ‏ إِلَى مَسْجِدِ قُبَا، فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ‏ جَالِسٌ فِي الْقِبْلَةِ.

He (the narrator) said, ‘He returned to himasws after Al-Maghrib. Heasws grabbed his hand and went out with him to Masjid Quba, and there was Rasool-Allahsaww seated in the Qiblah.

فَقَالَ: يَا عَتِيقُ‏ وَثَبْتَ عَلَى عَلِيٍ‏- عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ- وَ جَلَسْتَ‏ مَجْلِسَ النُّبُوَّةِ، وَ قَدْ تَقَدَّمْتُ إِلَيْكَ فِي ذَلِكَ‏، فَانْزِعْ هَذَا السِّرْبَالَ الَّذِي تَسَرْبَلْتَهُ‏، فَخَلِّهِ لِعَلِيٍّ وَ إِلَّا فَمَوْعِدُكَ النَّارُ.

Hesaww said: ‘O Ateeq! You pounced upon Aliasws and sat in the seat of Prophet-hood, and Isaww had forewarned you regarding that, so take off this dress (caliphate) which you have worn, and leave it for Aliasws, or else your appointment is the Fire’.

قَالَ: ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِيَدَيْهِ‏ فَأَخْرَجَهُ، فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ مَشَى عَنْهُمَا.

He (the narrator) said, ‘Heasws grabbed his hand and took him out, and the Prophetsaww stood up and walked away from them’.

قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَ‏ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ إِلَى سَلْمَانَ فَقَالَ‏: يَا سَلْمَانُ أَ مَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ مِنَ الْأَمْرِ كَذَا وَ كَذَا. فَقَالَ: لَيَشْهَرَنَّ بِكَ‏، وَ لَيَأْتِيَنَ‏ صَاحِبَهُ‏، وَ لَيُخْبِرَنَّهُ بِالْخَبَرِ.

He (the narrator) said, ‘Amir Al-Momineenasws went to Salmanra and said: ‘O Salmanra! Don’t you know it happened from the matter, such and such?’ Hera said, ‘Ira shall publicise with youasws, and go to his companion (Umar) and inform him with the news’.

قَالَ: فَضَحِكَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَ قَالَ: إمَّا أَنْ يُخْبِرَ صَاحِبَهُ‏ فَيَفْعَلَ‏ ثُمَّ لَا وَ اللَّهِ لَا يَذَّكَّرُ أَبَداً إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ، هُمَا أَنْظَرُ لِأَنْفُسِهِمَا مِنْ ذَلِكَ.

He (the narrator) said, ‘Amir Al-Momineenasws smiled and said: ‘But, he will be informing his companion, and he does it? No, by Allahazwj! He will not mention it ever up to the Day of Qiyamah. They are both looking after themselves from that’.

قَالَ‏: فَلَقِيَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ عُمَرَ، فَقَالَ لَهُ: أَرَانِي عَلِيٌ‏ .. كَذَا وَ كَذَا، وَ صَنَعَ كَذَا وَ كَذَا.

He (the narrator) said, ‘Abu Bakr met Umar. He said to him, ‘Aliasws showed me such and such, and did such and such with me’.

فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ: وَيْلَكَ مَا أَقَلَّ عَقْلَكَ، فَوَ اللَّهِ مَا أَنْتَ فِيهِ السَّاعَةَ لَيْسَ إِلَّا مِنْ بَعْضِ سِحْرِ ابْنِ أَبِي كَبْشَةَ، قَدْ نَسِيتَ سِحْرَ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ، وَ مِنْ أَيْنَ يَرْجِعُ مُحَمَّدٌ؟ وَ لَا يَرْجِعُ مَنْ مَاتَ، إِنَّ مَا أَنْتَ فِيهِ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ سِحْرِ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ، فَتَقَلَّدَ هَذَا السِّرْبَالَ وَ مَرَّ فِيهِ‏.

Umar said to him, ‘Woe be unto you! How little is your intellect! By Allahazwj! What you are in at the moment, isn’t except from part of sorcery of Ibn Abu Kabasha (Rasool-Allahsaww)! Have you forgotten the sorcery of the Clan of Hashimas? And where will Muhammadsaww return from? And the one who dies, does not return. Surely, what you are in is greatest of the sorceries of Clan of Hashimas, therefore collar yourself with this dress (caliphate) and walk in it’’.¹⁰

13- يج: عَنِ الصَّفَّارِ، مِثْلَهُ.

(The book) ‘Al-Kharaij Wa Al-Jaraih’ – From Al-Saffar – similar to it.¹¹

14- ير: أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَبَّاسِ بْنِ جَرِيشٍ، عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: سَأَلَ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ عَنْ سُورَةِ إِنَّا أَنْزَلْناهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ. فَقَالَ: وَيْلَكَ! سَأَلْتَ عَنْ عَظِيمٍ، إِيَّاكَ وَ السُّؤَالَ عَنْ مِثْلِ هَذَا، فَقَامَ الرَّجُلُ.

(The book) ‘Basaair al Darajaat’ – Ahmad Bin Is’haq, from al Hassan Bin Abbas Bin Jareysh,

‘From Abu Ja’farasws having said: ‘Abu Abdullahasws was asked by a man from hisasws family about Surah: Surely, We Revealed it during the Night of Pre-determination [97:1] (Surah Al-Qadr), heasws said: ‘Woe be unto you! You have asked about a mighty thing. Beware of asking about the like of this!’ The man arose (and left).

قَالَ: فَأَتَيْتُهُ يَوْماً، فَأَقْبَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَسَأَلْتُهُ، فَقَالَ: إِنَّا أَنْزَلْناهُ‏ نُورٌ عِنْدَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ، لَا يُرِيدُونَ حَاجَةً مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَ لَا مِنَ الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا ذَكَرُوهَا لِذَلِكَ النُّورِ فَأَتَاهُمْ بِهَا.

He (the narrator) said, ‘I came to himasws one day and turned towards himasws and asked himasws. Heasws said: ‘Surely We Revealed it during the Night of Pre-determination [97:1] (Surah Al-Qadr), is a Noor in the presence of the Prophetsas and the successorsas. They do not want any need from the sky, nor from the earth, except theyas mention it to that Noor, and it comes with it.

وَ إِنَ مِمَّا ذَكَرَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لَهُ مِنَ الْحَوَائِجِ: أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ يَوْماً لا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْواتاً بَلْ أَحْياءٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ‏.. : فَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ مَاتَ شَهِيداً، فَإِيَّاكَ أَنْ تَقُولَ: إِنَّهُ مَيِّتٌ، وَ اللَّهِ لَيَأْتِيَنَّكَ، فَاتَّقِ اللَّهَ إِذَا جَاءَكَ الشَّيْطَانُ غَيْرَ مُتَمَثِّلٍ بِهِ.

And from what Aliasws Ibn Abu Talibasws to it from the needs, is that heasws said to Abu Bakr one day: ‘And do not reckon those who are killed in Allah's Way as dead; but, they are alive being sustained in the Presence of their Lord [3:169]. So, testify that Rasool-Allahsaww passed away as a martyr, and beware of saying that hesaww is dead. By Allahazwj! Hesaww can come to you. Therefore, fear Allahazwj when hesaww comes to you. The Satanla cannot resemble himsaww’.

فَعَجِبَ بِهِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ‏: إِنْ جَاءَنِي وَ اللَّهِ أَطَعْتُهُ وَ خَرَجْتُ مِمَّا أَنَا فِيهِ.

Abu Bakr wondered and said, ‘By Allahazwj! If hesaww were to come to me, I shall obey himsaww and exit from what I am in’.

قَالَ: فَذَكَرَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لِذَلِكَ النُّورَ، فَعَرَجَ إِلَى أَرْوَاحِ النَّبِيِّينَ، فَإِذَا مُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ قَدْ أُلْبِسَ وَجْهَهُ ذَلِكَ النُّورُ، وَ أَتَى وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ: يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ آمِنْ بِعَلِيٍّ وَ بِأَحَدَ عَشَرَ مِنْ وُلْدِهِ، إِنَّهُمْ مِثْلِي إِلَّا النُّبُوَّةَ، وَ تُبْ إِلَى اللَّهِ بِرَدِّ مَا فِي يَدَيْكَ إِلَيْهِمْ، فَإِنَّهُ لَا حَقَّ لَكَ فِيهِ.

He (Abu Ja’farasws) said: ‘Amir Al-Momineenasws mentioned to that Noor, and it ascended to the souls of the Prophetsas, and there Muhammadsaww was. That Noor put on hissaww face and came and hesaww said: ‘O Abu Bakr! Believe in Aliasws and eleven from hisasws sons. They are like mesaww except for the Prophet-hood, and repent to Allahazwj by returning what is in your hands, to themasws, for surely there is no right for you in it’.

قَالَ: ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ فَلَمْ يُرَ. فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: أَجْمَعُ النَّاسَ فَأَخْطُبُهُمْ بِمَا رَأَيْتُ، وَ أَبْرَأُ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِمَّا أَنَا فِيهِ إِلَيْكَ يَا عَلِيُّ، عَلَى أَنْ تُؤْمِنَنِي؟ قَالَ: مَا أَنْتَ بِفَاعِلٍ، وَ لَوْ لَا أَنَّكَ تَنْسَى مَا رَأَيْتَ لَفَعَلْتَ.

He (Abu Ja’farasws said: ‘Then hesaww went away and was not seen. Abu Bakr said, ‘Gather the people, I shall address them with what I have seen, and disavow to Allahazwj from what I am in, to youasws O Aliasws, upon (a condition) that youasws will grant me amnesty?’ Heasws said: ‘You will not be doing it, and if you don’t forget what you saw, you will do it’.

قَالَ: فَانْطَلَقَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِلَى عُمَرَ، وَ رَجَعَ نُورُ إِنَّا أَنْزَلْناهُ‏ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ، فَقَالَ لَهُ: قَدِ اجْتَمَعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مَعَ عُمَرَ.

He (Abu Ja’farasws said: ‘Abu Bakr went to Umar, and the Noor Surely We Revealed it during the Night of Pre-determination [97:1] (Surah Al-Qadr), returned to Aliasws and said to himasws: ‘Abu Bakr and Umar have united’.

فَقُلْتُ: أَ وَ عَلِمَ النُّورُ؟ قَالَ‏: إِنَّ لَهُ لِسَاناً نَاطِقاً وَ بَصَراً نَافِذاً يَتَجَسَّسُ الْأَخْبَارَ لِلْأَوْصِيَاءِ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ، وَ يَسْتَمِعُ الْأَسْرَارَ، وَ يَأْتِيهِمْ بِتَفْسِيرِ كُلِّ أَمْرٍ يَكْتَتِمُ بِهِ أَعْدَاؤُهُمْ.

I (the narrator) said, ‘And the Noor knew?’ Heasws said: ‘There is a speaking tongue for it searching out the news for the successorsas, and it listens to the secrets and comes to themasws with the interpretation of all matters theirasws enemies are concealing with’.

فَلَمَّا أَخْبَرَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْخَبَرَ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: سَحَرَكَ، وَ إِنَّهَا لَفِي بَنِي هَاشِمٍ لَقَدِيمَةٌ.

When Abu Bakr informed Umar with the news, he said, ‘Heasws enchanted you, and it is ancient for the Clan of Hashimas’.

قَالَ: ثُمَّ قَامَا يُخْبِرَانِ النَّاسَ، فَمَا دَرَيَا مَا يَقُولَانِ. قُلْتُ: لِمَا ذَا؟ قَالَ: لِأَنَّهُمَا قَدْ نَسِيَاهُ. وَ جَاءَ النُّورُ فَأَخْبَرَ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ خَبَرَهُمَا، فَقَالَ: بُعْداً لَهُمَا كَما بَعِدَتْ ثَمُودُ.

He (Abu Ja’farasws) said: ‘Then they both stood up to inform the people but they did not know what they should be saying’. I said, ‘Why is that so?’ Heasws said: ‘Because they had both forgotten it. And the Noor came and informed Aliasws of their news. Heasws said: ‘Remoteness be for them both, as was remoteness (for the people) of Samood! [11:95]’’.¹²

15- يج‏: رُوِيَ عَنْ سَلْمَانَ: أَنَّ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ بَلَغَهُ عَنْ عُمَرَ ذِكْرُ شِيعَتِهِ‏، فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُ فِي بَعْضِ طُرُقَاتِ بَسَاتِينِ الْمَدِينَةِ، وَ فِي يَدِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَوْسٌ عَرَبِيَّةٌ.

(The book) ‘Al-Kharaij Wa Al-Jaraih’ – It is reported from Salmanra, ‘It reached Amir Al-Momineenasws from Umar having mentioned hisasws Shia, so heasws faced him in one of the roads of the orchards of Al Medina, and in the hand of Aliasws was an Arabian bow.

فَقَالَ‏: يَا عُمَرُ، بَلَغَنِي عَنْكَ ذِكْرُكَ لِشِيعَتِي‏. فَقَالَ: ارْبَعْ عَلَى ظَلْعِكَ.

Heasws said: ‘O Umar! It reached me from you that you mentioned myasws Shias’. He said, ‘Four upon yourasws limping (weakness)’.

فَقَالَ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: إِنَّكَ لَهَاهُنَا، ثُمَّ رَمَى بِالْقَوْسِ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ‏ فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعْبَانٌ كَالْبَعِيرِ فَاغِرٌ فَاهُ وَ قَدْ أَقْبَلَ نَحْوَ عُمَرَ لِيَبْتَلِعَهُ. فَصَاحَ عُمَرُ: اللَّهَ اللَّهَ يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ، لَا عُدْتُ بَعْدَهَا فِي شَيْ‏ءٍ، وَ جَعَلَ يَتَضَرَّعُ إِلَيْهِ،

Heasws said: ‘You stay over here!’ Then heasws threw the bow upon the ground, and there is (was transformed into) a serpent like the camel, opening its mouth and it have around Umar to swallow him. Umar shouted, ‘Allahazwj! Allahazwj, O Abu Al-Hassanasws! I will not repeat regarding anything after it’, and went on pleading to himasws.

فَضَرَبَ‏ يَدَهُ إِلَى الثُّعْبَانِ، فَعَادَتِ الْقَوْسُ كَمَا كَانَتْ، فَمَرَّ عُمَرُ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ مَرْعُوباً.

Heasws struck hisasws hand towards the serpent, and it returned to be the bow, just as it had been. Umar went to his house frightened.

قَالَ سَلْمَانُ: فَلَمَّا كَانَ فِي اللَّيْلِ دَعَانِي عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقَالَ: صِرْ إِلَى عُمَرَ، فَإِنَّهُ حُمِلَ إِلَيْهِ مَالٌ مِنْ نَاحِيَةِ الْمَشْرِقِ وَ لَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِهِ أَحَدٌ، وَ قَدْ عَزَمَ أَنْ يَحْتَبِسَهُ، فَقُلْ لَهُ: يَقُولُ لَكَ عَلِيٌّ: أُخْرِجَ‏ إِلَيْكَ مَالٌ مِنْ نَاحِيَةِ الْمَشْرِقِ، فَفَرِّقْهُ عَلَى مَنْ‏ جُعِلَ لَهُمْ، وَ لَا تَحْبِسْهُ فَأَفْضَحَكَ.

Salmanra said, ‘When it was during the night, Aliasws called mera and said: ‘Go to Umar, for some wealth has been carried to him from an area of the east, and he has not let anyone known of it, and he had determined to withhold it (for himself). Say to him, ‘Aliasws says to you: ‘Bring out the wealth to you and distribute it among the ones it has been made to be for, and do not withhold it, or heasws will expose you’’.

قَالَ سَلْمَانُ: فَأَدَّيْتُ إِلَيْهِ الرِّسَالَةَ. فَقَالَ: حَيَّرَنِي أَمْرُ صَاحِبِكَ، مِنْ أَيْنَ عَلِمَ بِهِ‏؟ فَقُلْتُ: وَ هَلْ يَخْفَى عَلَيْهِ مِثْلُ هَذَا؟

Salmanra said, ‘Ira delivered the message to him. He said, ‘The affairs of your Masterasws astonish me. Where does heasws know it from?’ Ira said, ‘And can the like of this be hidden from himasws?’

فَقَالَ لِسَلْمَانَ: اقْبَلْ‏ مِنِّي أَقُولُ لَكَ، مَا عَلِيٌّ إِلَّا سَاحِرٌ، وَ إِنِّي لَمُشْفِقٌ عَلَيْكَ مِنْهُ، وَ الصَّوَابُ أَنْ تُفَارِقَهُ وَ تَصِيرَ فِي جُمْلَتِنَا.

He said to Salmanra, ‘Accept from me what I am saying to you. Aliasws is nothing but a sorcerer, and I am fearful upon youra from himasws, and the correctness is that youra should separate from himasws and come to be in our midst’.

قُلْتُ: بِئْسَ مَا قُلْتَ، لَكِنَّ عَلِيّاً وَرِثَ مِنْ أَسْرَارِ النُّبُوَّةِ مَا قَدْ رَأَيْتَ مِنْهُ وَ مَا هُوَ أَكْبَرُ مِنْهُ. قَالَ: ارْجِعْ إِلَيْهِ فَقُلْ لَهُ: السَّمْعَ وَ الطَّاعَةَ لِأَمْرِكَ.

I said, ‘Evil is what you are saying. But Aliasws is from the secrets of the Prophet-hood. What you have seen from himasws, and whatever, heasws is greater than it’. He said, ‘Return to himasws and say to himasws, ‘The listening and the obedience is to yourasws orders’.

فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، فَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: أُحَدِّثُكَ بِمَا جَرَى بَيْنَكُمَا؟ فَقُلْتُ: أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي.

Ira returned to Aliasws. Heasws said: ‘Shall Iasws narrated to you of what flowed between the two of you?’ Ira said, ‘Youra are more knowing with it than Ira am’.

فَتَكَلَّمَ بِكُلِّ مَا جَرَى بَيْنَنَا، ثُمَّ قَالَ: إِنَّ رُعْبَ الثُّعْبَانِ فِي قَلْبِهِ إِلَى أَنْ يَمُوتَ.

Heasws spoke will all what had flowed between us, then said: ‘The fear of the serpent will be in his heart until he dies’’.¹³

16- قب‏: عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ وَ زِيَادُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ وَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ‏ ابْنُ جَرِيشٍ‏، كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ.

(The book) ‘Al Manaqib of Ibn Shehr Ashub – Abdullah Bin Suleyman, and Ziyad Bin Al Munzir, and Al Hassan Bin Al Abbas Ibn Jareysh, all of them,

وَ أَبَانُ بْنُ تَغْلِبَ وَ مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ وَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْمُكَارِي، كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لَقِيَ الْأَوَّلَ فَاحْتَجَّ عَلَيْهِ. ثُمَّ قَالَ: أَ تَرْضَى بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَكَ؟ فَقَالَ: وَ كَيْفَ لِي بِذَلِكَ؟

‘From Abu Ja’farasws.

And Aban Bin Taglib, and Muawiya Bin Ammar, and Abu Saeed Al Mukary, all of them,

‘From Abu Abdullahasws: ‘Amir Al-Momineenasws met the first one (Abu Bakr) and argued against him. Then heasws said: ‘Will you agree with Rasool-Allahazwj being (a judge) between measws and you?’ He said, ‘And how can that be for me?’

فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِهِ فَأَتَى بِهِ مَسْجِدَ قُبَا، فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فِيهِ، فَقَضَى لَهُ عَلَى الْأَوَّلِ .. الْقِصَّةَ.

Heasws grabbed his hand and came with him to Masjid Quba, and there Rasool-Allahsaww was in it. Hesaww judged for himasws against the first one (Abu Bakr)’ – the story’’.¹⁴

17- كشف‏: عَنْ عَبْدِ خَيْرٍ، قَالَ: اجْتَمَعَ عِنْدَ عُمَرَ جَمَاعَةٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ، فِيهِمْ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، فَتَذَاكَرُوا الشَّرَفَ، وَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ سَاكِتٌ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: مَا لَكَ يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ سَاكِتاً؟ وَ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ كَرِهَ الْكَلَامَ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: لَتَقُولَنَّ يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ،

(The book) ‘Kashf Al-Ghumma’ – A group from Quraysh gathered in the presence of Umar, among them being Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws. They mentioned the nobles, and Aliasws was silent. Umar said, ‘What is the matter with youasws, O Abu Al-Hassanasws, being silent?’ And Aliasws used to dislike the speaking (among them). Umar said, ‘Speak, O Abu Al-Hassanasws!’

فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ:

اللَّهُ أَكْرَمَنَا بِنَصْرِ نَبِيِّهِ‏

وَ بِنَا أَعَزَّ شَرَائِعَ الْإِسْلَامِ‏

فِي كُلِّ مُعْتَرَكٍ‏ تُزِيلُ سُيُوفُنَا

فِيهِ الْجَمَاجِمَ عَنْ فِرَاخِ الْهَامِ‏

وَ يَزُورُنَا جِبْرِيلُ فِي أَبْيَاتِنَا

بِفَرَائِضِ الْإِسْلَامِ وَ الْأَحْكَامِ‏

Aliasws said (a poem): ‘Allahazwj Honoured usasws with helping Hisazwj Prophetsaww, and by usasws the Laws of Al-Islam were strengthened. In every battle ourasws swords engaged in it the skulls of the important fighters, and Jibraeelas visits usasws in ourasws houses with the Obligations of Al-Islam and the Ordinances.

فَنَكُونُ أَوَّلَ مُسْتَحِلٍّ حِلَّهُ‏

وَ مُحَرِّمٍ لِلَّهِ كُلَّ حَرَامٍ‏

نَحْنُ الْخِيَارُ مِنَ الْبَرِّيَّةِ كُلِّهَا

وَ نِظَامُهَا وَ زِمَامُ كُلِّ زِمَامٍ‏

إِنَّا لَنَمْنَعُ مَنْ أَرَدْنَا مَنْعَهُ‏

وَ نُقِيمُ رَأْسَ الْأَصْيَدِ الْقَمْقَامِ‏

وَ تَرُدُّ عَادِيَةُ الْخَمِيسِ سُيُوفَنَا

فَالْحَمْدُ لِلرَّحْمَنِ ذِي الْإِنْعَامِ‏

So weasws became the first ones to permit Hisazwj Permissible(s), and prohibiting for Allahazwj every Prohibition. Weasws are the best ones of the citizens, all of them, and its system, and rein of all reins. Weasws tend to prevent the ones weasws want to prevent, and weasws straighten the head of the standing hunter, and ourasws swords returned returning the armies, and the Praise is for the Beneficent, with the Bounties’’.¹⁵

18- إِرْشَادُ الْقُلُوبِ‏: رُوِيَ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ لَقِيَ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فِي سِكَّةِ بَنِي النَّجَّارِ، فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ وَ صَافَحَهُ وَ قَالَ‏ لَهُ: يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ! أَ فِي نَفْسِكَ شَيْ‏ءٌ مِنِ اسْتِخْلَافِ النَّاسِ إِيَّايَ، وَ مَا كَانَ مِنْ يَوْمِ السَّقِيفَةِ، وَ كَرَاهِيَتِكَ الْبَيْعَةَ؟

(The book) ‘Irshad Al-Quloob’ – It is reported from Al-Sadiqasws: ‘Abu Bakr met Amir Al-Momineenasws in a market of the clan of Al-Najjar. He greeted himasws and shook hisasws hand and said to him, ‘O Abu Al-Hassanasws! Is there anything within yourselfasws from the people making me the caliph, and what happened from the day of Al-Saqeefa, and yourasws abhorrence of the allegiance?’

وَ اللَّهِ مَا كَانَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ إِرَادَتِي، إِلَّا أَنَّ الْمُسْلِمِينَ اجْتَمَعُوا عَلَى أَمْرٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِي أَنْ أُخَالِفَ عَلَيْهِمْ فِيهِ‏، لِأَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ قَالَ: لَا تَجْتَمِعُ أُمَّتِي عَلَى الضَّلَالِ.

By Allahazwj! That did not happen from my intention, except the Muslims had united upon a matter and it did not happen to be for me that I oppose against them regarding it, because the Prophetsaww said: ‘Mysaww will not unite upon the straying’.

فَقَالَ لَهُ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ، أُمَّتُهُ الَّذِينَ أَطَاعُوهُ فِي عَهْدِهِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ‏، وَ أَخَذُوا بِهُدَاهُ، وَ أَوْفُوا بِ ما عاهَدُوا اللَّهَ عَلَيْهِ‏، وَ لَمْ يُبَدِّلُوا وَ لَمْ يُغَيِّرُوا.

Amir Al-Momineenasws said: ‘O Abu Bakr! Hissaww community are those who obeyed himsaww regarding hissaww pact from after himsaww, and they took with the guides, and they fulfilled with whatever they had pacted with Allahazwj upon, and they did not replace and did not change (anything)’.

قَالَ لَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: وَ اللَّهِ يَا عَلِيُّ لَوْ شَهِدَ عِنْدِي السَّاعَةَ مَنْ أَثِقُ بِهِ أَنَّكَ أَحَقُّ بِهَذَا الْأَمْرِ سَلَّمْتُهُ إِلَيْكَ، رَضِيَ مَنْ رَضِيَ وَ سَخِطَ مَنْ سَخِطَ.

Abu Bakr said to himasws, ‘By Allahazwj, O Aliasws! If he can testify in my presence, one I can rely with, that youasws are more rightful with this command, I would submit it to youasws, agrees one who agrees, and gets angered one who gets angered’.

فَقَالَ لَهُ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ! فَهَلْ تَعْلَمُ أَحَداً أَوْثَقَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، وَ قَدْ أَخَذَ بَيْعَتِي عَلَيْكَ فِي أَرْبَعَةِ مَوَاطِنَ- وَ عَلَى جَمَاعَةٍ مَعَكَ فِيهِمْ‏: عُمَرُ وَ عُثْمَانُ-: فِي يَوْمِ الدَّارِ، وَ فِي بَيْعَةِ الرِّضْوَانِ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ، وَ يَوْمَ جُلُوسِهِ فِي بَيْتِ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، وَ فِي يَوْمِ الْغَدِيرِ بَعْدَ رُجُوعِهِ مِنْ حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ؟

Amir Al-Momineenasws said to him: ‘O Abu Bakr! Do you know anyone more trustworthy than Rasool-Allahsaww, and hesaww taken myasws allegiance upon you in four places, and upon a group with you, among them were Umar and Usman – during the day of the House, and during the allegiance of Al-Rziwaan beneath the tree, and day of hissaww sitting in the house of Umm Salamara, and during the day of al Ghadeer after hissaww return from the farewell Hajj?’

فَقُلْتُمْ بِأَجْمَعِكُمْ: سَمِعْنَا وَ أَطَعْنَا اللَّهَ وَ رَسُولَهُ. فَقَالَ لَكُمْ: اللَّهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ عَلَيْكُمْ مِنَ الشَّاهِدِينَ.

So, your whole group said, ‘We hear and obey Allahazwj and Hisazwj Rasoolsaww!’ Hesaww said to you all: ‘Allahazwj and Hisazwj Rasoolsaww are from the witnessed upon you all’.

فَقَالَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ‏: فَلْيَشْهَدْ بَعْضُكُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ، وَ لْيُبَلِّغْ شَاهِدُكُمْ غَائِبَكُمْ، وَ مَنْ سَمِعَ مِنْكُمْ فَلْيُسْمِعْ مَنْ لَمْ يَسْمَعْ.

Hesaww said: ‘Then let each one of you testify upon the other, and let your present one deliver to your absentee, and the one from who you hears, let him make hear the ones who did not hear’.

فَقُلْتُمْ: نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، وَ قُمْتُمْ بِأَجْمَعِكُمْ تُهَنُّونَ‏ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَ تُهَنُّونِّي بِكَرَامَةِ اللَّهِ لَنَا،

So you all said, ‘Yes, O Rasool-Allahsaww!’ And you all stood up congratulating Rasool-Allahsaww and congratulating me for the Prestige of Allahazwj for usasws’.

فَدَنَا عُمَرُ وَ ضَرَبَ عَلَى كَتِفِي وَ قَالَ بِحَضْرَتِكُمْ: بَخْ بَخْ يَا ابْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ أَصْبَحْتَ مَوْلَانَا وَ مَوْلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ‏.

The Umar approached and struck his hand upon myasws shoulder and said in your presence, ‘Congratulations! Congratulations, O sonasws of Abu Talibasws! Youasws have become our Masterasws and Masterasws of the Momineen’.

فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: لَقَدْ ذَكَّرْتَنِي يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَمْراً، لَوْ يَكُونُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ شَاهِداً فَأَسْمَعُهُ مِنْهُ.

Abu Bakr said, ‘Youasws have reminded me, O Amir Al-Momineenasws, of a matter, if Rasool-Allahsaww happens to testify, I would listen from himsaww’.

فَقَالَ لَهُ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: اللَّهُ‏ وَ رَسُولُهُ عَلَيْكَ مِنَ الشَّاهِدِينَ، يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ إِذَا رَأَيْتَ‏ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ حَيّاً وَ يَقُولُ‏ لَكَ إِنَّكَ ظَالِمٌ لِي‏ فِي أَخْذِ حَقِّيَ الَّذِي جَعَلَهُ اللَّهُ لِي وَ رَسُولُهُ‏ دُونَكَ وَ دُونَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ‏ أَ تُسَلِّمُ‏ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ إِلَيَّ وَ تَخْلَعُ نَفْسَكَ مِنْهُ؟.

Amir Al-Momineenasws said: ‘Allahazwj and Hisazwj Rasoolsaww are from the witnesses upon you, O Abu Bakr! When you see Rasool-Allahsaww alive and hesaww says to you that you are unjust to measws regarding one of myasws rights which Allahazwj and Hisazwj Rasoolsaww had made it to be for measws besides you and the Muslims, will you submit this command to measws, and vacate yourself from it?’

فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ! وَ هَذَا يَكُونُ؟ أَرَى‏ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ حَيّاً بَعْدَ مَوْتِهِ وَ يَقُولُ‏ لِي ذَلِكَ‏!

Abu Bakr said, ‘O Abu Al-Hassanasws! And can this happen, that I would see Rasool-Allahsaww after hissaww death, and hesaww would be saying that?’

فَقَالَ لَهُ‏ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: نَعَمْ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ. قَالَ: فَأَرِنِي ذَلِكَ إِنْ كَانَ حَقّاً. فَقَالَ عَلِيٌ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: اللَّهُ‏ وَ رَسُولُهُ عَلَيْكَ مِنَ الشَّاهِدِينَ إِنَّكَ تَفِي بِمَا قُلْتَ؟ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: نَعَمْ.

Amir Al-Momineenasws said to him: ‘Yes, O Abu Bakr’. He said, ‘Then show me that, if it was true’. Amir Al-Momineenasws said: ‘Allahazwj and Hisazwj are from the witnessed upon you that you would fulfil with what you are saying?’ Abu Bakr said, ‘Yes’.

فَضَرَبَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَى يَدِهِ وَ قَالَ: تَسْعَى مَعِي نَحْوَ مَسْجِدِ قُبَا، فَلَمَّا وَرَدَاهُ‏ تَقَدَّمَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَدَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ وَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ، فَإِذَا بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فِي قِبْلَةِ الْمَسْجِدِ،

Amir Al-Momineenasws struck upon his hand and said: ‘Sprint with measws to Masjid Quba’. When they arrive, Amir Al-Momineenasws went ahead and entered the Masjid and Abu Bakr was from behind himasws, and there was Rasool-Allahazwj in the Qiblah of the Masjid.

فَلَمَّا رَآهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ سَقَطَ لِوَجْهِهِ كَالْمَغْشِيِّ عَلَيْهِ. فَنَادَاهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: ارْفَعْ رَأْسَكَ أَيُّهَا الضَّلِيلُ الْمَفْتُونُ. فَرَفَعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَأْسَهُ وَ قَالَ: لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَ حَيَاةٌ بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟

When Abu Bakr saw himsaww, he fell down to his face like one with the unconsciousness upon him. Rasool-Allahsaww called out to him: ‘Raise your head, O disgraced tempted one!’ Abu Bakr raised his head and said, ‘At yoursaww service, O Rasool-Allahsaww! Are yousaww alive after the death, O Rasool-Allahsaww?’

فَقَالَ: وَيْلَكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ إِنَّ الَّذِي أَحْياها لَمُحْيِ الْمَوْتى‏ إِنَّهُ عَلى‏ كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ قَدِيرٌ.

Hesaww said: ‘Woe be unto you, O Abu Bakr! Surely the One Who Revives it would Revive the dead. He is Able upon all things [41:39]’.

قَالَ: فَسَكَتَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَ شَخَصَتْ عَيْنَاهُ نَحْوَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ. فَقَالَ لَهُ: وَيْلَكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ نَسِيتَ مَا عَاهَدْتَ اللَّهَ وَ رَسُولَهُ عَلَيْكَ فِي الْمَوَاطِنِ الْأَرْبَعَةِ لِعَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ؟ فَقَالَ: مَا أَنْسَاهَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ.

He (the narrator) said, ‘Abu Bakr was silent and stared his eyes around Rasool-Allahsaww. Hesaww said to him: ‘Woe be unto you, O Abu Bakr! Have you forgotten what Allahazwj and Hisazwj Rasoolsaww had covenanted upon you in four places for Aliasws?’ He said, ‘I had forgotten these, O Rasool-Allahsaww?’

فَقَالَ: مَا بَالُكَ الْيَوْمَ تُنَاشِدُ عَلِيّاً- عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ- عَلَيْهَا، وَ يُذَكِّرُكَ وَ تَقُولُ‏: نَسِيتُ ..؟! وَ قَصَّ عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ مَا جَرَى بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ عَلِيٍ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ .. إِلَى آخِرِهِ، فَمَا نَقَصَ مِنْهُ كَلِمَةً وَ لَا زَادَ فِيهِ كَلِمَةً.

Hesaww said: ‘What is the matter with you today pleading Aliasws upon it, and heasws reminded you and you are saying, ‘I forgot’?’ And Rasool-Allahsaww related what had flowed between him and Aliasws up to its end. No word was reduced from it nor was a word increased upon it.

فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَهَلْ مِنْ تَوْبَةٍ؟ وَ هَلْ يَعْفُو اللَّهُ عَنِّي إِذَا سَلَّمْتُ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ، وَ أَنَا الضَّامِنُ لَكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ ذَلِكَ إِنْ وَفَيْتَ.

Abu Bakr said, ‘O Rasool-Allahsaww! Is there any repentance? And will Allahazwj Pardon me when I submit the command to Amir Al-Momineenasws?’ Hesaww said: ‘Yes, O Abu Bakr, and Isaww am a guarantor for you upon Allahazwj of that, if you fulfil’.

قَالَ: وَ غَابَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ عَنْهُمَا، فَتَشَبَّثَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ‏ وَ قَالَ: اللَّهَ اللَّهَ فِيَّ يَا عَلِيُّ، صِرْ مَعِي إِلَى مِنْبَرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ‏ حَتَّى أَعْلُوَ الْمِنْبَرَ فَأَقُصَ‏ عَلَى النَّاسِ مَا شَاهَدْتُ وَ مَا رَأَيْتُ‏ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ‏ وَ مَا قَالَ لِي وَ مَا قُلْتُ لَهُ وَ مَا أَمَرَنِي‏ بِهِ، وَ أَخْلَعَ نَفْسِي عَنْ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ وَ أُسَلِّمَهُ إِلَيْكَ.

He (the narrator) said, ‘Rasool-Allahsaww disappeared from them both. Abu Bakr stuck with Amir Al-Momineenasws and said: ‘Allahazwj! Allahazwj regarding me, O Aliasws! Come with me to the pulpit of Rasool-Allahsaww until I ascend the pulpit and I relate to the people what I witnessed and what I have seen from Rasool-Allahsaww, and what hesaww said to me and I said to himsaww, and what hesaww ordered me with, and I can vacate myself from this command and submit it to youasws’.

فَقَالَ لَهُ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: أَنَا مَعَكَ إِنْ تَرَكَكَ شَيْطَانُكَ. فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: إِنْ لَمْ يَتْرُكْنِي تَرَكْتُهُ وَ عَصَيْتُهُ.

Amir Al-Momineenasws said to him: ‘Iasws am with you if you leave your Satanla (Umar)’. Abu Bakr said, ‘If he does not leave me I will leave him and disobey him’.

فَقَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: إِذاً تُطِيعَهُ وَ لَا تَعْصِيَهُ، وَ إِنَّمَا رَأَيْتَ مَا رَأَيْتَ لِتَأْكِيدِ الْحُجَّةِ عَلَيْكَ.

Amir Al-Momineenasws said: ‘Then you will obey him and not disobey him, and rather Iasws saw what you saw, as an emphasis of the proof upon you’.

وَ أَخَذَ بِيَدِهِ وَ خَرَجَا مِنْ مَسْجِدِ قُبَا يُرِيدَانِ مَسْجِدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، وَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَتَلَوَّنُ‏ أَلْوَاناً، وَ النَّاسُ يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْهِ وَ لَا يَدْرُونَ مَا الَّذِي كَانَ. حَتَّى لَقِيَهُ عُمَرُ، فَقَالَ لَهُ: يَا خَلِيفَةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ مَا شَأْنُكَ، وَ مَا الَّذِي دَهَاكَ؟

And heasws grabbed his hand and they both exited from Masjid Quba intending Masjid of Rasool-Allahsaww, and Abu Bakr was of changed complexion and the people were looking at him and did not know what is that which had happened, until Umar met him and said to him. He said to him, ‘O caliph of Rasool-Allahsaww! What is your concern, and what is that which has affected you so?’

فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: خَلِّ عَنِّي يَا عُمَرُ، فَوَ اللَّهِ لَا سَمِعْتُ لَكَ قَوْلًا. فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ: وَ أَيْنَ‏ تُرِيدُ يَا خَلِيفَةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ؟

Abu Bakr said, ‘Leave me alone, O Umar, for by Allahazwj, I will not hear a word of yours’. Umar said to him, ‘And where are you intending to go to, O caliph of Rasool-Allahsaww?’

فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: أُرِيدُ الْمَسْجِدَ وَ الْمِنْبَرَ. فَقَالَ: هَذَا لَيْسَ‏ وَقْتَ صَلَاةٍ وَ مِنْبَرٍ!. قَالَ: خَلِّ عَنِّي وَ لَا حَاجَةَ لِي فِي كَلَامِكَ. فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: يَا خَلِيفَةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ‏ أَ فَلَا تَدْخُلُ قَبْلَ الْمَسْجِدِ مَنْزِلَكَ فَتُسْبِغَ‏ الْوُضُوءَ؟ قَالَ: بَلَى،

Abu Bakr said, ‘I intend the Masjid and the pulpit’. He said, ‘This isn’t a time of Salat and pulpit (speech)!’ He said, ‘Leave me alone, and there is no need for me in speaking to you’. Umar said, ‘O caliph of Rasool-Allahsaww! Will you not enter your house before the Masjid so you can perfect the Wudu’u?’ He said, ‘Yes’.

ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَ قَالَ لَهُ: يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ تَجْلِسُ إِلَى جَانِبِ الْمِنْبَرِ حَتَّى أَخْرُجَ إِلَيْكَ. فَتَبَسَّمَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ: يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ، قَدْ قُلْتُ لَكَ‏ إِنَّ شَيْطَانَكَ لَا يَدَعُكَ أَوْ يُرْدِيَكَ، وَ مَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَ جَلَسَ‏ بِجَانِبِ الْمِنْبَرِ.

Then Abu Bakr turned towards Aliasws and said to himasws, ‘O Abu Al-Hassanasws! Be seated by the side of the pulpit until I come out to youasws’. Amir Al-Momineenasws smiled, then said to him: ‘O Abu Bakr! Iasws had said to you that your Satanla will not leave you, or he will return you’, and Amir Al-Momineenasws went and sat by the side of the pulpit.

فَدَخَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مَنْزِلَهُ، وَ مَعَهُ عُمَرُ، فَقَالَ‏: يَا خَلِيفَةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ لِمَ لَا تُنْبِئُنِي بِأَمْرِكَ‏، وَ تُحَدِّثُنِي بِمَا دَهَاكَ بِهِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ؟

Abu Bakr entered his house and Umar was with him. He said, ‘O caliph of Rasool-Allahsaww! Why did you not inform me of your matter and narrate to me with what Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws hit you with?’

فَقَالَ‏ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: وَيْحَكَ يَا عُمَرُ! يَرْجِعُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهِ حَيّاً فَيُخَاطِبُنِي فِي ظُلْمِي لِعَلِيٍّ، بِرَدِّ حَقِّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَ خَلْعِ نَفْسِي مِنْ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ. فَقَالَ‏ عُمَرُ: قُصَّ عَلَيَّ قِصَّتَكَ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا.

Abu Bakr said, ‘Woe be unto you, O Umar! Rasool-Allahsaww has returned alive after hissaww death, and hesaww addressed me regarding my injustice to Aliasws, (and told me) to return hisasws right to himasws and vacate myself from this command’. Umar said, ‘Relate your story to me from its beginning to its end’.

فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: وَيْحَكَ يَا عُمَرُ! قَدْ قَالَ لِي عَلِيٌّ: إِنَّكَ لَا تَدَعُنِي أَخْرُجُ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْمَظْلِمَةِ، وَ إِنَّكَ شَيْطَانِي، فَدَعْنِي عَنْكَ‏، فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَرْقُبُهُ‏ إِلَى أَنْ حَدَّثَهُ بِحَدِيثِهِ كُلِّهِ.

Abu Bakr said, ‘Woe be unto you, O Umar! Aliasws has already said to me that you will not leave me. Get out from this grievance and you are my Satanla, so leave me from you’. He did not cease to pressure him until he narrated to him with his narration, all of it.

فَقَالَ لَهُ: بِاللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ‏ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ، أَ نَسِيتَ شِعْرَكَ [فِي‏] أَوَّلِ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِي فُرِضَ عَلَيْنَا صِيَامُهُ، حَيْثُ جَاءَكَ حُذَيْفَةُ بْنُ الْيَمَانِ وَ سَهْلُ بْنُ حُنَيْفٍ وَ نُعْمَانُ الْأَزْدِيُّ وَ خُزَيْمَةُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ فِي يَوْمِ جُمُعَةٍ إِلَى‏ دَارِكَ ليقضين [لِيَتَقَاضَوْكَ‏] دَيْنَكَ‏ عَلَيْكَ،

He said to him, ‘With Allahazwj upon you, O Abu Bakr! Have you forgotten your poem in the beginning of the Month of Ramazan in which its Fasts were Obligated upon us? There had come to you Huzeyfa Bin Al-Yamani, and Sahl Bin Huneyf, and Numan Al-Azdy, and Khuzeyma during the day of Friday to your house in order demand their debts upon you.

فَلَمَّا انْتَهَوْا إِلَى بَابِ الدَّارِ سَمِعُوا لَكَ صَلْصَلَةً فِي الدَّارِ، فَوَقَفُوا بِالْبَابِ وَ لَمْ يَسْتَأْذِنُوا عَلَيْكَ، فَسَمِعُوا أُمَّ بَكْرٍ زَوْجَتَكَ تُنَاشِدُكَ وَ تَقُولُ: قَدْ عَمِلَ حَرُّ الشَّمْسِ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْكَ، قُمْ إِلَى دَاخِلِ الْبَيْتِ وَ أَبْعِدْ مِنَ الْبَابِ لَا يَسْمَعْكَ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِ مُحَمَّدٍ فَيُهْدِرُوا دَمَكَ،

When they ended up to the door of the house, they head for you (some) voices in the house, so they paused at the door and did not seek permission to see you. They heard Umm Bakr, your wife, adjuring you and saying, ‘The heat of the sun has worked between your shoulders. Arise to go inside the room and say afar from the door, so the companions of Muhammadsaww would not hear you, for they would waste your blood.

فَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً أَهْدَرَ دَمَ مَنْ أَفْطَرَ يَوْماً مِنْ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سَفَرٍ وَ لَا مَرَضٍ خِلَافاً عَلَى اللَّهِ وَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ‏.

You have known that Muhammadsaww wastes the blood of the one who breaks one day (of Fast) from a Month of Ramazan, from without travelling, nor illness, in opposition to Allahazwj and to Muhammadsaww Rasool-Allahsaww’.

فَقُلْتَ لَهَا: هَاتِ- لَا أُمَّ لَكِ- فَضْلَ طَعَامِي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ، وَ أَتْرِعِي‏ الْكَأْسَ مِنَ الْخَمْرِ، وَ حُذَيْفَةُ وَ مَنْ مَعَهُ بِالْبَابِ يَسْمَعُونَ مُحَاوَرَتَكُمَا، فَجَاءَتْ بِصَحْفَةٍ فِيهَا طَعَامٌ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَ قصب [قَعْبٌ‏] مَمْلُوءٌ خَمْراً، فَأَكَلْتَ مِنَ الصَّحْفَةِ وَ كَرَعْتَ‏ الْخَمْرَ،

You said to her, ‘Give me the leftover of my meal from the night and take the cup of wine’, while Huzeyfa and the ones with him were listening at the door to your dialogue. So, she came with a place wherein was food from the night before and a cup filled with wine. You ate from the plate and drank the wine.

فَأَضْحَى النَّهَارُ وَ قَدْ قُلْتَ لِزَوْجَتِكَ‏:

ذَرِينِي أَصْطَبِحْ‏ يَا أُمَّ بَكْرٍ

فَإِنَّ الْمَوْتَ نَفَّثَ عَنْ هِشَامٍ‏

And the day shone, and you had said to your wife, (in prose), ‘Leave me to drink O Umm Bakr, for the death is breathing down generously’ – until it ended in your words, (a poem),

إِلَى أَنِ انْتَهَيْتَ فِي قَوْلِكَ‏

يَقُولُ لَنَا ابْنُ كَبْشَةَ سَوْفَ نُحْيَا

وَ كَيْفَ حَيَاةُ أَشْلَاءٍ وَ هَامٍ‏

وَ لَكِنْ بَاطِلًا قَدْ قَالَ هَذَا

وَ إِفْكاً مِنْ زَخَارِيفِ الْكَلَامِ‏

أَلَا هَلْ مُبْلِغُ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنِّي‏

بِأَنِّي تَارِكٌ شَهْرَ الصِّيَامِ‏

وَ تَارِكُ كُلِّ مَا أَوْحَى إِلَيْنَا

مُحَمَّدٌ مِنْ أَسَاطِيرِ الْكَلَامِ‏

فَقُلْ لِلَّهِ: يَمْنَعُنِي شَرَابِي‏

وَ قُلْ لِلَّهِ: يَمْنَعُنِي طَعَامِي‏

وَ لَكِنَّ الْحَكِيمَ رَأَى حَمِيراً

فَأَلْجَمَهَا فَتَاهَتْ‏ بِاللِّجَامِ‏

‘Ibn Kabasha (Rasool-Allahsaww) is saying to us that we shall soon live, and how can a corpse and the limbs live, and it was false that hesaww said this, and blatant lies from the flowery words. Indeed! Would the Beneficent reach out to me that I have neglected a month of Fasting, and neglected all what is Revealed to us by Muhammad from the mythical speech, so tell Allahazwj to Prevent my drinking, and tell Allahazwj to Prevent my eating, and a wise man saw a donkey so he reined it, and lost the bridle’.

فَلَمَّا سَمِعَكَ حُذَيْفَةُ وَ مَنْ مَعَهُ تَهْجُو مُحَمَّداً، قَحَمُوا عَلَيْكَ فِي دَارِكَ، فَوَجَدُوكَ وَ قَعْبُ الْخَمْرِ فِي يَدَيْكَ‏، وَ أَنْتَ تَكْرَعُهَا، فَقَالُوا لَكَ: يَا عَدُوَّ اللَّهِ خَالَفْتَ اللَّهَ وَ رَسُولَهُ،

When Huzeyfa and the ones with him heard you ridiculing Muhammadsaww, they stormed upon you in your house and found you and the cup of wine was in your hands, and you were belching. They said to you, ‘O enemy of Allahazwj! You have opposed Allahazwj and Hisazwj Rasoolsaww!’

وَ حَمَلُوكَ كَهَيْئَتِكَ إِلَى مَجْمَعِ النَّاسِ بِبَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ، وَ قَصُّوا عَلَيْهِ قِصَّتَكَ، وَ أَعَادُوا شِعْرَكَ، فَدَنَوْتُ مِنْكَ وَ سَارَرْتُكَ‏ وَ قُلْتُ لَكَ فِي ضَجِيجِ النَّاسِ: قُلْ إِنِّي شَرِبْتُ الْخَمْرَ لَيْلًا، فَثَمِلْتُ‏ فَزَالَ عَقْلِي، فَأَتَيْتُ مَا أَتَيْتُهُ نَهَاراً، وَ لَا عِلْمَ لِي بِذَلِكَ، فَعَسَى أَنْ يُدْرَأَ عَنْكَ الْحَدُّ.

And they carried you as you were to a gathering of the people at the door of Rasool-Allahsaww and they narrated your story to himsaww, and they repeated your poem. I came near to you shook you up and said to you among the noise of the people: ‘Say, ‘I drank the wine at night, so I got drunk and my intellect was lost, so I came up what I came up with at daytime, and there is no knowledge for me with that, so hesaww might stave off the legal punishment from you’.

وَ خَرَجَ مُحَمَّدٌ وَ نَظَرَ إِلَيْكَ، فَقَالَ: أَيْقِظُوهُ، فقلن [فَقُلْنَا]: رَأَيْنَاهُ وَ هُوَ ثَمِلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَا يَعْقِلُ، فَقَالَ: وَيْحَكُمْ‏ الْخَمْرُ يُزِيلُ الْعَقْلَ، تَعْلَمُونَ هَذَا مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ وَ أَنْتُمْ‏ تَشْرَبُونَهَا؟

And Muhammadsaww came out and looked at you and said, ‘Wake him up!’ We said, ‘We saw him and he was drunk, O Rasool-Allahsaww, not understanding’. Hesaww said: ‘Woe be unto you and the wine declining the intellect! You are knowing this from yourselves and still you are drinking it?’

فَقُلْنَا: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏ وَ قَدْ قَالَ فِيهَا إِمْرُؤُ الْقَيْسِ شِعْراً:

شَرِبْتُ الْخَمْرَ حَتَّى زَالَ عَقْلِي‏

كَذَاكَ [الْخَمْرُ يَفْعَلُ‏] بِالْعُقُولِ‏

We said, ‘O Rasool-Allahsaww! And women of Al-Qays have said a poem regarding it, ‘I drank the wine until my mind was lost, like that does the wine deal with the intellects’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ: أَنْظِرُوهُ إِلَى إِفَاقَتِهِ مِنْ سَكْرَتِهِ.

Then Muhammadsaww said: ‘Await his awakening from his intoxication’.

فَأَمْهَلُوكَ حَتَّى أَرَيْتَهُمْ أَنَّكَ قَدْ صَحَوْتَ، فَسَاءَلَكَ مُحَمَّدٌ، فَأَخْبَرْتَهُ بِمَا أَوْعَزْتُهُ إِلَيْكَ: مِنْ شُرْبِكَ بِهَا بِاللَّيْلِ.

So, hesaww gave you respite until they saw you to have sobered, and Muhammadsaww asked you and I had informed him with who had instructed to you, ‘Who gave you to drink it at night?’

فَمَا بَالُكَ الْيَوْمَ تُؤْمِنُ بِمُحَمَّدٍ وَ بِمَا جَاءَ بِهِ، وَ هُوَ عِنْدَنَا سَاحِرٌ كَذَّابٌ.

So what is the matter with you today believing in Muhammadsaww and whatever hesaww came with, and in our presence hesaww is a lying sorcerer?’

فَقَالَ: وَيْحَكَ‏ يَا أَبَا حَفْصٍ! لَا شَكَّ عِنْدِي فِيمَا قَصَصْتَهُ عَلَيَّ، فَاخْرُجْ إِلَى ابْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَاصْرِفْهُ عَنِ الْمِنْبَرِ.

He said, ‘Woe be unto you, O Abu Hafsa! There is no doubt with me regarding what story you narrated to me, so go out to the sonasws of Abu Talibasws and turn himasws away from the pulpit’.

قَالَ: فَخَرَجَ عُمَرُ- وَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ‏ جَالِسٌ تَحْتَ الْمِنْبَرِ- فَقَالَ: مَا بَالُكَ يَا عَلِيُّ! قَدْ تَصَدَّيْتَ‏ لَهَا؟ هَيْهَاتَ هَيْهَاتَ، وَ اللَّهِ دُونَ مَا تَرُومُ‏ مِنْ عُلُوِّ هَذَا الْمِنْبَرِ خَرْطُ الْقَتَادِ.

He (the narrator) said, ‘Umar went out and Aliasws was seated by the bottom of the pulpit. He said, ‘Woe be unto youasws, O Aliasws! Have youasws been blocked to it? Far be it! Far be it! By Allahazwj! It is besides youasws agitating from the top of this pulpit the base of the state’.

فَتَبَسَّمَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ حَتَّى بَدَتْ نَوَاجِدُهُ‏، ثُمَّ قَالَ: وَيْلَكَ مِنْهَا وَ اللَّهِ يَا عُمَرُ إِذَا أُفْضِيَتْ إِلَيْكَ، وَ الْوَيْلُ لِلْأُمَّةِ مِنْ بَلَائِكَ! فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: هَذِهِ بُشْرَى يَا ابْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، صَدَقَتْ ظُنُونُكَ وَ حَقٌّ قَوْلُكَ.

Amir Al-Momineenasws smile until hisasws teeth were manifested, then said: ‘Woe be unto you from it! By Allahazwj, O Umar, when it comes to you, and the woe be for the community from your calamity!’ Umar said, ‘This is glad tiding for me, O sonasws of Abu Talibasws. Your thought would be ratified, and yourasws words would be proven true’.

وَ انْصَرَفَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ، وَ كَانَ هَذَا مِنْ دَلَائِلِهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ:.

And Amir Al-Momineenasws left to go to hisasws house, and this was from hisasws evidence’’.¹⁶

19- وَ رُوِيَ أَيْضاً فِي الْإِرْشَادِ: بِحَذْفِ الْإِسْنَادِ، مَرْفُوعاً إِلَى جَابِرٍ الْجُعْفِيِ‏ قَالَ: قَلَّدَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الصَّدَقَاتِ بِقُرَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَ ضِيَاعِ فَدَكَ رَجُلًا مِنْ ثَقِيفٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ: الْأَشْجَعُ‏ بْنُ مُزَاحِمٍ الثَّقَفِيُّ- وَ كَانَ شُجَاعاً، وَ كَانَ لَهُ أَخٌ قَتَلَهُ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فِي وَقْعَةِ هَوَازِنَ وَ ثَقِيفٍ-

And it is reported as well in (the book) ‘Al Irshad’, by a deleted chain, raising it to Jabir Al Jufy who said,

‘Abu Bakr collared (placed in charge) of the charities of a town of Al-Medina and the estate of Fadak, a man from (clan of) Saqeef called Al-Ashja’a Bin Muzahim Al-Saqafi, and he was brave, and there was a brother of his who was killed by Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws during the event of Hawazin and Saqeef.

فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ الرَّجُلُ عَنِ الْمَدِينَةِ جَعَلَ أَوَّلَ قَصْدِهِ ضَيْعَةً مِنْ ضِيَاعِ أَهْلِ الْبَيْتِ تُعْرَفُ بِبَانِقْيَا، فَجَاءَ بَغْتَةً وَ احْتَوَى عَلَيْهَا وَ عَلَى صَدَقَاتٍ كَانَتْ لِعَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، فَتَوَكَّلَ بِهَا وَ تَغَطْرَسَ عَلَى أَهْلِهَا، وَ كَانَ الرَّجُلُ زِنْدِيقاً مُنَافِقاً.

When the man went out from Al-Medina, he made the first of his aims, an estate from the estates from Peopleasws of the Household recognised as Baniqiya. He came suddenly and pounced upon it and upon the charities which were for Aliasws, and took charge of these and avoided its rightful ones, and the man was an atheist, a hypocrite.

فَابْتَدَرَ أَهْلُ الْقَرْيَةِ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ بِرَسُولٍ يُعْلِمُونَهُ مَا فُرِّطَ مِنَ الرَّجُلِ.

The people of the town turned to Amir Al-Momineenasws with a messenger, letting himasws know of what excesses were committed from the man.

فَدَعَا عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ بِدَابَّةٍ لَهُ تُسَمَّى السَّابِحَ- وَ كَانَ أَهْدَاهُ إِلَيْهِ ابْنُ عَمٍّ لِسَيْفِ بْنِ ذِي يَزَنَ- وَ تَعَمَّمَ بِعِمَامَةٍ سَوْدَاءَ، وَ تَقَلَّدَ بِسَيْفَيْنِ، وَ أَجْنَبَ دَابَّتَهُ‏ الْمُرْتَجِزَ، وَ أَصْحَبَ مَعَهُ الْحُسَيْنَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَ عَمَّارَ بْنَ يَاسِرٍ وَ الْفَضْلَ بْنَ الْعَبَّاسِ وَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ وَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ الْعَبَّاسِ، حَتَّى وَافَى الْقَرْيَةَ، فَأَنْزَلَهُ عَظِيمُ الْقَرْيَةِ فِي مَسْجِدٍ يُعْرَفُ بِمَسْجِدِ الْقَضَاءِ،

Aliasws called for an animal of hisasws called Al-Sabih, and it had been gifted to him by a cousin of Sayf Bin Zy Yazan, and turbaned with a black turban, and collared with two swords, and shielded hisasws ride Al-Murtajiz, and accompanied with himasws, Al-Husaynasws and Ammar Bin Yasser and Al-Fazl Bin Al-Abbas, and Abdullah Bin Ja’far, and Abdullah Bin Al-Abbas, until heasws arrived at the town. Heasws called most of the town in a Masjid known as Masjid Al-Qaza’a.

ثُمَّ وَجَّهَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ الْحُسَيْنَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ‏ يَسْأَلُهُ الْمَصِيرَ إِلَيْهِ. فَصَارَ إِلَيْهِ الْحُسَيْنُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقَالَ: أَجِبْ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ. فَقَالَ: وَ مَنْ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ. فَقَالَ: عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ‏. فَقَالَ: أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَبُو بِكْرٍ خَلَّفْتُهُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ.

Then Amir Al-Momineenasws diverted Al-Husaynasws asking him (Al-Ashja’a) with coming to himasws. Al-Husaynasws came to it and said: ‘Answer to Amir Al-Momineen’. He said, ‘And who is Amir Al-Momineen?’ Heasws said: ‘Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws’. He said, ‘Amir Al-Momineen is Abu Bakr, caliph at Al-Medina’.

فَقَالَ لَهُ الْحُسَيْنُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: أَجِبْ‏ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ. فَقَالَ‏: أَنَا سُلْطَانٌ وَ هُوَ مِنَ الْعَوَامِّ، وَ الْحَاجَةُ لَهُ، فَلْيَصِرْ هُوَ إِلَيَّ.

Al-Husaynasws said to him: ‘Answer Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws’. He said, ‘I am a ruling authority, and heasws is from the commoners, and the need is for himasws, so heasws should be coming to me’.

فَقَالَ لَهُ الْحُسَيْنُ: وَيْلَكَ! أَ يَكُونُ مِثْلُ وَالِدِي مِنَ الْعَوَامِّ، وَ مِثْلُكَ يَكُونُ السُّلْطَانَ‏؟! فَقَالَ: أَجَلْ، لِأَنَّ وَالِدَكَ لَمْ يَدْخُلْ فِي بَيْعَةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ إِلَّا كُرْهاً، وَ بَايَعْنَاهُ‏. طَائِعِينَ، وَ كُنَّا لَهُ غَيْرَ كَارِهِينَ، فَشَتَّانَ بَيْنَنَا وَ بَيْنَهُ.

Al-Husaynasws said to him: ‘Woe be unto you! Can the like of myasws fatherasws be from the commoners, and the like of you happens to be the ruling authority!?’ He said, ‘Yes, because yourasws fatherasws did not enter into the allegiance of Abu Bakr willingly, and we pledged to him willingly, and we were for him without coercion, so there is a difference between us and himasws’.

فَصَارَ الْحُسَيْنُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَأَعْلَمَهُ مَا كَانَ مِنْ قَوْلِ الرَّجُلِ. فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَى عَمَّارٍ فَقَالَ‏: يَا أَبَا الْيَقْظَانِ صِرْ إِلَيْهِ‏ وَ الْطُفْ لَهُ فِي الْقَوْلِ، وَ اسْأَلْهُ أَنْ يَصِيرَ إِلَيْنَا، فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَجِبُ لِوَصِيٍّ مِنَ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ أَنْ يَصِيرَ إِلَى أَهْلِ الضَّلَالَةِ، فَنَحْنُ‏ مِثْلُ بَيْتِ اللَّهِ يُؤْتَى وَ لَا يَأْتِي.

Al-Husaynasws came to Amir Al-Momineenasws and let himasws know of what happened from the words of the man. Heasws turned towards Ammar and said, ‘O Abu Al-Yaqzan! Go to him and be gentle to him in the words, and ask him to come to us, for the one who does not answer to a successorasws from the successorsasws would end up going to the people of straying, for weasws are like the House of Allahazwj (Kabah). Weasws are come to, and weasws do not go’.

فَصَارَ إِلَيْهِ عَمَّارٌ، وَ قَالَ‏: مَرْحَباً يَا أَخَا ثَقِيفٍ، مَا الَّذِي أَقْدَمَكَ عَلَى‏ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فِي حِيَازَتِهِ، وَ حَمَلَكَ عَلَى الدُّخُولِ فِي مَسَاءَتِهِ، فَصِرْ إِلَيْهِ‏، وَ أَفْصِحْ عَنْ حُجَّتِكَ.

Ammar went to him and said, ‘Welcome, O brother of Saqeef! What is that which made you arrive to Amir Al-Momineenasws regarding hisasws possessions, and carried you upon entering into hisasws evening? So, come to himasws and disclosed about your argument’.

فَانْتَهَرَ عَمَّاراً، وَ أَفْحَشَ لَهُ فِي الْكَلَامِ، وَ كَانَ عَمَّارٌ شَدِيدَ الْغَضَبِ، فَوَضَعَ حَمَائِلَ سَيْفِهِ فِي عُنُقِهِ، فَمَدَّ يَدَهُ إِلَى السَّيْفِ.

He chided Ammar and was immoral to him regarding the speech, and Ammar was of severe anger. He placed the belt of the sword in his neck and extended his hand towards the sword.

فَقِيلَ لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: الْحَقْ عَمَّاراً، فَالسَّاعَةَ يَقْطَعُونَهُ، فَوَجَّهَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ الْجَمْعَ‏، فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: لَا تُهَابُوهُ وَ صَيِّرُوا بِهِ إِلَيَّ.

It was said to Amir Al-Momineenasws, ‘Join up with Ammar, for he will kill him any moment now’. Amir Al-Momineenasws headed towards the central mosque and said to them: ‘Do not terrify him and come with him to measws’.

وَ كَانَ مَعَ الرَّجُلِ ثَلَاثُونَ فَارِساً مِنْ خِيَارِ قَوْمِهِ، فَقَالُوا لَهُ: وَيْلَكَ! هَذَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ قَتَلَكَ وَ قَتْلُ‏ أَصْحَابِكَ عِنْدَهُ دُونَ النُّطْفَةِ، فَسَكَتَ الْقَوْمُ جَزَعاً مِنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ،

And there were with the man, thirty horsemen from the bests ones of his people. They said to him, ‘Woe be unto you! This is Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws. Heasws will kill you and kill your companions with himasws besides the ones heasws killed before’. The people were silent out of alarm from Amir Al-Momineenasws.

فَسُحِبَ الْأَشْجَعُ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَى حُرِّ وَجْهِهِ سَحْباً. فَقَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ‏: دَعُوهُ وَ لَا تَعْجَلُوا، فَإِنَّ الْعَجَلَةَ وَ الطَّيْشَ لَا تَقُومُ بِهَا حُجَجُ اللَّهِ‏ وَ بَرَاهِينُهُ.

Al-Ashja’a was pulled out to Amir Al-Momineenasws upon the heat of his face, with a pulling. Amir Al-Momineenasws said: ‘Leave him and do not be hasty, for the hastiness and the impulsiveness, the Divine Authorities of Allahazwj and Hisazwj Proofs cannot stand by these’.

فَقَالَ لَهُ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: وَيْلَكَ! بِمَا اسْتَحْلَلْتَ مَا أَخَذْتَ مِنْ أَمْوَالِ أَهْلِ الْبَيْتِ؟ وَ مَا حُجَّتُكَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ‏؟

Amir Al-Momineenasws said to him: ‘Woe be unto you! By what did you permit yourself what you took from the wealth of Peopleasws of the Household? And what is your argument upon that?’

فَقَالَ لَهُ: وَ أَنْتَ فَبِمَ اسْتَحْلَلْتَ قَتْلَ هَذَا الْخَلْقِ فِي كُلِّ حَقٍّ وَ بَاطِلٍ، وَ أَنَّ مَرْضَاةَ صَاحِبِي لَهِيَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنِ اتِّبَاعِ مُوَافَقَتِكَ.

He said to himasws, ‘And youasws? By what did youasws permit the killing of these people regarding every right and falsity, and the pleasure of my master (Abu Bakr) is more beloved to me than follow you okay?’

فَقَالَ عَلِيٌ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: أَيْهاً عَلَيْكَ! مَا أَعْرِفُ مِنْ نَفْسِي‏ إِلَيْكَ ذَنْباً إِلَّا قَتْلَ أَخِيكَ يَوْمَ هَوَازِنَ، وَ لَيْسَ بِمِثْلِ هَذَا الْقَتْلِ‏ تُطْلَبُ الثَّارَاتُ، فَقَبَّحَكَ اللَّهُ وَ تَرَّحَكَ.

Aliasws said: ‘O you! Iasws don’t find any sin to you from myselfasws except myasws killing your brother on the day of Hawazin, and the rebellion is not sought for the like of this killing. May Allahazwj Uglify you and Sadden you’.

فَقَالَ لَهُ الْأَشْجَعُ: بَلْ قَبَّحَكَ اللَّهُ‏ وَ بَتَرَ عُمُرَكَ- أَوْ قَالَ: تَرَّحَكَ- فَإِنَّ حَسَدَكَ لِلْخُلَفَاءِ لَا يَزَالُ بِكَ حَتَّى يُورِدَكَ مَوَارِدَ الْهَلَكَةِ وَ الْمَعَاطِبِ، وَ بَغْيُكَ عَلَيْهِمْ يَقْصُرُ بِكَ عَنْ‏ مُرَادِكَ.

Al-Ashja’a said to himasws, ‘But, may Allahazwj Uglify youasws, and cut down yourasws life short’, or said, ‘Sadden youasws, for yourasws envy for the caliphs will not cease with youasws until the resources of the destruction come to youasws, and the damage, and yourasws tyranny upon them cutting youasws short from yourasws intentions’.

فَغَضِبَ الْفَضْلُ بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ مِنْ قَوْلِهِ، ثُمَّ تَمَطَّى عَلَيْهِ بِسَيْفِهِ فَحَلَّ عُنُقَهُ‏ وَ رَمَاهُ عَنْ جَسَدِهِ بِسَاعِدِهِ الْيُمْنَى، فَاجْتَمَعَ أَصْحَابُهُ عَلَى الْفَضْلِ، فَسَلَ‏ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ سَيْفَهُ ذَا الْفَقَارِ،

Al-Fazl Bin Al-Abbas got angry from his words, then stretched upon him with his sword, freed (stuck off) his neck and threw it away from his body with assistance of the right hand. His companions gathered against Al-Fazl. Amir Al-Momineenasws unsheathed hisasws sword Al-Zulfiqar.

فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ الْقَوْمُ‏ إِلَى بَرِيقِ عَيْنَيِ الْإِمَامِ وَ لَمَعَانِ ذِي الْفَقَارِ فِي كَفِّهِ‏ رَمَوْا سِلَاحَهُمْ وَ قَالُوا: الطَّاعَةَ الطَّاعَةَ.

When the people looked at the spark in the eyes of the Imamasws and the glitter of Zulfiqar in hisasws palm, they threw down their weapons and said, ‘The obedience! The obedience!’

فَقَالَ‏ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: أُفٍّ لَكُمْ، انْصَرِفُوا بِرَأْسِ صَاحِبِكُمْ هَذَا الْأَصْغَرِ إِلَى صَاحِبِكُمُ الْأَكْبَرِ، فَمَا بِمِثْلِ قَتْلِكُمْ يُطْلَبُ الثَّارُ، وَ لَا تَنْقَضِي الْأَوْتَارُ فَانْصَرَفُوا وَ مَعَهُمْ رَأْسُ صَاحِبِهِمْ، حَتَّى أَلْقَوْهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ أَبِي بِكْرٍ.

Amir Al-Momineenasws said: ‘Ugh to you all! Leave with the head of this small master of yours to your great master, for the revolution will not be sought with the like of killing you, nor will the strings expire’. They left and with them was the head of their master, until they threw it in front of Abu Bakr.

فَجَمَعَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَ الْأَنْصَارَ، وَ قَالَ: يَا مَعَاشِرَ النَّاسِ، إِنَّ أَخَاكُمْ الثَّقَفِيَّ أَطَاعَ اللَّهَ وَ رَسُولَهُ‏ وَ أُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنْكُمْ‏، فَقَلَّدْتُهُ صَدَقَاتِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَ مَا يَلِيهَا، فَفَاقَصَهُ‏ ابْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، فَقَتَلَهُ أَخْبَثَ‏ قَتْلَةٍ، وَ مَثَّلَ بِهِ أَخْبَثَ‏ مُثْلَةٍ، وَ قَدْ خَرَجَ فِي نَفَرٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ إِلَى قُرَى الْحِجَازِ،

The Emigrants and the Helpers gathered and said, ‘O community of the people! Your brother, Al-Saqafi, obeyed Allahazwj and Hisazwj Rasoolsaww and the ones with authority from you. He (Abu Bakr) collared him with the charities of Al-Medina and what surrounds it, but the sonasws of Abi Talibasws hated him so heasws killed him with the most wicked of killings, and trampled him with the most wicked of the trampling, and he has gone out among a number of hisasws companions to a town of Al-Hijaz.

فَلْيَخْرُجْ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ شُجْعَانِكُمْ وَ لْيَرُدُّوهُ‏ عَنْ سُنَّتِهِ، وَ اسْتَعِدُّوا لَهُ مِنَ الْخَيْلِ‏ وَ السِّلَاحِ وَ مَا يَتَهَيَّأُ لَكُمْ، وَ هُوَ مَنْ تَعْرِفُونَهُ: الدَّاءُ الَّذِي لَا دَوَاءَ لَهُ، وَ الْفَارِسُ الَّذِي لَا نَظِيرَ لَهُ.

Let your brave ones go out to himasws and let them return himasws from hisasws ways, and prepare for it from the cavalry and the weapons and whatever can be prepared to you, and heasws is someone you recognise himasws. Heasws is a disease there is no cure for it, and the horseman which there is no match for himasws.

قَالَ: فَسَكَتَ الْقَوْمُ مَلِيّاً كَأَنَّ الطَّيْرَ عَلَى رُءُوسِهِمْ. فَقَالَ: أَ خُرْسٌ أَنْتُمْ أَمْ ذَوُو أَلْسُنٍ؟! فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَعْرَابِ يُقَالُ لَهُ الْحَجَّاجُ بْنُ الصَّخْرِ، فَقَالَ‏ لَهُ: إِنْ صِرْتَ‏ إِلَيْهِ سِرْنَا مَعَكَ، فَأَمَّا لَوْ سَارَ جَيْشُكَ هَذَا لَيَنْحَرَنَّهُمْ عَنْ آخِرِهِمْ كَنَحْرِ الْبُدْنِ.

He (the narrator) said, ‘The people were silent for a while, as if the birds were upon their heads. He said, ‘Are you all mute or with tongues!?’ A man from the Bedouins call Al-Hajjaj Bin Al-Sakhr turned to him and said to him, ‘If you go to him we shall travel with you. But, if you were to send this army of yours, we shall slaughter them to their last one like slaughter of the sacrificial animals!’

ثُمَّ قَامَ آخَرُ فَقَالَ: أَ تَعْلَمُ إِلَى مَنْ تُوَجِّهُنَا؟! إِنَّكَ تُوَجِّهُنَا إِلَى الْجَزَّارِ الْأَعْظَمِ الَّذِي يَخْتَطِفُ‏ الْأَرْوَاحَ بِسَيْفِهِ خَطْفاً، وَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ لِقَاءَ مَلَكِ الْمَوْتِ أَسْهَلُ‏ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ لِقَاءِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ.

Then another one stood up and he said, ‘Do you know who were they being sent to!? You are sending us to the greatest abductor of the souls by hisasws sword with abductions. By Allahazwj! Meeting the Angel of death is easier upon us than meeting Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws (in battle)’.

فَقَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ: لَا جُزِيتُمْ مِنْ قَوْمٍ عَنْ إِمَامِكُمْ خَيْراً، إِذَا ذُكِرَ لَكُمْ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ دَارَتْ أَعْيُنُكُمْ فِي وُجُوهِكُمْ، وَ أَخَذَتْكُمْ سَكْرَةُ الْمَوْتِ‏، أَ هَكَذَا يُقَالُ لِمِثْلِي؟!

Ibn Abu Quhafa (Abu Bakr) said, ‘Do not panic from a group having goodness from your leader. When Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws is mentioned, your eyes roll over in your faces, and you are seized by the pangs of death. Is it like this being said to the like of me!?

قَالَ: فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَيْهِ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فَقَالَ: لَيْسَ لَهُ إِلَّا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ.

He (the narrator) said, ‘Umar Bin Al-Khattab turned to him and said, ‘There isn’t anyone for him except Khalid Bin Al-Waleed’.

فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَيْهِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ‏: يَا أَبَا سُلَيْمَانَ، أَنْتَ الْيَوْمَ سَيْفٌ مِنْ سُيُوفِ اللَّهِ، وَ رُكْنٌ مِنْ أَرْكَانِهِ، وَ حَتْفُ اللَّهِ عَلَى أَعْدَائِهِ، وَ قَدْ شَقَّ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَصَا هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ،

Abu Bakr turned to him and said, ‘O Abu Suleyman! Today you are a sword from the swords of Allahazwj, and a cornerstone from Hisazwj cornerstones, and a notification of Allahazwj against Hisazwj enemies, and Aliasws bin Abu Talibasws has split this community.

وَ خَرَجَ‏ فِي نَفَرٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ إِلَى ضِيَاعِ الْحِجَازِ، وَ قَدْ قَتَلَ مِنْ شِيعَتِنَا لَيْثاً صَئُولًا وَ كَهْفاً مَنِيعاً، فَصِرْ إِلَيْهِ فِي كَثِيفٍ مِنْ قَوْمِكَ وَ سَلْهُ‏ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ الْحَضْرَةَ، فَقَدْ عَفَوْنَا عَنْهُ، فَإِنْ‏ نَابَذَكَ الْحَرْبَ فَجِئْنَا بِهِ أَسِيراً.

And go out among a number of his companions to an estate of Al-Hijaz, and heasws had killed from our loyalists a main lion and an impenetrable cave. Go to himasws among intensive ones for your people and ask himasws to enter the community, for we shall pardon himasws. But if heasws resists you with the battle, then come to us with himasws as a captive’.

فَخَرَجَ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ فِي خَمْسِمِائَةِ فَارِسٍ مِنْ أَبْطَالِ قَوْمِهِ، قَدْ أَشْخَنُوا سِلَاحاً، حَتَّى قَدِمُوا عَلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ.

Khalid Bin Al-Waleed went out among five hundred horsemen from the champions of his people who had heavy weaponry, until they arrive to Amir Al-Momineenasws.

قَالَ: فَنَظَرَ الْفَضْلُ بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ إِلَى غَبَرَةِ الْخَيْلِ، فَقَالَ‏: يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ! قَدْ وَجَّهَ إِلَيْكَ ابْنُ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ بِقَسْطَلٍ يَدُقُّونَ الْأَرْضَ بِحَوَافِرِ الْخَيْلِ دَقّاً.

He (the narrator) said, ‘Al-Fazl Bin Al-Abbas looked at dust of the cavalry and he said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineenasws! Ibn Abu Quhafa has diverted to youasws a regiment who are hammering the ground with the horses with a hammering’.

فَقَالَ: يَا ابْنَ الْعَبَّاسِ! هَوِّنْ عَلَيْكَ، فَلَوْ كَانَ‏ صَنَادِيدَ قُرَيْشٍ وَ قَبَائِلَ حُنَيْنٍ وَ فُرْسَانَ هَوَازِنَ لَمَا اسْتَوْحَشْتُ إِلَّا مِنْ ضَلَالَتِهِمْ.

Heasws said: ‘O Ibn Abbas! (Bring) calmness upon you, for it they were the mighty ones of Quraysh and tribes of Hunayn, and horsement of Hawazin, Iasws would not alienate except from their straying’.

ثُمَّ قَامَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَشَدَّ مِحْزَمَ‏ الدَّابَّةِ، ثُمَّ اسْتَلْقَى عَلَى قَفَاهُ نَائِماً تَهَاوُناً بِخَالِدٍ، حَتَّى وَافَاهُ‏، فَانْتَبَهَ لِصَهِيلِ الْخَيْلِ. فَقَالَ: يَا أَبَا سُلَيْمَانَ! مَا الَّذِي عَدَلَ‏ بِكَ إِلَيَّ؟

Then Amir Al-Momineenasws stood up and tightened a rein of the animal, then cast its end upon hisasws shoulder debasing with Khalid until heasws paid attention to the cavalry. Heasws said: ‘O Abu Suleyman! What is that which has made you come to measws?’

فَقَالَ: عَدَلَ بِي إِلَيْكَ مَنْ أَنْتَ‏ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي. فَقَالَ: فَأَسْمِعْنَا الْآنَ.

He said, ‘That which made me come to youasws, youasws are more knowing with it than I am’. Heasws said: ‘Make us hear it now’.

فَقَالَ‏: يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ! أَنْتَ فَهِمٌ غَيْرُ مُفَهَّمٍ، وَ عَالِمٌ غَيْرُ مُعَلَّمٍ، فَمَا هَذِهِ اللُّوثَةُ الَّتِي بَدَرَتْ مِنْكَ، وَ النَّبْوَةُ الَّتِي قَدْ ظَهَرَتْ فِيكَ، إِنْ كُنْتَ‏ كَرِهْتَ‏ هَذَا الرَّجُلَ فَلَيْسَ يَكْرَهُكَ، وَ لَا تَكُونَنَ‏ وَلَايَتُهُ ثِقْلًا عَلَى كَاهِلِكَ، وَ لَا شَجًا فِي حَلْقِكَ،

He said, ‘O Abu Al-Hassanasws! Youasws are an understanding one without having been taught understanding, a teacher without being taught. So, what is this idiocy which manifested from youasws, and the Prophet-hood which has appeared from youasws? If youasws disliked this man, so he didn’t dislike youasws, and his governance didn’t happen to be heavy upon yourasws shoulders, not caused trouble in yourasws throat.

فَلَيْسَ بَعْدَ الْهِجْرَةِ بَيْنَكَ وَ بَيْنَهُ خِلَافٌ، وَ دَعِ‏ النَّاسَ وَ مَا تَوَلَّوْهُ، ضَلَّ مَنْ ضَلَّ، وَ هَدَى مَنْ هَدَى، وَ لَا تُفَرِّقْ بَيْنَ كَلِمَةٍ مُجْتَمِعَةٍ، وَ لَا تُضْرِمِ النَّارَ بَعْدَ خُمُودِهَا، فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ فَعَلْتَ ذَلِكَ وَجَدْتَ غِبَّهُ غَيْرَ مَحْمُودٍ.

There wasn’t any opposition between you and him after the Emigration, and leave the people and they are turning to. Strays the one who strays, and guided is the ones who is guided, and do not cause separation between the words of unity, and do not ignite the fitna after its extinguishing, for it yourasws were to do that, youasws will find a stupidity, without commendation’.

فَقَالَ‏ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: أَ تُهَدِّدُنِي يَا خَالِدُ بِنَفْسِكَ‏ وَ بِابْنِ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ؟! فَمَا بِمِثْلِكَ وَ مِثْلِهِ‏ تَهْدِيدٌ، فَدَعْ عَنْكَ تُرَّهَاتِكَ‏ الَّتِي أَعْرِفُهَا مِنْكَ وَ اقْصِدْ نَحْوَ مَا وُجِّهْتَ لَهُ.

Amir Al-Momineenasws said: ‘Are you threatening measws, O Khalid, by yourself and with Ibn Abu Quhafa!? Iasws cannot be threatened by the like of you and one like him, so leave your intimidation which Iasws more knowing of it than you, and aim around what you have been send for’.

قَالَ: فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ تَقَدَّمَ إِلَيَّ إِنْ‏ رَجَعْتَ عَنْ سَنَنِكَ‏ كُنْتَ مَخْصُوصاً بِالْكَرَامَةِ وَ الْحَبْوِ، وَ إِنْ أَقَمْتَ عَلَى مَا أَنْتَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ خِلَافِ‏ الْحَقِّ حَمَلْتُكَ إِلَيْهِ أَسِيراً.

He said, ‘It is so that it has been forwarded to me that if I can return youasws from yourasws ways, youasws would be specialised with the prestige and the love, and if youasws stand upon what youasws are upon from opposing the truth, I have to carry youasws to him as a captive’.

فَقَالَ لَهُ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: يَا ابْنَ اللَّخْنَاءِ، وَ أَنْتَ تَعْرِفُ الْحَقَ‏ مِنَ الْبَاطِلِ، وَ مِثْلُكَ يَحْمِلُ‏ مِثْلِي أَسِيراً، يَا ابْنَ الرَّادَّةِ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ، أَ تَحْسَبُنِي وَيْلَكَ‏ مَالِكَ بْنَ نُوَيْرَةَ حَيْثُ قَتَلْتَهُ‏ وَ نَكَحْتَ امْرَأَتَهُ،

Heasws said to him: ‘O son of the uncircumcised one! And you recognise the truth from the falsehood, and the like of you would be carrying the like of measws as a captive? O son of the apostate from Al-Islam! You will imprison measws? Woe be unto you! You killed Malik Bin Nuweyra and married his wife.

يَا خَالِدُ جِئْتَنِي بِرِقَّةِ عَقْلِكَ وَ اكْفِهْرَارِ وَجْهِكَ وَ تَشَمُّخِ‏ أَنْفِكَ، وَ اللَّهِ لَئِنْ تَمَطَّيْتُ بِسَيْفِي هَذَا عَلَيْكَ وَ عَلَى ‏ لَأُشْبِعَنَّ مِنْ لُحُومِكُمْ جُوعَ‏ الضِّبَاعِ وَ طِلْسَ‏ الذِّئَابِ‏، وَ لبست [لَسْتَ‏] وَيْلَكَ مِمَّنْ يَقْتُلُنِي‏ أَنْتَ وَ لَا صَاحِبُكَ، وَ إِنِّي لَأَعْرِفُ‏ قَاتِلِي، وَ أَطْلُبُ مَنِيَّتِي صَبَاحاً وَ مَسَاءً، وَ مَا مِثْلُكَ يَحْمِلُ مِثْلِي‏ أَسِيراً، وَ لَوْ أَرَدْتَ ذَلِكَ لَقَتَلْتُكَ فِي فَنَاءِ هَذَا الْمَسْجِدِ.

O Khalid! You come to measws with your fragile intellect, and the cloudiness of your face, and the rising of your nose. By Allahazwj! If Iasws were to stretch this sword of mine to you and upon your stirring, Iasws would satiate it from your flesh hunger of the hyena, and the wolf and the fox, and you and your companions would not (be able) to wear myasws killing, and Iasws know myasws killer, and Iasws seek myasws death morning and evening, and the like of you cannot carry the like of measws as a captive, and if Iasws wanted that, Iasws would kill you in the courtyard of this Masjid’.

فَغَضِبَ خَالِدٌ وَ قَالَ: تُوَعِّدُ وَعِيدَ الْأَسَدِ وَ تَرُوغُ رَوَغَانَ الثَّعَالِبِ‏، مَا أَعْدَاكَ فِي الْمَقَالِ، وَ مَا مِثْلُكَ إِلَّا مَنِ اتَّبَعَ قَوْلَهُ بِفِعْلِهِ.

Khalid got angered and said, ‘Youasws are threatening a threat of the lion, and dodging the dodge of the fox. I will not be inimical to youasws in the words, and the like of youasws is one who would follow up his words with his deed’.

فَقَالَ‏ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ‏: إِذَا كَانَ هَذَا قَوْلَكَ فَشَأْنَكَ، وَ سَلَّ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَى خَالِدٍ ذَا الْفَقَارِ، وَ خَفَقَ عَلَيْهِ‏.

Amir Al-Momineenasws said: ‘When these are your words, then it’s your concern’, and Amir Al-Momineenasws unsheathed Zulfiqar upon Khalid, and pulsated it upon him.

فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ خَالِدٌ إِلَى بَرِيقِ عَيْنَيِ الْإِمَامِ، وَ بَرِيقِ‏ ذِي الْفَقَارِ فِي يَدِهِ، وَ تَصَمُّمِهِ عَلَيْهِ‏، نَظَرَ إِلَى الْمَوْتِ عِيَاناً، وَ قَالَ: يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ! لَمْ نُرِدْ هَذَا.

When Khalid looked at the spark in the eyes of the Imamasws, and glitter of Zulfiqar in hisasws hand, and hisasws determination upon it, he looked at the death, witnessing, and said, ‘O Abu Al-Hassanasws! We do not want this’.

فَضَرَبَهُ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ بِقَفَارِ رَأْسِ‏ ذِي الْفَقَارِ عَلَى ظَهْرِهِ‏، فَنَكَسَهُ عَنْ دَابَّتِهِ، وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لِيَرُدَّ يَدَهُ إِذَا رَفَعَهَا، لِئَلَّا يُنْسَبَ إِلَى الْجُبْنِ. فَلَحِقَ‏ أَصْحَابَ خَالِدٍ مِنْ فِعْلِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ هَوْلٌ عَجِيبٌ وَ خَوْفٌ عَنِيفٌ.

Amir Al-Momineenasws struck the top of the handle of Zulfiqar upon his back and threw him off his animal, and Amir Al-Momineenasws was not going to return hisasws hand when heasws had already raised it, lest it be attributed to cowardice. The companions of Khalid encountered from the deed of Amir Al Momineenasws, strange horror and violent fear.

ثُمَّ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: مَا لَكُمْ لَا تُكَافِحُونَ‏ عَنْ سَيِّدِكُمْ؟ وَ اللَّهِ لَوْ كَانَ أَمْرُكُمْ إِلَيَّ لَتَرَكْتُ رُءُوسَكُمْ، وَ هُوَ أَخَفُّ عَلَى يَدِي مِنْ جَنَى الْهَبِيدِ عَلَى أَيْدِي الْعَبِيدِ، وَ عَلَى هَذَا السَّبِيلِ تَقْضِمُونَ‏ مَالَ الْفَيْ‏ءِ؟! أُفٍّ لَكُمْ.

Then heasws said: ‘What is the matter with you all, not striving about your chief? By Allahazwj! If he had ordered you to (kill) measws, Iasws would have rolled off your heads, and it would be lighter upon myasws hands than the reaped harvest it upon the hands of the slave, and upon this way you are nibbling into the wealth of Al-Fey (war booty)? Ugh to you all!’

فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ يُقَالُ لَهُ الْمُثَنَّى بْنُ الصَّيَّاحِ‏- وَ كَانَ عَاقِلًا فَقَالَ: وَ اللَّهِ مَا جِئْنَاكَ لِعَدَاوَةٍ بَيْنَنَا وَ بَيْنَكَ، أَوْ عَنْ غَيْرِ مَعْرِفَةٍ بِكَ، وَ إِنَّا لَنَعْرِفُكَ كَبِيراً وَ صَغِيراً، وَ أَنْتَ أَسَدُ اللَّهِ فِي أَرْضِهِ، وَ سَيْفُ نَقِمَتِهِ عَلَى أَعْدَائِهِ، وَ مَا مِثْلُنَا مَنْ جَهِلَ مِثْلَكَ، وَ نَحْنُ أَتْبَاعٌ مَأْمُورُونَ، وَ جُنْدٌ مُوَازِرُونَ‏، وَ أَطْوَاعٌ غَيْرُ مُخَالِفِينَ، فَتَبّاً لِمَنْ وَجَّهَ بِنَا إِلَيْكَ! أَ مَا كَانَ لَهُ مَعْرِفَةٌ بِيَوْمِ بَدْرٍ وَ أُحُدٍ وَ حُنَيْنٍ؟

A man from the group called Al-Musanna Bin al Sabbah stood up, and he was an intellectual, he said, ‘By Allahazwj! We came to youasws due to enmity between us and youasws, or from without understanding with youasws, and the old and the young known you, and you are the lion of Allahazwj in Hisazwj earth, and Hisazwj avenging sword against Hisazwj enemies, and the like of us should not be ignorant of youasws, and we are followers of orders, and a relaying army, and obedient (to orders), not opposing. Damned be the one who diverted us to youasws! Is there no recognition for him of the day of Badr, and Ohad and Hunayn?’

فَاسْتَحَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ مِنْ قَوْلِ الرَّجُلِ، وَ تَرَكَ الْجَمِيعَ، وَ جَعَلَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يُمَازِحُ خَالِداً لِمَا بِهِ‏ مِنْ أَلَمِ الضَّرْبَةِ، وَ هُوَ سَاكِتٌ.

Amir Al-Momineenasws felt pity from the words of the man, and left them all, and Amir Al-Momineenasws went on to tease Khalid of what pain he was with of the strike, and he was silent.

فَقَالَ لَهُ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: وَيْلَكَ‏ يَا خَالِدُ! مَا أَطْوَعَكَ‏ لِلْخَائِنِينَ النَّاكِثِينَ! أَ مَا كَانَ لَكَ بِيَوْمِ الْغَدِيرِ مَقْنَعٌ إِذْ بَدَرَ إِلَيْكَ صَاحِبُكَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ حَتَّى كَانَ مِنْكَ مَا كَانَ،

Amir Al-Momineenasws said to him: ‘Woe be unto you, O Khalid! You are being obedient to the betrayers and the breakers (of the covenant)! Or wasn’t there a covering for you on the day of Ghadeer when your companions rushed to you in the Masjid until it happened from you what happened?

فَوَ الَّذِي فَلَقَ الْحَبَّةَ وَ بَرَأَ النَّسَمَةَ لَوْ كَانَ مِمَّا رُمْتَهُ أَنْتَ وَ صَاحِبَاكَ- ابْنُ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ وَ ابْنُ صُهَاكَ شَيْ‏ءٌ لَكَانَا هُمَا أَوَّلَ مَقْتُولِينَ بِسَيْفِي هَذَا، وَ أَنْتَ مَعَهُمَا، وَ يَفْعَلُ اللَّهُ ما يَشاءُ

By the Oneazwj Who Split the seed and Formed the person! If there would have been anything thrown by you, and your companion Ibn Abu Quhafa (Abu Bakr), and Ibn Suhaak (Umar), they both would have been the first ones to be killed with this sword of mineasws, and you would have been with them, and Allah does whatsoever He so Desires to [14:27].

وَ لَا يَزَالُ يَحْمِلُكَ عَلَى إِفْسَادِ حَالَتِكَ عِنْدِي، فَقَدْ تَرَكْتَ الْحَقَّ عَلَى مَعْرِفَةٍ وَ جِئْتَنِي تَجُوبُ مَفَاوِزَ الْبَسَابِسِ، لِتَحْمِلَنِي إِلَى ابْنِ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ أَسِيراً، بَعْدَ مَعْرِفَتِكَ أَنِّي قَاتِلُ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَبْدِ وُدٍّ وَ مَرْحَبٍ، وَ قَالِعُ بَابِ خَيْبَرَ، وَ إِنِّي لَمُسْتَحْيِي مِنْكُمْ وَ مِنْ قِلَّةِ عُقُولِكُمْ.

And he has not ceased to carry you upon spoiling your state with measws. So, you have neglected the truth upon recognition, and you have come to measws answering to the trivial falsehood in order to carry measws to Ibn Abu Quhafa as a captive after your recognition that Iasws killed Amro Bin Abd Wadd and Marhab, and uprooted the gate of Khyber, and Iasws am embarrassed from you and from the scarcity of your intellects.

أَ وَ تَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ قَدْ خَفِيَ عَلَيَّ مَا تَقَدَّمَ بِهِ إِلَيْكَ صَاحِبُكَ حِينَ أَخْرَجَكَ‏ إِلَيَّ، وَ أَنْتَ تَذْكُرُ مَا كَانَ مِنِّي إِلَى عَمْرِو بْنِ مَعْدِيكَرِبَ وَ إِلَى أصيد بْنِ سَلَمَةَ الْمَخْزُومِيِّ،

Or are you alleging that it would be light upon measws, what your companion (Abu Bakr) has forwarded to you when he sent you out to measws? And you do remember what has happened from measws to Amro Bin Ma’deykarb, and to Aseyd Bin Salama Al-Kahzumi.

فَقَالَ لَكَ ابْنُ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ: لَا تَزَالُ تَذْكُرُ لَهُ ذَلِكَ، إِنَّمَا كَانَ‏ ذَلِكَ مِنْ دُعَاءِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، وَ قَدْ ذَهَبَ ذَلِكَ كُلُّهُ، وَ هُوَ الْآنَ أَقَلُّ مِنْ ذَلِكَ، أَ لَيْسَ كَذَلِكَ يَا خَالِدُ؟! فَلَوْ لَا مَا تَقَدَّمَ بِهِ إِلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ لَكَانَ مِنِّي إِلَيْهِمَا مَا هُمَا أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنْكَ.

Ibn Quhafa said to you that you do not cease to mention that to him. But rather, that is from a supplication of the Prophetsaww, and all that has gone, and not it is less than that. Isn’t it like that, O Khalid? Had it not been for what (pact) Rasool-Allahsaww has forwarded to measws, it would have happened from me to them both, what they are both more knowing with than you are.

يَا خَالِدُ! أَيْنَ كَانَ ابْنُ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ وَ أَنْتَ تَخُوضُ مَعِي الْمَنَايَا فِي لُجَجِ الْمَوْتِ‏ خَوْضاً، وَ قَوْمُكَ بَادُونَ‏ فِي الِانْصِرَافِ كَالنَّعْجَةِ الْقَوْدَاءِ وَ الدِّيكِ‏ النَّافِشِ‏، فَاتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَا خَالِدُ، وَ لا تَكُنْ لِلْخائِنِينَ خَصِيماً، وَ لَا لِلظَّالِمِينَ ظَهِيراً.

O Khalid! Where was Ibn Quhafa and you were splashing the death along with measws in the midst of the death with a splashing, and your people were rushing to leave like frightened sheep, and the shivering of the rooster. Fear Allahazwj, O Khalid and do not become an advocate for the treacherous [4:105], nor a backer for the unjust ones’.

فَقَالَ خَالِدٌ: يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ! إِنِّي أَعْرِفُ مَا تَقُولُ، وَ مَا عَدَلَتِ الْعَرَبُ وَ الْجَمَاهِيرُ عَنْكَ إِلَّا طَلَبَ ذُحُولِ‏ آبَائِهِمْ قَدِيماً، وَ تَنَكُّلَ رُءُوسِهِمْ قَرِيباً، فَرَاغَتْ عَنْكَ كَرَوَغَانِ الثَّعْلَبِ‏ فِيمَا بَيْنَ الْفِجَاجِ وَ الدَّكَادِكِ‏، وَ صُعُوبَةَ إِخْرَاجِ ملك [الْمُلْكِ‏] مِنْ يَدِكَ، وَ هَرْباً مِنْ سَيْفِكَ،

Khalid said, ‘O Abu Al-Hassanasws! I do understand what youasws are saying, and what the Arabs and the masses turned from youasws only to seek entering into the ancient (practices) of their fathers, and their chiefs would be departing soon, dodging away from you like the dodging of the fox in what is between the mountain passes and the plains, and the difficulties of extracting the kingdom from yourasws hands, and fleeing from yourasws sword.

وَ مَا دَعَاهُمْ إِلَى بَيْعَةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ إِلَّا اسْتِلَانَةُ جَانِبِهِ، وَ لِينُ عَرِيكَتِهِ، وَ أَمْنُ جَانِبِهِ‏، وَ أَخْذُهُمُ الْأَمْوَالَ فَوْقَ‏ اسْتِحْقَاقِهِمْ، وَ لَقَلَّ الْيَوْمَ مَنْ يَمِيلُ إِلَى الْحَقِّ، وَ أَنْتَ قَدْ بِعْتَ الدُّنْيَا بِالْآخِرَةِ، وَ لَوِ اجْتَمَعَتْ أَخْلَاقُهُمْ إِلَى أَخْلَاقِكَ‏ لَمَا خَالَفَكَ خَالِدٌ.

And nothing called them to pledge allegiance of Abu Bakr except the leniency by his side, and softness of his character, and security of his side, and their taking wealth which is above the level of their deserving it, and fewness of the ones who incline to the truth, and youasws have sold the world for the Hereafter, and if their morals were to gather to yourasws opposition, Khalid would not oppose youasws’.

فَقَالَ لَهُ‏ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: وَ اللَّهِ مَا أَتَى‏ خَالِدٌ إِلَّا مِنْ‏ جِهَةِ هَذَا الْخَئُونِ الظَّلُومِ الْمُفَتِّنِ ابْنِ صُهَاكَ، فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَزَالُ يُؤَلِّبُ عَلَى الْقَبَائِلِ وَ يُفْزِعُهُمْ مِنِّي وَ يُؤْيِسُهُمْ‏ مِنْ عَطَايَاهُمْ، وَ يُذَكِّرُهُمْ مَا أَنْسَاهُمُ الدَّهْرُ، وَ سَيَعْلَمُ غِبَّ أَمْرِهِ إِذَا فَاضَتْ نَفْسُهُ.

Amir Al-Momineenasws said to them: ‘By Allahazwj! Khalid did not come except from the aspect of this treacherous, unjust, tempted Ibn Suhaak (Umar), for he does not cease to be pitting the tribes (against each other), and panicking them from measws, and comforting them from their awards, and reminding them of what makes them forget the time, and soon he will come to know the foolishness of this affair when his soul departs’.

فَقَالَ خَالِدٌ: يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ! بِحَقِّ أَخِيكَ لَمَّا قَطَعْتَ‏ هَذَا مِنْ نَفْسِكَ، وَ صِرْتَ إِلَى مَنْزِلِكَ مُكَرَّماً، إِذَا كَانَ الْقَوْمُ رَضُوا بِالْكَفَافِ مِنْكَ.

Khalid said, ‘O Abu Al-Hassanasws! By the right of yourasws brothersaww! Why don’t you cut this from yourselfasws, and come to yourasws house honourably, when the people are pleased with the refraining from youasws?’

فَقَالَ لَهُ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ‏: لَا جَزَاهُمُ اللَّهُ عَنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ وَ لَا عَنِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ خَيْراً.

Amir Al-Momineenasws said to him: ‘May Allahazwj not Recompense any good of their own selves and of the Muslims’.

قَالَ: ثُمَّ دَعَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ بِدَابَّتِهِ فَاتَّبَعَهُ أَصْحَابُهُ، وَ خَالِدٌ يُحَدِّثُهُ وَ يُضَاحِكُهُ، حَتَّى دَخَلَ الْمَدِينَةَ، فَبَادَرَ خَالِدٌ إِلَى أَبِي بِكْرٍ فَحَدَّثَهُ بِمَا كَانَ مِنْهُ.

He (the narrator) said, ‘Then heasws called for hisasws animal and hisasws companions followed himasws, and Khalid was discussing with himasws and laughing with himasws, until heasws entered Al-Medina. Khalid rushed to Abu Bakr and narrated to him with what had happened from him.

فَصَارَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ إِلَى قَبْرِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، ثُمَّ صَارَ إِلَى الرَّوْضَةِ فَصَلَّى أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ وَ دَعَا، وَ قَامَ يُرِيدُ الِانْصِرَافَ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ، وَ كَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ جَالِساً فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَ الْعَبَّاسُ جَالِسٌ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ.

Amir Al-Momineenasws came to the grave of the Prophetsaww, then came to Al-Rawdah (platform) and prayed four cycles Salat and supplicated, and heasws stood up intending to leave to go to hisasws house, and Abu Bakr was seated in the Masjid, and Al-Abbas was seated to his side.

فَأَقْبَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ عَلَى الْعَبَّاسِ فَقَالَ: يَا أَبَا الْفَضْلِ! ادْعُ لِي ابْنَ أَخِيكَ عَلِيّاً لِأُعَاتِبَهُ عَلَى مَا كَانَ مِنْهُ إِلَى الْأَشْجَعِ.

Abu Bakr turned to Al-Abbas and said, ‘O Abu Al-Fazl! Call the sonasws of your brotherasws to me so I can admonish himasws upon what has happened from himasws to Al-Ashja’a’.

فَقَالَ لَهُ الْعَبَّاسُ‏: أَ وَ لَيْسَ قَدْ تَقَدَّمَ إِلَيْكَ صَاحِبُكَ‏ بِتَرْكِ مُعَاتَبَتِهِ؟ وَ إِنِّي أَخَافُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْهُ إِذَا عَاتَبْتَهُ أَنْ لَا تَنْتَصِرَ مِنْهُ.

Al-Abbas said to him, ‘Or hasn’t your companion arrived to you with ignoring its blame? And I fear upon you from himasws when you admonish himasws, that you will not be helped from it’.

فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: إِنِّي أَرَاكَ- يَا أَبَا الْفَضْلِ- تُخَوِّفُنِي مِنْهُ، دَعْنِي وَ إِيَّاهُ، فَأَمَّا مَا كَلَّمَنِي خَالِدٌ بِتَرْكِ مُعَاتَبَتِهِ فَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ يُكَلِّمُنِي بِكَلَامٍ خِلَافَ الَّذِي خَرَجَ بِهِ إِلَيْهِ، وَ لَا أَشُكُ‏ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَدْ كَانَ مِنْهُ إِلَيْهِ شَيْ‏ءٌ أَفْزَعَهُ.

Abu Bakr said, ‘I see you, O Abu Al-Fazl, scaring me from himasws. Leave me and himasws. As for what Khalid spoke to me of leaving its blame, so I have seen him speaking to me with speech opposite to that which he had come out to you with, except that it had happened from himasws to him something which had scared him’.

فَقَالَ لَهُ‏ الْعَبَّاسُ: أَنْتَ وَ ذَاكَ يَا ابْنَ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ. فَدَعَاهُ الْعَبَّاسُ، فَجَاءَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَجَلَسَ إِلَى جَنْبِ الْعَبَّاسِ. فَقَالَ لَهُ الْعَبَّاسُ: إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ اسْتَبْطَأَكَ، وَ هُوَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَسْأَلَكَ بِمَا جَرَى.

Al-Abbas said to him, ‘You and himasws, O Ibn Quhafa!’ Al-Abbas called himasws, and Amir Al-Momineenasws came and sat by the side of Al-Abbas. Al-Abbas said to himasws, ‘Abu Bakr youasws down (from going home), and he wants to ask youasws with what flowed’.

فَقَالَ: يَا عَمِّ، لَوْ دَعَانِي لَمَا أَتَيْتُهُ. فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ! مَا أَرْضَى لِمِثْلِكَ هَذَا الْفِعَالَ‏. قَالَ: وَ أَيَّ فِعْلٍ؟ قَالَ: قَتْلَكَ مُسْلِماً بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ، فَمَا تَمَلُّ مِنَ الْقَتْلِ قَدْ جَعَلْتَهُ شِعَارَكَ وَ دِثَارَكَ.

Heasws said: ‘O uncle! If he had called measws, Iasws would not have come to him’. Abu Bakr said to himasws, ‘O Abu Al-Hassanasws! I am not pleased of this deed for the like of youasws’. Heasws said: ‘And which deed?’ He said, ‘Youasws killed a Muslim without right. Youasws did not show sympathy from the killing and have it as yourasws slogan and yourasws garment’.

فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَيْهِ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقَالَ: أَمَّا عِتَابُكَ عَلَيَّ فِي قَتْلِ مُسْلِمٍ فَمَعَاذَ اللَّهِ أَنْ أَقْتُلَ مُسْلِماً بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ، لِأَنَّ مَنْ وَجَبَ عَلَيْهِ الْقَتْلُ رُفِعَ عَنْهُ اسْمُ الْإِسْلَامِ.

Amir Al-Momineenasws turned towards him and said: ‘As for your admonishing Aliasws regarding killing a Muslim, so Allahazwj Forbid that Iasws would kill a Muslim without right, because one upon whom the killing is Obligated, the name of Al-Islam is raised from him’.

وَ أَمَّا قَتْلِي الْأَشْجَعَ، فَإِنْ كَانَ إِسْلَامُكَ كَإِسْلَامِهِ فَقَدْ فُزْتُ فَوْزاً عَظِيماً!! أَقُولُ: وَ مَا عُذْرِي إِلَّا مِنَ اللَّهِ، وَ مَا قَتَلْتُهُ‏ إِلَّا عَنْ بَيِّنَةٍ مِنْ رَبِّي، وَ مَا أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِالْحَلَالِ وَ الْحَرَامِ مِنِّي، وَ مَا كَانَ الرَّجُلُ إِلَّا زِنْدِيقاً مُنَافِقاً، وَ إِنَّ فِي مَنْزِلِهِ صَنَماً مِنْ رُخَامٍ‏ يَتَمَسَّحُ بِهِ ثُمَّ يَصِيرُ إِلَيْكَ، وَ مَا كَانَ مِنْ عَدْلِ اللَّهِ‏ أَنْ يُؤَاخِذَنِي بِقَتْلِ عَبَدَةِ الْأَوْثَانِ وَ الزَّنَادِقَةِ.

And as for myasws killing Ashja’a, so if your Islam is like his Islam, so you have achieved a mighty success!! (cynically). I say, ‘And what is myasws excuse except from a proof from myasws Lordazwj, and you aren’t more knowing with the Permissible(s) and the Prohibitions than Iasws am, and the man wasn’t except an atheist, a hypocrite, and in his house is an idol of marble. He wipes with it then comes to you, and it would not be from the justice of Allahazwj that you should seize measws with the killing of an idol worshipper and an atheist’.

وَ افْتَتَحَ‏ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ بِالْكَلَامِ، فَحَجَزَ بَيْنَهُمَا الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ شُعْبَةَ وَ عَمَّارُ بْنُ يَاسِرٍ، وَ أَقْسَمُوا عَلَى عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَسَكَتَ، وَ عَلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَأَمْسَكَ.

And Amir Al-Momineenasws began with the speech, but Al-Mugheira Bin Shuba and Ammar Bin Yasser, and they swore upon Aliasws (being correct), so heasws was silent, and (upon) Abu Bakr, so he withheld’.

ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ عَلَى الْفَضْلِ بْنِ الْعَبَّاسِ وَ قَالَ: لَوْ قُدْتُكَ‏ بِالْأَشْجَعِ لَمَا فَعَلْتَ مِثْلَهَا، ثُمَّ قَالَ: كَيْفَ أُقِيدُكَ بِمِثْلِهِ وَ أَنْتَ ابْنُ عَمِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، وَ غَاسِلُهُ؟!

Then Abu Bakr faced towards Al-Fazl Bin Al-Abbas and said, ‘If I had tied you up with Al-Ashja’a heasws would not have done like it’, Then he said, ‘How could I have tied you up with the like of him and you are a son of uncle of Rasool-Allahsaww and hisasws washer!?’

فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَيْهِ الْعَبَّاسُ فَقَالَ: دَعُونَا وَ نَحْنُ حُكَمَاءُ أَبْلَغُ مِنْ شَأْنَكِ، إِنَّكَ تَتَعَرَّضُ بِوَلَدِي‏ وَ ابْنِ أَخِي، وَ أَنْتَ ابْنُ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ بْنِ مُرَّةَ! وَ نَحْنُ بَنُو عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ ابْنِ هَاشِمٍ أَهْلُ بَيْتِ النُّبُوَّةِ، وَ أُولُو الْخِلَافَةِ،

Al-Abbas turned to him and said, ‘Leave us, and we are wise ones (and) far reaching from your occupation. You objected to my son and sonasws of my brotherasws, and you are the son of Ibn Abu Quhafa Bin Murra, and we are the sons of Abdul Muttalibasws Ibn Hashimas, People of the Household of the Prophetsaww, and foremost for the caliphate.

تَسَمَّيْتُمْ‏ بِأَسْمَائِنَا، وَ وَثَبْتُمْ عَلَيْنَا فِي سُلْطَانِنَا، وَ قَطَعْتُمْ أَرْحَامَنَا، وَ مَنَعْتُمْ مِيرَاثَنَا، ثُمَّ أَنْتُمْ تَزْعُمُونَ أَنْ لَا إِرْثَ لَنَا، وَ أَنْتُمْ‏ أَحَقُّ وَ أَوْلَى بِهَذَا الْأَمْرِ مِنَّا، فَبُعْداً وَ سُحْقاً لَكُمْ أَنَّى تُؤْفَكُونَ.

You are being named by our names and you pounced upon us regarding our authority, and you cut-off our relationship, and prevented our inheritances, then you are claiming that there is no inheritance for us, and you are more rightful and foremost with this command than we are? Remoteness and damnation is for you. Why are you so deluded?’

ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ الْقَوْمُ، وَ أَخَذَ الْعَبَّاسُ بِيَدِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، وَ جَعَلَ عَلِيٌّ يَقُولُ: أَقْسَمْتُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَمِّ لَا تَتَكَلَّمْ‏، وَ إِنْ تَكَلَّمْتَ لَا تَتَكَلَّمْ إِلَّا بِمَا يَسَرَ، وَ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ عِنْدِي إِلَّا الصَّبْرُ، كَمَا أَمَرَنِي نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، دَعْهُمْ وَ مَا كَانَ لَهُمْ يَا عَمِّ بِيَوْمِ الْغَدِيرِ مَقْنَعٌ، دَعْهُمْ يَسْتَضْعِفُونَا جُهْدَهُمْ، فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ مَوْلَانَا وَ هُوَ خَيْرُ الْحَاكِمِينَ.

Then the people left, and Al-Abbas held a hand of Aliasws, and Aliasws went on to say: ‘Iasws swear upon you, O uncle, don’t speak, and if you do speak, do not speak except what is little, and there isn’t for them with measws except the patience, just as the Prophetsaww of Allahazwj had instructed measws. Leave them and there does not happen to be any cover for them due to the day of Al-Ghadeer. Leave them to weaken us with their struggles, for Allahazwj is our Masterazwj, and Heazwj is the best of the Judges’.

فَقَالَ لَهُ الْعَبَّاسُ: يَا ابْنَ أَخِي، أَ لَيْسَ قَدْ كَفَيْتُكَ، وَ إِنْ شِئْتَ أَعُودُ إِلَيْهِ‏ فَأُعَرِّفُهُ مَكَانَهُ، وَ أَنْزِعُ عَنْهُ سُلْطَانَهُ. فَأَقْسَمَ عَلَيْهِ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَأَسْكَتَهُ‏.

Al-Abbas said to himasws, ‘O sonasws of my brotherasws! Haven’t I sufficed youasws? And if you like, I can return to him and make him recognise his place, and remove his authority from him’. Aliasws vowed upon him and quietened him’’.¹⁷

20- ختص‏: مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَبِي الْخَطَّابِ، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ‏ بْنِ مِسْكِينٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمُكَارِي، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: إِنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لَقِيَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ: أَ مَا أَمَرَكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَنْ تُطِيعَ لِي‏؟ قَالَ‏: لَا، وَ لَوْ أَمَرَنِي لَفَعَلْتُ.

(The book) ‘Al Ikhtisas’ – Muhammad Bin Al Husayn Bin Abu Al Khattab, from Al Hakam Bin Miskeen, from Abu Saeed Al Mukary,

‘From Abu Abdullahasws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineenasws met Abu Bakr and said to him: ‘Didn’t Rasool-Allahsaww order you to be obedient to measws? He said, ‘No, by Allahazwj, and had hesaww ordered me, I would have done so’.

فَقَالَ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ! أَ مَا أَمَرَكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ أَنْ تُطِيعَ لِي؟ فَقَالَ: لَا، وَ لَوْ أَمَرَنِي لَفَعَلْتُ.

Heasws said: ‘Glory be to Allahazwj! Rasool-Allahazwj did not order you to be obedient to measws?’ He said, ‘No, by Allahazwj, and if hesaww had ordered me, I would have done so’.

قَالَ: فَامْضِ بِنَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، فَانْطَلَقَ بِهِ إِلَى مَسْجِدِ قُبَا، فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يُصَلِّي، فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قَالَ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! إِنِّي قُلْتُ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ: أَ مَا أَمَرَكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَنْ تُطِيعَنِي، فَقَالَ: لَا.

Heasws said: ‘Then come, let us go to Rasool-Allahsaww’. Heasws went with him to Masjid Quba, and there was Rasool-Allahsaww praying Salat. When hesaww finished, Aliasws said to himsaww: ‘O Rasool-Allahsaww! Iasws said to Abu Bakr: ‘Didn’t Rasool-Allahsaww order you to obey measws?’ He said, ‘No’’.

فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏: قَدْ أَمَرْتُكَ فَأَطِعْهُ.

Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘Isaww had ordered you, so obey himasws!’

قَالَ: فَخَرَجَ وَ لَقِيَ‏ عُمَرَ، وَ هُوَ ذَعِرٌ، فَقَامَ عُمَرُ وَ قَالَ لَهُ: مَا لَكَ‏؟

He (Abu Abdullahasws) said: ‘He went out and was met by Umar, and he (Abu Bakr) was frightened. Umar stood and said to him, ‘What is the matter with you?’

فَقَالَ لَهُ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ كَذَا ... وَ كَذَا. فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: تَبّاً لِأُمَّةٍ وَلَّوْكَ أَمْرَهُمْ أَ مَا تَعْرِفُ سِحْرَ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ‏.

He said to him, ‘Rasool-Allahsaww said such and such’. Umar said, ‘Damnation be for a community who made you in charge of their affairs. Don’t you recognise the sorcery of the Clan of Hashimas?’’¹⁸

6- باب منازعة أمير المؤمنين صلوات اللّه عليه العباس في الميراث‏

CHAPTER 6 – DISPUTE OF AMIR AL-MOMINEENasws WITH AL-ABBAS REGARDING THE INHERITANCE

ج‏: عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ قَالَ: قَالَ‏، إِنِّي لَعِنْدَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ إِذِ اطَّلَعَ عَلِيٌّ وَ الْعَبَّاسُ يَتَدَافَعَانِ وَ يَخْتَصِمَانِ فِي مِيرَاثِ النَّبِيِّ (ص). فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: يَكْفِيكُمُ الْقَصِيرُ الطَّوِيلَ، يَعْنِي بِالْقَصِيرِ: عَلِيّاً، وَ بِالطَّوِيلِ: الْعَبَّاسَ.

(The book) ‘Al-Ihtijaj’ – From Muhammad Bin Umar Bin Ali, from his father, from Abu Rafi’e who said,

‘I was in the presence of Abu Bakr when Aliasws and Al-Abbas emerged jostling and arguing regarding the inheritance of the Prophetsaww. Abu Bakr said, ‘The short one will suffice you with the tall one’ – meaning by the short, Aliasws, and by the tall, Al-Abbas’.

فَقَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ: أَنَا عَمُّ النَّبِيِّ وَ وَارِثُهُ، وَ قَدْ حَالَ عَلِيٌّ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَ تَرِكَتِهِ.

Al-Abbas said, ‘I am an uncle of the Prophetsaww and hissaww inheritor, and Aliasws is a barrier between me and hisas inheritance’.

قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: فَأَيْنَ كُنْتَ يَا عَبَّاسُ حِينَ جَمَعَ النَّبِيُّ بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَ أَنْتَ أَحَدُهُمْ، فَقَالَ: أَيُّكُمْ يُوَازِرُنِي وَ يَكُونُ وَصِيِّي وَ خَلِيفَتِي فِي أَهْلِي، يُنْجِزُ عِدَتِي، وَ يَقْضِي دَيْنِي، فَأَحْجَمْتُمْ عَنْهَا إِلَّا عَلِيّاً، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ (ص): أَنْتَ كَذَلِكَ.

Abu Bakr said, ‘So where were you, O Abbas, when the Prophetsaww gathered the sons of Abdul Muttalibasws and you are one of them, so hesaww said: ‘Which one of you wants to be mysaww Vizier and he would be mysaww successorasws and mysaww among mysaww family, fulfilling mysaww promises, and paying off mysaww debts’. So (everyone) withheld from it except Aliasws, and the Prophetsaww said: ‘Youasws are like that’.

قَالَ‏ الْعَبَّاسُ: فَمَا أَقْعَدَكَ مَجْلِسَكَ‏ هَذَا؟ تَقَدَّمْتَهُ وَ تَأَمَّرْتَ عَلَيْهِ.

Al-Abbas said, ‘So what you sit in this seat of yours? You preceded himasws and ruled upon himasws?’

قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: أَعْذِرُونَا بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ‏.

Abu Bakr said, ‘Excuse us, Clan of Abdul Muttalibasws’’.

رُوِيَ‏ أَنَّ يَحْيَى بْنَ خَالِدٍ الْبَرْمَكِيَّ سَأَلَ هِشَامَ بْنَ الْحَكَمِ بِمَحْضَرٍ مِنَ الرَّشِيدِ. فَقَالَ: أَخْبِرْنِي يَا هِشَامُ، هَلْ يَكُونُ الْحَقُّ فِي جِهَتَيْنِ مُخْتَلِفَتَيْنِ؟ قَالَ هِشَامٌ: الظَّاهِرُ لَا.

It is reported that Yahya Bin Khalid Al-Barmakky asked Hisham Bin Al-Hakam in the presence of (the caliph Haroun) Al-Rasheed. He said, ‘Inform me, O Hashim! Can the truth happen to be in two different perspectives?’ Hisham said, ‘Apparently no’.

قَالَ: فَأَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ رَجُلَيْنِ اخْتَصَمَا فِي حُكْمٍ فِي الدَّيْنِ، وَ تَنَازَعَا وَ اخْتَلَفَا، هَلْ يَخْلُو مِنْ أَنْ يَكُونَا مُحِقَّيْنِ، أَوْ مُبْطِلَيْنِ، أَوْ أَنْ يَكُونُ أَحَدُهُمَا مُحِقّاً وَ الْآخَرُ مُبْطِلًا؟

He said, ‘Inform me about two men disputing regarding a ruling regarding the Religion, and they dispute and differ. Can it be vacant from them both being true or both be false, or that one of them would be true and the other one false?’

فَقَالَ هِشَامٌ: لَا يَخْلُو مِنْ ذَلِكَ.

Hisham said, ‘It cannot be vacant from that’.

قَالَ لَهُ يَحْيَى بْنُ خَالِدٍ: فَأَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ عَلِيٍّ وَ الْعَبَّاسِ لَمَّا اخْتَصَمَا إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ فِي الْمِيرَاثِ، أَيُّهُمَا كَانَ الْمُحِقُّ وَ مَنِ الْمُبْطِلُ؟ إِذْ كُنْتَ لَا تَقُولُ أَنَّهُمَا كَانَا مُحِقَّيْنِ وَ لَا مُبْطِلَيْنِ!.

Yahya Bin Khalid said to him, ‘Inform me about Aliasws and Al-Abbas, when they both disputed to Abu Bakr regarding the inheritance. Which of the two was the rightful and who was the false one, when you are saying the both of them can neither be right nor both be wrong!?

قَالَ هِشَامٌ: فَنَظَرْتُ فَإِذَا إِنَّنِي إِنْ قُلْتُ إِنَّ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ كَانَ مُبْطِلًا كَفَرْتُ وَ خَرَجْتُ مِنْ مَذْهَبِي، وَ إِنْ قُلْتُ إِنَّ الْعَبَّاسَ كَانَ مُبْطِلًا ضَرَبَ الرَّشِيدُ عُنُقِي، وَ وَرَدَتْ عَلَيَّ مَسْأَلَةٌ لَمْ أَكُنْ سُئِلْتُ عَنْهَا قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتِ، وَ لَا أَعْدَدْتُ لَهَا جَوَاباً،

Hisham said, ‘I considered, so if I were to say that Aliasws was false, I would be committing Kufr and exit from my doctrine, and if I were to say that Al-Abbas was false, (Haroun) Al-Rasheed would strike off my neck, and a question has been referred to me I had not been asked about before that time, nor could I respond an answer for it.

فَذَكَرْتُ قَوْلَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: يَا هِشَامُ، لَا تَزَالُ مُؤَيَّداً بِرُوحِ الْقُدُسِ مَا نَصَرْتَنَا بِلِسَانِكَ، فَعَلِمْتُ أَنِّي لَا أُخْذَلُ، وَ عَنَّ لِيَ الْجَوَابُ فِي الْحَالِ.

Then I remembered the words of Abu Abdullahasws: ‘O Hisham! You will not cease to be supported by the Holy Spirit for as long as you help usasws with your tongue’. So I knew that I would not be abandoned, and from the answer being for me in the situation.

فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: لَمْ يَكُنْ لِأَحَدِهِمَا خَطَأٌ حَقِيقَةً، وَ كَانَا جَمِيعاً مُحِقَّيْنِ، وَ لِهَذَا نَظِيرٌ قَدْ نَطَقَ بِهِ الْقُرْآنُ فِي قِصَّةِ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، يَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: وَ هَلْ أَتاكَ نَبَأُ الْخَصْمِ إِذْ تَسَوَّرُوا الْمِحْرابَ‏ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: خَصْمانِ بَغى‏ بَعْضُنا عَلى‏ بَعْضٍ‏، فَأَيُّ الْمَلَكَيْنِ كَانَ مُخْطِئاً وَ أَيُّهُمَا كَانَ مُصِيباً؟ أَمْ تَقُولُ: إِنَّهُمَا كَانَا مُخْطِئَيْنِ، فَجَوَابُكَ فِي ذَلِكَ جَوَابِي.

I said to him, ‘There is no real mistake for each of them, and they were both true, and for this is a match the Quran has Spoken with in the story of Dawoodas. Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic Says: And did there come to you news of the litigants when they climbed over the (prayer) Niche? [38:21] – up to Hisazwj Words: (We are) two litigants. One of us has transgressed upon the other, [38:22]. So, which of the two Angels was mistaken, and which of the two was correct? Or are you saying, ‘But rather they were both mistaken’. So, you answer regarding that, is my answer’.

فَقَالَ يَحْيَى: لَسْتُ أَقُولُ: إِنَّ الْمَلَكَيْنِ أَخْطَئَا، بَلْ أَقُولُ: إِنَّهُمَا أَصَابَا، وَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّهُمَا لَمْ يَخْتَصِمَا فِي الْحَقِيقَةِ وَ لَمْ يَخْتَلِفَا فِي الْحُكْمِ، وَ إِنَّمَا أَظْهَرَا ذَلِكَ لِيُنَبِّهَا دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فِي الْخَطِيئَةِ وَ يُعَرِّفَاهُ الْحُكْمَ وَ يُوقِفَاهُ عَلَيْهِ.

Yahya said, ‘I am not saying, ‘The Angels were both mistaken’, but I am saying, ‘But rather, they were both correct’, and that is because they did not dispute regarding the reality and did not differ regarding the judgment, and rather they manifested that in order to explain to Dawoodas regarding the mistake and make himas realise the judgment and harmonise himas upon it’.

قَالَ هِشَامٌ: قُلْتُ لَهُ: كَذَلِكَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَ الْعَبَّاسُ، لَمْ يَخْتَلِفَا فِي الْحُكْمِ وَ لَمْ يَخْتَصِمَا فِي الْحَقِيقَةِ، وَ إِنَّمَا أَظْهَرَا الِاخْتِلَافَ وَ الْخُصُومَةَ لِيُنَبِّهَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ عَلَى خَطَئِهِ، وَ يَدُلَّاهُ عَلَى أَنَّ لَهُمَا فِي الْمِيرَاثِ حَقّاً، وَ لَمْ يَكُونَا فِي رَيْبٍ مِنْ أَمْرِهِمَا، وَ إِنَّمَا كَانَ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُمَا عَلَى حَدِّ مَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمَلَكَيْنِ.

Hisham said, ‘I said to him, ‘Like that were Aliasws and Al-Abbas. They did not differ regarding the judgment and did not dispute regarding the reality, and rather they manifested the differing and the dispute in order to explain it to Abu Bakr of his error, and they pointed him upon that there is an right for them both in the inheritance, and they did not happen to be in doubt of their affairs, and rather that was from them upon a limit of what had happened from the two Angels’.

فَاسْتَحْسَنَ الرَّشِيدُ ذَلِكَ الْجَوَابَ.

Al-Rasheed applauded that answer’’. ¹⁹

7- باب نوادر الاحتجاج‏

CHAPTER 7 – RARE ARGUMENTATION

1- ج‏: رَوَى رَافِعُ بْنُ أَبِي رَافِعٍ الطَّائِيُ‏، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ- وَ قَدْ صَحِبَهُ فِي سَفَرٍ- قَالَ: قُلْتُ لَهُ: يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ! عَلِّمْنِي شَيْئاً يَنْفَعُنِي اللَّهُ بِهِ.

(The book) ‘Al Ihtijaj’ – It is reported by Rafie Bin Abu Rafie Al Taie –

‘From Abu Bakr, and he had accompanied him in a journey, said, ‘I said to him, ‘O Abu Bakr! Teach me something Allahazwj can Benefit me with it’.

قَالَ: كُنْتُ‏ فَاعِلًا وَ لَوْ لَمْ تَسْأَلْنِي: لَا تُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئاً، وَ أَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ، وَ آتِ الزَّكَاةَ، وَ صُمْ شَهْرَ رَمَضَانَ، وَ حِجَّ الْبَيْتَ، وَ اعْتَمِرْ، وَ لَا تَتَأَمَّرَنَ‏ عَلَى اثْنَيْنِ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ.

He said, ‘I would have done it, and if you would not have asked me. Do not associate anything with Allahazwj, and establish the Salat, and give the Zakat, and Fast the Month of Ramazan, and perform Hajj of the House (Kabah), and perform Umrah, and do not be a ruler upon (even) two of the Muslims’.

قَالَ: قُلْتُ لَهُ: أَمَّا مَا أَمَرْتَنِي بِهِ مِنَ الْإِيمَانِ وَ الصَّلَاةِ وَ الْحَجِّ وَ الْعُمْرَةِ وَ الزَّكَاةِ فَأَنَا أَفْعَلُهُ، وَ أَمَّا الْإِمَارَةُ فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُ النَّاسَ لَا يُصِيبُونَ هَذَا الشَّرَفَ وَ هَذَا الْغِنَى وَ الْعِزَّ وَ الْمَنْزِلَةَ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ إِلَّا بِهَا.

He (the narrator) said, ‘I said to him, ‘As for what you instructed me with, from the Eman, and the Salat, and the Hajj, and the Umrah, and the Zakat, so I am doing it, and as for the ruler-ship, I saw the people not attaining this nobility, and this is the richness, and the honour, and the status with Rasool-Allahsaww, except by it’.

قَالَ: إِنَّكَ اسْتَنْصَحْتَنِي فَأَجْهَدْتُ نَفْسِي لَكَ.

He said, ‘You have advised me and I exerted myself for you (for nothing)’.

فَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَ اسْتَخْلَفَ [أَبُو] بَكْرٍ جِئْتُهُ وَ قُلْتُ لَهُ: يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ! أَ لَمْ تَنْهَنِي أَنْ أَتَأَمَّرَ عَلَى اثْنَيْنِ؟ قَالَ: بَلَى. قُلْتُ: فَمَا لَكَ‏ تَأَمَّرْتَ عَلَى أُمَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ؟

When Rasool-Allahsaww passed away and Abu Bakr became caliph, I came to him and said to him, ‘O Abu Bakr! Didn’t you forbid me from ruling upon (even) two?’ He said, ‘Yes’. I said, ‘So what is the matter with you ruling upon community of Muhammadsaww?’

قَالَ: اخْتَلَفَ النَّاسُ، وَ خِفْتُ عَلَيْهِمُ الضَّلَالَةَ، وَ دَعَوْنِي فَلَمْ أَجِدْ مِنْ ذَلِكَ بُدّاً!.

He said, ‘The people differed and I feared the straying upon them, and they called me, so I did not find any escape from that!’’²⁰

8- باب احتجاج سلمان و أبي بن كعب و غيرهما على القوم‏

CHAPTER 8 – ARGUMENTATION OF SALMANra AND UBAY BIN KA’AB AND OTHERS AGAINST THE PEOPLE

1- ج‏: عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: خَطَبَ النَّاسَ سَلْمَانُ الْفَارِسِيُّ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ- بَعْدَ أَنْ دُفِنَ النَّبِيُّ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ السَّلَامُ بِثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ- فَقَالَ فِيهَا: ..

(The book) ‘Al Ihtijaj’ –

From Ja’farasws Bin Muhammadasws, from hisasws fatherasws, from hisasws forefathersasws having said: ‘Salman Al-Farsira addressed the people after the burial of the Prophetsaww by three days. Hera said in it: -

أَلَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اسْمَعُوا عَنِّي حَدِيثِي ثُمَّ اعْقِلُوهُ عَنِّي، أَلَا إِنِّي‏ أُوتِيتُ عِلْماً كَثِيراً، فَلَوْ حَدَّثْتُكُمْ بِكُلِّ مَا أَعْلَمُ مِنْ فَضَائِلِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ [لَقَالَتْ‏] طَائِفَةٌ مِنْكُمْ: هُوَ مَجْنُونٌ، [وَ قَالَتْ‏] طَائِفَةٌ أُخْرَى: اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِقَاتِلِ سَلْمَانَ.

‘Indeed, O you people! Listen myra Hadeeth from mera. Indeed, Ira have been given a lot of knowledge, and if Ira were to narrate to you with all what Ira know of the merits of Amir Al-Momineenasws, a group from you would say, ‘Hera is insane!’ And another group would say, ‘O Allahazwj, Forgive the killer of Salmanra!’

أَلَا إِنَّ لَكُمْ مَنَايَا تَتْبَعُهَا بَلَايَا، أَلَا وَ إِنَّ عِنْدَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ الْمَنَايَا وَ الْبَلَايَا، وَ مِيرَاثَ الْوَصَايَا، وَ فَصْلَ الْخِطَابِ، وَ أَصْلَ الْأَنْسَابِ عَلَى مِنْهَاجِ هَارُونَ بْنِ عِمْرَانَ مِنْ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ، إِذْ يَقُولُ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ‏ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ: أَنْتَ وَصِيِّي فِي أَهْلِي‏ وَ خَلِيفَتِي فِي أُمَّتِي‏ وَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ هَارُونَ مِنْ مُوسَى‏.

Indeed, there would be deaths for you - followed by afflictions! Indeed, and with Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws are the (knowledge) of the deaths and the afflictions, and inheritance of the bequests, and the decisive address, and origin of the lineages upon a manifest of Harounas Bin Imranas, from Musaas, when Rasool-Allahsaww said to himasws: ‘Youasws are mysaww successorasws among mysaww family, and mysaww caliph in mysaww community, and at the status of Harounas from Musaas.

وَ لَكِنَّكُمْ أَخَذْتُمْ سُنَّةَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَأَخْطَأْتُمُ الْحَقَّ، تَعْلَمُونَ فَلَا تَعْمَلُونَ‏، أَمَا وَ اللَّهِ‏ لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقاً عَنْ طَبَقٍ‏ عَلَى سُنَّةِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ‏، حَذْوَ النَّعْلِ بِالنَّعْلِ وَ الْقُذَّةِ بِالْقُذَّةِ.

But you took the ways of the Children of Israel, so your erred in the truth. You (think that you are) knowing but (in fact) not knowing. But, by Allahazwj, You will be indulging in a state after a state [84:19], being upon the ways of the Children of Israel, step of the slipper with the slipper, and the arrow with the arrow (in a quiver).

أَمَا وَ الَّذِي نَفْسُ سَلْمَانَ بِيَدِهِ لَوْ وَلَّيْتُمُوهَا عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لَأَكَلْتُمْ مِنْ فَوْقِكُمْ وَ مِنْ تَحْتِ أَرْجُلِكُمْ‏، وَ لَوْ دَعَوْتُمُ الطَّيْرَ فِي جَوِّ السَّمَاءِ لَأَجَابَتْكُمْ، وَ لَوْ دَعَوْتُمُ الْحِيتَانَ مِنَ الْبِحَارِ لَأَتَتْكُمْ، وَ لَمَا عَالَ وَلِيُّ اللَّهِ، وَ لَا طَاشَ لَكُمْ سَهْمٌ مِنْ فَرَائِضِ اللَّهِ، وَ لَا اخْتَلَفَ اثْنَانِ فِي حُكْمِ اللَّهِ.

But, by the Oneazwj in Whose Hand is the soul of Salmanra! Hade you made Aliasws in-charge of it, you would have eaten from your above and from beneath your feet, and if you had called the bird in the atmosphere of the sky, it would have answered you, and had you called the fish from the sea it would have answered you, and had you held himasws a Guardianasws of Allahazwj, you would not have strayed from any part from the Obligations of Allahazwj nor would any two have differed regarding the Judgment of Allahazwj.

وَ لَكِنْ أَبَيْتُمْ فَوَلَّيْتُمُوهَا غَيْرَهُ، فَابْشِرُوا بِالْبَلَاءِ، وَ اقْنَطُوا مِنَ الرَّخَاءِ، وَ قَدْ نَابَذْتُكُمْ عَلَى سَوَاءٍ، فَانْقَطَعَتِ الْعِصْمَةُ فِيمَا بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَكُمْ مِنَ الْوَلَاءِ.

But (instead) you placed others in-charge, so receive the news of the afflictions, and despair from the hope, and you disassociated upon the same. So Ira hereby cut off the rope of friendship between mera and you.

عَلَيْكُمْ بِآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ، فَإِنَّهُمُ الْقَادَةُ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ، وَ الدُّعَاةُ إِلَيْهَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ،

Upon you is to be with Progenyasws of Muhammadsaww, for theyasws are the guides to the Paradise, and the callers to it on the Day of Qiyamah.

عَلَيْكُمْ بِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، فَوَ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ سَلَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِ بِالْوَلَايَةِ وَ إِمْرَةِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِرَاراً جَمَّةً مَعَ نَبِيِّنَا، كُلَّ ذَلِكَ يَأْمُرُنَا بِهِ وَ يُؤَكِّدُهُ عَلَيْنَا،

Upon you is to be with Amir Al-Momineen Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws. By Allahazwj we had greeted unto himasws with the Wilayah and ruler of the Momineen repeatedly gathering with our Prophetsaww. (During) all that hesaww ordered us with it, and emphasised it upon us.

فَمَا بَالُ الْقَوْمِ عَرَفُوا فَضْلَهُ فَحَسَدُوهُ؟! وَ قَدْ حَسَدَ قَابِيلُ هَابِيلَ‏ فَقَتَلَهُ، وَ كُفَّاراً قَدِ ارْتَدَّتْ أُمَّةُ مُوسَى بْنِ عِمْرَانَ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ، فَأَمْرُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ [كَأَمْرِ] بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَأَيْنَ يُذْهَبُ بِكُمْ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ؟!

So what is the matter with the people who recognise hisasws merit and they are envying himasws!? And Qabeella had envied Habeelas, so hela killed himas, and the community of Musaas Bin Imranas had become disbelievers, having reneged. The affair of this community is like the affair of the children of Israel, so where are they going with you, O you people!?

وَيْحَكُمْ مَا أَنَا وَ أَبُو فُلَانٍ وَ فُلَانٍ؟! أَ جَهِلْتُمْ أَمْ تَجَاهَلْتُمْ، أَمْ حَسَدْتُمْ‏ أَمْ تَحَاسَدْتُمْ؟ وَ اللَّهِ لَتَرْتَدُّنَّ كُفَّاراً يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ بِالسَّيْفِ، يَشْهَدُ الشَّاهِدُ عَلَى النَّاجِي بِالْهَلَكَةِ، وَ يَشْهَدُ الشَّاهِدُ عَلَى الْكَافِرِ بِالنَّجَاةِ.

Woe be unto you all! What have Ira got to do with Abu so and so (Abu Bakr), and so and so (Umar)!? Are you ignorant or pretending to be ignorant, or you were envied or are envying? By Allahazwj! You will return to be Kafirs, striking each other’s necks with the swords. The witness would testify upon the saved one with the destruction, and the witness would testify upon the Kafir with having attained salvation.

أَلَا وَ إِنِّي أَظْهَرْتُ أَمْرِي، وَ سَلَّمْتُ لِنَبِيِّي، وَ تَبِعْتُ‏ مَوْلَايَ وَ مَوْلَى كُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ وَ مُؤْمِنَةٍ عَلِيّاً أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، وَ سَيِّدَ الْوَصِيِّينَ، وَ قَائِدَ الْغُرِّ الْمُحَجَّلِينَ، وَ إِمَامَ‏ الصِّدِّيقِينَ وَ الشُّهَداءِ وَ الصَّالِحِينَ‏.

Indeed! And Ira have manifest myra matter and submitted to myra Prophetsaww, and followed myra Masterasws and Masterasws of every believing man and believing woman, Aliasws Amir Al-Momineenasws, and chief of the successorsas, and guide of the resplendent, and Imamasws of the Truthful and the Martyrs and the Righteous; [4:69]’’.²¹

ج‏: عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ يَحْيَى ابْنَي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِمَا، عَنْ جَدِّهِمَا، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: لَمَّا خَطَبَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ قَامَ‏ أُبَيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ، وَ كَانَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ أَوَّلَ يَوْمٍ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ.

(The book) ‘Al Ihtijaj’ – From Muhammad and Yahya, two sons of Abdullah Bin Al Hassan, from their father, from her grandfather,

‘From Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws having said: ‘When Abu Bakr addressed, Ubayy Bin Ka’ab stood up, and it was the day of first Friday of the Month of Ramazan.

فَقَالَ: يَا مَعَاشِرَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ الَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوا مَرْضَاةَ اللَّهِ وَ أَثْنَى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ فِي الْقُرْآنِ، وَ يَا مَعَاشِرَ الْأَنْصَارِ الَّذِينَ تَبَوَّؤُا الدَّارَ وَ الْإِيمانَ‏ وَ أَثْنَى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ فِي الْقُرْآنِ، تَنَاسَيْتُمْ أَمْ نَسِيتُمْ، أَمْ بَدَّلْتُمْ أَمْ غَيَّرْتُمْ، أَمْ خُذِلْتُمْ أَمْ عَجَزْتُمْ؟!.

He (Ubayy Bin Ka’ab) said, ‘O community of the Emigrants, those who pursued the Pleasure of Allahazwj, and Allahazwj Praised upon them in the Quran! And O community of the Helpers, those who had the home (in Al-Medina), and had the Eman [59:9], and Allahazwj Praised upon them in the Quran. Did you forget them or did you forget, or did you replace or did you change, or did you forsake or were you frustrated!?’

أَ لَسْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ قَامَ فِينَا مَقَاماً أَقَامَ فِيهِ عَلِيّاً، فَقَالَ: مَنْ كُنْتُ مَوْلَاهُ فَهَذَا مَوْلَاهُ‏- يَعْنِي عَلِيّاً- وَ مَنْ كُنْتُ نَبِيَّهُ فَهَذَا أَمِيرُهُ‏؟!.

Don’t you know that Rasool-Allahsaww stood among us in a place hesaww stood Aliasws in it and said: ‘One whose Mastersaww Isaww was, this is his Masterasws’ – meaning Aliasws, and one whose Prophetsaww Isaww was so this is his Emir (ruler)!?

أَ لَسْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ قَالَ: يَا عَلِيُّ أَنْتَ مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةِ هَارُونَ مِنْ مُوسَى، طَاعَتُكَ وَاجِبَةٌ عَلَى مَنْ بَعْدِي كَطَاعَتِي فِي حَيَاتِي، إِلَّا أَنَّهُ‏ لَا نَبِيَّ بَعْدِي‏؟!.

Don’t you know that Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘O Aliasws! Youasws are from mesaww at the status of Harounas from Musaas. Obedience to youasws is Obligatory upon the ones after mesaww like obedience to mesaww during mysaww lifetime, except that there is no Prophetas after mesaww!?

أَ لَسْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ قَالَ: أُوصِيكُمْ بِأَهْلِ بَيْتِي خَيْراً، فَقَدِّمُوهُمْ وَ لَا تَتَقَدَّمُوهُمْ‏، وَ أَمِّرُوهُمْ وَ لَا تَتَأَمَّرُوا عَلَيْهِمْ؟!.

Don’t you know that Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘Isaww hereby bequeath you all with being good to Peopleasws of mysaww Household, so advance themasws and do not precede themasws, and make themasws rulers, and do not rule upon themasws!?

أَ لَسْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ قَالَ: أَهْلُ بَيْتِي مَنَارُ الْهُدَى وَ الدَّالُّونَ عَلَى اللَّهِ؟!.

Don’t you know that Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘Peopleasws of mysaww Household are the minarets of guidance and the pointers to Allahazwj!?

أَ لَسْتُمْ‏ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ قَالَ لِعَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: أَنْتَ الْهَادِي لِمَنْ ضَلَ‏؟!.

Don’t you know that Rasool-Allahsaww said to Aliasws: ‘Youasws are the guide for the ones straying!?

أَ لَسْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ قَالَ: عَلِيٌّ الْمُحْيِي لِسُنَّتِي وَ مُعَلِّمُ أُمَّتِي، وَ الْقَائِمُ بِحُجَّتِي، وَ خَيْرُ مَنْ أُخَلِّفُ‏ مِنْ بَعْدِي، وَ سَيِّدُ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي، أَحَبُ‏ النَّاسِ إِلَيَّ، طَاعَتُهُ كَطَاعَتِي عَلَى أُمَّتِي؟!.

Don’t you know that Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘Aliasws is the reviver of mysaww Sunnah, and teacher of mysaww community, and the one standing with mysaww Divine Authority, and the best of the ones Isaww leave as caliphs from after mesaww, and chief of mysaww family, the most beloved of the people to me, obedience to himasws is like mysaww obedience upon mysaww community!?

أَ لَسْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يُوَلِّ عَلَى عَلِيٍّ أَحَداً مِنْكُمْ، وَ وَلَّاهُ فِي كُلِّ غَيْبَتِهِ عَلَيْكُمْ؟!.

Don’t you know that hesaww did not make anyone of you in-charge, and made himasws to be in-charge upon you all during every absence!?

أَ لَسْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ مَنْزِلُهُمَا فِي أَسْفَارِهِمَا وَاحِداً، وَ ارْتِحَالُهُمَا وَ أَمْرُهُمَا وَاحِداً؟!.

Don’t you know that both theirasws statuses during theirasws journeys is one, and theirasws departures, and theirasws affairs is one!?

أَ لَسْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: إِذَا غِبْتُ فَخَلَّفْتُ فِيكُمْ‏ عَلِيّاً فَقَدْ خَلَّفْتُ فِيكُمْ رَجُلًا كَنَفْسِي؟!.

Don’t you know that hesaww said: ‘Whenever Isaww am absent, so Isaww shall keep Aliasws as replacement (caliph) among you, so Isaww am leaving behind among you a manasws like myselfsaww!?

أَ لَسْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ قَدْ جَمَعَنَا فِي بَيْتِ ابْنَتِهِ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ فَقَالَ لَنَا: إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَوْحَى إِلَى مُوسَى بْنِ عِمْرَانَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ أَنِ اتَّخِذْ أَخاً مِنْ أَهْلِكَ فَاجْعَلْهُ نَبِيّاً، وَ اجْعَلْ أَهْلَهُ لَكَ وُلْداً، أُطَهِّرْهُمْ مِنَ الْآفَاتِ، وَ أُخَلِّصْهُمْ مِنَ الرَّيْبِ،

Don’t you know that Rasool-Allahsaww, before hissaww passing away, had gathered us in the house of hissaww daughterasws (Syeda) Fatimaasws and said to us: ‘Allahazwj Revealed to Musaas Bin Imranas: “Take a brother from youras family and Iazwj shall Make himas a Prophetas, and make hisas family as being children of yoursas, Iazwj shall Purify them from the calamities and Purify them from the doubts!”

فَاتَّخَذَ مُوسَى هَارُونَ أَخاً، وَ وُلْدَهُ أَئِمَّةً لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ، يَحِلُ‏ لَهُمْ فِي مَسَاجِدِهِمْ مَا يَحِلُّ لِمُوسَى.

So Musaas took Harounas as brother, and hisas sons as Imams for the children of Israel from after himas, permitting for them in their Masjids what was Permissible for Musaas.

وَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ‏ أَوْحَى إِلَيَّ أَنِ اتَّخِذْ عَلِيّاً أَخاً، كَمُوسَى‏ اتَّخَذَ هَارُونَ أَخاً، وَ اتَّخِذْ وُلْدَهُ وُلْداً، فَقَدْ طَهَّرْتُهُمْ كَمَا طَهَّرْتُ وُلْدَ هَارُونَ، إِلَّا أَنِّي خَتَمْتُ‏ بِكَ النَّبِيِّينَ فَلَا نَبِيَّ بَعْدَكَ، فَهُمُ الْأَئِمَّةُ الْهَادِيَةُ؟!.

And Allahazwj Revealed to mesaww: “Take Aliasws as brotherasws, and take hisasws children (as mysaww) children, for Iazwj Purified them just as Iazwj had Purified the children of Harounas, except Isaww have Ended the Prophetsas with yousaww, so there will be no Prophetsaww after yousaww!” Thus, theyasws are the Imamsasws of guidance!?

أَ فَمَا تُبْصِرُونَ؟! أَ فَمَا تَفْهَمُونَ؟! أَ مَا تَسْمَعُونَ؟! ضُرِبَتْ‏ عَلَيْكُمُ الشُّبُهَاتُ.

Are you not seeing? Are you not understanding? Are you not listening? The doubts have been struck upon you.

فَكَانَ مَثَلُكُمْ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ فِي سَفَرٍ، فَأَصَابَهُ عَطَشٌ شَدِيدٌ حَتَّى خَشِيَ أَنْ يَهْلِكَ، فَلَقِيَ رَجُلًا هَادِياً فِي الطَّرِيقِ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنِ الْمَاءِ، فَقَالَ لَهُ: أَمَامَكَ عَيْنَانِ: أَحَدُهَا مَالِحَةٌ وَ الْأُخْرَى عَذْبَةٌ، فَإِنْ أَصَبْتَ الْمَالِحَةَ ضَلَلْتَ، وَ إِنْ أَصَبْتَ الْعَذْبَةَ هُدِيتَ وَ رَوِيتَ.

Your example is like an example of a man in a journey, and severe thirst hits him until he fears the death. Then he meets a guiding man in the road, so he asks him about the water. He says to him, ‘In front of you are two springs, one of them salty and the other sweet. So if you attain the salty, you have strayed, and if you attain the sweet, you have been guided and will be saturated.

فَهَذَا مَثَلُكُمْ أَيَّتُهَا الْأُمَّةُ الْمُهْمَلَةُ- كَمَا زَعَمْتُمْ-، وَ ايْمُ اللَّهِ مَا أُهْمِلْتُمْ، لَقَدْ نُصِبَ لَكُمْ عَلَمٌ يُحِلُّ لَكُمُ الْحَلَالَ وَ يُحَرِّمُ عَلَيْكُمُ الْحَرَامَ، لَوْ أَطَعْتُمُوهُ مَا اخْتَلَفْتُمْ، وَ لَا تَدَابَرْتُمْ، وَ لَا تَقَاتَلْتُمْ، وَ لَا بَرِئَ بَعْضُكُمْ مِنْ بَعْضٍ.

So, this is your example, O you community, just as you claim to be, and I swear by Allahazwj you were not deserted. A flag was installed for you permitting for you the Permissible and prohibiting upon you the Prohibition. If you were to obey himasws you would neither differ, nor be hostile to one another, nor kill each other, nor disavow from each other.

فَوَ اللَّهِ! إِنَّكُمْ بَعْدَهُ لَمُخْتَلِفُونَ فِي أَحْكَامِكُمْ، وَ إِنَّكُمْ بَعْدَهُ‏ لَنَاقِضُوا عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، وَ إِنَّكُمْ عَلَى عِتْرَتِهِ لَمُخْتَلِفُونَ.

By Allahazwj! After himsaww, you are differing in your rulings, and have broken the pact of Rasool-Allahsaww, and you are opposing against hissaww family.

إِنْ‏ سُئِلَ هَذَا عَنْ غَيْرِ مَنْ‏ يَعْلَمُ أَفْتَى بِرَأْيِهِ، فَقَدْ أُبْعِدْتُمْ وَ تَجَارَيْتُمْ‏ وَ زَعَمْتُمُ الِاخْتِلَافَ رَحْمَةً، هَيْهَاتَ! أَبَى الْكِتَابُ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْكُمْ‏، يَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى‏: وَ لا تَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ تَفَرَّقُوا وَ اخْتَلَفُوا مِنْ بَعْدِ ما جاءَهُمُ الْبَيِّناتُ وَ أُولئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذابٌ عَظِيمٌ‏،

And if this is asked of someone who knows, he issues a verdict with his opinion. You went far and traded, and claimed that the differing is a mercy. Far be it! The Book has Refused that upon you. Allahazwj Blessed and Exalted Said: And do not become like those who disunited and differed from after the clear proofs having come to them, and they, for them is a grievous Punishment [3:105].

ثُمَّ أَخْبَرَنَا بِاخْتِلَافِكُمْ فَقَالَ‏: وَ لا يَزالُونَ مُخْتَلِفِينَ إِلَّا مَنْ رَحِمَ رَبُّكَ وَ لِذلِكَ خَلَقَهُمْ‏، أَيْ: لِلرَّحْمَةِ، وَ هُمْ: آلُ مُحَمَّدٍ.

Then Heazwj Informed us with their differing: and they will not stop differing [11:118] Except the one whom your Lord shows Mercy, and it is for that He Created them. [11:119] – i.e., for the mercy, and they are Progenyasws of Muhammadsaww.

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يَقُولُ: يَا عَلِيُّ! أَنْتَ وَ شِيعَتُكَ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ وَ النَّاسُ [مِنْهَا] بِرَاءٌ.

I heard Rasool-Allahsaww saying: ‘O Aliasws! Youasws and yourasws Shias are upon the nature, and the people are away from it’.

فَهَلَّا قَبِلْتُمْ مِنْ نَبِيِّكُمْ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ؟! كَيْفَ وَ هُوَ [خَبَّرَكُمْ بِانْتِكَاصَتِكُمْ‏] عَنْ وَصِيِّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ‏ وَ أَمِينِهِ وَ وَزِيرِهِ وَ أَخِيهِ وَ وَلِيِّهِ دُونَكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ‏.

So why don’t you accept from your Prophetsaww? How, and heasws is your best of you with your retreat from hissaww successorasws, and hissaww trustee, and hissaww Vizier, and hissaww brotherasws, and hesaww placed himasws in charge besides you all.

أَطْهَرُكُمْ قَلْباً، وَ أَعْلَمُكُمْ عِلْماً، وَ أَقْدَمُكُمْ سِلْماً، وَ أَعْظَمُكُمْ غَنَاءً عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، أَعْطَاهُ تُرَاثَهُ، وَ أَوْصَاهُ بِعِدَاتِهِ، وَ اسْتَخْلَفَهُ عَلَى‏أُمَّتِهِ، وَضَعَ عِنْدَهُ سِرَّهُ‏،

Heasws is the purest of you of heart, and most knowing of you of knowledge, and the first of you in submission, and greatest of you of praise from Rasool-Allahazwj. Hesaww gave himasws hissaww inheritance, and bequeathed himasws with hissaww entrustments, and made him a caliph upon hissaww community, placing hissaww secrets with himasws.

فَهُوَ وَلِيُّهُ دُونَكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ، وَ أَحَقُّ بِهِ مِنْكُمْ عَلَى التَّعْيِينِ‏، سَيِّدُ الْوَصِيِّينَ، وَ أَفْضَلُ‏ الْمُتَّقِينَ، وَ أَطْوَعُ الْأُمَّةِ لِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، سَلَّمْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ بِخِلَافَةِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ‏ فِي حَيَاةِ سَيِّدِ النَّبِيِّينَ وَ خَاتَمِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ‏.

Thus, heasws is your ruler besides you all, and most rightful with it than you upon the nomination, chief of the successorsas, and most superior of the pious ones, and most obedience of the community to Lordazwj of the worlds. You greeted until him with the caliphate of the Momineen during the lifetime of chief of the Prophetsas, and last of the Messengersas.

فَقَدْ أَعْذَرَ مَنْ أَنْذَرَ، وَ أَدَّى النَّصِيحَةَ مَنْ وَعَظَ، وَ بَصَّرَ مَنْ عَمَى، فَقَدْ سَمِعْتُمْ كَمَا سَمِعْنَا، وَ رَأَيْتُمْ كَمَا رَأَيْنَا، وَ شَهِدْتُمْ كَمَا شَهِدْنَا.

So, he would be excused, one who were warned, and he has heeded the advice one who advises, and sees the one who is blind, for you have heard just as I heard, and you have seed just as I saw, and you witnessed just as I witnessed’.

فَقَامَ‏ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ وَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ وَ مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ فَقَالُوا: يَا أُبَيُّ! أَصَابَكَ خَبَلٌ أَمْ بِكَ جِنَّةٌ؟!.

Abdul Rahman Bin Awf stood, and Abu Ubeyda Bin Al-Jarrah and Muaz Bin Jabal stood up and they said, ‘O Ubay! Have you been hit by dementia or there is insanity with you!?’

فَقَالَ: بَلِ الْخَبَلُ فِيكُمْ، كُنْتُ‏ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يَوْماً، فَأَلْفَيْتُهُ يُكَلِّمُ رَجُلًا أَسْمَعُ كَلَامَهُ وَ لَا أَرَى وَجْهَهُ‏. فَقَالَ فِيمَا يُخَاطِبُهُ: مَا أَنْصَحَهُ لَكَ وَ لِأُمَّتِكَ، وَ أَعْلَمَهُ بِسُنَّتِكَ.

He said, ‘But, the dementia is among you all. I was in the presence of Rasool-Allahsaww one day, and hesaww turned to speak to a man, I heard his voice but did not see his face. He said among what he addressed himsaww, ‘What I would advise yousaww, and for yoursaww community, and let himasws know of yoursaww Sunnah’.

فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: أَ فَتَرَى أُمَّتِي تَنْقَادُ لَهُ مِنْ بَعْدِي؟

Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘Do you see mysaww community being critical to himasws from after mesaww?’

قَالَ: يَا مُحَمَّدُ! تَتْبَعُهُ‏ مِنْ أُمَّتِكَ أَبْرَارُهَا، وَ تُخَالِفُ‏ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أُمَّتِكَ فُجَّارُهَا، وَ كَذَلِكَ أَوْصِيَاءُ النَّبِيِّينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ، يَا مُحَمَّدُ!

He said, ‘O Muhammadsaww! The righteous ones from yoursaww community will follow himasws, and it’s immoral ones would be opposed to himasws, and like that were the successorsas of the Prophetsas from before yousaww.

إِنَّ مُوسَى بْنَ عِمْرَانَ أَوْصَى إِلَى يُوشَعَ بْنِ نُونٍ- وَ كَانَ أَعْلَمَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَ أَخْوَفَهُمْ لِلَّهِ وَ أَطْوَعَهُمْ لَهُ وَ أَمَرَهُ‏ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَنْ يَتَّخِذَهُ وَصِيّاً كَمَا اتَّخَذْتَ عَلِيّاً وَصِيّاً، وَ كَمَا أُمِرْتَ بِذَلِكَ،

Musaas Bin Imranas bequeathed to Yoshuaas Bin Nounas, and heas was the most knowledgeable one of the children of Israel, and the most fearful of them to Allahazwj, and the most obedient of them to Himazwj, and Allahazwj Commanded himsaww to take himas as successoras just as Isaww have taken Aliasws as successorasws and had been Commanded with that.

فَحَسَدَهُ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ سِبْطُ مُوسَى خَاصَّةً، فَلَعَنُوهُ وَ شَتَمُوهُ وَ عَنَّفُوهُ وَ وَضَعُوا لَهُ‏، فَإِنْ أَخَذَتْ أُمَّتُكَ سَنَنَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ كَذَّبُوا وَصِيَّكَ، وَ جَحَدُوا أَمْرَهُ‏، وَ ابْتَزُّوا خِلَافَتَهُ، وَ غَالَطُوهُ فِي عِلْمِهِ.

The children of Israel envied the grandson of Musaas in particular. They cursed him, and reviled him, and abused him, and put him down for it. So, if yoursaww community were to take to the ways of the children of Israel, they would belie yoursaww successorasws, and reject hisasws orders, and swindle hisasws caliphate, and put himasws wrong in hisasws knowledge’.

فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! مَنْ هَذَا؟. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: هَذَا مَلَكٌ مِنْ مَلَائِكَةِ اللَّهِ‏ رَبِّي عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ، يُنْبِئُنِي أَنَّ أُمَّتِي تَخْتَلِفُ‏ عَلَى وَصِيِّي عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ.

I said, ‘O Rasool-Allahsaww! Who is this!?’ Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘This is an Angel from the Angels of Allahazwj mysaww Lordazwj Mighty and Majestic, informing mesaww that mysaww community will differ upon mysaww successorasws Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws.

وَ إِنِّي أُوصِيكَ يَا أُبَيُّ بِوَصِيَّةٍ إِنْ حَفِظْتَهَا لَمْ تَزَلْ بِخَيْرٍ، يَا أُبَيُّ عَلَيْكَ بِعَلِيٍّ، فَإِنَّهُ الْهَادِي الْمَهْدِيُّ، النَّاصِحُ لِأُمَّتِي، الْمُحْيِي لِسُنَّتِي، وَ هُوَ إِمَامُكُمْ بَعْدِي،

And Isaww am bequeathing you with a bequest O Ubay, if you were to preserve it, you will not cease to be with good. O Ubay! Upon you is to be with Aliasws, for he is the guide, the Guided, the adviser to mysaww community, and reviver of mysaww Sunnah, and heasws is your Imamasws after mesaww.

فَمَنْ رَضِيَ بِذَلِكَ لَقِيَنِي عَلَى مَا فَارَقْتُهُ عَلَيْهِ، يَا أُبَيُّ وَ مَنْ غَيَّرَ وَ بَدَّلَ‏ لَقِيَنِي نَاكِثاً لِبَيْعَتِي، عَاصِياً أَمْرِي، جَاحِداً لِنُبُوَّتِي، لَا أَشْفَعُ لَهُ عِنْدَ رَبِّي، وَ لَا أَسْقِيهِ مِنْ حَوْضِي.

So the one who is pleased with that would meet mesaww upon what Isaww had separated from him upon. O Ubay! And the one who changes and replaces, would meet mesaww as a breaker of mysaww allegiance, disobedient to mysaww orders, rejected of mysaww Prophet-hood. Isaww will not interceded for him in the presence of mysaww Lordazwj, nor will Isaww quench him from mysaww Fountain’.

فَقَامَتْ إِلَيْهِ رِجَالٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالُوا: اقْعُدْ- رَحِمَكَ اللَّهُ- يَا أُبَيُّ، فَقَدْ أَدَّيْتَ مَا سَمِعْتَ‏ [وَ] وَفَيْتَ بِعَهْدِكَ.

Some men from the Helpers stood up and they said, ‘Sit down, may Allahazwj have Mercy on you, O Ubay! You have delivered what you heard, and have been loyal with your pact’’.²²

3- شف‏: الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْفَرَزْدَقِ، عَنْ‏ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي هَارُونَ، عَنْ مُخَوَّلِ‏ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ‏، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ‏ .. مِثْلَهُ، مَعَ اخْتِصَارٍ.

(The book) ‘Kashf Al Yaqeen’ – Al Hassan Bin Muhammad Bin Al Farazdaq, from Muhammad Bin Abu Haroun, from Mukhawwal Bin Ibrahim, from Isa Bin Abdullah Bin Al Hassan, from his father, from his grandfather – similar to it with brevity.²³

9- باب ما كتب أبو بكر إلى جماعة يدعوهم إلى البيعة و فيه بعض أحوال أبي قحافة

CHAPTER 9 – WHAT ABU BAKR WROTE TO A COMMUNITY CALLING THEM TO THE ALLEGIANCE AND IN IT ARE SOME OF THE SITUATIONS OF ABU QUHAFA

1- ج‏: رُوِيَ عَنِ الْبَاقِرِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ قَالَ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ: اكْتُبْ إِلَى أُسَامَةَ يَقْدَمُ عَلَيْكَ، فَإِنَّ فِي قُدُومِهِ قَطْعُ الشُّنْعَةِ عَنَّا.

(The book) ‘Al-Ihtijaj) – It is reported from al Baqirasws: ‘Umar Bin Al Khattab said to Abu Bakr, ‘Write to Usama to come forward to you, of in his coming forward would cut off the dishonour from us’.

فَكَتَبَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِلَيْهِ: مِنْ أَبِي بِكْرٍ خَلِيفَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ إِلَى أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، أَمَّا بَعْدُ: فَانْظُرْ إِذَا أَتَاكَ كِتَابِي فَأَقْبِلْ إِلَيَّ أَنْتَ وَ مَنْ مَعَكَ، فَإِنَّ الْمُسْلِمِينَ قَدِ اجْتَمَعُوا [عَلَيَ‏] وَ وَلَّوْنِي أَمْرَهُمْ، فَلَا تَتَخَلَّفَنَّ فَتَعْصِيَ وَ يَأْتِيَكَ مِنِّي مَا تَكْرَهُ، وَ السَّلَامُ.

Abu Bakr wrote to him – ‘From Abu Bakr, caliph of Rasool-Allahsaww, to Usama Bin Zayd. As for after, consider when my letter comes to you, and come to me, you and the ones with you, for the Muslims have united upon me and have made me to be in-charge of their affairs, so do not stay behind, for you will be disobeying, and there would from me what you will dislike. Greetings’.

قَالَ: فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ أُسَامَةُ جَوَابَ كِتَابِهِ: مِنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ عَامِلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ (ص) عَلَى غَزْوَةِ الشَّامِ، أَمَّا بَعْدُ، فَقَدْ أَتَانِي [مِنْكَ‏] كِتَابٌ يَنْقُضُ أَوَّلُهُ آخِرَهُ‏ ذَكَرْتَ فِي أَوَّلِهِ أَنَّكَ خَلِيفَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ، وَ ذَكَرْتَ فِي آخِرِهِ أَنَّ الْمُسْلِمِينَ اجْتَمَعُوا عَلَيْكَ فَوَلَّوْكَ أُمُورَهُمْ وَ رَضُوا بِكَ‏

Heasws said: ‘Usama wrote to him in answer to his letter, ‘From Usama Bin Zayd, office bearer of Rasool-Allahsaww upon the military expedition of Syria. As for after, a letter has come to me from you, its beginning contradicting its end. You mentioned in its beginning that you are caliph of Rasool-Allahsaww, and you mentioned in its end that the Muslims united upon you and made you in charge of their affairs and are pleased with you.

وَ اعْلَمْ، أَنِّي وَ مَنْ‏ مَعِي مِنْ جَمَاعَةِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ، فَلَا وَ اللَّهِ مَا رَضِينَا بِكَ‏ وَ لَا وَلَّيْنَاكَ أَمْرَنَا، وَ انْظُرْ أَنْ تَدْفَعَ الْحَقَّ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ، وَ تُخَلِّيَهُمْ وَ إِيَّاهُ، فَإِنَّهُمْ أَحَقُّ بِهِ مِنْكَ.

And know, I and the ones with me from the group of Muslims and the Emigrants, by Allahazwj, we are not pleased with you, nor did we make you in-charge of our affairs, and consider in handing over the right to its rightful one, and vacate it for them, for they are more rightful with it than you are.

فَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَا كَانَ مِنْ قَوْلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فِي عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يَوْمَ غَدِيرِ خُمٍ‏، فَمَا طَالَ الْعَهْدُ فَتَنْسَى.

You have known what had happened from the words of Rasool-Allahsaww regarding Aliasws on the day of Ghadeer Khum. The pact has not been for long and you have forgotten.

انْظُرْ بِمَرْكَزِكَ، وَ لَا تُخَلِّفْ‏ فَتَعْصِيَ اللَّهَ وَ رَسُولَهُ وَ تَعْصِيَ [مَنِ‏] اسْتَخْلَفَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ عَلَيْكَ وَ عَلَى صَاحِبِكَ، وَ لَمْ يَعْزِلْنِي حَتَّى قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، وَ أَنَّكَ وَ صَاحِبَكَ رَجَعْتُمَا وَ عَصَيْتُمَا، فَأَقَمْتُمَا فِي الْمَدِينَةِ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِي‏.

Consider your position and do not oppose, for you will be disobeying Allahazwj and Hisazwj Rasoolsaww, and you will be disobeying the one whom Rasool-Allahsaww chose as caliph upon you and upon your companion, and did not isolate me until Rasool-Allahsaww passed away, and you and your companions both returned and disobeyed, and you stayed in Al-Medina without permission’.

قَالَ: فَهَمَ‏ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَنْ يَخْلَعَهَا مِنْ عُنُقِهِ، قَالَ: فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ: لَا تَفْعَلْ قَمِيصٌ قَمَّصَكَ اللَّهُ لَا تَخْلَعْهُ فَتَنْدَمَ، وَ لَكِنْ أَلِحَّ عَلَى أُسَامَةَ بِالْكُتُبِ، وَ مُرْ فُلَاناً وَ فُلَاناً وَ فُلَاناً يَكْتُبُونَ إِلَى‏ أُسَامَةَ أَنْ لَا يُفَرِّقَ جَمَاعَةَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ، وَ أَنْ يُدْخِلَ يَدَهُ‏ فِيمَا صَنَعُوا.

Heasws said: ‘Abu Bakr thought of separating him from his neck. Umar said to him, ‘Do not do it! (This) shirt (caliphate) is shirt of Allahazwj, do not take if off for you will regret. But, pressurise upon Usama with the letters, and order so and so, and so and so, and so and so to be writing to Usama not to separate the unity of the Muslims, and that he should insert his hand into what they have done’.

قَالَ: فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ، وَ كَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ أُنَاسٌ‏ مِنَ الْمُنَافِقِينَ: أَنِ ارْضَ بِمَا اجْتَمَعْنَا عَلَيْهِ، وَ إِيَّاكَ أَنْ تُشْمِلَ‏ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فِتْنَةً مِنْ قِبَلِكَ، فَإِنَّهُمْ حَدِيثُو عَهْدٍ بِالْكُفْرِ.

Heasws said: ‘Abu Bakr wrote to him, and some people from the hypocrites wrote to him, ‘Agree with what we are united upon, and beware of including the Muslims in a Fitna from your direction, for they discussing the pact with the Kufr’.

فَلَمَّا وَرَدَتِ الْكُتُبُ عَلَى أُسَامَةَ انْصَرَفَ بِمَنْ مَعَهُ حَتَّى دَخَلَ الْمَدِينَةَ، فَلَمَّا رَأَى اجْتِمَاعَ النَّاسِ‏ عَلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ انْطَلَقَ إِلَى عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَقَالَ‏: مَا هَذَا؟

When the letters arrived to Usama, he left with the ones with him until he entered Al-Medina. When he saw the gathering of the people to Abu Bakr, he went to Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws and said, ‘What is this (going on)?’

فَقَالَ لَهُ‏ عَلِيٌّ: هَذَا مَا تَرَى! قَالَ لَهُ أُسَامَةُ: فَهَلْ بَايَعْتَهُ؟ فَقَالَ: نَعَمْ. فَقَالَ لَهُ أُسَامَةُ: طَائِعاً أَوْ كَارِهاً؟ قَالَ: لَا، بَلْ كَارِهاً

Aliasws said to him: ‘This is what you see!’ Usama said to himasws, ‘Have youasws pledged allegiance to him?’ Heasws said: (by force) ‘Yes’. Usama said to himasws, ‘Willingly or unwillingly?’ Heasws said: ‘No, but forcibly’.

قَالَ: فَانْطَلَقَ أُسَامَةُ فَدَخَلَ عَلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ، فَقَالَ‏: السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خَلِيفَةَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ.

Heasws said: ‘Usama went and entered to see Abu Bakr and said, ‘The greeting be to you, O caliph of the Muslims’.

قَالَ: فَرَدَّ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَ قَالَ: السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْأَمِيرُ.

Heasws said: ‘Abu Bakr replied and said, ‘The greeting be unto you, of you commander’’.²⁴

2- جا: عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْبَصْرِيُّ، عَنْ‏ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ‏ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ يَحْيَى، عَنْ‏ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ الصَّيَّادِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ قَالَ: لَمَّا قُبِضَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ ارْتَجَّتْ مَكَّةُ بِنَعْيِهِ. فَقَالَ أَبُو قُحَافَةَ: مَا هَذَا؟ قَالُوا: قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ.

(The book) ‘Amaali’ – Ali Bin Muhammad al Basry, from ahmad Bin Ibrahim, from Zakariya Bin Yahya, from Abdul Jabbar, from Sufyan, from Al Waleed Bin Kaseer, from Ibn Al Sayyad, from Saeed Bin Al Musayyab who said,

‘When the Prophetsaww passed away Makkah was shaken with hissaww obituary. Abu Quhafa (Abu Bakr’s father) said, ‘What is this (going on)?’ They said, ‘Rasool-Allahsaww passed away’.

قَالَ: فَمَنْ وَلِيُّ النَّاسِ بَعْدَهُ؟ قَالُوا: ابْنُكَ. قَالَ: فَهَلْ رَضِيَتْ بَنُو عَبْدِ شَمْسٍ وَ بَنُو الْمُغِيرَةِ؟ قَالُوا: نَعَمْ.

He said, ’So whom have the people placed in charge after himsaww?’ They said, ‘Your son’. He said, ‘Have the clan of Abd Shams and clan of Al-Mugheira agreed?’ They said, yes’.

قَالَ: لَا مَانِعَ لِمَا أَعْطَى اللَّهُ وَ لَا مُعْطِيَ لِمَا مَنَعَ اللَّهُ، مَا أَعْجَبَ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ يَتَنَازَعُونَ‏ النُّبُوَّةَ وَ يُسَلِّمُونَ‏ الْخِلَافَةَ، إِنَّ هذا لَشَيْ‏ءٌ يُرادُ.

He said, ‘There is no preventing to what Allahazwj Gives, and not giving to what Allahazwj Prevents. How strange of this command! They quarrelled of the Prophet-hood and they are submitting the caliphate this is something aimed against you [38:6]’’.²⁵

3- ج‏: رُوِيَ‏ أَنَّ أَبَا قُحَافَةَ كَانَ بِالطَّائِفِ لَمَّا قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ بُويِعَ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ، فَكَتَبَ إِلَى أَبِيهِ‏ كِتَاباً عُنْوَانُهُ: مِنْ خَلِيفَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ إِلَى أَبِي قُحَافَةَ، أَمَّا بَعْدُ، فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ تَرَاضَوْا بِي، فَأَنَا الْيَوْمَ خَلِيفَةُ اللَّهِ، فَلَوْ قَدِمْتَ عَلَيْنَا لَكَانَ أَحْسَنَ بِكَ.

(The book) ‘Al-Ihtijaj’ – Abu Quhafa (Abu Bakr’s father) was at Al-Taif when Rasool-Allahsaww passed away, and Abu Bakr was pledged allegiance to. He (Abu Bakr) wrote a letter to him, its content was, ‘From caliph of Rasool-Allahsaww to Abu Quhafa. As for after, the people are in agreement with me, so today I am caliph of Allahazwj. If you would come forward to us, it would be good from you’.

فَلَمَّا قَرَأَ أَبُو قُحَافَةَ الْكِتَابَ قَالَ لِلرَّسُولِ: مَا مَنَعَهُمْ‏ مِنْ عَلِيٍّ؟ قَالَ الرَّسُولُ‏: هُوَ حَدَثُ السِّنِّ، وَ قَدْ أَكْثَرَ الْقَتْلَ فِي قُرَيْشٍ وَ غَيْرِهَا، وَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَسَنُّ مِنْهُ.

When Abu Quhafa read the letter he said to the messenger, ‘What prevented them from Aliasws?’ The messenger said, ‘Heasws is of young age, and heasws has killed a lot among the Quraysh and others, and Abu Bakr is older than himasws’.

قَالَ أَبُو قُحَافَةَ: إِنْ كَانَ الْأَمْرُ فِي ذَلِكَ بِالسِّنِّ فَأَنَا أَحَقُّ مِنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، لَقَدْ ظَلَمُوا عَلِيّاً حَقَّهُ، وَ لَقَدْ بَايَعَ‏ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ وَ أَمَرَنَا بِبَيْعَتِهِ.

Abu Quhafa said, ‘If this command in that was based upon the age, then I am more rightful than Abu Bakr is. They have oppressed Aliasws of hisasws right, and the Prophetsaww had got the allegiances to be pledged to himasws, and had ordered us with pledging to himasws’.

ثُمَّ كَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ: مِنْ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَمَّا بَعْدُ، فَقَدْ أَتَانِي كِتَابُكَ، فَوَجَدْتُهُ كِتَابَ أَحْمَقَ يَنْقُضُ بَعْضُهُ بَعْضاً، مَرَّةً تَقُولُ: خَلِيفَةُ اللَّهِ، وَ مَرَّةً تَقُولُ: خَلِيفَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ، وَ مَرَّةً تَرَاضَى بِيَ النَّاسُ، وَ هُوَ أَمْرٌ مُلْتَبِسٌ،

Then he wrote to him, ‘From Abu Quhafa to Abu Bakr. As for after, ‘Your letter came to me and I find it to be a letter of an idiot, contradicting part of it with a part. At times you are saying, ‘Caliph of Allahazwj’, and at time you are saying, ‘Caliph of Rasool-Allahsaww’, and at times, ‘The people are in agreement with me’, and it is a vague matter.

فَلَا تَدْخُلَنَ‏ فِي أَمْرٍ يَصْعُبُ عَلَيْكَ الْخُرُوجُ مِنْهُ غَداً، وَ يَكُونُ عُقْبَاكَ مِنْهُ إِلَى النَّدَامَةِ، وَ مَلَامَةِ النَّفْسِ اللَّوَّامَةِ، لَدَى الْحِسَابِ يَوْمَ‏ الْقِيَامَةِ، فَإِنَّ لِلْأُمُورِ مَدَاخِلَ وَ مَخَارِجَ، وَ أَنْتَ تَعْرِفُ مَنْ هُوَ أَوْلَى مِنْكَ بِهَا، فَرَاقِبِ اللَّهَ كَأَنَّكَ تَرَاهُ، وَ لَا تَدَعَنَّ صَاحِبَهَا، فَإِنَّ تَرْكَهَا الْيَوْمَ أَخَفُّ عَلَيْكَ وَ أَسْلَمُ لَكَ.

Do not enter into a matter it would be difficult for you to exit from it tomorrow, and your posterity would happen to be in regret from it, and the self-accusing soul would blame in front of the Reckoning on the Day of Qiyamah. There are entrances and exits for the matters, and you know one who is foremost with it than you are. Watch out for Allahazwj as if you can see Himazwj, and do not leave out its (rightful) owner, for leaving it today is lighter upon you, and peace be to you’’.²⁶

4- شف‏: مِنْ كِتَابِ الْبَهَارِ لِلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ رِئَابٍ‏، عَنْ فُضَيْلٍ الرَّسَّانِ وَ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ السَّكَنِ‏، عَمَّنْ أَخْبَرَهُ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ قَالَ: لَمَّا قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ كَتَبَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِلَى أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ: مِنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ خَلِيفَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ‏ إِلَى أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، أَمَّا بَعْدُ، فَإِنَّ الْمُسْلِمِينَ اجْتَمَعُوا عَلَيَّ لَمَّا أَنْ قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ- صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَإِذَا أَتَاكَ كِتَابِي هَذَا فَأَقْبِلْ.

(The book) ‘Kashf al Yaqeen’ – From the book ‘Al Bihar’ of Al Husayn Bin Saeed, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Ibn Raib, from Fuzeyl Al Rassan, and Al Hassan Bin Al Sakkan, from the one who informed him, from Abu Umama who said,

‘When Rasool-Allahsaww passed away, Abu Bakr wrote to Usama Bin Zayd, ‘From Abu Bakr, caliph of Rasool-Allahsaww to Usama Bin Zayd. As for after, the Muslims have gathered to me when Rasool-Allahsaww passed away, so when this letter of mine comes to you, then come over’.

قَالَ: فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ‏ أُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ: أَمَّا بَعْدُ، فَإِنَّهُ جَاءَنِي كِتَابٌ لَكَ يَنْقُضُ آخِرُهُ أَوَّلَهُ، كَتَبْتَ إِلَيَّ: مِنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ خَلِيفَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ، ثُمَّ أَخْبَرْتَنِي أَنَّ الْمُسْلِمِينَ اجْتَمَعُوا عَلَيْكَ.

He (the narrator) said, ‘Usama Bin Zayd wrote to him, ‘As for after, your letter came to me, its beginning end contradicts its beginning. You wrote to me, ‘From Abu Bakr caliph of Rasool-Allahsaww, may the Salawat be upon himsaww and upon Peopleasws of hissaww Household, then you informed me that the Muslims have gathered to you’.

قَالَ: فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ لَهُ: يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ! أَ مَا تَذْكُرُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ‏ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ حِينَ أَمَرَنَا أَنْ‏ نُسَلِّمَ عَلَى عَلِيٍّ بِإِمْرَةِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، فَقُلْتَ: أَ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَ مِنْ رَسُولِهِ؟! فَقَالَ لَكَ: نَعَمْ،

He (the narrator) said, ‘When he arrived to him, he said to him, ‘O Abu Bakr! Don’t you remember Rasool-Allahsaww when hesaww ordered us to greet unto Aliasws as ‘Amir Al-Momineen’, so you said, ‘Is it from Allahazwj and from Hisazwj Rasoolsaww?’ Hesaww said to you: ‘Yes’.

ثُمَّ قَامَ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ: أَ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَ مِنْ رَسُولِهِ؟! فَقَالَ: نَعَمْ، ثُمَّ قَامَ‏ الْقَوْمُ فَسَلَّمُوا عَلَيْهِ، فَكُنْتُ أَصْغَرَكُمْ سِنّاً، فَقُمْتُ فَسَلَّمْتُ بِإِمْرَةِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ؟!

Then Umar stood up and said, ‘Is it from Allahazwj and from Hisazwj Rasoolsaww?’ Hesaww said: ‘Yes’. Then the people greeted unto himasws. I was their youngest one of age, and I stood up and greeted as ‘Amir Al-Momineen’?’

فَقَالَ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِيَجْمَعَ‏ لَهُمُ النُّبُوَّةَ وَ الْخِلَافَةَ.

He said, ‘Surely, Allahazwj was not going to gather the Prophet-hood and the caliphate for them’’.²⁷

10- باب إقرار أبي بكر بفضل أمير المؤمنين و خلافته بعد الغصب‏

CHAPTER 10 – ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ABU BAKR WITH THE MERIT OF AMIR AL-MOMINEENasws, AND THE CALIPHATE BEING FOR HIMasws AFTER USURPATION

1- ج‏: عَنْ عَامِرٍ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنِ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ الْعَوَّامِ قَالَ: لَمَّا قَالَ الْمُنَافِقُونَ: إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ تَقَدَّمَ عَلِيّاً وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ: أَنَا أَوْلَى بِالْمَكَانِ مِنْهُ.

(The book) ‘Al-Ihtijaj’ – From Aamir Al-Shaie, from Urwah Bin Al-Zubeyr, from Al-Zubeyr Bin Al-Awwam who said, ‘When the hypocrites said, ‘Abu Bakr preceded Aliasws and he (Abu Bakr) is saying: ‘I am foremost with the place than himasws’.

قَامَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ خَطِيباً فَقَالَ: صَبْراً عَلَى مَنْ لَيْسَ يَئُولُ إِلَى دِينٍ، وَ لَا يَحْتَجِبُ بِرِعَايَةٍ، وَ لَا يَرْعَوِي‏ لِوَلَايَةٍ، أَظْهَرَ الْإِيمَانَ ذِلَّةً، وَ أَسَرَّ النِّفَاقَ عِلَّةً، هَؤُلَاءِ عُصْبَةُ الشَّيْطَانِ، وَ جَمْعُ الطُّغْيَانِ تَزْعُمُونَ‏ أَنِّي أَقُولُ: إِنِّي أَفْضَلُ مِنْ عَلِيٍّ، وَ كَيْفَ أَقُولُ ذَلِكَ؟

Abu Bakr said addressing, ‘Patience upon one isn’t inclined towards religion, nor obscured by patronage, nor caring for the governance. Manifest the Eman is disgrace, and hiding the hypocrisy is wrong. They are a group of satans, and a gathering of tyrants claiming that I said, I am superior than Aliasws. How can I be saying that?

وَ مَا لِي سَابِقَتُهُ وَ لَا قَرَابَتُهُ وَ لَا خُصُوصِيَّتُهُ، وَحَّدَ اللَّهَ وَ أَنَا مُلْحِدُهُ، وَ عَبَدَهُ‏ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَعْبُدَهُ، وَ وَالَى‏ الرَّسُولَ وَ أَنَا عَدُوُّهُ، وَ سَبَقَنِي بِسَاعَاتٍ لَوْ تَقَطَّعْتُ‏ لَمْ أَلْحَقْ ثَنَاءَهُ‏، وَ لَمْ أَقْطَعْ غُبَارَهُ.

There isn’t for me hisasws precedence, nor hisasws kinship, nor hisasws specialisation. Heasws professed Oneness of Allahazwj while I was an apostate, and heasws worshipped Himazwj before I worshipped Himazwj, and befriended the Rasool-Allahsaww and I was hissaww enemy, and heasws preceded me in times, even if I were to break into pieces I would not have reach hisasws praise, and would not have even achieved its dust.

إِنَ‏ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَازَ- وَ اللَّهِ- مِنَ اللَّهِ بِمَحَبَّتِهِ‏، وَ مِنَ الرَّسُولِ بِقُرْبَةٍ، وَ مِنَ الْإِيمَانِ بِرُتْبَةٍ، لَوْ جَهَدَ الْأَوَّلُونَ وَ الْآخِرُونَ- إِلَّا النَّبِيِّينَ- لَمْ يَبْلُغُوا دَرَجَتَهُ، وَ لَمْ يَسْلُكُوا مَنْهَجَهُ.

By Allahazwj! Surely, Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws attained such success from Allahazwj with Hisazwj Manifesto, and from Rasool-Allahsaww with nearness, and from the Eman with its rank, if the former ones, and the latter ones except the Prophetsas, were to struggle they would not be reaching hisasws level, and would not be following hisasws programme.

بَذَلَ لِلَّهِ‏ مُهْجَتَهُ، وَ لِابْنِ عَمِّهِ مَوَدَّتَهُ، كَاشِفُ الْكَرْبِ، وَ دَافِعُ‏ الرَّيْبِ، وَ قَاطِعُ السَّبَبِ إِلَّا سَبَبَ الرَّشَادِ، وَ قَامِعُ الشِّرْكِ، وَ مُظْهِرٌ مَا تَحْتَ سُوَيْدَاءِ حَبَّةِ النِّفَاقِ،

Heasws exerted for Allahazwj of Hisazwj Manifesto, and for the sonsaww of hisasws uncle, cordiality, remover of the worries (for himsaww), and repelled the doubts, and cut off the means except the means of the rightful guidance, and suppressed the Shirk, and exposed the hypocrisy what was beneath the darkness.

مَجَنَّةُ هَذَا الْعَالَمِ، لَحِقَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُلَاحَقَ، وَ بَرَزَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسَابَقَ، جَمَعَ الْعِلْمَ وَ الْحِلْمَ وَ الْفَهْمَ، فَكَأَنَّ جَمِيعَ الْخَيْرَاتِ كَانَتْ‏ لِقَلْبِهِ كُنُوزاً، لَا يَدَّخِرُ مِنْهَا مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ إِلَّا أَنْفَقَهُ فِي بَابِهِ.

Heasws shielded this knowledge, catching up before heasws was chased, and went for duel before heasws could be preceded. Heasws gathered the knowledge, and the forbearance, and the understanding as if heasws is gathering the good deeds, which were a treasure for hisasws heart. Heasws did not hoard even the size of a mustard seed except and heasws spent it in its door (correct manner).

فَمَنْ ذَا يَأْمُلُ‏ أَنْ يَنَالَ دَرَجَتَهُ وَ قَدْ جَعَلَهُ اللَّهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَلِيّاً، وَ لِلنَّبِيِ‏ وَصِيّاً، وَ لِلْخِلَافَةِ وَاعِياً، وَ بِالْإِمَامَةِ قَائِماً؟!

So, who is that who can hope of attaining hisasws rank, and Allahazwj and Hisazwj Rasoolsaww had Made himasws a guardian for the Momineenasws, and a successorasws for the Prophetsaww, and a retainer for the caliphate, and an establisher for the Imamate!?

أَ فَيَغْتَرُّ الْجَاهِلُ بِمَقَامِ قِمَّتِهِ إِذْ أَقَامَنِي وَ أَطَعْتُهُ إِذْ أَمَرَنِي؟ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ: الْحَقُّ مَعَ عَلِيٍّ وَ عَلِيٌّ مَعَ الْحَقِ‏، مَنْ أَطَاعَ عَلِيّاً رَشَدَ، وَ مَنْ عَصَى عَلِيّاً فَسَدَ، وَ مَنْ أَحَبَّهُ سَعِدَ، وَ مَنْ أَبْغَضَهُ شَقِيَ.

Would the ignorant one be deceived with the position of its summit when I stand in it, and obey when hesaww instructs me? I heard Rasool-Allahsaww saying: ‘The truth is with Aliasws and Aliasws is with the truth, one who obeys Aliasws is rightfully guided, and one who disobeys Aliasws is corrupted, and one who loves himasws is fortunate, and one who hates himasws is wretched’.

وَ اللَّهِ لَوْ لَمْ نُحِبَ‏ ابْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ إِلَّا لِأَجْلِ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يُوَاقِعْ لِلَّهِ‏ مُحَرَّماً، وَ لَا عَبَدَ مِنْ دُونِهِ صَنَماً، وَ لِحَاجَةِ النَّاسِ إِلَيْهِ بَعْدَ نَبِيِّهِمْ، لَكَانَ فِي ذَلِكَ مَا يَجِبُ.

By Allahazwj! If we do not love the sonasws of Abu Talibasws except for the reason that heasws did not fall into any Prohibition of Allahazwj, nor worshipped an idol from besides Himazwj, and for the needs of the people to himasws after their Prophetsaww, there would be in that what is Obligated.

فَكَيْفَ لِأَسْبَابٍ أَقَلُّهَا مُوجِبٌ، وَ أَهْوَنُهَا مُرَغِّبٌ! لَهُ الرَّحِمُ‏ الْمَاسَّةُ بِالرَّسُولِ، وَ الْعِلْمُ بِالدَّقِيقِ وَ الْجَلِيلِ، وَ الرِّضَا بِالصَّبْرِ الْجَمِيلِ، وَ الْمُوَاسَاةُ فِي الْكَثِيرِ وَ الْقَلِيلِ، وَ خِلَالٌ لَا يُبْلَغُ عَدُّهَا، وَ لَا يُدْرَكُ مَجْدُهَا.

So how can there be reasons, the least of which are positive, and the weakest of these are desirable? For himasws is the brilliant kinship with the Rasoolsaww, and the knowledge of the subtle and the majestic, and the pleasure with the beautiful patience, and the comfort during the more and the less, and acts of righteousness whose count cannot be reached, nor can its glory be realised.

وَدَّ الْمُتَمَنُّونَ أَنْ لَوْ كَانُوا تُرَابَ‏ ابْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، أَ لَيْسَ هُوَ صَاحِبَ لِوَاءِ الْحَمْدِ، وَ السَّاقِيَ يَوْمَ الْوُرُودِ، وَ جَامِعَ كُلِّ كَرَمٍ، وَ عَالِمَ كُلِّ عِلْمٍ، وَ الْوَسِيلَةَ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَ إِلَى رَسُولِهِ؟!.

Wish for the position if you were dust of the sonasws of Abu Talibasws. Isn’t heasws the owner of the flag of praise, and the quencher on the Day of return, and centre of every benevolence, and knower of every knowledge, and the intermediary to Allahazwj and to Hisazwj Rasoolsaww!?’’²⁸

11- باب نزول الآيات في أمر فدك‏ و قصصه و جوامع الاحتجاج فيه و فيه قصّة خالد و عزمه على قتل أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام‏

CHAPTER 11 – REVELATION OF THE VERSES REGARDING THE MATTER OF (ESTATE OF) FADAK, AND ITS STORY, AND THE SUMMARY OF THE ARGUMENTS REGARDING IT, AND IN IT IS STORY OF KHALID, AND HIS DETERMINATION UPON KILLING AMIR AL-MOMINEENasws

1- ن‏: فِيمَا احْتَجَّ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فِي فَضْلِ الْعِتْرَةِ الطَّاهِرَةِ. قَالَ: وَ الْآيَةُ الْخَامِسَةُ: قَالَ‏ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: وَ آتِ ذَا الْقُرْبى‏ حَقَّهُ‏ خُصُوصِيَةٌ خَصَّهُمُ الْعَزِيزُ الْجَبَّارُ بِهَا، وَ اصْطَفَاهُمْ عَلَى الْأُمَّةِ.

(The book) ‘Uyoon Akhbar Al-Rezaasws)’ – Among what Al-Rezaasws argued regarding the merit of the Pure Progenyasws, heasws said: ‘And the fifth Verse, Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic Said: ‘And give to the one with kinship his right, [17:26], a specialisation the Mighty, the Subduer Specialised themasws and Chose themasws upon the community.

فَلَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ قَالَ: ادْعُوا إِلَيَّ فَاطِمَةَ. فَدُعِيَتْ لَهُ، فَقَالَ: يَا فَاطِمَةُ! قَالَتْ: لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ.

When this Verse was Revealed unto Rasool-Allahsaww, hesaww said: ‘Call (Syeda) Fatimaasws to mesaww’. Sheasws was called for himsaww. Hesaww said: ‘O Fatimaasws!’ Sheasws said: ‘Here Iasws am, O Rasool-Allahsaww!’

فَقَالَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: فَدَكُ هِيَ مِمَّا لَمْ يُوجَفْ عَلَيْهِ بِخَيْلٍ‏ وَ لَا رِكَابٍ، وَ هِيَ لِي خَاصَّةً دُونَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ، وَ قَدْ جَعَلْتُهَا لَكِ، لِمَا أَمَرَنِي اللَّهُ‏ بِهِ، فَخُذِيهَا لَكِ وَ لِوُلْدِكِ.

Hesaww said: ‘(The estate of) Fadak, it is from what neither the horses (cavalry) attacked upon nor camels, and it is exclusively for mesaww (and) exclusive of the Muslims, and Isaww have made it to be for youasws, due to what Allahazwj has Commanded mesaww with it, so take it for youasws and for yourasws children’’.²⁹

عَنِ السُّدِّيِّ قَالَ: إِنَّ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الشَّامِ- حِينَ بَعَثَ بِهِ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ إِلَى يَزِيدَ بْنِ مُعَاوِيَةَ عَلَيْهِ اللَّعْنَةُ-: أَ قَرَأْتَ الْقُرْآنَ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ. قَالَ: أَ مَا قَرَأْتَ‏ وَ آتِ ذَا الْقُرْبى‏ حَقَّهُ‏؟

From Al-Sudy who said, ‘Aliasws Bin Al-Husaynasws said to a man from the people of Syria, when Ubeydullah Bin Ziyad had himasws sent to Yazeed Bin Muawiya, upon himla be the curse: ‘Do you read the Quran?’ He said, ‘Yes’. Heasws said: ‘Have you not read: And give to the one with kinship his right, [17:26]?’

قَالَ: وَ إِنَّكُمْ ذُو الْقُرْبَى الَّذِي أَمَرَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يُؤْتَى حَقَّهُ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ.

He said, ‘And youasws all are the onesasws with kinship - which Allahazwj has Commanded with giving its right?’ Heasws said: ‘Yes’’.³⁰

2- جا: الْجِعَابِيُّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْحَسَنِيِّ، عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ مِهْرَانَ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ الْهَاشِمِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ- عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ- قَالَتْ: لَمَّا اجْتَمَعَ رَأْيُ‏ أَبِي بَكْرٍ عَلَى مَنْعِ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ فَدَكَ وَ الْعَوَالِيَ‏، وَ أَيِسَتْ مِنْ إِجَابَتِهِ لَهَا، عَدَلَتْ إِلَى قَبْرِ أَبِيهَا رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، فَأَلْقَتْ نَفْسَهَا عَلَيْهِ، وَ شَكَتْ إِلَيْهِ مَا فَعَلَهُ الْقَوْمُ بِهَا، وَ بَكَتْ حَتَّى بُلَّتْ تُرْبَتُهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بِدُمُوعِهَا عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ، وَ نَدَبَتْهُ.

(The book) ‘Amaali’ – From Muhammad Bin Ja’far Al Hasany, from isa Bin Mihran, from Yunus, from Abdullah Bin Muhammad Bin Suleyman Al Hashimy, from his father, from his grandfather,

‘From (Syeda) Zainabasws daughter of Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws. Sheasws said: ‘When there was unison of the opinion of Abu Bakr upon preventing Fadak and the high plains from (Syeda) Fatimaasws, and sheasws despaired of his answer to herasws, she went to the grave of herasws fathersaww Rasool-Allahsaww and dropped herselfasws upon it and complained to himsaww of what the people had done with herasws, and sheasws cried until hissaww soil was dampened by herasws tears, and sheasws called out for hissaww help.

ثُمَّ قَالَتْ فِي آخِرِ نُدْبَتِهَا:

قَدْ كَانَ بَعْدَكَ أَنْبَاءٌ وَ هَنْبَثَةٌ

لَوْ كُنْتَ شَاهِدَهَا لَمْ يَكْبُرِ الْخَطْبُ‏

إِنَّا فَقَدْنَاكَ فَقْدَ الْأَرْضِ وَابِلَهَا

وَ اخْتَلَّ قَوْمُكَ فَاشْهَدْهُمْ فَقَدْ نَكَبُوا

Then sheasws said at the end of herasws call (poem): ‘There have happened after yousaww such news and difficult events, of yousaww had witnessed these, the speech would not have been enough (to describe). We lost yousaww, and the earth lost its downpour, and yoursaww people are disorderly, so witness them and they have turned to opposite (to kufr).

قَدْ كَانَ جِبْرِيلُ بِالْآيَاتِ يُؤْنِسُنَا

فَغِبْتَ عَنَّا فَكُلُّ الْخَيْرِ مُحْتَجَبٌ‏

وَ كُنْتَ‏ بَدْراً وَ نُوراً يُسْتَضَاءُ بِهِ‏

عَلَيْكَ تَنْزِلُ مِنْ ذِي الْعِزَّةِ الْكُتُبُ‏

Jibraeelas used to comfort usasws with the Verses. Yousaww disappeared from us, so every good was veiled. And yousaww were a full moon, and a Noor one could be illuminated with, and the Oneazwj with the Might Revealed the Books upon yousaww.

تَجَهَّمَتْنَا رِجَالٌ وَ اسْتُخِفَّ بِنَا

بَعْدَ النَّبِيِّ وَ كُلُّ الْخَيْرِ مُغْتَصَبُ‏

سَيَعْلَمُ الْمُتَوَلِّي ظُلْمَ حَامَتِنَا

يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَنَّى سَوْفَ يَنْقَلِبُ‏

The (Muslim) men scorned usasws and belittled usasws, after the Prophetsaww, and all good was usurped. The ruler will soon come to know the injustice he perpetrated on usasws, on the Day of Judgment, he will soon be overthrown.

فَقَدْ لَقِينَا الَّذِي لَمْ يَلْقَهُ أَحَدٌ

مِنَ الْبَرِيَّةِ لَا عُجْمٌ وَ لَا عَرَبٌ‏

فَسَوْفَ نَبْكِيكَ مَا عِشْنَا وَ مَا بَقِيَتْ‏

لَنَا الْعُيُونُ بِتِهْمَالٍ لَهُ سَكْبُ‏

Weasws have faced that which no one (else) from the citizens have faced, neither non-Arabs nor Arabs. Soon weasws will cry for yousaww for as long as weasws live, and whatever remains for usasws of the eyes, by enduring the silence for it’.³¹

3- فر: زَيْدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْعَلَوِيُّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَرْوَانَ، عَنْ‏ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: لَمَّا نَزَلَ جَبْرَئِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، شَدَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ سِلَاحَهُ وَ أَسْرَجَ دَابَّتَهُ، وَ شَدَّ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ سِلَاحَهُ وَ أَسْرَجَ دَابَّتَهُ، ثُمَّ تَوَجَّهَا فِي جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ- وَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لَا يَعْلَمُ حَيْثُ يُرِيدُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ- حَتَّى [انْتَهَيَا] إِلَى فَدَكَ.

(The book) ‘Tafseer Furaat’ – Zayd Bin Muhammad Bin Ja’far Al Alawy, from Muhammad Bin Marwan, from Ubeyda Bin Yahya,

‘From Muhammad Bin Aliasws Bin Al-Husaynasws having said: ‘When Jibraeelas descended unto Rasool-Allahsaww, Rasool-Allahsaww tightened hissaww weapon and bridled hissaww riding animal, and Aliasws tightened hisasws weapon and bridled hisasws riding animal, then theyasws both headed out in the middle of the night, and Aliasws did not know where Rasool-Allahsaww wanted to go until theyasws ended up to (estate of) Fadak.

فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: يَا عَلِيٌّ! تَحْمِلُنِي أَوْ أَحْمِلُكَ؟. فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: أَحْمِلُكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ.

Rasool-Allahsaww said to himasws: ‘O Aliasws! Will youasws carry mesaww or shall Isaww carry youasws?’ Aliasws said: ‘Iasws will carry yousaww, O Rasool-Allahsaww!’

فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: يَا عَلِيُّ! بَلْ أَنَا أَحْمِلُكَ، لِأَنِّي أَطُولُ بِكَ‏ وَ لَا تَطُولُ بِي. فَحَمَلَ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَى كَتِفَيْهِ، ثُمَّ قَامَ بِهِ،

Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘O Aliasws! But, Isaww shall carry youasws, because Isaww am taller than youasws, and youasws are not taller than mesaww’. So, hesaww carried Aliasws upon hissaww shoulders, then stood up with himasws.

فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَطُولُ بِهِ‏ حَتَّى عَلَا عَلَى‏ سُورِ الْحِصْنِ، فَصَعِدَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَى الْحِصْنِ وَ مَعَهُ سَيْفُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، فَأَذَّنَ‏ عَلَى الْحِصْنِ وَ كَبَّرَ.

Hesaww did not cease to hold himasws high until heasws was higher upon the bridge of the fortress. Aliasws climbed upon the fortress, and with himasws was the sword of Rasool-Allahsaww. Heasws knocked upon the fortress and exclaimed Takbeer.

فَابْتَدَرَ أَهْلُ الْحِصْنِ إِلَى بَابِ الْحِصْنِ هُرَّاباً، حَتَّى فَتَحُوهُ وَ خَرَجُوا مِنْهُ، فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بِجَمْعِهِمْ، وَ نَزَلَ عَلِيٌّ إِلَيْهِمْ، فَقَتَلَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ مِنْ عُظَمَائِهِمْ وَ كُبَرَائِهِمْ، وَ أَعْطَى الْبَاقُونَ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ، وَ سَاقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ ذَرَارِيَّهُمْ وَ مَنْ بَقِيَ مِنْهُمْ وَ غَنَائِمَهُمْ يَحْمِلُونَهَا عَلَى‏ رِقَابِهِمْ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ.

The people of the fortress rushed towards the door of the fortress until they opened it and came out from it. Rasool-Allahsaww faced them all, and Aliasws descended to them. Aliasws killed eighteen from their mighty ones and their great ones, and the rest of them came with their hands (up), and Rasool-Allahsaww ushered their offspring and the ones from them who remained, and their rich ones were carrying them upon their necks to Al-Medina’’.

فَلَمْ يُوجِفْ فِيهَا غَيْرُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، فَهِيَ لَهُ‏ وَ لِذُرِّيَّتِهِ خَاصَّةً دُونَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ.

No one attacked upon it other than Rasool-Allahsaww, so it is for himsaww and for hissaww offspring in particular, besides the Momineen’’.³²

4- كنز: مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْعَبَّاسِ الْمُقَانِعِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي كَرِبٍ‏، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ فُضَيْلِ‏ بْنِ مَرْزُوقٍ، عَنْ عَطِيَّةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ: لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ‏ فَآتِ ذَا الْقُرْبى‏ حَقَّهُ‏ دَعَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَاطِمَةَ- عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ- وَ أَعْطَاهَا فَدَكاً.

(The book) ‘Taweel Al Ayaat Al Zaahira’ – Muhammad Bin Al Abbas, from Ali Bin Al Abbas Al Muqnie, from Abu Karb, from Muawiya Bin Hisham, from Fuzeyl Bin Marzouq, from Atiya, from Abu Saeed Al Khudry who said,

‘When it was Revealed: And give to the one with kinship his right, [17:26], Rasool-Allahsaww called (Syeda) Fatimaasws and Gave herasws (estate of) Fadak’’.³³

5- مد: بِإِسْنَادِهِ إِلَى الْبُخَارِيِّ مِنْ صَحِيحِهِ‏، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ بُكَيْرٍ، عَنِ اللَّيْثِ، عَنْ عَقِيلِ بْنِ شِهَابٍ‏، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ: أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَرْسَلَتْ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ تَسْأَلُهُ مِيرَاثَهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ مِمَّا أَفَاءَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَ فَدَكَ وَ مَا بَقِيَ مِنْ خُمُسِ خَيْبَرَ.

(The book) ‘Al Amdah’ (non-Shia source) – By his chain to Al Bukhari from his (book) ‘Al Saheeh’, from Yahya Bin Bukeyr, from Al Lays, from Aqeel Bin Shihad, from Urwah, from Ayesha (well-known fabricatress),

‘(Syeda) Fatimaasws daughterasws of Rasool-Allahsaww sent a message to Abu Bakr asking him of herasws inheritance from Rasool-Allahsaww, from what Allahazwj had Bestowed upon himsaww at Al-Medina, and (estate of) Fadak, and whatever had remained from the Khums (fifth) of Khyber.

فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ قَالَ: لَا نُورَثُ مَا تَرَكْنَاهُ صَدَقَةٌ، إِنَّمَا يَأْكُلُ آلُ مُحَمَّدٍ مِنْ هَذَا الْمَالِ، وَ إِنِّي وَ اللَّهِ لَا أُغَيِّرُ شَيْئاً مِنْ صَدَقَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ عَنْ حَالِهَا الَّتِي كَانَتْ عَلَيْهَا فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ‏ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، وَ لَأَعْمَلَنَّ فِيهَا بِمَا عَمِلَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، فَأَبَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَنْ يَدْفَعَ إِلَى فَاطِمَةَ شَيْئاً.

Abu Bakr said, ‘Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘We (Prophetsas) do not leave inheritance. Whatever we leave is charity’. But rather, the Progeny of Muhammadsaww eats from this wealth, and by Allahazwj, I have not changed anything from the charities of Rasool-Allahsaww from its state which it was upon during the era of Rasool-Allahsaww, and kept the workers in it what Rasool-Allahsaww had appointed with it’. So, Abu Bakr refused to hand over anything to (Syeda) Fatimaasws.

فَوَجَدَتْ فَاطِمَةُ عَلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ فِي ذَلِكَ، فَهَجَرَتْهُ فَلَمْ تُكَلِّمْهُ حَتَّى تُوُفِّيَتْ، وَ عَاشَتْ بَعْدَ النَّبِيِّ سِتَّةَ أَشْهُرٍ، فَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَتْ دَفَنَهَا زَوْجُهَا عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لَيْلًا وَ لَمْ يُؤْذِنْ بِهَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ، وَ صَلَّى عَلَيْهَا عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ‏.

(Syeda) Fatimaasws found (grievance) against Abu Bakr regarding that. Sheasws deserted him and did not speak to him until sheasws passed away, and sheasws had lived after the Prophetsaww for six months. When sheasws passed away, herasws husband Aliasws buried herasws at night and did not notify Abu Bakr with it, and Aliasws prayed Salat upon herasws’’.³⁴

6- وَ رَوَى‏ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ صَحِيحِ مُسْلِمٍ بِسَنَدِهِ..

And it is reported (from the same source) as well, similar to that from (the book) ‘Saheeh’ Muslim, by his chain.³⁵

7- مِصْبَاحُ الْأَنْوَارِ: عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَلِيِّ ابْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ‏ قَالَ: قَالَتْ فَاطِمَةُ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ لِعَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: إِنَّ لِي إِلَيْكَ حَاجَةً يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ. فَقَالَ: تُقْضَى‏ يَا بِنْتَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ.

(The book) ‘Misbah Al Anwaar’ – From Yahya Bin Abdullah Bin Muhammad Bin Umar,

‘Son of Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws having said: ‘(Syeda) Fatimaasws said to Aliasws: ‘Iasws have a need to youasws, O Abu Al-Hassanasws!’ Heasws said: ‘It shall be fulfilled, O daughterasws of Rasool-Allahsaww!’

فَقَالَتْ: نَشَدْتُكَ‏ بِاللَّهِ وَ بِحَقِّ مُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أَنْ لَا يُصَلِّيَ عَلَيَّ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَ لَا عُمَرُ، فَإِنِّي لَأَكْتُمُكَ‏ حَدِيثاً،

Sheasws said: ‘Weasws adjure youasws with Allahazwj and by the right of Muhammadsaww, Rasool-Allahsaww, that neither Abu Bakr nor Umar should pray Salat upon measws. Iasws will not conceal a Hadeeth from youasws.

فَقَالَتْ: قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ‏ وَ آلِهِ: يَا فَاطِمَةُ! إِنَّكِ أَوَّلُ مَنْ يَلْحَقُ بِي مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي، فَكُنْتُ أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَسُوءَكَ.

Sheasws said: ‘Rasool-Allahsaww said to me: ‘O Fatimaasws! Youasws will be the first one from mysaww family members to join up with mesaww’, and Iasws disliked from upsetting youasws’.

قَالَ: فَلَمَّا قُبِضَتْ أَتَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَ عُمَرُ وَ قَالا: لِمَ لَا تُخْرِجُهَا حَتَّى نُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهَا؟

He (the narrator) said, ‘When sheasws passed away, Abu Bakr and Umar came to himasws and said, ‘And why don’t youasws bring herasws (body) out until we pray Salat upon herasws?’

فَقَالَ: مَا أَرَانَا إِلَّا سَنُصْبِحُ، ثُمَّ دَفَنَهَا لَيْلًا، ثُمَّ صَوَّرَ بِرِجْلِهِ حَوْلَهَا سَبْعَةَ أَقْبُرٍ.

Heasws said: ‘We do not view except for the (next) morning’. Then heasws buried herasws at night, then heasws drew seven graves with hisasws legs, around herasws (grave to hide the original burial place).

قَالَ: فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحُوا أَتَوْهُ فَقَالا: يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ! مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى أَنْ تَدْفَنَ بِنْتَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ (ص) وَ لَمْ نَحْضُرْهَا؟ قَالَ: ذَلِكَ عَهْدُهَا إِلَيَّ.

He (the narrator) said, ‘When it was morning, they came to him and said, ‘O Abu Al-Hassanasws! What carried youasws upon burying the daughterasws of Rasool-Allahsaww and not let us be present?’ Heasws said: ‘That was herasws pact to measws’.

قَالَ: فَسَكَتَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: هَذَا وَ اللَّهِ شَيْ‏ءٌ فِي جَوْفِكَ.

He (the narrator) said, ‘Abu Bakr was silent, but Umar said, ‘By Allahazwj! This is something in yourasws inside’.

فَثَارَ إِلَيْهِ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَأَخَذَ بِتَلَابِيبِهِ‏، ثُمَّ جَذَبَهُ فَاسْتَرْخَى فِي يَدِهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: وَ اللَّهِ لَوْ لَا كِتَابٌ سَبَقَ وَ قَوْلٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ، وَ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ فَرَرْتَ يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ وَ فِي مَوَاطِنَ، ثُمَّ لَمْ يُنْزِلِ اللَّهُ لَكَ تَوْبَةً حَتَّى السَّاعَةِ.

Amir Al-Momineenasws leapt and grabbed his shirt, then pulled him and he fell in his hand, then heasws said: ‘By Allahazwj! Had there not preceded a Book and Word from Allahazwj! By Allahazwj! You had fled in Khyber and in (many) places, then Allahazwj did not Send down repentance for you until now!’

فَأَخَذَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَ جَذَبَهُ وَ قَالَ: قَدْ نَهَيْتُكَ عَنْهُ.

Abu Bakr grabbed him and pulled him away and said, ‘I had forbidden you from himasws’’.³⁶

8- فس‏: وَ آتِ ذَا الْقُرْبى‏ حَقَّهُ وَ الْمِسْكِينَ وَ ابْنَ السَّبِيلِ‏ يَعْنِي: قَرَابَةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، وَ نَزَلَتْ‏ فِي فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ، فَجَعَلَ لَهَا فَدَكَ. وَ الْمِسْكِينِ مِنْ وُلْدِ فَاطِمَةَ، وَ ابْنِ السَّبِيلِ مِنْ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ وُلْدِ فَاطِمَةَ.

(The book) ‘Tafseer Qummi’ –

And give to the one with kinship his right, and (to) the needy, and the wayfarer, [17:26] – Meaning kinship of Rasool-Allahsaww, and it was Revealed regarding Fatimaasws, so Fadak was made to be for herasws, and the needy are from the children of Fatimaasws, and the wayfarer from Progenyasws of Muhammadsaww and children of (Syeda) Fatimaasws’’.³⁷ (Not a Hadeeth)

9- فس‏: مَنَّاعٍ لِلْخَيْرِ، قَالَ: الْمَنَّاعُ: الثَّانِي، وَ الْخَيْرُ: وَلَايَةُ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ حُقُوقُ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَام. وَ لَمَّا كَتَبَ الْأَوَّلُ كِتَابَ فَدَكَ بِرَدِّهَا عَلَى فَاطِمَةَ مَنَعَهُ‏ الثَّانِي، فَهُوَ مُعْتَدٍ مُرِيبٍ‏.

(The book) ‘Tafseer Qummi’ –

A Preventer of the good [50:25], he said, ’The preventer is the second one (Umar), and the good is Wilayah of Amir Al Momineen, and rights of Progenyasws of Muhammadsaww. And when the first one (Abu Bakr) wrote Fadak with returning it to Fatimaasws, the second (Umar) prevented it, so he is an excessive sinner [68:12]’’.³⁸ (Not a Hadeeth)

10- يج‏: رُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: أَنَ‏ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ خَرَجَ فِي غَزَاةٍ، فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ رَاجِعاً نَزَلَ فِي بَعْضِ الطَّرِيقِ، فَبَيْنَمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يَطْعَمُ وَ النَّاسُ مَعَهُ إِذْ أَتَاهُ جَبْرَئِيلُ فَقَالَ: يَا مُحَمَّدُ! قُمْ فَارْكَبْ.

(The book) (Al-Kharaij Wa Al-Jaraih) – It is reported from Abu Abdullahasws: ‘Rasool-Allahsaww went out in a military expedition. When hesaww left to return, hesaww encamped in one of the roads. While Rasool-Allahsaww having a meal and the people were with himsaww, when Jibraeelas came to himsaww and said: ‘O Muhammadsaww! Arise, and ride!’

فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ فَرَكِبَ وَ جَبْرَئِيلُ مَعَهُ، فَطُوِيَتْ لَهُ الْأَرْضُ كَطَيِّ الثَّوْبِ حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَى فَدَكَ.

The Prophetsaww stood up and rode, and Jibraeelas was with himsaww, and the ground folded up for himsaww like the folding of the cloth until hesaww ended up to Fadak.

فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ أَهْلُ فَدَكَ وَقْعَ الْخَيْلِ ظَنُّوا أَنَّ عَدُوَّهُمْ قَدْ جَاءَهُمْ، فَغَلَّقُوا أَبْوَابَ الْمَدِينَةِ وَ دَفَعُوا الْمَفَاتِيحَ إِلَى عَجُوزٍ لَهُمْ فِي بَيْتٍ لَهُمْ خَارِجٍ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ، وَ لَحِقُوا بِرُءُوسِ الْجِبَالِ.

The people of Fadak heard the noise of the horses, they thought that their enemies had come to them, and they locked the doors of the city and handed over the keys to an old woman of their in the house of theirs, outside from the city, and they joined up at the top of the mountain.

فَأَتَى جَبْرَئِيلُ الْعَجُوزَ حَتَّى أَخَذَ الْمَفَاتِيحَ، ثُمَّ فَتَحَ أَبْوَابَ الْمَدِينَةِ، وَ دَارَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فِي بُيُوتِهَا وَ قُرَاهَا.

Jibraeelas came to the old woman until he seized the keys, then opened the doors of the city, and the Prophetsaww circled among its houses and its towns.

فَقَالَ جَبْرَئِيلُ: يَا مُحَمَّدُ! هَذَا مَا خَصَّكَ اللَّهُ بِهِ وَ أَعْطَاكَهُ‏ دُونَ النَّاسِ، وَ هُوَ قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: ما أَفاءَ اللَّهُ عَلى‏ رَسُولِهِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْقُرى‏ فَلِلَّهِ وَ لِلرَّسُولِ وَ لِذِي‏ الْقُرْبى‏ [فِي‏] قَوْلُهُ: فَما أَوْجَفْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ خَيْلٍ وَ لا رِكابٍ وَ لكِنَّ اللَّهَ يُسَلِّطُ رُسُلَهُ عَلى‏ مَنْ يَشاءُ،

Jibraeelas said: ‘O Muhammadsaww! This is what Allahazwj has Specialised you with, and Given to yousaww besides the people, and it is the Word of the Exalted: Whatever Allah Bestows upon His Rasool from the people of the towns, so it is for Allah and His Rasool, and for the near of kin, and the orphans, and the poor, [59:7] regarding Hisazwj Words: what you (Muslims) did not make an expedition upon it, neither by horses nor camels, but Allah Empowers His Rasool upon ones He so desires to, [59:6].

وَ لَمْ يَعْرِفِ الْمُسْلِمُونَ وَ لَمْ يَطَئُوهَا، وَ لَكِنَّ اللَّهَ أَفَاءَهَا عَلَى رَسُولِهِ، وَ طَوَّفَ بِهِ جَبْرَئِيلُ فِي دُورِهَا وَ حِيطَانِهَا، وَ غَلَّقَ الْبَابَ وَ دَفَعَ الْمَفَاتِيحَ إِلَيْهِ.

And the Muslims did not fight for it and did not tread it (in battle), but Allahazwj Bestowed it upon Hisazwj Rasoolsaww, and Jibraeelas circles with himsaww in its houses, and its walls, and, heas locked the doors and handed over the keys to himsaww.

فَجَعَلَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فِي غِلَافِ سَيْفِهِ- وَ هُوَ مُعَلَّقٌ بِالرَّحْلِ ثُمَّ رَكِبَ، وَ طُوِيَتْ لَهُ الْأَرْضُ كَطَيِّ الثَّوْبِ، ثُمَّ أَتَاهُمْ‏ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ هُمْ عَلَى مَجَالِسِهِمْ وَ لَمْ يَتَفَرَّقُوا وَ لَمْ يَبْرَحُوا.

Rasool-Allahsaww made to be in the sheath of hissaww sword, and it was suspended with the riding animal, then rod, and the land was folded for him like folding of the cloth. Then Rasool-Allahsaww came to them and they were upon their seats and they had not dispersed and had not left.

فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: قَدِ انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى فَدَكَ، وَ إِنِّي قَدْ أَفَاءَهَا اللَّهُ عَلَيَّ. فَغَمَزَ الْمُنَافِقُونَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضاً. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: هَذِهِ مَفَاتِيحُ فَدَكَ، ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَ‏ مِنْ غِلَافِ سَيْفِهِ، ثُمَّ رَكِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ رَكِبَ مَعَهُ النَّاسُ.

Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘Isaww had ended up to Fadak, and Allahazwj has Bestowed it to mesaww’. The hypocrites winked at each other. Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘These here are the keys of Fadak’. Then hesaww brought them out from the sheath of hissaww sword. Then Rasool-Allahsaww rode and the people rode with himsaww’.

فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ الْمَدِينَةَ دَخَلَ عَلَى فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ‏ فَقَالَ: يَا بُنَيَّةِ! إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَفَاءَ عَلَى أَبِيكِ بِفَدَكَ وَ اخْتَصَّهُ بِهَا، فَهِيَ لَهُ خَاصَّةً دُونَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ‏ أَفْعَلُ بِهَا مَا أَشَاءُ، وَ إِنَّهُ قَدْ كَانَ لِأُمِّكِ خَدِيجَةَ عَلَى أَبِيكِ مَهْرٌ، وَ إِنَّ أَبَاكِ قَدْ جَعَلَهَا لَكِ‏ بِذَلِكِ، وَ أَنْحَلْتُكِهَا لَكِ‏ وَ لِوُلْدِكِ بَعْدَكِ.

When hesaww entered Al-Medina, hesaww went to (Syeda) Fatimaasws and said: ‘O daughterasws! Allahazwj has Bestowed (estate of) Fadak to yourasws fathersaww and has Specialised himsaww with it, so it is for youasws exclusively excluding the Muslims. Isaww do with it whatever Isaww so Desire to, and it had been a dowry for yourasws motherasws (Syeda) Khadeejaasws upon yourasws fathersaww, and yourasws fathersaww has made it to be for youasws due to that, and has been gifted for youasws, and for yourasws children after youasws’.

قَالَ‏: فَدَعَا بِأَدِيمٍ‏، وَ دَعَا عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، فَقَالَ: اكْتُبْ لِفَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ بِفَدَكَ نِحْلَةً مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ، فَشَهِدَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَ مَوْلًى لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَ أُمُّ أَيْمَنَ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أُمَّ أَيْمَنَ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ.

He (Abu Abdullahasws) said: ‘Hesaww called for a skin (for writing), and called Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws and said: ‘Write for Fatimaasws with (estate of) Fadak being a gift from Rasool-Allahsaww’. Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws witnessed upon that and (so did) a slave of Rasool-Allahsaww and Umm Aymanra. Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘Surely, Umm Aymanra is a woman from the people of Paradise’.

وَ جَاءَ أَهْلُ فَدَكَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ، فَقَاطَعَهُمْ عَلَى أَرْبَعَةٍ وَ عِشْرِينَ أَلْفَ دِينَارٍ فِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ.

And the people of Fadak came to the Prophetsaww, and hesaww agreed them upon twenty four thousand Dinars during every year’’.³⁹

11- قب‏: نَزَلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ عَلَى فَدَكَ يُحَارِبُهُمْ. ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُمْ: وَ مَا يَأْمَنُكُمْ أَنْ تَكُونُوا آمِنِينَ فِي هَذَا الْحِصْنِ وَ أَمْضِي إِلَى حُصُونِكُمْ فَأَفْتَحُهَا.

(The book) ‘Al-Manaqib’ of Ibn Shehr Ashub – ‘The Prophetsaww encamped at Fadak to battle them, then said to them: ‘You do not happen to be safe in this fortress and mysaww going to your fortresses and conquering these’.

فَقَالُوا: إِنَّهَا مُقَفَّلَةٌ، وَ عَلَيْهَا مَنْ‏ يَمْنَعُ عَنْهَا، وَ مَفَاتِيحُهَا عِنْدَنَا. فَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: إِنَّ مَفَاتِيحَهَا دُفِعَتْ إِلَيَّ، ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَهَا وَ أَرَاهَا الْقَوْمَ.

They said, ‘It is locked, and upon it (in charge) there is one who would defend it, and its keys are with us’. Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘Its key have already been handed over to mesaww’. Then hesaww brought these out and showed it to the people.

فَاتَّهَمُوا دَيَّانَهُمْ‏ أَنَّهُ صَبَا إِلَى دِينِ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَ دَفَعَ الْمَفَاتِيحَ إِلَيْهِ. فَحَلَفَ أَنَّ الْمَفَاتِيحَ عِنْدَهُ، وَ أَنَّهَا فِي سَفَطٍ فِي صُنْدُوقٍ فِي بَيْتٍ مُقَفَّلٍ عَلَيْهِ، فَلَمَّا فُتِّشَ عَنْهَا فَفُقِدَتْ.

They accused their keeper that he had inclined to the Religion of Muhammadsaww, and had handed over the keys to himsaww. They took an oath that the keys were with him, and that these were in a box in a house with locks upon it. When they investigated, these were missing.

فَقَالَ الدَّيَّانُ: لَقَدْ أَحْرَزْتُهَا وَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَيْهَا مِنَ التَّوْرَاةِ وَ خَشِيتُ مِنْ سِحْرِهِ، وَ أَعْلَمُ الْآنَ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ بِسَاحِرٍ، وَ إِنَّ أَمْرَهُ لَعَظِيمٌ.

The keeper said, ‘I had protected these and had recited from the Torah upon it, and I feared from hissaww sorcery, and I know now hesaww is not a sorcerer and that hissaww matter is magnificent’.

فَرَجَعُوا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ قَالُوا: مَنْ أَعْطَاكَهَا؟ قَالَ: أَعْطَانِي الَّذِي أَعْطَى مُوسَى الْأَلْوَاحَ: جَبْرَئِيلُ.

They returned to the Prophetsaww and said, ‘Who gave these to yousaww?’ Heasws said: ‘Heazwj Gave mesaww, the Oneazwj Who Gave the Tablets to Musaas – Jibraeelas’.

فَتَشَهَّدَ الدَّيَّانُ، ثُمَّ فَتَحُوا الْبَابَ وَ خَرَجُوا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ، وَ أَسْلَمَ مَنْ أَسْلَمَ‏ مِنْهُمْ، فَأَقَرَّهُمْ فِي بُيُوتِهِمْ وَ أَخَذَ مِنْهُمْ أَخْمَاسَهُمْ.

The keeper testified, then they opened the door and came out to Rasool-Allahsaww, and from them he became a Muslim, the one who became a Muslim, and settled them in their houses and took their fifth from them’.

فَنَزَلَ: وَ آتِ ذَا الْقُرْبى‏ حَقَّهُ‏. قَالَ: وَ مَا هُوَ؟ قَالَ: أَعْطِ فَاطِمَةَ فَدَكاً، وَ هِيَ مِنْ مِيرَاثِهَا مِنْ أُمِّهَا خَدِيجَةَ، وَ مِنْ أُخْتِهَا هِنْدٍ بِنْتِ أَبِي هَالَةَ،

It was Revealed: And give to the one with kinship his right, [17:26]. Hesaww said: ‘And what is it?’ He (Jibraeelas) said: ‘Give (estate of) Fadak to (Syeda) Fatimaasws, and it is from herasws inheritance from herasws motherasws Khadeejaasws and from herasws sister Hind daughter of Abu Halah’.

فَحَمَلَ إِلَيْهَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ مَا أَخَذَ مِنْهُ، وَ أَخْبَرَهَا بِالْآيَةِ. فَقَالَتْ: لَسْتُ أُحْدِثُ فِيهَا حَدَثاً وَ أَنْتَ حَيٌّ، أَنْتَ أَوْلَى بِي مِنْ نَفْسِي وَ مَالِي لَكَ.

The Prophetsaww carried it to herasws what hesaww had taken from it, and informed herasws with the Verse. Sheasws said: ‘Iasws am not going to do anything new in it while yousaww are alive. Yousaww are foremost with measws than myselfasws, and myasws wealth is for yousaww’.

فَقَالَ: أَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَجْعَلُوهَا عَلَيْكِ سُبَّةً فَيَمْنَعُوكِ إِيَّاهَا مِنْ بَعْدِي.

Hesaww said: ‘Isaww dislike to make someone in-charge of it upon youasws, so he would end up preventing youasws from after mesaww’.

فَقَالَتْ: أَنْفِذْ فِيهَا أَمْرَكَ، فَجَمَعَ النَّاسَ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهَا وَ أَخْبَرَهُمْ أَنَّ هَذَا الْمَالَ لِفَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ، فَفَرَّقَهُ فِيهِمْ، وَ كَانَ كُلُّ سَنَةٍ كَذَلِكَ، وَ يَأْخُذُ مِنْهُ قُوتَهَا، فَلَمَّا دَنَا وَفَاتُهُ دَفَعَهُ إِلَيْهَا.

Sheasws said: ‘Implement yoursaww orders regarding it’. So hesaww gathered the people to herasws house and informed them: ‘This wealth, it is for (Syeda) Fatimaasws’. Hesaww differentiated it among them, and it was like that every year, and hesaww took herasws livelihood from it. When hissaww expiry approached, hesaww handed it over to herasws’’.⁴⁰

12- شي، تفسير العياشي‏: عَنْ أَبِي جَمِيلَةَ الْمُفَضَّلِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ، عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ، عَنْ أَحَدِهِمَا قَالَ: إِنَّ فَاطِمَةَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا انْطَلَقَتْ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَطَلَبَتْ مِيرَاثَهَا مِنْ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ.فَقَالَ: إِنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ لَا يُوَرِّثُ.

(The book) ‘Tafseer Al Ayyashi’ – From Abu Jameela Al Mufazzal Bin Salih, from one of his companions,

‘From one of the two (5th or 6th Imamasws): ‘ (Syeda) Fatimaasws went to Abu Bakr and sought herasws inheritance from the Prophetsaww of Allahazwj. He said, ‘A Prophetas of Allahazwj does not leave inheritance’.

فَقَالَتْ: أَ كَفَرْتَ بِاللَّهِ وَ كَذَّبْتَ بِكِتَابِهِ؟ قَالَ اللَّهُ: يُوصِيكُمُ اللَّهُ فِي أَوْلادِكُمْ لِلذَّكَرِ مِثْلُ حَظِّ الْأُنْثَيَيْنِ‏.

Sheasws said: ‘Are you disbelieving in Allahazwj and belying Hisazwj Book? Allahazwj Says: Allah Directs you regarding your children: “For the male is a share of two females. [4:11]’’.⁴¹

13- شي، تفسير العياشي: عَنْ‏ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَفْصِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: لَمَّا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: فَآتِ ذَا الْقُرْبى‏ حَقَّهُ وَ الْمِسْكِينَ‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: يَا جَبْرَئِيلُ! قَدْ عَرَفْتُ الْمِسْكِينَ، فَمَنْ ذَوُو الْقُرْبَى‏؟ قَالَ: هُمْ أَقَارِبُكَ.

(The book) ‘Tafseer Al Ayyashi’ – From Muhammad Bin Hafs Bin Umar,

‘From Abu Abdullahasws having said: ‘And give to the one with kinship his right, and (to) the needy, [17:26]. Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘O Jibraeelas! Isaww have recognise the need, so who is the one with kinship?’ Heas said: ‘They are yoursaww next of kin’.

فَدَعَى حَسَناً وَ حُسَيْناً وَ فَاطِمَةَ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ رَبِّي أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أُعْطِيَكُمْ مَا أَفَاءَ عَلَيَّ، قَالَ: أَعْطَيْتُكُمْ فَدَكَ.

Hesaww called Hassanasws and Husaynasws and Fatimaasws and said: ‘Mysaww Lordazwj has Commanded mesaww to Give youasws all what Allahazwj has Bestowed upon mesaww’. Hesaww said: ‘Isaww hereby give you (estate of) Fadak’’.⁴²

14- شي، تفسير العياشي‏: عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ تَغْلِبَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: كَانَ‏ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَعْطَى فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ فَدَكاً؟

(The book) ‘Tafseer Al Ayyashi’ – From Aban Bin Taglib who said,

‘I said to Abu Abdullahasws, ‘Had Rasool-Allahsaww given (Syeda) Fatimaasws (the estate of) Fadak?’

قَالَ: كَانَ وَقَفَهَا، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ: وَ آتِ ذَا الْقُرْبى‏ حَقَّهُ‏، فَأَعْطَاهَا فَدَكاً.

Heasws said: ‘It was dedicated to herasws (Waqf property). Allahazwj Revealed: And give to the one with kinship his right, [17:26]. So hesaww gave herasws Fadak’’.⁴³

15- شي، تفسير العياشي‏: عَنِ ابْنِ تَغْلِبَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: كَانَ‏ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَعْطَى فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ فَدَكاً؟ قَالَ: كَانَ لَهَا مِنَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى‏.

(The book) ‘Tafseer Al Ayyashi’ – From Aban Ibn Taglib who said,

‘I said to Abu Abdullahasws, ‘Had Rasool-Allahsaww given (the estate of) Fadak to Fatimaasws?’ Heasws said: ‘It was for herasws from Allahazwj the Exalted’’.⁴⁴

16- شي، تفسير العياشي‏: عَنْ جَمِيلِ بْنِ دَرَّاجٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: أَتَتْ فَاطِمَةُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ تُرِيدُ فَدَكَ. فَقَالَ‏: هَاتِي أَسْوَدَ أَوْ أَحْمَرَ يَشْهَدْ بِذَلِكَ.

(The book) ‘Tafseer Al Ayyashi’ – From Jameel Bin Darraj,

‘From Abu Abdullahasws having said: ‘(Syeda) Fatimaasws came to Abu Bakr wanting (estate of) Fadak. He said, ‘Come with a black or red (man) to testify with that’.

قَالَ: فَأَتَتْ بِأُمِّ أَيْمَنَ. فَقَالَ لَهَا: بِمَ تَشْهَدِينَ؟

Heasws said: ‘Sheasws brought Umm Aymanra. He said, ‘What are youra testifying with?’

قَالَتْ: أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ جَبْرَئِيلَ أَتَى مُحَمَّداً فَقَالَ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى‏ يَقُولُ‏ فَآتِ ذَا الْقُرْبى‏ حَقَّهُ‏، فَلَمْ يَدْرِ مُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ مَنْ هُمْ؟ فَقَالَ: يَا جَبْرَئِيلُ! سَلْ رَبَّكَ مَنْ هُمْ؟ فَقَالَ: فَاطِمَةُ ذُو الْقُرْبَى، فَأَعْطَاهَا فَدَكاً.

Shera said, ‘Ira testify that Jibraeelas came to Muhammadsaww and said: ‘Allahazwj the Exalted is Saying: And give to the one with kinship his right, [17:26], so Muhammadsaww did not know who they were. Hesaww said: ‘O Jibraeelas! Ask youras Lordazwj who they are?’ Heas said: ‘(Syeda) Fatimaasws is the one with kinship’. So hesaww gave Fadak to (Syeda) Fatimaasws’.

فَزَعَمُوا أَنَّ عُمَرَ مَحَا الصَّحِيفَةَ وَ قَدْ كَانَ كَتَبَهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ.

They are claiming that Umar obliterated the parchment and Abu Bakr had written it (to be) for herasws’’.⁴⁵

17- شي، تفسير العياشي‏: عَنْ عَطِيَّةَ الْعَوْفِيِّ قَالَ: لَمَّا افْتَتَحَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ خَيْبَرَ، وَ أَفَاءَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ فَدَكَ، وَ أَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ: وَ آتِ ذَا الْقُرْبى‏ حَقَّهُ‏. قَالَ: يَا فَاطِمَةُ! لَكَ فَدَكُ.

(The book) ‘Tafseer Al Ayyashi – From Atiya Al Awfy who said,

‘When Rasool-Allahsaww conquered Khyber and Allahazwj Bestowed (the estate of) Fadak to himsaww, and Revealed unto himsaww: And give to the one with kinship his right, [17:26]. Hesaww said: ‘(Syeda) Fatimaasws, Fadak is for youasws’’.⁴⁶

18- شي، تفسير العياشي‏: عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: قَالَ يَوْمَ الشُّورَى: أَ فِيكُمْ أَحَدٌ تَمَّ نُورُهُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ حِينَ قَالَ: وَ آتِ ذَا الْقُرْبى‏ حَقَّهُ وَ الْمِسْكِينَ‏؟ قَالُوا: لَا.

(The book) ‘Tafseer Al Ayyashi’ – From Abu Al Tufeyl,

‘From Aliasws, he (the narrator) said, ‘Heasws said on the day of the consultation: ‘Is there anyone among you his noor was completed from the sky when Heazwj Said: And give to the one with kinship his right, and (to) the needy, [17:26]?’ They said, ‘O Allahazwj, no!’’⁴⁷

19- فر: جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْأَحْمَسِيُّ، مُعَنْعَناً عَنْ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يَقُولُ: لَمَّا نَزَلَتِ الْآيَةُ: وَ آتِ ذَا الْقُرْبى‏ حَقَّهُ‏ أَعْطَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَاطِمَةَ فَدَكاً.

(The book) ‘Tafseer Furaat Al Kufy’ – Ja’far Bin Muhammad Bin Saeed al Ahmasi, transmitting from Abu Maryam who said,

‘I heard Abu Ja’farasws saying: ‘When the Verse: And give to the one with kinship his right, and (to) the needy, [17:26] was Revealed, Rasool-Allahsaww gave (Syeda) Fatimaasws (the estate of) Fadak’’.

فَقَالَ أَبَانُ بْنُ تَغْلِبَ: رَسُولُ اللَّهِ أَعْطَاهَا؟! قَالَ: فَغَضِبَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: اللَّهُ أَعْطَاهَا.

Aban Bin Taglib (a narrator) said, ‘Rasool-Allahsaww gave it to herasws!?’ He (the narrator) said, ‘Heasws said: ‘Abu Ja’farasws got angry, then said: ‘Allahazwj Gave it to herasws!’’⁴⁸

20- فر: فُرَاتُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْكُوفِيُّ، مُعَنْعَناً عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ: لَمَّا نَزَلَتِ الْآيَةُ دَعَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ فَأَعْطَاهَا فَدَكاً. فَقَالَ: هَذَا لَكِ وَ لِعَقِبِكِ بَعْدَكِ‏ فَآتِ ذَا الْقُرْبى‏ حَقَّهُ‏.

(The book) ‘Tafseer Furaat Bin Ibrahim Al Kufi’ – Transmitting from Abu Saeed al Khudry who said,

‘When the Verse (17.26) was Revealed, the Prophetsaww called (Syeda) Fatimaasws and gave herasws (the estate of) Fadak, Hesaww said: ‘This is for youasws and for yourasws offspring after youasws’. And give to the one with kinship his right, and (to) the needy, [17:26]’’.⁴⁹

21- فر: الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ، مُعَنْعَناً عَنْ عَطِيَّةَ قَالَ: لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ فَآتِ ذَا الْقُرْبى‏ حَقَّهُ‏ دَعَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ فَأَعْطَاهَا فَدَكاً.

(The book) ‘Tafseer Furaat’ – Al Husayn Bin Al Hakam, transmitting from Atiya who said,

‘When this Verse: And give to the one with kinship his right, and (to) the needy, [17:26], was Revealed, the Prophetsaww called (Syeda) Fatimaasws and gave herasws (the estate of Fadak).

فَكُلُّ مَا لَمْ يُوجِفْ عَلَيْهِ أَصْحَابُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بِ خَيْلٍ وَ لا رِكابٍ‏ فَهُوَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ‏ يَضَعُهُ حَيْثُ يَشَاءُ، [وَ] فَدَكُ مِمَّا لَمْ يُوجَفْ عَلَيْهِ بِ خَيْلٍ وَ لا رِكابٍ‏.

Whatever the companions of the Prophetsaww did not attack upon, neither by horses nor camels, [59:6], so it is for Rasool-Allahsaww. Hesaww can place it wherever hesaww so desires to, and (the estate of) Fadak is from what was not attacked upon, neither by horses nor camels, [59:6]’’.⁵⁰

22- فر: جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْفَزَارِيُّ، مُعَنْعَناً عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ‏ فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: وَ آتِ ذَا الْقُرْبى‏ حَقَّهُ‏، وَ ذَلِكَ‏ حِينَ جَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ سَهْمَ ذِي الْقُرْبَى لِقَرَابَتِهِ، فَكَانُوا يَأْخُذُونَهُ عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ‏ وَ آلِهِ‏ حَتَّى تُوُفِّيَ، ثُمَّ حَجَبُوا الْخُمُسَ عَنْ قَرَابَتِهِ فَلَمْ يَأْخُذُوهُ.

(The book) ‘Tafseer Furaat’ – Ja’far Bin Muhammad al Fuzari, transmitting from Ibn Abbas,

‘Regarding the Words of the Exalted: And give to the one with kinship his right, and (to) the needy, [17:26], and that was when Rasool-Allahsaww made a share to be for the relatives, and they were taking it in the era of the Prophetsaww until hesaww expired, then they veiled the Khums (fifth) from hissaww relatives, so they could not take it’’.⁵¹

23- فَمِنْهَا:- مَا رَوَاهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ الْأَعْبَدِيِّ، وَ هَيْثَمِ‏ ابْنِ خَلَفٍ الدُّورِيِّ، وَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ الْأَشْعَبِ، وَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ زَكَرِيَّا، قَالُوا: حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَابِسٍ..

From it is what is reported from Muhammad Bin Muhammad Bin Suleyman al Abdy, and Haysam Ibn Khalaf Al Dowry, and Abdullah Bin Suleyman Bin Ai Ash’ab, and Muhammad Bin al Qasim Bin Zakariya, they said, ‘It is narrated to us by Abbad Bin Yaqoub who said, ‘It is informed to us by Ali Bin Abbas..⁵²

24- وَ حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْحُسَيْنِيُّ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْمُنْذِرِ الطَّرِيفِيِّ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَابِسٍ، عَنْ‏ فَضْلِ بْنِ مَرْزُوقٍ، عَنْ عَطِيَّةَ الْعَوْفِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ: لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ: وَ آتِ ذَا الْقُرْبى‏ حَقَّهُ‏ دَعَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَاطِمَةَ وَ أَعْطَاهَا فَدَكاً.

And it is narrated to us by Ja’far Bin Muhammad Al Hassany, from Ali Bin Al Munzir Al Tareyfi, from Ali Bin Abbas, from Fazl Bin Marzouq, from Atiya Al Awfy, from Abu Saeed Al Khudry who said,

‘When it was Revealed: And give to the one with kinship his right, and (to) the needy, [17:26], Rasool-Allahsaww called (Syeda) Fatimaasws and gave herasws (the estate of) Fadak’’.⁵³

25- وَ قَالَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ فِي كَشْفِ الْمَحَجَّةِ فِيمَا أَوْصَى إِلَى ابْنِهِ: قَدْ وَهَبَ جَدُّكَ مُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أُمَّكَ فَاطِمَةَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا فَدَكاً وَ الْعَوَالِيَ‏.

And he said in (the book) ‘Kashf Al-Mahajjah’ among what he bequeathed to his son, ‘Your grandfathersaww Muhammadsaww had gifted to your motherasws Fatimaasws (the estate of) Fadak and the high plains’’.⁵⁴

26- ع‏: أَبِي، عَنْ عَلِيٍ‏، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ، عَمَّنْ ذَكَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: لَمَّا مَنَعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ فَدَكاً وَ أَخْرَجَ وَكِيلَهَا، جَاءَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ، وَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ جَالِسٌ وَ حَوْلَهُ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ وَ الْأَنْصَارُ.

(The book) ‘Illal Al Sharaie’ – From Ali, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from the one who mentioned it,

‘From Abu Abdullahasws having said: ‘When Abu Bakr prevented (Syeda) Fatimaasws (from the estate of) Fadak and expelled herasws representative, Amir Al-Momineenasws came to the Masjid, and Abu Bakr was seated and around him were the Emigrants and the Helpers.

فَقَالَ: يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ! لِمَ مَنَعْتَ فَاطِمَةَ مَا جَعَلَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ لَهَا وَ وَكِيلُهَا فِيهِ مُنْذُ سِنِينَ؟!

Heasws said: ‘O Abu Bakr! Why did you prevent (Syeda) Fatimaasws what Rasool-Allahsaww had made it to be for herasws, and herasws representative has been in it for years!?’

فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: هَذَا فَيْ‏ءٌ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ، فَإِنْ أَتَتْ بِشُهُودٍ عُدُولٍ، وَ إِلَّا فَلَا حَقَّ لَهَا فِيهِ.

Abu Bakr said, ‘This is a war booty of the Muslims, so either youasws come up with just witnesses or else there is no right for herasws in it’.

قَالَ: يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ! تَحْكُمُ فِينَا بِخِلَافِ مَا تَحْكُمُ فِي الْمُسْلِمِينَ؟! قَالَ: لَا.

Heasws said: ‘O Abu Bakr! Are you judging regarding us with different to what you judged regarding the Muslims!?’ He said, ‘No’.

قَالَ: أَخْبِرْنِي لَوْ كَانَ فِي يَدِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ شَيْ‏ءٌ فَادَّعَيْتُ أَنَا فِيهِ، مَنْ‏ كُنْتَ تَسْأَلُ الْبَيِّنَةَ؟ قَالَ: إِيَّاكَ كُنْتُ أَسْأَلُ. قَالَ: فَإِذَا كَانَ فِي يَدِي شَيْ‏ءٌ فَادَّعَى فِيهِ الْمُسْلِمُونَ، تَسْأَلُنِي فِيهِ الْبَيِّنَةَ؟

Heasws said: ‘Inform measws! if there was something in the hands of the Muslims and Iasws made a claim for it, whom would you ask for the evidence?’ He said, ‘Youasws are the one I would ask’. Heasws said: ‘So there had been a thing in myasws hand, and the Muslims are claiming for it, (and) you are asking measws for the evidence regarding it?’

قَالَ: فَسَكَتَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: هَذَا فَيْ‏ءٌ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ، وَ لَسْنَا مِنْ‏ خُصُومَتِكَ فِي شَيْ‏ءٍ.

He (Abu Abdullahasws) said: ‘Abu Bakr was silent. Umar said, ‘This is a war booty of the Muslims, and we are not from yourasws disputants regarding anything’.

فَقَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ: يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ! تُقِرُّ بِالْقُرْآنِ؟ قَالَ: بَلَى.

Amir Al-Momineenasws said to Abu Bakr: ‘O Abu Bakr! Will you acknowledge with the Quran?’ He said, ‘Yes’.

قَالَ: أَخْبِرْنِي‏ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: إِنَّما يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنْكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَ يُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيراً فِينَا أَوْ فِي غَيْرِنَا نَزَلَتْ؟ قَالَ: فِيكُمْ‏.

Heasws said: ‘Inform me about Words of Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic: But rather, Allah Intends to Keep the uncleanness away from you, People of the Household, and Purify you (with) a Purification [33:33], was it Revealed regarding usasws or regarding others?’ He said, ‘But, regarding youasws’.

قَالَ: فَأَخْبِرْنِي‏ لَوْ أَنَّ شَاهِدَيْنِ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ شَهِدَا عَلَى فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ بِفَاحِشَةٍ مَا كُنْتَ صَانِعاً؟ قَالَ: كُنْتُ أُقِيمُ عَلَيْهَا الْحَدَّ كَمَا أُقِيمُ عَلَى نِسَاءِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ!!!

Heasws said: ‘Inform me, if two witnessed from the Muslims were to testify against (Syeda) Fatimaasws with an immorality, what would you do?’ He said, ‘I would establish the legal penalty upon herasws just as I would establish upon the women of the worlds!’

قَالَ: كُنْتَ إِذاً عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ. قَالَ: وَ لِمَ؟ قَالَ: لِأَنَّكَ كُنْتَ تَرُدُّ شَهَادَةَ اللَّهِ وَ تَقْبَلُ شَهَادَةَ غَيْرِهِ، لِأَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَدْ شَهِدَ لَهَا بِالطَّهَارَةِ، فَإِذَا رَدَدْتَ شَهَادَةَ اللَّهِ وَ قَبِلْتَ شَهَادَةَ غَيْرِهِ كُنْتَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ.

Heasws said: ‘Then you would be from the Kafirs in the Presence of Allahazwj’. He said, ‘And why?’ Heasws said: ‘Because you would rejecting the Testimony of Allahazwj and accepting the testimony of others, because Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic has Testified for herasws with the Purity. Thus, when you reject a Testimony of Allahazwj and accept a testimony of others, you would be from the Kafirs in the Presence of Allahazwj’.

قَالَ: فَبَكَى النَّاسُ، وَ تَفَرَّقُوا، وَ دَمْدَمُوا.

He (Abu Abdullahasws) said: ‘The people wept, and they dispersed, and were grumbling angrily’.

فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ بَعَثَ إِلَى عُمَرَ فَقَالَ: وَيْحَكَ يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ! أَ مَا رَأَيْتَ عَلِيّاً وَ مَا فَعَلَ بِنَا؟ وَ اللَّهِ لَئِنْ قَعَدَ مَقْعَداً آخَرَ لَيُفْسِدَنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ عَلَيْنَا وَ لَا نَتَهَنَّأُ بِشَيْ‏ءٍ مَا دَامَ حَيّاً.

When Abu Bakr returned to his house, he sent a message to Umar saying, ‘Woe be unto you, O Ibn Al-Khattab! Did you not see Aliasws and what happened with us? By Allahazwj! If heasws were to sit in a seat, heasws would spoil this command upon us, and we will not be welcome with anything for as long as we live!’

قَالَ عُمَرُ: مَا لَهُ إِلَّا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ. فَبَعَثُوا إِلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: نُرِيدُ أَنْ نَحْمِلَكَ عَلَى أَمْرٍ عَظِيمٍ. قَالَ: احْمِلْنِي عَلَى مَا شِئْتَ وَ لَوْ عَلَى قَتْلِ عَلِيٍّ. قَالَ: فَهُوَ قَتْلُ عَلِيٍّ. قَالَ: فَصْرِ بِجَنْبِهِ، فَإِذَا أَنَا سَلَّمْتُ فَاضْرِبْ عُنُقَهُ.

Umar said, ‘There is no one for himasws except Khalid Bin Al-Waleed’. So, they sent for him. Abu Bakr said to him, ‘We want to load upon with a great matter’. He said, ‘Load upon me whatever you like, and even if it was killing Aliasws’. He said, ‘It is the killing of Aliasws. Be by hisasws side, so when I greet (Salaam to finish Salat), then strike off hisasws neck’.

[فَبَعَثَتْ‏] أَسْمَاءُ بِنْتُ عُمَيْسٍ- وَ هِيَ أُمُّ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ- خَادِمَتَهَا فَقَالَتْ: اذْهَبِي إِلَى فَاطِمَةَ فَأَقْرِئِيهَا السَّلَامَ، فَإِذَا دَخَلَتْ مِنَ الْبَابِ فَقُولِي: إِنَّ الْمَلَأَ يَأْتَمِرُونَ بِكَ لِيَقْتُلُوكَ فَاخْرُجْ إِنِّي لَكَ مِنَ النَّاصِحِينَ‏، فَإِنْ فَهِمَتْهَا وَ إِلَّا فَأَعِيدِيهَا مَرَّةً أُخْرَى.

Asma Bint Umaysra, and she is mother of Muhammad Bint Abu Bakr, sent for her maid and said, ‘Go to (Syeda) Fatimaasws and convey the greeting to herasws. When you enter from the door, then say: The chiefs have issued an order for you to be killed, therefore get out (from the city). I am from the (sincere) advisers to you [28:20]’. So, if you make herasws understand, or else repeat it to her once again’.

فَجَاءَتْ فَدَخَلَتْ، وَ قَالَتْ: إِنَّ مَوْلَاتِي تَقُولُ يَا بِنْتَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ أَنْتَ‏؟ ثُمَّ قَرَأَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ: إِنَّ الْمَلَأَ يَأْتَمِرُونَ بِكَ لِيَقْتُلُوكَ‏، فَلَمَّا أَرَادَتْ أَنْ تَخْرُجَ قَرَأَتْهَا.

She went and entered, and said, ‘My mistress is saying, ‘O daughterasws of Rasool-Allahsaww! How are youasws?’ Then she recited this Verse: The chiefs have issued an order for you to be killed, [28:20]. When she wanted to exit, shera recited it.

فَقَالَ لَهَا أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: أَقْرِئِيهَا السَّلَامَ وَ قُولِي لَهَا: إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَحُولُ بَيْنَهُمْ وَ بَيْنَ مَا يُرِيدُونَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ.

Amir Al-Momineenasws said to her: ‘Convey the greetings to herra and say to herra that Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic will be a Barrier between them and what they are intending, if Allahazwj so Desires’.

فَوَقَفَ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ بِجَنْبِهِ، فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يُسَلِّمَ لَمْ يُسَلِّمْ، [وَ] قَالَ: يَا خَالِدُ! لَا تَفْعَلْ مَا أَمَرْتُكَ، السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ‏.

Khalid Bin Al-Waleed paused by hisasws side. When he (Abu Bakr) intended to greet (Salaam), he did not greet, and (instead) said, ‘O Khalid! Do not do what I had instructed you! The greetings be upon you all!’

فَقَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: مَا هَذَا الَّذِي أَمَرَكَ بِهِ ثُمَّ نَهَاكَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسَلِّمَ؟ قَالَ: أَمَرَنِي بِضَرْبِ عُنُقِكَ، وَ إِنَّمَا أَمَرَنِي بَعْدَ التَّسْلِيمِ. فَقَالَ: وَ كُنْتَ‏ فَاعِلًا؟ فَقَالَ: إِي وَ اللَّهِ، لَوْ لَمْ يَنْهَنِي لَفَعَلْتُ.

Amir Al-Momineenasws said: ‘What is this which he instructed you with, then forbid you before he greeted?’ He said, ‘He had instructed me with striking off yourasws neck, and rather he had instructed me (to do so) after the greeting’. Heasws said: ‘And would you have done it?’ He said, ‘Yes, by Allahazwj! If he had not forbidden me, I would have done so’’.

قَالَ: فَقَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَأَخَذَ بِمَجَامِعِ ثَوْبِ خَالِدٍ، ثُمَّ ضَرَبَ بِهِ الْحَائِطَ، وَ قَالَ لِعُمَرَ: يَا ابْنَ الصُّهَاكِ‏! وَ اللَّهِ لَوْ لَا عَهْدٌ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَ كِتابٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ سَبَقَ‏ لَعَلِمْتَ أَيُّنَا أَضْعَفُ جُنْداً وَ أَقَلُّ عَدَداً.

He (Abu Abdullahasws) said: Amir Al-Momineenasws said, grabbing the generality of the clothes of Khalid, then hit the wall with him and said to Umar: ‘O Ibn Al Suhaak! By Allahazwj Had there not been a pact from Rasool-Allahazwj, and a preceding Book from Allah [8:68], and you would come to know who is with weaker helpers and fewer number [72:24]’’.⁵⁵

27- ج‏: عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: لَمَّا بُويِعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَ اسْتَقَامَ لَهُ الْأَمْرُ عَلَى جَمِيعِ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَ الْأَنْصَارِ، بَعَثَ إِلَى فَدَكَ مَنْ أَخْرَجَ وَكِيلَ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ رَسُولِ اللّه مِنْهَا.

(The book) ‘Al Ihtijaj’ – From Hammad Bin Usman,

‘From Abu Abdullahasws having said: ‘When Abu Bakr was pledged allegiance to and the command was straightened for him upon the entirety of the Emigrants and the Helpers, sent someone to (the estate of) Fadak to expel from it the representative of Fatimaasws daughterasws of Rasool-Allahazwj.

فَجَاءَتْ فَاطِمَةُ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ‏ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَقَالَتْ: يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ! لِمَ‏ تَمْنَعُنِي مِيرَاثِي مِنْ أَبِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، وَ أَخْرَجْتَ وَكِيلِي مِنْ فَدَكَ؟! وَ قَدْ جَعَلَهَا لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ بِأَمْرِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى. فَقَالَ: هَاتِي عَلَى ذَلِكَ بِشُهُودٍ.

(Syeda) Fatimaasws came to Abu Bakr and sheasws said: ‘O Abu Bakr! Why did you prevent measws of myasws inheritance from myasws fathersaww Rasool-Allahsaww, and expelled myasws representative from Fadak, and Rasool-Allahsaww had made it to be for measws by the Command of Allahazwj the Exalted?’ He said, ‘Bring witnesses upon that to me’.

فَجَاءَتْ بِأُمِّ أَيْمَنَ، فَقَالَتْ‏: لَا أَشْهَدُ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ حَتَّى أَحْتَجَّ عَلَيْكَ بِمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ، أَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ أَ لَسْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ قَالَ: إِنَ‏ أُمَّ أَيْمَنَ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ؟ فَقَالَ: بَلَى.

Sheasws came with Umm Aymanra. Shera said, ‘O Abu Bakr! I will not testify until I argue against you with what Rasool-Allahsaww had said. I adjure you with Allahazwj! Don’t you know that Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘Umm Aymanra is a woman from the people of the Paradise?’ He said, ‘Yes’.

قَالَتْ: فَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَوْحَى إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ‏ فَآتِ ذَا الْقُرْبى‏ حَقَّهُ‏ فَجَعَلَ فَدَكَ لِفَاطِمَةَ بِأَمْرِ اللَّهِ.

Shera said, ‘I testify that Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic Revealed to Rasool-Allahsaww: And give to the one with kinship his right, and (to) the needy, [17:26], so hesaww made Fadak to be for (Syeda) Fatimaasws by the Command of Allahazwj’.

وَ جَاءَ عَلِيٌّ فَشَهِدَ بِمِثْلِ ذَلِكَ. فَكَتَبَ لَهَا كِتَاباً وَ دَفَعَهُ إِلَيْهَا. فَدَخَلَ عُمَرُ، فَقَالَ: مَا هَذَا الْكِتَابُ؟ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ فَاطِمَةَ ادَّعَتْ فِي فَدَكَ وَ شَهِدَتْ لَهَا أُمُّ أَيْمَنَ وَ عَلِيٌّ فَكَتَبْتُهُ‏. فَأَخَذَ عُمَرُ الْكِتَابَ مِنْ فَاطِمَةَ فَمَزَّقَهُ‏. فَخَرَجَتْ فَاطِمَةُ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ تَبْكِي.

And Aliasws came and testified with similar to that. So, he (Abu Bakr) wrote (a deed) for herasws and handed it to herasws. (Meanwhile) Umar came and said, ‘What is this letter?’ He said, ‘(Syeda) Fatimaasws claimed regarding Fadak and Umm Aymanra and Aliasws testified for herasws, so I wrote it for herasws’. Umar took the letter and tore it’. (Syeda) Fatimaasws went out crying.

فَلَمَّا كَانَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ جَاءَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ- وَ هُوَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَ حَوْلَهُ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ وَ الْأَنْصَارُ- فَقَالَ: يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ! لِمَ مَنَعْتَ فَاطِمَةَ مِيرَاثَهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ قَدْ مَلَكَتْهُ فِي حَيَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ؟

When it was after that, Aliasws came to Abu Bakr, and he was in the Masjid and around him were the Emigrants and the Helpers. Heasws said: ‘O Abu Bakr! Why did you prevent (Syeda) Fatimaasws of herasws inheritance from Rasool-Allahsaww, and sheasws had owned it during the lifetime of Rasool-Allahsaww?’

فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: إِنَ‏ هَذَا فَيْ‏ءٌ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ، فَإِنْ أَقَامَتْ شُهُوداً أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ جَعَلَهُ لَهَا، وَ إِلَّا فَلَا حَقَّ لَهَا فِيهِ‏.

Abu Bakr said, ‘This is a war booty for the Muslims. So either sheasws establishes witnessed that Rasool-Allahsaww made it to be for her, or else there is no right for herasws regarding it’.

فَقَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ! تَحْكُمُ فِينَا بِخِلَافِ‏ حُكْمِ اللَّهِ فِي الْمُسْلِمِينَ؟ قَالَ: لَا.

Amir Al Momineenasws said: ‘O Abu Bakr! You are judging regarding us with opposite to the Judgment of Allahazwj regarding the Muslims?’ He said, ‘No’.

قَالَ: فَإِنْ كَانَ فِي يَدِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ شَيْ‏ءٌ يَمْلِكُونَهُ ثُمَّ ادَّعَيْتُ أَنَا فِيهِ، مَنْ تَسْأَلُ الْبَيِّنَةَ؟ قَالَ: إِيَّاكَ كُنْتُ‏ أَسْأَلُ الْبَيِّنَةَ.

Heasws said: ‘Supposing there was something in the hands of the Muslims they are owning it, then Iasws make a claim regarding it, whom would you ask for the evidence?’ He said, ‘I would ask youasws for the evidence’.

قَالَ: فَمَا بَالُ فَاطِمَةَ سَأَلْتَهَا الْبَيِّنَةَ عَلَى مَا فِي يَدِهَا وَ قَدْ مَلَكَتْهُ فِي حَيَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ بَعْدَهُ، وَ لَمْ تَسْأَلِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ الْبَيِّنَةَ عَلَى مَا ادَّعَوْهَا شُهُوداً كَمَا سَأَلْتَنِي عَلَى مَا ادَّعَيْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ؟!

Heasws said: ‘Then what is the matter with (Syeda) Fatimaasws that you are asking herasws for the evidence of what is in herasws hands and sheasws had owned it during the lifetime of Rasool-Allahsaww and after himsaww, and you would not ask the Muslims for the evidence upon what they are claiming, for witnessed, just as you are asking measws upon what Iasws might claim upon them!?’

فَسَكَتَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: يَا عَلِيُّ! دَعْنَا مِنْ كَلَامِكَ، فَإِنَّا لَا نَقْوَى عَلَى حُجَّتِكَ، فَإِنْ أَتَيْتَ بِشُهُودٍ عُدُولٍ، وَ إِلَّا فَهُوَ فَيْ‏ءٌ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ، لَا حَقَّ لَكَ وَ لَا لِفَاطِمَةَ فِيهِ.

Abu Bakr was silent. Umar said, ‘O Aliasws! Leave us from yourasws speech, for we are not strong upon arguing against youasws. Either sheasws comes with just witnesses or else it is a war booty for the Muslims, there is neither any right for youasws for (Syeda) Fatimaasws is in it’.

فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ! تَقْرَأُ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ.

Aliasws said: ‘O Abu Bakr! Do you read the Book of Allahazwj?’ He said, ‘Yes’.

قَالَ: أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: إِنَّما يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنْكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَ يُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيراً فِينَا نَزَلَتْ أَوْ فِي غَيْرِنَا؟! قَالَ: بَلْ فِيكُمْ.

Heasws said: ‘Inform measws about Words of Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic: But rather, Allah Intends to Keep the uncleanness away from you, People of the Household, and Purify you (with) a Purification [33:33], was it Revealed regarding usasws or regarding others?’ He said, ‘But, regarding youasws’.

قَالَ: فَلَوْ أَنَّ شُهُوداً شَهِدُوا عَلَى فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بِفَاحِشَةٍ مَا كُنْتَ صَانِعاً بِهَا؟! قَالَ: كُنْتُ أُقِيمُ عَلَيْهَا الْحَدَّ كَمَا أُقِيمُ عَلَى سَائِرِ نِسَاءِ الْعَالَمِينَ‏!!! قَالَ: كُنْتَ إِذاً عِنْدَ اللَّهِ‏ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ. قَالَ: وَ لِمَ؟

Heasws said: ‘If witnesses were to testify against (Syeda) Fatimaasws daughterasws of Rasool-Allahsaww with an immorality, what would you do with herasws?’ He said, ‘I would establish the legal penalty upon herasws just as I would establish upon the rest of the women of the worlds!’ Heasws said: ‘The you would be from the Kafirs in the Presence of Allahazwj’. He said, ‘And why?’

قَالَ: لِأَنَّكَ رَدَدْتَ شَهَادَةَ اللَّهِ لَهَا بِالطَّهَارَةِ وَ قَبِلْتَ شَهَادَةَ النَّاسِ عَلَيْهَا، كَمَا رَدَدْتَ حُكْمَ اللَّهِ وَ حُكْمَ رَسُولِهِ أَنْ جَعَلَ لَهَا فَدَكَ وَ قَبَضْتَهُ‏ فِي حَيَاتِهِ، ثُمَّ قَبِلْتَ شَهَادَةَ أَعْرَابِيٍّ بَائِلٍ عَلَى عَقِبَيْهِ عَلَيْهَا، وَ أَخَذْتَ مِنْهَا فَدَكاً، وَ زَعَمْتَ أَنَّهُ فَيْ‏ءٌ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ،

Heasws said: ‘Because you would have rejected the testimony of Allahazwj with the Purification and accepted a testimony of the people against her, just as you have rejected the Judgment of Allahazwj and judgment of Hisazwj Rasoolsaww if making Fadak to be for herasws, and sheasws had possessed it during hissaww lifetime, then you accepted a testimony of a Bedouin misleading upon his posterity, against herasws, and you seized Fadak from herasws, and claimed that it is a war booty for the Muslims.

وَ قَدْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: الْبَيِّنَةُ عَلَى الْمُدَّعِي وَ الْيَمِينُ عَلَى الْمُدَّعَى عَلَيْهِ، فَرَدَدْتَ قَوْلَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: الْبَيِّنَةُ عَلَى مَنِ ادَّعَى وَ الْيَمِينُ عَلَى مَنِ ادُّعِيَ عَلَيْهِ.

And Rasool-Allahsaww had said: ‘The evidence is upon the claimant and the oath is upon the defendant. So, you have rejected the words of Rasool-Allahsaww: ‘The evidence is upon the one who claims, and the oath is upon the one who is claimed against’’.

قَالَ: فَدَمْدَمَ النَّاسُ وَ أَنْكَرَ بَعْضُهُمْ‏ وَ قَالُوا: صَدَقَ وَ اللَّهِ عَلِيٌ‏، وَ رَجَعَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ‏ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ.

He (Abu Abdullahasws) said: ‘The people grumbled angrily and some of them denied and said, ‘By Allahazwj! Aliasws speaks the truth’. And Aliasws returned to hisasws house’.

قَالَ: وَ دَخَلَتْ‏ فَاطِمَةُ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ الْمَسْجِدَ، وَ طَافَتْ عَلَى قَبْرِ أَبِيهَا، وَ هِيَ تَقُولُ:

قَدْ كَانَ بَعْدَكَ أَنْبَاءٌ وَ هَنْبَثَةٌ

لَوْ كُنْتَ شَاهِدَهَا لَمْ تَكْثُرِ الْخَطْبُ‏

إِنَّا فَقَدْنَاكَ فَقْدَ الْأَرْضِ وَابِلَهَا

وَ اخْتَلَّ قَوْمُكَ فَاشْهَدْهُمْ فَقَدْ نَكَبُوا

He (Abu Abdullahasws) said: ‘And (Syeda) Fatimaasws entered the Masjid and circled around the grave of herasws fathersaww, and sheasws was saying (in prose): ‘There have happened after yousaww such news and difficult events, of yousaww had witnessed these, the speech would not have been big. We lost yousaww, and the earth lost its downpour, and yoursaww people are disorderly, so witness them and they have turned around.

قَدْ كَانَ جِبْرِيلُ بِالْآيَاتِ يُؤْنِسُنَا

فَغَابَ عَنَّا فَكُلُّ الْخَيْرِ مُحْتَجَبٌ‏

قَدْ كُنْتَ‏ بَدْراً وَ نُوراً يُسْتَضَاءُ بِهِ‏

عَلَيْكَ تَنْزِلُ‏ مِنْ ذِي الْعِزَّةِ الْكُتُبُ‏

Jibraeelas used to comfort usasws with the Verses. Yousaww disappeared from us, so every good was veiled. And yousaww were a full moon, and a Noor one could be illuminated with, and the Oneazwj with the Might Revealed the Books upon yousaww.

تَهَجَّمَتْنَا رِجَالٌ وَ اسْتُخِفَّ بِنَا

إِذْ غِبْتَ عَنَّا فَنَحْنُ الْيَوْمَ نُغْتَصَبُ‏

فَسَوْفَ نَبْكِيكَ مَا عِشْنَا وَ مَا بَقِيَتْ‏

مِنَّا الْعُيُونُ بِتَهْمَالٍ لَهَا سَكْبٌ‏

The (Muslim) men scorned usasws and belittled us, when yousaww disappeared from us, so today we are usurped, and soon we shall cry for yousaww of the life and what remains from usasws of the eyes, enduring the silence for it.

قَالَ: فَرَجَعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَ عُمَرُ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِمَا، وَ بَعَثَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِلَى عُمَرَ ثُمَّ دَعَاهُ، فَقَالَ‏: أَ مَا رَأَيْتَ مَجْلِسَ عَلِيٍّ مِنَّا فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ؟ وَ اللَّهِ لَئِنْ قَعَدَ مَقْعَداً مِثْلَهُ لَيُفْسِدَنَّ أَمْرَنَا، فَمَا الرَّأْيُ؟.

He (Abu Abdullahasws) said: ‘Abu Bakr and Umar returned to their houses, and Abu Bakr sent a message to Umar, then called him. He said, ‘Did you not see the sitting of Aliasws from us during this day? By Allahazwj! If heasws were to sit in a gathering similar to it, heasws would spoil our affairs. So, what is the opinion?’

قَالَ‏ عُمَرُ: الرَّأْيُ أَنْ نَأْمُرَ بِقَتْلِهِ. قَالَ: فَمَنْ يَقْتُلُهُ؟ قَالَ: خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ. فَبَعَثَا إِلَى خَالِدٍ فَأَتَاهُمْ‏.

Umar said, ‘The opinion is that we should order with having himasws killed’. He said, ‘Who will kill himasws?’ He said, ‘Khalid Bin Al-Waleed’. So they sent for Khalid and he came to them.

فَقَالا لَهُ: نُرِيدُ أَنْ نَحْمِلَكَ عَلَى أَمْرٍ عَظِيمٍ. فَقَالَ: احْمِلُونِي عَلَى مَا شِئْتُمْ‏، وَ لَوْ عَلَى قَتْلِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ. قَالا: فَهُوَ ذَاكَ‏.

They said to him, ‘We want to load a great matter upon you’. He said, ‘Load upon me whatever you like, and even if it is the killing of Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws. They said, ‘It is that’.

قَالَ خَالِدٌ: مَتَى أَقْتُلُهُ؟ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: احْضُرِ الْمَسْجِدَ وَ قُمْ بِجَنْبِهِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ، فَإِذَا سَلَّمْتُ قُمْ‏ إِلَيْهِ وَ اضْرِبْ عُنُقَهُ. قَالَ: نَعَمْ.

Khalid said, ‘When shall I kill himasws?’ Abu Bakr said, ‘Be present at the masjid and stand by hisasws side during the Salat. When I have greeted (Salaam), stand to himasws and strike off hisasws neck’. He said, ‘Yes’.

فَسَمِعَتْ أَسْمَاءُ بِنْتُ عُمَيْسٍ- وَ كَانَتْ تَحْتَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ- فَقَالَتْ لِجَارِيَتِهَا: اذْهَبِي إِلَى مَنْزِلِ عَلِيٍّ وَ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ وَ أَقْرِئِيهِمَا السَّلَامَ، وَ قُولِي لِعَلِيٍّ: إِنَّ الْمَلَأَ يَأْتَمِرُونَ بِكَ لِيَقْتُلُوكَ فَاخْرُجْ إِنِّي لَكَ مِنَ النَّاصِحِينَ‏.

Asma Bint Umaysra heard, and she was under Abu Bakr (Married to him). She said to her maid, ‘Go to the house of Aliasws and Fatimaasws and convey the greetings to themasws and say to Aliasws, The chiefs have issued an order for you to be killed, therefore get out (from the city). I am from the (sincere) advisers to you [28:20]’.

فَجَاءَتِ الْجَارِيَةُ إِلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَتْ لِعَلِيٍّ: إِنَّ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتَ عُمَيْسٍ تَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكَ السَّلَامَ وَ تَقُولُ: إِنَّ الْمَلَأَ يَأْتَمِرُونَ بِكَ لِيَقْتُلُوكَ فَاخْرُجْ إِنِّي لَكَ مِنَ النَّاصِحِينَ‏.

The main went to themasws and said to Aliasws, ‘Asma Bint Umaysra conveys the greetings to you and says, The chiefs have issued an order for you to be killed, therefore get out (from the city). I am from the (sincere) advisers to you [28:20]’.

فَقَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: قُولِي‏ لَهَا: إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَحُولُ بَيْنَهُمْ وَ بَيْنَ مَا يُرِيدُونَ.

Amir Al-Momineenasws said: ‘Say to her, ‘Allahazwj will be a Barrier between them and what they are intending’’.

ثُمَّ قَامَ وَ تَهَيَّأَ لِلصَّلَاةِ، وَ حَضَرَ الْمَسْجِدَ، وَ صَلَّى لِنَفْسِهِ‏ خَلْفَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، وَ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ بِجَنْبِهِ‏ وَ مَعَهُ السَّيْفُ، فَلَمَّا جَلَسَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ لِلتَّشَهُّدِ نَدِمَ عَلَى مَا قَالَ وَ خَافَ الْفِتْنَةَ، وَ عَرَفَ شِدَّةَ عَلِيٍّ وَ بَأْسَهُ، فَلَمْ يَزَلْ مُتَفَكِّراً لَا يَجْسُرُ أَنْ يُسَلِّمَ، حَتَّى ظَنَّ النَّاسُ أَنَّهُ سَهَا.

Then heasws stood up and prepared for the salat and presented at the Masjid and prayed Salat by himselfasws, behind Abu Bakr, and Khalid Bin Al-Waleed was by hisasws side, and with him was the sword. When Abu Bakr saw for the Tashahhud, he regretted upon what he had said and feared the Fitna (strife), and he recognised the intensity of Aliasws and hisasws prowess. He did not cease to think not emboldened upon performing the Salaam, until the people thought that he had forgotten.

ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَى خَالِدٍ وَ قَالَ‏: يَا خَالِدُ! لَا تَفْعَلَنَّ مَا أَمَرْتُكَ، السَّلَامُ‏ عَلَيْكُمْ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ.

Then he turned to Khalid and said: ‘O Khalid! Do not do what I have instructed you, the greetings be upon you all and Mercy of Allahazwj and Hisazwj Blessings (Salaam)’.

فَقَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: يَا خَالِدُ! مَا الَّذِي أَمَرَكَ بِهِ؟. قَالَ‏: أَمَرَنِي بِضَرْبِ عُنُقِكَ.قَالَ: أَ وَ كُنْتَ فَاعِلًا؟. قَالَ: إِي وَ اللَّهِ لَوْ لَا أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِي: لَا تَفْعَلْهُ‏ قَبْلَ التَّسْلِيمِ لَقَتَلْتُكَ.

Amir Al-Momineenasws said: ‘O Khalid! What is that which he had instructed you with?’ He said, ‘He had instructed me with striking off yourasws neck’. Heasws said: ‘And you would have done it?’ He said, ‘Yes, by Allahazwj! Had he not said to me, ‘Don’t do it’, before the Salaam, I would have killed youasws’.

قَالَ: فَأَخَذَهُ عَلِيٌّ فَجَلَدَ بِهِ الْأَرْضَ، فَاجْتَمَعَ النَّاسُ عَلَيْهِ. فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: يَقْتُلُهُ وَ رَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ.

He (Abu Abdullahasws) said: ‘Aliasws grabbed Khalid and hit the ground with him. The people gathered to himasws. Umar said, ‘Heasws will kill him, by Lordazwj of the Kabah!’

فَقَالَ النَّاسُ: يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ! اللَّهَ اللَّهَ، بِحَقِّ صَاحِبِ الْقَبْرِ.

The people said, ‘O Abu Al-Hassanasws! Allahazwj! Allahazwj, by the right of the occupant of the grave!’

فَخَلَّى عَنْهُ، ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَى عُمَرَ فَأَخَذَ بِتَلَابِيبِهِ فَقَالَ‏: يَا ابْنَ صُهَاكَ! وَ اللَّهِ لَوْ لَا عَهْدٌ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَ كِتابٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ سَبَقَ‏ لَعَلِمْتَ أَيُّنَا أَضْعَفُ ناصِراً وَ أَقَلُّ عَدَداً وَ دَخَلَ مَنْزِلَهُ.

Heasws vacated from him, then turned to Umar and grabbed his collar and said: ‘O Ibn Suhaak! By Allahazwj! Had there not been a pact from Rasool-Allahazwj, and a preceding Book from Allah [8:68], and you would come to know who is with weaker helpers and fewer number [72:24]’’ and entered hisasws house’’.⁵⁶

28- فس‏: أَبِي، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عِيسَى وَ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: مِثْلَهُ. وَ فِيهِ: فَأَخَذَ عُمَرُ الْكِتَابَ مِنْ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ فَمَزَّقَهُ، وَ قَالَ: هَذَا فَيْ‏ءُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ،

(The book) ‘Tafseer Al Qummi’ – My father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Usman Bin Isa, and Hammasd Bin Usman,

From Abu Abdullahasws – similar to it, and in it: ‘Umar seized the letter (of deed) from (Syeda) Fatimaasws and tore it, and said, ‘This is a war booty for the Muslims!’

وَ قَالَ: أَوْسُ بْنُ الْحَدَثَانِ وَ عَائِشَةُ وَ حَفْصَةُ يَشْهَدُونَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ- صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ- بِأَنَّهُ قَالَ: إِنَّا مَعَاشِرَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ لَا نُورَثُ، مَا تَرَكْنَاهُ صَدَقَةٌ، وَ أَنَ‏ عَلِيّاً زَوْجُهَا يَجُرُّ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ، وَ أُمَّ أَيْمَنَ فَهِيَ امْرَأَةٌ صَالِحَةٌ لَوْ كَانَ مَعَهَا غَيْرُهَا لَنَظَرْنَا فِيهِ.

And said: ‘Aws Bin Al-Hadsan, and Ayesha, and Hafsa were testifying against Rasool-Allahsaww that hesaww had said: ‘Weasws community of the Prophetsas do not leave inheritance, whatever weas leave is charity’, and that Aliasws is herasws husband rewarding to himselfasws, and Umm Aymanra is a righteous woman, if there was someone else with herra, we would consider it’.

فَخَرَجَتْ فَاطِمَةُ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا مِنْ عِنْدِهِمَا بَاكِيَةً حَزِينَةً، فَلَمَّا كَانَ بَعْدَ هَذَا جَاءَ عَلِيٌّ.

(Syeda) Fatimaasws went out from their presence, crying, grieving. When it was after that, Aliasws.

وَ فِيهِ بَعْدَ قَوْلِهِ لَهَا: نَغْتَصِبُ:

فَكُلُّ أَهْلٍ لَهُ قُرْبَى‏ وَ مَنْزِلَةٌ

عِنْدَ الْإِلَهِ عَلَى الْأَدْنَيْنِ يَقْتَرِبُ‏

أَبْدَتْ رِجَالٌ لَنَا نَجْوَى صُدُورِهِمُ‏

لَمَّا مَضَيْتَ وَ حَالَتْ دُونَكَ الْكُتُبُ‏

And regarding it, after hisasws words to herasws: ‘We are usurped’ – (A poem) ‘For every family there are relatives and a status in the Presence of God, upon the closeness; the men manifested to usasws the whispering of their chests due to what has happened, and formed a barrier from the Books;

فَقَدْ رُزِينَا بِمَا لَمْ يُرْزَهُ‏ أَحَدٌ

مِنَ الْبَرِيَّةِ لَا عُجْمٌ وَ لَا عَرَبٌ‏

وَ قَدْ رُزِينَا بِهِ مَحْضاً خَلِيقَتُهُ‏

صَافِي الضَّرَائِبِ وَ الْأَعْرَاقِ وَ النَّسَبِ‏

فَأَنْتَ خَيْرُ عِبَادِ اللَّهِ كُلِّهِمْ‏

وَ أَصْدَقُ النَّاسِ حِينَ الصِّدْقِ وَ الْكَذِبِ‏

They have deceived usasws with what no one from the citizens has been deceived with, neither non-Arabs nor Arabs; and we have been deceived by him, purely of his manners, clearing the taxes, and the relations, and the lineages. So, youasws are the best of the servants of Allahazwj, all of them, and the most truthful of the people whoever ratified and belied’.

وَ فِيهِ بَعْدَ الْبَيْتِ الْأَخِيرِ:

سَيَعْلَمُ الْمُتَوَلِّي ظُلْمَ حَامَتِنَا

يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَنَّا كَيْفَ نَنْقَلِبُ‏

And regarding it, after the other couplet: ‘The ruler will soon come to know of having been unjust of ourasws matter on the Day of Judgment, how weasws would be overturning him’’.⁵⁷

29- ج‏: رُوِيَ‏ أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَ عُمَرَ بَعَثَا إِلَى خَالِدِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ، فَوَاعَدَاهُ وَ فَارَقَاهُ عَلَى قَتْلِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، فَضَمِنَ‏ ذَلِكَ لَهُمَا.

(The book) ‘Al Ihtijaj’ – Abu Bakr and Umar sent a message to Khalid Bin Al-Waleed, and they promised him, and separated him upon the killing of Aliasws, and he guaranteed that to them.

فَسَمِعَتْ أَسْمَاءُ بِنْتُ عُمَيْسٍ امْرَأَةُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَ هِيَ‏ فِي خِدْرِهَا، فَأَرْسَلَتْ خَادِمَةً لَهَا وَ قَالَتْ: تَرَدَّدِي فِي دَارِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَ قُولِي‏: إِنَّ الْمَلَأَ يَأْتَمِرُونَ بِكَ لِيَقْتُلُوكَ‏.

Asma Bint Umays, wife of Abu Bakr, heard, and she was in her veil, so she sent a maid of hers and said: ‘Go to the house of Aliasws and say, The chiefs have issued an order for you to be killed, [28:20].

فَفَعَلَتِ الْجَارِيَةُ، وَ سَمِعَهَا عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقَالَ: رَحِمَهَا اللَّهُ، قُولِي لِمَوْلَاتِكِ: فَمَنْ يَقْتُلُ النَّاكِثِينَ وَ الْقَاسِطِينَ وَ الْمَارِقِينَ‏؟

The maid did so, and Aliasws made her hear it. Heasws said: ‘May Allahazwj have Mercy on her. Say to your mistress, ‘So who would be killing the breakers (of the covenant), and the renegades, and the deviants?’’

وَ وَقَعَتِ الْمُوَاعَدَةُ لِصَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ، إِذْ كَانَ أَخْفَى وَ أَخْوَتَ لِلسُّدْفَةِ وَ الشُّبْهَةِ، وَ لَكِنَ‏ اللَّهَ بالِغُ أَمْرِهِ‏، وَ كَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ قَالَ لِخَالِدِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ: إِذَا انْصَرَفْتُ مِنَ الْفَجْرِ فَاضْرِبْ عُنُقَ عَلِيٍّ.

And the appointed time fell for the Salat Al-Fajr, when it would be more hidden and more concealed due to the darkness, and the suspicious, but Allah would Accomplish His Command. [65:3], and Abu Bakr said to Khalid Bin Al-Waleed, ‘Finish from Al-Fajr (Salat) and strike off hisasws neck’.

فَصَلَّى إِلَى جَنْبِهِ لِأَجْلِ ذَلِكَ، وَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فِي الصَّلَاةِ يُفَكِّرُ فِي الْعَوَاقِبِ، فَنَدِمَ، فَجَلَسَ فِي صَلَاتِهِ حَتَّى كَادَتِ الشَّمْسُ تَطْلُعُ، يَتَعَقَّبُ الْآرَاءَ وَ يَخَافُ الْفِتْنَةَ وَ لَا يَأْمَنُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ، فَقَالَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسَلِّمَ فِي صَلَاتِهِ: يَا خَالِدُ! لَا تَفْعَلْ مَا أَمَرْتُكَ‏ بِهِ، ثَلَاثاً.

He prayed to hisasws for that reason, and Abu Bakr was in the Salat thinking regarding the consequences, and he regretted. He said in his Salat until the sun almost emerged, he reconsidered the opinion and feared the Fitna (strife), and did not feel safe upon himself, so he said before he recited Salaam in his Salat, ‘O Khalid! Do not do what I had instructed you with’ – three times.

وَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى: لَا يَفْعَلَنَّ خَالِدٌ مَا أَمَرْتُهُ‏.

And in another report, ‘Do not do it Khalid, what had instructed’.

فَالْتَفَتَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، فَإِذَا خَالِدٌ مُشْتَمِلٌ عَلَى السَّيْفِ إِلَى جَانِبِهِ، فَقَالَ: يَا خَالِدُ! أَ وَ كُنْتَ فَاعِلًا؟! فَقَالَ: إِي وَ اللَّهِ، لَوْ لَا أَنَّهُ نَهَانِي لَوَضَعْتُهُ فِي أَكْثَرِكَ شَعْراً.

Aliasws turned and there was Khalid deliberating upon the sword to his side. Heasws said: ‘O Khalid! Or would you have done it?’ He said, ‘Yes, by Allahazwj if he had not forbidden me, I would have placed it in most of yourasws hair’.

فَقَالَ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: كَذَبْتَ لَا أُمَّ لَكَ، مَنْ يَفْعَلُهُ أَضْيَقُ حَلْقَةَ اسْتٍ مِنْكَ، أَمَا وَ الَّذِي فَلَقَ الْحَبَّةَ وَ بَرَأَ النَّسَمَةَ لَوْ لَا مَا سَبَقَ مِنَ الْقَضَاءِ لَعَلِمْتَ أَيُّ الْفَرِيقَيْنِ‏ شَرٌّ مَكاناً وَ أَضْعَفُ جُنْداً

Aliasws said to him: ‘You are lying, may there be no mother for you! One who does it (kills measws) would be of a narrower throat than you. But, by the Oneazwj Who Split the seed and Formed the personal! Had there not preceded from the Decree, you would have known which of the two sects more evil position and of a weaker army’ [19:75].

وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي ذَرٍّ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ: أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ أَخَذَ خَالِداً بِإِصْبَعَيْهِ- السَّبَّابَةِ وَ الْوُسْطَى- فِي ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتِ، فَعَصَرَهُ عَصْراً، فَصَاحَ خَالِدٌ صَيْحَةً مُنْكَرَةً، فَفَزِعَ النَّاسُ، وَ هِمَّتُهُمْ أَنْفُسُهُمْ، وَ أَحْدَثَ خَالِدٌ فِي ثِيَابِهِ، وَ جَعَلَ يَضْرِبُ بِرِجْلَيْهِ‏ وَ لَا يَتَكَلَّمُ.

And in a report of Abu Zarrra, ‘Amir Al-Momineenasws grabbed Khalid with hisasws fingers – the forefinger and the middle – during that time, and heasws squeezed with a squeezing. Khalid screamed an evil scream. The people panicked and were concerned for themselves, and Khalid urinated in his clothes and went on to hit hisasws legs and did not speak.

فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ لِعُمَرَ: هَذِهِ مَشُورَتُكَ الْمَنْكُوسَةُ، كَأَنِّي كُنْتُ أَنْظُرُ إِلَى هَذَا وَ أَحْمَدُ اللَّهَ عَلَى سَلَامَتِنَا.

Abu Bakr said to Umar, ‘This is your advice overturned. It is as if I am looking that this and Praising Allahazwj upon our safety’.

وَ كُلَّمَا دَنَا أَحَدٌ لِيُخَلِّصَهُ مِنْ يَدِهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لَحَظَهُ‏ لَحْظَةً تَنَحَّى عَنْهُ رَاجِعاً. فَبَعَثَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ عُمَرَ إِلَى الْعَبَّاسِ، فَجَاءَ وَ تَشَفَّعَ إِلَيْهِ وَ أَقْسَمَ عَلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ: بِحَقِ‏ الْقَبْرِ وَ مَنْ فِيهِ، وَ بِحَقِّ وَلَدَيْهِ وَ أُمِّهِمَا إِلَّا تَرَكْتَهُ.

And every time someone approached to finish hisasws hand, heasws dragged him for a moment isolating him against. So Abu Bakr sent for Al-Abbas. He came, and he sought intercession to him, and oathed to him and said, ‘By the right of the grave (of Rasool-Allahsaww) and the onesaww in it, and by the right of hissaww children and their motherasws, only leave him’.

فَفَعَلَ ذَلِكَ، وَ قَبَّلَ الْعَبَّاسُ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ.

Heasws did that, and Al-Abbas kissed himasws between hisasws eyes’’.

ثمّ اعلم: أنّ هذه القصة من المشهورات بين الخاصّة و العامّة، و إن أنكره‏ بعض المخالفين.

(Majlisi said), ‘Then know that this story is from the well-known ones between the special (Shias) and the general (Non-Shia) Muslims, and even though some of the adversaries may deny’.

وَ قَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي الْحَدِيدِ فِي شَرْحِهِ عَلَى نَهْجِ الْبَلَاغَةِ: سَأَلْتُ النَّقِيبَ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ يَحْيَى بْنَ زَيْدٍ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: إِنِّي لَأَعْجَبُ مِنْ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ كَيْفَ بَقِيَ تِلْكَ الْمُدَّةَ الطَّوِيلَةَ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ؟! وَ كَيْفَ مَا اغْتِيلَ وَ فُتِكَ بِهِ‏ فِي جَوْفِ مَنْزِلِهِ مَعَ تَلَظِّي الْأَكْبَادِ عَلَيْهِ؟!

And Ibn Abi Al-Hadeed said in his commentary on (the book) ‘Nahj Al-Balagah’, ‘I asked the captain Abu Ja’far Yahya Bin Zayd, I said to him, ‘I am surprised from Aliasws how heasws remained (alive) for that long duration after Rasool-Allahsaww!?’ And how come heasws was assassinated and eradicated within the interior of hisasws house with the flames of the enemies upon himasws!?’

فَقَالَ: لَوْ لَا أَنَّهُ أَرْغَمَ أَنْفَهُ بِالتُّرَابِ، وَ وَضَعَ خَدَّهُ فِي حَضِيضِ الْأَرْضِ، لَقُتِلَ، وَ لَكِنَّهُ أَخْمَلَ نَفْسَهُ، وَ اشْتَغَلَ بِالْعِبَادَةِ وَ الصَّلَاةِ وَ النَّظَرِ فِي الْقُرْآنِ، وَ خَرَجَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ الزِّيِّ الْأَوَّلِ وَ ذَلِكَ الشِّعَارِ، وَ نَسِيَ السَّيْفَ، وَ صَارَ كَالْفَاتِكِ‏ يَتُوبُ وَ يَصِيرُ سَائِحاً فِي الْأَرْضِ أَوْ رَاهِباً فِي الْجِبَالِ،

He said, ‘If they had not rubbed hisasws nose in the dust, and placed hisasws cheek in the grass of the earth, heasws would have been killed, but heasws let himselfasws be lowered and pre-occupied with the (acts of) worship and the Salat and the looking (pondering) in the Quran, and heasws came out from that as the first appearance, and that is the heraldry, and heasws forgot the sword and became like the brave penitent, travelling in the land, or a hermit in the mountains.

فَلَمَّا أَطَاعَ الْقَوْمَ الَّذِينَ وُلُّوا الْأَمْرَ وَ صَارَ أَذَلَّ لَهُمْ مِنَ الْحِذَاءِ، تَرَكُوهُ وَ سَكَتُوا عَنْهُ، وَ لَمْ تَكُنِ الْعَرَبُ لِتُقْدِمَ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا بِمُوَاطَأَةٍ مِنْ مُتَوَلِّي الْأَمْرِ، وَ بَاطِنٍ فِي السِّرِّ مِنْهُ،

When the people obeyed the ones in charge of the command it became a humiliation for them from the shoes, they neglected himasws and were silent from himasws, and the Arabs did not happen to arrive to himasws except with the consent from the rulers in charge, and be confidants regarding the secrets from himasws.

فَلَمَّا لَمْ يَكُنْ لِوُلَاةِ الْأَمْرِ بَاعِثٌ وَ دَاعٍ إِلَى قَتْلِهِ وَقَعَ الْإِمْسَاكُ عَنْهُ، لَوْ لَا ذَلِكَ لَقُتِلَ، ثُمَّ الْأَجَلُ‏ بَعْدُ مَعْقِلٌ حَصِينٌ.

When there did not happen to be any motive for the rulers to kill himasws, the withholding occurred from himasws. Had it not been that, heasws would have been killed, then the postponement afterwards was the impregnable fortress’.

فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: أَ حَقٌّ مَا يُقَالُ فِي حَدِيثِ خَالِدٍ؟. فَقَالَ: إِنَّ قَوْماً مِنَ الْعَلَوِيَّةِ يَذْكُرُونَ ذَلِكَ‏.

I said to him, ‘Is it true what is being said regarding the Hadeeth of Khalid?’ He said, ‘A people from the Alawites are mentioning that’.

وَ قَدْ رُوِيَ أَنَّ رَجُلًا جَاءَ إِلَى زُفَرَ بْنِ الْهُذَيْلِ- صَاحِبِ أَبِي حَنِيفَةَ- فَسَأَلَهُ عَمَّا يَقُولُ أَبُو حَنِيفَةَ فِي جَوَازِ الْخُرُوجِ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ بِأَمْرٍ غَيْرِ التَّسْلِيمِ نَحْوَ الْكَلَامِ وَ الْفِعْلِ الْكَثِيرِ أَوِ الْحَدَثِ؟.

And it has been reported that a man came to Zufar Bin Al-Huzeyl, a companion of Abu Haneefa, and asked him about what Abu Haneefa was saying regarding allowance of the exit from the Salat with a matter without having performed Salaam, like that talking, and many deeds, or the break of the Wudu’u?’

فَقَالَ: إِنَّهُ جَائِزٌ، قَدْ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فِي تَشَهُّدِهِ مَا قَالَ.

He said, ‘It is allowed. Abu Bakr had said during his Tashahhud what he had said’.

فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ: وَ مَا الَّذِي قَالَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ؟. قَالَ: لَا عَلَيْكَ. قَالَ‏: فَأَعَادَ عَلَيْهِ السُّؤَالَ ثَانِيَةً وَ ثَالِثَةً. فَقَالَ: أَخْرِجُوهُ أَخْرِجُوهُ، قَدْ كُنْتُ أُحَدَّثُ أَنَّهُ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ أَبِي الْخَطَّابِ.

The man said, ‘And what is that which Abu Bakr had said?’ He said, ‘No (answering) to you’. He said, ‘I repeated the question to him secondly, and thirdly. He said, ‘Expel him! Expel him! I have been narrating to him and he is from the companions of Abu Al-Khattab!’

قُلْتُ لَهُ: فَمَا الَّذِي تَقُولُهُ أَنْتَ؟. قَالَ: أَنَا أَسْتَبْعِدُ ذَلِكَ، وَ إِنَّهُ‏ رَوَتْهُ الْإِمَامِيَّةُ .. إِلَى آخِرِ مَا قَالَ.

I said to him, ‘So, what is that which you are saying?’ He said, ‘I exclude that, and it is a report of the Imamites’ – up to the end of what he said’’.⁵⁸

30- ج‏: رِسَالَةُ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ‏ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ، لَمَّا بَلَغَهُ عَنْهُ كَلَامٌ بَعْدَ مَنْعِ الزَّهْرَاءِ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ فَدَكَ: شُقُّوا مُتَلَاطِمَاتِ أَمْوَاجِ الْفِتَنِ بِحَيَازِيمِ سُفُنِ النَّجَاةِ، وَ حُطُّوا تِيجَانَ أَهْلِ الْفَخْرِ بِجَمِيعِ‏ أَهْلِ الْغَدْرِ، وَ اسْتَضِيئُوا بِنُورِ الْأَنْوَارِ، وَ اقْتَسِمُوا مَوَارِيثَ الطَّاهِرَاتِ الْأَبْرَارِ، وَ احْتَقِبُوا ثِقْلَ الْأَوْزَارِ، بِغَصْبِهِمْ نِحْلَةَ النَّبِيِّ الْمُخْتَارِ.

(The book) ‘Al Ihtijaj’ –

A letter of Amir Al-Momineenasws to Abu Bakr, when speech reached himasws from him after his preventing Al-Zahraasws of (estate of) Fadak: ‘Cleave asunder the waves of strife (Fitna) by the ships of salvation, and remove the crowns of the people of arrogance with all the people of treachery, and be illuminated by a Noor of the Noors, and distribute the inheritances of the pure ones, the righteous ones, and put away the weight of the burdens, usurpation of the gift of the Chosen Prophetsaww.

فَكَأَنِّي بِكُمْ تَتَرَدَّدُونَ فِي الْعَمَى كَمَا يَتَرَدَّدُ الْبَعِيرُ فِي الطَّاحُونَةِ، أَمَا وَ اللَّهِ لَوْ أُذِنَ لِي بِمَا لَيْسَ لَكُمْ بِهِ عِلْمٌ لَحَصَدْتُ رُءُوسَكُمْ عَنْ أَجْسَادِكُمْ كَحَبِّ الْحَصِيدِ بِقَوَاضِبَ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ، وَ لَقَلَعْتُ مِنْ جَمَاجِمِ شُجْعَانِكُمْ مَا أَقْرَحُ بِهِ آمَاقَكُمْ، وَ أُوحِشُ بِهِ مَحَالَّكُمْ.

It is as if Iasws with you (looking at) you hesitating in the blindness just as the camel tends to hesitate during the milling. But, by Allahazwj! If there was Permission for measws with what there isn’t any knowledge for you with, Iasws would have scythed your heads from your bodies, like the grain harvest with a scythe of iron, and would have uprooted the skulls of your brave ones, what your trusted ones would have been scored with, and your neighbourhood would have been fearful with.

فَإِنِّي مُنْذُ عَرَفْتُمُونِي‏ مُرْدِي الْعَسَاكِرِ، وَ مُفْنِي الْجَحَافِلِ، وَ مُبِيدُ خَضْرَائِكُمْ، وَ مُحْمِدُ ضَوْضَائِكُمْ‏، وَ جَزَّارُ الدَّوَّارِينَ إِذْ أَنْتُمْ فِي بُيُوتِكُمْ مُعْتَكِفُونَ، وَ إِنِّي لَصَاحِبُكُمْ بِالْأَمْسِ،

For long you have recognised measws as a repeller of the armies, and a legendary annihilator, and exterminator of your greenery, and praise-worthy of your noise, and colossal of the two houses (world and the Hereafter), while you all were isolating in your houses, and Iasws was for your Master (Rasool-Allahsaww) yesterday.

لَعَمْرُ أَبِي‏ لَنْ تُحِبُّوا أَنْ تَكُونَ‏ فِينَا الْخِلَافَةُ وَ النُّبُوَّةُ وَ أَنْتُمْ‏ تَذْكُرُونَ أَحْقَادَ بَدْرٍ وَ ثَارَاتِ أُحُدٍ.

By the life of myasws fathersaww! You did not love for the caliphate and the Prophet-hood being among usasws, and you are remembering the grudges of Badr and the vengeance of Ohad.

أَمَا وَ اللَّهِ لَوْ قُلْتُ مَا سَبَقَ مِنَ اللَّهِ فِيكُمْ لَتَدَاخَلَتْ أَضْلَاعُكُمْ فِي أَجْوَافِكُمْ كَتَدَاخُلِ أَسْنَانٍ دَوَّارَةِ الرَّحَى، فَإِنْ نَطَقْتُ تَقُولُونَ حَسَدَ، وَ إِنْ سَكَتُّ فَيُقَالُ جَزِعَ ابْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ‏ مِنَ الْمَوْتِ، هَيْهَاتَ هَيْهَاتَ.

But, by Allahazwj, if Iasws were to say what has preceded from Allahazwj regarding you all, your ribs would enter into your inside like the entering of the teeth of the rotary of the mill. If Iasws speak, you are saying, ‘Heasws is envious’, and if Iasws am silent, it is said, ‘The sonasws of Abu Talibasws is panicking from the death’. Far be it! Far be it!

أَنَا السَّاعَةَ يُقَالُ لِي هَذَا، وَ أَنَا الْمَوْتُ الْمُمِيتُ، خَوَّاضُ الْمَنِيَّاتِ‏ فِي جَوْفِ لَيْلٍ خَامِدٍ، حَامِلُ السَّيْفَيْنِ الْثَّقِيلَيْنِ، وَ الرُّمْحَيْنِ الطَّوِيلَيْنِ، وَ مُكَسِّرُ الرَّايَاتِ فِي غُطَامِطِ الْغَمَرَاتِ، وَ مُفَرِّجُ الْكُرُبَاتِ عَنْ وَجْهِ خِيَرَةِ الْبَرِيَّاتِ، إِيهَنُوا فَوَ اللَّهِ لَابْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ آنَسُ بِالْمَوْتِ مِنَ الطِّفْلِ إِلَى مَحَالِبِ أُمِّهِ، هَبِلَتْكُمُ الْهَوَابِلُ!.

Iasws at the moment, this is being said for measws, and Iasws was the deadly death, wading in the fatalities in the middle of the inactive night, carrying the two heavy swords, and the two long spears, and breaking the flags in the flood of pangs, and removing the worries from the face of the best of the created beings (Rasool-Allahsaww). Keep away, for by Allahazwj, the sonasws of Abu Talibasws is more comforted by the death than the child is to a breast of its mother. You will go mad of the bereavements!

لَوْ بُحْتُ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ فِيكُمْ فِي كِتَابِهِ‏ لَاضْطَرَبْتُمُ اضْطِرَابَ الْأَرْشِيَةِ فِي الطَّويِّ الْبَعِيدَةِ، وَ لَخَرَجْتُمْ مِنْ بُيُوتِكُمْ هَارِبِينَ، وَ عَلَى وُجُوهِكُمْ هَائِمِينَ، وَ لَكِنِّي أُهَوِّنُ وَجْدِي حَتَّى أَلْقَى رَبِّي بِيَدٍ جَذَّاءَ صَفْرَاءَ مِنْ لَذَّاتِكُمْ، خُلُوّاً مِنْ طَحَنَاتِكُمْ.

If Iasws were to inform you with what Allahazwj has revealed regarding you in Hisazwj Book, you would tremble like the trembling of the rope in the deep well, and you would come out from your houses fleeing and upon your faces would be paleness, but Iasws have eased myasws existence until Iasws meet myasws Lordazwj with a hand pulled back from your pleasures, free from your grinds.

فَمَا مَثَلُ دُنْيَاكُمْ عِنْدِي إِلَّا كَمَثَلِ غَيْمٍ عَلَا فَاسْتَعْلَى، ثُمَّ اسْتَغْلَظَ ، ثُمَّ تَمَزَّقَ فَانْجَلَى. رُوَيْداً!

So, an example of your world is nothing with measws except like an example of a rising higher, so it goes up, then it thickens and evens out, then its dissipates and disappears gradually.

فَعَنْ قَلِيلٍ يَنْجَلِي لَكُمُ الْقَسْطَلُ، فَتَجِدُونَ‏ ثَمَرَ فِعْلِكُمْ مُرّاً أَمْ‏ تَحْصُدُونَ غَرْسَ أَيْدِيكُمْ ذُعَافاً مُمَزَّقاً، وَ سَمّاً قَاتِلًا.

After a little while the veils would disappear from you, so you will be finding the fruits of your deeds as being bitter, reaping the plant of your hands, being shrivelled, shredded, and lethally poisonous.

وَ كَفَى بِاللَّهِ حَكَماً، وَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ خَصِيماً، وَ بِالْقِيَامَةِ مَوْقِفاً، وَ لَا أَبْعَدَ اللَّهُ فِيهَا سِوَاكُمْ، وَ لَا أَتْعَسَ فِيهَا غَيْرَكُمْ، وَ السَّلامُ عَلى‏ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الْهُدى‏

And you will be sufficed with Allahazwj as a Judge, and with Rasool-Allahsaww as a disputant, and with the Qiyamah as a pausing station, and Allahazwj will not distance anyone during it besides you all, nor will anyone be unfortunate during it apart from you. And the greetings upon the one who follows the guidance’.

فَلَمَّا أَنْ قَرَأَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْكِتَابَ رَعَبَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ رُعْباً شَدِيداً، وَ قَالَ: يَا سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ! مَا أَجْرَأَهُ عَلَيَّ، وَ أَنْكَلَهُ عَنْ‏ غَيْرِي.

When Abu Bakr read the letter, he was frightened from it with intense fright, and said, ‘O Glory be to Allahazwj! How daring of Aliasws, and hisasws denouncement of others!

مَعَاشِرَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَ الْأَنْصَارِ! تَعْلَمُونَ أَنِّي شَاوَرْتُكُمْ فِي ضِيَاعِ فَدَكَ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَقُلْتُمْ: إِنَّ الْأَنْبِيَاءَ لَا يُوَرِّثُونَ، وَ إِنَّ هَذِهِ أَمْوَالٌ يَجِبُ أَنْ تُضَافَ إِلَى مَالِ الْفَيْ‏ءِ، وَ تُصْرَفَ فِي ثَمَنِ الْكُرَاعِ وَ السِّلَاحِ وَ أَبْوَابِ الْجِهَادِ وَ مَصَالِحِ الثُّغُورِ، فَأَمْضَيْنَا رَأْيَكُمْ وَ لَمْ يُمْضِهِ مَنْ يَدَّعِيهِ.

Community of the Emigrants and the Helpers! You all know I consulted you regarding the estate of Fadak after Rasool-Allahsaww, and you said, ‘The Prophetsas do not leave inheritance, and this wealth obligates that it be added to the wealth of the war booty, and to be spent regarding the expense of the horses and the weapons and the various matters of the Jihad, and matters of correctness, so I went upon your opinions and did not give it to the one who claimed it.

وَ هُوَ ذَا يُبْرِقُ وَعِيداً، وَ يُرْعِدُ تَهْدِيداً، إِيلَاءً بِحَقِّ نَبِيِّهِ أَنْ يَمْضَخَهَا دَماً ذُعَافاً. وَ اللَّهِ! لَقَدِ اسْتَقَلْتُ مِنْهَا فَلَمْ أُقَلْ، وَ اسْتَعْزَلْتُهَا عَنْ نَفْسِي فَلَمْ أُعْزَلْ، كُلَّ ذَلِكَ احْتِرَازاً مِنْ كَرَاهِيَةِ ابْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ‏، وَ هَرْباً مِنْ نِزَاعِهِ، وَ مَا لِي لِابْنِ‏ أَبِي‏ طَالِبٍ! هَلْ‏ نَازَعَهُ أَحَدٌ فَفَلَجَ عَلَيْهِ؟!.

And here heasws is, a lightning threat, and thundering a threat, drawing attention to the right of hisasws Prophetas that has been prevented, like drying the blood. By Allahazwj! I stayed independent from it and did not say (a thing), and isolated it from myself, but I did not isolate all that as a precaution from abhorrence of the sonasws of Abu Talibasws, but to escape from conflict, and what is to me and the sonasws of Abu Talibasws? Has anyone remove it, and stumbled upon it?’

فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ: أَبَيْتَ أَنْ تَقُولَ إِلَّا هَكَذَا، فَأَنْتَ ابْنُ مَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ مِقْدَاماً فِي الْحُرُوبِ، وَ لَا سَخِيّاً فِي الْجُدُوبِ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ! مَا أَهْلَعَ فُؤَادَكَ، وَ أَصْغَرَ نَفْسَكَ [قَدْ صَفَّيْتُ‏] لَكَ سِجَالًا لِتَشْرَبَهَا، فَأَبَيْتَ إِلَّا أَنْ تَظْمَأَ كَظَمَائِكَ،

Umar said to him, ‘Did you refuse to say anything except like this? You are a son of the one who did not happen to be at the forefront in the wards, nor generous during the dry (infertile) times. Glory be to Allahazwj! How panic-stricken is your heat, and how small is your soul! I have cleared the drink for you to drink it, but you refused except that you will be thirsty like your thirst.

وَ أَنَخْتُ لَكَ رِقَابَ الْعَرَبِ، وَ ثَبَّتُّ لَكَ إِمَارَةَ أَهْلِ الْإِشَارَةِ وَ التَّدْبِيرِ، وَ لَوْ لَا ذَلِكَ لَكَانَ ابْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ قَدْ صَيَّرَ عِظَامَكَ رَمِيماً، فَاحْمَدِ اللَّهَ عَلَى مَا قَدْ وُهِبَ لَكَ مِنِّي، وَ اشْكُرْهُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ، فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ رَقِيَ مِنْبَرَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ كَانَ حَقِيقاً عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يُحْدِثَ لِلَّهِ شُكْراً.

And I upset the necks of the Arabs for you and affirmed for you a government of the symbolic people and the management, and had I not done that, the sonasws of Abu Talibasws would have turned your bones into dust. So, praise Allahazwj what has been gifted for you from me, and thank Himazwj upon that, for the one who ascend the pulpit of Rasool-Allahsaww, there would be a right upon him that he presents thanks to Allahazwj.

وَ هَذَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ الصَّخْرَةُ الصَّمَّاءُ الَّتِي لَا يَنْفَجِرُ مَاؤُهَا إِلَّا بَعْدَ كَسْرِهَا، وَ الْحَيَّةُ الرَّقْشَاءُ الَّتِي لَا تُجِيبُ إِلَّا بِالرُّقَى‏، وَ الشَّجَرَةُ الْمُرَّةُ الَّتِي لَوْ طُلِيَتْ بِالْعَسَلِ لَمْ تَنْبُتْ إِلَّا مُرّاً، قَتَلَ سَادَاتِ قُرَيْشٍ فَأَبَادَهُمْ، وَ أَلْزَمَ آخِرَهُمُ الْعَارَ فَفَضَحَهُمْ.

And this is Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws, the solid rock which its water cannot burst forth except after breaking it, and the multi-coloured snake which cannot be responded to except with the charm, and the bitter three which even if it were to be coated with honey, it would not grow except bitterness. Heasws killed the chiefs of Quraysh and distanced them, and heasws necessitated shame for the last of them, and exposed them.

فَطِبْ نَفْساً، وَ لَا تَغُرَّنَّكَ صَوَاعِقُهُ، وَ لَا تَهُولَنَّكَ رَوَاعِدُهُ‏، فَإِنِّي أَسُدُّ بَابَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَسُدَّ بَابَكَ.

So, better yourself and do not be deceived by hisasws lightning, and do not let hisasws thunder terrify you, for I shall close hisasws door before heasws closes your door’.

فَقَالَ‏ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: نَاشَدْتُكَ اللَّهَ يَا عُمَرُ لَمَّا تَرَكْتَنِي‏ مِنْ أَغَالِيطِكَ وَ تَرْبِيدِكَ، فَوَ اللَّهِ لَوْ هَمَ‏ بِقَتْلِي وَ قَتْلِكَ لَقَتَلَنَا بِشِمَالِهِ دُونَ يَمِينِهِ، مَا يُنْجِينَا مِنْهُ إِلَّا ثَلَاثُ‏ خِصَالٍ:

Abu Bakr said, ‘I adjure you with Allahazwj, O Umar! Why don’t you leave me from your mistakes and your desires, for by Allahazwj, if heasws were to think of killing me and killing you, heasws would kill us by hisasws left hand, besides hisasws right hand, nothing will save us from himasws except three characteristics: -

إِحْدَاهَا: أَنَّهُ وَاحِدٌ لَا نَاصِرَ لَهُ‏. وَ الثَّانِيَةُ: أَنَّهُ يَتَّبِعُ‏ فِينَا وَصِيَّةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ. وَ الثَّالِثَةُ: فَمَا مِنْ هَذِهِ الْقَبَائِلِ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا وَ هُوَ يَتَخَضَّمُهُ كَتَخَضُّمِ ثَنِيَّةِ الْإِبِلِ أَوَانَ الرَّبِيعِ‏.

One of them is – heasws is alone, there is no helper for himasws, and the second, heasws is a follower for the bequest of Rasool-Allahsaww regarding us, and the third is that there is no one from these tribes except and heasws has swelled him (with anger) like the swelling of the camel in the enclosure of Al-Rabie.

فَتَعْلَمُ لَوْ لَا ذَلِكَ لَرَجَعَ الْأَمْرُ إِلَيْهِ وَ لَوْ كُنَّا لَهُ كَارِهِينَ، أَمَا إِنَّ هَذِهِ الدُّنْيَا أَهْوَنُ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ لِقَاءِ أَحَدِنَا الْمَوْتَ.

So know that, had it not been that, the command would return to himasws, and even if we were to dislike it, and surely this world is lesser to himasws than one of us meeting the death.

أَ نَسِيتَ لَهُ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ وَ قَدْ فَرَرْنَا بِأَجْمَعِنَا وَ صَعِدْنَا الْجَبَلَ، وَ قَدْ أَحَاطَتْ بِهِ مُلُوكُ الْقَوْمِ وَ صَنَادِيدُهُمْ، مُوقِنِينَ بِقَتْلِهِ، لَا يَجِدُ مَحِيصاً لِلْخُرُوجِ مِنْ أَوْسَاطِهِمْ، فَلَمَّا أَنْ سَدَّدَ الْقَوْمُ‏ رِمَاحَهُمْ، نَكَسَ نَفْسَهُ عَنْ دَابَّتِهِ حَتَّى جَاوَزَهُ طِعَانُ الْقَوْمِ، ثُمَّ قَامَ قَائِماً فِي رِكَابِهِ‏ وَ قَدْ طَرَقَ عَنْ سَرْجِهِ وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ: يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ! يَا جِبْرِيلُ يَا جِبْرِيلُ! يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ! النَّجَاةَ النَّجَاةَ!.

Are you forgetting the day of Ohad for himasws, and we had all fled and ascended the mountain, and the kings of the people and their mighty ones had surrounded himasws, being certain of killing himasws, not finding any escape for the exit from their midst. When the people shot their spears, heasws overturned himselfasws from animal until heasws crossed over the stabbings of the people. Then heasws stood straight in hisasws stirrups, and heasws had left from hisasws saddle, and heasws was saying: ‘O Allahazwj! O Allahazwj! O Jibraeelas! O Jibraeelas! O Muhammadsaww! O Muhammadsaww! The rescue! The rescue!’

ثُمَّ عَهِدَ إِلَى رَئِيسِ الْقَوْمِ فَضَرَبَهُ ضَرْبَةً عَلَى رَأْسِهِ‏ فَبَقِيَ عَلَى فَكٍ‏ وَ لِسَانٍ، ثُمَّ عَمَدَ إِلَى صَاحِبِ الرَّايَةِ الْعُظْمَى فَضَرَبَهُ ضَرْبَةً عَلَى جُمْجُمَتِهِ فَفَلَقَهَا، فَمَرَّ السَّيْفُ يَهْوِي فِي جَسَدِهِ فَبَرَاهُ وَ دَابَّتَهُ نِصْفَيْنِ.

Then heasws deliberated to the chief of the people and heasws struck him such a strike upon his head that he remained open-mouthed and tongue. Then heasws deliberated to the great bearer of the flag and struck him a strike upon his forehead and split it, and the sword passed collapsing into his body. Heasws freed it and even his animals as in two halves.

فَلَمَّا أَنْ نَظَرَ الْقَوْمُ إِلَى ذَلِكَ انْجَفَلُوا مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ، فَجَعَلَ يَمْسَحُهُمْ بِسَيْفِهِ مَسْحاً، حَتَّى تَرَكَهُمْ جَرَاثِيمَ خُمُوداً عَلَى تَلْعَةٍ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ يَتَمَرَّغُونَ فِي حَسَرَاتِ الْمَنَايَا، وَ يَتَجَرَّعُونَ‏ كُئُوسَ الْمَوْتِ، قَدِ اخْتَطَفَ أَرْوَاحَهُمْ بِسَيْفِهِ، وَ نَحْنُ نَتَوَقَّعُ مِنْهُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ.

When the people looked at that, they moved away from in front of himasws, and heasws went on to touch them with hisasws sword with a touching, until heasws left them like dead insects on a mount from the earth, wallowing in the regret of the death, and were blighted by the grief of death, their souls having been snatched away by hisasws sword, and we can foresee from himasws more than that.

وَ لَمْ نَكُنْ نَضْبِطُ أَنْفُسَنَا مِنْ مَخَافَتِهِ، حَتَّى ابْتَدَأْتَ أَنْتَ مِنْكَ إِلَيْهِ، فَكَانَ مِنْهُ‏ إِلَيْكَ مَا تَعْلَمُ. وَ لَوْ لَا أَنَّهُ أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ آيَةً مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ لَكُنَّا مِنَ الْهَالِكِينَ، وَ هُوَ قَوْلُهُ [تَعَالَى‏]: وَ لَقَدْ عَفا عَنْكُمْ‏.

We are not in control of ourselves from hisasws fear, until you initiate from yourself to himasws, for it has happened from himasws to you what you already know, and had Allahazwj not Revealed a Verse from the Book of Allahazwj, we would have been from the destroyed ones, and it is the Word of the Exalted: and He has Pardoned you, [3:152].

فَاتْرُكْ هَذَا الرَّجُلَ مَا تَرَكَكَ، وَ لَا يَغُرَّنَّكَ قَوْلُ خَالِدٍ إِنَّهُ يَقْتُلُهُ، فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَجْسُرُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ، وَ إِنْ رَامَهُ كَانَ أَوَّلَ‏ مَقْتُولٍ بِيَدِهِ، فَإِنَّهُ مِنْ وُلْدِ عَبْدِ مَنَافٍ، إِذَا هَاجُوا أُهِيبُوا، وَ إِذَا غَضِبُوا أَذَمُّوا، وَ لَا سِيَّمَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، فَإِنَّهُ بَابُهَا الْأَكْبَرُ وَ سَنَامُهَا الْأَطْوَلُ، وَ هُمَامُهَا الْأَعْظَمُ، وَ السَّلامُ عَلى‏ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الْهُدى‏.

So, leave this man what you have left, and do not let the words of Khalid deceive you that heasws will kill you, for heasws is not audacious upon that, and if he were to stab himasws, he would be the first to be killed by hisasws hands, for heasws from the sons of Abd Manaf. When they rage, they are fearful, and they are angered, they would destroy, and do not even look at Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws for heasws is its great door, and its tall peak, and its great important one, and the greetings be upon the one who follows guidance’’.⁵⁹

31- ب‏: عَنْهُمَا، عَنْ حَنَانٍ‏ قَالَ: سَأَلَ صَدَقَةُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَ أَنَا عِنْدَهُ، فَقَالَ: مَنِ الشَّاهِدُ عَلَى فَاطِمَةَ بِأَنَّهَا لَا تَرِثُ أَبَاهَا؟

(The book) ‘Qurb Al-Asnaad’ – from Hanan who said, ‘Sadaqa Bin Muslim asked Abu Abdullahasws, and I was in hisasws presence, he said, ‘Who testified against (Syeda) Fatimaasws that sheasws cannot inherit herasws fathersaww?’

فَقَالَ‏: شَهِدَتْ عَلَيْهَا عَائِشَةُ وَ حَفْصَةُ وَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ يُقَالُ لَهُ أَوْسُ بْنُ الْحَدَثَانِ مِنْ بَنِي نَضْرٍ، شَهِدُوا عِنْدَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ بِأَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ قَالَ: لَا أُوَرِّثُ، فَمَنَعُوا فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ مِيرَاثَهَا مِنْ أَبِيهَا صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ.

Heasws said: ‘There testified against herasws, Ayesha, and Hafsa, and a man from the Arabs called Aws Bin Al-Hadsam, from the clan of Nazr. They testified in the presence of Abu Bakr that Rasool-Allahsaww had said: ‘Isaww will not be inherited’. So they prevented (Syeda) Fatimaasws of herasws inheritance from herasws fathersaww’’.⁶⁰

32- مِصْبَاحُ الْأَنْوَارِ: لِبَعْضِ عُلَمَائِنَا الْأَخْيَارِ، عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: دَخَلَتْ فَاطِمَةُ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ بِنْتُ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ‏ عَلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ، فَسَأَلَتْهُ فَدَكاً، قَالَ: النَّبِيُّ لَا يُوَرِّثُ، فَقَالَتْ: قَدْ قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى‏ وَ وَرِثَ سُلَيْمانُ داوُدَ.

(The book) ‘Misbah Al Anwaar’ of one of our good scholars,

‘From Abu Ja’farasws having said: ‘(Syeda) Fatimaasws daughterasws of Muhammadsaww entered to see Abu Bakr and asked him (the estate of) Fadak. He said, ‘The Prophetsaww does not leave inheritance’. Sheasws said: ‘Allahazwj the Exalted has Said: And Suleyman inherited Dawood, [27:16].

فَلَمَّا حَاجَّتْهُ أَمَرَ أَنْ يُكْتَبَ لَهَا، وَ شَهِدَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَ أُمُّ أَيْمَنَ.

When sheasws argued with him, he ordered that it be written for herasws, and it was testified by Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws and Umm Aymanra.

قَالَ: فَخَرَجَتْ فَاطِمَةُ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ، فَاسْتَقْبَلَهَا عُمَرُ، فَقَالَ: مِنْ أَيْنَ جِئْتَ يَا بِنْتَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَتْ: مِنْ عِنْدِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ مِنْ شَأْنِ فَدَكَ، قَدْ كَتَبَ لِي بِهَا.

He (Abu Ja’farasws) said:’ (Syeda) Fatimaasws came out and Umar faced herasws. He said, ‘Where are youasws coming from, O daughterasws of Rasool-Allahsaww?’ Sheasws said: ‘From the presence of Abu Bakr, from the matter concerning Fadak. He has written it for me’.

فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: هَاتِي الْكِتَابَ، فَأَعْطَتْهُ، فَبَصَقَ فِيهِ وَ مَحَاهُ، عَجَّلَ اللَّهُ جَزَاهُ.

Umar said, ‘Give me the letter!’ Sheasws gave it. He spat in it and erased it. May Allahazwj Hasted his Recompense.

فَاسْتَقْبَلَهَا عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقَالَ: مَا لَكِ يَا بِنْتَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ غَضْبَى‏؟! فَذَكَرَتْ لَهُ مَا صَنَعَ عُمَرُ، فَقَالَ: مَا رَكِبُوا مِنِّي وَ مِنْ أَبِيكَ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ هَذَا.

Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws met herasws. Heasws said: ‘What is the matter with youasws, O daughterasws of Rasool-Allahsaww, being so angry?’ Sheasws mentioned to himasws what Umar had done. Heasws said: ‘He will not indulge from measws and from yourasws fathersaww anything more grievous than this’.

فَمَرِضَتْ فَجَاءَا يَعُودَانِهَا فَلَمْ تَأْذَنْ لَهُمَا، فَجَاءَا ثَانِيَةً مِنَ الْغَدِ، فَأَقْسَمَ عَلَيْهَا أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَأَذِنَتْ لَهُمَا، فَدَخَلَا عَلَيْهَا، فَسَلَّمَا، فَرَدَّتْ ضَعِيفاً.

Sheasws fell ill and they both came to console herasws, but sheasws did not permit them. They came for a second time the next morning, and Amir Al-Momineenasws vowed upon herasws, and so sheasws permitted for them. They entered to see herasws. They greeted, and sheasws returned weakly.

ثُمَّ قَالَتْ لَهُمَا: سَأَلْتُكُمَا بِاللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ أَ سَمِعْتُمَا يَقُولُ‏ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فِي حَقِّي: مَنْ آذَى فَاطِمَةَ فَقَدْ آذَانِي وَ مَنْ آذَانِي فَقَدْ آذَى اللَّهَ.

Then sheasws said to them: ‘Iasws ask you both by Allahazwj Who, there is no god except Heazwj! Have you hear Rasool-Allahsaww saying in myasws right: ‘One who hurts Fatimaasws so he has hurt mesaww, and one who hurts mesaww, so he has hurt Allahazwj?’

قَالا: اللَّهُمَّ نَعَمْ، قَالَتْ: فَاشْهَدْ أَنَّكُمَا قَدْ آذَيْتُمَانِي‏.

They said, ‘O Allahazwj, yes!’ Sheasws said: ‘Iasws testify that both of you have hurt measws’’.⁶¹

33- و عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ عُمَيْسٍ قَالَتْ: طَلَبَ إِلَيَّ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَنْ أَسْتَأْذِنَ لَهُ عَلَى فَاطِمَةَ يَتَرَضَّاهَا، فَسَأَلَتْهَا ذَلِكَ، فَأَذِنَتْ لَهُ، فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ وَلَّتْ وَجْهَهَا الْكَرِيمَ إِلَى الْحَائِطِ،

(The book) ‘Misbah Al-Anwaar’ – And from Asma Bint Umaysra, shera said, ‘Abu Bakr sought to me that I seek permission for him to see Fatimaasws he can please herra. I asked herasws of that, and sheasws permitted for him. When he entered, sheasws turned herasws honourable face away towards the wall.

فَدَخَلَ وَ سَلَّمَ عَلَيْهَا، فَلَمْ تَرُدَّ، ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ يَعْتَذِرُ إِلَيْهَا وَ يَقُولُ: ارْضَيْ عَنِّي يَا بِنْتَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ.

He entered and greeted unto herasws, but sheasws did not return. Then he went on to make excuses to herasws and say, ;Be pleased from me, O daughterasws of Rasool-Allahsaww!’

فَقَالَتْ: يَا عَتِيقُ! أَتَيْتَنَا مِنْ ماتت [مَاتَّةٍ] أَوْ حَمَلْتَ النَّاسَ عَلَى رِقَابِنَا، اخْرُجْ فَوَ اللَّهِ مَا كَلَّمْتُكَ‏ أَبَداً حَتَّى أَلْقَى اللَّهَ وَ رَسُولَهُ فَأَشْكُوَكَ إِلَيْهِمَا.

Sheasws said: ‘O Ateeq! Are you observing sanctity for usasws or loading the people upon ourasws necks? Get out! By Allahazwj! Iasws will not speak to you, ever, until Iasws meet Allahazwj and Hisazwj Rasoolsaww, and Iasws shall complain to them’’.⁶²

34- و عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: بَيْنَمَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَ عُمَرُ عِنْدَ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ يَعُودَانِهَا، فَقَالَتْ لَهُمَا: أَسْأَلُكُمَا بِاللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ هَلْ‏ سَمِعْتُمَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يَقُولُ: مَنْ آذَى فَاطِمَةَ فَقَدْ آذَانِي وَ مَنْ آذَانِي فَقَدْ آذَى اللَّهَ‏؟

(The book) ‘Misbah Al Anwaar’ –

‘From Ja’farasws Bin Muhammadasws, from hisasws forefathersasws having said: ‘While Abu Bakr and Umar were in the presence of (Syeda) Fatimaasws consoling herasws, sheasws said to them: ‘Iasws ask you both, by Allahazwj Who, there is no god except Heazwj! Have you heard Rasool-Allahsaww saying: ‘One who hurts Fatimaasws, so he has hurt mesaww, and one who hurts mesaww so he has hurt Allahazwj?’

فَقَالا: اللَّهُمَّ نَعَمْ، قَالَتْ: فَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّكُمَا آذَيْتُمَانِي‏.

They said, ‘O Allahazwj, yes!’ Sheasws said: ‘Iasws testify that both of you have hurt measws’’.⁶³

35- و عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ: قَدِمْتُ مَعَ أَبِي‏ مَكَّةَ وَ فِيهَا مَوْلًى لِثَقِيفٍ‏ مِنْ أَهْلِ الطَّائِفِ، فَكَانَ‏ يَنَالُ مِنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَ عُمَرَ، فَأَوْصَاهُ أَبِي‏ بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ،

(The book) ‘Misbah Al Anwaar’ –

‘Zayd, son of Aliasws (Bin Al-Husaynasws) said, ‘I arrived at Makkah with my fatherasws, and in it there was a slave of Saqeef from the people of Al-Taif. He used to get (wealth) from Abu Bakr and Umar. My fatherasws advised him with fearing Allahazwj.

فَقَالَ لَهُ: نَاشَدْتُكَ اللَّهَ وَ رَبِّ هَذَا الْبَيْتِ‏ هَلْ صَلَّيَا عَلَى فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ؟ فَقَالَ أَبِي: اللَّهُمَّ لَا،

He said to himasws, ‘We adjure youasws with Allahazwj, by Lordazwj of this House (Kabah)! Did they (Abu Bakr and Umar) pray Salat upon (Syeda) Fatimaasws?’ My fatherasws said: ‘O Allahazwj, no!’

قَالَ: فَلَمَّا افْتَرَقْنَا سَبَبْتُهُ‏، فَقَالَ لِي أَبِي: لَا تَفْعَلْ فَوَ اللَّهِ مَا صَلَّيَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَضْلًا عَنْ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ، وَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّهُ‏ شَغَلَهُمَا مَا كَانَا يُبْرِمَانِ‏.

He said, ‘When we separated, I reviled him. My fatherasws said to me: ‘Do not do it, for by Allahazwj, they did not pray Salat upon Rasool-Allahsaww as well as (Syeda) Fatimaasws, and that is because of their pre-occupation (at Saqeefa) had fatigued them both’’.⁶⁴

36- يج‏: رُوِيَ‏ أَنَّ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ امْتَنَعَ‏ مِنَ الْبَيْعَةِ عَلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَأَمَرَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ خَالِدَ بْنَ الْوَلِيدِ أَنْ يَقْتُلَ عَلِيّاً إِذَا سَلَّمَ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ بِالنَّاسِ.

(The book) ‘Al-Kharaij Wa Al-Jaraih’ – It is reported that Aliasws refused from the allegiance to Abu Bakr, so Abu Bakr ordered Khalid Bin Al-Waleed to kill Aliasws when he (Abu Bakr) performs Salat from the Salat Al-Fajr with the people.

فَأَتَى خَالِدٌ وَ جَلَسَ إِلَى جَنْبِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَ مَعَهُ سَيْفٌ، فَتَفَكَّرَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فِي عَاقِبَتِهِ ذَلِكَ، فَخَطَر بِبَالِهِ أَنَّ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ‏ يَقْتُلُونَنِي إِنْ قُتِلَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنَ التَّشَهُّدِ الْتَفَتَ إِلَى خَالِدٍ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسَلِّمَ وَ قَالَ: لَا تَفْعَلْ مَا أَمَرْتُكَ بِهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ.

Khalid came and sat to the side of Aliasws and with him was his sword. Abu Bakr thought during his Salat regarding the consequences of that. He considered in his mind. The Clan of Hashimas will kill me if Aliasws is killed’. When he was free from the Tashahhud, he turned towards Khalid before he performed Salaam and said, ‘Do not do what I had ordered you with!’ Then he said, ‘Greeting be upon you all!’

فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لِخَالِدٍ: أَ وَ كُنْتَ تُرِيدُ أَنْ تَفْعَلَ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، فَمَدَّ يَدَهُ إِلَى عُنُقِهِ وَ خَنَقَهُ بِإِصْبَعِهِ وَ كَادَتْ‏ عَيْنَاهُ تَسْقُطَانِ، وَ نَاشَدَهُ بِاللَّهِ أَنْ‏ يَتْرُكَهُ، وَ شَفَعَ إِلَيْهِ النَّاسُ، فَخَلَّاهُ‏.

Aliasws said to Khalid: ‘Or did you want to do that?’ He said, ‘Yes’. Heasws extended hisasws hand to his neck, and throttled him with hisasws finger, and his eye almost popped out, and he adjured himasws with Allahazwj to leave him, and the people interceded to him, so heasws left him.

ثُمَّ كَانَ خَالِدٌ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ يَرْصُدُ الْفُرْصَةَ وَ الْفَجْأَةَ لَعَلَّهُ يَقْتُلُ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ غِرَّةً، فَبَعَثَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ عَسْكَراً مَعَ خَالِدٍ إِلَى مَوْضِعٍ، فَلَمَّا خَرَجُوا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ- وَ كَانَ خَالِدٌ مُدَجَّجاً وَ حَوْلَهُ شُجْعَانٌ‏ قَدْ أُمِرُوا أَنْ يَفْعَلُوا كُلَّ مَا أَمَرَهُمْ خَالِدٌ

Then, after that, Khalid used to watch out for the opportunity and sudden ambush, perhaps he could kill Aliasws during inattentiveness. After that he (Abu Bakr) sent soldiers with Khalid to a place. When they went out from Al-Medina, and Khalid was heavily armoured and around him were the braves who had been ordered to be doing all what Khalid would order them.

فَرَأَى عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يَجِي‏ءُ مِنْ ضَيْعَةٍ لَهُ مُنْفَرِداً بِلَا سِلَاحٍ، [فَقَالَ خَالِدٌ فِي نَفْسِهِ: الْآنَ وَقْتُ ذَلِكَ‏]، فَلَمَّا دَنَا مِنْهُ فَكَانَ فِي يَدِ خَالِدٍ عَمُودٌ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ، فَرَفَعَهُ لِيَضْرِبَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِ عَلِيٍّ، فَانْتَزَعَهُ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ مِنْ يَدِهِ وَ جَعَلَهُ فِي عُنُقِهِ وَ فَتَلَهُ كَالْقَلَادَةِ.

He saw Aliasws coming from an estate of hisasws, alone, without weapons. Khalid said within himself, ‘Now is the time of that’. When he was near himasws, and in the hand of Khalid was an iron rod, he raised it in order to strike upon the head of Aliasws, but heasws snatched it from his hand and made it to be in his neck and twisted it like the necklace.

فَرَجَعَ خَالِدٌ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ، وَ احْتَالَ الْقَوْمُ فِي كَسْرِهِ فَلَمْ يَتَهَيَّأْ لَهُمْ، فَأَحْضَرُوا جَمَاعَةً مِنَ الْحَدَّادِينَ، فَقَالُوا: لَا يُمْكِنُ انْتِزَاعُهُ إِلَّا بَعْدَ حَلِّهِ فِي النَّارِ، وَ فِي ذَلِكَ هَلَاكُهُ، وَ لَمَّا عَلِمُوا بِكَيْفِيَّةِ حَالِهِ، قَالُوا إِنَّ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ هُوَ الَّذِي يُخَلِّصُهُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ كَمَا جَعَلَهُ فِي جِيدِهِ‏، وَ قَدْ أَلَانَ اللَّهُ لَهُ الْحَدِيدَ كَمَا أَلَانَهُ لِدَاوُدَ،

Khalid returned to Abu Bakr and the people wangled in breaking it, but it was not possible for them. A group from the blacksmiths came and said, ‘It is not possible to remove it except after losing it in the fire, and there would be death in that’, and when they knew of his situation, they said, ‘Aliasws, heasws is the one who can finish him from that, just as heasws had made it to be in his neck, and Allahazwj has Softened the iron for himasws just as Heazwj had Softened it for Dawoodas.

فَشَفَعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، فَأَخَذَ الْعَمُودَ وَ فَكَّ بَعْضَهُ مِنْ بَعْضٍ بِإِصْبَعِهِ‏.

Abu Bakr interceded to Aliasws. Heasws took the iron rod and separated its part from the other with hisasws fingers’’.⁶⁵

37- إِرْشَادُ الْقُلُوبِ‏: عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ وَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْعَبَّاسِ قَالا: كُنَّا جُلُوساً عِنْدَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فِي وِلَايَتِهِ وَ قَدْ أَضْحَى النَّهَارُ، وَ إِذَا بِخَالِدِ ابْنِ الْوَلِيدِ الْمَخْزُومِيِّ قَدْ وَافَى‏ فِي جَيْشٍ قَامَ غُبَارُهُ وَ كَثُرَ صَهِيلُ أَهْلِ‏ خَيْلِهِ وَ إِذَا بِقُطْبِ رَحًى مَلْوِيٍّ فِي عُنُقِهِ قَدْ فُتِلَ فَتْلًا.

(The book) ‘Irshad Al-Quloob’ – From Jabir Bin Abdullah Al-Ansari, and Abdullah Bin Al-Abbas, both said, ‘We were seated in the presence of Abu Bakr during his governance, and the day had brightened, and there was Khalid Bin Al-Waleed Al-Makhzumy who had arrived among an army. Its dust was raised and the neighing of the cavalry horses was a lot, and there he had a rod in his neck having been twisted with a twisting.

فَأَقْبَلَ حَتَّى نَزَلَ عَنْ جَوَادِهِ وَ دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ، وَ وَقَفَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، فَرَمَقَهُ النَّاسُ بِأَعْيُنِهِمْ فَهَالَهُمْ مَنْظَرُهُ.

He came until he descended from his horse and entered the Masjid and paused in front of Abu Bakr. The people stared at him with their eyes and his scene terrified them.

ثُمَّ قَالَ‏: أَ عَدْلٌ يَا ابْنَ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ حَيْثُ جَعَلَكَ النَّاسُ فِي هَذَا الْمَوْضِعِ الَّذِي لَيْسَ لَهُ أَنْتَ بِأَهْلٍ؟! وَ مَا ارْتَفَعْتَ إِلَى هَذَا الْمَكَانِ إِلَّا كَمَا يَرْتَفِعُ الطَّافِي مِنَ السَّمَكِ عَلَى الْمَاءِ، وَ إِنَّمَا يَطْفُو وَ يَعْلُو حِينَ‏ لَا حَرَاكَ بِهِ،

Then he said, ‘Will you not dispense justice, O Ibn Abu Quhafa, when the people have made you to be in this place which you aren’t rightful of it!? And I have not been raised to this place except just as the floater (dead) from the fish upon the water, and rather it floats and rises when there is no movement with it.

مَا لَكَ وَ سِيَاسَةَ الْجُيُوشِ وَ تَقْدِيمَ الْعَسَاكِرِ، وَ أَنْتَ بِحَيْثُ أَنْتَ، مِنْ لِينِ‏ الْحَسَبِ، وَ مَنْقُوصِ‏ النَّسَبِ، وَ ضَعْفِ الْقُوَى، وَ قِلَّةِ التَّحْصِيلِ، لَا تَحْمِي ذِمَاراً، وَ لَا تُضْرِمُ نَاراً، فَلَا جَزَى اللَّهُ أَخَا ثَقِيفٍ وَ وَلَدَ صُهَاكَ خَيْراً.

What is the matter and politics of the armies, and sending the soldiers, and you are where you are, from the soft affiliation, and inverted lineage, and weak of strength, and little of achievement. You neither protect fruits, nor ignite fires. May Allahazwj not Recompense goodly the brother of Saqeef and son of Suhaak!

إِنِّي رَجَعْتُ مُنْكَفِئاً مِنَ الطَّائِفِ إِلَى جُدَّةَ فِي طَلَبِ الْمُرْتَدِّينَ، فَرَأَيْتُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ‏ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ مَعَهُ عُتَاةٌ مِنَ الدِّينِ حَمَالِيقُ، شَزَرَاتُ‏ أَعْيُنِهِمْ مِنْ حَسَدِكَ بَدَرَتْ حَنَقاً عَلَيْكَ، وَ قَرِحَتْ آمَاقُهُمْ لِمَكَانِكَ. مِنْهُمْ‏ ابْنُ يَاسِرٍ، وَ الْمِقْدَادُ، وَ ابْنُ جُنَادَةَ أَخُو غِفَارٍ، وَ ابْنُ الْعَوَّامِ، وَ غُلَامَانِ أَعْرِفُ أَحَدَهُمَا بِوَجْهِهِ، وَ غُلَامٌ أَسْمَرُ لَعَلَّهُ مِنْ وُلْدِ عَقِيلٍ أَخِيهِ.

I have returned foolishly from Al-Taif to Jeddah in seeking the apostates, and I saw Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws and with himasws was a group of transgressors from the Religion of Hamaleeq, shooting their eyes from envying you, manifesting rage upon you, and injured deeply of your position. From them is Ibn Yasser, and Al-Miqdadra, and Ibn Junadara brother of Ghifar, and Ibn Al-Awwam, and two boys, I recognise one of them by his face, and a brown boy, perhaps he is from the sons of Aqeel, hisasws brother.

فَتَبَيَّنَ لِيَ الْمُنْكَرُ فِي وُجُوهِهِمْ، وَ الْحَسَدُ فِي احْمِرَارِ أَعْيُنِهِمْ، وَ قَدْ تَوَشَّحَ عَلِيٌّ بِدِرْعِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، وَ لَبِسَ رِدَاءَهُ السَّحَابَ، وَ لَقَدْ أُسْرِجَ لَهُ دَابَّتُهُ الْعُقَابُ، وَ قَدْ نَزَلَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَى عَيْنِ مَاءٍ اسْمُهَا رُوَيَّةُ.

The dislike appeared to me in their faces, and the jealousy in the redness of their eyes, and Aliasws was covered by the armour of Rasool-Allahsaww, and heasws was wearing hissaww cloak, Al-Sahhab. Hisasws animal Al-Uqab had been saddled for himasws, and Aliasws had descended at a water spring, its name is Ruwayya.

فَلَمَّا رَآنِي اشْمَأَزَّ وَ بَرْبَرَ، وَ أَطْرَقَ مُوحِشاً يَقْبِضُ عَلَى لِحْيَتِهِ. فَبَادَرْتُهُ بِالسَّلَامِ اسْتِكْفَاءً وَ اتِّقَاءً وَ وَحْشَةً، فَاسْتَغْنَمْتُ سَعَةَ الْمُنَاخِ وَ سُهُولَةَ الْمَنْزِلَةِ، فَنَزَلْتُ وَ مَنْ مَعِي بِحَيْثُ نَزَلُوا اتِّقَاءً عَنْ مُرَاوَغَتِهِ.

When heasws saw me, heasws was disgusted and murmured, and lowered hisasws head rudely and held hisasws beard. I rushed to himasws with the greeting, sufficing, and fearing, and awed. I seized atmosphere and ease of the encampment, and the ones with me descended where they had descended, fearing from hisasws dodging.

فَبَدَأَنِي‏ ابْنُ يَاسِرٍ بِقَبِيحِ لَفْظِهِ وَ مَحْضِ عَدَاوَتِهِ، فَقَرَعَنِي هُزُواً بِمَا تَقَدَّمْتَ بِهِ إِلَيَّ بِسُوءِ رَأْيِكَ. فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَيَّ الْأَصْلَعُ الرَّأْسِ، وَ قَدِ ازْدَحَمَ الْكَلَامُ فِي حَلْقِهِ كَهَمْهَمَةِ الْأَسَدِ أَوْ كَقَعْقَعَةِ الرَّعْدِ، فَقَالَ لِي بِغَضَبٍ مِنْهُ: أَ وَ كُنْتَ فَاعِلًا يَا أَبَا سُلَيْمَانَ؟! فَقُلْتُ‏ لَهُ: إِي وَ اللَّهِ‏، لَوْ أَقَامَ عَلَى رَأْيِهِ لَضَرَبْتُ الَّذِي فِيهِ عَيْنَاكَ.

Ibn Yasser initiated me with ugly words and pure enmity, and they hurt me mocking with what you had sent to me with your evil opinion. The short-haired one (Aliasws) turned towards me, and the speech had abounded in hisasws circle like the growling of the lion, or like a piece of thunder. Heasws said to me with anger from himasws: ‘Or were you going to do it, O Abu Suleyman!?’ I said to himasws, ‘Yes, by Allahazwj! If I were to stand by his (Abu Bakr’s) opinion, I would strike off that in which are yourasws eyes’.

فَأَغْضَبَهُ قَوْلِي إِذْ صَدَقْتُهُ‏، وَ أَخْرَجَهُ إِلَيَّ طَبْعُهُ الَّذِي أَعْرِفُهُ بِهِ‏ عِنْدَ الْغَضَبِ، فَقَالَ: يَا ابْنَ اللَّخْنَاءِ! مِثْلُكَ مَنْ يَقْدِرُ عَلَى مِثْلِي أَنْ يَجْسُرَ؟! أَوْ يُدِيرَ اسْمِي فِي لَهَوَاتِهِ الَّتِي لَا عَهْدَ لَهَا بِكَلِمَةِ حِكْمَةٍ؟! وَيْلَكَ إِنِّي لَسْتُ مِنْ قَتْلَاكَ وَ لَا مِنْ قَتْلَى صَاحِبِكَ، وَ إِنِّي‏ لَأَعْرَفُ بِمَنِيَّتِي مِنْكَ بِنَفْسِكَ.

My words angered himasws when I ratified, and heasws brought out hisasws intensity which I recognise himasws during the anger, and heasws said: ‘O Ibn Al-Lakhna! Can the like of you have the audacity upon the like of measws!? Or would myasws name be administered in his peculiarities which there is no pact for it with speaking wisely! Woe be unto you! Iasws am not from your killers nor from the ones to kill your companions, and Iasws know of myasws intentions than you yourself’.

ثُمَّ ضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى تَرْقُوَتِي‏ فَنَكَسَنِي عَنْ فَرَسِي، وَ جَعَلَ يَسُوقُنِي، فَدَعَا إِلَى رَحًى لِلْحَارِثِ بْنِ كَلَدَةَ الثَّقَفِيِّ، فَعَمَدَ إِلَى الْقُطْبِ الْغَلِيظِ فَمَدَّ عُنُقِي بِكِلْتَا يَدَيْهِ وَ أَدَارَهُ فِي عُنُقِي، يَنْفَتِلُ لَهُ كَالْعِلْكِ الْمُسْتَخِنِ‏. وَ أَصْحَابِي هَؤُلَاءِ وُقُوفٌ، مَا أَغْنَوْا عَنِّي سَطْوَتَهُ، وَ لَا كَفُّوا عَنِّي شِرَّتَهُ‏، فَلَا جَزَاهُمُ اللَّهُ عَنِّي خَيْراً، فَإِنَّهُمْ لَمَّا نَظَرُوا إِلَيْهِ كَأَنَّهُمْ نَظَرُوا إِلَى مَلَكِ مَوْتِهِمْ.

Then heasws struck hisasws hand to my saddle and overturned me from my horse, and went on to drag me to a mill of Al-Haris Bin Kalada Al-Saqafi, and heasws deliberated to the thick iron rod and extended my neck with both hisasws hands and circled it in my neck, twisting it like the heated gum, and these companions of mine were standing, not availing me from hisasws grip, nor restraining hisasws evil from me. May Allahazwj not Recompense them goodly from me, for when they looked at himasws, it was as if they were looking at their Angel of death.

فَوَ الَّذِي‏ رَفَعَ السَّمَاءَ بِلَا أَعْمَادٍ، لَقَدِ اجْتَمَعَ عَلَى فَكِّ هَذَا الْقُطْبِ مِائَةُ رَجُلٍ أَوْ يَزِيدُونَ مِنْ أَشَدِّ الْعَرَبِ فَمَا قَدَرُوا عَلَى فَكِّهِ، فَدَلَّنِي عَجْزُ النَّاسِ عَنْ فَتْحِهِ أَنَّهُ سِحْرٌ مِنْهُ أَوْ قُوَّةُ مَلَكٍ قَدْ رُكِّبَتْ فِيهِ. فَفُكَّهُ الْآنَ عَنِّي إِنْ كُنْتَ فَاكَّهُ، وَ خُذْ لِي بِحَقِّي إِنْ كُنْتَ آخِذاً، وَ إِلَّا لَحِقْتُ بِدَارِ عِزِّي وَ مُسْتَقَرِّ مَكْرُمَتِي، قَدْ أَلْبَسَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ مِنَ الْعَارِ مَا صِرْتُ بِهِ‏ ضُحْكَةً لِأَهْلِ الدِّيَارِ.

By the Oneazwj Who Raised the sky without pillars! There had gathered upon removing this rod, one hundred men or more, from the strong Arabs, but they were unable upon removing it. So, point me to a weak one of the people in opening it, it being sorcery from him, or the strength of an Angel to deal with it. Remove it from me now, if you are to remove it, and take for me with my right if you are taking it, or else I shall join up with a house of my comfort, and a dwelling of my honour. The sonasws of Abu Talibasws has collared me with a shame what I have come with, being laughed at by the people of the households’.

فَالْتَفَتَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِلَى عُمَرَ وَ قَالَ: مَا تَرَى إِلَى مَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ؟! كَأَنَّ وِلَايَتِي ثِقْلٌ‏ عَلَى كَاهِلِهِ، وَ شَجًا فِي صَدْرِهِ.

Abu Bakr turned to Umar and said, ‘What do you view of what would make the man come out from this! It is as if my governance is heavy upon his shoulders and a thorn in his chest’.

فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَيْهِ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ‏: فِيهِ دُعَابَةٌ لَا تَدَعُهُ حَتَّى تُورِدَهُ فَلَا تُصْدِرَهُ، وَ جَهْلٌ وَ حَسَدٌ قَدِ اسْتَحْكَمَا فِي خَلَدِهِ، فَجَرَيَا مِنْهُ مَجْرَى الدِّمَاءِ لَا يَدَعَانِهِ حَتَّى يُهَيِّنَا مَنْزِلَتَهُ، وَ يُوَرِّطَاهُ وَرْطَةَ الْهَلَكَةِ.

Umar turned to him and said, ‘In it there is humour that will not leave you until you blush, so do not manifest it, and there is ignorance and envy which has ruled in hisasws mind, so these flow from himasws like the flow of blood. Heasws does not leave us until heasws insults us of hisasws status, and heasws causes the dilemmas of the destruction.

ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ لِمَنْ بِحَضْرَتِهِ‏: ادْعُوَا إِلَيَّ قَيْسَ بْنَ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَادَةَ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ، فَلَيْسَ لِفَكِّ هَذَا الْقُطْبِ غَيْرُهُ.

Then Abu Bakr said to the ones present, ‘Call for me Qays Bin Sa’ad Bin Ubada Al-Ansari, for no one else would be able to remove this rod.

قَالَ: وَ كَانَ قَيْسٌ سَيَّافَ النَّبِيِّ، وَ كَانَ رَجُلًا طَوِيلًا، طُولُهُ ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ شِبْراً فِي عَرْضِ خَمْسَةِ أَشْبَارٍ، وَ كَانَ أَشَدَّ النَّاسِ فِي زَمَانِهِ بَعْدَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ.

He said (the narrator) said, ‘And Qays was a swordsman (executioner) of the Prophetsaww, and he was a tall man, his height was of eighteen palm’s width, in a width of five palm’s widths, and he was the stronger of the people during his time after Amir Al-Momineenasws.

فَحَضَرَ قَيْسٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ: يَا قَيْسُ! إِنَّكَ مِنْ شِدَّةِ الْبَدَنِ بِحَيْثُ أَنْتَ، فَفُكَ‏ هَذَا الْقُطْبَ مِنْ عُنُقِ‏ أَخِيكَ خَالِدٍ، فَقَالَ قَيْسٌ: وَ لِمَ لَا يَفُكُّهُ‏ خَالِدٌ عَنْ عُنُقِهِ؟! قَالَ: لَا يَقْدِرُ عَلَيْهِ، قَالَ: فَمَا لَا يَقْدِرُ عَلَيْهِ أَبُو سُلَيْمَانَ- وَ هُوَ نَجْمُ عَسْكَرِكُمْ‏، وَ سَيْفُكُمْ عَلَى أَعْدَائِكُمْ- كَيْفَ أَقْدِرُ عَلَيْهِ أَنَا؟.

Qays presented, and he said to him, ‘O Qays! You are of the strongest physique where you are, so remove this rod from the neck of your brother Khalid’. Qays said, ‘And why doesn’t Khalid remove it from his own neck!?’ He said, ‘He is not able upon it’. He said, ‘So why is Abu Suleyman unable upon it, and he is a star of your soldiers, and your sword against your enemies, how can I be able upon it?’

قَالَ عُمَرُ: دَعْنَا مِنْ هَزْئِكَ وَ هَزْلِكَ وَ خُذْ فِيمَا حَضَرْتَ‏ لَهُ، فَقَالَ: أُحْضِرْتُ لِمَسْأَلَةٍ تَسْأَلُونَهَا طَوْعاً، أَوْ كَرْهاً تُجْبِرُونِّي عَلَيْهِ؟

Umar said, ‘Leave us from your mocking and your humour, and take to what you have been presented for’. He said, ‘I have been presented for an issue, are you asking it willingly or forcefully, compelling me upon it?’

فَقَالَ لَهُ: إِنْ كَانَ طَوْعاً وَ إِلَّا فَكَرْهاً، قَالَ قَيْسٌ: يَا ابْنَ صُهَاكَ! خَذَلَ اللَّهُ مَنْ يُكْرِهُهُ مِثْلُكَ، إِنَّ بَطْنَكَ لَعَظِيمَةٌ وَ إِنَّ كَرِشَكَ‏ لَكَبِيرَةٌ، فَلَوْ فَعَلْتَ أَنْتَ ذَلِكَ مَا كَانَ مِنْكَ [عَجَبٌ، قَالَ:] فَخَجِلَ عُمَرُ مِنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، وَ جَعَلَ يَنْكُثُ أَسْنَانَهُ بِأَنَامِلِهِ.

He said to him, ‘Either it would be willingly or else I shall force it’. Qays said, ‘O Ibn Suhaak! May Allahazwj Forsake one who coerces like you do. Your belly is large, and your stomach is big. If you were to do that, it would not be surprising from you’. Umar was ashamed from Qays Bin Sa’ad and went on to bite his fingers with his teeth.

فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: وَ مَا بِذَلِكَ‏ مِنْهُ، اقْصِدْ لِمَا سَأَلْتَ، فَقَالَ قَيْسٌ: وَ اللَّهِ لَوْ أَقْدِرُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ لَمَا فَعَلْتُ، فَدُونَكُمْ وَ حَدَّادِي الْمَدِينَةِ، فَإِنَّهُمْ أَقْدَرُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ مِنِّي.

Abu Bakr said, ‘And that will not be from him. I aim for what you were asked (to do)’. Qays said, ‘By Allahazwj! If I was able upon that, I would have done it, so for you are the blacksmiths of Al-Medina, for they would be more able upon that than me’.

فَأَتَوْا بِجَمَاعَةٍ مِنَ الْحَدَّادِينَ، فَقَالُوا: لَا يَنْفَتِحُ‏ حَتَّى نُحْمِيَهُ بِالنَّارِ.

They brought a group of blacksmiths. They said, ‘It cannot be opened until we heat it with the fire’.

فَالْتَفَتَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِلَى قَيْسٍ مُغْضَباً فَقَالَ: وَ اللَّهِ مَا بِكَ مِنْ ضَعْفٍ عَنْ فَكِّهِ، وَ لَكِنَّكَ لَا تَفْعَلُ فِعْلًا يَعِيبُ عَلَيْكَ فِيهِ إِمَامُكَ وَ حَبِيبُكَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ، وَ لَيْسَ هَذَا بِأَعْجَبَ مِنْ أَنَّ أَبَاكَ وام [رَامَ‏] الْخِلَافَةَ لِيَبْتَغِيَ الْإِسْلَامَ‏ عِوَجاً فَحَصَدَ اللَّهُ شَوْكَتَهُ، وَ أَذْهَبَ نَخْوَتَهُ، وَ أَعَزَّ الْإِسْلَامَ بِوَلِيِّهِ، وَ أَقَامَ دِينَهُ بِأَهْلِ طَاعَتِهِ، وَ أَنْتَ الْآنَ فِي حَالِ كَيْدٍ وَ شِقَاقٍ.

Abu Bakr turned to Qays angrily and said, ‘By Allahazwj! There is no weakness with you in removing it, but you are not doing a work you could be faulted upon regarding it your Imamasws and your beloved Abu Al-Hassanasws, and this isn’t surprising from that your father craved the caliphate in order to see Al-Islam instead, and Allahazwj Made him reap its thorns, and removed its tranquillity, and Honoured Al-Islam with its ruler, and Straightened Hisazwj Religion by people of Hisazwj obedience, and you now are in a state of plotting and discord.

قَالَ: فَاسْتَشَاطَ قَيْسُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ غَضَباً وَ امْتَلَأَ غَيْظاً، فَقَالَ: يَا ابْنَ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ! إِنَّ لَكَ عِنْدِي‏ جَوَاباً حَمِيّاً، بِلِسَانٍ طَلْقٍ، وَ قَلْبٍ جَرِيٍّ، و لَوْ لَا الْبَيْعَةُ الَّتِي لَكَ فِي عُنُقِي لَسَمِعْتَهُ مِنِّي، وَ اللَّهِ لَئِنْ بَايَعَتْكَ يَدِي لَمْ يُبَايِعْكَ قَلْبِي وَ لَا لِسَانِي، وَ لَا حُجَّةَ لِي فِي عَلِيٍّ بَعْدَ يَوْمِ الْغَدِيرِ،

He (the narrator) said, ‘Qays Bin Sa’ad stood up angrily and was full of rage. He said, ‘O Ibn Abu Quhafa! There is a furious answer with me for you, in a free tongue, and a brave heart, and had there not been the allegiance which is for you in my neck, you would have heard it from me! By Allahazwj! Although my hands pledged allegiance to you, my heart did not, nor did my tongue, and there is no argument for me regarding Aliasws after the day of Al-Ghadeer.

وَ لَا كَانَتْ بَيْعَتِي لَكَ إِلَّا كَالَّتِي نَقَضَتْ غَزْلَها مِنْ بَعْدِ قُوَّةٍ أَنْكاثاً، أَقُولُ قَوْلِي هَذَا غَيْرَ هَائِبٍ مِنْكَ‏ وَ لَا خَائِفٍ‏ مِنْ مَعَرَّتِكَ‏، وَ لَوْ سَمِعْتُ هَذَا الْقَوْلَ مِنْكَ بَدْأَةً لَمَا فَتَحَ لَكَ مِنِّي صُلْحاً.

And my allegiance for you did not happen except like the one who breaks her yarn from after spinning it tightly, [16:92]. I am saying these words of mine without being afraid of you, from being scared of your fallout, and had I heard these words from you in the beginning, I would not have opened reconciliation from me for you.

إِنْ كَانَ أَبِي رَامَ الْخِلَافَةَ فَحَقِيقٌ مَنْ‏ يَرُومُهَا بَعْدَ مَنْ‏ ذَكَرْتَهُ، لِأَنَّهُ رَجُلٌ لَا يُقَعْقِعُ بِالشِّنَانِ، وَ لَا يَغْمِزُ جَانِبَهُ كَغَمْزِ التِّينَةِ، ضَخِمٌ‏ صِنْدِيدٌ، وَ سَمَكٌ مُنِيفٌ، وَ عِزٌّ بَازِخٌ أَشْوَسُ‏، بِخِلَافِكَ وَ اللَّهِ‏ أَيَّتُهَا النَّعْجَةُ الْعَرْجَاءُ، وَ الدِّيكُ النَّافِشُ، لَا عِزٌّ صَمِيمٌ، وَ لَا حَسَبٌ كَرِيمٌ،

And even though my father craved the caliphate, in reality the oneasws who craved it afterwards is the oneasws you mentioned, because he is a man who does not indulge with the hatred, nor does he fold both his sides like the folding of the fig, huge, brave, eminent, slender, of glorious splendour, opposite to you by Allahazwj. O you lame sheep, and the plum rooster, neither having honourable glory nor any affliction of honour.

وَ ايْمُ اللَّهِ لَئِنْ عَاوَدْتَنِي فِي أَبِي لَأُلْجِمَنَّكَ بِلِجَامٍ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ يَمُجُّ فُوكَ مِنْهُ دَماً، دَعْنَا نَخُوضُ فِي عَمَايَتِكَ، وَ نَتَرَدَّى فِي غَوَايَتِكَ، عَلَى مَعْرِفَةٍ مِنَّا بِتَرْكِ الْحَقِّ وَ اتِّبَاعِ الْبَاطِلِ.

And I swear by Allahazwj! If you are being inimical towards me regarding my father, I will hinder you with a rein of words, with waves of blood above it. You are calling us to go into your blindness, and decay in your destination, upon a recognition from us with neglecting the truth and following the falsehood.

وَ أَمَّا قَوْلُكَ إِنَّ عَلِيّاً إِمَامِي، مَا أُنْكِرُ إِمَامَتَهُ وَ لَا أَعْدِلُ عَنْ وَلَايَتِهِ، وَ كَيْفَ أَنْقُضُ وَ قَدْ أَعْطَيْتُ اللَّهَ عَهْداً بِإِمَامَتِهِ‏ وَ وَلَايَتِهِ، يَسْأَلُنِي عَنْهُ؟!

And as for your words that Aliasws is my Imamasws, I do not deny hisasws Imamate, nor do I turn away from hisasws Wilayah; and how can I annul and I have already given a pact to Allahazwj of hisasws Imamate and hisasws Wilayah. Will Heazwj not Question me about it!?

فَأَنَا أَنْ أَلْقَى اللَّهَ بِنَقْضِ بَيْعَتِكَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ [مِنْ‏] أَنْ أَنْقُضَ‏ عَهْدَهُ وَ عَهْدَ رَسُولِهِ وَ عَهْدَ وَصِيِّهِ وَ خَلِيلِهِ، وَ مَا أَنْتَ إِلَّا أَمِيرُ قَوْمِكَ، إِنْ شَاءُوا تَرَكُوكَ وَ إِنْ شَاءُوا عَزَلُوكَ.

Surely, if I were to meet Allahazwj having broken your allegiance would be more beloved to me than if I were to break Hisazwj Pact, and pact of Rasool-Allahsaww, and pact of hissaww successorasws and friend. And you are not, except a ruler of your people. If they desire, they can leave you, and if they desire, they can cut you off.

فَتُبْ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِمَّا اجْتَرَمْتَهُ، وَ تَنَصَّلْ‏ إِلَيْهِ مِمَّا ارْتَكَبْتَهُ، وَ سَلِّمِ الْأَمْرَ إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ أَوْلَى مِنْكَ بِنَفْسِكَ، فَقَدْ رَكِبْتَ عَظِيماً بِوِلَايَتِكَ دُونَهُ، وَ جُلُوسِكَ فِي مَوْضِعِهِ، وَ تَسْمِيَتِكَ بِاسْمِهِ، وَ كَأَنَّكَ بِالْقَلِيلِ مِنْ دُنْيَاكَ وَ قَدِ انْقَشَعَ عَنْكَ كَمَا يَنْقَشِعُ السَّحَابُ، وَ تَعْلَمُ أَيُّ الْفَرِيقَيْنِ‏ شَرٌّ مَكاناً وَ أَضْعَفُ جُنْداً.

Repent to Allahazwj from what crime you are committing, and declare to Himazwj from what you have perpetrated, and submit the command to the oneasws who is foremost from you than your own self.

You have ridden a grievous matter with your governance besides himasws, and your sitting in hisasws place, and your adhering with hisasws name (Amir Al-Momineen); and it is as if you, with the little of your world, and it is dissipating from you just as the clouds dissipate, and you know which of the two sects is in a more evil position and of a weaker army’ [19:75].

وَ أَمَّا تَعْيِيرُكَ إِيَّايَ فَإِنَّهُ‏ مَوْلَايَ، هُوَ وَ اللَّهِ مَوْلَايَ وَ مَوْلَاكَ وَ مَوْلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَجْمَعِينَ، آهِ .. آهِ .. أَنَّى لِي بِثَبَاتِ قَدَمٍ، أَوْ تَمَكُّنِ وَطْءٍ حَتَّى أُلْفِظَكَ لَفْظَ الْمَنْجَنِيقِ الْحَجَرَةَ، وَ لَعَلَّ ذَلِكَ يَكُونُ قَرِيباً، وَ نَكْتَفِي‏ بِالْعِيَانِ عَنِ الْخَبَرِ.

And as for your faulting me that heasws is my Masterasws, by Allahazwj, heasws is my Masterasws and your Masterasws and Masterasws of all the Momineen.

Aah! Aah! From when can be affirmation of the feet, or take a step until I can catapult to you the words of stone, and perhaps that would be happening soon, and we shall suffice with witnessing the news’.

ثُمَّ قَامَ وَ نَفَضَ ثَوْبَهُ وَ مَضَى، وَ نَدِمَ‏ أَبُو بَكْرٍ عَمَّا أَسْرَعَ إِلَيْهِ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ إِلَى قَيْسٍ، وَ جَعَلَ خَالِدٌ يَدُورُ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ وَ الْقُطْبُ فِي عُنُقِهِ أَيَّاماً.

Then he stood up and shook his clothes and went away, and Abu Bakr regretted from what he had hastened to from the words to Qays, and Khalid went on circling in Al-Medina, and the rod was in his neck for days.

ثُمَّ أَتَى آتٍ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ: قَدْ وَافَى عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ السَّاعَةَ مِنْ سَفَرِهِ، وَ قَدْ عَرَقَ جَبِينُهُ، وَ احْمَرَّ وَجْهُهُ،

Then a comer came to Abu Bakr and said to him, ‘Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws has just arrived from hisasws journey, and hisasws forehead is perspiring, and hisasws face has reddened’.

فَأَنْفَذَ إِلَيْهِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْأَقْرَعَ‏ بْنَ سُرَاقَةَ الْبَاهِلِيَّ وَ الْأَشْوَسَ بْنَ الْأَشْجَعِ‏ الثَّقَفِيَّ يَسْأَلَانِهِ الْمُضِيَ‏ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ فِي مَسْجِدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ.

Abu Bakr sent to himasws Al-Aqra’a Bin Suraqa Al-Bahily, and Al-Ashous Bin Al-Ashja’a Al-Saqafy, asking himasws to go to Abu Bakr in the Masjid of Rasool-Allahsaww.

فَأَتَيَاهُ فَقَالا: يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ! إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ يَدْعُوكَ لِأَمْرٍ قَدْ أَحْزَنَهُ، وَ هُوَ يَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَصِيرَ إِلَيْهِ فِي مَسْجِدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُمَا، فَقَالا: يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ! مَا تَرُدُّ عَلَيْنَا فِيمَا جِئْنَاكَ لَهُ؟

They came to himasws and said, ‘O Abu Al-Hassanasws! Abu Bakr is calling you for a matter which has grieved him, and he is asking youasws to go to him in the Masjid of Rasool-Allahsaww’. But, heasws did not answer them. They said, ‘O Abu Al-Hassanasws! How come you are not responding to us regarding what we have come to youasws for?’

فَقَالَ: بِئْسَ وَ اللَّهِ الْأَدَبُ أَدَبُكُمْ، أَ لَيْسَ‏ يَجِبُ عَلَى الْقَادِمِ أَنْ لَا يَصِيرَ إِلَى النَّاسِ فِي أَجْلِبَتِهِمْ‏ إِلَّا بَعْدَ دُخُولِهِ فِي مَنْزِلِهِ، فَإِنْ كَانَ لَكُمْ حَاجَةٌ فَأَطْلِعُونِي‏ عَلَيْهَا فِي مَنْزِلِي حَتَّى‏ أَقْضِيَهَا إِنْ كَانَتْ مُمْكِنَةً إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى.

Heasws said: ‘By Allahazwj! Evil is the etiquette, your etiquette! Does it not obligate upon the one who arrives that he does not go to the people regarding their needs except after he enters into his house (first)? So, if there was a need for you, then notify measws upon it in myasws house until Iasws fulfil it, if it was possible, if Allahazwj so Desires’.

فصار [فَصَارَا] إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَأَعْلَمَاهُ بِذَلِكَ، فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: قُومُوا بِنَا إِلَيْهِ، وَ مَضَى الْجَمْعُ‏ بِأَسْرِهِمْ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ، فَوَجَدُوا الْحُسَيْنَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَى الْبَابِ يُقَلِّبُ سَيْفاً لِيَبْتَاعَهُ، قَالَ‏ لَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ! إِنْ رَأَيْتَ أَنْ تَسْتَأْذِنَ‏ لَنَا عَلَى أَبِيكَ، فَقَالَ: نَعَمْ.

They went to Abu Bakr and let him know of that. Abu Bakr said, ‘Arise with us to go to himasws’. and the group went hurriedly to hisasws house. They found Al-Husaynasws are the door turning a sword in order to sell it. Abu Bakr said to himasws, ‘O Abu Abdullahasws! If youasws see fit, can youasws seek permission for us to see yourasws fatherasws?’ Heasws said: ‘Yes’.

ثُمَّ اسْتَأْذَنَ لِلْجَمَاعَةِ فَدَخَلُوا وَ مَعَهُمْ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، فَبَدَأَ بِهِ الْجَمْعُ بِالسَّلَامِ، فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامَ‏ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ، فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ إِلَى خَالِدٍ قَالَ: نَعِمْتَ‏ صَبَاحاً يَا أَبَا سُلَيْمَانَ! نِعْمَ‏ الْقِلَادَةُ قِلَادَتُكَ.

Then heasws permitted for the group, and they entered, and with them was Khalid Bin Al-Waleed. The group began with the greetings, and heasws returned the greetings unto them, similar to that. When heasws looked at Khalid, heasws said: ‘Good morning, O Abu Suleyman!’ Best of the necklaces is your necklace’.

فَقَالَ: وَ اللَّهِ يَا عَلِيُّ لَا نَجَوْتَ مِنِّي إِنْ سَاعَدَنِي الْأَجَلُ.

He said, ‘By Allahazwj, O Aliasws! There is no survival for me unless the time helps me’.

فَقَالَ لَهُ عَلِيٌ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: أُفٍّ لَكَ يَا ابْنَ دَمِيمَةَ، إِنَّكَ- وَ الَّذِي فَلَقَ الْحَبَّةَ وَ بَرَأَ النَّسَمَةَ- عِنْدِي لَأَهْوَنُ‏، وَ مَا رُوحُكَ فِي يَدِي لَوْ أَشَاءُ إِلَّا كَذُبَابَةٍ وَقَعَتْ عَلَى‏ إِدَامٍ حَارٍّ فَطَفِقَتْ‏ مِنْهُ،

Aliasws said to him: ‘Ugh to you, O son of ugly (woman)! By the Oneazwj Who Split the seed and Formed the person! You are weak in myasws presence, and your soul is not in myasws hands except like a house fly falling upon hot sauce, so it is flicked off from it.

فَاغْنِ عَنْ نَفْسِكَ غِنَائَهَا، وَ دَعْنَا بِحَالِنَا حُكَمَاءَ، وَ إِلَّا لَأُلْحِقَنَّكَ‏ بِمَنْ أَنْتَ أَحَقُّ بِالْقَتْلِ مِنْهُ، وَ دَعْ عَنْكَ يَا أَبَا سُلَيْمَانَ مَا مَضَى، وَ خُذْ فِيمَا بَقِيَ،

Avail from yourself its availing, and leave usasws wise ones in ourasws situation, or else Iasws will join you with the one you are more rightful with the killing than he is. And leave from usasws, O Abu Suleyman, of what has passed, and take to what remains.

وَ اللَّهِ لَا تَجَرَّعْتُ مِنَ الْجِرَارِ الْمُخْتَمَةِ إِلَّا عَلْقَمَهَا، وَ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ مَنِيَّتِي وَ مَنِيَّتَكَ وَ رُوحِي وَ رُوحَكَ، فَرُوحِي فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَ رُوحُكَ فِي النَّارِ.

By Allahazwj! Do not try to swallow an immense (thing) unless you can swallow it. By Allahazwj! You have seen myasws worth and your worth, and myasws soul and your soul. So, myasws soul would be in the Paradise, and your soul would be in the Fire’.

قَالَ: وَ حَجَزَ الْجَمِيعُ‏ بَيْنَهُمَا وَ سَأَلُوهُ قَطْعَ الْكَلَامِ.

He (the narrator) said, ‘The group came in between the two and asked himasws to cut the speech.

فَقَالَ‏ أَبُو بَكْرٍ لِعَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: إِنَّا مَا جِئْنَاكَ لِمَا تُنَاقِضُ مِنْهُ‏ أَبَا سُلَيْمَانَ‏، وَ إِنَّمَا حَضَرْنَا لِغَيْرِهِ، وَ أَنْتَ لَمْ تَزَلْ يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ مُقِيماً عَلَى خِلَافِي‏ وَ الِاجْتِرَاءِ عَلَى أَصْحَابِي، وَ قَدْ تَرَكْنَاكَ فَاتْرُكْنَا، وَ لَا تَرُدَّنَا فَيُرَدَّ عَلَيْكَ‏ مِنَّا مَا يُوحِشُكَ وَ يَزِيدُكَ تَنْوِيماً إِلَى تَنْوِيمِكَ‏.

Abu Bakr said to Aliasws, ‘We did not come to youasws for what youasws are contradicting Abu Suleyman, and rather we presented for something else, and youasws have not ceased, O Abu Al-Hassanasws, standing upon opposing me, and the audacity upon my companions, and we have left youasws alone, so youasws leave us alone, and do not respond to us for there would be such a response from us, what would bother you and increase the inactivity to yourasws inactivity.

فَقَالَ‏ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: لَقَدْ أَوْحَشَنِي اللَّهُ مِنْكَ وَ مِنْ جَمْعِكَ، وَ آنَسَ بِي كُلَّ مُسْتَوْحِشٍ، وَ أَمَّا ابْنُ الْوَلِيدِ الْخَاسِرُ، فَإِنِّي أَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ نَبَأَهُ، إِنَّهُ لَمَّا رَأَى تَكَاثُفَ جُنُودِهِ وَ كَثْرَةَ جَمْعِهِ زَهَا فِي نَفْسِهِ، فَأَرَادَ الْوَضْعَ مِنِّي فِي مَوْضِعِ رَفْعٍ وَ مَحَلِ‏ ذِي جَمْعٍ، لِيَصُولَ بِذَلِكَ عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْجَمْعِ‏، فَوَضَعْتُ عَنْهُ عِنْدَ مَا خَطَرَ بِبَالِهِ، وَ هَمَّ بِي‏ وَ هُوَ عَارِفٌ بِي حَقَّ مَعْرِفَتِهِ، وَ مَا كَانَ اللَّهُ لِيَرْضَى بِفِعْلِهِ.

Aliasws said: ‘Allahazwj has already Isolated measws from you and from your group, and is Comforting measws in every isolation. And as for Ibn Al-Waleed, the frustrated, so Iasws shall narrate to you his news. When he saw the strength of his army and the large number of his group, he boasted within himself, so Iasws wanted the drop to be from measws in a high place and place with a gathering, in order for him to arrive with that to the people of the gathering. Iasws placed down what was in his mind, and he thought of killing measws, and he is well knowing with measws as is the right of knowing, and Allahazwj will not be Pleased with his deeds’.

فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: فَنُضِيفُ هَذَا إِلَى تَقَاعُدِكَ عَنْ نُصْرَةِ الْإِسْلَامِ، وَ قِلَّةِ رَغْبَتِكَ فِي الْجِهَادِ، فَبِهَذَا أَمَرَكَ اللَّهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ، أَمْ عَنْ نَفْسِكَ تَفْعَلُ هَذَا؟!.

Abu Bakr said to him, ‘But we are weakened due to yourasws sitting back from helping Al-Islam, and scarcity of yourasws desire regarding the Jihad. Is it a Command of Allahazwj and Hisazwj Rasoolsaww, or are youasws doing this from yourselfasws!?’

فَقَالَ‏ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ! وَ عَلَى‏ مِثْلِي يَتَفَقَّهُ الْجَاهِلُونَ؟ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَمَرَكُمْ بِبَيْعَتِي، وَ فَرَضَ عَلَيْكُمْ طَاعَتِي، وَ جَعَلَنِي فِيكُمْ كَبَيْتِ اللَّهِ الْحَرَامِ يُؤْتَى وَ لَا يَأْتِي،

Aliasws said: ‘O Abu Bakr! And the like of measws the ignoramuses would understand? Rasool-Allahsaww has ordered you all with pledging allegiance to measws, and obligated upon you all to be obedient to measws, and made measws to be among you like the Sacred House of Allahazwj. You have to come to measws, and Iasws do not go to you’.

فَقَالَ: يَا عَلِيُّ! سَتَغْدِرُ بِكَ أُمَّتِي مِنْ بَعْدِي كَمَا غَدَرَتِ الْأُمَمُ بَعْدَ مُضِيِ‏ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ بِأَوْصِيَائِهَا إِلَّا قَلِيلٌ، وَ سَيَكُونُ لَكَ وَ لَهُمْ‏ بَعْدِي هَنَاةٌ وَ هَنَاةٌ، فَاصْبِرْ، أَنْتَ كَبَيْتِ اللَّهِ: مَنْ دَخَلَهُ كانَ آمِناً وَ مَنْ رَغِبَ عَنْهُ كَانَ كَافِراً،

Hesaww had said, ‘O Aliasws! Mysaww community will be betraying youasws from after mesaww, just as the (other past) communities had betrayed the successorsas after their Prophetsas, except a few, and for them after mesaww would be evil and evil. So, be patient, you are like the House of Allahazwj, one who enters it, would be safe, and the one who turns away from it, would be a Kafir.

قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: وَ إِذْ جَعَلْنَا الْبَيْتَ مَثابَةً لِلنَّاسِ وَ أَمْناً، وَ إِنِّي وَ أَنْتَ سَوَاءٌ إِلَّا النُّبُوَّةَ، فَإِنِّي خَاتَمُ النَّبِيِّينَ وَ أَنْتَ خَاتَمُ الْوَصِيِّينَ،

Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic Said: ‘And when We Made the House (Kabah) as a resort for the people and a security [2:125], and youasws and Isaww are equal except for the Prophet-hood. Isaww am the last of the Prophetsas and youasws are the last of the successorsas’.

وَ أَعْلَمَنِي عَنْ رَبِّي سُبْحَانَهُ بِأَنِّي لَسْتُ أَسُلُّ سَيْفاً إِلَّا فِي ثَلَاثَةِ مَوَاطِنَ بَعْدَ وَفَاتِهِ، فَقَالَ: تُقَاتِلُ النَّاكِثِينَ، وَ الْقَاسِطِينَ، وَ الْمَارِقِينَ‏، وَ لَمْ يَقْرُبُ أَوَانُ ذَلِكَ بَعْدُ،

And myasws Lordazwj the Glorious has Taught mesaww that Iasws should not unsheathe a sword except in three places after hissaww expiry. Hesaww had said: ‘Youasws will be fighting against the breakers (of the pact), and the apostates, and the deviants, and the supported will not come near after that’.

فَقُلْتُ: فَمَا أَفْعَلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بِمَنْ يَنْكُثُ بَيْعَتِي مِنْهُمْ وَ يَجْحَدُ حَقِّي؟ قَالَ: فَاصْبِرْ حَتَّى تَلْقَانِي، وَ تَسْتَسْلِمُ لِمِحْنَتِكَ حَتَّى تَلْقَى نَاصِراً عَلَيْهِمْ.

Iasws said: ‘So, what shall Iasws do, O Rasool-Allahsaww, with the ones from them who break myasws allegiance and reject myasws rights?’ Hesaww said: ‘Be patient until youasws meet mesaww, and succumb to yourasws ordeal until youasws have helpers against them’.

فَقُلْتُ: أَ فَتَخَافُ عَلَيَّ مِنْهُمْ أَنْ يَقْتُلُونَنِي‏؟! فَقَالَ: تَاللَّهِ‏ لَا أَخَافُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْهُمْ قَتْلًا وَ لَا جِرَاحاً، وَ إِنِّي عَارِفٌ بِمَنِيَّتِكَ وَ سَبَبِهَا، وَ قَدْ أَعْلَمَنِي رَبِّي، وَ لَكِنِّي خَشِيتُ أَنْ تُفْنِيَهُمْ بِسَيْفِكَ فَيَبْطُلَ الدِّينُ، وَ هُوَ حَدِيثٌ، فَيَرْتَدَّ الْقَوْمُ عَنِ التَّوْحِيدِ.

Iasws said: ‘Are yousaww fearing upon measws from them that they might kill measws!?’ Hesaww said: ‘By Allahazwj! Isaww do not fear upon youasws from them of being killed, nor injured, and Iasws know of yoursaww intentions and yourasws reasons, and mysaww Lordazwj has Taught measws, but Isaww fear that youasws would annihilate them with yourasws sword. So, the Religion would be invalidated, and it is (still) new, and the people would renege from the Tawheed’.

وَ لَوْ لَا أَنَّ ذَلِكَ كَذَلِكَ، وَ قَدْ سَبَقَ مَا هُوَ كَائِنٌ، لَكَانَ لِي فِيمَا أَنْتَ فِيهِ شَأْنٌ مِنَ الشَّأْنِ، وَ لَرَوَيْتُ أَسْيَافاً، وَ قَدْ ظَمِئْتُ إِلَى شُرْبِ الدِّمَاءِ، وَ عِنْدَ قِرَاءَتِكَ صَحِيفَتَكَ تَعْرِفُ نَبَأَ مَا احْتَمَلْتَ مِنْ وِزْرِي‏، وَ نِعْمَ الْخَصْمُ مُحَمَّدٌ وَ الْحَكَمُ اللَّهُ.

And had that not been like that, and preceded what is to happen, there would have been for measws, regarding what you are in, an occupation from the occupations, and swords would have been saturated, and they would have been thirsty to drink the blood, and youasws have read yourasws Parchment. You know the news of what Iasws am carrying of myasws burden, and the best of the disputant is Muhammadsaww, and the Judge, Allahazwj’.

فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ! إِنَّا لَمْ نَرُدَّ هَذَا كُلَّهُ، وَ نَحْنُ نَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تَفْتَحَ لَنَا الْآنَ‏ عَنْ عُنُقِ خَالِدٍ هَذِهِ‏ الْحَدِيدَةَ، فَقَدْ آلَمَهُ بِثِقَلِهِ وَ أَثَّرَ فِي حَلْقِهِ بِحَمْلِهِ، وَ قَدْ شُفِيَتْ غَلِيلُ صَدْرِكَ مِنْهُ‏.

Abu Bakr said, ‘O Abu Al-Hassanasws! We do not want all of this, and we want youasws to open this iron (rod) for us from the neck of Khalid, for it has pained him with its weight, and the impact in his throat with carrying it, and I have interceded for the resentment of yourasws chest from him’.

فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: لَوْ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَشْفِيَ غَلِيلَ صَدْرِي لَكَانَ السَّيْفُ أَشْفَى لِلدَّاءِ وَ أَقْرَبَ لِلْفَنَاءِ، وَ لَوْ قَتَلْتُهُ وَ اللَّهِ مَا قُدْتُهُ بِرَجُلٍ مِمَّنْ قَتَلَهُمْ‏ يَوْمَ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ وَ فِي كَرَّتِهِ هَذِهِ، وَ مَا يُخَالِجُنِي‏ الشَّكُّ فِي أَنَّ خَالِداً مَا احْتَوَى قَلْبُهُ مِنَ الْإِيمَانِ عَلَى قَدْرِ جَنَاحِ بَعُوضَةٍ،

Aliasws said: ‘If Iasws want to heal the resentment of myasws chest, the sword would be more healing for the disease and closer with the annihilation, and if Iasws were to kill him, by Allahazwj, no man would have missed him, from the ones Iasws killed on the day of the conquest of Makkah, and in this generation, and the doubt would not oppose me in that Khalid, his heart does not even hold the Eman to a measurement of a wing of a mosquito.

وَ أَمَّا الْحَدِيدُ الَّذِي فِي عُنُقِهِ فَلَعَلِّي لَا أَقْدِرُ عَلَى فَكِّهِ، فَيَفُكُّهُ خَالِدٌ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ أَوْ فُكُّوهُ أَنْتُمْ‏ عَنْهُ، فَأَنْتُمْ أَوْلَى بِهِ إِنْ كَانَ مَا تَدْعُونَهُ صَحِيحاً.

And as for the iron which is in his neck, so Aliasws is not able upon removing it. Khalid himself should remove it, or you should remove it from him, for you are foremost with him, if that which you are claiming is correct’.

فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ بُرَيْدَةُ الْأَسْلَمِيُّ وَ عَامِرُ بْنُ الْأَشْجَعِ فَقَالا: يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ! وَ اللَّهِ لَا يَفُكُّهُ عَنْ عُنُقِهِ إِلَّا مَنْ حَمَلَ بَابَ خَيْبَرَ بِفَرْدِ يَدٍ، وَ دَحَا بِهِ وَرَاءَ ظَهْرِهِ‏، وَ حَمَلَهُ وَ جَعَلَهُ‏ جِسْراً تَعْبُرُ النَّاسُ عَلَيْهِ وَ هُوَ فَوْقَ زَنْدِهِ،

Bureyda Al-Aslami and Aamir Bin Al-Ashja’a stood up to himasws and said, ‘O Abu Al-Hassanasws! By Allahazwj! No one can remove it from his neck except the oneasws who lifted the gate of Khyber with one hand, and threw it behind hisasws back, and carried it and made it to be a bridge for the people to cross upon, and it was above hisasws forearm’.

وَ قَامَ إِلَيْهِ عَمَّارُ بْنُ يَاسِرٍ فَخَاطَبَهُ أَيْضاً فِيمَنْ خَاطَبَهُ، فَلَمْ يُجِبْ أَحَداً، إِلَى أَنْ قَالَ لَهُ‏ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: سَأَلْتُكَ بِاللَّهِ وَ بِحَقِّ أَخِيكَ الْمُصْطَفَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ إِلَّا مَا رَحِمْتَ خَالِدا وَ فَكَكْتَهُ مِنْ عُنُقِهِ.

And Ammar Bin Yasser stood up to himasws and addressed himasws as well, among the ones who addressed himasws. But, heasws did not answer anyone, until Abu Bakr said to himasws, ‘I ask you by Allahazwj, and by the right of yourasws brothersaww the Chose one, Rasool-Allahsaww, only have mercy on Khalid and remove it from his neck’.

فَلَمَّا سَأَلَهُ بِذَلِكَ اسْتَحْيَا، وَ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ كَثِيرَ الْحَيَاءِ، فَجَذَبَ خَالِداً إِلَيْهِ، وَ جَعَلَ يَخْذِفُ‏ مِنَ الطَّوْقِ قِطْعَةً قِطْعَةً وَ يَفْتِلُهَا فِي يَدِهِ، فَانْفَتَلَ‏ كَالشَّمْعِ.

When he asked himasws with that, heasws was bashful, and heasws was of a lot of bashfulness. Heasws pulled Khalid towards him and pulled off the collar, pieces and pieces, and opened it in hisasws hands, and it opened like the candle.

ثُمَّ ضَرَبَ بِالْأُولَى رَأْسَ خَالِدٍ، ثُمَّ الثَّانِيَةَ، فَقَالَ: آهِ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، فَقَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: قُلْتَهَا عَلَى كُرْهٍ مِنْكَ، وَ لَوْ لَمْ تَقُلْهَا لَأَخْرَجْتُ الثَّالِثَةَ مِنْ أَسْفَلِكَ، وَ لَمْ يَزَلْ يَقْطَعُ الْحَدِيدَ جَمِيعَهُ إِلَى أَنْ أَزَالَهُ عَنْ‏ عُنُقِهِ.

Then heasws struck the top of the head of Khalid with the first (piece), then second (piece). He said, ‘Aah! O Amir Al-Momineenasws’. Amir Al-Momineenasws said: ‘You are saying it upon an abhorrence from you, and had Iasws not uprooted it, Iasws would have brought the third (piece) from your bottom’, and heasws did not cease cutting the entire iron (rod) until heasws removed it from his neck.

وَ جَعَلَ الْجَمَاعَةُ يُكَبِّرُونَ‏ وَ يُهَلِّلُونَ وَ يَتَعَجَّبُونَ مِنَ الْقُوَّةِ الَّتِي أَعْطَاهَا اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، وَ انْصَرَفَتْ شَاكِرِينَ‏.

And the group went on to exclaim Takbeer, and proclaiming the Oneness (of Allahazwj, and being astounded from the strength which Allahazwj the Glorious had Given Amir Al-Momineenasws, and they left grateful’’.

وَ فِي الرِّوَايَةِ الْأُخْرَى زِيَادَةٌ، وَ هِيَ هَذِهِ: فَانْصَرَفَتِ الْجَمَاعَةُ شَاكِرِينَ لَهُ وَ هُمْ مُتَعَجِّبُونَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ، فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: لَا تَعْجَبُوا مِنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ، وَ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ كُنْتُ بِجَنْبِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] يَوْمَ قَلْعِ عَلِيٍّ بَابَ خَيْبَرَ، فَرَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] قَدْ ضَحِكَ حَتَّى بَدَتْ ثَنَايَاهُ، ثُمَّ بَكَى حَتَّى اخْضَلَّتْ لِحْيَتُهُ،

And in another report there is an increase, and it is this: -

‘The group dispersed being thankful to himasws, and they were astounded from that. Abu Bakr said, ‘Do not be astonished from Abu Al-Hassanasws! By Allahazwj! I was by the side of Rasool-Allahsaww on the day Aliasws uprooted the gate of Khyber. I saw Rasool-Allahsaww having smiled until hissaww teeth were seen, then hesaww wept until hissaww beard was wet.

فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! أَ ضَحِكٌ وَ بُكَاءٌ فِي سَاعَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ؟!.

I said, ‘O Rasool-Allahsaww! Yousaww are smiling and weeping in one time!?’

قَالَ: نَعَمْ، أَمَّا ضَحِكِي فَفَرِحْتُ بِقَلْعِ عَلِيٍّ بَابَ خَيْبَرَ، وَ أَمَّا بُكَائِي فَلِعَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، فَإِنَّهُ مَا قَلَعَهُ إِلَّا وَ هُوَ صَائِمٌ مُذْ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ عَلَى الْمَاءِ الْقَرَاحِ، وَ لَوْ كَانَ فَاطِراً عَلَى طَعَامٍ لَدَحَا بِهِ‏ مِنْ وَرَاءِ السُّورِ.

Hesaww said: ‘Yes. As for mysaww smile, Isaww was rejoicing with Aliasws uprooting the gate of Khyber, and as for mysaww weeping, so it is for Aliasws. Heasws did not uproot it except and heasws is Fasting since three days (breaking Fast) purely upon the water, and had heasws broken the Fast upon the food, heasws would have thrown it from behind the bridge’’. ⁶⁶

38- ما: هَذَا حَدِيثٌ وَجَدْتُهُ بِخَطِّ بَعْضِ الْمَشَايِخِ رَحِمَهُمُ اللَّهُ، ذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ وَجَدَهُ فِي كِتَابٍ لِأَبِي غَانِمٍ الْأَعْرَجِ- وَ كَانَ مَسْكَنُهُ بِبَابِ الشَّعِيرِ- وَجَدَ بِخَطِّهِ عَلَى ظَهْرِ كِتَابٍ لَهُ حِينَ مَاتَ، وَ هُوَ: أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ بِنْتَ طَلْحَةَ دَخَلَتْ عَلَى فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ فَرَأَتْهَا بَاكِيَةً، فَقَالَتْ لَهَا: بِأَبِي أَنْتِ وَ أُمِّي مَا الَّذِي يُبْكِيكِ؟

(The book) ‘Amaali’ of Sheykh Al Tusi – This Hadeeth, I found in the handwriting of one of the elders, mentioning that he found in the book of Abu Ghanim Al A’araj, and his dwelling was by the door of Al Shaeer, found in his handwriting on the back of a book of his when he died, and it is: -

‘Ayesha Bint Talha entered to see (Syeda) Fatimaasws, and saw herasws crying. She said to herasws, ‘My father and my mother be (sacrificed) for youasws! What is that which makes youasws cry?’

فَقَالَتْ لَهَا: أَ سَائِلَتِي‏ عَنْ هَنَةٍ حَلَّقَ بِهَا الطَّائِرُ وَ حَفِيَ‏ بِهَا السَّائِرُ، وَ رُفِعَتْ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ أَثَراً وَ رُزِئَتْ فِي الْأَرْضِ خَبَراً: إِنَّ قَحِيفَ تَيْمٍ وَ أُحَيْوِلَ عَدِيٍّ جَارَيَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ فِي السِّبَاقِ، حَتَّى إِذَا تَفَرَّيَا بِالْخِنَاقِ أَسَرَّا لَهُ الشَّنَآنَ، وَ طَوَيَاهُ الْإِعْلَانَ،

Sheasws said to her: ‘You are asking measws about (something), a little of it would kill the birds and exhaust the traveller, and its impact would be raised to the sky, and calamity in the earth by the news that (Abu Bakr Bin) Quhafa of (the clan of Taym, and the small one of (clan of) Uday (Umar) both ran to precede Abu Al-Hassanasws (to the caliphate), until when they broke the noose hastening the hatred for himasws, and they concealed the notification (of the Wilayah).

فَلَمَّا خَبَا نُورُ الدِّينِ وَ قُبِضَ النَّبِيُّ الْأَمِينُ نَطَقَا بِفَوْرِهِمَا، وَ نَفَثَا بِسَوْرِهِمَا، وَ أَدَلَّا بِفَدَكَ، فَيَا لَهَا كَمْ مِنْ مِلْكٍ مُلِكَ‏، إِنَّهَا عَطِيَّةُ الرَّبِّ الْأَعْلَى لِلنَّجِيِّ الْأَوْفَى، وَ لَقَدْ نَحَلَنِيهَا لِلصِّبْيَةِ السَّوَاغِبِ مِنْ نَجْلِهِ وَ نَسْلِي،

And when the Noor of Religion faded, and the trustworthy Prophetsaww passed away, they both spoke immediately, and they struck their aggression, and pounced of (estate of) Fadak. So how many kings have owned it (before)! It is a gift of the Exalted Lordazwj for the most successful whisperer, and weasws had kept it for the children, the hungry ones from hissaww children and myasws offspring.

وَ إِنَّهَا لَبِعِلْمِ اللَّهِ‏ وَ شَهَادَةِ أَمِينِهِ، فَإِنِ انْتَزَعَا مِنِّي الْبُلْغَةَ وَ مَنَعَانِي اللُّمْظَةَ فَأَحْتَسِبُهَا يَوْمَ الْحَشْرِ زُلْفَةً، وَ لْيَجِدَنَّهَا آكِلُوهَا سَاعِرَةَ حَمِيمٍ فِي لَظَى جَحِيمٍ.

And it is with the Knowledge of Allahazwj and testimony of Hisazwj trustworthy onesaww, so if the livelihood is snatched from measws, and the morsel of the mouth is prevented from measws, Iasws shall reckon it on the Day of Resurrection in Proximity (of Allahazwj, and they would find their consumption inflaming the boiling water in the flames of Hell’’.⁶⁷

39- ختص: عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: لَمَّا قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ جَلَسَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مَجْلِسَهُ، بَعَثَ إِلَى وَكِيلِ فَاطِمَةَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا فَأَخْرَجَهُ مِنْ فَدَكَ.

(The book) ‘Al Ikhtisas’ – From Abdullah Bin Sinan,

‘From Abu Abdullahasws having said: ‘When Rasool-Allahsaww passed away and Abu Bakr sat in hissaww seat, he sent someone to the representative of (Syeda) Fatimaasws and expelled him from (the estate of) Fadak.

فَأَتَتْهُ فَاطِمَةُ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ فَقَالَتْ: يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ! ادَّعَيْتَ أَنَّكَ خَلِيفَةُ أَبِي وَ جَلَسْتَ مَجْلِسَهُ، وَ أَنْتَ‏ بَعَثْتَ إِلَى وَكِيلِي فَأَخْرَجْتَهُ مِنْ فَدَكَ، وَ قَدْ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ صَدَّقَ بِهَا عَلَيَّ، وَ أَنَّ لِي بِذَلِكَ شُهُوداً.

(Syeda) Fatimaasws came to him and said: ‘O Abu Bakr! You claimed that you are a caliph of myasws fathersaww and are sitting in hissaww seat, and you sent someone to myasws representative and expelled him from Fadak, and you have known that Rasool-Allahsaww had given it to Aliasws, and there are witnesses for measws with that’.

فَقَالَ: إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ (ص) لَا يُوَرِّثُ.

He said, ‘The Prophetsaww does not leave inheritance’.

فَرَجَعَتْ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَأَخْبَرَتْهُ، فَقَالَ: ارْجِعِي إِلَيْهِ وَ قُولِي لَهُ: زَعَمْتَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ لَا يُوَرِّثُ‏ وَ وَرِثَ سُلَيْمانُ داوُدَ، وَ وَرِثَ يَحْيَى زَكَرِيَّا، وَ كَيْفَ لَا أَرِثُ أَنَا أَبِي؟!

Sheasws returned to Aliasws and informed himasws. Heasws said: ‘Return to him and say to him: ‘You are claiming that the Prophetsaww does (did) not leave inheritance, And Suleyman inherited Dawood, [27:16], and Yahyaas inherited Zakariyaas, and how can Iasws not inherit myasws fathersaww!?’

فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: أَنْتَ مُعَلَّمَةٌ، قَالَتْ: وَ إِنْ كُنْتُ مُعَلَّمَةً فَإِنَّمَا عَلَّمَنِي ابْنُ عَمِّي وَ بَعْلِي.

Umar said, ‘Youasws are taught’. Sheasws said: ‘And even if Iasws am taught, it was rather the sonasws of mysaww uncleas and husband who taught measws’.

فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: فَإِنَّ عَائِشَةَ تَشْهَدُ وَ عُمَرَ أَنَّهُمَا سَمِعَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ: النَّبِيُ‏ لَا يُوَرِّثُ.

Abu Bakr said, ‘Ayesha and Umar have testified that they heard Rasool-Allahsaww and hesaww said: ‘The Prophetsaww does not leave inheritance’’.

فَقَالَتْ: هَذَا أَوَّلُ شَهَادَةِ زُورٍ شَهِدَا بِهَا، وَ إِنَّ لِي بِذَلِكَ شُهُوداً بِهَا فِي الْإِسْلَامِ، ثُمَّ قَالَتْ: فَإِنَّ فَدَكَ إِنَّمَا هِيَ صَدَّقَ بِهَا عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، وَ لِي بِذَلِكَ بَيِّنَةٌ. فَقَالَ لَهَا: هَلُمِّي بِبَيِّنَتِكِ.

Sheasws said: ‘This is the first false testimony testified with, and there are witnesses for measws for that (testifying) with that in Al-Islam’. Then sheasws said: ‘(The estate of) Fadak rather Fadak, it is which Aliasws ratified Rasool-Allahsaww with, and for measws there is proof of that’. He said to herasws, ‘Give me yourasws proof’.

قَالَ: فَجَاءَتْ بِأُمِّ أَيْمَنَ وَ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: يَا أُمَّ أَيْمَنَ! إِنَّكِ سَمِعْتِ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ (ص) يَقُولُ فِي فَاطِمَةَ؟ فَقَالَتْ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يَقُولُ: إِنَّ فَاطِمَةَ سَيِّدَةُ نِسَاءِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ،

He (Abu Abdullahasws) said, ‘Sheasws came with Umm Aymanra and Aliasws’. Abu Bakr said, ‘O Umm Aymanra! Did you hear Rasool-Allahsaww saying regarding (Syeda) Fatimaasws?’ Shera said, ‘Ira heard Rasool-Allahsaww saying: ‘ (Syeda) Fatimaasws is chieftess of the women of the inhabitants of Paradise’.

ثُمَّ قَالَتْ أُمُّ أَيْمَنَ: فَمَنْ كَانَتْ سَيِّدَةَ نِسَاءِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ تَدَّعِي مَا لَيْسَ لَهَا؟! وَ أَنَا امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ مَا كُنْتُ لِأَشْهَدَ بِمَا لَمْ أَكُنْ سَمِعْتُ‏ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ،

Then Umm Aymanra said, ‘So, the one who was a chieftess of the inhabitants of the Paradise, would sheasws make a claim for what isn’t for herasws!?’ And Ira am a woman from the inhabitants of the Paradise. Ira would not testify with what Ira would not have heard from Rasool-Allahsaww’.

فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: دَعِينَا يَا أُمَّ أَيْمَنَ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْقِصَصِ، بِأَيِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ تَشْهَدِينَ؟.

Umar said, ‘Leave us, O Umm Aymanra, from this story. With which thing are youra testifying?’

فَقَالَتْ: كُنْتُ جَالِسَةً فِي بَيْتِ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ وَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ جَالِسٌ حَتَّى نَزَلَ عَلَيْهِ جَبْرَئِيلُ، فَقَالَ: يَا مُحَمَّدُ! قُمْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَخُطَّ لَكَ فَدَكاً بِجَنَاحِي، فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ مَعَ جَبْرَئِيلَ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ،

Shera said, ‘Ira was seated in the house of (Syeda) Fatimaasws, and Rasool-Allahsaww was seated until Jibraeelas descended unto himsaww. Heas said: ‘O Muhammadsaww! Arise, for Allahazwj Blessed and Exalted has Commanded meas that Ias write Fadak to be for yousaww with myas wings!’ Rasool-Allahsaww stood up and with himsaww was Jibraeelas.

فَمَا لَبِثَ أَنْ رَجَعَ، فَقَالَتْ فَاطِمَةُ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ: يَا أَبَتِ! أَيْنَ ذَهَبْتَ؟ فَقَالَ: خَطَّ جَبْرَئِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لِي فَدَكاً بِجَنَاحِهِ وَ حَدَّ لِي حُدُودَهَا،

It was not long before hesaww returned. (Syeda) Fatimaasws said: ‘O fathersaww! Where did yousaww go?’ Hesaww said: ‘Jibraeelas has written Fadak to be for mesaww with hisas wings, and marked its boundaries for mesaww’.

فَقَالَتْ: يَا أَبَتِ! إِنِّي أَخَافُ الْعَيْلَةَ وَ الْحَاجَةَ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ، فَصَدِّقْ بِهَا عَلَيَّ، فَقَالَ: هِيَ صَدَقَةٌ عَلَيْكِ، فَقَبَضْتِهَا، قَالَتْ: نَعَمْ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: يَا أُمَّ أَيْمَنَ! اشْهَدِي، وَ يَا عَلِيُّ! اشْهَدْ.

Sheasws said: ‘O fathersaww! Iasws fear the dependants and the need from Fadak’. Aliasws ratified with it. Hesaww said: ‘It is a charity upon youasws Isaww believe youasws. so take possession of it’. Sheasws said: ‘Yes’. Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘O umm Aymanra! Be witness! And O Aliasws! Be witness!’’

فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: أَنْتِ امْرَأَةٌ وَ لَا نُجِيزُ شَهَادَةَ امْرَأَةٍ وَحْدَهَا، وَ أَمَّا عَلِيٌّ فَيَجُرُّ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ.

Umar said, ‘Youra are a woman, and we cannot allow a testimony of one woman, and as for Aliasws, heasws is drawn to himselfasws (biased witness)’.

قَالَ: فَقَامَتْ مُغْضَبَةً وَ قَالَتْ: اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّهُمَا ظَلَمَا ابْنَةَ نَبِيِّكَ حَقَّهَا، فَاشْدُدْ وَطْأَتَكَ عَلَيْهِمَا،

He (Abu Abdullahasws) said, ‘Sheasws stood up angrily and said: ‘O Allahazwj! These two have been unjust to the daughterasws of Yourazwj Prophetsaww of herasws right, so Intensify Yourazwj Trampling upon them both!’

ثُمَّ خَرَجَتْ وَ حَمَلَهَا عَلِيٌّ عَلَى أَتَانٍ عَلَيْهِ كِسَاءٌ لَهُ خَمَلٌ، فَدَارَ بِهَا أَرْبَعِينَ صَبَاحاً فِي بُيُوتِ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَ الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ مَعَهَا، وَ هِيَ تَقُولُ: يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَ الْأَنْصَارِ! انْصُرُوا اللَّهَ وَ ابْنَةَ نَبِيِّكُمْ،

Then sheasws went out and Aliasws carried herasws upon an mule (carrier) having a cloak with feathers upon it. Heasws circles with herasws for forty morning among the houses of the Emigrants and the Helpers, and Al-Hassanasws and Al-Husaynasws were with themasws, and sheasws was saying: ‘O community of the Emigrants and the Helpers! Help Allahazwj and daughterasws of your Prophetsaww!

وَ قَدْ بَايَعْتُمْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يَوْمَ بَايَعْتُمُوهُ أَنْ تَمْنَعُوهُ وَ ذُرِّيَّتَهُ مِمَّا تَمْنَعُونَ مِنْهُ أَنْفُسَكُمْ وَ ذَرَارِيَّكُمْ، فَفُوا لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بِبَيْعَتِكُمْ،

And you had pledged allegiance to Rasool-Allahsaww the day you had pledged allegiance to himsaww that you will defend himsaww and hissaww offspring from what you would be defending yourselves and your offspring. So, be loyal to Rasool-Allahsaww with your allegiances!’

قَالَ: فَمَا أَعَانَهَا أَحَدٌ وَ لَا أَجَابَهَا وَ لَا نَصَرَهَا.

He (Abu Abdullahasws) said, ‘No one supported herasws, nor responded to herasws, nor helped herasws’.

قَالَ: فَانْتَهَتْ إِلَى مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ فَقَالَتْ: يَا مُعَاذَ بْنَ جَبَلٍ! إِنِّي قَدْ جِئْتُكَ مُسْتَنْصِرَةً، وَ قَدْ بَايَعْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ عَلَى أَنْ تَنْصُرَهُ وَ ذُرِّيَّتَهُ وَ تَمْنَعَ مِمَّا تَمْنَعُ مِنْهُ نَفْسَكَ وَ ذُرِّيَّتَكَ، وَ إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ قَدْ غَصَبَنِي عَلَى فَدَكَ وَ أَخْرَجَ وَكِيلِي مِنْهَا،

He (Abu Abdullahasws) said, ‘Sheasws ended up to Muaz Bin Jabal. Sheasws said: ‘O Muaz Bin Jabal! Iasws have come to you to seek help, and you had pledged allegiance to Rasool-Allahsaww upon (a condition) that you will help himsaww and hissaww offspring, and defend from what you would defend yourself and your offspring from, and Abu Bakr has usurped measws upon Fadak and expelled myasws representative from it’.

قَالَ: فَمَعِي غَيْرِي؟ قَالَتْ: لَا، مَا أَجَابَنِي أَحَدٌ، قَالَ: فَأَيْنَ أَبْلُغُ أَنَا مِنْ نَصْرِكِ؟

He said, ‘Would anyone (else) be with me?’ Sheasws said: ‘No! No one has answered measws’. He said, ‘So what can it achieve from my helping youasws?’

قَالَ: فَخَرَجَتْ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ. وَ دَخَلَ ابْنُهُ، فَقَالَ: مَا جَاءَ بِابْنَةِ مُحَمَّدٍ إِلَيْكَ؟ قَالَ: جَاءَتْ تَطْلُبُ نُصْرَتِي عَلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَإِنَّهُ أَخَذَ مِنْهَا فَدَكاً، قَالَ: فَمَا أَجَبْتَهَا بِهِ؟ قَالَ: قُلْتُ: وَ مَا يَبْلُغُ مِنْ نُصْرَتِي أَنَا وَحْدِي،

He (Abu Abdullahasws) said, ‘Sheasws left from his presence and his son entered, and said, ‘What did the daughterasws of Muhammadsaww come to you for?’ He said, ‘Sheasws came seeking my help against Abu Bakr, for he has seized Fadak from herasws’. He said, ‘So what did you answer herasws with?’ He said, ‘I said, ‘And what can it achieve from my help? I am alone’’.

قَالَ: فَأَبَيْتَ أَنْ تَنْصُرَهَا؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: فَأَيَّ شَيْ‏ءٍ قَالَتْ لَكَ؟ قَالَ: قَالَتْ لِي: وَ اللَّهِ لَا نَازَعْتُكَ‏ الْفَصِيحَ مِنْ رَأْسِي حَتَّى أَرِدَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ،

He said, ‘So, you refused to help herasws?’ He said, ‘So which thing did sheasws say to you?’ He said, ‘Sheasws said: ‘By Allahazwj! Iasws will not argue with you in clear language from myasws head anymore until Iasws returned to Rasool-Allahsaww’.

قَالَ: فَقَالَ: أَنَا وَ اللَّهِ لَا نَازَعْتُكَ‏ الْفَصِيحَ مِنْ رَأْسِي حَتَّى أَرِدَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، إِذْ لَمْ تُجِبْ ابْنَةَ مُحَمَّدٍ.

He (Abu Abdullahasws) said, ‘He said, ‘I, by Allahazwj, will not argue with you in clear language form my head until I return to Rasool-Allahsaww, when you did not answer the daughterasws of Muhammadsaww’.

قَالَ: وَ خَرَجَتْ فَاطِمَةُ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا مِنْ عِنْدِهِ وَ هِيَ تَقُولُ: وَ اللَّهِ لَا أُكَلِّمُكَ كَلِمَةً حَتَّى أَجْتَمِعَ أَنَا وَ أَنْتَ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَتْ.

He (Abu Abdullahasws) said, ‘And Fatimaasws went out from his presence and sheasws was saying: ‘By Allahazwj! Iasws will not speak to you a (single) word until Iasws and you gather in the presence of Rasool-Allahsaww!’ Then sheasws left.

فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لَهَا: ائْتِي‏ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَحْدَهُ فَإِنَّهُ أَرَقُّ مِنَ الْآخَرِ، وَ قُولِي لَهُ: ادَّعَيْتَ مَجْلِسَ أَبِي وَ أَنَّكَ خَلِيفَتُهُ وَ جَلَسْتَ مَجْلِسَهُ، وَ لَوْ كَانَتْ فَدَكُ لَكَ ثُمَّ اسْتَوْهَبْتُهَا مِنْكَ لَوَجَبَ رَدُّهَا عَلَيَّ،

Aliasws said to herasws: ‘Go to Abu Bakr (when he is) alone, for he is kinder than the other one (Umar), and say to him: ‘You claimed the seat of myasws fathersaww, and you are hissaww caliph, and are seated in hissaww seat, and if Fadak was for you, then it must have been gifted to you, so it obligated that it be returned to measws’.

فَلَمَّا أَتَتْهُ وَ قَالَتْ لَهُ ذَلِكَ، قَالَ: صَدَقْتِ، قَالَ: فَدَعَا بِكِتَابٍ فَكَتَبَهُ لَهَا بِرَدِّ فَدَكَ‏.

When sheasws came to Abu Bakr and said that to him, he said, ‘Youasws speak the truth’. So, he called for a letter and wrote for it to be returned to herasws’.

فَخَرَجَتْ وَ الْكِتَابُ مَعَهَا، فَلَقِيَهَا عُمَرُ فَقَالَ: يَا بِنْتَ مُحَمَّدٍ! مَا هَذَا الْكِتَابُ الَّذِي مَعَكِ؟ فَقَالَتْ: كِتَابٌ كَتَبَ لِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ بِرَدِّ فَدَكَ، فَقَالَ: هَلُمِّيهِ إِلَيَّ،

Sheasws went out and the letter was with herasws. Umar came across herasws and said, ‘O daughterasws of Muhammadsaww! What is this letter which is with youasws?’ Sheasws said: ‘A letter Abu Bakr has written for measws for the return of Fadak’. He said, ‘Give it to me’.

فَأَبَتْ أَنْ تَدْفَعَهُ إِلَيْهِ، فَرَفَسَهَا بِرِجْلِهِ- وَ كَانَتْ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ حَامِلَةً بِابْنٍ اسْمُهُ: الْمُحَسِّنُ فَأَسْقَطَتِ الْمُحَسِّنَ مِنْ بَطْنِهَا، ثُمَّ لَطَمَهَا، فَكَأَنِّي‏ أَنْظُرُ إِلَى قُرْطٍ فِي أُذُنِهَا حِينَ نَقَفَ‏، ثُمَّ أَخَذَ الْكِتَابَ فَخَرَقَهُ.

Sheasws refused to hand it over to him. He kicked herasws with his leg – and sheasws was expecting with a son whose name was Al-Mohsinasws. Al-Mohsinasws was (martyred) in herasws lap. Then he slapped her. It is as if I (Abu Abdullahasws) am looking at herasws dangling ear-ring in herasws ear when it snapped. Then he took the letter and tore it.

فَمَضَتْ وَ مَكَثَتْ خَمْسَةً وَ سَبْعِينَ يَوْماً مَرِيضَةً مِمَّا ضَرَبَهَا عُمَرُ، ثُمَّ قُبِضَتْ.

Sheasws went away, and remained for seventy-five days being ill from what Umar had struck herasws. Then sheasws passed away.

فَلَمَّا حَضَرَتْهَا الْوَفَاةُ دَعَتْ عَلِيّاً صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَتْ: إِمَّا تَضْمَنُ وَ إِلَّا أَوْصَيْتُ إِلَى ابْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: أَنَا أَضْمَنُ وَصِيَّتَكِ يَا بِنْتَ مُحَمَّدٍ،

When the expiry presented to herasws, sheasws called Aliasws. Sheasws said: ‘Either youasws guarantee or else Iasws shall bequeath to Ibn Al-Zubeyr’. Aliasws said: ‘Iasws guarantee yourasws bequest, O daughterasws of Muhammadsaww!’

قَالَتْ: سَأَلْتُكَ بِحَقِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ إِذَا أَنَا مِتُّ أَنْ لَا يَشْهَدَانِي وَ لَا يُصَلِّيَا عَلَيَّ، قَالَ: فَلَكِ ذَلِكِ‏.

Sheasws said: ‘Iasws ask youasws by the right of Rasool-Allahsaww! When Iasws pass away, they two (Abu Bakr and Umar) will not attend myasws (funeral) nor pray Salat upon measws’. Heasws said: ‘That shall be for youasws’.

فَلَمَّا قُبِضَتْ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا، دَفَنَهَا لَيْلًا فِي بَيْتِهَا، وَ أَصْبَحَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ يُرِيدُونَ حُضُورَ جَنَازَتِهَا، وَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَ عُمَرُ كَذَلِكَ، فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِمَا عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، فَقَالا لَهُ: مَا فَعَلْتَ بِابْنَةِ مُحَمَّدٍ؟! أَخَذْتَ فِي جَهَازِهَا يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ؟

When sheasws passed away, heasws buried herasws at night, and in the morning the people of Al-Medina wanted to be present at herasws funeral, and Abu Bakr and Umar were like that. Aliasws came out to the two of them. They said to himasws, ‘What did youasws do with the daughterasws of Muhammadsaww? Youasws undertook regarding herasws funeral, O Abu Al-Hassanasws?’

فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: قَدْ وَ اللَّهِ دَفَنْتُهَا، قَالا: فَمَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى أَنْ دَفَنْتَهَا وَ لَمْ تُعْلِمْنَا بِمَوْتِهَا؟ قَالَ:هِيَ أَمَرَتْنِي.

Aliasws said: ‘By Allahazwj, Iasws have buried herasws’. They said, ‘So, what carried youasws upon burying herasws and youasws did not let us know of herasws death?’ Heasws said: ‘Sheasws had instructed measws so’.

فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: وَ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ هَمَمْتُ بِنَبْشِهَا وَ الصَّلَاةِ عَلَيْهَا، فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ: أَمَا وَ اللَّهِ مَا دَامَ قَلْبِي بَيْنَ جَوَانِحِي وَ ذُو الْفَقَارِ فِي يَدِي فَإِنَّكَ‏ لَا تَصِلُ إِلَى نَبْشِهَا، فَأَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ،

Umar said, ‘By Allahazwj! We have thought of exhuming herasws and praying the Salat upon herasws’. Aliasws said: ‘But, by Allahazwj! So long as myasws heart is between myasws shoulders and Zulfiqar is in myasws hand, you two will not arrive to exhuming herasws, and you know it!’

فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: اذْهَبْ، فَإِنَّهُ أَحَقُّ بِهَا مِنَّا، وَ انْصَرَفَ النَّاسُ.

Abu Bakr said, ‘(Let us) go, for heasws is more rightful with herasws than we are’. And the people dispersed’’.⁶⁸

40- وَ رَوَى الْعَلَّامَةُ فِي كَشْكُولِهِ- الْمَنْسُوبِ إِلَيْهِ‏- عَنِ الْمُفَضَّلِ بْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: قَالَ مَوْلَايَ جَعْفَرٌ الصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: لَمَّا وُلِّيَ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ قَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ: إِنَّ النَّاسَ عَبِيدُ هَذِهِ الدُّنْيَا لَا يُرِيدُونَ‏ غَيْرَهَا، فَامْنَعْ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ وَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ الْخُمُسَ، وَ الْفَيْ‏ءَ، وَ فَدَكاً، فَإِنَّ شِيعَتَهُ إِذَا عَلِمُوا ذَلِكَ تَرَكُوا عَلِيّاً وَ أَقْبَلُوا إِلَيْكَ رَغْبَةً فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ إِيثَاراً وَ مُحَابَاةً عَلَيْهَا،

And it is reported by the Allama in his (book) Kashkoul – attributed to him – from Al Mufazzal Bin Umar who said,

‘My Masterasws Ja’far Al-Sadiqasws said: ‘When Abu Bakr Bin Quhafa became ruler, Umar said to him, ‘The people are slaves of this world, not wanting anything other than it, so prevent the Khums from Aliasws and hisasws family, and the war booty (Al-Fey), and Fadak, for when hisasws Shias come to know that, they will leave Aliasws and come to you being desirous regarding the world, and the preference and the awards upon it’.

فَفَعَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ذَلِكَ وَ صَرَفَ عَنْهُمْ جَمِيعَ ذَلِكَ.

Abu Bakr did that and turned the entirety of that away from them.

فَلَمَّا قَامَ- أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ- أَمَرَ مُنَادِيَهُ‏: مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ (ص) دَيْنٌ أَوْ عِدَةٌ فَلْيَأْتِنِي حَتَّى أَقْضِيَهُ، وَ أَنْجَزَ لِجَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَ لِجَرِيرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَجَلِيِّ.

When Abu Bakr Bin Abu Quhafa stood, he instructed his caller (to call out), ‘One who had any debts for him with Rasool-Allahsaww or any equipment, so let him come to me, until I fulfil it!’ And he fulfilled for Jabir Bin Abdullah and for Jabir Bin Abdullah Al-Bajali.

قَالَ: [قَالَ‏] عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لِفَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ: صِيرِي إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَ ذَكِّرِيهِ فَدَكاً، فَصَارَتْ فَاطِمَةُ إِلَيْهِ وَ ذَكَرَتْ لَهُ فَدَكاً مَعَ الْخُمُسِ وَ الْفَيْ‏ءِ، فَقَالَ: هَاتِي بَيِّنَةً يَا بِنْتَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ‏.

Heasws said: ‘Aliasws said to (Syeda) Fatimaasws: ‘Go to Abu Bakr and remind him of Fadak’. (Syeda) Fatimaasws went to him and mentioned Fadak to him, along with the Khums and the war booty (Al-Fey). He said, ‘Give me proof, O daughterasws of Rasool-Allahsaww’.

فَقَالَتْ: أَمَّا فَدَكُ، فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَنْزَلَ عَلَى نَبِيِّهِ قُرْآناً يَأْمُرُ فِيهِ بِأَنْ يُؤْتِيَنِي وَ وُلْدِي حَقِّي‏، قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: فَآتِ ذَا الْقُرْبى‏ حَقَّهُ‏ فَكُنْتُ أَنَا وَ وُلْدِي أَقْرَبَ الْخَلَائِقِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ (ص) فَنَحَلَنِي وَ وُلْدِي‏ فَدَكاً،

Sheasws said: ‘As for Fadak, Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic Revealed Quran unto Hisazwj Prophetsaww for the matter of hissaww ‘Fey’, and Iasws and myasws children would get myasws right. Allahazwj the Exalted Said: ‘Therefore, give to the near of kin his due, [30:38]. So, Iasws and myasws children are the nearest of the people to Rasool-Allahsaww (in kinship), so release Fadak for measws and myasws children’.

فَلَمَّا تَلَا عَلَيْهِ جَبْرَئِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: وَ الْمِسْكِينَ وَ ابْنَ السَّبِيلِ‏، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: مَا حَقُّ الْمِسْكِينِ وَ ابْنِ السَّبِيلِ؟

When Jibraeelas recited to himsaww: ‘and (to) the needy and the wayfarer. [30:38], Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘What is the right of the needy and the wayfarer?’

فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: وَ اعْلَمُوا أَنَّما غَنِمْتُمْ مِنْ شَيْ‏ءٍ فَأَنَّ لِلَّهِ خُمُسَهُ وَ لِلرَّسُولِ وَ لِذِي الْقُرْبى‏ وَ الْيَتامى‏ وَ الْمَساكِينِ وَ ابْنِ السَّبِيلِ‏، فَقَسَمَ الْخُمُسَ عَلَى خَمْسَةِ أَقْسَامٍ،

Allahazwj the Exalted Revealed: And know that whatever booty you gain from anything, so a fifth of it is for Allah, and for the Rasool, and for the near of kin, and the orphans, and the needy and the wayfarer, [8:41], thus hesaww divided the Khums upon five divisions.

فَقَالَ: ما أَفاءَ اللَّهُ عَلى‏ رَسُولِهِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْقُرى‏ فَلِلَّهِ وَ لِلرَّسُولِ وَ لِذِي الْقُرْبى‏ وَ الْيَتامى‏ وَ الْمَساكِينِ وَ ابْنِ السَّبِيلِ كَيْ لا يَكُونَ دُولَةً بَيْنَ الْأَغْنِياءِ

Heazwj Said: Whatever Allah Bestows upon His Rasool from the people of the towns, so it is for Allah and His Rasool, and for the near of kin, and the orphans, and the poor, and the travellers, so that it would not happen to be circulated between the rich ones from you. [59:7].

فَمَا لِلَّهِ فَهُوَ لِرَسُولِهِ، وَ مَا لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَهُوَ لِذِي الْقُرْبَى، وَ نَحْنُ ذُو الْقُرْبَى. قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: قُلْ لا أَسْئَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْراً إِلَّا الْمَوَدَّةَ فِي الْقُرْبى‏.

Thus, whatever is for Allahazwj, so it is for Hisazwj Rasoolsaww, and whatever is for Rasool-Allahazwj, so it is for the near of kin, and weasws are the near of kin. Allahazwj the Exalted Said: ‘Say: ‘I do not ask you for recompense over it, except for the cordiality to be for my relatives’. [42:23].

فَنَظَرَ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ إِلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ‏ وَ قَالَ: مَا تَقُولُ؟ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: وَ مَنِ‏ الْيَتَامَى وَ الْمَسَاكِينُ وَ أَبْنَاءُ السَّبِيلِ؟

Abu Bakr Bin Abu Quhafa looked at Umar Bin Al-Khattab and said, ‘What are you saying?’ Umar said, ‘And who are the orphans, and the needy and the wayfarers?’

فَقَالَتْ فَاطِمَةُ (ع): الْيَتَامَى الَّذِينَ يَأْتَمُّونَ‏ بِاللَّهِ وَ بِرَسُولِهِ وَ بِذِي الْقُرْبَى، وَ الْمَسَاكِينُ الَّذِينَ أَسْكَنُوا مَعَهُمْ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ، وَ ابْنُ السَّبِيلِ الَّذِي يَسْلُكُ مَسْلَكَهُمْ.

(Syeda) Fatimaasws said: ‘The orphans are those orphaned being with Allahazwj and Hisazwj Rasoolsaww and with the near of kin, and the needy are those who are dwelling with themasws in the world and the Hereafter, and the wayfarer are those who travel theirasws ways’.

قَالَ عُمَرُ: فَإِذًا الْخُمُسُ وَ الْفَيْ‏ءُ كُلُّهُ لَكُمْ وَ لِمَوَالِيكُمْ وَ أَشْيَاعِكُمْ؟!

Umar said, ‘So, then the Khums, and the ‘Fey’, all of it is for youasws and for yourasws friends, and yourasws Shias?!’

فَقَالَتْ فَاطِمَةُ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ: أَمَّا فَدَكُ فَأَوْجَبَهَا اللَّهُ لِي وَ لِوُلْدِي دُونَ مَوَالِينَا وَ شِيعَتِنَا، وَ أَمَّا الْخُمُسُ فَقَسَمَهُ اللَّهُ لَنَا وَ لِمَوَالِينَا وَ أَشْيَاعِنَا كَمَا يُقْرَأُ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ.

(Syeda) Fatimaasws said: ‘As for Fadak, Allahazwj has Obligated it to measws and for myasws children besides ourasws friends and ourasws Shias, and as for the Khums, Allahazwj has Apportioned it for usasws, and for ourasws friends, and ourasws Shias just are one reads in the Book of Allahazwj’.

قَالَ عُمَرُ: فَمَا لِسَائِرِ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَ التَّابِعِينَ بِإِحْسَانٍ‏؟

Umar said, ‘So, what is for the rest of the Emigrants and the Helpers and the followers for the favours (they do)?’

قَالَتْ فَاطِمَةُ: إِنْ كَانُوا مَوَالِيَنَا وَ مِنْ أَشْيَاعِنَا فَلَهُمُ الصَّدَقَاتُ الَّتِي قَسَمَهَا اللَّهُ وَ أَوْجَبَهَا فِي كِتَابِهِ، فَقَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: إِنَّمَا الصَّدَقاتُ لِلْفُقَراءِ وَ الْمَساكِينِ وَ الْعامِلِينَ عَلَيْها وَ الْمُؤَلَّفَةِ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَ فِي الرِّقابِ‏ .. إِلَى آخِرِ الْقِصَّةِ،

(Syeda) Fatimaasws said: ‘If they were ourasws friends and from ourasws Shias, for them would be the charities which Allahazwj has Apportioned and Obligated in Hisazwj Book. Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic Said: ‘But rather, the charities are for the poor and the needy, and the office bearers upon it, and the ones (recently) inclined of their hearts (to Al-Islam), and ones in bondage, [9:60] - up to the end of the story’.

قَالَ عُمَرُ: فَدَكُ لَكِ خَاصَّةً وَ الْفَيْ‏ءُ لَكُمْ وَ لِأَوْلِيَائِكُمْ؟ مَا أَحْسَبُ أَصْحَابَ مُحَمَّدٍ يَرْضَوْنَ بِهَذَا!!

Umar said, ‘Fadak is for youasws in particular, and the ‘Fey’ is for youasws and for yourasws friends? The companions of Muhammadsaww will not be pleased with this!!’

قَالَتْ فَاطِمَةُ: فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ رَضِيَ بِذَلِكِ، وَ رَسُولُهُ رَضِيَ بِهِ‏، وَ قَسَمَ عَلَى الْمُوَالاةِ وَ الْمُتَابَعَةِ لَا عَلَى الْمُعَادَاةِ وَ الْمُخَالَفَةِ، وَ مَنْ عَادَانَا فَقَدْ عَادَى اللَّهَ، وَ مَنْ خَالَفَنَا فَقَدْ خَالَفَ اللَّهَ، وَ مَنْ‏ خَالَفَ اللَّهَ فَقَدِ اسْتَوْجَبَ مِنَ اللَّهِ الْعَذَابَ‏ الْأَلِيمَ وَ الْعِقَابَ الشَّدِيدَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ.

(Syeda) Fatimaasws said: ‘But Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic is Pleased with that, and Hisazwj Rasoolsaww was pleased with it, and distributed upon the friends and the followers and not upon the enemies and the adversaries, and one who is inimical to usasws so he has been inimical to Allahazwj, and one who opposes usasws so he has opposed Allahazwj, and one who opposes Allahazwj, so he has Obligated the painful Punishment from Allahazwj and the severe penalty in the world and the Hereafter’.

فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: هَاتِي بَيِّنَةً يَا بِنْتَ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَى مَا تَدَّعِينَ؟!

Umar said, ‘Can youasws give me proof, O daughterasws of Muhammadsaww, upon what youasws are claiming?’

فَقَالَتْ فَاطِمَةُ (ع): قَدْ صَدَّقْتُمْ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَ جَرِيرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَ لَمْ تَسْأَلُوهُمَا الْبَيِّنَةَ! وَ بَيِّنَتِي فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ،

(Syeda) Fatimaasws said: ‘You had ratified Jabir Bin Abdullah and Jareer Bin Abdullah, and you did not ask them for the proof! And myasws proof is in the Book of Allahazwj’.

فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: إِنَّ جَابِراً وَ جَرِيراً ذَكَرَا أَمْراً هَيِّناً، وَ أَنْتَ تَدَّعِينَ أَمْراً عَظِيماً يَقَعُ بِهِ الرِّدَّةُ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَ الْأَنْصَارِ!.

Umar said, ‘Jabir and Jareer both mentioned an easy matter and youasws are claiming a large matter, the apostasy fell with it from the Emigrants and the Helpers!’

فَقَالَتْ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ: إِنَّ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ هَاجَرُوا إِلَى دِينِهِ، وَ الْأَنْصَارُ بِالْإِيمَانِ بِاللَّهِ وَ رَسُولِهِ‏ وَ بِذِي الْقُرْبَى أَحْسَنُوا، فَلَا هِجْرَةَ إِلَّا إِلَيْنَا، وَ لَا نُصْرَةَ إِلَّا لَنَا، وَ لَا اتِّبَاعَ‏ بِإِحْسَانٍ إِلَّا بِنَا، وَ مَنِ ارْتَدَّ عَنَّا فَإِلَى الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ.

Sheasws said: ‘The Emigrants, with Rasool-Allahsaww and Peopleasws of hissaww Household had emigrated to hissaww Religion, and the Helpers with the Eman with Allahazwj and Hisazwj Rasoolsaww, and they are excellent with the near of kin, so there is no emigration except to usasws, nor any help except for usasws, nor any following with the favours except with usasws, and one who reneges from usasws, so it is to the pre-Islamic period’.

فَقَالَ لَهَا عُمَرُ: دَعِينَا مِنْ أَبَاطِيلِكِ، وَ أَحْضِرِينَا مَنْ يَشْهَدُ لَكِ بِمَا تَقُولِينَ!!.

Umar said to herasws, ‘Leave us from yourasws falsities, and presented to us ones who can testify for youasws with what you are saying!!’

فَبَعَثَتْ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ وَ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ أُمِّ أَيْمَنَ وَ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ عُمَيْسٍ- وَ كَانَتْ تَحْتَ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ- فَأَقْبَلُوا إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَ شَهِدُوا لَهَا بِجَمِيعِ مَا قَالَتْ وَ ادَّعَتْهُ.

Sheasws sent for Aliasws, and Al-Hassanasws, and Al-Husaynasws, and Umm Aymanra, and Asma Bint Umays – and she was under (married to) Abu Bakr Bin Abi Quhafa – and they came to Abu Bakr and testified for herasws in their entirety of what sheasws said and claimed.

فَقَالَ‏: أَمَّا عَلِيٌّ فَزَوْجُهَا، وَ أَمَّا الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ ابْنَاهَا، وَ أَمَّا أُمُّ أَيْمَنَ فَمَوْلَاتُهَا، وَ أَمَّا أَسْمَاءُ بِنْتُ عُمَيْسٍ فَقَدْ كَانَتْ تَحْتَ جَعْفَرِ ابْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَهِيَ تَشْهَدُ لِبَنِي هَاشِمٍ، وَ قَدْ كَانَتْ تَخْدُمُ فَاطِمَةَ، وَ كُلُّ هَؤُلَاءِ يَجُرُّونَ إِلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ!.

He said, ‘As for Aliasws, heasws is herasws husband, and as for Al-Hassanasws and Al-Husaynasws, (theyasws are) herasws sonsasws, and as for Umm Aymanra, shera is herasws maid, and as for Asma Bint Umays, so she had been under (married to) Ja’farasws Bin Abu Talibasws, therefore she is testifying for the Clan of Hashimas, and she used to serve (Syeda) Fatimaasws, and all of them, are dragging to themselves!’

فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ (ع): أَمَّا فَاطِمَةُ فَبَضْعَةٌ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ (ص)، وَ مَنْ آذَاهَا فَقَدْ آذَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ (ص) ، وَ مَنْ كَذَّبَهَا فَقَدْ كَذَّبَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، وَ أَمَّا الْحَسَنُ‏ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ فَابْنَا رَسُولِ اللَّهِ (ص) وَ سَيِّدَا شَبَابِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ، مَنْ كَذَّبَهُمَا فَقَدْ كَذَّبَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ (ص) إِذْ كَانَ‏ أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ صَادِقِينَ،

Aliasws said: ‘As for (Syeda) Fatimaasws, sheasws is a part of Rasool-Allahsaww, and one who hurts herasws so he had hurt Rasool-Allahsaww, and one who belies herasws so he had belied Rasool-Allahsaww. And as for Al-Hassanasws and Al-Husaynasws, theyasws are two sonsasws of Rasool-Allahsaww and chiefs of the inhabitants of the Paradise. One who belies themasws, so he has belied Rasool-Allahsaww, when the inhabitants of the Paradise would be the truthful ones.

وَ أَمَّا أَنَا فَقَدْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: أَنْتَ مِنِّي وَ أَنَا مِنْكَ‏، وَ أَنْتَ أَخِي فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ، وَ الرَّادُّ عَلَيْكَ هُوَ الرَّادُّ عَلَيَّ، وَ مَنْ أَطَاعَكَ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَنِي، وَ مَنْ عَصَاكَ فَقَدْ عَصَانِي‏،

And as for Iasws, so Rasool-Allahsaww had said: ‘Youasws are from mesaww and Isaww am from youasws, and youasws are mysaww brotherasws in the world and the Hereafter, and the rejecter upon youasws, he is the rejecter upon mesaww, and one who obeys youasws so he has obeyed mesaww, and one who disobeys youasws so he had disobeyed mesaww.

وَ أَمَّا أُمُّ أَيْمَنَ فَقَدْ شَهِدَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بِالْجَنَّةِ، وَ دَعَا لِأَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ عُمَيْسٍ وَ ذُرِّيَّتِهَا.

And as for Umm Aymanra, Rasool-Allahsaww had testified for herra with the Paradise, and supplicated to Asma Bint Umaysra and herra offspring’.

قَالَ عُمَرُ: أَنْتُمْ كَمَا وَصَفْتُمْ أَنْفُسَكُمْ، وَ لَكِنْ شَهَادَةُ الْجَارِّ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ لَا تُقْبَلُ.

Umar said, ‘You are as youasws are describing yourselves, but a testimony of the kin upon himself cannot be accepted’.

فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: إِذَا كُنَّا كَمَا نَحْنُ كَمَا تَعْرِفُونَ وَ لَا تُنْكِرُونَ‏، وَ شَهَادَتُنَا لِأَنْفُسِنَا لَا تُقْبَلُ، وَ شَهَادَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ لَا تُقْبَلُ، فَ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَ إِنَّا إِلَيْهِ راجِعُونَ‏، إِذَا ادَّعَيْنَا لِأَنْفُسِنَا تَسْأَلُنَا الْبَيِّنَةَ؟!

Aliasws said: ‘When we were just as we are being introduced as, and are not being denied, and ourasws testimonies are not acceptable, and testimony of Rasool-Allahsaww is not being accepted, so We are for Allah and we are returning to Him [2:156]. When weasws claim for ourselves you are asking for the proof?!

فَمَا مِنْ مُعِينٍ يُعِينُ، وَ قَدْ وَثَبْتُمْ عَلَى سُلْطَانِ اللَّهِ وَ سُلْطَانِ رَسُولِهِ، فَأَخْرَجْتُمُوهُ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ إِلَى بَيْتِ غَيْرِهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ بَيِّنَةٍ وَ لَا حُجَّةٍ: وَ سَيَعْلَمُ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا أَيَّ مُنْقَلَبٍ يَنْقَلِبُونَ‏.

So there is no assistant to assist, and you have leapt upon the Authority of Allahazwj, and authority of Hisazwj Rasoolsaww, so you have expelled it from hissaww house to the house of others from without any proof nor any argument: And they shall come to know, those who are being unjust, which overturning they would be Overturned with [26:227]’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ لِفَاطِمَةَ:انْصَرِفِي‏ حَتَّى يَحْكُمَ اللَّهُ بَيْنَنا وَ هُوَ خَيْرُ الْحاكِمِينَ‏

Then heasws said to (Syeda) Fatimaasws: ‘Leave, until Allah Judges between us, and He is the best of the Judges [7:87]’.

قَالَ الْمُفَضَّلُ: قَالَ مَوْلَايَ جَعْفَرٌ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: كُلُّ ظُلَامَةٍ حَدَثَتْ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ أَوْ تَحْدُثُ، وَ كُلُّ دَمٍ مَسْفُوكٍ حَرَامٍ، وَ مُنْكَرٍ مَشْهُورٍ، وَ أَمْرٍ غَيْرِ مَحْمُودٍ، فَوِزْرُهُ فِي أَعْنَاقِهِمَا وَ أَعْنَاقِ مَنْ شَايَعَهُمَا أَوْ تَابَعَهُمَا وَ رَضِيَ بِوِلَايَتِهِمَا إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ.

Al-Mufazzal said, ‘My Masterasws Ja’farasws said: ‘Every injustice innovated in Al-Islam, or will be innovated, and every blood spilt unlawfully, and evil spread, and a matter un-praiseworthy, so its burden is in both of their necks (Abu Bakr and Umar), and necks of the ones adhering to them, or following them, and is pleased with their governance, up to the Day of Qiyamah’’.⁶⁹

41- قب‏: فِي كِتَابِ أَخْبَارِ الْخُلَفَاءِ: أَنَّ هَارُونَ الرَّشِيدَ كَانَ يَقُولُ لِمُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ: خُذْ فَدَكاً حَتَّى أَرُدَّهَا إِلَيْكَ، فَيَأْبَى حَتَّى أَلَحَّ عَلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: لَا آخُذُهَا إِلَّا بِحُدُودِهَا، قَالَ: وَ مَا حُدُودُهَا؟

(The book) ‘Manaqib’ of Ibn Shehr Ashub – In the book Akhbar Al-Khulafa’a – Haroun Al-Rasheed said to Musaasws Bin Ja’farasws, ‘Take (the estate of) Fadak until it is returned to youasws’. But, heasws refused until he insisted upon himasws. Heasws said: ‘Iasws will not take it except with its boundaries’. He said, ‘And what are its boundaries?’

قَالَ: إِنْ حَدَدْتُهَا لَمْ تَرُدَّهَا. قَالَ: بِحَقِّ جَدِّكَ إِلَّا فَعَلْتُ. قَالَ: أَمَّا الْحَدُّ الْأَوَّلُ فَعَدَنُ، فَتَغَيَّرَ وَجْهُ الرَّشِيدِ وَ قَالَ: إِيهاً!.

Heasws said: ‘If Iasws were to (specify) its boundaries, you will not return it’. He said, ‘By the right of yourasws grandfathersaww, only do it’. Heasws said: ‘As for the first boundary, it is Aden’. The face of Al-Rasheed changed, and he said, ‘Oh!’

قَالَ: وَ الْحَدُّ الثَّانِي سَمَرْقَنْدُ، فَأَرْبَدَ وَجْهُهُ. قَالَ: وَ الْحَدُّ الثَّالِثُ إِفْرِيقِيَةُ، فَاسْوَدَّ وَجْهُهُ وَ قَالَ: هنيه هِيهِ‏!. قَالَ: وَ الرَّابِعُ سِيفُ الْبَحْرِ مَا يَلِي‏ الْخَزَرَ وَ إِرْمِينِيَةَ.

Heasws said: ‘And the second boundary is Samarqand’. His face puffed up. Heasws said: ‘And the third boundary is in Africa’. His face darkened and he said, ‘Continue, continue’. Heasws said: ‘And the fourth is a coast of the sea what follows Al-Jazar and Armenia’.

قَالَ الرَّشِيدُ: فَلَمْ يَبْقَ لَنَا شَيْ‏ءٌ، فَتَحُولَ إِلَى مَجْلِسِي. قَالَ مُوسَى: قَدْ أَعْلَمْتُكَ‏ أَنَّنِي إِنْ حَدَدْتُهَا لَمْ تَرُدَّهَا، فَعِنْدَ ذَلِكَ عَزَمَ عَلَى قَتْلِهِ.

Al-Rasheed said, ‘Then there does not remain anything for us, and youasws would come to be in my seat’. Musaasws said: ‘Iasws had let you know that if Iasws were to specify its boundaries, you will not return it’. At that he was determined upon killing himasws’’.

وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ ابْنِ أَسْبَاطٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: أَمَّا الْحَدُّ الْأَوَّلُ فَعَرِيشُ مِصْرَ، وَ الثَّانِي: دُومَةُ الْجَنْدَلِ، وَ الثَّالِثُ: أُحُدٌ، وَ الرَّابِعُ: سِيفُ الْبَحْرِ، فَقَالَ: هَذَا كُلُّهُ هَذِهِ الدُّنْيَا!.

And in a report of Ibn Asbaat, heasws said: ‘As for the first boundary, it is the trees of Egypt, and the second is Dowmat Al-Jandal, and the third is Ohad, and the fourth is the coast of the sea’. He said, ‘This, all of it, is this (whole) world!’

فَقَالَ (ع): هَذَا كَانَ فِي أَيْدِي الْيَهُودِ بَعْدَ مَوْتِ أَبِي هَالَةَ فَأَفَاءَهُ اللَّهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ بِلَا خَيْلٍ وَ لا رِكابٍ‏، فَأَمَرَهُ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَدْفَعَهُ إِلَى فَاطِمَةَ (ع).

Heasws said: ‘This was in the hands of the Jews after the death of Abu Halah, so Allahazwj Awarded it to Hisazwj Rasoolsaww without horses nor camels. Allahazwj Commanded himsaww to hand it over to (Syeda) Fatimaasws’’.

بَيَانٌ: هَذَانِ التَّحْدِيدَانِ خِلَافُ الْمَشْهُورِ بَيْنَ اللُّغَوِيِّينَ، قَالَ الْفِيرُوزآبَادِيُ‏: فَدَكُ مَوْضِعٌ بِخَيْبَرَ.

Explanation (of Majlisi) – These two specifications of boundaries are different to the well-known between the linguists. Al-Feyrozabady said, ‘Fadak is a place near Khyber’’.⁷⁰

42 كشف‏: رَوَى الْحُمَيْدِيُّ فِي الْجَمْعِ بَيْنَ الصَّحِيحَيْنِ، السَّادِسُ‏: مُسْلِمٍ مِنْ‏ رِوَايَةِ جُوَيْرِيَةَ بْنِ أَسْمَاءَ عَنْ مَالِكٍ وَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ بِطُولِهِ‏: أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ (ع) سَأَلَتْ أَبَا بَكْرٍ أَنْ يَقْسِمَ لَهَا مِيرَاثَهَا.

(The book) ‘Kashf Al Ghumma’ – It is reported by Al Humeydi in (the book) ‘Al Jam’a Bayn Al Sahiheyn’, Muslim, from report of Juweyria Bin Asma’a, from Malik, and from Ayesha with its length,

‘(Syeda) Fatimaasws asked Abu Bakr to distribute herasws inheritance to herasws’.

وَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى: أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ (ع) وَ الْعَبَّاسَ أَتَيَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ .. يَلْتَمِسَانِ مِيرَاثَهُمَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ وَ هُمَا حِينَئِذٍ يَطْلُبَانِ أَرْضَهُ‏ مِنْ فَدَكَ وَ سَهْمَهُ مِنْ خَيْبَرَ،

And in another report, ‘‘(Syeda) Fatimaasws and Al-Abbas both came to Abu Bakr seeking their inheritances from Rasool-Allahsaww, and on that day seeking hissaww land from Fadak, and hissaww share from Khyber.

فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] قَالَ: لَا نُورَثُ مَا تَرَكْنَا صَدَقَةٌ، إِنَّمَا يَأْكُلُ آلُ مُحَمَّدٍ مِنْ هَذَا الْمَالِ، وَ إِنِّي وَ اللَّهِ لَا أَدَعُ أَمْراً رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] يَصْنَعُهُ فِيهِ إِلَّا صَنَعْتُهُ.

Abu Bakr said, ‘I heard Rasool-Allahsaww saying: ‘We (Prophetsas) do not get inherited, whatever weasws leave is charity. But rather, Progenyasws of Muhammadasws consume from this wealth’, and by Allahazwj, I do not leave any matter I have seen Rasool-Allahsaww doing except I do it (as well)’.

زَادَ فِي رِوَايَةِ صَالِحِ بْنِ كَيْسَانَ: إِنِّي أَخْشَى إِنْ تَرَكْتُ شَيْئاً مِنْ أَمْرِهِ أَنْ أَزِيغَ.

There is an increase in the report of Salih Bin Kaysan, ‘(Abu Bakr said), ‘I fear to leave out anything from hissaww matters to be nullified’.

، قَالَ: فَأَمَّا صَدَقَتُهُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَدَفَعَهَا عُمَرُ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ وَ الْعَبَّاسِ فَغَلَبَهُ عَلَيْهَا عَلِيٌّ.

He said, ‘As for hissaww charity as Al-Medina, Umar handed it over to Aliasws and Al-Abbas, and Aliasws overcame upon it.

، وَ أَمَّا خَيْبَرُ وَ فَدَكُ فَأَمْسَكَهُمَا عُمَرُ، وَ قَالَ: هُمَا صَدَقَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ كَانَتْ لِحُقُوقِهِ الَّتِي تَعَرَّوْهُ وَ نَوَائِبِهِ وَ أَمْرُهُمَا إِلَى مَنْ وَلِيَ الْأَمْرَ. ، قَالَ: فَهُمَا عَلَى ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ.

And as for Khyber and Fadak, Umar withheld these two and said, ‘These two are charities of Rasool-Allahsaww which were of hissaww rights which he stripped it and delegated it, and ordered them to be for the one in charge of the command (caliph). He said, ‘These two are upon that today’.

َالَ غَيْرُ صَالِحٍ فِي رِوَايَتِهِ فِي حَدِيثِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ: فَهَجَرَتْهُ فَاطِمَةُ فَلَمْ تُكَلِّمْهُ فِي ذَلِكَ حَتَّى مَاتَتْ، فَدَفَنَهَا عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لَيْلًا وَ لَمْ يُؤْذِنْ بِهَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ،

He said, in other than correct in his report in a Hadeeth of Abu Bakr, ‘‘(Syeda) Fatimaasws deserted him and did not speak to him regarding that until sheasws passed away. Aliasws buried herasws at night and did not notify Abu Bakr with it.

ققَالَ: وَ كَانَ لِعَلِيٍّ وَجْهٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ حَيَاةَ فَاطِمَةَ فَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَتْ فَاطِمَةُ انْصَرَفَتْ وُجُوهُ النَّاسِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، وَ مَكَثَتْ فَاطِمَةُ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] سِتَّةَ أَشْهُرٍ ثُمَّ تُوُفِّيَتْ،

He said, ‘And there was a face (honour) for Aliasws from the people during the lifetime of ‘(Syeda) Fatimaasws. When ‘(Syeda) Fatimaasws passed away, the faces of the people turned away from Aliasws, and ‘(Syeda) Fatimaasws remained after Rasool-Allahsaww for six months, then sheasws passed away.

فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ لِلزُّهْرِيِّ: فَلَمْ يُبَايِعْهُ عَلِيٌّ سِتَّةَ أَشْهُرٍ؟ قَالَ: لَا وَ اللَّهِ، وَ لَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ حَتَّى بَايَعَهُ عَلِيٌّ.

A man said to Al-Zuhry, ‘So why didn’t Aliasws pledge allegiance to him for six months?’ He said, ‘No, by Allahazwj, and neither did anyone from the Clan of Hashimas until Aliasws pledged allegiance’.

فِي حَدِيثِ عُرْوَةَ: فَلَمَّا رَأَى عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ انْصِرَافَ وُجُوهِ النَّاسِ عَنْهُ ضَرَعَ إِلَى مُصَالَحَةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى‏ أَبِي بَكْرٍ: ائْتِينَا وَ لَا تَأْتِنَا مَعَكَ بِأَحَدٍ، وَ كَرِهَ أَنْ يَأْتِيَهُ عُمَرُ لِمَا عَلِمَ مِنْ شِدَّةِ عُمَرَ.

In a Hadeeth of Urwah, ‘When Aliasws saw the faces of the people turning away from himasws, heasws decided to reconcile with Abu Bakr. Heasws sent a message to Abu Bakr: ‘Come to us (Clan of Hashimas), and do not come having anyone (else) with you’, and heasws dislike Umar coming to himasws due to what heasws knew from the harshness of Umar.

فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: لَا تَأْتِهِمْ وَحْدَكَ. فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: وَ اللَّهِ لَآتِيَنَّهُمْ وَحْدِي، مَا عَسَى أَنْ يَصْنَعُوا بِي؟!. فَانْطَلَقَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَدَخَلَ عَلَى عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَ قَدْ جَمَعَ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ عِنْدَهُ،

Umar said, ‘Do not go to them alone’. Abu Bakr said, ‘By Allahazwj! I will go to them alone, what can they do with me?’ Abu Bakr went and entered to see Aliasws, and the Clan of Hashimas had gathered in hisasws presence.

فَقَامَ عَلِيٌّ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَ أَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: أَمَّا بَعْدُ، فَلَمْ يَمْنَعْنَا أَنْ نُبَايِعَكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ إِنْكَارٌ لِفَضِيلَتِكَ وَ لَا نَفَاسَةٌ عَلَيْكَ بِخَيْرٍ سَاقَهُ اللَّهُ إِلَيْكَ، وَ لَكِنَّا كُنَّا نَرَى أَنَّ لَنَا فِي هَذَا الْأَمْرِ حَقّاً، فَاسْتَبْدَدْتُمْ عَلَيْنَا .. ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ قَرَابَتَهُمْ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ حَقَّهُمْ ..

Aliasws stood up and praised Allahazwj, and extolled upon Himazwj with what Heazwj is Rightful of, then said: ‘As for after, we did not refuse to pledge allegiance to you, O Abu Bakr, in denial of your merits, nor as rivalry against you with the good Allahazwj has Ushered to you, but we saw that there is a right for us in this command, but you enslaved it upon us’. Then heasws mentioned their relationships from Rasool-Allahsaww and their rights.

فَلَمْ يَزَلْ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يَذْكُرُ حَتَّى بَكَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَ صَمَتَ عَلِيٌّ، وَ تَشَهَّدَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَ أَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: أَمَّا بَعْدُ، فَوَ اللَّهِ لَقَرَابَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ أَنْ أَصِلَ مِنْ قَرَابَتِي،

Aliasws did not cease to mention until Abu Bakr cried, and Aliasws became silent, and Abu Bakr testified. He praised Allahazwj and extolled upon Himazwj with what Heazwj is Rightful of, then said, ‘As for after, by Allahazwj! The relatives of Rasool-Allahsaww are more beloved to me than the origin of my relatives.

وَ إِنِّي وَ اللَّهِ مَا لَكَأْتُ‏ فِي هَذِهِ الْأَمْوَالِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَكُمْ عَنِ الْخَيْرِ، وَ لَكِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يَقُولُ: لَا نُورَثُ مَا تَرَكْنَا صَدَقَةٌ، إِنَّمَا يَأْكُلُ آلُ مُحَمَّدٍ (ص) فِي هَذَا الْمَالِ، وَ إِنِّي وَ اللَّهِ لَا أَدَعُ أَمْراً صَنَعَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ إِلَّا صَنَعْتُهُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ،

And by Allahazwj, I was not deficient regarding this wealth which was between me and you from the good, but I have heard Rasool-Allahsaww saying: ‘We (Prophetsas) do not get inherited, whatever weas leave is charity, but rather the Progenyasws of Muhammadsaww are consuming from this wealth, and by Allahazwj, I will not leave any matter Rasool-Allahsaww had done except and I shall do it, if Allahazwj so Desires’.

وَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ: مَوْعِدُكَ لِلْبَيْعَةِ الْعَشِيَّةُ، فَلَمَّا صَلَّى أَبُو بَكْرٍ الظُّهْرَ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى النَّاسِ يُعْذِرُ عَلِيّاً بِبَعْضِ مَا اعْتَذَرَ بِهِ، ثُمَّ قَامَ عَلِيٌّ فَعَظَّمَ مِنْ حَقِّ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَ ذَكَرَ فَضِيلَتَهُ وَ سَابِقَتَهُ، ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَبَايَعَهُ،

And Aliasws said: ‘Your appointment for the allegiance is the evening. When Abu Bakr had prayed Al-Zohr Salat, he turned towards the people excusing Aliasws with part of what he excused with it. Then Aliasws stood up and magnified from the rights of Abu Bakr, and mentioned his merits and his precedence. Then Abu Bakr stood up, and heasws pledged allegiance to him.

فَأَقْبَلَ النَّاسُ عَلَى عَلِيٍّ فَقَالُوا: أَصَبْتَ وَ أَحْسَنْتَ، وَ كَانَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَرِيباً حِينَ رَاجَعَ الْأَمْرَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ .. هَذَا آخِرُ مَا ذَكَرَهُ الْحُمَيْدِيُّ.

The people turned towards Aliasws and they said, ‘Youasws have been correct and have done good’, and the Muslims were pleased with Aliasws, may Allahazwj be Pleased with himasws, were closer, when heasws referred to the enjoining with the good’. – This is the last of what Al Humeydi has mentioned. (Non-Shia source).⁷¹

Notes –

وَ قَوْلُ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: كُنَّا نَرَى أَنَّ لَنَا فِي هَذَا الْأَمْرِ حَقّاً فَاسْتَبْدَدْتُمْ‏ عَلَيْنَا.

And the words of Aliasws: ‘We (the Clan of Hashimas viewed for us being a right in this command, but you enslaved upon us’.

رَوَى ابْنُ بَابَوَيْهِ مَرْفُوعاً إِلَى أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ: لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ: فَآتِ ذَا الْقُرْبى‏ حَقَّهُ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: يَا فَاطِمَةُ! لَكِ فَدَكُ.

And it is reported by Ibn Babuwayh, raising it to Abu Saeed Al-Khudry who said, ‘When it was Revealed: Therefore, give to the near of kin his due, [30:38], Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘O Fatimaasws! For youasws is Fadak’.

وَ عَنْ عَطِيَّةَ قَالَ: لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ: فَآتِ ذَا الْقُرْبى‏ حَقَّهُ‏، دَعَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ فَأَعْطَاهَا فَدَكَ.

And from Atiya who said, ‘When it was Revealed: Therefore, give to the near of kin his due, [30:38], Rasool-Allahsaww called (Syeda) Fatimaasws and gave herasws Fadak’.

وَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ (ع) قَالَ: أَقْطَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ فَدَكَ.

And from Aliasws Bin Al-Husayn Bin Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws having said: ‘Rasool-Allahsaww cut out Fadak to be for (Syeda) Fatimaasws’.

وَ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ تَغْلِبَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: قُلْتُ: كَانَ‏ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَعْطَى فَاطِمَةَ (ع) فَدَكَ؟

And from Aban Bin Taglib, from Abu Abdullahasws, he (the narrator) said, ‘I said, ‘Did Rasool-Allahsaww give Fadak to (Syeda) Fatimaasws?’

قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَقَفَهَا، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى: فَآتِ ذَا الْقُرْبى‏ حَقَّهُ‏، فَأَعْطَاهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ حَقَّهَا.

Heasws said: ‘Rasool-Allahsaww had consecrated it (Waqf). Allahazwj Blessed and Exalted Revealed: Therefore, give to the near of kin his due, [30:38], so Rasool-Allahsaww gave herasws, herasws right’.

قُلْتُ: رَسُولُ اللَّهِ (ص) أَعْطَاهَا؟ قَالَ: بَلِ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى أَعْطَاهَا.

I said, ‘Rasool-Allahsaww gave it to herasws?’ Heasws said: ‘But, Allahazwj Blessed and Exalted Gave it to herasws’.

وَ رُوِيَ‏ أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ جَاءَتْ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَقَالَتْ‏: يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ! مَنْ يَرِثُكَ إِذَا مِتَّ؟ قَالَ: أَهْلِي وَ وُلْدِي، قَالَتْ: فَمَا لِي لَا أَرِثُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ (ص)؟.

And it is reported that (Syeda) Fatimaasws came to Abu Bakr after the expiry of Rasool-Allahsaww and sheasws said: ‘O Abu Bakr! Who will inherit you when you die?’ He said, ‘My wife and my children’. Sheasws said: ‘So, what is the matter Iasws cannot inherit Rasool-Allahsaww?’

قَالَ: يَا بِنْتَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ! إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ لَا يُورَثُ، وَ لَكِنْ أُنْفِقُ عَلَى مَنْ كَانَ يُنْفِقُ عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ، وَ أُعْطِي مَا كَانَ يُعْطِيهِ. قَالَتْ: وَ اللَّهِ لَا أُكَلِّمُكَ بِكَلِمَةٍ مَا حَيِيتُ، فَمَا كَلَّمَتْهُ حَتَّى مَاتَتْ‏.

He said, ‘O daughterasws of Rasool-Allahsaww! The Prophetas cannot be inherited, but I shall spend upon the ones Rasool-Allahsaww used to spend upon, and give what hesaww used to give’. Sheasws said: ‘By Allahazwj! Iasws will not speak to you with a word for as long as Iasws live’, and sheasws did not speak to him until sheasws passed away’.

وَ قِيلَ: جَاءَتْ فَاطِمَةُ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَقَالَتْ: أَعْطِنِي مِيرَاثِي مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ. قَالَ: إِنَّ الْأَنْبِيَاءَ لَا تُورَثُ‏ مَا تَرَكُوهُ فَهُوَ صَدَقَةٌ، فَرَجَعَتْ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقَالَ: ارْجِعِي فَقُولِي: مَا شَأْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَ وَرِثَ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، وَ قَالَ زَكَرِيَّا: فَهَبْ لِي مِنْ لَدُنْكَ وَلِيًّا يَرِثُنِي وَ يَرِثُ مِنْ آلِ يَعْقُوبَ‏؟! فَأَبَوْا وَ أَبَى.

And it is said, ‘(Syeda) Fatimaasws came to Abu Bakr and said: ‘Give measws my inheritance from Rasool-Allahsaww’. He said, ‘The Prophets do not get inherited, whatever hesaww left is charity’. Sheasws referred to Aliasws. Heasws said: ‘Return and said: ‘What was the occupation of Suleymanas and heas had inherited Dawoodas? Abd Zakariyaas said: ‘therefore Grant me an heir from You [19:5] Who would inherit me and inherit from the Progeny of Yaqoub, [19:6]!?’ They refused and he refused’.

وَ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ قَالَ لِفَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ: النَّبِيُّ (ص) لَا يُورَثُ، قَالَتْ: قَدْ وَرِثَ سُلَيْمانُ داوُدَ، وَ قَالَ زَكَرِيَّا: فَهَبْ لِي مِنْ لَدُنْكَ وَلِيًّا يَرِثُنِي وَ يَرِثُ مِنْ آلِ يَعْقُوبَ‏، فَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ مِنْ زَكَرِيَّا إِلَى يَعْقُوبَ.

And from Jabir Bin Abdullah Al-Ansari, from Abu Ja’farasws: ‘Abu Bakr said to Fatimaasws: ‘The Prophetas does not get inherited’. Sheasws said: ‘And Suleyman inherited Dawood, [27:16], and Zakariyaas said: therefore Grant me an heir from You [19:5] Who would inherit me and inherit from the Progeny of Yaqoub, [19:6]. Weasws are the closest to the Prophetsaww than the family of Yaqoubas were to Zakariyaas’’.

وَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: قَالَ عَلِيٌّ (ع) لِفَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ: انْطَلِقِي فَاطْلُبِي مِيرَاثَكِ مِنْ أَبِيكِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ. فَجَاءَتْ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَقَالَتْ: أَعْطِنِي مِيرَاثِي مِنْ أَبِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ.

And from Abu Ja’farasws having said: ‘Aliasws said to (Syeda) Fatimaasws: ‘Go and seek yourasws inheritance from yourasws fathersaww Rasool-Allahsaww’. Sheasws came to Abu Bakr and said: ‘Give measws myasws inheritance from myasws fathersaww Rasool-Allahsaww’.

قَالَ: النَّبِيُّ (ص) لَا يُورَثُ، فَقَالَتْ: أَ لَمْ يَرِثْ سُلَيْمَانُ دَاوُدَ؟! فَغَضِبَ وَ قَالَ: النَّبِيُّ لَا يُورَثُ،

The Prophetsaww said: ‘Hesaww will not be inherited’. Sheasws said: ‘Didn’t Suleymanas inherit Dawoodas!?’ He got angry and said: ‘The Prophetsaww does not get inherited!’

فَقَالَتْ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ: أَ لَمْ يَقُلْ زَكَرِيَّا: فَهَبْ لِي مِنْ لَدُنْكَ وَلِيًّا يَرِثُنِي وَ يَرِثُ مِنْ آلِ يَعْقُوبَ‏؟. فَقَالَ: النَّبِيُّ لَا يُورَثُ.

Sheasws said: ‘didn’t Zakariyaas said: ‘therefore Grant me an heir from You [19:5] Who would inherit me and inherit from the Progeny of Yaqoub, [19:6]?’ He said, ‘The Prophetsaww does not get inherited!’

فَقَالَتْ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ: أَ لَمْ يَقُلْ: يُوصِيكُمُ اللَّهُ فِي أَوْلادِكُمْ لِلذَّكَرِ مِثْلُ حَظِّ الْأُنْثَيَيْنِ‏؟! فَقَالَ: النَّبِيُّ لَا يُورَثُ.

Sheasws said: ‘Didn’t heas said: ‘Allah Directs you regarding your children: “For the male is a share of two females. [4:11]’. He said, ‘The Prophetsaww does not get inherited!’

وَ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ: لَمَّا قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ جَاءَتْ فَاطِمَةُ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ تَطْلُبُ فَدَكاً، فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: إِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ- إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ- أَنَّكِ‏ لَنْ تَقُولِي إِلَّا حَقّاً، وَ لَكِنْ هَاتِي بَيِّنَتَكِ، فَجَاءَتْ بِعَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَشَهِدَ، ثُمَّ جَاءَتْ بِأُمِّ أَيْمَنَ فَشَهِدَتْ، فَقَالَ: امْرَأَةً أُخْرَى أَوْ رَجُلًا فَكَتَبْتُ لَكِ بِهَا.

And from Abu Saeed Al-Khudry who said, ‘When Rasool-Allahsaww passed away, (Syeda) Fatimaasws came to seek Fadak. Abu Bakr said, ‘I know that if Allahazwj so Desires, youasws will never be saying anything except the truth, but give yourasws proof’. Sheasws came with Aliasws, and heasws testified. Then sheasws came with Umm Aymanra, and shera testified. He said, ‘Is there another woman or a man so I can write it for youasws?’’

و رَوَى‏ مَرْفُوعاً: أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ لَمَّا اسْتَخْلَفَ قَالَ: يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ! إِنِّي قَدْ رَدَدْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ مَظَالِمَكُمْ، وَ أَوَّلُ مَا أَرُدُّ مِنْهَا مَا كَانَ فِي يَدِي، قَدْ رَدَدْتُ فَدَكَ عَلَى وُلْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] وَ سَلَّمَ وَ وُلِدِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ (ع) فَكَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ رَدَّهَا.

And it is reported with an unbroken chain, ‘Umar Bin Abdul Aziz, when he became Caliph, said, ‘O you people! I have returned unto you your grievances, and the first of what I return from it was what was in my hands. I have return Fadak unto the children of Rasool-Allahsaww, and children of Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws’. He was the first one who returned it’.

وَ رَوَى‏ أَنَّهُ رَدَّهَا بِغَلَّاتِهَا مُنْذُ وُلِّيَ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ: نَقَمْتَ عَلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَ عُمَرَ فِعْلَهُمَا، وَ طَعَنْتَ‏ عَلَيْهِمَا، وَ نَسَبْتَهُمَا إِلَى الظُّلْمِ وَ الْغَصْبِ، وَ قَدِ اجْتَمَعَ عِنْدَهُ فِي ذَلِكَ قُرَيْشٌ وَ مَشَايِخُ أَهْلِ الشَّامِ مِنْ عُلَمَاءِ السَّوْءِ.

And it is reported that he returned it along with its harvests since he became ruler. It was said to him, ‘You are taking revenge against Abu Bakr and Umar of their deeds, and are stabbing upon them, and attributing them to the injustice and the usurpation’, and there had gathered in his presence regarding that, Quraysh and sheikhs of the people of Syria, from the evil scholars.

فَقَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ: قَدْ صَحَّ عِنْدِي وَ عِنْدَكُمْ أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ ادَّعَتْ فَدَكَ، وَ كَانَتْ فِي يَدِهَا، وَ مَا كَانَتْ لِتَكْذِبَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ مَعَ شَهَادَةِ عَلِيٍّ وَ أُمِّ أَيْمَنَ وَ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، وَ فَاطِمَةُ عِنْدِي صَادِقَةٌ فِيمَا تَدَّعِي وَ إِنْ لَمْ تَقُمِ الْبَيِّنَةَ، وَ هِيَ سَيِّدَةُ نِسَاءِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ،

Umar Bin Abdul Aziz said, ‘It holds correct with me and with you all that (Syeda) Fatimaasws daughterasws of Rasool-Allahsaww did claim Fadak, and it used to be in herasws hands, and sheasws would not have lied upon Rasool-Allahsaww along with the testimony of Aliasws and Umm Aymanra and Umm Salamara, and in my presence, (Syeda) Fatimaasws is a truthful one in what sheasws claimed, and even if sheasws did not establish the proof, and sheasws is the chieftess of the inhabitants of the Paradise.

فَأَنَا الْيَوْمَ أَرُدُّ عَلَى وَرَثَتِهَا أَتَقَرَّبُ بِذَلِكَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ (ص) وَ أَرْجُو أَنْ تَكُونَ فَاطِمَةُ وَ الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ (ع) يَشْفَعُونَ لِي يَوْمَ‏ الْقِيَامَةِ، وَ لَوْ كُنْتُ بَدَلَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَ ادَّعَتْ فَاطِمَةُ كُنْتُ أُصَدِّقُهَا عَلَى دَعْوَاهَا،

So today, I returned unto herasws inheritors, to draw closer to Rasool-Allahsaww, and I hope that (Syeda) Fatimaasws, and Al-Hassanasws and Al-Husaynasws would happen to interceded for me on the Day of Qiyamah, and if I was in place of Abu Bakr, and (Syeda) Fatimaasws made a claim, I would have ratified herasws upon herasws claim’.

فَسَلَّمَهَا إِلَى مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْبَاقِرِ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ‏، فَلَمْ تَزَلْ فِي أَيْدِيهِمْ إِلَى أَنْ مَاتَ عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ.

He submitted it to Muhammadasws Bin Ali Al-Baqirasws, and it did not cease to be in theirasws hands until Umar Bin Abdul Aziz died (about four years).

وَ رُوِيَ‏ أَنَّهُ لَمَّا صَارَتِ الْخِلَافَةُ إِلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ الْعَزِيزِ رَدَّ عَلَيْهِمْ سِهَامَ الْخُمُسِ: سَهْمَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ، وَ سَهْمَ ذِي الْقُرْبَى، وَ هُمَا مِنْ أَرْبَعَةِ أَسْهُمٍ، رَدَّ عَلَى جَمِيعِ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ، وَ سَلَّمَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍ‏ وَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ،

And it is reported that when the caliphate came to Umar Bin Abdul Aziz, he returned unto themasws the shares of the Khums, share of Rasool-Allahsaww, and share of the near of kin, and these two are four shares, returning until the entirety of the Clan of Hashimas, and he submitted that to Muhammadasws and Abdullah Bin Al-Hassan.

وَ قِيلَ: إِنَّهُ جَعَلَ مِنْ بَيْتِ مَالِهِ سَبْعِينَ حِمْلًا مِنَ الْوَرِقِ وَ الْعَيْنِ مِنْ مَالِ الْخُمُسِ، فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِمْ ذَلِكَ، وَ كَذَلِكَ كُلَّ مَا كَانَ لِبَنِي فَاطِمَةَ وَ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ مِمَّا حَازَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَ عُمَرُ وَ بَعْدَهُمَا عُثْمَانُ وَ مُعَاوِيَةُ وَ يَزِيدُ وَ عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ رَدَّ عَلَيْهِمْ، وَ اسْتَغْنَى بَنُو هَاشِمٍ فِي تِلْكَ السِّنِينَ‏ وَ حَسُنَتْ أَحْوَالُهُمْ.

And it is said, ‘He made from the public treasury, seventy loads of silver and the prime from the wealth of Al-Khums, and he returned that unto them. And similar to that, all what was for the sonsasws of (Syeda) Fatimaasws and Clan of Hashimas, from whatever Abu Bakr and Umar had taken possession of, and after them, Usman, and Muawiya, and Yazeed, and Abdul Malik, he returned it to them, and the Clan of Hashimas became needless during those years and their state was good’.

وَ قَالَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْوَشَّاءُ: سَأَلْتُ مَوْلَانَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ عَلِيَّ بْنَ مُوسَى الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ: هَلْ خَلَّفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ (ص) غَيْرَ فَدَكَ شَيْئاً؟

And Al-Hassan Bin Ali Al-Washa said, ‘I asked our Masterasws Abu Al-Hassan Aliasws Bin Musa Al-Rezaasws, ‘Did Rasool-Allahsaww leave behind anything other than (estate of) Fadak?’

فَقَالَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ خَلَّفَ حِيطَاناً بِالْمَدِينَةِ صَدَقَةً، وَ خَلَّفَ سِتَّةَ أَفْرَاسٍ وَ ثَلَاثَ نُوقٍ: الْعَضْبَاءَ وَ الصَّهْبَاءَ وَ الدِّيبَاجَ، وَ بَغْلَتَيْنِ: الشَّهْبَاءَ وَ الدُّلْدُلَ، وَ حِمَارَهً: الْيَعْفُورَ، وَ شَاتَيْنِ حَلُوبَتَيْنِ، وَ أَرْبَعِينَ نَاقَةً حَلُوباً، وَ سَيْفَهُ ذَا الْفَقَارِ، وَ دِرْعَهُ ذَاتَ الْفُضُولِ‏، وَ عِمَامَتَهُ السَّحَابَ، وَ حِبَرَتَيْنِ يَمَانِيَّتَيْنِ،

Abu Al-Hassanasws said: ‘Rasool-Allahsaww had left behind a building in Al-Medina as charity, and left behind six horses, and three (riding) camels (called) Al-Azba’a, and Al-Sahba’a and Al-Deybaj, and two mules (called) Al-Shahba’a and Al-Duldul, and a donkey (called) Al-Yafour, and two sheep giving milk, and forty milking camels, and a sword (called) Zulfuqar, and an armour (called) ‘Zat Al-Fusoul’, and hissaww turban (called) Al-Sahaab, and two Yemeni cloaks,

وَ خَاتَمَهُ الْفَاضِلَ، وَ قَضِيبَهُ الْمَمْشُوقَ، وَ فِرَاشاً مِنْ لِيفٍ، وَ عَبَاءَتَيْنِ وَ قَطَوَانِيَّتَيْنِ‏، وَ مَخَادّاً مِنْ أَدَمٍ صَارَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ مَا خَلَا دِرْعَهُ وَ سَيْفَهُ وَ عِمَامَتَهُ وَ خَاتَمَهُ، فَإِنَّهُ جَعَلَهُ لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ.

And hissaww ring (called) Al-Fazeyl, and hissaww walking stick (called) Al-Mamshouq, and a bedspread from leaves, and two Qatwani robes, and a cushion from Adamas. All that came to (Syeda) Fatimaasws apart from hissaww armour, and hissaww sword, and hissaww turban, and hissaww ring, for hesaww made these to be for Amir Al-Momineenasws’’.

أقول: رَوَى السَّيِّدُ فِي الشَّافِي‏ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زَكَرِيَّا الْغَلَابِيِّ عَنْ شُيُوخِهِ عَنْ أَبِي الْمِقْدَامِ هِشَامِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ مَوْلَى آلِ عُثْمَانَ قَالَ: لَمَّا وُلِّيَ عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ الْخِلَافَةَ فَرَدَّ فَدَكَ عَلَى وُلْدِ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ، وَ كَتَبَ إِلَى وَالِيهِ عَلَى الْمَدِينَةِ: أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَزْمٍ‏ يَأْمُرُهُ بِذَلِكَ، فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ: أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ (ع) قَدْ وُلِدَتْ فِي آلِ عُثْمَانَ وَ آلِ فُلَانٍ وَ آلِ فُلَانٍ،

I (Majlisi) am saying, ‘It is reported by the seyyid in (the book) ‘Al Shafi’, from Muhammad in Zakariyya Al Gallaby, from his elders, from Abu Al Miqdam Hisham Bin Ziyad, a slave of Usman who said,

‘When Umar Bin Abdul Aziz was in charge of the caliphate, he returned Fadak unto the children of (Syeda) Fatima, and he wrote to its governor at Al-Medina, ‘Abu Bakr Bin Amro Bin Hazam, order him with that’. He wrote to him, ‘(Syeda) Fatimaasws has children in the family of Usman, and family of so and so, and family of so and so’.

فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ: أَمَّا بَعْدُ، فَإِنِّي لَوْ كَتَبْتُ إِلَيْكَ آمُرُكَ أَنْ تَذْبَحَ شَاةً لَسَأَلْتَنِي جَمَّاءَ أَوْ قَرْنَاءَ؟، أَوْ كَتَبْتُ إِلَيْكَ أَنْ تَذْبَحَ بَقَرَةً لَسَأَلْتَنِي مَا لَوْنُهَا؟ فَإِذَا وَرَدَ عَلَيْكَ كِتَابِي هَذَا فَاقْسِمْهَا بَيْنَ وُلْدِ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ مِنْ عَلِيٍّ (ع).

He wrote to him, ‘As for after, if I were to order you to slaughter a sheep, will you ask me whether it should be hornless or with horns? Or if I were to write to you to slaughter a cow, will you ask me what its colour is? So, when this letter of mine comes to you, apportion it between the children of (Syeda) Fatimaasws from Aliasws’.

قَالَ أَبُو الْمِقْدَامِ: فَنَقَمَتْ بَنُو أُمَيَّةَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ وَ عَاتَبُوهُ فِيهِ، وَ قَالُوا لَهُ: قَبَّحْتَ‏ فِعْلَ الشَّيْخَيْنِ، وَ خَرَجَ إِلَيْهِ عَمْرُو بْنُ عُبَيْسِ‏ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ،

Abu Al-Miqdam said, ‘The clan of Umayya retaliated of that upon Umar Bin Abdul Aziz and faulted him regarding it, and they said to him, ‘You have made the deeds of the two sheykhs (Abu Bakr and Umar) look ugly’, and Amro Bin Ubeyr came out to him among a group of the people of Kufa.

فَلَمَّا عَاتَبُوهُ عَلَى فِعْلِهِ قَالَ: إِنَّكُمْ جَهِلْتُمْ وَ عَلِمْتُ، وَ نَسِيتُمْ وَ ذَكَرْتُ، إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَزْمٍ حَدَّثَنِي عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ قَالَ: فَاطِمَةُ بَضْعَةٌ مِنِّي يَسْخَطُنِي مَا يَسْخَطُهَا وَ يُرْضِينِي مَا يُرْضِيهَا،

When they faulted him upon his deed, he said, ‘You are ignorant and I am knowing, and you have forgotten and I remember that Abu Bakr Muhammad Bin Amro Bin Hazam narrated to me from his father, from his grandfather that Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘ (Syeda) Fatimaasws is a part from mesaww, it angers mesaww what angers herasws, and it pleases mesaww what pleases herasws’.

وَ إِنَّ فَدَكَ كَانَتْ صَافِيَةً فِي عَهْدِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَ عُمَرَ، ثُمَّ صَارَ أَمْرُهَا إِلَى مَرْوَانَ، فَوَهَبَهَا لِأَبِي عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ فَوَرِثْتُهَا أَنَا وَ إِخْوَتِي‏ فَسَأَلْتُهُمْ أَنْ يَبِيعُونِي حِصَّتَهُمْ مِنْهَا، وَ مِنْهُمْ‏ مَنْ بَاعَنِي وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ وَهَبَ لِي حَتَّى اسْتَجْمَعْتُهَا، فَرَأَيْتُ أَنْ أَرُدَّهَا عَلَى وُلْدِ فَاطِمَةَ (ع).

And Fadak was clear in the era of Abu Bakr and Umar, then its matter came to Marwan, and he gifted it to Abu Abdul Aziz, so I and my brothers inherited it. I asked them to sell it to me their shares from it, and from them was one who sold, and from them was one who gifted it to me until I gathered it. Then I views to return it to the children of (Syeda) Fatimaasws.

فَقَالُوا: إِنْ أَبَيْتَ إِلَّا هَذَا فَأَمْسِكِ الْأَصْلَ وَ اقْسِمِ الْغَلَّةَ، فَفَعَلَ.

They said, ‘If you are refusing except for this, then withhold the land and distribute the yield’. He did so’’.

فصل نورد فيه: خطبة خطبتها سيدة النساء فاطمة الزهراء صلوات اللّه عليها احتجّ‏ بها على من غصب فدك منها.

A CHAPTER CITED, IN IT IS AN ADDRESS ADDRESSED BY THE CHIEFTESS OF THE WOMEN, FATIMA Al-ZAHRAasws ARGUING WITH IT AGAINST THE ONES WHO USURPED FADAK FROM HERasws

اعلم أنّ هذه الخطبة من الخطب المشهورة التي روتها الخاصّة و العامّة بأسانيد متضافرة.

Note – Know that this address is from the famous addresses which the special (Shias) and the general (non-Shias) have reported by the concerted chains.

1- قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُمَارَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ خَالاتٍ مِنْ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ‏ عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ.

Abu Bakr (Bin Ahmad Bin Abdul Aziz Al Jowhari) said, ‘It is narrated to me by Muhammad Bin Zakariyya, from Ja’far Bin Muhammad Bin Umarah, from his father, from Al Hassan Bin Salih who said, ‘It is narrated to me by Ibn Khalaat, - from the Clan of Hashimas, from Zainabasws daughterasws of Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws.

قَالَ: وَ قَالَ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُمَارَةَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ.

He said, ‘And Ja’far Bin Muhammad Bin Umarah said, ‘It is narrated to me by my father, - from Ja’farasws Bin Muhammadasws, from Aliasws Bin Al-Husaynasws, from hisasws fatherasws.

قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: وَ حَدَّثَنِي عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عِمْرَانَ الْعُجَيْفِيُّ، عَنْ نَائِلِ بْنِ نَجِيحٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شِمْرٍ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ الْجُعْفِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ.

Abu Bakr (Bin Ahmad Bin Abdul Aziz Al Jowhari) said, ‘And it is narrated to me by Usman Bin Imran Al Ujeyfi, from Na’il Bin Najeeh, from Amro Bin Shimr, from Jabir Al Jufy, - from Abu Ja’far Muhammad Bin Aliasws.

قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: وَ حَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ‏ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ.

Abu Bakr (Bin Ahmad Bin Abdul Aziz Al Jowhari) said, ‘And it is narrated to me by Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Zayd, from Abdullah Bin Muhammad Bin Suleyman, from his father, from Abdullah Bin Al Hassan,

قَالُوا جَمِيعاً: لَمَّا بَلَغَ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ إِجْمَاعُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ عَلَى مَنْعِهَا فَدَكَ، لَاثَتْ خِمَارَهَا وَ أَقْبَلَتْ فِي لُمَةٍ مِنْ حَفَدَتِهَا وَ نِسَاءِ قَوْمِهَا تَطَأُ ذُيُولَهَا، مَا تَخْرِمُ مِشْيَتُهَا مِشْيَةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ حَتَّى دَخَلَتْ عَلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ- وَ قَدْ حَشَدَ النَّاسَ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَ الْأَنْصَارِ- فَضُرِبَتْ بَيْنَهُمْ وَ بَيْنَهَا رَيْطَةٌ بَيْضَاءُ، ثُمَّ أَنَّتْ أَنَّةً أَجْهَشَ‏ لَهَا الْقَوْمُ بِالْبُكَاءِ،

They all said, ‘When it reached (Syeda) Fatimaasws the unity of Abu Bakr upon preventing herasws (estate of) Fadak, sheasws done herasws veil and sheasws in a group of herasws children, and the womenfolk of herasws people were following behind herasws, tapping in herasws walk like the walk of Rasool-Allahsaww until sheasws entered to see Abu Bakr – and the people from the Emigrants and the Helpers had assembled, so sheasws struck a white enclosure between them and herasws, then sheasws sighed such a sigh, the people sobbed and wailed for herasws.

ثُمَّ أَمْهَلَتْ طَوِيلًا حَتَّى سَكَنُوا مِنْ فَوْرَتِهِمْ، ثُمَّ قَالَتْ: أَبْتَدِئُ بِحَمْدِ مَنْ هُوَ أَوْلَى بِالْحَمْدِ وَ الطَّوْلِ وَ الْمَجْدِ، الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَى مَا أَنْعَمَ وَ لَهُ الشُّكْرُ بِمَا أَلْهَمَ .. وَ ذَكَرَ خُطْبَةً طَوِيلَةً جِدّاً

Then sheasws delayed a long while until they had calmed down from their outburst, then sheasws said: ‘Before Muhammadsaww, Iasws begin with Oneazwj Who is Foremost with the Praise, and the forbearance, and the Glory. The Praise is for Allahazwj upon what Heazwj has Favoured, and for Himazwj is the thanks with what Heazwj has Inspired’ – and mentioned the very long address.

ثُمَّ قَالَتْ‏ فِي آخِرِهَا: فَ اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ تُقاتِهِ‏ وَ أَطِيعُوهُ فِيمَا أَمَرَكُمْ بِهِ .. إِلَى آخِرِ الْخُطْبَةِ. ، انتهى كلام ابن أبي الحديد.

Then sheasws said at its end: ‘Fear Allahazwj as is the Hisazwj Right to be feared, and obey Himazwj in whatever Heazwj has Commanded you all with’ – up to the end of the address, and it ends the speech of Ibn Abu Al-Hadeed (Al-Mutazali)’’.⁷²

2- وَ قَدْ أَوْرَدَ الْخُطْبَةَ عَلِيٌّ بْنُ عِيسَى الْإِرْبِلِيُّ فِي كِتَابِ كَشْفِ الْغُمَّةِ، قَالَ: نَقَلْتُهَا مِنْ كِتَابِ السَّقِيفَةِ تَأْلِيفِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ الْجَوْهَرِيِّ مِنْ نُسْخَةٍ قَدِيمَةٍ مَقْرُوءَةٍ عَلَى مُؤَلِّفِهَا الْمَذْكُورِ، قُرِئَتْ عَلَيْهِ فِي رَبِيعٍ الْآخَرِ سَنَةِ اثْنَيْنِ وَ عِشْرِينَ وَ ثَلَاثِمِائَةٍ، رَوَى عَنْ رِجَالِهِ مِنْ عِدَّةِ طُرُقٍ: أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ لَمَّا بَلَغَهَا إِجْمَاعُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ .. إِلَى آخِرِ الْخُطْبَةِ.

And the address has been reported by Ali Bin Isa Al Arbily in the book ‘Kashf Al Ghumma’, who said, ‘We copied it from the book ‘Al Saqeefa’ of Ahmad Bin Abdul Aziz Al Jowhari, from an ancient copy, legible upon its mentioned compilation, read it out to him in Rabbi Al Akhar of the year three hundred and twenty two, reported from his men, from a number of ways,

‘(Syeda) Fatimaasws, when it reached herasws the unity of Abu Bakr’ – up to the end of the address’.

و قال السَّيِّدُ الْمُرْتَضَى رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فِي الشَّافِي‏، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مُحَمَّدُ ابْنُ عِمْرَانَ الْمَرْزُبَانِيُّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ الْكَاتِبِ، عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ‏ النَّحْوِيِ‏، عَنِ الزِّيَادِيِّ، عَنْ شَرَفِيِ‏ بْنِ قُطَامِيٍّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ كَيْسَانَ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ.

The seyyid Al Murtaza said in (the book) ‘Al Shafi’, ‘It is informed to us by Abu Abdullah Muhammad Bin Imran Al Marzabany, from Muhammad Bin Ahmad the scribe, from Ahmad Bin Ubeydullah Al Mahwy, from Al Ziyadi, from Sharfi Bin Qutamy, from Muhammad Bin Is’haq, from Salih Bin Kasyan, from Urwah, from Ayesha.

قَالَ الْمَرْزُبَانِيُّ: وَ حَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمَكِّيُّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ الْيَمَانِيِ‏، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَائِشَةَ قَالُوا: لَمَّا قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَقْبَلَتْ فَاطِمَةُ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ فِي لُمَةٍ مِنْ حَفَدَتِهَا إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ.

Al Marzabani said, ‘And it is narrated to me by Ahmad Bin Muhammad Al Makky, from Muhammad Bin Al Qasim Al Yamani who said, ‘It is narrated to us by Ibn Ayesha, they said,

‘When Rasool-Allahsaww passed away, (Syeda) Fatimaasws came in a group of herasws children to Abu Bakr’.

وَ فِي الرِّوَايَةِ الْأُولَى: قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ: لَمَّا سَمِعَتْ فَاطِمَةُ (ع) إِجْمَاعَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ عَلَى مَنْعِهَا فَدَكَ لاتت [لَاثَتْ‏] خِمَارَهَا عَلَى رَأْسِهَا وَ اشْتَمَلَتْ بِجِلْبَابِهَا، وَ أَقْبَلَتْ فِي لُمَةٍ مِنْ حَفَدَتِهَا

And in the first report, ‘Ayesha (well-known fabricatress) said, ‘When (Syeda) Fatimaasws heard the unity of Abu Bakr upon preventing herasws Fadak, sheasws donned herasws veil upon herasws heard, and sheasws enclosed by herasws outer garment, and sheasws came in a group of herasws children’.

- ثُمَّ اتَّفَقَتِ الرِّوَايَتَانِ مِنْ هَاهُنَا- وَ نِسَاءِ قَوْمِهَا .. وَ سَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ نَحْوَ مَا مَرَّ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: افْتَتَحَتْ كَلَامَهَا بِالْحَمْدِ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ الثَّنَاءِ عَلَيْهِ وَ الصَّلَاةِ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَتْ: لَقَدْ جاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ‏ ... إِلَى آخِرِهَا.

Then there are two reports from over here – ‘And herasws womenfolk of herasws people’ – and continued the Hadeeth approximate to what has passed, up to hisasws words: ‘Sheasws began herasws speech with the Praise of Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic, and the Glorification upon Himazwj, and the Salawat upon Rasool-Allahsaww, then sheasws said: ‘There has come to you a Rasool from yourselves. [9:128] – up to its end’’.⁷³

3- وَ رَوَى الصَّدُوقُ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ بَعْضَ فِقَرَاتِهَا الْمُتَعَلِّقَةِ بِالْعِلَلِ فِي عِلَلِ الشَّرَائِعِ‏ عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُتَوَكِّلِ عَنِ السَّعْدَآبَادِيِّ، عَنِ الْبَرْقِيِّ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَابِرٍ عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ.

And it is reported by Al Sadouq in one of his paragraphs related to (the book) ‘Al Illal Al Sharie’, from Ibn Al Mutawakkal, from Al Asadabadi, from Al barqy, from Ismail Bin Mihran, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Jabir, from Zainabasws daughterasws of Aliasws.⁷⁴

4- قَالَ: وَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْجَلِيلِ‏ الْبَاقَطَانِيِ‏ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُوسَى الْخَشَّابِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْعَلَوِيِّ عَنْ رِجَالٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ بِمِثْلِهِ.

He said, ‘And it is narrated to us by Ali Bin Hatim, from Muhammad Bin Aslam, from Abdul Jaleel Al Baqatani, from Al hassan Bin Musa Al Khashab, from Abdullah Bin Muhammad Al Alawy, from a man from his family, from Zainabasws daughterasws of Aliasws, from Fatimaasws – similar to it.⁷⁵

5- وَ أَخْبَرَنِي‏ عَلِيُّ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُمَارَةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْمِصْرِيِّ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ يَحْيَى‏ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُوسَى الْعَبْسِيِ‏ عَنْ حَفْصٍ الْأَحْمَرِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ عَمَّتِهِ زَيْنَبَ بن [بِنْتِ‏] عَلِيٍّ عَنْ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ‏، وَ زَادَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ فِي اللَّفْظِ.

And it was narrated to me by Ali Bin Hatim, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Muhammad Bin Umarah, from Muhammad Bin Ibrahim Al Basry, form Haroun Bin Yahya, from Ubeydullah Bin Musa Al Absy, from Hafs Al Ahmar, from Zayd Bin Ali, from his auntasws Zainabasws daughterasws of Aliasws, from Fatimaasws – and some have increased upon others in some words’.⁷⁶

6- وَ رَوَى الشَّيْخُ الْمُفِيدُ الْأَبْيَاتَ الْمَذْكُورَةَ فِيهَا بِالسَّنَدِ الْمَذْكُورِ فِي أَوَائِلِ الْبَابِ‏.

And it is reported by the sheykh Al-Mufeed, the mentioned couplets wherein is the mentioned chain in the beginning of the chapter.⁷⁷

7- وَ رَوَى السَّيِّدُ ابْنُ طَاوُسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فِي كِتَابِ الطَّرَائِفِ‏ مَوْضِعَ الشَّكْوَى وَ الِاحْتِجَاجِ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْخُطْبَةِ عَنِ الشَّيْخِ أَسْعَدَ بْنِ شَفَرْوَةَ فِي كِتَابِ الْفَائِقِ‏ عَنِ الشَّيْخِ الْمُعَظَّمِ عِنْدَهُمُ الْحَافِظِ الثِّقَةِ بَيْنَهُمْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُوسَى بْنِ مَرْدَوَيْهِ‏

And it is reported by the seyyid Ibn Tawoos in the book ‘Al Taraif’, place of the complain and the arguments from this address from the sheykh As’ad Bin Shafarwah, in the book ‘Al Faiq’, from the sheykh Al Muazzan, being a reliable memoriser in their presence between them, Ahmad Bin Musa Bin Amrdawayh.

الْأَصْفَهَانِيِّ فِي كِتَابِ الْمَنَاقِبِ قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ شَرَفِيِّ بْنِ قُطَامِيٍّ عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ كَيْسَانَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ..

Al Isfahani in the book ‘Al Manaqib’ who said, ‘It is narrated to us by Is’haq Bin Abdullah Bin Ibrahim, from Sharfy Bin Qutamy, from Salih Bin Kaysan, from Al Zuhry, from Urwah, from Ayesha.⁷⁸

8- وَ رَوَاهَا الشَّيْخُ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ الطَّبْرِسِيُّ فِي كِتَابِ الْإِحْتِجَاجِ مُرْسَلًا، وَ نَحْنُ نُورِدُهَا بِلَفْظِهِ، ثُمَّ نُشِيرُ إِلَى مَوْضِعِ التَّخَالُفِ بَيْنَ الرِّوَايَاتِ فِي أَثْنَاءِ شَرْحِهَا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى. قَالَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: رَوَى عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ:

It is reported by the sheykh Ahmad Bin Abu Talib Al Tabarsi in the book ‘Al Ihtijaj’, with an unbroken chain, and we are relating it by his words, then referring it to the subject of the differing between the reports while explaining it. He said, ‘It is reported by Abdullah Al Hassan by his chain,

أَنَّهُ لَمَّا أَجْمَعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ عَلَى مَنْعِ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ فَدَكَ، وَ بَلَغَهَا ذَلِكَ لاتت [لَاثَتْ‏] خِمَارَهَا عَلَى رَأْسِهَا وَ اشْتَمَلَتْ بِجِلْبَابِهَا وَ أَقْبَلَتْ فِي لُمَةٍ مِنْ حَفَدَتِهَا وَ نِسَاءِ قَوْمِهَا تَطَأُ ذُيُولَهَا، مَا تَخْرِمُ مِشْيَتُهَا مِشْيَةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ حَتَّى دَخَلَتْ عَلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ- وَ هُوَ فِي حَشَدٍ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَ غَيْرِهِمْ-

‘From his forefathersasws: ‘When Abu Bakr united upon preventing (Syeda) Fatimaasws (estate of) Fadak and that reached herasws, sheasws put on herasws veil upon herasws head and covered with herasws outer garment, and came among a group of herasws children and womenfolk of herasws people following behind herasws, tapping in herasws walk like the walking of Rasool-Allahsaww until sheasws entered to see Abu Bakr – and he was among a crowd of the Emigrants and the Helpers and others.

فَنِيطَتْ دُونَهَا مُلَاءَةٌ، فَجَلَسَتْ ثُمَّ أَنَّتْ أَنَّةً أَجْهَشَ الْقَوْمُ لَهَا بِالْبُكَاءِ، فَارْتَجَّ الْمَجْلِسُ، ثُمَّ أَمْهَلَتْ هُنَيْئَةً حَتَّى إِذَا سَكَنَ نَشِيجُ الْقَوْمِ وَ هَدَأَتْ فَوْرَتُهُمْ، افْتَتَحَتِ الْكَلَامَ بِحَمْدِ اللَّهِ وَ الثَّنَاءِ عَلَيْهِ وَ الصَّلَاةِ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ (ص)، فَعَادَ الْقَوْمُ فِي بُكَائِهِمْ فَلَمَّا أَمْسَكُوا عَادَتْ فِي كَلَامِهَا.

Sheasws put up a screen beside herasws and sat down. Then sheasws sighed such a sigh the people started sobbing to herasws with the wailing. The gathering was shaken. Then sheasws waited for a while until when the sobbing of the people had calmed down and their outburst had settled, sheasws began the speech with the Praise of Allahazwj and the Salawat upon Rasool-Allahsaww. The people returned to their wailing. When they withheld, sheasws returned to herasws speech.

فَقَالَتْ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ: الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَى مَا أَنْعَمَ، وَ لَهُ الشُّكْرُ عَلَى مَا أَلْهَمَ، وَ الثَّنَاءُ بِمَا قَدَّمَ مِنْ عُمُومِ نِعَمٍ ابْتَدَأَهَا، وَ سُبُوغِ آلَاءٍ أَسْدَاهَا، وَ تَمَامِ مِنَنٍ وَالاهَا، جَمَّ عَنِ الْإِحْصَاءِ عَدَدُهَا، وَ نَأَى عَنِ الْجَزَاءِ أَمَدُهَا، وَ تَفَاوَتَ عَنِ الْإِدْرَاكِ أَبَدُهَا، وَ نَدَبَهُمْ لِاسْتِزَادَتِهَا بِالشُّكْرِ لِاتِّصَالِهَا، وَ اسْتَحْمَدَ إِلَى الْخَلَائِقِ بِإِجْزَالِهَا، وَ ثَنَّى بِالنَّدْبِ إِلَى أَمْثَالِهَا،

Sheasws said: ‘The Praise is for Allahazwj upon what Heazwj has Favoured with, and for Himazwj is the thanks upon what Heazwj has Inspired, and the praise with what Heazwj preceded from the general Favours and Initiating these, and Dyeing the bounties of its brilliance, and Completing the Conferment of the Favours, too immense to be counted, and its perpetual extension and variety impossible from realising its extension, and thanks cannot be offered for the duration and commencement (of the bounties), and whose perpetuity is beyond comprehension, and praise with the perpetuity to its like.

وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، كَلِمَةٌ جُعِلَ الْإِخْلَاصُ تَأْوِيلَهَا، وَ ضُمِّنَ الْقُلُوبُ مَوْصُولَهَا، وَ أَنَارَ فِي الْفِكْرَةِ مَعْقُولُهَا، الْمُمْتَنِعُ مِنَ الْأَبْصَارِ رُؤْيَتُهُ، وَ مِنَ الْأَلْسُنِ صِفَتُهُ، وَ مِنَ الْأَوْهَامِ كَيْفِيَّتُهُ،

And Iasws testify that there is no god except Allahazwj Alone, there being no associate for Himazwj, a phrase its interpretation is made for the sincerity, and the hearts are guaranteed for its connectivity, and there is radiance in the thoughts of its reasonableness. Seeing Himazwj is prevented from the sights, and the tongues from describing Himazwj, and the imaginations from grasping Himazwj.

ابْتَدَعَ الْأَشْيَاءَ لَا مِنْ شَيْ‏ءٍ كَانَ قَبْلَهَا، وَ أَنْشَأَهَا بِلَا احْتِذَاءِ أَمْثِلَةٍ امْتَثَلَهَا، كَوَّنَهَا بِقُدْرَتِهِ، وَ ذَرَأَهَا بِمَشِيَّتِهِ، مِنْ غَيْرِ حَاجَةٍ مِنْهُ إِلَى تَكْوِينِهَا، وَ لَا فَائِدَةٍ لَهُ فِي تَصْوِيرِهَا، إِلَّا تَثْبِيتاً لِحِكْمَتِهِ، وَ تَنْبِيهاً عَلَى طَاعَتِهِ، وَ إِظْهَاراً لِقُدْرَتِهِ، وَ تَعَبُّداً لِبَرِيَّتِهِ، وَ إِعْزَازاً لِدَعْوَتِهِ،

Heazwj Initiated the things, not from anything which was before it, and Created these without imitating it’s like from its like, bringing into existence by Hisazwj Power, and Scattering it by Hisazwj Desire, from without there being any need from it to its existence, nor it having any benefit for Himazwj in Forming it, except Installation to Hisazwj Wisdom, and alertness upon obeying Himazwj, and Manifestation of Hisazwj Power, and servitude of Hisazwj created beings, and Strengthening for Hisazwj Call.

ثُمَّ جَعَلَ الثَّوَابَ عَلَى طَاعَتِهِ، وَ وَضَعَ الْعِقَابَ عَلَى مَعْصِيَتِهِ، زِيَادَةً لِعِبَادِهِ عَنْ نَقِمَتِهِ وَ حِيَاشَةً مِنْهُ إِلَى جَنَّتِهِ،

Then Heazwj Made the Rewards upon obeying Himazwj, and Placed the Punishment upon disobeying Himazwj, being a boost for Hisazwj servant for fearing Hisazwj Punishment and an urging from Himazwj to Hisazwj Paradise.

وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ أَبِي مُحَمَّداً (ص) عَبْدُهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ، اخْتَارَهُ وَ انْتَجَبَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَرْسَلَهُ، وَ سَمَّاهُ قَبْلَ أَنِ اجْتَبَلَهُ، وَ اصْطَفَاهُ قَبْلَ أَنِ ابْتَعَثَهُ، إِذِ الْخَلَائِقُ بِالْغَيْبِ مَكْنُونَةٌ، وَ بِسَتْرِ الْأَهَاوِيلِ مَصُونَةٌ، وَ بِنِهَايَةِ الْعَدَمِ مَقْرُونَةٌ،

And Iasws testify that myasws fathersaww Muhammadsaww was Hisazwj servant and Hisazwj Rasoolsaww. Heazwj Chose himsaww and Selected himsaww before Sending himsaww, and Named himsaww before Making himsaww honourable, and Chose himsaww before Sending himsaww, when the creatures were in the hidden in Hisazwj unseen, and veiled states of Making, and paired with end of nothingness.

عِلْماً مِنَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى بِمَآيِلِ الْأُمُورِ، وَ إِحَاطَةً بِحَوَادِثِ الدُّهُورِ، وَ مَعْرِفَةً بِمَوَاقِعِ الْمَقْدُورِ، ابْتَعَثَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى إِتْمَاماً لِأَمْرِهِ، وَ عَزِيمَةً عَلَى إِمْضَاءِ حُكْمِهِ، وَ إِنْفَاذاً لِمَقَادِيرِ حَتْمِهِ،

A Knowledge from Allahazwj the Exalted with the results of the matters, and encompassing the occurrence(s) of the times, and recognition with the Pre-determined events. Allahazwj the Exalted Sent himsaww as a Completion of Hisazwj Commands, and a Determination upon Accomplishing of Hisazwj Wisdom and implementation of the Determinations of Hisazwj Ordainments.

فَرَأَى الْأُمَمَ فِرَقاً فِي أَدْيَانِهَا، عُكَّفاً عَلَى نِيرَانِهَا، عَابِدَةً لِأَوْثَانِهَا، مُنْكِرَةً لِلَّهِ مَعَ عِرْفَانِهَا، فَأَنَارَ اللَّهُ بِمُحَمَّدٍ «2» صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ ظُلَمَهَا، وَ كَشَفَ عَنِ الْقُلُوبِ بُهَمَهَا، وَ جَلَى عَنِ الْأَبْصَارِ غُمَمَهَا، وَ قَامَ فِي النَّاسِ بِالْهِدَايَةِ، وَ أَنْقَذَهُمْ «3» مِنَ الْغَوَايَةِ، وَ بَصَّرَهُمْ مِنَ الْعَمَايَةِ، وَ هَدَاهُمْ إِلَى الدِّينِ الْقَوِيمِ، وَ دَعَاهُمْ إِلَى الطَّرِيقِ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ،

Hesaww saw the communities as sects in their (various) religions, leaning upon their fires, worshipping to their idols in denial of Allahazwj with their understandings. So, Allahazwj Illuminated their darkness through Muhammadsaww, and Uncovered their obscurities from the hearts, and Polished their blindness from the sights, and hesaww stood among the people with the guidance, and saved them from the collapse, and made them seeing from the blindness, and guided them to the upright Religion and called them to the Straight Path.

ثُمَّ قَبَضَهُ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ قَبْضَ رَأْفَةٍ وَ اخْتِيَارٍ، وَ رَغْبَةٍ وَ إِيْثَارٍ بمحمد [فَمُحَمَّدٌ] صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ عَنْ َعَبِ هَذِهِ الدَّارِ فِي رَاحَةٍ، قَدْ حُفَّ بِالْمَلَائِكَةِ الْأَبْرَارِ، وَ رِضْوَانِ الرَّبِّ الْغَفَّارِ، وَ مُجَاوَرَةِ الْمَلِكِ الْجَبَّارِ،

Then Allahazwj Captured hissaww soul to Himazwj Kindly and (with hissaww) choice, and Preferred for Muhammadsaww to be away from the fatigue of this House (world) to be in rest. Heazwj is (now) surrounded by the righteous Angels, and Pleasure of Lordazwj, the Forgiver, and in the vicinity of the King, the Subduer.

صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى أَبِي نَبِيِّهِ وَ أَمِينِهِ عَلَى الْوَحْيِ وَ صَفِيِّهِ وَ خِيَرَتِهِ مِنَ الْخَلْقِ وَ رَضِيِّهِ، وَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْهِ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ.

May Allahazwj Send Salawat upon myasws fathersaww, Hisazwj Prophetsaww, and Hisazwj Trustee upon the Revelation and Hisazwj Elite, and Hisazwj Choice from the people, and Hisazwj Pleasure, and the greeting be unto himsaww, and Mercy of Allahazwj and Hisazwj Blessings’.

ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَتْ إِلَى أَهْلِ الْمَجْلِسِ، وَ قَالَتْ: أَنْتُمْ عِبَادَ اللَّهِ نُصْبُ أَمْرِهِ وَ نَهْيِهِ، وَ حَمَلَةُ دِينِهِ وَ وَحْيِهِ، وَ أُمَنَاءُ اللَّهِ عَلَى أَنْفُسِكُمْ، وَ بُلَغَاؤُهُ إِلَى الْأُمَمِ، وَ زَعَمْتُمْ حَقٌّ لَكُمْ لِلَّهِ

Then sheasws turned toward the people of the gathering and said: ‘You are the servants of Allahazwj installing Hisazwj Commands and Hisazwj Prohibitions, and carriers of Hisazwj Religion and Hisazwj Revelations, and trustees of Allahazwj upon yourselves, and Hisazwj deliverers to the communities, and you are claiming a right for yourselves for the Sake of Allahazwj?

فِيكُمْ عَهْدٌ قَدَّمَهُ إِلَيْكُمْ، وَ بَقِيَّةٌ اسْتَخْلَفَهَا عَلَيْكُمْ، كِتَابُ اللَّهِ النَّاطِقُ، وَ الْقُرْآنُ الصَّادِقُ، وَ النُّورُ السَّاطِعُ، وَ الضِّيَاءُ اللَّامِعُ، بَيِّنَةٌ بَصَائِرُهُ، مُنْكَشِفَةٌ سَرَائِرُهُ، مُتَجَلِّيَةٌ ظَوَاهِرُهُ، مُغْتَبِطَةٌ بِهِ أَشْيَاعُهُ، قَائِدٌ إِلَى الرِّضْوَانِ اتِّبَاعُهُ، مُؤَدٍّ إِلَى النَّجَاةِ إِسْمَاعُهُ ،

Among you there is a covenant Heazwj had Sent ahead to you all, and replacements upon you – the speaking Book of Allahazwj and the truthful Quran, and the shining Noor, and the brilliant illumination, and its insight is evidence, its secrets are uncovered, its apparent is clear, its adherents are envied, guiding its followers to the Pleasure (of Allahazwj), delivering its listeners to the salvation.

بِهِ تُنَالُ حُجَجُ اللَّهِ الْمُنَوَّرَةُ، وَ عَزَائِمُهُ الْمُفَسَّرَةُ، وَ مَحَارِمُهُ الْمُحَذَّرَةُ، وَ بَيِّنَاتُهُ الْجَالِيَةُ، وَ بَرَاهِينُهُ الْكَافِيَةُ، وَ فَضَائِلُهُ الْمَنْدُوبَةُ، وَ رُخَصُهُ الْمَوْهُوبَةُ، وَ شَرَائِعُهُ الْمَكْتُوبَةُ،

By it, the Arguments of Allahazwj attain the radiance, and the interpretations of Hisazwj Determinations, and cautioning of Hisazwj Prohibitions, and pointing its evidences, and its sufficing proofs, and its recommended merits, and allowance of its neutral acts, and Hisazwj Prescribed Laws.

فَجَعَلَ اللَّهُ الْإِيمَانَ تَطْهِيراً لَكُمْ مِنَ الشِّرْكِ، وَ الصَّلَاةَ تَنْزِيهاً لَكُمْ عَنِ الْكِبْرِ، وَ الزَّكَاةَ تَزْكِيَةً لِلنَّفْسِ، وَ نَمَاءً فِي الرِّزْقِ، وَ الصِّيَامَ تَثْبِيتاً لِلْإِخْلَاصِ، وَ الْحَجَّ تَشْيِيداً لِلدِّينِ، وَ الْعَدْلَ تَنْسِيقاً لِلْقُلُوبِ، وَ طَاعَتَنَا نِظَاماً لِلْمِلَّةِ، وَ إِمَامَتَنَا أَمَاناً مِنَ الْفُرْقَةِ،

Allahazwj Made the Eman to be a cleanser from the Shirk for you, and the Salat being for you a remover from the arrogance, and the Zakat being a purification for the soul, and an increase for the sustenance, and the Fasting as an affirmation of the sincerity, and the Hajj being a structure for the Religion, and the justice being a harmonisation for the hearts, and obedience to usasws as a system for the Religion, and ourasws Imamate being a security from the sectarianism.

وَ الْجِهَادَ عِزّاً لِلْإِسْلَامِ، وَ الصَّبْرَ مَعُونَةً عَلَى اسْتِيجَابِ الْأَجْرِ، وَ الْأَمْرَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ مَصْلَحَةً لِلْعَامَّةِ، وَ بِرَّ الْوَالِدَيْنِ وِقَايَةً مِنَ السَّخَطِ، وَ صِلَةَ الْأَرْحَامِ مَنْمَاةً لِلْعَدَدِ، وَ الْقِصَاصَ حَقْناً لِلدِّمَاءِ، وَ الْوَفَاءَ بِالنَّذْرِ تَعْرِيضاً لِلْمَغْفِرَةِ، وَ تَوْفِيَةَ الْمَكَايِيلِ وَ الْمَوَازِينِ تَغْيِيراً لِلْبَخْسِ،

And the Jihad is an honour for Al-Islam, and the patience is an aid upon obligating the Recompense, and enjoining with the goodness is in the interest of the general public, and kindness with the parents is a saviour from the (Divine) Wrath, and maintenance of the relationship is an increase for the number (age), and the retaliation is a saving of the blood (shedding), and the fulfilment of the vow is an exposure for the Forgiveness, and fulfilment of the weights and the measures is a change for the losses.

وَ النَّهْيَ عَنْ شُرْبِ الْخَمْرِ تَنْزِيهاً عَنِ الرِّجْسِ، وَ اجْتِنَابَ الْقَذْفِ حِجَاباً عَنِ اللَّعْنَةِ، وَ تَرْكَ السَّرِقَةِ إِيجَاباً لِلْعِفَّةِ، وَ حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ الشِّرْكَ إِخْلَاصاً لَهُ بِالرُّبُوبِيَّةِ،

And the Prohibition from drinking the wine (intoxicants) is a remover from the uncleanness, and shunning the slander is a veil from the (Divine) Curse, and leaving the theft is an acceptation for the chastity, and the shirk (association) with Allahazwj is Prohibited for the sincerity to Himazwj with the Lordship.

فَ اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ تُقاتِهِ وَ لا تَمُوتُنَّ إِلَّا وَ أَنْتُمْ مُسْلِمُونَ ، وَ أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ فِيمَا أَمَرَكُمْ بِهِ وَ نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَإِنَّهُ إِنَّما يَخْشَى اللَّهَ مِنْ عِبادِهِ الْعُلَماءُ .

So, Fear Allah as is His right to be feared and do not be dying except and you are submitters [3:102], and obey Allahazwj in whatever Heazwj has Commanded you with and Forbidden you from, for rather, Allah is feared by those from His knowledgeable servants. [35:28].

ثُمَّ قَالَتْ: أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ! اعْلَمُوا أَنِّي فَاطِمَةُ وَ أَبِي مُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، أَقُولُ عَوْداً وَ بَدْءاً، وَ لَا أَقُولُ مَا أَقُولُ غَلَطاً، وَ لَا أَفْعَلُ مَا أَفْعَلُ شَطَطاً لَقَدْ جاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ عَزِيزٌ عَلَيْهِ ما عَنِتُّمْ حَرِيصٌ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَؤُفٌ رَحِيمٌ،

Then sheasws said: ‘O you people! Know that Iasws am Fatimaasws, and myasws fathersaww is Muhammadsaww. Iasws saying repeatedly and initiating, and Iasws will not say what Iasws shall say as being wrong, nor will Iasws do what Iasws do as being an enormity. There has come to you a Rasool from yourselves. It is grievous upon him what is distressing upon you, being full of concern upon you. With the Momineen he is kind, merciful [9:128].

فَإِنْ تَعْزُوهُ وَ تَعْرِفُوهُ تَجِدُوهُ أَبِي دُونَ نِسَائِكُمْ، وَ أَخَا ابْنِ عَمِّي دُونَ رِجَالِكُمْ، وَ لَنِعْمَ الْمَعْزِيُّ إِلَيْهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ، فَبَلَّغَ الرِّسَالَةَ، صَادِعاً بِالنِّذَارَةِ، مَائِلًا عَنْ مَدْرَجَةِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ، ضَارِباً ثَبَجَهُمْ، آخِذاً بِأَكْظَامِهِمْ، دَاعِياً إِلَى سَبِيلِ رَبِّهِ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَ الْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ،

So if you attribute himsaww, you will find himsaww to be myasws fathersaww besides of your women, and brother of the sonasws of myasws uncleas besides your men, and best is the one dear to himsaww. Hesaww delivered the Message proclaiming the warnings inclining away from the doctrines of the Polytheists, striking their backs seizing their breaths, calling to the Way of hissaww Lordazwj with the wisdom and the goodly exhortation.

يَكْسِرُ الْأَصْنَامَ، وَ يَنْكُثُ الْهَامَ، حَتَّى انْهَزَمَ الْجَمْعُ وَ وَلَّوُا الدُّبُرَ، حَتَّى تَفَرَّى اللَّيْلُ عَنْ صُبْحِهِ، وَ أَسْفَرَ الْحَقُّ عَنْ مَحْضِهِ، وَ نَطَقَ زَعِيمُ الدِّينِ، وَ خَرِسَتْ شَقَاشِقُ الشَّيَاطِينِ، وَ طَاحَ وَشِيظُ النِّفَاقِ، وَ انْحَلَّتْ عُقَدُ الْكُفْرِ وَ الشِّقَاقِ،

Hesaww pulled down the idols and broke down the important ones (believers of idol worshipers) until the crowd was defeated and they turned around their back (to polytheism), until the night escaped from its morning, and the truth brightened from its purity, and the leader of the Religion spoke and the chirping of the Satanla was muted, and the degraded hypocrites were overthrown, and the knots of the Kufr and the wretchedness was untied.

وَ فُهْتُمْ بِكَلِمَةِ الْإِخْلَاصِ فِي نَفَرٍ مِنَ الْبِيضِ الْخِمَاصِ، وَ كُنْتُمْ عَلى‏ شَفا حُفْرَةٍ مِنَ النَّارِ، مُذْقَةَ الشَّارِبِ، وَ نُهْزَةَ الطَّامِعِ، وَ قَبْسَةَ الْعَجْلَانِ، وَ مَوْطِئَ الْأَقْدَامِ، تَشْرَبُونَ الطَّرْقَ، وَ تَقْتَاتُونَ الْوَرَقَ «3»، أَذِلَّةً خَاسِئِينَ، تَخافُونَ أَنْ يَتَخَطَّفَكُمُ النَّاسُ مِنْ حَوْلِكُمْ،

And you uttered the phrase of sincerity (Tawheed) among a number of illuminated countenances and the Fasting ones, and you were upon an edge of the pit of the Fire. You were an anchor for the drinkers, and lusted for the greed, and you attained for the calves, and were trodden by the feet, drinking on the roads, and you were cutting the leaves, disgraced, despised, fearing being abducted by the people from around you.

فَأَنْقَذَكُمُ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى بِمُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بَعْدَ اللَّتَيَّا وَ الَّتِي، وَ بَعْدَ أَنْ مُنِيَ بِبُهَمِ الرِّجَالِ، وَ ذُؤْبَانِ الْعَرَبِ، وَ مَرَدَةِ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ كُلَّما أَوْقَدُوا ناراً لِلْحَرْبِ أَطْفَأَهَا اللَّهُ، أَوْ نَجَمَ قَرْنٌ لِلشَّيْطَانِ «5»، وَ فَغَرَتْ فَاغِرَةٌ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ،

Allahazwj Blessed and Exalted Saved you through Muhammadsaww after the big disasters and the small, and after fighting against the men, and Arab beasts, and apostates from the people of the Book. Every time there ignited the fire of war, Allahazwj Extinguished it, or the source of the associates of Satanla, and the deception of the deceivers from the Polytheists.

قَذَفَ أَخَاهُ فِي لَهَوَاتِهَا، فَلَا يَنْكَفِئُ حَتَّى يَطَأَ صِمَاخَهَا بِأَخْمَصِهِ، وَ يُخْمِدَ لَهَبَهَا بِسَيْفِهِ، مَكْدُوداً فِي ذَاتِ اللَّهِ، وَ مُجْتَهِداً فِي أَمْرِ اللَّهِ، قَرِيباً مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ، سَيِّدَ أَوْلِيَاءِ اللَّهِ ، مُشَمِّراً نَاصِحاً، مُجِدّاً كَادِحاً، وَ أَنْتُمْ فِي رَفَاهِيَةٍ مِنَ الْعَيْشِ، وَادِعُونَ فَاكِهُونَ آمِنُونَ، تَتَرَبَّصُونَ بِنَا الدَّوَائِرَ، وَ تَتَوَكَّفُونَ الْأَخْبَارَ، وَ تَنْكِصُونَ عِنْدَ النِّزَالِ، وَ تَفِرُّونَ عِنْدَ الْقِتَالِ،

So hesaww cast hissaww brotherasws in their midst. Heasws did not regress until heasws trod their wings with hisasws soles, and froze their flames with hisasws sword, being plotted against for the Sake of Allahazwj, and struggled regarding the Commands of Allahazwj, near to Rasool-Allahsaww and chief of the friends of Allahazwj, comprehensive adviser, working, toiling, while you all were in a comfortable life, partying, enjoying, secure. You were lying in wait for usasws in the houses, and you were sufficing with receiving the news, and recoiling at the descent of battle, and fleeing from the fighting.

فَلَمَّا اخْتَارَ اللَّهُ لِنَبِيِّهِ دَارَ أَنْبِيَائِهِ، وَ مَأْوَى أَصْفِيَائِهِ، ظَهَرَ فِيكُمْ حَسِيكَةُ النِّفَاقِ، وَ سَمَلَ جِلْبَابُ الدِّينِ، وَ نَطَقَ كَاظِمُ الْغَاوِينَ، وَ نَبَغَ خَامِلُ الْأَقَلِّينَ، وَ هَدَرَ فَنِيقُ الْمُبْطِلِينَ،

When Allahazwj Chose the house of Hisazwj Prophetsas for Hisazwj Prophetsaww, and shelter of Hisazwj elites, the thorns of hypocrisy appeared among you, and the garment of your Religion was torn apart, and the straying ones started talking, and the degraded and lowly ones emerged from underground, and falsifiers rolled out and roared.

فَخَطَرَ فِي عَرَصَاتِكُمْ، وَ أَطْلَعَ الشَّيْطَانُ رَأْسَهُ مِنْ مَغْرَزِهِ هَاتِفاً بِكُمْ، فَأَلْفَاكُمْ لِدَعْوَتِهِ مُسْتَجِيبِينَ، وَ لِلْغِرَّةِ فِيهِ مُلَاحِظِينَ، ثُمَّ اسْتَنْهَضَكُمْ فَوَجَدَكُمْ خِفَافاً، وَ أَحْمَشَكُمْ فَأَلْفَاكُمْ غِضَاباً، فَوَسَمْتُمْ غَيْرَ إِبِلِكُمْ، وَ أَوْرَدْتُمْ غَيْرَ شِرْبِكُمْ،

There is danger in your plains, and the Satanla has emerged hisla head from the concealment notifying you of hisla call to be answered, deceiving the observers in it. Then hela got up and found you to be light (easy), and hela aroused you and ignited your anger, so you were marked without you being told, and you were returned to other than your drinking places (legitimate and righteous ways).

هَذَا وَ الْعَهْدُ قَرِيبٌ، وَ الْكَلْمُ رَحِيبٌ، وَ الْجُرْحُ لَمَّا يَنْدَمِلْ، وَ الرَّسُولُ لَمَّا يُقْبَرْ، ابْتِدَاراً زَعَمْتُمْ خَوْفَ الْفِتْنَةِ أَلا فِي الْفِتْنَةِ سَقَطُوا وَ إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ لَمُحِيطَةٌ بِالْكافِرِينَ،

(Note) This, and the pact (you made) is recent, and the word is great, and the wound (of separation has not) heal, and you turned around (as soon as) the Rasoolsaww went to the grave. You claimed fear of the Fitna. Indeed! During the Fitna they were silent, and surely Hell would be encompassing with the Kafirs [9:49].

فَهَيْهَاتَ مِنْكُمْ! وَ كَيْفَ بِكُمْ؟! وَ أَنَّى تُؤْفَكُونَ؟ وَ كِتَابُ اللَّهِ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِكُمْ، أُمُورُهُ ظَاهِرَةٌ، وَ أَحْكَامُهُ زَاهِرَةٌ، وَ أَعْلَامُهُ بَاهِرَةٌ، وَ زَوَاجِرُهُ لَائِحَةٌ، وَ أَوَامِرُهُ وَاضِحَةٌ، قَدْ خَلَّفْتُمُوهُ وَرَاءَ ظُهُورِكُمْ، أَ رَغْبَةً عَنْهُ تُرِيدُونَ ..؟، أَمْ بِغَيْرِهِ تَحْكُمُونَ؟! بِئْسَ لِلظَّالِمِينَ بَدَلًا،

Alas from you all! And how it has become with you? How are you then being deluded? [6:95], and the Book of Allahazwj is in your midst. Its Commands are apparent, and its Ordinances are blossoming, and its Signs are dazzling, and its Rebukes are straightforward and its Commands are clear. You have put it behind your backs. Are you intending to turn away from it? Or you want to be judged by something else? Evil is the replacement of the unjust ones [18:50].

وَ مَنْ يَبْتَغِ غَيْرَ الْإِسْلامِ دِيناً فَلَنْ يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُ وَ هُوَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ مِنَ الْخاسِرِينَ، ثُمَّ لَمْ تَلْبَثُوا إِلَّا رَيْثَ أَنْ تَسْكُنَ نَفْرَتُهَا، وَ يَسْلَسَ قِيَادُهَا،

And the one who seeks other than Islam as a Religion, it will never be Accepted from him, and in the Hereafter he would be from the losers [3:85]. Then you did not wait, even hesitated for its disturbance to calm down, and you grabbed its reins.

ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُمْ تُورُونَ وَقْدَتَهَا، وَ تُهَيِّجُونَ جَمْرَتَهَا، وَ تَسْتَجِيبُونَ لِهُتَافِ الشَّيْطَانِ الْغَوِيِّ، وَ إِطْفَاءِ أَنْوَارِ الدِّينِ الْجَلِيِّ، وَ إِهْمَادِ سُنَنِ النَّبِيِّ الصَّفِيِّ، تُسِرُّونَ حَصْواً فِي ارْتِغَاءٍ، وَ تَمْشُونَ لِأَهْلِهِ وَ وُلْدِهِ فِي الْخَمَرِ وَ الضَّرَاءِ، وَ نَصْبِرُ «4» مِنْكُمْ عَلَى مِثْلِ حَزِّ الْمُدَى، وَ وَخْزِ السِّنَانِ فِي الْحَشَا،

Then you seized (the opportunity of) to igniting it (fitna) and fuelling its embers, and answered to the calls of the lures of Satanla, and extinguished the shining lights of the Religion and demolishing the Sunnahs of the Elite Prophetsaww, and you were cheered in the delicacies and you walking to hissaww family in intoxication and causing harm, and we were patient from you upon the cuts of the daggers, and stabs of the spears in the body.

وَ أَنْتُمْ تَزْعُمُونَ أَلَّا إِرْثَ لَنَا أَ فَحُكْمَ الْجاهِلِيَّةِ يَبْغُونَ وَ مَنْ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ اللَّهِ حُكْماً لِقَوْمٍ يُوقِنُونَ أَ فَلَا تَعْلَمُونَ؟! بَلَى، تَجَلَّى لَكُمْ كَالشَّمْسِ الضَّاحِيَةِ أَنِّي ابْنَتُهُ أَيُّهَا الْمُسْلِمُونَ، أَ أُغْلَبُ عَلَى إِرْثِيَهْ ؟!.

And you are claiming that there is no inheritance for usasws. Is it the judgment of the pre-Islamic period that you are seeking? And who is good of Judgment from Allahazwj to a people who are certain, don’t you know? Yes, it is shining for you like the bright sun. Iasws am hissaww daughterasws, O you Muslims! Are you overcoming upon hissaww inheritance?

يَا ابْنَ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ، أَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ أَنْ تَرِثَ أَبَاكَ وَ لَا أَرِثَ أَبِي؟! لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْئاً فَرِيًّا أَ فَعَلَى عَمْدٍ تَرَكْتُمْ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَ نَبَذْتُمُوهُ وَرَاءَ ظُهُورِكُمْ إِذْ يَقُولُ: وَ وَرِثَ سُلَيْمانُ داوُدَ ؟!

O Ibn Abu Quhafa! Is it in the Book of Allahazwj that you can inherit your father and Iasws cannot inherit myasws fathersaww?! You have come with an amazing thing [19:27]. Aren’t you deliberately neglecting the Book of Allahazwj and throwing it behind your back, when Heazwj is Saying: ‘And Suleyman inherited Dawood, [27:16]?

وَ قَالَ فِيمَا اقْتَصَّ مِنْ خَبَرِ يَحْيَى بْنِ زَكَرِيَّا (ع) إِذْ قَالَ: رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِنْ لَدُنْكَ وَلِيًّا يَرِثُنِي وَ يَرِثُ مِنْ آلِ يَعْقُوبَ،

And Heazwj Said in a story from the news of Yahyaas Bin Zakariyaas when heas said: therefore Grant me an heir from You [19:5] Who would inherit me and inherit from the Progeny of Yaqoub, [19:6].

وَ قَالَ: وَ أُولُوا الْأَرْحامِ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلى‏ بِبَعْضٍ فِي كِتابِ اللَّهِ، وَ قَالَ: يُوصِيكُمُ اللَّهُ فِي أَوْلادِكُمْ لِلذَّكَرِ مِثْلُ حَظِّ الْأُنْثَيَيْنِ، وَ قَالَ: إِنْ تَرَكَ خَيْراً الْوَصِيَّةُ لِلْوالِدَيْنِ‏ وَ الْأَقْرَبِينَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ حَقًّا عَلَى الْمُتَّقِينَ،

And Heazwj Said: and the possessors of the relationships, some of them are closer than the others in the Book of Allah [8:75]. And Said: Allah Directs you regarding your children: “For the male is a share of two females. [4:11]. And Said: The bequest is Prescribed upon you, when the death presents to one of you, that he leaves behind good for the parents, and the relatives with the reasonableness; a right upon the pious [2:180].

وَ زَعَمْتُمْ أَلَّا حُظْوَةَ لِي وَ لَا أَرِثَ مِنْ أَبِي وَ لَا رَحِمَ بَيْنَنَا، أَ فَخَصَّكُمُ اللَّهُ بِآيَةٍ أَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا أَبِي (ص)؟! أَمْ هَلْ تَقُولُونَ أَهْلُ مِلَّتَيْنِ لَا يَتَوَارَثَانِ؟!، أَ وَ لَسْتُ أَنَا وَ أَبِي مِنْ أَهْلِ مِلَّةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ؟! أَمْ أَنْتُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِخُصُوصِ الْقُرْآنِ وَ عُمُومِهِ مِنْ أَبِي وَ ابْنِ عَمِّي؟!

And you are claiming that it is a prestige for measws that Iasws do not inherit from myasws fathersaww and there should be no relationships between usasws. Has Allahazwj Specialised you all with a Verse Expelling myasws fathersaww from it? Or are you more knowing with the Specialisation of the Quran but its generalisations are from myasws fathersaww and sonasws of myasws uncleas!?

فَدُونَكُمَا مَخْطُومَةً مَرْحُولَةً تَلْقَاكَ يَوْمَ حَشْرِكَ، فَنِعْمَ الْحَكَمُ اللَّهُ، وَ الزَّعِيمُ مُحَمَّدٌ، وَ الْمَوْعِدُ الْقِيَامَةُ، وَ عِنْدَ السَّاعَةِ مَا تَخْسَرُونَ، وَ لَا يَنْفَعُكُمْ إِذْ تَنْدَمُونَ، وَ لِكُلِّ نَبَإٍ مُسْتَقَرٌّ وَ سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ يَأْتِيهِ عَذابٌ يُخْزِيهِ وَ يَحِلُّ عَلَيْهِ عَذابٌ مُقِيمٌ.

So, away with you two (Abu Bakr and Umar), oppressing, usurping (Fadak), until we meet on the Day of your Resurrection, for the best Judge is Allahazwj, and the leader is Muhammadsaww, and the appointment is Qiyamah, and at the (establishment of) the Hour you will be incurring loss, and you will not be benefitting when you are regretting. And for every news (prophecy) that is a time, and soon you will come to know who will be coming to the Punishment disgracing him and the ever-lasting Punishment would be released upon’.

ثُمَّ رَمَتْ بِطَرْفِهَا نَحْوَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَتْ: يَا مَعَاشِرَ الْفِتْيَةِ وَ أَعْضَادَ الْمِلَّةِ، وَ أَنْصَارَ الْإِسْلَامِ، مَا هَذِهِ الْغَمِيزَةُ فِي حَقِّي، وَ السِّنَةُ عَنْ ظُلَامَتِي، أَ مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَبِي يَقُولُ: الْمَرْءُ يُحْفَظُ فِي وُلْدِهِ، سَرْعَانَ مَا أَحْدَثْتُمْ، وَ عَجْلَانَ ذَا إِهَالَةٍ، وَ لَكُمْ طَاقَةٌ بِمَا أُحَاوِلُ، وَ قُوَّةٌ عَلَى مَا أَطْلُبُ وَ أُزَاوِلُ،

Then sheasws glanced with herasws eyes towards the Helpers and sheasws said:’ O community of (gallant) youths, and support of the nation, and helpers of Al-Islam! What is this blemish regarding myasws right, and the way Iasws am being oppressed? Wasn’t Rasool-Allahsaww myasws fathersaww? Hesaww said: ‘The person is preserved in his children’. How quickly you have innovated, and hastened with the calamity, and although there is strength for you with blocking (the usurpation), and strength upon what Iasws am seeking and claiming.

أَ تَقُولُونَ‏ مَاتَ مُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، فَخَطْبٌ جَلِيلٌ اسْتَوْسَعَ وَهْنُهُ، وَ اسْتَنْهَرَ فَتْقُهُ، وَ انْفَتَقَ رَتْقُهُ، وَ أَظْلَمَتِ الْأَرْضُ لِغَيْبَتِهِ، وَ كُسِفَتِ النُّجُومُ لِمُصِيبَتِهِ، وَ أَكْدَتِ الْآمَالُ، وَ خَشَعَتِ الْجِبَالُ، وَ أُضِيعَ الْحَرِيمُ، وَ أُزِيلَتِ الْحُرْمَةُ عِنْدَ مَمَاتِهِ،

Are you saying that Muhammadsaww has passed away, so the majestic address weakened in its expansion, and its cracks appeared, and its patches were torn, and the earth darkened due to hissaww absence, and the stars were eclipsed to due to hissaww calamity, and the hopes were dashed, and the mountains crumbled, and sanctity was wasted, and the sanctimonious ones were removed at hissaww passing away.

فَتِلْكَ وَ اللَّهِ النَّازِلَةُ الْكُبْرَى، وَ الْمُصِيبَةُ الْعُظْمَى، لَا مِثْلَهَا نَازِلَةٌ، وَ لَا بَائِقَةٌ عَاجِلَةٌ، أَعْلَنَ بِهَا كِتَابُ اللَّهِ جَلَّ ثَنَاؤُهُ فِي أَفْنِيَتِكُمْ فِي مُمْسَاكُمْ وَ مُصْبَحِكُمْ، هُتَافاً وَ صُرَاخاً، وَ تِلَاوَةً وَ إِلْحَاناً، وَ لَقَبْلَهُ مَا حَلَّ بِأَنْبِيَاءِ اللَّهِ وَ رُسُلِهِ، حُكْمٌ فَصْلٌ وَ قَضَاءٌ حَتْمٌ:

So this, by Allahazwj, is the great disaster, and the mighty calamity. There is no calamity like it, nor any matter more urgent. The Book of Allahazwj, Majestic is Hisazwj Praise has Announced it, (you were reading it) in your courtyards, in your evenings and your mornings, loudly, lamenting, and normal recitations, and softly, and before it is what happened with the Prophetsas of Allahazwj and Hisazwj Rasoolsaww, decisive judgment and inevitable Decrees: -

وَ ما مُحَمَّدٌ إِلَّا رَسُولٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِهِ الرُّسُلُ أَ فَإِنْ ماتَ أَوْ قُتِلَ انْقَلَبْتُمْ عَلى‏ أَعْقابِكُمْ وَ مَنْ يَنْقَلِبْ عَلى‏ عَقِبَيْهِ فَلَنْ يَضُرَّ اللَّهَ شَيْئاً وَ سَيَجْزِي اللَّهُ الشَّاكِرِينَ .

And Muhammad is not except for a Rasool; the Rasools have already passed away before him; so if he dies or is killed will you turn back upon your heels? And the one who turns back upon his heels, he will never harm Allah of anything and Allah would be Recompensing the grateful [3:144].

إِيهاً بَنِي قَيْلَةَ! أَ أُهْضِمَ تُرَاثُ أَبِي وَ أَنْتُمْ بِمَرْأًى مِنِّي وَ مَسْمَعٍ، وَ مبتد [مُنْتَدًى‏] وَ مَجْمَعٍ؟، تَلْبَسُكُمُ الدَّعْوَةُ، وَ تَشْمَلُكُمُ الْخِبْرَةُ، وَ أَنْتُمْ ذَا الْعَدَدِ وَ الْعُدَّةِ، وَ الْأَدَاةِ وَ الْقُوَّةِ، وَ عِنْدَكُمُ السِّلَاحُ وَ الْجُنَّةُ، تُوَافِيكُمُ الدَّعْوَةُ فَلَا تُجِيبُونَ،

O you sons of Aws and Khazraj! Are you digesting the inheritance of myasws fathersaww and you are more seeing than measws and more hearing, and you are in a forum and gathering? You are pretending the call and the experience is with you, and you are with the number and the equipment, and in your possession are the weapons and the shields.

وَ تَأْتِيكُمُ الصَّرْخَةُ فَلَا تُغِيثُونَ، وَ أَنْتُمْ مَوْصُوفُونَ بِالْكِفَاحِ، مَعْرُوفُونَ بِالْخَيْرِ وَ الصَّلَاحِ،

Iasws came to you with the call but you did not answer, and the cry came to you but you did not help, and you are describing yourselves as being with the struggles, well known with the (acts of) goodness and the reconciliations.

وَ النُّجَبَةُ الَّتِي‏ انْتُجِبَتْ، وَ الْخِيَرَةُ الَّتِي اخْتِيرَتْ، قَاتَلْتُمُ الْعَرَبَ، وَ تَحَمَّلْتُمُ الْكَدَّ وَ التَّعَبَ، وَ نَاطَحْتُمُ الْأُمَمَ، وَ كَافَحْتُمُ الْبُهَمَ، فَلَا نَبْرَحُ أَوْ تَبْرَحُونَ، نَأْمُرُكُمْ فَتَأْتَمِرُونَ، حَتَّى إِذَا دَارَتْ بِنَا رَحَى الْإِسْلَامِ، وَ دَرَّ حَلَبُ الْأَيَّامِ، وَ خَضَعَتْ ثَغْرَةُ الشِّرْكِ، وَ سَكَنَتْ فَوْرَةُ الْإِفْكِ، وَ خَمَدَتْ نِيرَانُ الْكُفْرِ، وَ هَدَأَتْ دَعْوَةُ الْهَرْجِ، وَ اسْتَوْسَقَ نِظَامُ الدِّينِ،

And (you) are the selected ones which Iasws selected, and the choicest ones Iasws chose. You fought the Arabs, and you endured the toil and the fatigue, and you overthrew the communities, and struggled with the beasts. So, we did not relax nor you relaxed, we instructed you and you carried out instructions until when the mill of Al-Islam turned with usasws, and the milky days turned, and the menace of Shirk was subdued, and the outburst of blatant lies calmed down, and the fires of Kufr were extinguished, and the call of disturbance lulled, and the system of the Religion became stabilised.

فَأَنَّى حُرْتُمْ بَعْدَ الْبَيَانِ، وَ أَسْرَرْتُمْ بَعْدَ الْإِعْلَانِ، وَ نَكَصْتُمْ بَعْدَ الْإِقْدَامِ، وَ أَشْرَكْتُمْ بَعْدَ الْإِيمَانِ أَ لا تُقاتِلُونَ قَوْماً نَكَثُوا أَيْمانَهُمْ وَ هَمُّوا بِإِخْراجِ الرَّسُولِ وَ هُمْ بَدَؤُكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ أَ تَخْشَوْنَهُمْ فَاللَّهُ أَحَقُّ أَنْ تَخْشَوْهُ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ

Then how come you are free after the explanation, and you are persisting after the announcement, and are recoiling after the advancing, and committing Shirk after the Eman? Will you not fight a people who broke their oaths and they are aiming to expel the Rasool, and they initiated (attacking) you first time? Are you fearing them? But Allah is more Rightful of being feared, if you were Momineen [9:13].

أَلَا قَدْ أَرَى أَنْ قَدْ أَخْلَدْتُمْ إِلَى الْخَفْضِ، وَ أَبْعَدْتُمْ مَنْ هُوَ أَحَقُّ بِالْبَسْطِ وَ الْقَبْضِ، وَ خَلَوْتُمْ بِالدَّعَةِ، وَ نَجَوْتُمْ مِنَ الضِّيقِ بِالسَّعَةِ، فَمَجَجْتُمْ مَا وَعَيْتُمْ، وَ دَسَعْتُمُ الَّذِي تَسَوَّغْتُمْ، فَ: إِنْ تَكْفُرُوا أَنْتُمْ وَ مَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعاً فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَغَنِيٌّ حَمِيدٌ

Indeed! Iasws view that you are eternally going lower, and distancing the oneasws who is more rightful with the extension, and the possessing, and you are isolating with the innovation, and being saved from the straitness with the capacity. You glorified what you retained, and you deserve that which is justified. ‘Even if you and the ones in the earth altogether were to commit Kufr, surely Allah is Needless, Praised [14:8].

أَلَا وَ قَدْ قُلْتُ مَا قُلْتُ عَلَى مَعْرِفَةٍ مِنِّي بِالْخَذْلَةِ الَّتِي خَامَرَتْكُمْ، وَ الْغَدْرَةِ الَّتِي اسْتَشْعَرَتْهَا قُلُوبُكُمْ، وَ لَكِنَّهَا فَيْضَةُ النَّفْسِ، وَ نَفْثَةُ الْغَيْظِ، وَ خَوْرُ الْقَنَا «1»، وَ بَثَّةُ الصَّدْرِ، وَ تَقْدِمَةُ الْحُجَّةِ،

Indeed! And Iasws have said what Iasws said upon a recognition from measws with the abandonment which your forgetfulness, and the treachery which your hearts are fully aware of, but it (this sermon) is a flood of sighs, and outburst of anger, and stabbing of spears, and a transmission of (what is in) the chest, and advancing the argument.

فَدُونَكُمُوهَا فَاحْتَقِبُوهَا دَبِرَةَ الظَّهْرِ، نَقِبَةَ الْخُفِّ، بَاقِيَةَ الْعَارِ، مَوْسُومَةً بِغَضَبِ اللَّهِ وَ شَنَارِ الْأَبَدِ، مَوْصُولَةً بِ: نارُ اللَّهِ الْمُوقَدَةُ الَّتِي تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى الْأَفْئِدَةِ فَبِعَيْنِ اللَّهِ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ وَ سَيَعْلَمُ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا أَيَّ مُنْقَلَبٍ يَنْقَلِبُونَ .

So away with you both (Abu Bakr and Umar), (so) keep it (Fadak) behind (upon) the back, the light authority. The shame will remain (on you both), Branded by the Wrath of Allahazwj, and the everlasting disgrace, arriving to the Fire of Allahazwj igniting upon the hearts. In the Eyes of Allahazwj! What are you doing? And they shall come to know, those who are being unjust, which overturning they would be Overturned with [26:227].

وَ أَنَا ابْنَةُ نَذِيرٍ لَكُمْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ عَذابٍ شَدِيدٍ فَ: اعْمَلُوا ... إِنَّا عامِلُونَ وَ انْتَظِرُوا إِنَّا مُنْتَظِرُونَ.

And Iasws am a daughter of the Warner, for you will be in front of severe Punishment. So, know! ‘Work upon your abilities, we are (also) working’ [11:121] And wait and we are (also) waiting [11:122]’.

فَأَجَابَهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ: يَا ابْنَةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ (ص)! لَقَدْ كَانَ أَبُوكِ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَطُوفاً كَرِيماً، رَءُوفاً رَحِيماً، وَ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ عَذَاباً أَلِيماً، وَ عِقَاباً عَظِيماً، فَإِنْ عَزَوْنَاهُ وَجَدْنَاهُ أَبَاكِ دُونَ النِّسَاءِ، وَ أَخًا لِبَعْلِكِ دُونَ الْأَخِلَّاءِ، آثَرَهُ عَلَى كُلِّ حَمِيمٍ، وَ سَاعَدَهُ فِي كُلِّ أَمْرٍ جَسِيمٍ،

Abu Bakr answered herasws. He said, ‘O daughterasws of Rasool-Allahsaww! Yourasws father was compassionate, benevolent, kind, merciful with the Momineen, and upon the Kafirs hesaww was a painful punishment, and a mighty retribution. If we attribute himsaww, we find himsaww not being a womaniser, and a brother to yourasws husbandasws, besides the brothers, hissaww impact being upon every intimate one, and hissaww assistance in every small matter.

لَا يُحِبُّكُمْ إِلَّا كُلُّ سَعِيدٍ، وَ لَا يغضكم [يُبْغِضُكُمْ‏] إِلَّا كُلُّ شَقِيٍّ، فَأَنْتُمْ عِتْرَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ (ص) الطَّيِّبُونَ، وَ الْخِيَرَةُ الْمُنْتَجَبُونَ، عَلَى الْخَيْرِ أَدِلَّتُنَا، وَ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ مَسَالِكُنَا،

No one would love himsaww except every fortunate one, nor hate youasws all except every wretched one, for youasws are the goodly familyasws of Rasool-Allahsaww, the choice of the selected ones, pointing us to the good, and travel us to the Paradise.

وَ أَنْتِ يَا خِيَرَةَ النِّسَاءِ وَ ابْنَةَ خَيْرِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ صَادِقَةٌ فِي قَوْلِكِ، سَابِقَةٌ فِي وُفُورِ عَقْلِكِ، غَيْرُ مَرْدُودَةٍ عَنْ حَقِّكِ، وَ لَا مَصْدُودَةٍ عَنْ صِدْقِكِ، وَ وَ اللَّهِ مَا عَدَوْتُ رَأْيَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ لَا عَمِلْتُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ، وَ إِنَّ الرَّائِدَ لَا يَكْذِبُ أَهْلَهُ،

And youasws, O elite of the women and daughterasws of the best of the Prophetsas, are truthful in yourasws words, preceding in the fullness of yourasws intellect, not rejected from yourasws right, nor blocked from yourasws honesty, and by Allahazwj, I am not an enemy of the view of Rasool-Allahsaww nor have I done anything except by hissaww permission, and the pioneer does not lie to his family.

وَ إِنِّي أُشْهِدُ اللَّهَ وَ كَفَى بِهِ شَهِيداً أَنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يَقُولُ: نَحْنُ مَعَاشِرَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ لَا نُورِثُ ذَهَباً وَ لَا فِضَّةً وَ لَا دَاراً وَ لَا عَقَاراً وَ إِنَّمَا نُورِثُ الْكُتُبَ «3» وَ الْحِكْمَةَ وَ الْعِلْمَ وَ النُّبُوَّةَ، وَ مَا كَانَ لَنَا مِنْ طُعْمَةٍ فَلِوَلِيِّ الْأَمْرِ بَعْدَنَا أَنْ يَحْكُمَ فِيهِ بِحُكْمِهِ،

And I keep Allahazwj as Witness and suffice with Himazwj as a Witness that I Heard Rasool-Allahsaww saying: ‘Weas community of Prophetsaww do not leave inheritance of gold nor silver, nor any house, nor real estate, and rather wesaww leave inheritance of the books, and the wisdom, and the knowledge, and the Prophet-hood, and whatever was for usas from any nourishment, it is for one in charge of the command after usas, that he can decided regarding it with his decision’.

وَ قَدْ جَعَلْنَا مَا حَاوَلْتِهِ فِي الْكُرَاعِ وَ السِّلَاحِ يُقَاتِلُ بِهِ الْمُسْلِمُونَ وَ يُجَاهِدُونَ الْكُفَّارَ، وَ يُجَالِدُونَ الْمَرَدَةَ، ثُمَّ الْفُجَّارَ، وَ ذَلِكَ بِإِجْمَاعٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ، لَمْ أَتَفَرَّدْ بِهِ وَحْدِي، وَ لَمْ أَسْتَبِدَّ بِمَا كَانَ الرَّأْيُ فِيهِ عِنْدِي، وَ هَذِهِ حَالِي وَ مَالِي هِيَ لَكِ وَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكِ لَا نَزْوِي عَنْكِ وَ لَا نَدَّخِرُ دُونَكِ،

And we have made whatever was transferred to be regarding the animals and the weapons the Muslims can be fighting with it and struggling against the Kafirs, and combat against the apostates, then the immoral ones, and that is (a decision taken) by the consensus of the Muslims, one person cannot be individualised with it, and I (personally) did not dictate with what was the opinion with me, and this is my state, and my wealth, it is for youasws and in front of youasws, and we will not impeded from youasws nor hoard besides youasws.

وَ أَنْتِ سَيِّدَةُ أُمَّةِ أَبِيكِ، وَ الشَّجَرَةُ الطَّيِّبَةُ لِبَنِيكِ، لَا يُدْفَعُ مَا لَكِ مِنْ فَضْلِكِ، وَ لَا يُوضَعُ مِنْ فَرْعِكِ وَ أَصْلِكِ، حُكْمُكِ نَافِذٌ فِيمَا مَلَكَتْ يَدَايَ، فَهَلْ تَرَيْنَ أَنْ أُخَالِفَ فِي ذَلِكِ أَبَاكِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ؟!.

And youasws are chieftess of the community of yourasws fathersaww, and the goodly tree of yourasws children. It cannot be repelled, what is for youasws of yourasws merits, nor can it be lowered from yourasws branch (posterity) and yourasws roots (ancestry). Yourasws decision will be implemented regarding what my hands possess. So, do youasws see that I would oppose yourasws fathersaww regarding that?’

فَقَالَتْ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ! مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ عَنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ صَارِفاً، وَ لَا لِأَحْكَامِهِ مُخَالِفاً، بَلْ كَانَ يَتْبَعُ أَثَرَهُ، وَ يَقْفُو سُوَرَهُ، أَ فَتَجْمَعُونَ إِلَى الْغَدْرِ اعْتِلَالًا عَلَيْهِ بِالزُّورِ، وَ هَذَا بَعْدَ وَفَاتِهِ شَبِيهٌ بِمَا بُغِيَ لَهُ مِنَ الْغَوَائِلِ فِي حَيَاتِهِ،

Sheasws said: ‘Glory be to Allahazwj! It was not for Rasool-Allahsaww to turn away from the Book of Allahazwj, nor be opposed to Hisazwj Wisdom, but hesaww was following its tracks, and pausing at its wall. Are you uniting to the treachery increasing upon himsaww with the falsities?

And this is after hissaww passing away resembles with what was rebelled to himsaww from the people during hissaww lifetime.

هَذَا كِتَابُ اللَّهِ حَكَماً عَدْلًا، وَ نَاطِقاً فَصْلًا، يَقُولُ: يَرِثُنِي وَ يَرِثُ مِنْ آلِ يَعْقُوبَ وَ وَرِثَ سُلَيْمانُ داوُدَ فَبَيَّنَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِيمَا وُزِّعَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْأَقْسَاطِ، وَ شَرَعَ مِنَ الْفَرَائِضِ وَ الْمِيرَاثِ، وَ أَبَاحَ مِنْ حَظِّ الذُّكْرَانِ وَ الْإِنَاثِ مَا أَزَاحَ عِلَّةَ الْمُبْطِلِينَ، وَ أَزَالَ التَّظَنِّيَ وَ الشُّبُهَاتِ فِي الْغَابِرِينَ،

This is the Book of Allahazwj, Wise, Just, and Speaking Decisively. Heazwj Says: Who would inherit me and inherit from the Progeny of Yaqoub, [19:6]. And Suleyman inherited Dawood, [27:16]. Thus, the Mighty and Majestic Clarified regarding what the distributions would be of the portions, and Legislated from the Obligations and the inheritances, and Legalised from the shares of the two males and the female, what dislodged the reasons of the falsifiers, and removed the guesswork and the suspicions regarding the ones saying behind.

كَلَّا! بَلْ سَوَّلَتْ لَكُمْ أَنْفُسُكُمْ أَمْراً فَصَبْرٌ جَمِيلٌ وَ اللَّهُ الْمُسْتَعانُ عَلى‏ ما تَصِفُونَ .

Never! But your (selfish) selves have enticed you of a command, so patience is beautiful, and Allahazwj is the Helper upon what you are describing’.

فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: صَدَقَ اللَّهُ وَ صَدَقَ رَسُولُهُ وَ صَدَقَتْ ابْنَتُهُ، أَنْتِ مَعْدِنُ الْحِكْمَةِ، وَ مَوْطِنُ الْهُدَى وَ الرَّحْمَةِ، وَ رُكْنُ الدِّينِ، وَ عَيْنُ الْحُجَّةِ، لَا أُبَعِّدُ صَوَابَكِ، وَ لَا أُنْكِرُ خِطَابَكِ،

Abu Bakr said, ‘Allahazwj Spoke the Truth, and Hisazwj Rasoolsaww spoke the truth, and hissaww daughterasws spoke the truth. Youasws are the mine of wisdom, and the place of guidance and the mercy, and a cornerstone of the Religion, and the eye of Divine Authority. I distance yourasws correctness, nor can I deny yourasws address.

هَؤُلَاءِ الْمُسْلِمُونَ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَكِ قَلَّدُونِي مَا تَقَلَّدْتُ، وَ بِاتِّفَاقٍ مِنْهُمْ أَخَذْتُ مَا أَخَذْتُ، غَيْرَ مُكَابِرٍ وَ لَا مُسْتَبِدٍّ وَ لَا مُسْتَأْثِرٍ، وَ هُمْ بِذَلِكَ شُهُودٌ.

These here are the Muslims between me and youasws, so they imitated what I imitated, and with agreement from them I took what I took, without contentions, nor tyrannically, nor prejudicial, and they are witnesses with that’.

فَالْتَفَتَتْ فَاطِمَةُ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ النَّاسَ وَ قَالَتْ: مَعَاشِرَ النَّاسِ! الْمُسْرِعَةَ إِلَى قِيلِ الْبَاطِلِ، الْمُغْضِيَةَ عَلَى الْفِعْلِ الْقَبِيحِ الْخَاسِرِ أَ فَلا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْآنَ أَمْ عَلى‏ قُلُوبٍ أَقْفالُها، كَلَّا بَلْ رَانَ عَلَى قُلُوبِكُمْ، مَا أَسَأْتُمْ مِنْ أَعْمَالِكُمْ، فَأَخَذَ بِسَمْعِكُمْ وَ أَبْصَارِكُمْ، وَ لَبِئْسَ مَا تَأَوَّلْتُمْ، وَ سَاءَ مَا بِهِ أَشَرْتُمْ، وَ شَرَّ مَا مِنْهُ اعْتَضَتُّمْ،

(Syeda) Fatimaasws turned to face the people and said: ‘Community of the people! The quickness to saying the falsehood, turning the blind-eye upon the ugly deeds, the audacious. So do they not ponder on the Quran, or are there locks upon (their) hearts [47:24]? Never! But there is rust upon your hearts, what wrong deeds you have committed, have seized your hearing and your sights, and evil is what you are interpreting, and evil is what you are indicating, and evil is what you are usurping from it.

لَتَجِدُنَّ وَ اللَّهِ مَحْمِلَهُ ثَقِيلًا، وَ غِبَّهُ وَبِيلًا، إِذَا كُشِفَ لَكُمُ الْغِطَاءُ، وَ بَانَ مَا وَرَاءَهُ الضَّرَّاءُ، وَ بَدَا لَكُمْ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ مَا لَمْ تَكُونُوا تَحْتَسِبُوُنَ وَ خَسِرَ هُنالِكَ الْمُبْطِلُونَ.

By Allahazwj! You will be finding the load to be heavy, and its consequence a scourge, when the covering is removed from you, and it manifests what troubles are behind it, and it will begging for you, from your Lordazwj, what you had not been anticipating, and over there, the falsifiers would incur a loss’.

ثُمَّ عَطَفَتْ عَلَى قَبْرِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ قَالَتْ:

قَدْ كَانَ بَعْدَكَ أَنْبَاءٌ وَ هَنْبَثَةٌ لَوْ كُنْتَ شَاهِدَهَا لَمْ تَكْبُرِ الْخَطْبُ‏

إِنَّا فَقَدْنَاكَ فَقْدَ الْأَرْضِ وَابِلَهَا وَ اخْتَلَّ قَوْمُكَ فَاشْهَدْهُمْ وَ قَدْ نَكَبُوا

Then sheasws sentimentalised to the grave of the Prophetsaww and said (in prose): -

‘There have happened after yousaww such news and difficult events, of yousaww had witnessed these, the speech would not have been big. We lost yousaww, and the earth lost its downpour, and yoursaww people are disorderly, so witness them and they have turned away.

وَ كُلُّ أَهْلٍ لَهُ قُرْبَى وَ مَنْزِلَةٌ عِنْدَ الْإِلَهِ عَلَى الْأَدْنَيْنِ مُقْتَرِبٌ‏

أَبْدَتْ رِجَالٌ لَنَا نَجْوَى صُدُورِهِمْ لَمَّا مَضَيْتَ وَ حَالَتْ دُونَكَ التُّرْبُ‏

And every family has kinship and a status in the Presence of Allahazwj, close to the two. The men as manifested to usasws the whisperings of their chests due to what has passed, and the soil is a barrier besides youasws.

تَجَهَّمَتْنَا رِجَالٌ وَ اسْتُخِفَّ بِنَا لَمَّا فُقِدْتَ وَ كُلُّ الْأَرْضِ مُغْتَصَبٌ‏

وَ كُنْتَ بَدْراً وَ نُوراً يُسْتَضَاءُ بِهِ عَلَيْكَ تَنْزِلُ مِنْ ذِي الْعِزَّةِ الْكُتُبُ‏

The men crowded (against) usasws and belittled usasws due to yoursaww loss, and the whole earth is violated, and yousaww were a full moon and Noor illuminated with, upon yousaww the Oneazwj with the Mighty Revealed the Books.

وَ كَانَ جِبْرِيلُ بِالْآيَاتِ يُؤْنِسُنَا فَقَدْ فُقِدْتَ فَكُلُّ الْخَيْرِ مُحْتَجَبٌ‏

فَلَيْتَ قَبْلَكَ كَانَ الْمَوْتُ صَادَفَنَا لَمَّا مَضَيْتَ وَ حَالَتْ دُونَكَ الْكُثُبُ‏

إِنَّا رُزِينَا بِمَا لَمْ يُرْزَ ذُو شَجَنٍ مِنَ الْبَرِيَّةِ لَا عُجْمٌ وَ لَا عَرَبٌ

Jibraeelas used to comfort usasws with the Verses. Yousaww disappeared from us, so every good was veiled. If only death would have come across usasws before yousaww, due to what has passed, and the vicinity is a barrier besides yousaww. Weasws have been deceived with what no one with grief, from the citizens, neither non-Arabs nor Arabs had been’’.

ثُمَّ انْكَفَأَتْ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ- وَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يَتَوَقَّعُ رُجُوعَهَا إِلَيْهِ وَ يَتَطَلَّعُ طُلُوعَهَا عَلَيْهِ- فَلَمَّا اسْتَقَرَّتْ بِهَا الدَّارُ، قَالَتْ لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: يَا ابْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْكَ السَّلَامُ: اشْتَمَلْتَ شَمْلَةَ الْجَنِينِ، وَ قَعَدْتَ حُجْرَةَ الظَّنِينِ، نَقَضْتَ قَادِمَةَ الْأَجْدَلِ، فَخَانَكَ رِيشُ الْأَعْزَلِ،

Then sheasws retired, and Amir Al-Momineenasws and expected herasws return to himasws, and herasws emergence was prolonged to himasws. When sheasws settled in the house, sheasws said to Amir Al-Momineenasws (in prose): ‘O sonasws of Abu Talibasws! Iasws had gathered the unborn child, and Iasws have sat down in a room of the lowly, broken in front of the intensely disputing one, so he betrayed youasws of even the small weapon.

هَذَا ابْنُ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ يَبْتَزُّنِي نَحِيلَةَ أَبِي وَ بُلْغَةَ ابْنَيَّ، لَقَدْ أَجْهَرَ فِي خِصَامِي، وَ أَلْفَيْتُهُ أَلَدَّ فِي كَلَامِي، حَتَّى حَبَسَتْنِي قَيْلَةٌ نَصْرَهَا، وَ الْمُهَاجِرَةُ وَصْلَهَا، وَ غَضَّتِ الْجَمَاعَةُ دُونِي طَرْفَهَا،

This Ibn Quhafa usurped measws of a estate of mysaww fatherasws, and killed myasws son (Mohsinasws), and he has been loud in disputing measws, and has been severe in speaking to measws, to the extent that heasws withheld measws its little victory, and the Emigrants helped it, and the congregation closed its eyes regarding myasws right.

فَلَا دَافِعَ وَ لَا مَانِعَ، خَرَجْتُ كَاظِمَةً، وَ عُدْتُ رَاغِمَةً، أَضْرَعْتَ خَدَّكَ يَوْمَ أَضَعْتَ حَدَّكَ، افْتَرَسَتِ الذِّئَابُ وَ افْتَرَشْتَ التُّرَابَ، مَا كَفَفْتَ قَائِلًا، وَ لَا أَغْنَيْتَ بَاطِلًا، وَ لَا خِيَارَ لِي،

So he was neither repelled nor prevented (and) Iasws had gone out bravely and came back coerced. Iasws measured yourasws status (with them) (but) they had wasted yourasws merits.

The wolves attacked and youasws were left with dust as a bedspread. No speaker restrained, nor was any falsity availed, nor is there any good (left) for measws.

لَيْتَنِي مِتُّ قَبْلَ هَنِيئَتِي ، وَ دُونَ زَلَّتِي، عَذِيرِي اللَّهُ مِنْكَ عَادِياً، وَ مِنْكَ حَامِياً، وَيْلَايَ! فِي كُلِّ شَارِقٍ، مَاتَ الْعَمَدُ، وَ وَهَتِ الْعَضُدُ، شَكْوَايَ إِلَى أَبِي، وَ عَدْوَايَ إِلَى رَبِّي، اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ أَشَدُّ قُوَّةً وَ حَوْلًا، وَ أَحَدُّ بَأْساً وَ تَنْكِيلًا.

Alas! If only Iasws had died before myasws being insulted, and besides myasws humiliation. Myasws excuse from youasws is Allahazwj usually, and from youasws is protection. Waah myasws lamentation! In every east (right) the pillar (of support) has died, and the arm (support) is weakened. Myasws complaint it to myasws fathersaww, and myasws supplications are to myasws Lordazwj. O Allahazwj! Youazwj are of (Grand) strength and severe terror, and Neutraliser of misery and affliction!’

فَقَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: لَا وَيْلَ عَلَيْكِ، الْوَيْلُ لِشَانِئِكِ، نَهْنِهِي عَنْ وَجْدِكِ يَا ابْنَةَ الصَّفْوَةِ، وَ بَقِيَّةَ النُّبُوَّةِ، فَمَا وَنَيْتُ عَنْ دِينِي، وَ لَا أَخْطَأْتُ مَقْدُورِي، فَإِنْ كُنْتِ تُرِيدِينَ الْبُلْغَةَ، فَرِزْقُكِ مَضْمُونٌ، وَ كَفِيلُكِ مَأْمُونٌ، وَ مَا أُعِدَّ لَكِ أَفْضَلُ مِمَّا قُطِعَ عَنْكِ، فَاحْتَسِبِي اللَّهَ.

Amir Al-Momineenasws said: ‘There is sadness upon youasws, the doom is for yourasws adversaries. Iasws am prevented from finding youasws (of what is yoursasws), O daughterasws of the elite, and remainder of the Prophet-hood! Iasws have neither become weak in myasws Religion nor am Iasws mistaken of myasws ability.

So, if youasws want the necessities of life, so yourasws sustenance is guaranteed, and youasws will be sufficed of the security, and there is no waiting period superior for youasws and what has been cut (already spent) from youasws. Allahazwj is Sufficient for measws’.

فَقَالَتْ: حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ .. وَ أَمْسَكَتْ.

Sheasws said: ‘Allahazwj is Sufficient for measws’ – and sheasws withheld’’.⁷⁹

9- قال أبو الفضل: ذكرت لأبي الحسين زيد بن علي بن الحسين بن علي بن الحسين بن علي بن أبي طالب صلوات اللّه عليهم كلام فاطمة عليها السلام عند منع أبي بكر إيّاها فدك، و قلت له: إنّ هؤلاء يزعمون أنّه مصنوع، و أنّه من كلام أبي العيناء- الخبر منسوق على البلاغة على الكلام-

Abu Al-Fazl said, ‘I mentioned to Abu Al-Husayn Zayd, son of Aliasws Bin Al-Husaynasws Bin Al-Husaynasws Bin Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws, the speech of (Syeda) Fatimaasws at the refusal of Abu Bakr of giving herasws Fadak, and I said to him, ‘They are claiming that it is manufactured (fabricated), and it is from the speech of Abu Al-Ayna’a – the Hadeeth is co-ordinated upon the eloquence of the speech’.

فقال لي: رأيت مشايخ آل أبي طالب يروونه عن آبائهم، و يعلّمونه أبناءهم، و قد حدّثنيه أبي عن جدّي يبلغ به فاطمة (ع) على هذه الحكاية، و رواه مشايخ الشيعة و تدارسوه بينهم قبل أن يولد جدّ أبي العيناء، و قد حدّث به الحسن بن علوان عن عطية العوفي أنّه سمع عبد اللّه بن الحسن يذكر عن أبيه،

He (Zayd) said to me, ‘I have seen the elders of the family of Abu Talibasws reported from their fathers, and they are teaching their sons, and my father has (also) narrated to from my grandfather that (Syeda) Fatimaasws had delivered it upon this narrative, and it is reported by the Sheykhs of the Shias and they are learning it between them before the birth of Abu Al Ayna’a, and Al Hassan Bin Ulwan has narrated it from Atiya Al-Awfy that he heard Abdullah Bin Al-Hassan mentioning form his father’.

ثم قال أبو الحسين: و كيف يذكر هذا من كلام فاطمة فينكر، و هم يروون من كلام عائشة عند موت أبيها ما هو أعجب من كلام فاطمة، فيحقّقونه لو لا عداوتهم لنا أهل البيت ... ثم ذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ،

Then Abu Al-Husayn said, ‘And how come they are mentioning this of the speech of (Syeda) Fatimaasws and denying, while they are reported from the speech of Ayesha at the death of her father what is even stranger than the speech of (Syeda) Fatimaasws? They would have said it is true had it not been for their enmity to usasws, Peopleasws of the Household’. Then he mentioned the Hadeeth.

قَالَ: لَمَّا أَجْمَعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ عَلَى مَنْعِ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] وَ سَلَّمَ وَ عَلَيْهَا فَدَكَ، وَ بَلَغَ ذَلِكَ فَاطِمَةَ (ع) لَاثَتْ «1» خِمَارَهَا عَلَى رَأْسِهَا وَ أَقْبَلَتْ فِي لُمَةٍ مِنْ حَفَدَتِهَا وَ نِسَاءِ قَوْمِهَا تَطَأُ ذُيُولَهَا، مَا تَخْرِمُ مِنْ مِشْيَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] وَ سَلَّمَ شَيْئاً حَتَّى دَخَلَتْ عَلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ- وَ هُوَ فِي حَشَدٍ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَ الْأَنْصَارِ

He said, ‘When Abu Bakr united upon refusing to give Fadak to (Syeda) Fatimaasws daughterasws of Rasool-Allahsaww, and that reached (Syeda) Fatimaasws, sheasws donned herasws veil upon herasws head and came among a group of herasws children and womenfolk of herasws people following behind herasws, tapping something like the walk of Rasool-Allahazwj until she entered to see Abu Bakr, and he was in a group of the Emigrants and the Helpers.

فَنِيطَتْ دُونَهَا مُلَاءَةٌ، ثُمَّ أَنَّتْ أَنَّةً أَجْهَشَ الْقَوْمُ لَهَا بِالْبُكَاءِ، وَ ارْتَجَّ الْمَجْلِسُ، وَ أَمْهَلَتْ حَتَّى سَكَنَ نَشِيجُ الْقَوْمِ وَ هَدَأَتْ فَوْرَتُهُمْ، فَافْتَتَحَتِ الْكَلَامَ بِحَمْدِ اللَّهِ وَ الثَّنَاءِ عَلَيْهِ وَ الصَّلَاةِ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] وَ سَلَّمَ، فَعَادَ الْقَوْمُ فِي بُكَائِهِمْ،

Sheasws was silent for a while, then sheasws sighed such a sigh, the people burst out for herasws with the wailing, and the gathering was shaken, and sheasws paused until the outburst of the people calmed and their outburst lulled. Sheasws opened herasws speech with the Praise of Allahazwj and the extollation upon Himazwj and the Salawat upon Rasool-Allahsaww. The people repeated to their crying.

فَلَمَّا أَمْسَكُوا عَادَتْ فِي كَلَامِهَا فَقَالَتْ: لَقَدْ جاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ عَزِيزٌ عَلَيْهِ ما عَنِتُّمْ حَرِيصٌ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَؤُفٌ رَحِيمٌ «3» فَإِنْ تَعْزُوهُ تَجِدُوهُ أَبِي دُونَ نِسَائِكُمْ، وَ أَخَا ابْنِ عَمِّي دُونَ رِجَالِكُمْ،

When they withheld, sheasws returned to herasws speech. Sheasws said: ‘There had come to you all a Rasoolsaww from yourselves, dear to Himazwj. How much hesaww suffered being eager upon you all, being kind with the Momineen, merciful. If you were to attribute himsaww, you will find himsaww to be myasws fathersaww besides the (other) women, and brothersaww of sonasws of myasws uncle besides your men.

فَبَلَّغَ النِّذَارَةَ، صَادِعاً بِالرِّسَالَةِ، مَاثِلًا عَلَى «6» مَدْرَجَةِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ، ضَارِباً لِثَبَجِهِمْ، آخِذاً بِكَظَمِهِمْ،

Hesaww delivered the warning proclaiming the Message, trampling upon the doctrines of the Polytheists, striking their backs, seizing their breaths.

يَجُذُّ الْأَصْنَامَ، وَ يَنْكُثُ الْهَامَ، حَتَّى هَزَمَ الْجَمْعَ وَ وَلَّوُا الدُّبُرَ، وَ تَفَرَّى اللَّيْلُ عَنْ صُبْحِهِ، وَ أَسْفَرَ الْحَقُّ عَنْ مَحْضِهِ، وَ نَطَقَ زَعِيمُ الدِّينِ، وَ خَرِسَتْ شَقَاشِقُ الشَّيَاطِينِ: وَ كُنْتُمْ عَلى‏ شَفا حُفْرَةٍ مِنَ النَّارِ مَذْقَةَ الشَّارِبِ،

Hesaww pulled down the idols and broke down the important ones until the crowd was defeated and they turned around their back, until the night escaped from its morning, and the truth brightened from its purity, and the leader of the Religion spoke and the chirping of the Satanla was muted, and you were on the brink of a pit of the fire, so He Saved you from it [3:103].

وَ نُهْزَةَ الطَّامِعِ، وَ قَبْسَةَ الْعَجْلَانِ، وَ مَوْطِئَ الْأَقْدَامِ، تَشْرَبُونَ الطَّرْقَ، وَ تَقْتَاتُونَ الْوَرَقَ، أَذِلَّةً خَاشِعِينَ تَخافُونَ أَنْ يَتَخَطَّفَكُمُ النَّاسُ مِنْ حَوْلِكُمْ،

You were an anchor for the drinkers, and lusted for the greed, and you attained for the calves, and were trodden by the feet, drinking on the roads, and you were cutting the leaves, disgraced, despised, fearing being abducted by the people from around you.

فَأَنْقَذَكُمُ اللَّهُ بِرَسُولِهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] وَ سَلَّمَ بَعْدَ اللَّتَيَّا وَ الَّتِي، وَ بَعْدَ مَا مُنِيَ بِبُهَمِ الرِّجَالِ، وَ ذُؤْبَانِ الْعَرَبِ، كُلَّمَا حَشَوْا نَاراً لِلْحَرْبِ وَ نَجَمَ قَرْنٌ لِلضُّلَّالِ، وَ فَغَرَتْ فَاغِرَةٌ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ،

Allahazwj Blessed and Exalted Saved you through Muhammadsaww after the big disasters and the small, and after fighting against the men, and Arab beasts, and apostates from the people of the Book. Every time their ignited the fire of war, (Allahazwj Extinguished it), or the sources paired for the straying, and the deception of the deceivers from the Polytheists.

قَذَفَ بِأَخِيهِ فِي لَهَوَاتِهَا، وَ لَا يَنْكَفِي حَتَّى يَطَأَ سِمَاخَهَا بِأَخْمَصِهِ، وَ يُخْمِدَ لَهَبَهَا بِحَدِّهِ، مَكْدُوداً فِي ذَاتِ اللَّهِ، قَرِيباً مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ، سَيِّداً فِي أَوْلِيَاءِ اللَّهِ، وَ أَنْتُمْ فِي بُلَهْنِيَةٍ وَادِعُونَ آمِنُونَ،

So hesaww cast hissaww brotherasws in their midst. Heasws did not regress until heasws trod their wings with hisasws soles, and froze their flames with hisasws sword, being plotted against for the Sake of Allahazwj, near to Rasool-Allahsaww and chief of the friends of Allahazwj, while you all were in a comfortable life, secure.

حَتَّى إِذَا اخْتَارَ اللَّهُ لِنَبِيِّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] دَارَ أَنْبِيَائِهِ، ظَهَرَتْ حَسِيكَةُ النِّفَاقِ، وَ سَمَلَ جِلْبَابُ الدِّينِ، وَ نَطَقَ كَاظِمُ الْغَاوِينَ، وَ نَبَعَ خَامِلُ الْأَقَلِّينَ، وَ هَدَرَ فَنِيقُ الْمُبْطِلِينَ، يَخْطِرُ فِي عَرَصَاتِكُمْ، وَ أَطْلَعَ الشَّيْطَانُ رَأْسَهُ مِنْ مَغْرَزِهِ صَارِخاً بِكُمْ،

Until when Allahazwj Chose the house of Hisazwj Prophetsas for Hisazwj Prophetsaww, the thorns of hypocrisy appeared in your plains, and the garment of your Religion was torn apart, and the straying ones started talking, and the degraded and lowly ones emerged from underground, and falsifiers rolled and roared in your plains, and the Satanla emerged hisla head from hisla hole shouting at you.

فَوَجَدَكُمْ لِدُعَائِهِ مُسْتَجِيبِينَ، وَ لِلْغِرَّةِ فِيهِ مُلَاحِظِينَ، فَاسْتَنْهَضَكُمْ فَوَجَدَكُمْ خِفَافاً، وَ أَحْمَشَكُمْ فَأَلْفَاكُمْ غِضَاباً، فَوَسَمْتُمْ غَيْرَ إِبِلِكُمْ، وَ أَوْرَدْتُمُوهَا غَيْرَ شِرْبِكُمْ،

Hela (Satan) found you responding to hisla call, and beholders to the deception. Then hela got up and found you to be light (easy), and hela aroused you and ignited your anger, so you were marked without you being told, and you were returned to other than your drinking places.

هَذَا وَ الْعَهْدُ قَرِيبٌ، وَ الْكَلْمُ رَحِيبُ، وَ الْجُرْحُ لَمَّا يَنْدَمِلْ، بِدَاراً زَعَمْتُمْ خَوْفَ الْفِتْنَةِ، أَلا فِي الْفِتْنَةِ سَقَطُوا وَ إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ لَمُحِيطَةٌ بِالْكافِرِينَ

This, and the pact is near, and the word is great, and the injury when it heals. You claimed fear of the Fitna. Indeed! During the Fitna they were silent, and surely Hell would be encompassing with the Kafirs [9:49].

فَهَيْهَاتَ مِنْكُمْ وَ أَنَّى بِكُمْ وَ أَنَّى تُؤْفَكُونَ، وَ هَذَا كِتَابُ اللَّهِ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِكُمْ، زَوَاجِرُهُ بَيِّنَةٌ، وَ شَوَاهِدُهُ لَائِحَةٌ، وَ أَوَامِرُهُ وَاضِحَةٌ، أَ رَغْبَةً عَنْهُ تُدْبِرُونَ، أَمْ بِغَيْرِهِ تَحْكُمُونَ بِئْسَ لِلظَّالِمِينَ بَدَلًا

Alas from you all! And how it has become with you? How are you then being deluded? [6:95], and the Book of Allahazwj is in your midst. Its rebukes are explained, and its testimonies are listed, and its Commands are clear. Are you intending to turn away from it? Or you want to be judged by something else? Evil is the replacement of the unjust ones [18:50].

وَ مَنْ يَبْتَغِ غَيْرَ الْإِسْلامِ دِيناً فَلَنْ يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُ وَ هُوَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ مِنَ الْخاسِرِينَ، ثُمَّ لَمْ تَرِيثُوا أُخْتَهَا إِلَّا رَيْثَ أَنْ تَسْكُنَ نَفْرَتُهَا، تُسِرُّونَ حَسْواً فِي ارْتِقَاءٍ، وَ نَصْبِرُ مِنْكُمْ عَلَى مِثْلِ حَزِّ الْمُدَى،

And the one who seeks other than Islam as a Religion, it will never be Accepted from him, and in the Hereafter he would be from the losers [3:85]. The you did not wait for its counterpart, except you hesitated for its disturbance to calm down. You rejoiced and delighted in the delicacies, and weasws were patient from you like the cuts from the body.

وَ أَنْتُمُ الْآنَ تَزْعُمُونَ أَنْ لَا إِرْثَ لَنَا، أَ فَحُكْمَ الْجاهِلِيَّةِ يَبْغُونَ وَ مَنْ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ اللَّهِ حُكْماً لِقَوْمٍ يُوقِنُونَ، وَيْهاً! يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُهَاجِرَةِ أُبْتَزُّ إِرْثَ أَبِيَهْ؟!. أَ فِي الْكِتَابِ أَنْ تَرِثَ أَبَاكَ وَ لَا أَرِثَ أَبِي؟! لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْئاً فَرِيًّا

And you are claiming now that there is no inheritance for us. Is it the judgment of the pre-Islamic period you are seeking? And who is good of Judgment from Allahazwj to a people who are certain? Waah! O community of Emigrants! Is the inheritance of a father terminated? It there in the Book of Allahazwj that you will inherit your father and Iasws cannot inherit mine?! You have come with an amazing thing [19:27].

فَدُونَكَهَا مَخْطُومَةً مَرْحُولَةً تَلْقَاكَ يَوْمَ حَشْرِكَ، فَنِعْمَ الْحَكَمُ اللَّهُ، وَ الزَّعِيمُ مُحَمَّدٌ، وَ الْمَوْعِدُ الْقِيَامَةُ، وَ عِنْدَ السَّاعَةِ يَخْسَرُ الْمُبْطِلُونَ وَ لِكُلِّ نَبَإٍ مُسْتَقَرٌّ وَ سَوْفَ‏ تَعْلَمُونَ .

So, away with you two (Abu Bakr and Umar), oppressing, usurping (Fadak), until we meet on the Day of your Resurrection, for the best Judge is Allahazwj, and the leader is Muhammadsaww, and the appointment is Qiyamah, and the day when the Hour would be Established, on that day the falsifies would lose [45:27]. And for every news (prophecy) that is a time, and soon you will come to know’.

ثُمَّ انْحَرَفَتْ إِلَى قَبْرِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] وَ سَلَّمَ وَ هِيَ تَقُولُ:

قَدْ كَانَ بَعْدَكَ أَنْبَاءٌ وَ هَنْبَثَةٌ لَوْ كُنْتَ شَاهِدَهَا لَمْ تَكْثُرِ الْخَطْبُ‏

إِنَّا فَقَدْنَاكَ فَقْدَ الْأَرْضِ وَابِلَهَا وَ اخْتَلَّ قَوْمُكَ فَاشْهَدْهُمْ وَ لَا تَغِبْ‏

Then sheasws turned to the grave of the Prophetsaww and said (in prose): -

‘There have happened after yousaww such news and difficult events, if yousaww had witnessed these, the speech would not have been big. We lost yousaww, and the earth lost its downpour, and yoursaww people are disorderly, so witness them and do not be absent’.

قَالَ: فَمَا رَأَيْنَا يَوْماً كَانَ أَكْثَرَ بَاكِياً وَ لَا بَاكِيَةً مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ .

He said, ‘We had not seen a day of more wailing and crying than that day’.

ثم قَالَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي طَاهِرٍ: حَدَّثَنِي جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ- رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ دِيَارِ مِصْرَ لَقِيتُهُ بِالرَّافِقَةِ- قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ عِيسَى قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُونُسَ قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا جَعْفَرٌ الْأَحْمَرُ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ عَنْ عَمَّتِهِ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ، قَالَتْ: لَمَّا بَلَغَ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ إِجْمَاعُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ عَلَى مَنْعِهَا فَدَكَ لَاثَتْ خِمَارَهَا وَ خَرَجَتْ فِي حَشَدَةِ نِسَائِهَا وَ لُمَةٍ مِنْ قَوْمِهَا، تَجُرُّ أَدْرَاعَهَا، مَا تَخْرِمُ مِنْ مِشْيَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] شَيْئاً، حَتَّى وَقَفَتْ عَلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ- وَ هُوَ فِي حَشَدٍ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَ الْأَنْصَارِ-

Then Ahmad Bin Abu Tahir said, ‘It is narrated to me by Ja’far Bin Muhammad– a man from the housholds of Egypt met him at Al Rafiqah who said, ‘It is narrated to me by my father who said, ‘We are informed by Musa Bin Isa who said, ‘We are informed by Abdullah Bin Yunus who said, ‘We are informed by Ja’far Al Ahmar,

‘From Zayd son of Aliasws (Bin Al-Husaynasws), from his paternal auntasws Zainabasws daughterasws of Al-Husaynasws. Sheasws said: ‘When it reached (Syeda) Fatimaasws the unity of Abu Bakr upon refusing herasws Fadak, sheasws put-on herasws veil and went out among a group of herasws womenfolk and herasws people, following behind herasws, resembling herasws steps something with the walk of Rasool-Allahsaww until sheasws paused at Abu Bakr – and he was in a group of the Emigrants and the Helpers.

فَأَنَّتْ أَنَّةً أَجْهَشَ لَهَا الْقَوْمُ بِالْبُكَاءِ، فَلَمَّا سَكَنَتْ فَوْرَتُهُمْ قَالَتْ: أَبْدَأُ بِحَمْدِ اللَّهِ- ثُمَّ أَسْبَلَتْ بَيْنَهَا وَ بَيْنَهُمْ سِجْفاً - ثُمَّ قَالَتْ:

Sheasws sighed such a sigh, the people burst out with the wailing to herasws. When their outburst calmed down, she (Zainabasws) said: ‘Sheasws began with the praise of Allahazwj – then sheasws pulled a curtain between herasws and them, then said: -

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ‏ عَلَى مَا أَنْعَمَ، وَ لها [لَهُ‏] الشُّكْرُ عَلَى مَا أَلْهَمَ، وَ الثَّنَاءُ بِمَا قَدَّمَ مِنْ عُمُومِ نِعَمٍ ابْتَدَأَهَا، وَ سُبُوغِ آلَاءٍ أَسْدَاهَا، وَ إِحْسَانِ مِنَنٍ وَالاهَا، جَمَّ عَنِ الْإِحْصَاءِ عَدَدُهَا، وَ نَأَى عَنِ الْمُجَازَاةِ أَمَدُهَا، وَ تَفَاوَتَ عَنِ الْإِدْرَاكِ آمَالُهَا، وَ اسْتَثْنَى الشُّكْرَ بِفَضَائِلِهَا، وَ اسْتَحْمَدَ إِلَى الْخَلَائِقِ بِإِجْزَالِهَا، وَ ثَنَّى بِالنَّدْبِ إِلَى أَمْثَالِهَا،

‘The Praise is for Allahazwj upon what Heazwj has Favoured with, and for Himazwj is the thanks upon what Heazwj has Inspired, and the praise with what Heazwj preceded from the general Favours and Initiating these, and Dyeing the bounties of its brilliance, and Favour of the Conferment, too immense to be counted, and its perpetual extension and variety impossible from realising its extension, and thanks cannot be offered for the duration and commencement (of the bounties), and whose perpetuity is beyond comprehension, and praise with the perpetuity to its like.

وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، كَلِمَةٌ جُعِلَ الْإِخْلَاصُ تَأْوِيلَهَا، وَ ضُمِّنَ الْقُلُوبُ مَوْصُولَهَا، وَ أَنَارَ فِي الْفِكْرَةِ مَعْقُولُهَا، الْمُمْتَنِعُ مِنَ الْأَبْصَارِ رُؤْيَتُهُ، وَ مِنَ الْأَوْهَامِ الْإِحَاطَةُ بِهِ،

And Iasws testify that there is no god except Allahazwj Alone, a phrase its interpretation is made for the sincerity, and the hearts are guaranteed for its connectivity, and there is radiance in the thoughts of its reasonableness. Seeing Himazwj is prevented from the sights, and the imaginations from grasping Himazwj.

ابْتَدَعَ الْأَشْيَاءَ لَا مِنْ شَيْ‏ءٍ قَبْلَهُ، وَ احْتَذَاهَا بِلَا مِثَالٍ لِغَيْرِ فَائِدَةٍ زَادَتْهُ، إِلَّا إِظْهَاراً لِقُدْرَتِهِ، وَ تَعَبُّداً لِبَرِيَّتِهِ، وَ إِعْزَازاً لِدَعْوَتِهِ،

Heazwj Initiated the things, not from anything which was before it, bringing into existence by Hisazwj Power, from without there being any need from it to its Increase Himazwj, except as Manifestation of Hisazwj Power, and servitude of Hisazwj created beings, and Strengthening for Hisazwj Call.

ثُمَّ جَعَلَ الثَّوَابَ عَلَى طَاعَتِهِ، وَ الْعِقَابَ عَلَى مَعْصِيَتِهِ، زِيَادَةً لِعِبَادِهِ عَنْ نَقِمَتِهِ، وَ حِيَاشاً لَهُمْ إِلَى جَنَّتِهِ،

Then Heazwj Made the Rewards upon obeying Himazwj, and Placed the Punishment upon disobeying Himazwj, being a boost for Hisazwj servant for fearing Hisazwj Punishment and an urging from Himazwj to Hisazwj Paradise.

وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ أَبِي مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ، اخْتَارَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَجْتَبِلَهُ، وَ اصْطَفَاهُ قَبْلَ أَنِ ابْتَعَثَهُ، وَ سَمَّاهُ قَبْلَ أَنِ اسْتَنْجَبَهُ، إِذِ الْخَلَائِقُ بِالْغُيُوبِ مَكْنُونَةٌ، وَ بِسَتْرِ الْأَهَاوِيلِ مَصُونَةٌ، وَ بِنِهَايَةِ الْعَدَمِ مَقْرُونَةٌ،

And Iasws testify that myasws fathersaww Muhammadsaww was Hisazwj servant and Hisazwj Rasoolsaww. Heazwj Chose himsaww and Selected himsaww before Sending himsaww, and Named himsaww before Selecting himsaww, when the creatures were in the hidden in Hisazwj unseen, and veiled states of Making, and paired with end of nothingness.

عِلْماً مِنَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِمَآيِلِ الْأُمُورِ، وَ إِحَاطَةً بِحَوَادِثِ الدُّهُورِ، وَ مَعْرِفَةً بِمَوَاضِعِ الْمَقْدُورِ، ابْتَعَثَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِتْمَاماً لِأَمْرِهِ وَ عَزِيمَةً عَلَى إِمْضَاءِ حُكْمِهِ،

A Knowledge from Allahazwj the Exalted with the results of the matters, and encompassing the occurrence(s) of the times, and recognition with the Pre-determined events. Allahazwj the Exalted Sent himsaww as a Completion of Hisazwj Commands, and a Determination upon Accomplishing of Hisazwj Decision implementation of the Determinations of Hisazwj Ordainments.

فَرَأَى الْأُمَمَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] فِرَقاً فِي أَدْيَانِهَا، عُكَّفاً عَلَى نِيرَانِهَا، عَابِدَةً لِأَوْثَانِهَا، مُنْكِرَةً لِلَّهِ مَعَ عِرْفَانِهَا، فَأَنَارَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِمُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] ظُلَمَهَا، وَ فَرَّجَ عَنِ الْقُلُوبِ بُهَمَهَا، وَ جَلَا عَنِ الْأَبْصَارِ غُمَمَهَا،

Hesaww saw the communities as sects in their (various) religions, leaning upon their fires, worshipping to their idols in denial of Allahazwj with their understandings. So, Allahazwj Illuminated their darkness through Muhammadsaww, and Uncovered their obscurities from the hearts, and Polished their blindness from the sights.

ثُمَّ قَبَضَ اللَّهُ نَبِيَّهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] قَبْضَ رَأْفَةٍ وَ اخْتِيَارٍ، رَغْبَةً بِأَبِي صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] عَنْ «1» هَذِهِ الدَّارِ، مَوْضُوعٌ عَنْهُ الْعِبْ‏ءُ وَ الْأَوْزَارُ، مُحْتَفٌّ «2» بِالْمَلَائِكَةِ الْأَبْرَارِ، وَ مُجَاوَرَةِ الْمَلِكِ الْجَبَّارِ، وَ رِضْوَانِ الرَّبِّ الْغَفَّارِ،

Then Allahazwj Captured hissaww soul to Himazwj Kindly and (with hissaww) choice, and Desired for myasws fathersaww to be away from this House (world), Placing down the toil and burdens from himsaww. . Heazwj is (now) surrounded by the righteous Angels, and in the vicinity of the King, the Subduer, and Pleasure of the Forgiving Lordazwj.

صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ نَبِيِّ الرَّحْمَةِ وَ أَمِينِهِ عَلَى وَحْيِهِ، وَ صَفِيِّهِ مِنَ الْخَلَائِقِ، وَ رَضِيِّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] وَ سَلَّمَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ.

May the Salawat of Allahazwj be upon Muhammadsaww, Prophetsaww of mercy, and Hisazwj trustee upon Hisazwj Revelation, and Hisazwj elite from the creatures, and Hisazwj Pleasure. May the Salawat of Allahazwj be upon himsaww, and greetings, and Mercy of Allahazwj and Hisazwj Blessings.

ثُمَّ أَنْتُمْ عِبَادَ اللَّهِ- تُرِيدُ أَهْلَ الْمَجْلِسِ- نُصْبُ أَمْرِ اللَّهِ وَ نَهْيِهِ، وَ حَمَلَةُ دِينِهِ وَ وَحْيِهِ، وَ أُمَنَاءُ اللَّهِ عَلَى أَنْفُسِكُمْ، وَ بُلَغَاؤُهُ إِلَى الْأُمَمِ، زَعَمْتُمْ حَقٌّ لَكُمْ لِلَّهِ

Then you, servants of Allahazwj’ – intending the people of the gathering, installing Hisazwj Commands and Hisazwj Prohibitions, and carriers of Hisazwj Religion and Hisazwj Revelations, and trustees of Allahazwj upon yourselves, and Hisazwj deliverers to the communities, you are claiming a right for yourselves (as Prescribed by) Allahazwj.

فِيكُمْ عَهْدٌ قَدَّمَهُ إِلَيْكُمْ، وَ نَحْنُ بَقِيَّةٌ اسْتَخْلَفَنَا عَلَيْكُمْ، وَ مَعَنَا كِتَابُ اللَّهِ، بَيِّنَةٌ بَصَائِرُهُ، وَ آيٌ فِينَا مُنْكَشِفَةٌ سَرَائِرُهُ، وَ بُرْهَانٌ مُنْجَلِيَةٌ ظَوَاهِرُهُ، مُدِيمٌ لِلْبَرِيَّةِ إِسْمَاعُهُ، قَائِدٌ إِلَى الرِّضْوَانِ اتِّبَاعُهُ، مُؤَدٍّ إِلَى النَّجَاةِ اسْتِمَاعُهُ،

Among you there is a covenant Heazwj had Sent ahead to you all, and replacements upon you – and with usasws is Book of Allahazwj, its insight is evidence, and yes, among usasws its secrets are uncovered, and its proofs shining its apparent, sustainable for the created beings listening to it, guiding its followers to the pleasure, promising its listeners to the salvation.

فِيهِ بَيَانُ حُجَجِ اللَّهِ الْمُنَوَّرَةِ، وَ عَزَائِمِهِ الْمُفَسَّرَةِ، وَ مَحَارِمِهِ الْمُحَذَّرَةِ، وَ بَيِّنَاتِهِ الْجَالِيَةِ، وَ جُمَلِهِ الْكَافِيَةِ، وَ فَضَائِلِهِ الْمَنْدُوبَةِ، وَ رُخَصِهِ الْمَوْهُوبَةِ ، وَ شَرَائِعِهِ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ،

In it is explanation of radiant Arguments of Allahazwj, and the interpretations of Hisazwj Determinations, and cautioning of Hisazwj Prohibitions, and pointing its evidences, and its sufficing proofs, and Hisazwj Sufficing Words, and its recommended merits, and allowance of its neutral acts, and Hisazwj Prescribed Laws.

فَفَرَضَ اللَّهُ الْإِيمَانَ تَطْهِيراً لَكُمْ مِنَ الشِّرْكِ، وَ الصَّلَاةَ تَنْزِيهاً عَنِ الْكِبْرِ، وَ الصِّيَامَ تَثْبِيتاً لِلْإِخْلَاصِ، وَ الزَّكَاةَ تَزْيِيداً فِي الرِّزْقِ، وَ الْحَجَّ تَسْلِيَةً لِلدِّينِ، وَ الْعَدْلَ تَنَسُّكاً لِلْقُلُوبِ، وَ طَاعَتَنَا نِظَاماً لِلْمِلَّةِ، وَ إِمَامَتَنَا لَمّاً مِنَ الْفُرْقَةِ،

Allahazwj Made the Eman to be a cleanser from the Shirk for you, and the Salat being for you an affirmation of the sincerity, and the Zakat being an increase for the sustenance, and the Hajj being a structure for the Religion, and the justice being a harmonisation for the hearts, and obedience to usasws as a system for the Religion, and ourasws Imamate being a security from the sectarianism.

وَ حُبَّنَا عِزّاً لِلْإِسْلَامِ، وَ الصَّبْرَ مَنْجَاةً، وَ الْقِصَاصَ حَقْناً لِلدِّمَاءِ، وَ الْوَفَاءَ بِالنَّذْرِ تَعَرُّضاً لِلْمَغْفِرَةِ، وَ تَوْفِيَةَ الْمَكَايِيلِ وَ الْمَوَازِينِ تَغْيِيراً لِلْبَخْسَةِ ،

And the ourasws love is an honour for Al-Islam, and the patience is an aid upon salvation, and the retaliation is a saving of the blood (shedding), and the fulfilment of the vow is an exposure for the Forgiveness, and fulfilment of the weights and the measures is a change for the losses.

وَ النَّهْيَ عَنْ شُرْبِ الْخَمْرِ تَنْزِيهاً عَنِ الرِّجْسِ، وَ قَذْفَ الْمُحْصَنَاتِ اجْتِنَاباً لِلَّعْنَةِ، وَ تَرْكَ السَّرَقِ إِيجَاباً لِلْعِفَّةِ، وَ حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ الشِّرْكَ إِخْلَاصاً لَهُ بِالرُّبُوبِيَّةِ

And the Prohibition from drinking the wine (intoxicants) is a remover from the uncleanness, and shunning the slander is a veil from the (Divine) Curse, and leaving the theft is an acceptation for the chastity, and the shirk (association) with Allahazwj is Prohibited for the sincerity to Himazwj with the Lordship.

فَ: اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ تُقاتِهِ وَ لا تَمُوتُنَّ إِلَّا وَ أَنْتُمْ مُسْلِمُونَ وَ أَطِيعُوهُ فِيمَا أَمَرَكُمْ بِهِ وَ نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ، فَإِنَّهُ إِنَّما يَخْشَى اللَّهَ مِنْ عِبادِهِ الْعُلَماءُ .

So, Fear Allah as is His right to be feared and do not be dying except and you are submitters [3:102], and obey Allahazwj in whatever Heazwj has Commanded you with and Forbidden you from, for rather, Allah is feared by those from His knowledgeable servants. [35:28].

ثُمَّ قَالَتْ: أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ! أَنَا فَاطِمَةُ، وَ أَبِي مُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] أَقُولُهَا بَدْءاً عَلَى عَوْدِي لَقَدْ جاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ «7» ... ثُمَّ سَاقَ الْكَلَامَ عَلَى مَا رَوَاهُ زَيْدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِيهِ.

Then sheasws said: ‘O you people! Iasws am Fatimaasws and myasws fathersaww is Muhammadsaww. Iasws am saying it repeating upon the beginning. There has come to you a Rasool from yourselves. [9:128]’ – then the Hadeeth continues upon what is reported by Zayd son of Aliasws (Bin Al-Husaynasws) in the reported of his fatherasws.

ثُمَّ قَالَتْ- فِي مُتَّصِلِ كَلَامِهَا-: أَ فَعَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ تَرَكْتُمُ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ، وَ نَبَذْتُمُوهُ وَرَاءَ ظُهُورِكُمْ، إِذْ يَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى: وَ وَرِثَ سُلَيْمانُ داوُدَ ،

Then sheasws said in connection with herasws speech: ‘Didn’t Muhammadsaww leave behind the Book of Allahazwj and you rejected it and threw it behind your backs, when Allahazwj Blessed and Exalted is Saying: And Suleyman inherited Dawood, [27:16]?

وَ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- فِيمَا قَصَّ مِنْ خَبَرِ يَحْيَى بْنِ زَكَرِيَّا: رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِنْ لَدُنْكَ وَلِيًّا يَرِثُنِي وَ يَرِثُ مِنْ آلِ يَعْقُوبَ ،

And Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic Said in a story from the news of Yahya Bin Zakariyaas: therefore Grant me an heir from You [19:5] Who would inherit me and inherit from the Progeny of Yaqoub, [19:6].

وَ قَالَ عَزَّ ذِكْرُهُ: وَ أُولُوا الْأَرْحامِ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلى‏ بِبَعْضٍ فِي كِتابِ اللَّهِ، وَ قَالَ: يُوصِيكُمُ اللَّهُ فِي أَوْلادِكُمْ لِلذَّكَرِ مِثْلُ حَظِّ الْأُنْثَيَيْنِ، وَ قَالَ: إِنْ تَرَكَ خَيْراً الْوَصِيَّةُ لِلْوالِدَيْنِ وَ الْأَقْرَبِينَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ حَقًّا عَلَى الْمُتَّقِينَ

And Heazwj Mighty is Hisazwj Mention Said: and the possessors of the relationships, some of them are closer than the others in the Book of Allah [8:75]. And Said: Allah Directs you regarding your children: “For the male is a share of two females. [4:11]. And Said: The bequest is Prescribed upon you, when the death presents to one of you, that he leaves behind good for the parents, and the relatives with the reasonableness; a right upon the pious [2:180].

وَ زَعَمْتُمْ أَلَّا حُظْوَةَ لِي وَ لَا إِرْثَ مِنْ أَبِي «3»، وَ لَا رَحِمَ بَيْنَنَا، أَ فَخَصَّكُمُ اللَّهُ بِآيَةٍ أَخْرَجَ نَبِيَّهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] مِنْهَا؟!

And you are claiming that there is neither a share for measws nor any inheritance from myasws fathersaww, nor any relationship between usasws. Has Allahazwj Specialised you all with a Verse Expelling Hisazwj Prophetsaww from it?!

أَمْ تَقُولُونَ أَهْلُ مِلَّتَيْنِ لَا يَتَوَارَثُونَ؟! أَ وَ لَسْتُ أَنَا وَ أَبِي مِنْ أَهْلِ مِلَّةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ؟ أَمْ «4» لَعَلَّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِخُصُوصِ الْقُرْآنِ وَ عُمُومِهِ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏]؟!

Or are you saying that the people of the two Religions (Judaism and Christianity) are not inheriting each other?! Or am Iasws and myasws fathersaww not from one Religion? Or are you all more knowing with the Specialisation of the Quran and its generalisations than the Prophetsaww?!

أَ فَحُكْمَ الْجاهِلِيَّةِ يَبْغُونَ وَ مَنْ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ اللَّهِ حُكْماً لِقَوْمٍ يُوقِنُونَ أَ أُغْلَبُ عَلَى إِرْثِي ظُلْماً وَ جَوْراً ؟! وَ سَيَعْلَمُ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا أَيَّ مُنْقَلَبٍ يَنْقَلِبُونَ

So is it the judgment of the Pre-Islamic period they are seeking? And who is better than Allah in Judging for a people who are certain? [5:50]. Are you trying to overcome upon myasws inheritance unjustly and tyrannically?! And they shall come to know, those who are being unjust, which overturning they would be Overturned with [26:227]’.

وَ ذَكَرَ أَنَّهَا لَمَّا فَرَغَتْ مِنْ كَلَامِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ عَدَلَتْ إِلَى مَجْلِسِ الْأَنْصَارِ، فَقَالَتْ: مَعْشَرَ الْبَقِيَّةِ، وَ أَعْضَاءَ الْمِلَّةِ، وَ حُصُونَ الْإِسْلَامِ:

And he (the narrator) mentioned that when sheasws was free from (listening to) the speech of Abu Bakr and the Emigrants, sheasws turned towards the gathering of the Helpers. Sheasws said: ‘Community of the remainders, and support of the nation, and fortresses of Al-Islam!

مَا هَذِهِ الْغَمِيرَةُ فِي حَقِّي وَ السِّنَةُ عَنْ ظُلَامَتِي؟ أَ مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] يَقُولُ: الْمَرْءُ يُحْفَظُ فِي وُلْدِهِ؟! سَرْعَانَ مَا أَجْدَبْتُمْ فَأَكْدَيْتُمْ، وَ عَجْلَانَ ذَا إِهَالَةٍ،

What is this blemish regarding myasws right, and the way Iasws am being oppressed? Didn’t Rasool-Allahsaww say: ‘The person is preserved in his children?’. How quickly you have become lifeless and plotted and hastened with the calamity!

أَ تَقُولُونَ مَاتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] فَخَطْبٌ جَلِيلٌ اسْتَوْسَعَ وَهْيُهُ، وَ اسْتَنْهَرَ فَتْقُهُ، وَ بَعُدَ وَقْتُهُ، وَ أَظْلَمَتِ الْأَرْضُ لِغَيْبَتِهِ، وَ اكْتَأَبَتْ خِيَرَةُ اللَّهِ لِمُصِيبَتِهِ، وَ خَشَعَتِ الْجِبَالُ، وَ أَكْدَتِ الْآمَالُ، وَ أُضِيعَ الْحَرِيمُ، وَ أُزِيلَتِ الْحُرْمَةُ عِنْدَ مَمَاتِهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏]؟

Are you saying Rasool-Allahsaww died so the majestic address weakened in its expansion, and its cracks appeared, and its patches were torn, and the benevolence of Allahazwj darkened due to hissaww absence, and the mountains crumbled, and the hopes were dashed, and sanctity was wasted, and the sanctimonious ones were removed at hissaww passing away?

وَ تِلْكَ نَازِلَةٌ علن [أَعْلَنَ‏] بِهَا كِتَابُ اللَّهِ فِي أَفْنِيَتِكُمْ فِي مُمْسَاكُمْ وَ مُصْبَحِكُمْ، يَهْتِفُ بِهَا فِي أَسْمَاعِكُمْ، وَ لقلبه [قَبْلَهُ‏] مَا حَلَّتْ بِأَنْبِيَاءِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ رُسُلِهِ

And that, is a disaster announced by the Book of Allahazwj, (you were reading it) in your courtyards, in your evenings and your mornings, being loud with it in your ears, and softly, and before it is what happened with the Prophetsas of Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic and Hisazwj Rasoolsaww: -

وَ ما مُحَمَّدٌ إِلَّا رَسُولٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِهِ الرُّسُلُ أَ فَإِنْ ماتَ أَوْ قُتِلَ انْقَلَبْتُمْ عَلى‏ أَعْقابِكُمْ وَ مَنْ يَنْقَلِبْ عَلى‏ عَقِبَيْهِ فَلَنْ يَضُرَّ اللَّهَ شَيْئاً وَ سَيَجْزِي اللَّهُ الشَّاكِرِينَ

And Muhammad is not except for a Rasool; the Rasools have already passed away before him; so if he dies or is killed will you turn back upon your heels? And the one who turns back upon his heels, he will never harm Allah of anything and Allah would be Recompensing the grateful [3:144].

إِيهاً بَنِي قَيْلَةَ! أَ أُهْضِمَ تُرَاثُ أَبِيَهْ وَ أَنْتُمْ بِمَرْأًى مِنْهُ وَ مَسْمَعٍ؟! تَلْبَسُكُمُ الدَّعْوَةُ، وَ تَشْمَلُكُمُ الْحَيْرَةُ، وَ فِيكُمُ الْعَدَدُ وَ الْعُدَّةُ، وَ لَكُمُ الدَّارُ، وَ عِنْدَكُمُ الْجُنَنُ، وَ أَنْتُمُ الْأَوْلَى يحبه [نُخْبَةُ] اللَّهِ الَّتِي انْتَجَبَ لِدِينِهِ وَ أَنْصَارُ رَسُولِهِ، وَ أَهْلُ الْإِسْلَامِ، وَ الْخِيَرَةُ الَّتِي اخْتَارَ لَنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ،

O you sons of Aws and Khazraj! Are you digesting the inheritance of myasws fathersaww and you are more seeing than it and more hearing? You are pretending the call and including the confusion, and among you is the number and for you is the housing, and without are the shields, and you are the foremost with loving Allahazwj who Selected for Hisazwj Religion and helpers of Hisazwj Rasoolsaww, and people of Al-Islam, and the choice which was chosen for usasws, Peopleasws of the Household.

فَبَادَيْتُمُ الْعَرَبَ، وَ نَاهَضْتُمُ الْأُمَمَ، وَ كَافَحْتُمُ الْبُهَمَ، لَا نَبْرَحُ نَأْمُرُكُمْ وَ تَأْتَمِرُونَ، حَتَّى دَارَتْ لَكُمْ بِنَا رَحَى الْإِسْلَامِ، وَ دَرَّ حَلَبُ الْأَنَامِ، وَ خَضَعَتْ نَعْرَةُ الشِّرْكِ، وَ بَاخَتْ نِيرَانُ الْحَرْبِ، وَ هَدَأَتْ دَعْوَةُ الْهَرْجِ، وَ اسْتَوْثَقَ نِظَامُ الدِّينِ،

You fought the Arabs, and you overthrew the communities, and struggled with the beasts. We instructed you and you carried out instructions until when the mill of Al-Islam turned with us, and the milk of the cattle turned, and the menace of Shirk was subdued, and the fires of Kufr were frozen, and the call of disturbance lulled, and the system of the Religion became possible.

فَأَنَّى جُرْتُمْ بَعْدَ الْبَيَانِ، وَ نَكَصْتُمْ بَعْدَ الْإِقْدَامِ، وَ أَسْرَرْتُمْ بَعْدَ الْإِعْلَانِ، لِقَوْمٍ نَكَثُوا أَيْمَانَهُمْ: أَ تَخْشَوْنَهُمْ فَاللَّهُ أَحَقُّ أَنْ تَخْشَوْهُ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ.

So where are you being dragged after the explanation? And you are retreating after the advancing, and being secretive after the announcing? To a people a people breaking their Eman: Are you fearing them? But Allah is more Rightful of being feared, if you were Momineen [9:13].

أَلَا قَدْ أَرَى أَنْ قَدْ أَخْلَدْتُمْ إِلَى الْخَفْضِ، وَ رَكَنْتُمْ إِلَى الدَّعَةِ، فَعُجْتُمْ‏ عَنِ الدِّينِ، وَ مَجَجْتُمُ الَّذِي وَعَيْتُمْ، وَ وَسَّعْتُمُ الَّذِي سُوِّغْتُمْ فَ: إِنْ تَكْفُرُوا أَنْتُمْ وَ مَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعاً فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَغَنِيٌّ حَمِيدٌ .

Indeed! Iasws view that you are eternally going lower, and resorting to the call, and you are agitating about the Religion, and your glory is which you are aware of, and you deserve that which is justified. So, Even if you and the ones in the earth altogether were to commit Kufr, surely Allah is Needless, Praised [14:8].

أَلَا وَ قَدْ قُلْتُ الَّذِي قُلْتُهُ عَلَى مَعْرِفَةٍ مِنِّي بِالْخِذْلَانِ الَّذِي خَامَرَ صُدُورَكُمْ، وَ اسْتَشْعَرَتْهُ قُلُوبُكُمْ، وَ لَكِنْ قُلْتُهُ فَيْضَةَ النَّفْسِ، وَ نَفْثَةَ الْغَيْظِ، وَ بَثَّةَ الصَّدْرِ، وَ مَعْذِرَةَ الْحُجَّةِ،

Indeed! And Iasws have said what Iasws said upon a recognition from measws with the abandonment which is engrossing your chests, and your hearts are fully aware of, but Iasws am saying it as a flood of myasws breaths, and puffing of the anger, and a transmission of the chest, and excusing the argument (been completed).

فَدُونَكُمُوهَا فَاحْتَقِبُوهَا مُدْبِرَةَ الظَّهْرِ، نَاقِبَةَ الْخُفِّ، بَاقِيَةَ الْعَارِ، مَوْسُومَةً بِشَنَارِ الْأَبَدِ، مَوْصُولَةً بِ: نارُ اللَّهِ الْمُوقَدَةُ الَّتِي تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى الْأَفْئِدَةِ. فَبِعَيْنِ اللَّهِ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ: وَ سَيَعْلَمُ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا أَيَّ مُنْقَلَبٍ يَنْقَلِبُونَ!

So away with you both (Abu Bakr and Umar), so keep it (Fadak) behind (upon) the back, the light authority. The everlasting shame will remain (on you both), branded by as the eternal sign, arriving to the Fire of Allahazwj igniting upon the hearts. In the Eyes of Allahazwj! What are you doing? And they shall come to know, those who are being unjust, which overturning they would be Overturned with [26:227]!

وَ أَنَا ابْنَةُ نَذِيرٍ لَكُمْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ عَذابٍ شَدِيدٍ، فَ اعْمَلُوا ... إِنَّا عامِلُونَ وَ انْتَظِرُوا إِنَّا مُنْتَظِرُونَ .

And Iasws am a daughter of the Warner, for you will be in front of severe Punishment. So, know! ‘Work upon your abilities, we are (also) working’ [11:121] And wait and we are (also) waiting [11:122]’.

وَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ الْعَبْدِيُّ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عُلْوَانَ عَنْ عَطِيَّةَ الْعَوْفِيِّ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَقُولُ لِفَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ: يَا بِنْتَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ! لَقَدْ كَانَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] وَ سَلَّمَ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَحِيماً، وَ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ عَذَاباً أَلِيماً، وَ إِذَا عَزَوْنَاهُ كَانَ أَبَاكِ دُونَ النِّسَاءِ، وَ أَخَا ابْنِ عَمِّكِ دُونَ الرِّجَالِ،

And it is narrated to me by Abdullah Bin Ahmad Al Abdy, from al Husayn Bin Ulwan, from Ayiyya Al Awqy,

‘He heard Abu Bakr saying on that day to (Syeda) Fatimaasws, ‘O daughterasws of Rasool-Allahsaww! Rasool-Allahsaww used to be merciful with the Momineen, and upon the Kafirs hesaww was a painful punishment, and when we attribute himsaww, hesaww was yourasws fathersaww besides the (other) women, and brothersaww of the sonasws of yourasws uncleas besides the (other) men.

آثَرَهُ عَلَى كُلِّ حَمِيمٍ، وَ سَاعَدَهُ عَلَى الْأَمْرِ الْعَظِيمِ، لَا يُحِبُّكُمْ إِلَّا الْعَظِيمُ السَّعَادَةِ، وَ لَا يُبْغِضُكُمْ إِلَّا الرَّدِيُّ الْوِلَادَةِ، وَ أَنْتُمْ عِتْرَةُ اللَّهِ الطَّيِّبُونَ، وَ خِيَرَةُ اللَّهِ الْمُنْتَجَبُونَ، عَلَى الْآخِرَةِ أَدَلْتَنَا، وَ بَابُ الْجَنَّةِ لِسَالِكِنَا،

Hissaww impact is upon every intimate one, and hissaww assistance is upon the mighty matter. No one will love youasws except one of great fortunacy, and no one will hate youasws except the one of lowly birth, and youasws are hissaww family Allahazwj Purified, and the choice of Allahazwj, the Selected. You are pointing us to the Hereafter, and are making us travel to the door of Paradise.

وَ أَمَّا مَنْعُكِ مَا سَأَلْتِ فَلَا ذَلِكِ لِي، وَ أَمَّا فَدَكُ وَ مَا جَعَلَ أَبُوكِ لَكِ ، فَإِنْ مَنَعْتُكِ فَأَنَا ظَالِمٌ، وَ أَمَّا الْمِيرَاثُ فَقَدْ تَعْلَمِينَ أَنَّهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] قَالَ: لَا نُورَثُ مَا أَبْقَيْنَاهُ صَدَقَةٌ.

And as for refusing youasws what youasws asked for, so that is not for me, and as for Fadak and whatever yourasws fathersaww made to be for youasws, so if I were to refuse youasws, I would be unjust. And as for the inheritance, so youasws know that hesaww said: ‘We (Prophetsas) do not leave inheritance, whatever weas leave is charity’’.

قَالَتْ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ عَنْ نَبِيٍّ مِنْ أَنْبِيَائِهِ: يَرِثُنِي وَ يَرِثُ مِنْ آلِ يَعْقُوبَ، وَ قَالَ: وَ وَرِثَ سُلَيْمانُ داوُدَ، فَهَذَانِ نَبِيَّانِ، وَ قَدْ عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ النُّبُوَّةَ لَا تُورَثُ وَ إِنَّمَا يُورَثُ مَا دُونَهَا، فَمَا لِي أُمْنَعُ إِرْثَ أَبِي؟!

Sheasws said: ‘Allahazwj Says about a Prophetas from Hisazwj Prophetsas: Who would inherit me and inherit from the Progeny of Yaqoub, [19:6]. And Said: And Suleyman inherited Dawood, [27:16]. So, these are two Prophetsas, and you have known that the Prophet-hood is not inherited, and rather whatever besides it is inherited, so what is the matter with measws that Iasws am being prevented the inheritance of myasws fathersaww?!

أَ أَنَزَلَ اللَّهُ فِي الْكِتَابِ إِلَّا فَاطِمَةَ (ع) بِنْتَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] فَتَدُلَّنِي عَلَيْهِ فَأَقْنَعَ بِهِ؟

Did Allahazwj Reveal in the Book: “Except Fatimaasws daughterasws of Muhammadsaww”? Then point measws upon it, so Iasws can be content with it?’

فِي رِوَايَةِ السَّيِّدِ: فَقَالَ لَهَا أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: لَا وَيْلَ لَكِ بَلِ الْوَيْلُ لِمَنْ أَحْزَنَكِ، نَهْنِهِي عَنْ وَجْدِكِ يَا بُنَيَّةَ الصَّفْوَةِ، وَ بَقِيَّةَ النُّبُوَّةِ،

In a report of the seyyid, ‘Amir Al-Momineenasws said to herasws: ‘There is no woe upon youasws, but the doom is for the one who aggrieves youasws. Youasws were forbidden from what was found to be yoursasws, O daughterasws of the elite, and remainder of the Prophet-hood!

فَمَا وَنَيْتُ عَنْ حَظِّكِ، وَ لَا أَخْطَأْتُ فَقَدْ تَرَيْنَ مَقْدُرَتِي‏، فَإِنْ تَرْزَئِي حَقَّكِ فَرِزْقُكِ مَضْمُونٌ، وَ كَفِيلُكِ مَأْمُونٌ، وَ مَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ لَكِ مِمَّا قُطِعَ عَنْكِ.

Iasws have not been weekend about yourasws share, nor am Iasws mistaken, for youasws have seen my power. So myasws reconsideration of yourasws right, yourasws sustenance is guaranteed, and yourasws guarantor is safe, and whatever is in the Presence of Allahazwj is better for youasws that what youasws has been cut off from youasws’.

فَرَفَعَتْ يَدَهَا الْكَرِيمَةَ فَقَالَتْ: رَضِيتُ وَ سَلَّمْتُ.

Sheasws raised herasws honourable hands and said: ‘Iasws pleased and submit’’.⁸⁰

9- قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ شَاذَانَ، عَنْ‏ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْمُفَضَّلِ‏، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ الزَّيَّاتِ‏، عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ‏، عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ تَغْلِبَ، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ قَالَ: لَمَّا انْصَرَفَتْ فَاطِمَةُ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ مِنْ عِنْدِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَقْبَلَتْ عَلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ. فَقَالَتْ لَهُ‏: يَا ابْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ! اشْتَمَلْتَ مَشِيمَةَ الْجَنِينِ، وَ قَعَدْتَ حُجْرَةَ الظَّنِينِ، نَقَضْتَ قَادِمَةَ الْأَجْدَلِ، فَخَانَكَ رِيشُ الْأَعْزَلِ،

It is informed to us by Muhammad Bin Ahmad Bin Shazan, from Muhammad Bin Ali Bin Al Mufazzal, from Muhammad Bin Ali Bin Ma’mar, from Muhammad Bin Al Husayn Al Zayyat, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Aban Bin Usman, from Aban Bin Taghlib,

‘From Ja’farasws Bin Muhammadasws having said: ‘When (Syeda) Fatimaasws left from the presence of Abu Bakr, sheasws met Amir Al-Momineenasws. Sheasws said to himasws in prose: ‘O sonasws of Abu Talibasws! Iasws had gathered the unborn baby, and Iasws have sat down in a room of the lowly, broken in front of the intensely disputing one, so he betrayed youasws of even the small weapon.

هَذَا ابْنُ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ قَدِ ابْتَزَّنِي نُحَيْلَةَ أَبِي وَ بُلَيْغَةَ ابْنَيَّ، وَ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ أَجَدَّ فِي ظُلَامَتِي‏، وَ أَلَدَّ فِي خِصَامِي، حَتَّى مَنَعَتْنِي قَيْلَةُ نَصْرَهَا، وَ الْمُهَاجِرَةُ وَصْلَهَا، وَ غَضَّتِ الْجَمَاعَةُ دُونِي طَرْفَهَا،

This Ibn Quhafa usurped measws of an estate of mysaww fatherasws, and killed myasws son (Mohsinasws). By Allahazwj! He has exerted in oppressing measws, and has been bitter in disputing measws until he prevented measws a little victory, while the Emigrants helped it, and the congregation closed its eyes from measws.

فَلَا مَانِعَ وَ لَا دَافِعَ، خَرَجْتُ- وَ اللَّهِ- كَاظِمَةً، وَ عُدْتُ رَاغِمَةً، وَ لَيْتَنِي لَا خِيَارَ لِي، لَيْتَنِي مِتُّ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ‏ مِتُّ قَبْلَ ذِلَّتِي! وَ تُوُفِّيتُ قَبْلَ مَنِيَّتِي!

So he was neither repelled nor prevented (and) by Allahazwj, Iasws had gone out bravely and came back coerced, and alas, If only there had been no choice for measws! Alas If only Iasws had died before that, dying before myasws humiliation, and passed away before myasws being refused!

عَذِيرِي فِيكَ اللَّهُ حَامِياً، وَ مِنْكَ عَادِياً، وَيْلَاهْ فِي كُلِّ شَارِقٍ! وَيْلَاهْ! مَاتَ الْمُعْتَمَدُ وَ وَهَنَ الْعَضُدُ! شَكْوَايَ إِلَى رَبِّي، وَ عَدْوَايَ إِلَى أَبِي، اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ أَشَدُّ قُوَّةً.

Myasws excuse from youasws is Allahazwj usually, and from youasws is protection. Waah regarding every direction! Waah! The pillar of support has died and the arm (support) is weakened. Myasws complaint is to myasws Lordazwj and myasws running is to myasws fathersaww. O Allahazwj! Youazwj are of severe strength!’

فَأَجَابَهَا أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: لَا وَيْلَ لَكِ، بَلِ الْوَيْلُ لِشَانِئِكِ، نَهْنِهِي مِنْ غَرْبِكِ‏ يَا بِنْتَ الصَّفْوَةِ وَ بَقِيَّةَ النُّبُوَّةِ، فَوَ اللَّهِ مَا وَنَيْتُ فِي دِينِي، وَ لَا أَخْطَأْتُ مَقْدُورِي، فَإِنْ كُنْتِ تَرْزَءِينَ الْبُلْغَةَ فَرِزْقُكِ مَضْمُونٌ، وَ لَعَيْلَتُكِ مَأْمُونٌ، وَ مَا أُعِدَّ لَكِ خَيْرٌ مِمَّا قُطِعَ عَنْكِ، فَاحْتَسِبِي.

Amir Al-Momineenasws answered herasws: ‘There is no woe for youasws, but the doom is for yourasws adversaries. Iasws am prevented from yourasws setting, O daughterasws of the elite, and remainder of the Prophet-hood. By Allahazwj! Iasws am not weak in myasws Religion, nor am Iasws mistaken of myasws abilities (power). So, if yourasws calamity is the necessities of life, then yourasws sustenance is guaranteed, and yourasws dependants are secure, and what Allahazwj has Prepared for youasws is better than what has been cut off from youasws, so anticipate’.

فَقَالَتْ: حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ‏ وَ نِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ‏.

Sheasws said: ‘Allahazwj is Sufficient for measws and Heazwj is the best Guarantor’’.⁸¹

10- رَوَى ابْنُ أَبِي الْحَدِيدِ- فِي سِيَاقِ أَخْبَارِ فَدَكَ- عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ‏ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ الْجَوْهَرِيِّ: أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ لَمَّا سَمِعَ خُطْبَةَ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ فِي فَدَكَ شَقَّ عَلَيْهِ‏ مَقَالَتُهَا، فَصَعِدَ الْمِنْبَرَ فَقَالَ: أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ! مَا هَذِهِ الرِّعَةُ إِلَى كُلِّ قَالَةٍ! أَيْنَ كَانَتْ هَذِهِ الْأَمَانِيُّ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ؟ أَلَا مَنْ سَمِعَ فَلْيَقُلْ، وَ مَنْ شَهِدَ فَلْيَتَكَلَّمْ،

It is reported by Ibn Abu Al Hadeed in sequence of the news of Fadak, from Ahmad Bin Abdul Aziz Al Howfari,

‘When Abu Bakr heard the address of (Syeda) Fatimaasws regarding Fadak, herasws words were grievous upon him, so he ascended the pulpit and said, ‘O you people! What is this reaction to everything sheasws said? Where were these wishful thoughts during the era of Rasool-Allahsaww? Indeed! One who heard, so let him say, and one who witnessed, let him speak.

إِنَّمَا هُوَ ثُعَالَةٌ شَهِيدُهُ ذَنَبُهُ، مُرِبٌّ بِكُلِ‏ فِتْنَةٍ، هُوَ الَّذِي يَقُولُ: كَرُّوهَا جَذَعَةً بَعْدَ مَا هَرِمَتْ، تَسْتَعِينُونَ بِالضَّعَفَةِ وَ تَسْتَنْصِرُونَ‏ بِالنِّسَاءِ، كَأُمِّ طِحَالٍ أَحَبَّ أَهْلُهَا إِلَيْهَا الْبَغْيَ. أَلَا إِنِّي لَوْ أَشَاءُ أَنْ أَقُولَ لَقُلْتُ، وَ لَوْ قُلْتُ لَبُحْتُ، إِنِّي سَاكِتٌ مَا تُرِكْتُ.

But rather, it is the vixen witnessing its sin, tutor of all Fitna. It is which is saying, ‘I hate the trunk after it has become old. Will you be assisted by the weak and be helped by the women, like Umm Tihal (famous prostitute of the pre-Islamic period), her family lover her, the prostitute? Indeed! I, if I so desire to say, would say it, and if I do say, would be downright. I will keep quiet so long as you leave it’.

ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَى الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ: قَدْ بَلَغَنِي يَا مَعَاشِرَ الْأَنْصَارِ مَقَالَةُ سُفَهَائِكُمْ، وَ أَحَقُّ مَنْ لَزِمَ عَهْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] وَ سَلَّمَ أَنْتُمْ، فَقَدْ جَاءَكُمُ فَآوَيْتُمْ وَ نَصَرْتُمْ، أَلَا وَ إِنِّي لَسْتُ بَاسِطاً يَداً وَ لِسَاناً عَلَى مَنْ لَمْ يَسْتَحِقَّ ذَلِكَ مِنَّا .. ثُمَّ نَزَلَ.

Then he turned towards the Helpers and said, ‘It has reached me, O community of the Helpers, the words of your foolish ones, and I am most rightful one to necessitate the reign of Rasool-Allahsaww than you. I had come to you and you sheltered and helped. Indeed! And I will not extend a hand and tongue against the one who is not deserving of that from us!’ Then he descended.

فَانْصَرَفَتْ فَاطِمَةُ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهَا.

(Syeda) Fatimaasws left to go to herasws house’’.⁸²

11- وَ رَوَى‏ أَيْضاً عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ الْجَوْهَرِيِّ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: قَالَتْ فَاطِمَةُ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ: إِنَّ أُمَّ أَيْمَنَ تَشْهَدُ لِي أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَعْطَانِي فَدَكَ.

And he reported as well from Ahmad Bin Abdul Aziz Al Jowhari, from Hisham Bin Muhammad, from his father who said,

‘(Syeda) Fatimaasws said to Abu Bakr, ‘Umm Aymanra will testify for measws that Rasool-Allahsaww gave measws Fadak’.

فَقَالَ لَهَا: يَا بِنْتَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ، وَ اللَّهِ مَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ خَلْقاً أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ أَبِيكِ، وَ لَوَدِدْتُ أَنَّ السَّمَاءَ وَقَعَتْ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ يَوْمَ مَاتَ أَبُوكِ،

He said to herasws, ‘O daughterasws of Rasool-Allahsaww! By Allahazwj! Allahazwj did not Create any creature more beloved to me than Rasool-Allahsaww, yourasws fathersaww, and I would have loved it if the sky would have fallen down upon the earth on the day yourasws fathersaww died.

وَ اللَّهِ لَأَنْ تَفْتَقِرَ عَائِشَةُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ تَفْتَقِرِي، أَ تَرَانِي أُعْطِي الْأَسْوَدَ وَ الْأَحْمَرَ حَقَّهُ وَ أَظْلِمَكِ حَقَّكِ وَ أَنْتِ بِنْتُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ؟! إِنَّ هَذَا الْمَالَ لَمْ يَكُنْ‏ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ إِنَّمَا كَانَ مِنْ‏ أَمْوَالِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَحْمِلُ النَّبِيُّ بِهِ الرِّجَالَ وَ يُنْفِقُهُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ، فَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ وَلِيتُهُ كَمَا كَانَ يَلِيهِ.

By Allahazwj, if impoverishing Ayesha is more beloved to me than if I were to impoverish youasws. Do youasws view that I would give the black and the red his right and oppress youasws of yourasws right, and youasws are a daughterasws of Rasool-Allahsaww?! This wealth did not happen to be for the Prophetsaww. Rather it was from the wealth of the Muslims. The Prophetsaww carried the men with it and spent it in the Way of Allahazwj. When Rasool-Allahsaww expired, I became in charge of it just as hesaww was in charge of it’.

قَالَتْ: وَ اللَّهِ لَا كَلَّمْتُكَ أَبَداً. قَالَ: وَ اللَّهِ لَا هَجَرْتُكِ أَبَداً. قَالَتْ: وَ اللَّهِ لَأَدْعُوَنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَيْكَ. قَالَ: وَ اللَّهِ لَأَدْعُوَنَّ اللَّهَ لَكِ.

Sheasws said: ‘By Allahazwj! Iasws will not speak to you, ever!’ He said, ‘By Allahazwj! I will forsake youasws, forever!’ Sheasws said: ‘By Allahazwj! Iasws shall supplicated to Allahazwj against you’. He said, ‘By Allahazwj! I shall supplicate to Allahazwj for youasws’.

فَلَمَّا حَضَرَتْهَا الْوَفَاةُ أَوْصَتْ أَنْ لَا يُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهَا، فَدُفِنَتْ لَيْلًا، وَ صَلَّى عَلَيْهَا الْعَبَّاسُ‏ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ، وَ كَانَ بَيْنَ وَفَاتِهَا وَ وَفَاةِ أَبِيهَا اثْنَتَانِ وَ سَبْعُونَ لَيْلَةً.

When the expiry presented to herasws, sheasws bequeathed that he should not pray Salat upon herasws, and Al-Abbas son of Abdul Muttalibasws prayed Salat upon herasws, and there were between herasws expiry and expiry of herasws fathersaww, seventy two nights’’.

مَا رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ‏ وَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ فِي صِحَاحِهِمَا، وَ أَوْرَدَهُ فِي جَامِعِ الْأُصُولِ‏ فِي الْفَصْلِ الثَّالِثِ مِنْ كِتَابِ الْمَوَارِيثِ فِي حَرْفِ الْفَاءِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: إِنَّ فَاطِمَةَ (ع) بِنْتَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ سَأَلَتْ أَبَا بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقَ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ (ص) أَنْ يَقْسِمَ لَهَا مِيرَاثَهَا مِمَّا تَرَكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ (ص) مِمَّا أَفَاءَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ.

What is reported by Muslim and Abu Dawood in the ‘Saheeh’ (books), and it is reported in (the book) ‘Jamie Al Usool’, in the third chapter from the book of inheritance, in the letter ‘Fa’, from Ayesha (well-known fabricatress) who said,

‘(Syeda) Fatimaasws, daughterasws of Rasool-Allahsaww asked Abu Bakr ‘Al-Siddique’ after the expiry of Rasool-Allahsaww that he distributes to herasws, herasws inheritance from what Rasool-Allahsaww had left, from what Allahazwj had Bestowed upon himsaww.

فَقَالَ لَهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ قَالَ: لَا نُورَثُ، مَا تَرَكْنَاهُ‏ صَدَقَةٌ.

Abu Bakr said to herasws, ‘Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘Weas (Prophetsas) do not leave inheritance. Whatever weas leave is charity’.

فَغَضِبَتْ فَاطِمَةُ فَهَجَرَتْهُ، فَلَمْ تَزَلْ بِذَلِكَ حَتَّى تُوُفِّيَتْ، وَ عَاشَتْ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ سِتَّةَ أَشْهُرٍ إِلَّا لَيَالِيَ. وَ كَانَتْ تَسْأَلُهُ أَنْ يَقْسِمَ لَهَا نَصِيبَهَا مِمَّا أَفاءَ اللَّهُ عَلى‏ رَسُولِهِ* مِنْ خَيْبَرَ وَ فَدَكَ‏، وَ مِنْ صَدَقَتِهِ بِالْمَدِينَةِ.

(Syeda) Fatimaasws was angered and sheasws forsook him, and sheasws did not cease to be with that until sheasws passed away, and sheasws lived after Rasool-Allahsaww for six months except (some) nights. And sheasws had asked him to distribute to herasws, herasws share from what Allah Awarded unto His Rasool [59:6], from Khyber and Fadak, and from charities of Al-Medina.

فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: لَسْتُ بِالَّذِي أَقْسِمُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ، وَ لَسْتُ تَارِكاً شَيْئاً كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ يَعْمَلُ بِهِ فِيهَا إِلَّا عَمِلْتُهُ، فَإِنِّي أَخْشَى إِنْ تَرَكْتُ شَيْئاً مِنْ أَمْرِهِ أَنْ أَزِيغَ.

Abu Bakr said, ‘I am not going to be distributing from that, and I do not leave anything what Rasool-Allahsaww used to work with regarding it except I will do it (as well), for I fear to neglect anything from hissaww matter that it be nullified’.

ثُمَّ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ عُمَرُ، فَأَمَّا صَدَقَتُهُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَدَفَعَهَا عُمَرُ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ وَ الْعَبَّاسِ، وَ أَمْسَكَ خَيْبَرَ وَ فَدَكَ، وَ قَالَ: هُمَا صَدَقَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ كَانَتَا لِحُقُوقِهِ‏ وَ نَوَائِبِهِ، وَ أَمْرُهُمَا إِلَى مَنْ وَلِيَ الْأَمْرَ.

Then Umar did that. As for hissaww charity at Al-Medina, Umar handed it over to Aliasws, and Al-Abbas, and he (Abu Bakr) withheld Khyber and Fadak, and said, ‘These two are charities of Rasool-Allahsaww of hissaww rights and of hissaww deputies, and they had instructed it to be for the one in charge of the command’.

قَالَ: فَهُمَا عَلَى ذَلِكَ إِلَى الْيَوْمِ.

He said, ‘So they are both upon that until today’’.

رَوَى فِي جَامِعِ الْأُصُولِ‏ مِنْ صَحِيحِ مُسْلِمٍ‏ وَ النَّسَائِيِ‏، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏]: مَنْ خَرَجَ مِنَ الطَّاعَةِ وَ فَارَقَ الْجَمَاعَةَ فَمَاتَ مَاتَ‏ مِيتَةً جَاهِلِيَّةً.

It is reported in ‘Lamie Al Usool’ from Saheeh Muslim and Al nasaie, from Abu Hureyra (well-known fabricator) who said,

‘Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘One who exits from the obedience and separated from the community and died, so he would have died a death of the pre-Islamic period’’.

وَ رَوَى الْبُخَارِيُ‏ وَ مُسْلِمٌ‏ فِي صحيحهما [صَحِيحَيْهِمَا]، وَ رَوَى فِي جَامِعِ الْأُصُولِ‏ أَيْضاً عَنْهُمَا، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏]: مَنْ‏ كَرِهَ مِنْ أَمِيرِهِ شَيْئاً فَلْيَصْبِرْ، فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ خَرَجَ مِنْ طَاعَةِ السُّلْطَانِ شِبْراً مَاتَ مِيتَةً جَاهِلِيَّةً.

It is reported by Al Bukhari, and Muslim, in their ‘Saheehs’, and it is reported in Jamie Al usool as well from them both, from Ibn Abbas who said,

‘Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘One who dislikes anything from his ruler, let him be patient, for the one who exits even a palm’s width from obedience of the ruling authority would die a death of the pre-Islamic period’’.

وَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى‏: فَلْيَصْبِرْ عَلَيْهِ، فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ فَارَقَ الْجَمَاعَةَ شِبْراً فَمَاتَ فَمِيتَتُهُ‏ جَاهِلِيَّةٌ.

And in another report: ‘Let him be patient upon it, for the one who separates from the group a palm’s width and died, his death would be of the pre-Islamic period’.

رَوَى مُسْلِمٌ فِي صَحِيحِهِ‏ وَ ذَكَرَهُ فِي جَامِعِ الْأُصُولِ‏ أَيْضاً، عَنْ نَافِعٍ قَالَ: لَمَّا خَلَعُوا يَزِيدَ وَ اجْتَمَعُوا عَلَى ابْنِ مُطِيعٍ أَتَاهُ ابْنُ عُمَرَ، فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ‏: اطْرَحُوا لِأَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وِسَادَةً، فَقَالَ لَهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ: إِنِّي لَمْ آتِكَ لِأَجْلِسَ، أَتَيْتُكَ لِأُحَدِّثَكَ حَدِيثاً سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ‏ [وَ آلِهِ‏]، يَقُولُ: مَنْ خَلَعَ يَداً مِنْ طَاعَةٍ لَقِيَ اللَّهَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَ لَا حُجَّةَ لَهُ، وَ مَنْ مَاتَ وَ لَيْسَ فِي عُنُقِهِ بَيْعَةٌ مَاتَ مِيتَةً جَاهِلِيَّةً.

It is reported by Muslim in his ‘Saheeh’, and it is mentioned in ‘Jamie Al Usool’ as well, from Nafie who said,

‘When they deposed Yazeed and they united upon Ibn Mutie, Ibn Umar came to him. Abdullah said, ‘Set up a pillow for Abu Abdul Rahman’. Abdullah Bin Umar said to him, ‘I did not come to you to sit. I came to you to narrate a Hadeeth to you I heard it from Rasool-Allahsaww saying: ‘One who vacates a hand from obedience would meet Allahazwj on the Day of Qiyamah and there would not no argument for him, and one who dies and there isn’t an allegiance upon his neck, dies a death of the pre-Islamic period’’.

و رِوَايَتِهِمْ‏: أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لَمْ يُبَايِعْ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فِي حَيَاةِ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ، وَ لَا بَايَعَهُ أَحَدٌ مِنْ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ إِلَّا بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا، وَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ لِعَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَجْهٌ فِي النَّاسِ حَيَاةَ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ، فَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَتْ انْصَرَفَتْ وُجُوهُ النَّاسِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ ضَرَعَ إِلَى مُصَالَحَةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ.

And in their reports is that, ‘Amir Al-Momineenasws did not pledge allegiance to Abu Bakr during the lifetime of (Syeda) Fatimaasws, nor did anyone from the Clan of Hashimas, except after herasws passing away; and there used to be a face (honour) for Aliasws among the people during the lifetime of (Syeda) Fatimaasws. When sheasws passed away, the faces of the people turned away from himasws. When heasws saw that, heasws to reconcile with Abu Bakr’’.⁸³

Notes: - (CHAPTER 11 B)

1- مَا رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي صَحِيحِهِ‏ فِي بَابِ مَنَاقِبِهَا عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ عَنِ الْمِسْوَرِ بْنِ مَخْرَمَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ قَالَ: فَاطِمَةُ بَضْعَةٌ مِنِّي فَمَنْ أَغْضَبَهَا أَغْضَبَنِي.

What is reported by Al Bukhari in his ‘Saheeh’ in the chapter of herasws virtues, from Al Miswar Bin Makhrama,

‘Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘(Syeda) Fatimaasws is a part from mesaww, so one who angers herasws has angered mesaww’’.⁸⁴

2- وَ رَوَى أَيْضاً فِي أَبْوَابِ النِّكَاحِ عَنِ الْمِسْوَرِ بْنِ مَخْرَمَةَ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ يَقُولُ- وَ هُوَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ-: إِنَّ بَنِي هَاشِمِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ اسْتَأْذَنُونِي‏ فِي أَنْ يُنْكِحُوا ابْنَتَهُمْ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَلَا آذَنُ لَهُمْ، ثُمَّ لَا آذَنُ لَهُمْ‏.

And it is reported as well in the chapter of the marriage, from Al Miswar Bin Makhrama who said,

‘I heard Rasool-Allahsaww saying, and hesaww was upon the pulpit: ‘The clan of Hashim Bin Al-Mugheira sought mysaww permission in them getting their daughters married to Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws, but Isaww did not permit for them, then Isaww did not permit for them’’.

إِلَّا أَنْ يُرِيدَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ (ع) أَنْ يُطَلِّقَ ابْنَتِي وَ يَنْكِحَ ابْنَتَهُمْ، فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ بَضْعَةٌ مِنِّي، يُرِيبُنِي مَا رَابَهَا وَ يُؤْذِينِي مَنْ آذَاهَا.

Unless if Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws wants to divorce mysaww daughterasws and marry their daughters, for rather sheasws is a part from mesaww. It doubts mesaww what doubts herasws, and hurts mesaww what hurts herasws’’.⁸⁵

3- وَ قَدْ رَوَى الْخَبَرَيْنِ مُسْلِمٌ فِي صَحِيحِهِ‏.،وَ رَوَى مُسْلِمٌ‏ وَ الْبُخَارِيُ‏ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] قَالَ: إِنَّمَا فَاطِمَةُ بَضْعَةٌ مِنِّي يُؤْذِينِي مَا آذَاهَا.

And the two Ahadeeth have been reported by Muslim in his ‘Saheeh’, and reported by Muslim and Al Bukhari,

‘Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘But rather, (Syeda) Fatimaasws is a part from mesaww, it hurts mesaww what hurts herasws’’.⁸⁶

4- وَ رَوَى التِّرْمِذِيُّ فِي صَحِيحِهِ‏ عَنِ ابْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، قَالَ: إِنَّ عَلِيّاً (ع) ذَكَرَ بِنْتَ أَبِي جَهْلٍ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: إِنَّمَا فَاطِمَةُ بَضْعَةٌ مِنِّي يُؤْذِينِي مَا آذَاهَا وَ يُنْصِبُنِي مَا أَنْصَبَهَا.

And it is reported by Al Tirmizi in his ‘Saheeh’, from Ibn Al Zubeyr,

‘Aliasws mentioned a daughter of Abu Jahlla. That reached the Prophetsaww, so hesaww said: ‘But rather (Syeda) Fatimaasws is a part from mesaww. It hurts mesaww what hurts herasws, and afflicts mesaww what afflicts herasws’’.⁸⁷

5- وَ رَوَى فِي الْمِشْكَاةِ عَنِ الْمِسْوَرِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] قَالَ: فَاطِمَةُ بَضْعَةٌ مِنِّي فَمَنْ أَغْضَبَهَا أَغْضَبَنِي.

And it is reported in ‘Al Mishkaat’, from Al Miswar,

‘Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘(Syeda) Fatimaasws is a part from mesaww, so the one who angers herasws, has angered mesaww’.⁸⁸

6- رَوَى فِي جَامِعِ الْأُصُولِ‏ عَنِ التِّرْمِذِيِّ مِمَّا رَوَاهُ فِي صَحِيحِهِ‏ عَنْ جَابِرِ ابْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَنْصَارِيِ قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ يَوْمَ عَرَفَةَ- وَ هُوَ عَلَى نَاقَتِهِ الْقَصْوَاءِ- يَخْطُبُ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ: إِنِّي تَرَكْتُ فِيكُمْ مَا إِنْ أَخَذْتُمْ بِهِ لَنْ تَضِلُّوا، كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَ عِتْرَتِي أَهْلَ بَيْتِي.

It is reported in ‘Jamie Al Usool’, from Al Tirmizi, from what he reported in his ‘Saheeh’, from Jabir Bin Abdullah Al Ansari who said,

‘I saw Rasool-Allahsaww during the farewell Hajj, on the day of Arafaat, and hesaww was upon hissaww she-camel (called) ‘Al-Qaswa’, hesaww addressed and I heard himsaww saying: ‘Isaww am leaving behind among you all what if you were to take with it, you will never stray – Book of Allahazwj and mysaww family, Peopleasws of mysaww Household’’.⁸⁹

7- وَ رَوَى‏- أَيْضاً-، عَنِ التِّرْمِذِيِ‏، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ: إِنِّي تَارِكٌ فِيكُمْ مَا إِنْ تَمَسَّكْتُمْ بِهِ لَنْ تَضِلُّوا، أَحَدُهُمَا أَعْظَمُ مِنَ الْآخَرِ، وَ هُوَ كِتَابُ اللَّهِ حَبْلٌ مَمْدُودٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ، وَ عِتْرَتِي أَهْلُ بَيْتِي لَنْ يَفْتَرِقَا حَتَّى يَرِدَا عَلَيَّ الْحَوْضَ، فَانْظُرُوا كَيْفَ تَخْلُفُونِّي فِيهِمَا!.

And it is reported as well, from Al Tirmizi, from Zayd Bin Arqam who said,

‘Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘Isaww am leaving behind among you all what if you were to adhere with it, you will never stray, one of them is greater than the other, and it is the Book of Allahazwj, being a rope extending from the sky to the earth, and mysaww familyasws, Peopleasws of mysaww Household. They will never stray (from each other) until they return to mesaww at the Fountain, therefore consider how you are replacing mesaww regarding them both!’’⁹⁰

8- وَ رَوَى فِي الْمِشْكَاةِ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ- وَ هُوَ آخِذٌ بِبَابِ الْكَعْبَةِ-: سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] يَقُولُ: أَلَا إِنَّ مَثَلَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي كَمَثَلِ سَفِينَةِ نُوحٍ مَنْ رَكِبَهَا نَجَا وَ مَنْ تَخَلَّفَ عَنْهَا هَلَكَ.

And it is reported in ‘Al Mishkat’,

‘From Abu Zarrra having said, and hera was holding the door of the Kabah, ‘Ira heard the Prophetsaww saying: ‘Indeed! An example of Peopleasws of mysaww Household is like an example of the ship of Noahas. One who sails it would be saved, and one who stays behind from it would be destroyed’’.⁹¹

9- وَ رَوَى فِي جَامِعِ الْأُصُولِ‏ وَ الْمِشْكَاةِ مِنْ صَحِيحِ التِّرْمِذِيِ‏، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ: أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ سَلَّمَ قَالَ لِعَلِيٍّ وَ فَاطِمَةَ وَ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ: أَنَا حَرْبٌ لِمَنْ حَارَبْتُمْ وَ سِلْمٌ لِمَنْ سَالَمْتُمْ‏.

And it is reported in ‘Jamie Al Usool’ and ‘Al Mishkat’, from Saheeh of Al Tirmizi, from Zayd Bin Arqam,

‘Rasool-Allahsaww said to Aliasws and (Syeda) Fatimaasws, and Al-Hassanasws and Al-Husaynasws: ‘Isaww am ate war to the one who is at war with themasws, and at peach to the one who is at peace with themasws’’.⁹²

10- وَ رَوَى الْبُخَارِيُ‏ وَ مُسْلِمٌ‏ فِي صحيحهما [صَحِيحَيْهِمَا]، وَ أَحْمَدُ فِي مُسْنَدِهِ‏ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: لَمَّا نَزَلَ: قُلْ لا أَسْئَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْراً إِلَّا الْمَوَدَّةَ فِي الْقُرْبى‏ قَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! مَنْ قَرَابَتُكَ الَّذِينَ وَجَبَ عَلَيْنَا مَوَدَّتُهُمْ؟، قَالَ: عَلِيٌّ وَ فَاطِمَةُ وَ ابْنَاهُمَا...

And it is reported by Al Bukhari, and Muslim in their ‘Saheehs’, and Ahmad in his ‘Masnad’, from Ibn Abbas who said,

‘When it was Revealed: Say: ‘I do not ask you for recompense over it, except for the cordiality to be for my relatives’. [42:23]. They said, ‘O Rasool-Allahsaww! Who are yoursaww relatives, those it is Obligated upon us to be cordial to them?’ Heasws said: ‘Aliasws, and (Syeda) Fatimaasws, and theirasws two sonsasws’’.⁹³

11- وَ رَوَى ابْنُ بِطْرِيقٍ‏ عَنِ السَّمْعَانِيِّ فِي كِتَابِ فَضَائِلِ الصَّحَابَةِ بِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] يَقُولُ: عَلِيٌّ مَعَ الْحَقِّ وَ الْحَقُّ مَعَ عَلِيٍّ، لَنْ يَفْتَرِقَا حَتَّى يَرِدَا عَلَيَّ الْحَوْضَ.

And it is reported by Ibn Batreeq, from Al Sam’any, in the book ‘Fazaail Al Sahabah’, from Ayesha (well-known fabricatress) who said,

‘I heard Rasool-Allahsaww saying: ‘Aliasws is with the truth and the truth is with Aliasws. They will never separate (from each other) until they return to mesaww at the Fountain’’.⁹⁴

12- وَ رَوَى ابْنُ شِيرَوَيْهِ الدَّيْلَمِيُّ فِي الْفِرْدَوْسِ‏، بِالْإِسْنَادِ عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏]: رَحِمَ اللَّهُ عَلِيّاً، اللَّهُمَّ أَدِرِ الْحَقَّ مَعَهُ حَيْثُ دَارَ.

And it is reported by Ibn Sheyrawiya Al Daylami in (the book) ‘Al Firdows’, by the chain,

‘From Amir Al-Momineenasws having said: ‘Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘May Allahazwj have Mercy on Aliasws. O Allahazwj! Turn the truth to be with himasws wherever heasws turns’’.

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فِيهِ‏: إِنَّ الْحَقَّ لَا يُفَارِقُهُ، وَ إِنَّهُ الْفَارُوقُ بَيْنَ الْحَقِّ وَ الْبَاطِلِ، وَ إِنَّ مَنِ اتَّبَعَهُ اتَّبَعَ الْحَقَّ وَ مَنْ تَرَكَهُ تَرَكَ الْحَقَ.

The Prophetsaww said: ‘The truth will not separate from him (Aliasws), and heasws is the differentiator between the truth and the falsehood, and the one who follows himasws follows the truth, and one who leaves himasws leaves the truth’’.⁹⁵

13- وَ رَوَى فِي جَامِعِ الْأُصُولِ‏ مِنْ صَحِيحِ التِّرْمِذِيِ‏، عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ: حَسْبُكَ مِنْ نِسَاءِ الْعَالَمِينَ مَرْيَمُ بِنْتُ عِمْرَانَ، وَ خَدِيجَةُ بِنْتُ خُوَيْلِدٍ، وَ فَاطِمَةُ بِنْتُ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَ آسِيَةُ امْرَأَةُ فِرْعَوْنَ.

And it is reported in ‘Jamie Al Usool’, from ‘Saheeh’ of Al Tirmizi, from Anas (well-known fabricator), who said,

‘Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘It suffices you from the women of the worlds – Maryamas daughter of Imranas, and Khadeejaasws daughterasws of Khuweylid, and (Syeda) Fatimaasws daughterasws of Muhammadsaww, and Aasiyaas wifeas of Pharaohla’’.⁹⁶

14- وَ رَوَى الْبُخَارِيُ‏ وَ مُسْلِمٌ‏ وَ التِّرْمِذِيُ‏ وَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ فِي صِحَاحِهِمْ عَلَى مَا رَوَاهُ‏ فِي جَامِعِ الْأُصُولِ‏- فِي حَدِيثٍ طَوِيلٍ- قَالَ فِي آخِرِهِ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ سَلَّمَ لِفَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ: يَا فَاطِمَةُ! أَ مَا تَرْضَيْنَ أَنْ تَكُونِي سَيِّدَةَ نِسَاءِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَوْ سَيِّدَةَ نِسَاءِ الْأُمَّةِ؟!.

And it is reported by Al Bukhari, and Muslim, and Al Tirmizi, and Abu Dawood in their ‘Saheehs’, upon what is reported in ‘Jamie Al Usool’ – in a lengthy Hadeeth, saying at the end of it,

‘The Prophetsaww said to Fatimaasws: ‘O Fatimaasws! Are youasws not pleased that youasws happen to be the chieftess of the women of the Momineen, or chieftess of the women of the community?!’

وَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى رَوَاهَا الْبُخَارِيُ‏ وَ مُسْلِمٌ‏: أَ مَا تَرْضَيْنَ أَنْ تَكُونِي‏ سَيِّدَةَ نِسَاءِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ؟ وَ أَنَّكِ أَوَّلُ أَهْلِي لُحُوقاً بِي.

And in another report reported by Al Nukhari and Muslims, ‘Are youasws not pleased that youasws happen to be the chieftess of the women of the inhabitants of the Paradise? And youasws will be the first of mysaww family to join up with mesaww’’.⁹⁷

15- وَ رَوَى ابْنُ عَبْدِ الْبِرِّ فِي الْإِسْتِيعَابِ‏ فِي تَرْجَمَةِ خَدِيجَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ سَلَّمَ: خَيْرُ نِسَاءِ الْعَالَمِينَ أَرْبَعٌ: مَرْيَمُ بِنْتُ عِمْرَانَ، وَ ابْنَةُ مُزَاحِمٍ امْرَأَةُ فِرْعَوْنَ، وَ خَدِيجَةُ بِنْتُ خُوَيْلِدٍ، وَ فَاطِمَةُ بِنْتُ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ سَلَّمَ.

And it is reported by Ibn Abdul Birr, in ‘Al Istiyab’ in a translation of Khadeejaasws, from Abu Hureyra (well-known fabricator) who said,

‘Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘Best women of the worlds are four – Maryamas daughteras of Imranas, and daughteras of Muzahim wife of Pharaohla, and Khadeejaasws daughterasws of Khuweylid, and Fatimaasws daughterasws of Muhammadsaww’’.⁹⁸

وَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ: أَنَّهُنَّ أَفْضَلُ نِسَاءِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ.

And from Ibn Abbas: ‘They are the superior women of the inhabitants of the Paradise’.⁹⁹

وَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ: أنَهُنَّ خَيْرُ نِسَاءِ الْعَالَمِينَ.

And from Anas (well-known fabricator), ‘They are the best of the women of the worlds’’.¹⁰⁰

18- وَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: خَطَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ سَلَّمَ فِي الْأَرْضِ أَرْبَعَةَ خُطُوطٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ: أَ تَدْرُونَ مَا هَذَا؟ قَالُوا: اللَّهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ.

And from Ibn Abbas who said,

‘Rasool-Allahsaww drew four lines in the ground, then said: ‘Do you know what this is?’ They said, ‘Allahazwj and Hisazwj Rasoolsaww are more knowing’.

فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ سَلَّمَ: أَفْضَلُ نِسَاءِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ خَدِيجَةُ بِنْتُ خُوَيْلِدٍ، وَ فَاطِمَةُ بِنْتُ مُحَمَّدٍ (ص)، وَ مَرْيَمُ بِنْتُ عِمْرَانَ، وَ آسِيَةُ بِنْتُ مُزَاحِمٍ امْرَأَةُ فِرْعَوْنَ‏.

Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘The superior women of the inhabitants of the Paradise are – Khadeejaasws daughterasws of Khuweylid, and Fatimaasws daughterasws of Muhammadsaww, and Maryamas daughteras of Imranas, and Aasiyaas daughteras of Muzahim, wife of Pharaohla’’.¹⁰¹

19- وَ رَوَى‏ فِي تَرْجَمَةِ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ- بِالْإِسْنَادِ- عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ‏: أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ سَلَّمَ عَادَ فَاطِمَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا- وَ هِيَ مَرِيضَةٌ فَقَالَ لَهَا: كَيْفَ تَجِدِينَكِ يَا بُنَيَّةِ؟ قَالَتْ: إِنِّي لَوَجِعَةٌ، وَ إِنِّي‏ لَيَزِيدُنِي أَنِّي مَا لِي طَعَامٌ آكُلُهُ،

And it is reported in translation of (Syeda) Fatimaasws, by the chain from Imran Bin Husayn, ‘The Prophetsaww consoled (Syeda) Fatimaasws and sheasws was ill. Hesaww said to herasws: ‘How do youasws find yourselfasws O daughterasws?’ Sheasws said: ‘Iasws am in pain, and it tends to increase as there is no food for measws Iasws can eat’.

قَالَ: يَا بُنَيَّةِ! أَ لَا تَرْضَيْنَ‏ أَنَّكِ سَيِّدَةُ نِسَاءِ الْعَالَمِينَ؟ فَقَالَتْ: يَا أَبَهْ! فَأَيْنَ مَرْيَمُ بِنْتُ عِمْرَانَ؟ قَالَ: تِلْكِ سَيِّدَةُ نِسَاءِ عَالَمِهَا، وَ أَنْتِ سَيِّدَةُ نِسَاءِ عَالَمِكِ، أَمَا وَ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ زَوَّجْتُكِ سَيِّداً فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ.

Hesaww said: ‘O daughterasws! Are youasws not pleased that youasws are the chieftess of the women of the worlds?’ Sheasws said: ‘O fathersaww! So, where is Maryamas daughteras of Imranas?’ Hesaww said: ‘That is a chieftess of the women of heras world (time), and youasws are the chieftess of the worlds (all time). But, by Allahazwj! Isaww have got youasws married to the chief in the world and the Hereafter’’.¹⁰²

20- وَ قَالَ الْبُخَارِيُ‏ فِي عُنْوَانِ بَابِ مَنَاقِبِ قَرَابَةِ الرَّسُولِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] وَ سَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ سَلَّمَ: فَاطِمَةُ سَيِّدَةُ نِسَاءِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ.

And Al-Bukhari said in the heading of the chapter on relatives of the Rasool-Allahsaww: ‘The Prophetsaww said: ‘(Syeda) Fatimaasws is chieftess of the inhabitants of the Paradise’’.¹⁰³

21- وَ رَوَى مِنْ طَرِيقِ أَصْحَابِنَا الْكَرَاجُكِيُّ فِي كَنْزِ الْفَوَائِدِ، عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ شَاذَانَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ، عَنِ الصَّفَّارِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ، عَنِ الْمُفَضَّلِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: قَالَ جَدِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: مَلْعُونٌ مَلْعُونٌ مَنْ يَظْلِمُ بَعْدِي فَاطِمَةَ ابْنَتِي وَ يَغْصِبُهَا حَقَّهَا وَ يَقْتُلُهَا،

It is reported from the way of our companions – A Karajaki in ‘Kunz Al fawaid’, from Abu Al Hassan Muhammad Bin Ahmad Bin Shazan, from his father, from Muhammad Bin Al Hassan Bin Al Waleed, from Al Saffar, from Muhammad Bin Ziyad, from Al Mufazzal Bin Umar, from Yunus Bin Yaqoub,

‘From Abu Abdullahasws having said: ‘Myasws grandfathersaww Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘Accursed! Accursed is the one who oppresses (Syeda) Fatimaasws after mesaww, and usurps herasws of herasws rights, and murders herasws!’

ثُمَّ قَالَ: يَا فَاطِمَةُ! أَبْشِرِي فَلَكِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مَقَامٌ مَحْمُودٌ تَشْفَعِينَ فِيهِ لِمُحِبِّيكِ وَ شِيعَتِكِ فَتُشَفَّعِينَ، يَا فَاطِمَةُ! لَوْ أَنَّ كُلَّ نَبِيٍّ بَعَثَهُ اللَّهُ وَ كُلَّ مَلَكٍ قَرَّبَهُ شَفَعُوا فِي كُلِّ مُبْغِضٍ لَكِ غَاصِبٍ لَكِ مَا أَخْرَجَهُ اللَّهُ مِنَ النَّارِ أَبَداً.

Then hesaww said: ‘O Fatimaasws! Receive glad tidings! For youasws, in the Presence of Allahazwj there is a praise-worthy position. Youasws will be interceding in it for ones who love youasws, and yourasws Shias, so you will (keep on) interceding. O Fatimaasws! Even if every Prophetas Allahazwj has Sent, and even Angel of Hisazwj Proximity were to intercede regarding every hater to youasws, a usurper to youasws, Allahazwj would (still) not Extract him from the Fire, ever!’’¹⁰⁴

22- جَامِعُ الْأُصُولِ‏ مِمَّا أَخْرَجَهُ مِنْ صَحِيحِ أَبِي دَاوُدَ عَنْ عُمَرَ قَالَ: إِنَّ أَمْوَالَ بَنِي النَّضِيرِ مِمَّا أَفاءَ اللَّهُ عَلى‏ رَسُولِهِ* مِمَّا لَمْ يُوجِفِ الْمُسْلِمُونَ عَلَيْهِ بِ خَيْلٍ وَ لا رِكابٍ‏، فَكَانَتْ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] خَاصَّةً قُرَى عُرَيْنَةَ وَ فَدَكُ وَ كَذَا وَ كَذَا .. يُنْفِقُ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ مِنْهَا نَفَقَةَ سَنَتِهِمْ، ثُمَّ يَجْعَلُ مَا بَقِيَ فِي السِّلَاحِ وَ الْكُرَاعِ عَدَّهُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ، وَ تَلَا: ما أَفاءَ اللَّهُ عَلى‏ رَسُولِهِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْقُرى‏ فَلِلَّهِ وَ لِلرَّسُولِ‏ ... الْآيَةَ.

(The book) ‘Jami Al Usool’, form what he brought out from Saheeh of Abu Dawood, from Umar who said,

‘The wealth of the clan of Al-Nazeer is from what Allah Awarded unto His Rasool [59:6], from what the Muslims did not attack upon it with neither horses nor camels. So, for Rasool-Allahsaww in particular was the town of Ureyna, and Fadak, and such, and such. Hesaww spent upon hissaww familyasws from it, their annual expenditure. Then whatever remained, hesaww made it to be regarding the weapons and the (battle) animals to be equipped in the Way of Allahazwj’. And he recited: 'Whatever Allah Bestows upon His Rasool from the people of the towns, so it is for Allah and His Rasool, [59:7] – the Verse’’.¹⁰⁵

23- وَ رَوَى أَيْضاً عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ قَالَ: كَانَ فِيمَا احْتَجَّ عُمَرُ أَنْ قَالَ: كَانَتْ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] ثَلَاثُ صَفَايَا: بَنُو النَّضِيرِ وَ خَيْبَرُ وَ فَدَكُ .. إلى آخر الخبر.

And it is reported as well (in Jamie Al Usool’, from Malik Bin Aws who said,

‘It was among what Umar argued, that he said, ‘There were three assets for Rasool-Allahsaww – clan of Nazeer, and Khyber and Fadak’ – up to the end of the Hadeeth’’.¹⁰⁶

24- وَ رَوَى ابْنُ أَبِي الْحَدِيدِ فِي شَرْحِ كِتَابِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ إِلَى عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حُنَيْفٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ الْجَوْهَرِيِّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ قَالَ: بَقِيَتْ بَقِيَّةٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ خَيْبَرَ تَحَصَّنُوا، فَسَأَلُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَنْ يَحْقُنَ دِمَاءَهُمْ وَ يُسَيِّرَهُمْ، فَفَعَلَ ذَلِكَ،

And it is reported by Ibn Abi Al Hadeed, in the commentary of the letter of Amir Al Momineenasws to Usman Bin Huneyf, from Abu Bakr Ahmad Bin Abdul Aziz Al Jowhari who said, ‘It was narrated to me by Abu Is’haq, from Al Zuhry who said,

‘There remain a remainder from the people of Khyber they had been fortifying. They asked Rasool-Allahsaww to save their blood and hesaww can imprison them. So, hesaww did that.

فَسَمِعَ أَهْلُ‏ فَدَكَ‏ فَنَزَلُوا عَلَى مِثْلِ ذَلِكَ، فَكَانَتْ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ خَاصَّةً، لِأَنَّهُ لَمْ يُوجِفْ عَلَيْهَا بِ خَيْلٍ وَ لا رِكابٍ‏

The people of Fadak heard that, and they descended unto similar to that, and it was for the Prophetsaww in particular, because it was (something which) neither horses nor camels had attacked upon.

قَالَ‏: وَ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ لَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنْ خَيْبَرَ قَذَفَ اللَّهُ الرُّعْبَ فِي قُلُوبِ أَهْلِ فَدَكَ فَبَعَثُوا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يُصَالِحُونَهُ‏ عَلَى النِّصْفِ مِنْ فَدَكَ،

He said, ‘And Abu Bakr said, ‘And it is reported by Muhammad Bin Is’haq that when Rasool-Allahsaww was free from Khyber, Allahazwj Cast the awe into the hearts of the people of Fadak, and they sent messengers to Rasool-Allahazwj to reconcile upon the half from Fadak.

فَقَدِمَتْ عَلَيْهِ رُسُلُهُمْ بِخَيْبَرَ أَوْ بِالطَّرِيقِ أَوْ بَعْدَ مَا قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ فَقَبِلَ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُمْ، فَكَانَتْ فَدَكُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ خَاصَّةً لِأَنَّهُ لَمْ يُوجِفْ عَلَيْهَا بِ خَيْلٍ وَ لا رِكابٍ‏

Their messengers arrived to himsaww at Khyber, or in the rod, or after hesaww had arrived at Al-Medina. Hesaww accepted that from them, and it was Fadak of Rasool-Allahsaww in particular, because neither horses nor camels had attacked upon it’.

قَالَ: وَ قَدْ رُوِيَ أَنَّهُ صَالَحَهُمْ عَلَيْهَا كُلِّهَا، وَ اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ أَيُّ الْأَمْرَيْنِ كَانَ، انتهى.

He said, ‘And it has been reported that hesaww reconciled upon all of it, and Allahazwj is more knowing which of the two matters happened’ – end’’.¹⁰⁷

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ما ذكر أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فِي كِتَابِهِ إِلَى عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حُنَيْفٍ حَيْثُ قَالَ: بَلَى كَانَتْ فِي أَيْدِينَا فَدَكٌ، مِنْ كُلِّ مَا أَظَلَّتْهُ السَّمَاءُ، فَشَحَّتْ عَلَيْهَا نُفُوسُ قَوْمٍ وَ سَخَتْ عَنْهَا نُفُوسُ آخَرِينَ‏، وَ نِعْمَ الْحَكَمُ اللَّهُ.

What Amir Al-Momineenasws mentioned in hisasws letter to Usman Bin Huneyf where heasws said: ‘Yes, it (Fadak) was in herasws hands (possession), from all what the sky shaded upon. Some people resented upon it, and other people were angered from it, and Allahazwj is the best Judge’.

وَ قَدْ رَوَى‏ أَصْحَابُنَا أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ خَطَّأَ شُرَيْحاً فِي طَلَبِ الْبَيِّنَةِ مِنْهُ‏، وَ قَالَ: إِنَّ إِمَامَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يُؤْتَمَنُ مِنْ أُمُورِهِمْ عَلَى مَا هُوَ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ، وَ أَخَذَ مَا ادَّعَاهُ مِنْ دِرْعِ طَلْحَةَ بِغَيْرِ حُكْمِ شُرَيْحٍ،.

And our companions have reported that Amir Al-Momineenasws faulted Shureyh for seeking the proof from himasws and said: ‘A leader is entrusted of their affairs upon what he is more greater than that, and heasws took what heasws had claimed from the shield of Talha without a judgment of Shureyh’.

قَوْلُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ- فِيمَا رَوَاهُ فِي جَامِعِ الْأُصُولِ‏ مِنْ سُنَنِ أَبِي دَاوُدَ عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ قَالَ: جَاءَتْ فَاطِمَةُ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ تَطْلُبُ مِيرَاثَهَا مِنْ أَبِيهَا، فَقَالَ لَهَا: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] يَقُولُ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ إِذَا أَطْعَمَ نَبِيّاً طُعْمَةً فَهُوَ لِلَّذِي يَقُومُ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ.

Words of Abu Bakr, among what is reported in ‘Jamie Al Usool’, from the ‘Sunan’ of Abu Dawood, from Al Tufeyl who said,

‘(Syeda) Fatimaasws came to Abu Bakr seeking herasws inheritance from herasws fathersaww. He said to herasws, ‘I heard Rasool-Allahsaww saying: ‘When Allahazwj Feeds a Prophetas any food, so it is for the one who stands from after himas’.

رواه مُسْلِمٌ فِي صَحِيحِهِ‏ وَ أَوْرَدَهُ فِي جَامِعِ الْأُصُولِ‏ أَيْضاً عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ- فِي رِوَايَةٍ طَوِيلَةٍ- قَالَ: قَالَ عُمَرُ لِعَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَ الْعَبَّاسِ .. قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏]: لَا نُورَثُ مَا تَرَكْنَاهُ صَدَقَةٌ، فَرَأَيْتُمَاهُ كَاذِباً آثِماً غَادِراً خَائِناً؟!، وَ اللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ إِنَّهُ لَصَادِقٌ بَارٌّ رَاشِدٌ تَابِعٌ لِلْحَقِّ،

It is reported by Muslim in his ‘Saheeh’, and it is reported in ‘Jamie Al Usool’ as well, from Malik Bin Aws, in a long report, he said,

‘Umar said to Aliasws and Al-Abbas, ‘Abu Bakr said, ‘Rasool-Allahsaww said, ‘We (Prophetsas) do not leave inheritance, whatever weas leave is charity’, so you see him as a liar, a sinner, a deceiver, a betrayer?! And Allahazwj Knows he is truthful, righteous, guiding aright, follow of the truth.

ثُمَّ تُوُفِّيَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَقُلْتُ: أَنَا وَلِيُّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ سَلَّمَ وَ وَلِيُّ أبو [أَبِي‏] بَكْرٍ فَرَأَيْتُمَانِي كَاذِباً آثِماً غَادِراً خَائِناً؟!، وَ اللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ إِنِّي لَصَادِقُ بَارٌّ تَابِعٌ لِلْحَقِّ فَوُلِّيتُهَا.

Then Abu Bakr died, so I said, ‘I am a ruler of Rasool-Allahsaww and ruler of Abu Bakr, so you two see me as a liar, a sinner, a deceiver, a betrayer? And Allahazwj Knows I am truthful, righteous, follower of the truth of their words’’.

وَ عَنِ الْبُخَارِيِّ فِي مُنَازَعَةِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَ الْعَبَّاسِ‏ فِي ما أَفاءَ اللَّهُ عَلى‏ رَسُولِهِ* صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ مِنْ بَنِي النَّضِيرِ أَنَّهُ قَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ: فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: أَنَا وَلِيُّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، فَقَبَضَهَا فَعَمِلَ فِيهَا بِمَا عَمِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ أَنْتُمَا حِينَئِذٍ- وَ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَ الْعَبَّاسِ- تَزْعُمَانِ أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فِيهَا كَذَا، وَ اللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ فِيهَا صَادِقٌ بَارٌّ رَاشِدٌ تَابِعٌ لِلْحَقِّ،

And from Al-Bukhari regarding the dispute of Aliasws and Al-Abbas regarding what Allah Awarded unto His Rasool [59:6], from the clan of Nazeer, is that Umar Bin Al-Khattab said, ‘Abu Bakr said, ‘I am a ruler of Rasool-Allahsaww’, so he took possession of it and worked in it with what Rasool-Allahsaww had worked, and on that that you two’ – and he turned to Aliasws and Al-Abbas – ‘Are both claiming that Abu Bakr was such and such regarding it, and Allahazwj Knows that regarding it he was truthful, righteous, guiding aright, follower of the truth’.

وَ كَذَلِكَ زَادَ فِي حَقِ‏ نَفْسِهِ قَالَ: وَ اللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ أَنِّي فِيهَا صَادِقٌ بَارٌّ رَاشِدٌ تَابِعٌ لِلْحَقِّ. إلى آخر الخبر.

And like that he increases regarding his own right saying, ‘And Allahazwj Know I am, regarding it, truthful, righteous, guiding aright, follower of the truth’’ – up to the end of the Hadeeth.

حَكَى فِي جَامِعِ الْأُصُولِ‏ عَنْ أَبِي دَاوُدَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَبُو الْبَخْتَرِيِّ: سَمِعْتُ حَدِيثاً مِنْ رَجُلٍ فَأَعْجَبَنِي، فَقُلْتُ: اكْتُبْهُ لِي، فَأَتَى بِهِ مَكْتُوباً مُدْبَراً: دَخَلَ الْعَبَّاسُ وَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَى عُمَرَ- وَ عِنْدَهُ طَلْحَةُ وَ الزُّبَيْرُ وَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ وَ سَعْدٌ- وَ هُمَا يَخْتَصِمَانِ،

It is related in ‘Jamie Al-Usool’, from Abu Dawood, ‘Abu Al-Bakhtari said, ‘I heard a Hadeeth from a man which surprised me’. I said, ‘Write it for me’. I came with it written back, and Al-Abbas and Aliasws had entered to see Umar – and in his presence were Talha, and Al-Zubeyr, and Abdul Rahman, and Sa’ad – and they were both disputing.

فَقَالَ عُمَرُ لِطَلْحَةَ وَ الزُّبَيْرِ وَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَ سَعْدٍ: أَ لَمْ تَعْلَمُوا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ سَلَّمَ قَالَ: كُلُّ مَالِ النَّبِيِّ صَدَقَةٌ إِلَّا مَا أَطْعَمَهُ أَهْلَهُ أَوْ كَسَاهُمْ، إِنَّا لَا نُورَثُ؟! قَالُوا: بَلَى.

Umar said too Talha, and Al-Zubeyr, and Abdul Rahman and Sa’ad, ‘Are you knowing that Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘All wealth of the Prophetsaww is charity except hesaww gave hissaww familyasws, or clothed themasws: ‘We (Prophetsas) do not leave inheritance?!’ They said, ‘Yes’’.

رواه أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ الْجَوْهَرِيِّ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنْهُ قَالَ: جَاءَ عَلِيٌّ وَ الْعَبَّاسُ إِلَى عُمَرَ وَ هُمَا يَخْتَصِمَانِ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ لِطَلْحَةَ وَ الزُّبَيْرِ وَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَ سَعْدٍ: أَنْشُدُكُمُ اللَّهَ! أَ سَمِعْتُمْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ قَالَ: كُلُّ مَالِ نَبِيٍّ فَهُوَ صَدَقَةٌ إِلَّا مَا أَطْعَمَهُ أَهْلَهُ، إِنَّا لَا نُورَثُ؟! فَقَالُوا: نَعَمْ،

It is reported by Ahmad Bin Abdul Aziz Al Jowhari, by his chain from him who said,

‘Aliasws and Al-Abbas came to Umar they were disputing. Umar said to Talha and Al-Zubeyr, and Abdul Rahman, and Sa’ad, ‘I adjure you all with Allahazwj! Did you hear Rasool-Allahsaww say: ‘All wealth of a Prophetas, it is charity except what heas had fed hisas family, weas do not leave any inheritance?! They said, ‘Yes’.

قَالَ: فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يَتَصَدَّقُ بِهِ وَ يَقْسِمُ فَضْلَهُ، ثُمَّ تُوُفِّيَ فَوَلِيَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ سَنَتَيْنِ يَصْنَعُ فِيهِ مَا كَانَ يَصْنَعُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ سَلَّمَ وَ أَنْتُمَا تَقُولَانِ: إِنَّهُ كَانَ بِذَلِكَ خَاطِئاً؟ وَ كَانَ بِذَلِكَ ظَالِماً؟ وَ مَا كَانَ بِذَلِكَ إِلَّا رَاشِداً،

He said, ‘Rasool-Allahsaww used to give charity with it and distribute its surplus. Then hesaww passed away, so Abu Bakr ruled for two years. He did regarding it what Rasool-Allahsaww used to do, and you two are saying he was mistaken in that? And he was unjust in that? And he was not with that, except rightly guiding.

ثُمَّ وَلِيتُهُ بَعْدَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَقُلْتُ لَكُمَا: إِنْ شِئْتُمَا قَبِلْتُمَاهُ عَلَى عَمَلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ سَلَّمَ وَ عَهْدِهِ الَّذِي عَهِدَ فِيهِ، فَقُلْتُمَا: نَعَمْ، وَ جِئْتُمَانِي الْآنَ تَخْتَصِمَانِ، يَقُولُ هَذَا: أُرِيدُ نَصِيبِي مِنِ ابْنِ أَخِي، وَ يَقُولُ هَذَا: أُرِيدُ نَصِيبِي مِنِ امْرَأَتِي! وَ اللَّهِ لَا أَقْضِي بَيْنَكُمَا إِلَّا بِذَلِكَ.

The I was in charge of it after Abu Bakr, so I am saying to you both, ‘If you like, you can accept it upon the deed of Rasool-Allahsaww and hissaww pact which hesaww had pacted regarding it. Therefore say, ‘Yes’, and you have come to me now disputing. This one is saying, ‘I want my share from the sonsaww of my brotheras’, and this oneasws is saying: ‘Iasws want myasws share from myasws wifeasws! By Allahazwj! I will not decide between you two except with that’’.

وَ قَدْ بَلَغَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ‏ حَتَّى أَنَّهَا أَوْصَتْ أَنْ لَا يُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ، وَ قَدْ كَانَتْ قَالَتْ لَهُ حِينَ أَتَتْهُ طَالِبَةً بِحَقِّهَا، وَ مُحْتَجَّةً بِرَهْطِهَا: مَنْ يَرِثُكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ إِذَا مِتَّ؟ قَالَ: أَهْلِي وَ وُلْدِي. قَالَتْ: فَمَا بَالُنَا لَا نَرِثُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏]؟!

And that reached (Syeda) Fatimaasws until sheasws bequeathed that Abu Bakr should not pray Salat upon herasws, and sheasws had said to him when sheasws went to him seeking herasws right, and protesting with herasws group: ‘Who will inherit you, O Abu Bakr, when you die?’ He said, ‘My wife and my children’. Sheasws said: ‘So what is the matter we cannot inherit the Prophetsaww?’

فَلَمَّا مَنَعَهَا مِيرَاثَهَا، وَ بَخَسَهَا حَقَّهَا، وَ اعْتَلَ‏ عَلَيْهَا، وَ لَجَ‏ فِي أَمْرِهَا، وَ عَايَنَتِ التَّهَضُّمَ، وَ أَيِسَتْ مِنَ النُّزُوعِ‏، وَ وَجَدَتْ مَسَّ الضَّعْفِ‏ وَ قِلَّةَ النَّاصِرِ، قَالَتْ: وَ اللَّهِ لَأَدْعُوَنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَيْكَ. قَالَ: وَ اللَّهِ لَأَدْعُوَنَّ اللَّهَ لَكِ. قَالَتْ: وَ اللَّهِ لَا أُكَلِّمُكَ أَبَداً. قَالَ: وَ اللَّهِ لَا أَهْجُرُكِ أَبَداً.

When he refused herasws of herasws inheritance and lowered herasws rights, and refuted upon herasws, and was vociferous regarding herasws matter, and sheasws witnessed the digestion (devouring), and despaired from the snatching, and sheasws found a touch of weakness, and scarcity of the helpers, sheasws said: ‘By Allahazwj! Iasws will supplicate against you!’ He said, ‘By Allahazwj! I will supplicate for youasws’. Sheasws said: ‘By Allahazwj! Iasws will not speak to you, ever!’ He said, ‘By Allahazwj! I will not forsake youasws, ever!’’

وَ رَوَى الطَّبَرِيُ‏، عَنِ الْحَرْثِ بْنِ أَبِي أُسَامَةَ، عَنِ الْمَدَائِنِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي زَكَرِيَّا الْعَجْلَانِيِ‏ أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ عُمِلَ لَهَا نَعْشٌ قَبْلَ وَفَاتِهَا، فَنَظَرَتْ‏ وَ قَالَتْ: سَتَرْتُمُونِي سَتَرَكُمُ اللَّهُ.

And it is reported by Al Tabari, from al Hars Bin Abu Usama, from Al Madainy, from Abu Zakariya Al Ajlani,

‘(Syeda) Fatimaasws, a canopy was made for herasws before herasws expiry. Sheasws looked (at it) and said: ‘Youasws have made measws cheerful, may Allahazwj Make you to be cheerful’’.

وَ رَوَى الْقَاضِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ كَامِلٍ بِإِسْنَادِهِ فِي تَارِيخِهِ‏ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ: أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَ عَلَيْهَا عَاشَتْ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] سِتَّةَ أَشْهُرٍ، فَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَتْ دَفَنَهَا عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لَيْلًا، وَ صَلَّى عَلَيْهَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ.

And is reported by the judge Abu Bakr Ahmad Bin Kamil, by his chain in his history, from Al Zuhry who said, ‘It was narrated to me by Urwah Bin Al Zubeyr,

‘Ayesha (from non-Shia source) informed him that Fatimaasws daughterasws of Rasool-Allahsaww lived after Rasool-Allahsaww for six months. When sheasws passed away, Aliasws buried herasws at night, and Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws prayed Salat upon herasws’.

و ذكر في كتابه هذا أنّ أمير المؤمنين و الحسن و الحسين عليهم السلام دفنوها ليلا و غيّبوا قبرها.

And he mentioned in this book of his, ‘Amir Al-Momineenasws, and Al-Hassanasws, and Al-Husaynasws buried herasws at night, and hid herasws grave’.

وَ رَوَى سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ: أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ دُفِنَتْ لَيْلًا.

And it is reported by Sufyan Bin Uyayna, from Amro, from Al-Hassan Bin Muhammad, ‘(Syeda) Fatimaasws was buried at night’’.

وَ رَوَى عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْعَطَّارِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ.. وَ قَالَ الْبَلاذُرِيُّ فِي تَارِيخِهِ‏ إِنَّ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ لَمْ تُرَ مُتَبَسِّمَةً بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏]، وَ لَمْ يَعْلَمْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَ عُمَرُ بِمَوْتِهَا.

And it is reported by Abdullah Bin Abu Shayba, from Yahya Bin Saeed Al Attar, from Ma’mar, from Al Zuhry, similar to that, and Al Baladuri said in his history,

‘(Syeda) Fatimaasws was not seen smiling after the expiry of Rasool-Allahsaww, and (Aliasws) did not let Abu Bakr and Umar know of herasws passing away’’.

ما وردت به الرِّوَايَاتُ الْمُسْتَفِيضَةُ الظَّاهِرَةُ الَّتِي هِيَ كَالْمُتَوَاتِرِ أَنَّهَا عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ أَوْصَتْ بِأَنْ تُدْفَنَ لَيْلًا حَتَّى لَا يُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهَا الرَّجُلَانِ‏، وَ صَرَّحَتْ بِذَلِكَ، وَ عَهِدَتْ فِيهِ عَهْداً بَعْدَ أَنْ كَانَا اسْتَأْذَنَا عَلَيْهَا فِي مَرَضِهَا لِيَعُودَاهَا، فَأَبَتْ أَنْ تَأْذَنَ لَهُمَا،

What is reported with in the apparently numerous reports which is like the frequent –

‘Sheasws (Fatimaasws) had bequeathed that sheasws be buried at night, until the two men (Abu Bakr and Umar) do not pray Salat upon herasws, and sheasws had declared with that, and pacted a pact regarding it, after the two of them sought permission see upon during herasws illness to console herasws. Sheasws refused to give permission for them.

فَلَمَّا طَالَ عَلَيْهِمَا الْمُدَافَعَةُ رَغِبَا إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فِي أَنْ يَسْتَأْذِنَ لَهُمَا، وَ جَعَلَاهَا حَاجَةً إِلَيْهِ، فَكَلَّمَهَا أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فِي ذَلِكَ وَ أَلَحَّ عَلَيْهَا فَأَذِنَتْ لَهُمَا فِي الدُّخُولِ، ثُمَّ أَعْرَضَتْ عَنْهُمَا عِنْدَ دُخُولِهِمَا وَ لَمْ تُكَلِّمْهُمَا،

When the repelling prolonged upon them, they desired to Amir Al-Momineenasws that heasws permits for them and make it to be a need for himasws. Amir Al-Momineenasws spoke to her regarding that and insisted upon it. Sheasws permitted for them regarding the visitation, then sheasws turned away from them when they entered to see herasws and did not speak to them.

فَلَمَّا خَرَجَا قَالَتْ لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: قَدْ صَنَعْتَ‏ مَا أَرَدْتَ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ. قَالَتْ: فَهَلْ أَنْتَ صَانِعٌ مَا آمُرُكَ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ. قَالَتْ: فَإِنِّي أَنْشُدُكَ اللَّهَ أَنْ لَا يُصَلِّيَا عَلَى جَنَازَتِي، وَ لَا يَقُومَا عَلَى قَبْرِي.

When they went out, sheasws said to Amir Al-Momineenasws: ‘Will youasws do what Iasws want?’ Heasws said: ‘Yes’. Sheasws said: ‘Youasws will do what Iasws instruct youasws with?’ Heasws said: ‘Yes’. Sheasws said, ‘So Iasws hereby adjure youasws with Allahazwj they (Abu Bakr and Umar) should not pray Salat upon myasws funeral, nor will they (be allowed) to stand at myasws grave’’.

وَ رُوِيَ‏ أَنَّهُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ عَمَّى عَلَى قَبْرِهَا وَ رَشَّ أَرْبَعِينَ قَبْراً فِي الْبَقِيعِ وَ لَمْ يَرُشَّ عَلَى قَبْرِهَا حَتَّى لَا يَهْتَدِيَا إِلَيْهِ، وَ أَنَّهُمَا عَاتَبَاهُ عَلَى‏ تَرْكِ إِعْلَامِهِمَا بِشَأْنِهَا وَ إِحْضَارِهِمَا لِلصَّلَاةِ عَلَيْهَا.

And it is reported that heasws obscured upon herasws grave and sprinkled (water) upon forty graves in Al-Baqie (cemetery), and did not sprinkle upon herasws grave until they could not be guided to it, and they faulted himasws upon neglecting to inform them of herasws affair and their being present for the Salat upon herasws’.

ما رواه مسلم في صحيحه‏ و أورده في جَامِعُ الْأُصُولِ‏ فِي الْبَابِ الثَّانِي مِنْ كِتَابِ الْخِلَافَةِ وَ الْإِمَارَةِ مِنْ حَرْفِ الْخَاءِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ- فِي حَدِيثٍ طَوِيلٍ بَعْدَ ذِكْرِ مُطَالَبَةِ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فِي مِيرَاثِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ فَدَكَ، وَ سَهْمِهِ مِنْ خَيْبَرَ- قَالَتْ: فَهَجَرَتْهُ فَاطِمَةُ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ فَلَمْ تُكَلِّمْهُ فِي ذَلِكَ حَتَّى مَاتَتْ، فَدَفَنَهَا عَلِيٌّ (ع) لَيْلًا وَ لَمْ يُؤْذِنْ بِهَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ،

What is reported by Muslim in his ‘Saheeh’, and is reported in ‘Jamie Al Usool’ in the second chapter from the book of the caliphate and the government, from the letter ‘Khaybar’,

‘From Ayesha (Non-Shia source), in a lengthy Hadeeth after mentioning the demand of ‘(Syeda) Fatimaasws to Abu Bakr regarding inheritance of Rasool-Allahsaww and Fadak, and hissaww share from Khyber, she said, ‘‘(Syeda) Fatimaasws forsook him (Abu Bakr) regarding that until sheasws passed away. Aliasws buried herasws at night and did not permit Abu Bakr for it’.

قَالَتْ: فَكَانَتْ لِعَلِيٍّ وَجْهٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ حَيَاةَ فَاطِمَةَ فَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَتْ فَاطِمَةُ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ انْصَرَفَتْ وُجُوهُ النَّاسِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، وَ مَكَثَتْ فَاطِمَةُ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ سِتَّةَ أَشْهُرٍ ثُمَّ تُوُفِّيَتْ.

She said, ‘There used to be a face (honour) for Aliasws during the lifetime of ‘(Syeda) Fatimaasws. When sheasws passed away, the faces of the people turned away from Aliasws, and ‘(Syeda) Fatimaasws remained after Rasool-Allahsaww for six months, then sheasws passed away’’.

وَ رَوَى ابْنُ أَبِي الْحَدِيدِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ الْجَوْهَرِيِّ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: قَالَتْ فَاطِمَةُ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ: إِنَّ أُمَّ أَيْمَنَ تَشْهَدُ لِي أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَعْطَانِي فَدَكَ.

And it is reported by Abu Al Hadeed, from Ahmad Bin Abdul Al Aziz Al Jowhari, from Hisham Bin Muhammad, from his father who said,

‘Fatimaasws said to Abu Bakr: ‘Umm Aymanra will testify for measws that Rasool-Allahsaww had given measws Fadak’.

فَقَالَ: يَا بِنْتَ‏ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ! وَ اللَّهِ مَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ خَلْقاً أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ (ص) أَبِيكِ وَ لَوَدِدْتُ أَنَّ السَّمَاءَ وَقَعَتْ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ يَوْمَ مَاتَ أَبُوكِ، وَ اللَّهِ لَأَنْ تَفْتَقِرَ عَائِشَةُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ تَفْتَقِرِي،

He said, ‘O daughterasws of Rasool-Allahsaww! By Allahazwj! Allahazwj has not Created any creature more beloved to me than Rasool-Allahsaww, yourasws fathersaww, and I would have loved it if the sky would have fallen upon the earth on the day yourasws fathersaww passed away, because impoverishment of Ayesha is more beloved to me that if youasws were to be impoverished.

أَ تَرَانِي‏ أُعْطِي الْأَسْوَدَ وَ الْأَحْمَرَ حَقَّهُ وَ أَظْلِمُكِ حَقَّكِ وَ أَنْتِ بِنْتُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ (ص)! إِنَّ هَذَا الْمَالَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ سَلَّمَ‏ وَلِيتُهُ كَمَا كَانَ يَلِيهِ!

Do youasws view me giving the black and the red his right, and I would oppress youasws of yourasws right, and youasws are the daughterasws of Rasool-Allahsaww! This is the wealth which did not happen to be for the Prophetsaww, and I am dealing with it just as hesaww used to deal with it!’

قَالَتْ: وَ اللَّهِ لَا كَلَّمْتُكَ أَبَداً!. قَالَ: وَ اللَّهِ لَا هَجَرْتُكِ أَبَداً. قَالَ: وَ اللَّهِ لَأَدْعُوَنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَيْكَ. قَالَ: وَ اللَّهِ لَأَدْعُوَنَّ اللَّهَ لَكِ.

Sheasws said: ‘By Allahazwj! Iasws will not speak to you, ever!’ He said, ‘By Allahazwj! I will not forsake youasws, ever!’ Sheasws said: ‘By Allahazwj! Iasws will supplicated against you’. He said, ‘By Allahazwj! I will supplicate for youasws’.

فَلَمَّا حَضَرَتْهَا الْوَفَاةُ أَوْصَتْ أَنْ لَا يُصَلِّيَ‏ عَلَيْهَا، فَدُفِنَتْ لَيْلًا، وَ صَلَّى عَلَيْهَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ، وَ كَانَ بَيْنَ وَفَاتِهَا وَ وَفَاةِ أَبِيهَا صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ‏ اثْنَتَانِ وَ سَبْعُونَ لَيْلَةً.

When the expiry presented to herasws, sheasws bequeathed that he should not (be allowed to) pray Salat upon herasws. So sheasws was buried at night and Al-Abbas son of Abdul Muttalibasws prayed Salat upon herasws, and there was between herasws expiry and expiry of herasws fathersaww, seventy-two nights’’.

12- باب‏ العلّة التي من أجلها ترك أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام فدك لما ولي الناس‏

CHAPTER 12 – THE REASON DUE TO WHICH AMIR AL-MOMINEENasws LEFT FADAK WHEN HEasws RULED THE PEOPLE

1- ع‏: الدَّقَّاقُ، عَنِ الْأَسَدِيِّ، عَنِ النَّخَعِيِّ، عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِ‏، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لَهُ: لِمَ لَمْ يَأْخُذْ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَدَكَ لَمَّا وَلِيَ النَّاسَ؟ وَ لِأَيِّ عَلَّةٍ تَرَكَهَا؟

(The book) ‘Illal Al Sharaie’ – Al Daqqaiq, from Al Asady, from Al Nakhaie, from Al Nowfali, from Ali Bin Salim, from his father, from Abu Baseer,

‘From Abu Abdullahasws, he (the narrator) said, ‘I said to himasws, ‘Why didn’t Amir Al-Momineenasws seize Fadak when heasws ruled the people? And for which reason did heasws leave it?’

فَقَالَ لَهُ: لِأَنَّ الظَّالِمَ وَ الْمَظْلُومَةَ قَدْ كَانَا قَدِمَا عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ أَثَابَ اللَّهُ الْمَظْلُومَةَ وَ عَاقَبَ الظَّالِمَ‏، فَكَرِهَ أَنْ يَسْتَرْجِعَ شَيْئاً قَدْ عَاقَبَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ غَاصِبَهُ وَ أَثَابَ عَلَيْهِ‏ الْمَغْصُوبَةَ.

Heasws said to him: ‘Because the oppressor and the oppressed would be coming forwards to Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic, and Allahazwj would Reward the oppressed and Punish the oppressor, so heasws disliked that anything from the Punishment of Allahazwj be retracted upon its usurper and the Reward the usurped oneasws upon it’’.¹⁰⁸

2- ع‏: ابْنُ هَاشِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ‏ الْكَرْخِيِّ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: لِأَيِّ عِلَّةٍ تَرَكَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَدَكاً لَمَّا وَلِيَ النَّاسَ؟

(The book) ‘Illal Al Sharaie’ – Ibn Hashim, from his father, from his grandfather, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Ibrahim al Karkhy who said,

‘I asked Abu Abdullahasws, I said to himasws, ‘For which reason did Amir Al-Momineenasws leave Fadak when heasws ruled the people?’

فَقَالَ: لِلِاقْتِدَاءِ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ لَمَّا فَتَحَ مَكَّةَ وَ قَدْ بَاعَ عَقِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ دَارَهُ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! أَ لَا تَرْجِعُ إِلَى دَارِكَ؟

Heasws said: ‘For following Rasool-Allahazwj when hesaww conquered Makkah, and Aqeel son of Abu Talibasws had sold hissaww house. It was said to himsaww, ‘O Rasool-Allahsaww! Will yousaww not return to yoursaww house?’

فَقَالَ (ص): وَ هَلْ تَرَكَ عَقِيلٌ لَنَا دَاراً، إِنَّا أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ لَا نَسْتَرْجِعُ شَيْئاً يُؤْخَذُ مِنَّا ظُلْماً، فَلِذَلِكَ لَمْ يَسْتَرْجِعْ فَدَكاً لَمَّا وَلِيَ.

Hesaww said: ‘And has Aqeel left a house for ussaww?’ Weasws, Peopleasws of the Household do not return anything seized from usasws unjustly’. Therefore, due to that, heasws did not return Fadak when heasws ruled’’.¹⁰⁹

3- ن، ع‏: الْقَطَّانُ، عَنْ أَحْمَدَ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ، عَنْ عَلِيِ‏ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ فَضَّالٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لِمَ لَمْ يَسْتَرْجِعْ فَدَكَ لَمَّا وَلِيَ النَّاسَ؟

(The book) ‘Illal Sharaie’ – Al Qattan, from Ahmad Al Hamdani Bin Al Hassan Bin Fazzal, from his father,

‘From Abu Al-Hassanasws, he (the narrator) said, ‘I asked himasws about Amir Al-Momineenasws, ‘Why did heasws not return Fadak when heasws ruled the people?’

فَقَالَ: لِأَنَّا أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ وَلِيُّنَا اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لَا يَأْخُذُ لَنَا حُقُوقَنَا مِمَّنْ يَظْلِمُنَا إِلَّا هُوَ، وَ نَحْنُ أَوْلِيَاءُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، إِنَّمَا نَحْكُمُ لَهُمْ وَ نَأْخُذُ حُقُوقَهُمْ مِمَّنْ يَظْلِمُهُمْ‏، وَ لَا نَأْخُذُ لِأَنْفُسِنَا.

Heasws said: ‘Because weasws, Peopleasws of the Household, Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic is In-charge of usasws that no one would take ourasws rights for usasws from the ones who oppress usasws except Heazwj, and weasws are the guardians of the Momineen. But rather, weasws decide for them and weasws take their rights from the ones who oppress them, and weasws do not take for ourselvesasws’’.¹¹⁰

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ما رواه الْفَخْرُ الرَّازِيُ‏ وَ غَيْرُهُ مِنَ الْمُفَسِّرِينَ‏ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ: أَخَذَ مُسَيْلَمَةُ الْكَذَّابُ رَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَقَالَ لِأَحَدِهِمَا: أَ تَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً رَسُولُ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ. قَالَ: أَ فَتَشْهَدُ أَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، وَ كَانَ مُسَيْلَمَةُ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ رَسُولُ بَنِي حَنِيفَةَ، وَ مُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ رَسُولُ قُرَيْشٍ،

What is reported by Al Fakhr Al Razy and others from the interpreters, from Al Hassan who said,

‘Musaylama the liar (false prophet) seized two companions of Rasool-Allahsaww and said to one of them, ‘Are you testifying that Muhammadsaww is a Rasoolsaww of Allahazwj?’ He said, ‘Yes’. He said, ‘Do you testify that I am Rasool of Allahazwj?’ He said, ‘Yes’. And Musaylama used to claim that he was a Rasool for the clan of Haneefa, and Muhammadsaww was a Rasoolsaww of Quraysh.

فَتَرَكَهُ، وَ دَعَا الْآخَرَ فَقَالَ: أَ تَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً رَسُولُ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ نَعَمْ نَعَمْ! قَالَ: أَ فَتَشْهَدُ أَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ: إِنِّي أَصَمُّ .. ثَلَاثاً. فَقَدَّمَهُ وَ قَتَلَهُ،

He left him (alone), and called the other. He said, ‘Do you testify that Muhammadsaww is a Rasoolsaww of Allahazwj?’ He said, ‘Yes, Yes, Yes!’ He said, ‘Do you testify that I am Rasool of Allahazwj?’ He said, ‘I am deaf’ – thrice. So, he brought him forward and killed him.

فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَقَالَ: أَمَّا هَذَا الْمَقْتُولُ فَمَضَى عَلَى صِدْقِهِ وَ يَقِينِهِ فَهَنِيئاً لَهُ، وَ أَمَّا الْآخَرُ فَقَبِلَ رُخْصَةَ اللَّهِ فَلَا تَبِعَةَ عَلَيْهِ.

That reached Rasool-Allahsaww and hesaww said: ‘As for this killed one, he went upon his truthfulness and his conviction, so congratulations be to him; and as for the other, he accepted the Allowance of Allahazwj, and did not follow upon it’’.

مَا رَوَاهُ الْخَاصَّةُ وَ الْعَامَّةُ أَنَّ أُنَاساً مِنْ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ فُتِنُوا فَارْتَدُّوا عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ بَعْدَ دُخُولِهِمْ فِيهِ، وَ كَانَ فِيهِمْ مَنْ أُكْرِهَ فَأَجْرَى كَلِمَةَ الْكُفْرِ عَلَى لِسَانِهِ

What is reported by the special ones (Shias) and the general ones (non-Shias) is that some people from the inhabitants of Makkah were tempted and they reneged from Al-Islam after their having entered into it, and among them was one who disliked it and the words of Kufr flowed upon his tongue.

مَعَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ بِقَلْبِهِ مُصِرّاً عَلَى الْإِيمَانِ مِنْهُمْ عَمَّارٌ وَ أَبَوَاهُ: يَاسِرٌ وَ سُمَيَّةُ، وَ صُهَيْبٌ وَ بِلَالٌ وَ خَبَّابٌ وَ سَالِمٌ عُذِّبُوا، وَ أَمَّا سُمَيَّةُ فَقَدْ رُبِطَتْ بَيْنَ بَعِيرَيْنِ‏ وَ وُجِئَتْ‏ فِي قُبُلِهَا بِحَرْبَةٍ، وَ قَالُوا: إِنَّكِ أَسْلَمْتِ مِنْ أَجْلِ الرِّجَالِ فَقُتِلَتْ، وَ قُتِلَ يَاسِرٌ، وَ هُمَا أَوَّلُ قَتِيلَيْنِ‏ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ،

And along with it was one who was determined upon the Eman with his heart – from them was Ammar and his father, and Sumayya, and Suheyb, and Bilal, and Khabab, and Salim who were tortured. And as for Sunayyah, she was tied up between two camels and was pained in accepting it forcibly, and they said, ‘You became a Muslim due to the men’. She was killed, and Yasser was killed, and they were both the first ones to be killed in Al-Islam.

وَ أَمَّا عَمَّارٌ فَقَدْ أَعْطَاهُمْ مَا أَرَادُوا بِلِسَانِهِ مُكْرَهاً، فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! إِنَّ عَمَّاراً كَفَرَ. فَقَالَ: كَلَّا، إِنَّ عَمَّاراً مُلِئَ إِيمَاناً مِنْ قَرْنِهِ إِلَى قَدَمِهِ، وَ اخْتَلَطَ الْإِيمَانُ بِلَحْمِهِ وَ دَمِهِ،

And as for Ammar, he gave them by his tongue what they wanted, unwillingly. It was said, ‘O Rasool-Allahsaww! Ammar has become a Kafir’. Hesaww said: ‘Never! Ammar is filled with Eman from his head to his toes, and the Eman is mingled with his flesh and blood’.

فَأَتَى عَمَّارٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ هُوَ يَبْكِي، فَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يَمْسَحُ عَيْنَيْهِ يَقُولُ: مَا لَكَ! إِنْ عَادُوا لَكَ فَعُدْ لَهُمْ بِمَا قُلْتَ‏.

Ammar came to Rasool-Allahsaww and he was crying. Rasool-Allahsaww went on to wipe his eyes and saying: ‘What does it matter to you if they are enemies to you? Repeat to them what you said’.

خَبَرُ مَوْلَى الْحَضْرَمِيِّ أَكْرَهَهُ سَيِّدُهُ فَكَفَرَ ثُمَّ أَسْلَمَ مَوْلَاهُ فَأَسْلَمَ وَ حَسُنَ إِسْلَامُهُمَا وَ هَاجَرَا.

The new of the slave of Al-Hazrami is that his master forced him, so he disbelieved. Then his slave became a Muslim, and both their Islam was good, and they emigrated’.

لَفْظُ الْبُخَارِيِّ وَ مُسْلِمٍ وَ الْمُوطَأِ وَ النَّسَائِيِّ- أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَخْبَرَ عَنْ‏ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] وَ سَلَّمَ قَالَ لَهَا: أَ لَمْ تَرَيْ أَنَّ قَوْمَكِ حِينَ بَنَوُا الْكَعْبَةَ اقْتَصَرُوا عَلَى قَوَاعِدِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ؟ فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! أَ لَا تَرُدُّهَا عَلَى قَوَاعِدِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ؟ قَالَ: لَوْ لَا حِدْثَانُ قَوْمِكِ بِالْكُفْرِ لَفَعَلْتُ.

The words of Al Bukhari and Muslim and Mowta’a and al Nasaie, ‘Abdullah Muhammad Bin Abu Bakr informed about Abdullah Bin Umar,

‘From Ayesha (a non-Shia source), that Rasool-Allahsaww said to her, ‘Do you not see that your people, when they built the Kabah, they were short upon the foundations of Ibrahimas?’ She said, ‘O Rasool-Allahsaww! Will yousaww return it to the foundations of Ibrahimas?’ Hesaww said: ‘Had it not been two events of your people with the Kufr, Isaww would do so’’.

و مِنْ لَفْظِ الْبُخَارِيِّ وَ مُسْلِمٍ عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ‏: سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] عَنِ الْجِدَارِ، أَ مِنَ‏ الْبَيْتِ هُوَ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ. قُلْتُ: فَمَا لَهُمْ لَمْ يُدْخِلُوهُ فِي الْبَيْتِ؟ قَالَ: إِنَّ قَوْمَكِ قَصُرَتْ بِهِمُ النَّفَقَةُ. قُلْتُ: فَمَا شَأْنُ بَابِهِ مُرْتَفِعاً؟

And from the words of Al Bukhari, and Muslim, from Al Aswad,

‘From Ayesha (a non-Shia source) who said, ‘I asked the Prophetsaww about the wall, ‘Is it from the House (Kabah)?’ Hesaww said: ‘Yes’. She said, ‘So what is the matter they are not including it in the House?’ Hesaww said: ‘Your people had been short of the spending with them’. She said, ‘What is reasons its door is raised?’

قَالَ: فَعَلَ ذَلِكِ قَوْمُكِ لِيُدْخِلُوا مَنْ شَاءُوا وَ يَمْنَعُوا مَنْ شَاءُوا، وَ لَوْ لَا أَنَّ قَوْمَكِ حَدِيثُ عَهْدِهِمْ‏ بِالْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَأَخَافُ أَنْ تُنْكِرَ قُلُوبُهُمْ أَنْ أُدْخِلَ الْجِدَارَ فِي الْبَيْتِ وَ أَنْ أُلْصِقَ بَابَهُ بِالْأَرْضِ‏.

Hesaww said: ‘Your people did that in order to include the ones they desired and prevent the ones they desire, and had it not been for your people discussing their pacts in the pre-Islamic period so Isaww fear their hearts would deny, Isaww would include the wall in the House, and even if its door sticks to the ground’’.

و مِنْ لَفْظِ الْبُخَارِيِّ، عَنْ جَرِيرٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ رُومَانَ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ: أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] قَالَ لَهَا: يَا عَائِشَةُ! لَوْ لَا أَنَّ قَوْمَكِ حَدِيثُ عَهْدٍ بِالْجَاهِلِيَّةِ لَأَمَرْتُ بِالْبَيْتِ فَهُدِمَ فَأَدْخَلْتُ فِيهِ مَا أُخْرِجَ مِنْهُ، وَ أَلْزَقْتُهُ بِالْأَرْضِ، وَ جَعَلْتُ لَهُ بَابَيْنِ، بَاباً شَرْقِيّاً وَ بَاباً غَرْبِيّاً، فَبَلَغْتُ بِهِ أَسَاسَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ

And from the words of Al Bukhari, from Jareer, from Yazeed Bin Rowman, from Urwah,

‘From Ayesha (a non-Shia source) that the Prophetsaww said to her: ‘O Ayesha! Had it not been for your people discussing a pact in the Pre-Islamic period, Isaww would have constructed the House, and demolished, and included in it what had been thrown out from it, and made it stick to the ground (not raised), and would have made two doors to be for it – an eastern door and a western door, and reach with it the foundations of Ibrahimas’.

فَذَلِكِ الَّذِي‏ حَمَلَ ابْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ عَلَى هَدْمِهِ. قَالَ يَزِيدُ: وَ شَهِدْتُ ابْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ حِينَ هَدَمَهُ وَ بَنَاهُ وَ أَدْخَلَ فِيهِ مِنَ الْحِجْرِ، وَ قَدْ رَأَيْتُ أَسَاسَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ حِجَارَةً كَأَسْنِمَةِ الْإِبِلِ،

So, that is which carried Ibn Al-Zubeyr upon demolishing it. Yazeed said, ‘And I witnessed Ibn Al-Zubeyr when he demolished it and (re)built it, and included in it from the (Black) Stone, and I had seen the foundations of Ibrahimas, stones like the humps of camels’.

قَالَ جَرِيرٌ: فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَيْنَ مَوْضِعُهُ؟ قَالَ: أُرِيكَهُ الْآنَ، فَدَخَلْتُ مَعَهُ الْحِجْرَ، فَأَشَارَ إِلَى مَكَانٍ فَقَالَ: هَاهُنَا. فَخَرَرْتُ مِنَ الْحِجْرِ سِتَّةَ أَذْرُعٍ أَوْ نَحْوَهَا.

Jareer said, ‘I said to him, ‘Where is its place?’ He said, ‘I will show it now’. I entered the (Black) Stone with him, and he indicated to a place saying, ‘Over here!’ I fell down from the (Black) Stone, six cubits, or approximate to it’’.

13- باب‏ علّة قعوده عليه السلام عن قتال من تأمّر عليه من الأوّلين، و قيامه إلى قتال من بغى عليه من الناكثين و القاسطين و المارقين، و علّة إمهال اللّه من تقدّم عليه، و فيه علّة قيام من قام من سائر الأئمّة و قعود من قعد منهم عليهم السلام.

CHAPTER 13 – REASON FOR HIS (ALIasws) SITTING BACK FROM FIGHTING THE ONES FROM THE FORMER ONES WHO RULED UPON HIMasws, AND HISasws STANDING TO FIGHT THE ONES WHO REBELLED AGAINST HIMasws, FROM THE BREAKERS (OF THE COVENANT) AND THE RENEGADES AND THE DEVIANTS, AND REASON FOR ALLAHazwj RESPITING THE ONE WHO CAME FORWARD TO HIMasws, AND IN IT IS REASON OF THE ONEasws FROM THE REST OF THE IMAMSasws WHO MADE A STAND, AND THE SITTING BACK BY THE ONEasws FROM THEMasws WHO SAT BACK

1- ج‏: رُوِيَ‏ أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ كَانَ جَالِساً فِي بَعْضِ مَجَالِسِهِ بَعْدَ رُجُوعِهِ عَنِ النَّهْرَوَانِ‏ فَجَرَى الْكَلَامُ حَتَّى قِيلَ: لِمَ‏ لَا حَارَبْتَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَ عُمَرَ كَمَا حَارَبْتَ طَلْحَةَ وَ الزُّبَيْرَ وَ مُعَاوِيَةَ؟.

(The book) ‘Al-Ihtijaj’ – It is reported that Amir Al-Momineenasws was seated in one of hisasws gathering after hisasws return from (the battle of) Al-Naharwan. The talk flowed until it was said, ‘Why didn’t youasws battle against Abu Bakr and Umar just as youasws battled against Talha, and Al-Zubeyr and Muawiya?’

فَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: إِنِّي كُنْتُ لَمْ أَزَلْ مَظْلُوماً مُسْتَأْثَراً عَلَى حَقِّي، فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ أَشْعَثُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ فَقَالَ: يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ! لِمَ لَمْ تَضْرِبْ بِسَيْفِكَ وَ تَطْلُبْ بِحَقِّكَ؟!

Heasws said: ‘Iasws have not ceased to be oppressed, preferred over upon myasws rights’. Ash’as Bin Qaysla stood up to himasws and said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineenasws! Why did youasws not strike with yourasws sword and sought yourasws right?’

فَقَالَ: يَا أَشْعَثُ! قَدْ قُلْتَ قَوْلًا فَاسْمَعِ الْجَوَابَ وَ عِهْ وَ اسْتَشْعِرِ الْحُجَّةَ، إِنَّ لِي أُسْوَةً بِسِتَّةٍ مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمْ أَجْمَعِينَ:

Heasws said: ‘O Ash’asla ! You have said a word, so listen to the answer, and retain it, and realise the argument. There are exemplary examples for measws from the Prophetsas, may the Salawat of Allahazwj be upon themas all.

أَوَّلُهُمْ: نُوحٌ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ حَيْثُ قَالَ: أَنِّي مَغْلُوبٌ فَانْتَصِرْ، فَإِنْ قَالَ قَائِلٌ: إِنَّهُ قَالَ لِغَيْرِ خَوْفٍ فَقَدْ كَفَرَ، وَ إِلَّا فَالْوَصِيُّ أَعْذَرُ.

The first of themas is Noahas when heas said: ‘‘I am overcome, so Help!’ [54:10]. So if a speaker were to say heas had said to for other than fear, so he has blasphemed, and except for the successorasws there is an excuse.

وَ ثَانِيهِمْ: لُوطٌ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ حَيْثُ قَالَ: لَوْ أَنَّ لِي بِكُمْ قُوَّةً أَوْ آوِي إِلى‏ رُكْنٍ شَدِيدٍ. فَإِنْ قَالَ قَائِلٌ: إِنَّهُ قَالَ هَذَا لِغَيْرِ خَوْفٍ فَقَدْ كَفَرَ، وَ إِلَّا فَالْوَصِيُّ أَعْذَرُ.

And theiras second is Lutas when heas said: ‘If only there was strength for me against you, or a recourse to a strong support’ [11:80], So, if a speaker were to say that Lutas said it for other than fear, he has blasphemed, and except for the successorasws there is an excuse.

وَ ثَالِثُهُمْ: إِبْرَاهِيمُ خَلِيلُ اللَّهِ حَيْثُ قَالَ: وَ أَعْتَزِلُكُمْ وَ ما تَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ‏. فَإِنْ قَالَ قَائِلٌ: إِنَّهُ قَالَ هَذَا لِغَيْرِ خَوْفٍ فَقَدْ كَفَرَ، وَ إِلَّا فَالْوَصِيُّ أَعْذَرُ.

And theiras third is Ibrahimas the Friend of Allahazwj when heas said: And I will withdraw from you and what you call on besides Allah, [19:48]. So, if a speaker were to say heas said this for other than fear, he has blasphemed, and except for the successorasws, there is an excuse.

وَ رَابِعُهُمْ: مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ حَيْثُ قَالَ: فَفَرَرْتُ مِنْكُمْ لَمَّا خِفْتُكُمْ. فَإِنْ قَالَ قَائِلٌ: إِنَّهُ قَالَ هَذَا لِغَيْرِ خَوْفٍ فَقَدْ كَفَرَ، وَ إِلَّا فَالْوَصِيُّ أَعْذَرُ.

And theiras fourth is Musaas when heas said: ‘So I fled from you when I feared you. [26:21]. So, if a speaker were to say heas said this for other than fear, he has blasphemed, and except for the successorasws there is an excuse.

وَ خَامِسُهُمْ: أَخُوهُ هَارُونُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ حَيْثُ قَالَ: ابْنَ أُمَّ إِنَّ الْقَوْمَ اسْتَضْعَفُونِي وَ كادُوا يَقْتُلُونَنِي‏. فَإِنْ قَالَ قَائِلٌ: إِنَّهُ قَالَ هَذَا لِغَيْرِ خَوْفٍ فَقَدْ كَفَرَ، وَ إِلَّا فَالْوَصِيُّ أَعْذَرُ.

And theiras fifth one is hisas brotheras Harounas when heas said: He said: ‘Son of my mother! Surely the people weakened me and they almost killed me, [7:150]. So, if a speaker were to say heas said this for other than fear, so he has blasphemed, and except for the successorasws there is an excuse.

وَ سَادِسُهُمْ: أَخِي مُحَمَّدٌ سَيِّدُ الْبَشَرِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ حَيْثُ ذَهَبَ إِلَى الْغَارِ وَ نَوَّمَنِي عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ، فَإِنْ قَالَ قَائِلٌ: إِنَّهُ ذَهَبَ إِلَى الْغَارِ لِغَيْرِ خَوْفٍ فَقَدْ كَفَرَ، وَ إِلَّا فَالْوَصِيُّ أَعْذَرُ.

And theiras sixth is myasws brothersaww Muhammadsaww, chief of the mortals, when hesaww went to the cave and made measws sleep upon hissaww bed. So, if a speaker were to say hesaww went to the cave for other than fear, so he has blasphemed, and except for the successorasws there is an excuse.

فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ النَّاسُ بِأَجْمَعِهِمْ فَقَالُوا: يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ! قَدْ عَلِمْنَا أَنَّ الْقَوْلَ قَوْلُكَ وَ نَحْنُ الْمُذْنِبُونَ التَّائِبُونَ، وَ قَدْ عَذَرَكَ اللَّهُ!.

The people in their entirety stood up to himasws and they said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineenasws! Youasws have taught us that the (final) word is yourasws word, and we are the sinners, the repentant, and Allahazwj has Excused youasws!’’¹¹¹

2- ج‏: عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ مُوسَى، عَنْ أَبِيهِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: خَطَبَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ خُطْبَةً بِالْكُوفَةِ فَلَمَّا كَانَ فِي آخِرِ كَلَامِهِ قَالَ: إِنِّي‏ لَأَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِالنَّاسِ وَ مَا زِلْتُ مَظْلُوماً مُنْذُ قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ،

(The book) ‘Al-Ihtijaj’ – From Is’haq son of Musaasws Bin Ja’farasws, from hisasws father Ja’farasws Bin Muhammadasws, from hisasws forefathersasws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineenasws addressed a sermon at Al-Kufa. When it was at the end of hisasws speech, heasws said: ‘Iasws am foremost of the people with the people, and Iasws have not ceased to be oppressed since Rasool-Allahsaww passed away’.

فَقَامَ الْأَشْعَثُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ لَعَنَهُ اللَّهُ فَقَالَ: يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ! لَمْ تَخْطُبْنَا خُطْبَةً مُنْذُ قَدِمْتَ الْعِرَاقَ إِلَّا وَ قُلْتَ: وَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِالنَّاسِ، وَ مَا زِلْتُ مَظْلُوماً مُنْذُ قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ! وَ لَمَّا وَلِيَ تَيْمٌ وَ عَدِيٌّ، أَلَّا ضَرَبْتَ بِسَيْفِكَ دُونَ ظُلَامَتِكَ؟!

Al-Ash’as Bin Qaysla, may Allahazwj Curse himla, stood up and said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineenasws! Youasws have not addressed us with any sermon since youasws arrived in Al-Iraq except and youasws said: ‘By Allahazwj! Iasws am foremost of the people with the people, and Iasws have not ceased to be oppressed since Rasool-Allahsaww passed away! And when youasws ruled over (the clans of) Taym (Abu Bakr’s clan) and Uday (Umar’s clan), youasws did not strike with yourasws sword facing yourasws oppressors?!’

فَقَالَ لَهُ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ وَ سَلَامُهُ عَلَيْهِ: يَا ابْنَ الْخَمَّارَةِ! قَدْ قُلْتَ قَوْلًا فَاسْتَمِعْ، وَ اللَّهِ مَا مَنَعَنِي الْجُبْنُ وَ لَا كَرَاهِيَةُ الْمَوْتِ، وَ لَا مَنَعَنِي ذَلِكَ‏ إِلَّا عَهْدُ أَخِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ،

Amir Al-Momineenasws said to him: ‘O Ibn Al-Khamara! You have said a word, so listen. By Allahazwj! Iasws was neither prevented by the cowardice, nor abhorrence of the death. Nothing prevented measws of that except a pact of myasws brothersaww Rasool-Allahsaww.

خَبَّرَنِي وَ قَالَ‏: يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ! إِنَّ الْأُمَّةَ سَتَغْدِرُ بِكَ وَ تَنْقُضُ عَهْدِي، وَ إِنَّكَ مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةِ هَارُونَ مِنْ مُوسَى.

Hesaww informed measws and said: ‘O Abu Al-Hassanasws! The community will be treacherous with youasws, and will break mysaww covenant, and youasws are from mesaww at the status of Harounas from Musaas’.

فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! فَمَا تَعْهَدُ إِلَيَّ إِذَا كَانَ كَذَلِكَ؟ فَقَالَ: إِنْ وَجَدْتَ أَعْوَاناً فَبَادِرْ إِلَيْهِمْ وَ جَاهِدْهُمْ، وَ إِنْ لَمْ تَجِدْ أَعْوَاناً فَكُفَّ يَدَكَ وَ احْقُنْ دَمَكَ حَتَّى تَلْحَقَ بِي مَظْلُوماً.

Iasws said: ‘O Rasool-Allahsaww! So, what is yoursaww advice to measws, when that happens?’ Hesaww said: ‘If youasws find supporters, then rush to them and fight them, but if youasws do not find supporters, then withhold yourasws hand and save yourasws blood until youasws join up with mesaww as an oppressed one’.

فَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ اشْتَغَلْتُ بِدَفْنِهِ وَ الْفَرَاغِ مِنْ شَأْنِهِ، ثُمَّ آلَيْتُ يَمِيناً أَنِّي لَا أَرْتَدِي إِلَّا لِلصَّلَاةِ حَتَّى أَجْمَعَ الْقُرْآنَ، فَفَعَلْتُ‏،

When Rasool-Allahsaww passed away, Iasws was pre-occupied with burying himasws, and (trying to be) free from hissaww concern. Then Iasws vowed that Iasws will not wear a cloak except for the Salat until Iasws collect the Quran. Iasws did so.

ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُ بِيَدِ فَاطِمَةَ وَ ابْنَيَّ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ ثُمَّ دُرْتُ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ وَ أَهْلِ السَّابِقَةِ فَنَاشَدْتُهُمْ حَقِّي وَ دَعَوْتُهُمْ إِلَى نَصْرِي‏، فَمَا أَجَابَنِي‏ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا أَرْبَعَةُ رَهْطٍ: سَلْمَانُ وَ عَمَّارٌ وَ الْمِقْدَادُ وَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ،

Then Iasws held a hand of (Syeda) Fatimaasws, and myasws two sonsasws Al-Hassanasws and Al-Husaynasws, then Iasws circled unto the people of Badr, and the people of precedence. Iasws adjured them of myasws right and called them to help measws, but none from them answered measws except a group of four – Salmanra, and Ammar, and Al-Miqdadra, and Abu Zarrra.

وَ ذَهَبَ مَنْ كُنْتُ أَعْتَضِدُ بِهِمْ عَلَى دِينِ اللَّهِ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي، وَ بَقِيتُ بَيْنَ خَفِيرَتَيْنِ‏ قَرِيبَيِ الْعَهْدِ بِجَاهِلِيَّةٍ: عَقِيلٍ وَ الْعَبَّاسِ.

And the ones from myasws family members Iasws used to expect support with them upon the Religion of Allahazwj were gone, and Iasws remained between two guards – Aqeel and Al-Abbas’.

فَقَالَ لَهُ الْأَشْعَثُ: يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ! كَذَلِكَ كَانَ عُثْمَانُ لَمَّا لَمْ يَجِدْ أَعْوَاناً كَفَّ يَدَهُ حَتَّى قُتِلَ مَظْلُوماً؟.

Al-Ash’asla said to himasws, ‘O Amir Al-Momineenasws! Similar to that was Usman when he did not find supporters, he restrained his hand until he was killed as an oppressed one?’

فَقَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ: يَا ابْنَ الْخَمَّارَةِ! لَيْسَ كَمَا قِسْتَ، إِنَّ عُثْمَانَ لَمَّا جَلَسَ‏ جَلَسَ فِي غَيْرِ مَجْلِسِهِ، وَ ارْتَدَى بِغَيْرِ رِدَائِهِ، وَ صَارَعَ الْحَقَّ فَصَرَعَهُ الْحَقُّ، وَ الَّذِي بَعَثَ مُحَمَّداً بِالْحَقِّ لَوْ وَجَدْتُ يَوْمَ بُويِعَ أَخُو تَيْمٍ أَرْبَعِينَ رَهْطاً لَجَاهَدْتُهُمْ فِي اللَّهِ إِلَى أَنْ أُبْلِيَ عُذْرِي.

Amir Al-Momineenasws said: ‘O Ibn Al-Khamara! It isn’t as you are comparing. When Usman sat, he sat in other than his (rightful) seat, and wore an apparel with other than his (rightful) apparel, and wrestled the truth, so the truth wrestled him. By the Oneazwj Who Sent Muhammadsaww with the truth! If Iasws had found supporters on the day the brother of Taym was pledged allegiance to, a group of forty, Iasws would have fought them for the Sake of Allahazwj until myasws excuse was done’.

ثُمَّ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ! إِنَّ الْأَشْعَثَ لَا يَزِنُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ جَنَاحَ بَعُوضَةٍ، وَ إِنَّهُ أَقَلُّ فِي دِينِ اللَّهِ مِنْ عَفْطَةِ عَنْزٍ.

Then (heasws said): ‘O you people! Surely Al-Ash’as does not even weigh a wing of a mosquito in the Presence of Allahazwj, and he is less in the Religion of Allahazwj than the sneeze of a goat’’.¹¹²

3- ج‏: رُوِيَ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ زَوْجَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ: كُنَّا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ تِسْعَ نِسْوَةٍ، وَ كَانَتْ لَيْلَتِي وَ يَوْمِي مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، فَأَتَيْتُ الْبَابَ فَقُلْتُ: أَدْخُلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ (ص)؟ فَقَالَ: لَا.

(The book) ‘Al-Ihtijaj’ – From Umm Salamara, wife of Rasool-Allahsaww, shera said, ‘We were nine women in the presence of Rasool-Allahsaww, and it was myra night and myra day from Rasool-Allahsaww. Ira came to the door and said, ‘Can Ira enter, O Rasool-Allahsaww?’ Hesaww said: ‘No’.

قَالَتْ: فَكَبَوْتُ كَبْوَةً شَدِيدَةً مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يَكُونَ رَدَّنِي مِنْ سَخَطِهِ، أَوْ نَزَلَ فِيَّ شَيْ‏ءٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ، ثُمَّ لَمْ أَلْبَثْ أَنْ أَتَيْتُ الْبَابَ ثَانِيَةً فَقُلْتُ: أَدْخُلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ فَقَالَ: لَا.

Shera said, ‘Iasws felt dejected with a severe dejection fearing that hesaww mighty have rejected measws from hissaww anger, or (maybe) something had been Revealed regarding mera from the sky. Then Ira did not wait long before Ira came back at the door for a second time and said, ‘Can Ira enter, O Rasool-Allahsaww?’ Hesaww said: ‘No’.

قَالَتْ: فَكَبَوْتُ كَبْوَةً أَشَدَّ مِنَ الْأُولَى، ثُمَّ لَمْ أَلْبَثْ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ الْبَابَ ثَالِثَةً فَقُلْتُ: أَدْخُلُ‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ فَقَالَ: ادْخُلِي يَا أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ، فَدَخَلْتُ وَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ جَاثٍ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ، وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ: فِدَاكَ أَبِي وَ أُمِّي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِذَا كَانَ .. كَذَا وَ كَذَا فَمَا تَأْمُرُنِي؟ قَالَ: آمُرُكَ بِالصَّبْرِ ..

Shera said, ‘Iasws felt dejected more severely than the first dejection. Then Ira did not wait until Ira came to the door a third time and said, ‘Can Ira enter, O Rasool-Allahsaww?’ Hesaww said: ‘Enter, O Umm Salamara’. So, Ira entered and Aliasws was (sitting) crouched in front of himsaww, and heasws was saying: ‘May myasws fatherasws and myasws motherasws be sacrificed for yousaww, O Rasool-Allahsaww! When such and such happens, what are yoursaww instructions for measws?’ Hesaww said: ‘Isaww instruct youasws to be with patience’.

ثُمَّ أَعَادَ عَلَيْهِ الْقَوْلَ ثَانِيَةً فَأَمَرَهُ بِالصَّبْرِ .. ثُمَّ أَعَادَ عَلَيْهِ الْقَوْلَ ثَالِثَةً، فَقَالَ لَهُ‏: يَا عَلِيُّ! يَا أَخِي! إِذَا كَانَ ذَلِكَ‏ مِنْهُمْ فَسُلَّ سَيْفَكَ وَ ضَعْهُ عَلَى عَاتِقِكَ وَ اضْرِبْ قُدُماً قُدُماً حَتَّى‏ تَلْقَانِي وَ سَيْفُكَ شَاهِرٌ يَقْطُرُ مِنْ دِمَائِهِمْ،

Then heasws repeated to himsaww secondly, and hesaww instructed himasws with the patience. Then heasws repeated to himasws the words for a third time. Hesaww said to himasws: ‘O Aliasws! O mysaww brotherasws! When that happens from them, then bare yourasws sword and place it upon yourasws shoulder and strike going ahead, ahead, until youasws meet mesaww while yourasws sword is dripping from their blood’.

ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَيَّ وَ قَالَ: مَا هَذِهِ الْكَآبَةُ يَا أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ؟ قُلْتُ: لِلَّذِي كَانَ مِنْ رَدِّكَ إِيَّايَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ.

Then hesaww turned towards me and said: ‘What is this dejection, O Umm Salamara?’ Ira said, ‘For which was from yoursaww rejecting mera, O Rasool-Allahsaww’.

فَقَالَ لِي: وَ اللَّهِ مَا رَدَدْتُكِ إِلَّا لِشَيْ‏ءٍ خير [خُبِّرْتُ‏] مِنَ‏ اللَّهِ وَ رَسُولِهِ، وَ لَكِنْ أَتَيْتِنِي وَ جَبْرَئِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يُخْبِرُنِي بِالْأَحْدَاثِ الَّتِي تَكُونُ بَعْدِي، وَ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أُوصِيَ بِذَلِكِ عَلِيّاً (ع)،

Hesaww said to mera: ‘By Allahazwj! Isaww did not rejected youasws except for something good, being a Choice from Allahazwj and Hisazwj Rasoolsaww. But, yousaww came to mesaww while Jibraeelas was informing measws with the event which would be occurring after mesaww, and instructed mesaww that Isaww bequeath Aliasws with that.

يَا أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ! اسْمَعِي وَ اشْهَدِي هَذَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ (ع) وَزِيرِي فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ وَزِيرِي فِي الْآخِرَةِ،

O Umm Salamara! Listen and witness! This Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws is mysaww Vizier in the world and the Hereafter.

يَا أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ اسْمَعِي وَ اشْهَدِي هَذَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ (ع) وَصِيِّي وَ خَلِيفَتِي مِنْ بَعْدِي وَ قَاضِي عِدَاتِي‏ وَ الذَّائِدُ عَنْ حَوْضِي،

O Umm Salamara! Listen and witness! This Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws is mysaww successorasws, and mysaww caliph from after measws, and the fulfiller of mysaww promises, and the defender from mysaww Fountain.

اسْمَعِي‏ وَ اشْهَدِي هَذَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ سَيِّدُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَ إِمَامُ الْمُتَّقِينَ وَ قَائِدُ الْغُرِّ الْمُحَجَّلِينَ، وَ قَاتِلُ النَّاكِثِينَ وَ الْقَاسِطِينَ وَ الْمَارِقِينَ.

Listen and witness! This Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws is chief of the Muslims, and Imamasws of the pious, and guide of the resplendent, and killer of the breakers (of the covenant), and the renegades, and the deviants’.

قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! مَنِ النَّاكِثُونَ؟ قَالَ: الَّذِينَ يُبَايِعُونَهُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَ يُقَاتِلُونَهُ بِالْبَصْرَةِ.

Ira said, ‘O Rasool-Allahsaww! Who are the breakers (of the covenant)?’ Hesaww said: ‘Those pledging allegiances at Al-Medina and fighting at Al-Basra’.

قُلْتُ: مَنِ الْقَاسِطُونَ؟ قَالَ: مُعَاوِيَةُ وَ أَصْحَابُهُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الشَّامِ.

Iasws said, ‘Who are the renegades?’ Hesaww said: ‘Muawiya and his companions from the people of Syria’.

قُلْتُ: مَنِ الْمَارِقُونَ؟ قَالَ: أَصْحَابُ النَّهْرَوَانَ.

Ira said, ‘Who are the deviants?’ Hesaww said: ‘Companions of Al-Nahrwan’’.¹¹³

4- لي‏: ابْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الصَّيْرَفِيِّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ، عَنِ الْمُفَضَّلِ، عَنِ الصَّادِقِ، عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ‏ مِثْلَهُ.

(The book) ‘Amaali’ of sheykh Al Tusi – Ibn Al Waleed, from Muhammad Bin Abu Al Qasim, from Muhammad Bin Ali Al Sayrafi, from Muhammad Bin Sinan, from Al Mudfazzal,

‘From Al Sadiqasws, from hisasws forefathersasws – similar to it’.¹¹⁴

5- ما: الْغَضَائِرِيُّ، عَنِ الصَّدُوقِ‏ مِثْلَهُ.

(The book) ‘Amaali’ of sheykh Al Sadouq – Al Gazairy, from Al Sadouq – similar to it’.¹¹⁵

6- ج: رُوِيَ‏ أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ فِي أَثْنَاءِ خُطْبَةٍ خَطَبَهَا بَعْدَ فَتْحِ الْبَصْرَةِ بِأَيَّامٍ حَاكِياً عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ قَوْلَهُ: يَا عَلِيُّ! إِنَّكَ بَاقٍ بَعْدِي وَ مُبْتَلًى‏ بِأُمَّتِي، وَ مُخَاصِمٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ اللَّهِ، فَأَعِدَّ لِلْخُصُومِ جَوَاباً.

(The book) ‘Al Ihtijaj’ – It is reported that,

‘Amir Al-Momineenasws said during a sermon heasws addressed after the victory at Al-Basra by (some) days, narrating from the Prophetsaww hissaww words: ‘O Aliasws! Youasws will remain after mesaww and be tried by mysaww community, and be a disputer in front of Allahazwj, so prepare an answer for the dispute’.

فَقُلْتُ: بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَ أُمِّي بَيِّنْ لِي مَا هَذِهِ الْفِتْنَةُ الَّتِي أُبْتَلَى بِهَا؟ وَ عَلَى مَا أُجَاهِدُ بَعْدَكَ؟

Iasws said: ‘May myasws fatherasws and myasws motherasws (be sacrificed) for yousaww! Explain this Fitna (strife) to measws which Iasws would be tried with? And upon what Iasws should be fighting, after yousaww?’

فَقَالَ لِي: إِنَّكَ سَتُقَاتِلُ بَعْدِي النَّاكِثَةَ وَ الْقَاسِطَةَ وَ الْمَارِقَةَ .. وَ حَلَّاهُمْ وَ سَمَّاهُمْ رَجُلًا رَجُلًا، وَ تُجَاهِدُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي كُلَّ مَنْ خَالَفَ الْقُرْآنَ وَ سُنَّتِي مِمَّنْ يَعْمَلُ فِي الدِّينِ بِالرَّأْيِ، فَلَا رَأْيَ‏ فِي الدَّيْنِ، إِنَّمَا هُوَ أَمْرُ الرَّبِّ وَ نَهْيُهُ.

Hesaww said to measws: ‘Youasws will be fighting after mesaww, the breakers (of the covenant), and the renegades, and the deviants’, and hesaww described them and named them, man by man, ‘And you will be fighting from mysaww community, everyone who opposes the Quran and mysaww Sunnah, from the ones who act by the opinion in the Religion. There are no opinions in the Religion, but rather it is a Command of the Lordazwj and Hisazwj Prohibitions’.

فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! فَأَرْشِدْنِي إِلَى الْفَلْجِ‏ عِنْدَ الْخُصُومَةِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ؟. فَقَالَ: نَعَمْ، إِذَا كَانَ ذَلِكَ‏ فَاقْتَصِرْ عَلَى الْهُدَى إِذَا قَوْمُكَ عَطَفُوا الْهُدَى عَلَى الْهَوَى، وَ عَطَفُوا الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى الرَّأْيِ فَيَتَأَوَّلُوهُ بِرَأْيِهِمْ بِتَتَبُّعِ الْحُجَجِ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ بِمُشْتَبِهَاتِ الْأَشْيَاءِ الطَّارِئَةِ عِنْدَ الطُّمَأْنِينَةِ إِلَى الدُّنْيَا،

Iasws said: ‘O Rasool-Allahsaww! Can yousaww guide measws to the success at the Fountain on the Day of Qiyamah?’ Hesaww said: ‘Yes. When that happens, then be restrictive upon the guidance when yourasws people are sympathetic to being guided upon the whims, and they are sympathetic with the Quran upon the opinion, so they would be reciting it by their opinions, pursuing the argument from the Quran with the allegorical things, being reassured to the world.

فَاعْطِفْ أَنْتَ الرَّأْيَ عَلَى الْقُرْآنِ إِذَا قَوْمُكَ حَرَّفُوا الْكَلِمَ عَنْ مَوَاضِعِهِ عِنْدَ الْأَهْوَاءِ النَّاهِيَةِ وَ الْآرَاءِ الطَّامِحَةِ، وَ الْقَادَةِ النَّاكِثَةِ، وَ الْفِرْقَةِ الْقَاسِطَةِ، وَ الْأُخْرَى الْمَارِقَةِ أَهْلِ الْإِفْكِ الْمُرْدِي‏، وَ الْهَوَى الْمُطْغِي، وَ الشُّبْهَةِ الْحَالِقَةِ، فَلَا تَنْكُلَنَّ عَنْ فَضْلِ الْعَاقِبَةِ، فَإِنَّ الْعَاقِبَةَ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ.

So, youasws be with the view upon the Quran when yourasws people alter the word from its place at the passionate ambitions and the aspiring opinions, and (take) the breakers (of the covenant) as guides, and the renegade sects, the others being the deviants, the people of blatant lies, the apostates, and the fanciful passions, and the destructive suspicions. So, youasws don’t deny the merit of the end-result, for the end-result is for the pious’’.¹¹⁶

7- ج‏ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ: يا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ جاهِدِ الْكُفَّارَ وَ الْمُنافِقِينَ‏.. قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: لَأُجَاهِدَنَّ الْعَمَالِقَةَ- يَعْنِي الْكُفَّارَ وَ الْمُنَافِقِينَ- فَأَتَاهُ جَبْرَئِيلُ فَقَالَ‏: أَنْتَ أَوْ عَلِيٌّ؟.

(The book) ‘Ihtijaj’ – From Ibn Abbas who said,

‘When it was Revealed: Fight the Kafirs and the hypocrites [9:73], the Prophetsaww said: ‘Isaww will fight the Amalekites’ – meaning the Kafirs and the hypocrites. Jibraeelas came to himsaww and said: ‘Either yousaww or Aliasws’’.¹¹⁷

8- ج‏: رَوَى جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ قَالَ: إِنِّي كُنْتُ لَأَدْنَاهُمْ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ بِمِنًى فَقَالَ: لأعرفتكم [لَأَعْرِفَنَّكُمْ‏] تَرْجِعُونَ بَعْدِي كُفَّاراً يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ، وَ ايْمُ اللَّهِ لَوْ فَعَلْتُمُوهَا لَتَعْرِفُنِّي فِي الْكَتِيبَةِ الَّتِي تُضَارِبُكُمْ،

(The book) ‘Al Ihtijaj’ – It is reported by Jabir Bin Abdullah Al Ansari who said,

‘I was the one closest to Rasool-Allahsaww during the farewell Hajj, at Mina. Hesaww said: ‘Isaww do recognise you all. You will be returning to be Kafirs after mesaww, striking the necks of each other, and Isaww swear by Allahazwj! If you were to do it, you will be recognising mesaww in the battalion which will be striking you’.

ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَى خَلْفِهِ فَقَالَ: أَوْ عَلِيّاً .. ثَلَاثاً، فَرَأَيْنَا أَنَّ جَبْرَئِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ غَمَزَهُ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى‏: فَإِمَّا نَذْهَبَنَّ بِكَ فَإِنَّا مِنْهُمْ مُنْتَقِمُونَ‏ بِعَلِيٍ‏ أَوْ نُرِيَنَّكَ الَّذِي وَعَدْناهُمْ فَإِنَّا عَلَيْهِمْ مُقْتَدِرُونَ‏.

Then hesaww turned to behind himsaww and said: ‘Or it would be Aliasws’ – thrice. Then we saw that Jibraeelas had touched himasws, and Allahazwj the Exalted Revealed: So if We were to Take you away, We would still Take Revenge from them [43:41] by Aliasws, Or We will show you that which We Promised them, for We are Powerful upon them [43:42]’’.¹¹⁸

9- ج‏: عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ‏ أَنَّ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ كَانَ يَقُولُ- فِي حَيَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ-: إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ‏: وَ ما مُحَمَّدٌ إِلَّا رَسُولٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِهِ الرُّسُلُ أَ فَإِنْ ماتَ أَوْ قُتِلَ انْقَلَبْتُمْ عَلى‏ أَعْقابِكُمْ‏

(The book) ‘Al Ihtijaj’ – From Ibn Abbas,

‘Aliasws was saying, during the lifetime of Rasool-Allahsaww: ‘Allahazwj the Exalted Says: And Muhammad is not except for a Rasool; the Rasools have already passed away before him; so if he dies or is killed will you turn back upon your heels? [3:144].

وَ اللَّهِ لَا نَنْقَلِبُ عَلَى أَعْقَابِنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَانَا اللَّهُ، وَ اللَّهِ لَئِنْ مَاتَ أَوْ قُتِلَ لَأُقَاتِلَنَّ عَلَى مَا قَاتَلَ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى أَمُوتَ، لِأَنِّي أَخُوهُ وَ ابْنُ عَمِّهِ وَ وَارِثُهُ، فَمَنْ أَحَقُّ بِهِ مِنِّي؟.

By Allahazwj! Weasws will not turn back upon ourasws heels after when Allahazwj has Guided usasws. By Allahazwj! If hesaww were to pass away or is killed, Iasws will fight upon what hesaww had fought upon until Iasws pass away, because Iasws am hissaww brotherasws, and sonasws of hissaww uncleas, and hissaww inheritor. So, who is more rightful with it than measws?’’¹¹⁹

10- ج‏: عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ هَمَّامٍ قَالَ: أَتَيْتُ عُبَادَةَ بْنَ الصَّامِتِ فِي وِلَايَةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَقُلْتُ: يَا أَبَا عُمَارَةَ! كَانَ‏ النَّاسُ عَلَى تَفْضِيلِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَسْتَخْلِفَ؟

(The book) ‘Al-Ihtijaj’ – From Ahmad Bin Hammam who said,

‘I went to Ubada Bin Al-Samit during the rule of Abu Bakr and I said, ‘O Abu Umara! Were the people upon preferring Abu Bakr before he became caliph?’

فَقَالَ: يَا أَبَا ثَعْلَبَةَ! إِذَا سَكَتْنَا عَنْكُمْ فَاسْكُتُوا وَ لَا تَبْحَثُوا، فَوَ اللَّهِ لَعَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ كَانَ أَحَقَّ بِالْخِلَافَةِ مِنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ كَمَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَحَقَّ بِالنُّبُوَّةِ مِنْ أَبِي جَهْلٍ

He said, ‘O Abu Sa’alba! When we are silent from you, then be silent and do not discuss. By Allahazwj! Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws was more rightful with the caliphate than Abu Bakr was, just as Rasool-Allahsaww was more rightful with the Prophet-hood than Abu Jahlla was’.

قَالَ: وَ أَزِيدُكَ‏ إِنَّا كُنَّا ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَجَاءَ عَلِيٌّ (ع) وَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَ عُمَرُ إِلَى بَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، فَدَخَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ عُمَرُ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ عَلِيٌّ (ع) عَلَى إِثْرِهِمَا فَكَأَنَّمَا سُفِيَ عَلَى وَجْهِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ الرَّمَادُ،

He said, ‘And shall I increase for you? One day we were in the presence of Rasool-Allahsaww, and Aliasws and Abu Bakr and Umar came to the door of Rasool-Allahsaww. Abu Bakr entered, then Umar entered, then Aliasws upon their footsteps, and it was as if both of them had scattered the dust upon the face of Rasool-Allahsaww.

ثُمَّ قَالَ: يَا عَلِيُّ! أَ يَتَقَدَّمَانِكَ هَذَانِ وَ قَدْ أَمَّرَكَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمَا؟! قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: نَسِيتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، وَ قَالَ عُمَرُ: سَهَوْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ.

Then hesaww said: ‘O Aliasws! These two have preceded youasws although Allahazwj has Made youasws in-charge upon them both!’ Abu Bakr said, ‘We forgot, O Rasool-Allahsaww’. And Umar said, ‘I made a mistake, O Rasool-Allahsaww’.

فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: مَا نَسِيتُمَا وَ لَا سَهَوْتُمَا، وَ كَأَنِّي بِكُمَا قَدِ اسْتَلَبْتُمَا مُلْكَهُ وَ تَحَارَبْتُمَا عَلَيْهِ، وَ أَعَانَكُمَا عَلَى ذَلِكَ أَعْدَاءُ اللَّهِ وَ أَعْدَاءُ رَسُولِهِ،

Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘You did not forget nor were you mistaken, and it is as if Isaww am with you two have taken away hisasws kingdom and battled against himasws, and the enemies of Allahazwj and enemies of Hisazwj Rasoolsaww are assisting you upon it.

وَ كَأَنِّي بِكُمَا قَدْ تَرَكْتُمَا الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَ الْأَنْصَارَ بَعْضُهُمْ يَضْرِبُ‏ وُجُوهَ بَعْضٍ بِالسَّيْفِ عَلَى الدُّنْيَا، وَ لَكَأَنِّي بِأَهْلِ بَيْتِي وَ هُمُ الْمَقْهُورُونَ الْمُتَشَتِّتُونَ فِي أَقْطَارِهَا، وَ ذَلِكَ لِأَمْرٍ قَدْ قُضِيَ ..

And it is as if Isaww am with you two and you have left the Emigrant and the Helpers striking each other’s faces with the sword upon (coveting) the world, and it is as if Isaww am with Peopleasws of mysaww Household and they are being oppressed and dispersed it its horizons, and that is a matter which has been Ordained’.

ثُمَّ بَكَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ حَتَّى سَالَتْ دُمُوعُهُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: يَا عَلِيُّ! الصَّبْرَ .. الصَّبْرَ .. حَتَّى يَنْزِلَ الْأَمْرُ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ، فَإِنَّ لَكَ مِنَ الْأَجْرِ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ مَا لَا يُحْصِيهِ كَاتِبَاكَ،

Then Rasool-Allahsaww cried until hissaww tears flowed, then hesaww said: ‘O Aliasws! The patience! The Patience until the Command descends, and there is no strength except through Allahazwj, the Exalted, the Magnificent, as there would be the Recompense for youasws during every day, what yourasws two scribes (Angels) cannot count.

فَإِذَا أَمْكَنَكَ الْأَمْرُ فَالسَّيْفَ السَّيْفَ ..فَالْقَتْلَ الْقَتْلَ‏ حَتَّى يَفِيئُوا إِلَى أَمْرِ اللَّهِ وَ أَمْرِ رَسُولِهِ، فَإِنَّكَ عَلَى الْحَقِّ وَ مَنْ نَاوَاكَ عَلَى الْبَاطِلِ، وَ كَذَلِكَ ذُرِّيَّتُكَ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ.

But, when the command is enabled for youasws, then the sword, the sword, the killing, the killing, until they are loyal to the Command of Allahazwj and the orders of Hisazwj Rasoolsaww, for youasws are upon the truth, and one who opposes youasws is upon the falsehood, and like that are yourasws children from after youasws, up to the Day of Qiyamah’’.¹²⁰

11- فس: جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يَوْمَ الْجَمَلِ فَقَالَ: يَا عَلِيُّ! عَلَى مَا تُقَاتِلُ أَصْحَابَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ مَنْ شَهِدَ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً رَسُولُ اللَّهِ؟!

(The book) ‘Tafseer Al-Qummi’ – ‘A man came to Amir Al-Momineenasws on the day of (battle of) camel and he said, ‘O Aliasws! Upon what basis are youasws fighting against the companions of Rasool-Allahsaww, and ones who testify that there is no god except Allahazwj and that Muhammadsaww is Hisazwj Rasoolsaww?!’

فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: آيَةٌ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ أَبَاحَتْ لِي قِتَالَهُمْ. فَقَالَ: وَ مَا هِيَ؟

Aliasws said: ‘A Verse in the Book of Allahazwj has Legalised for measws to fight them’. He said, ‘And what is it?’

قَالَ: قَوْلُهُ: تِلْكَ الرُّسُلُ فَضَّلْنا بَعْضَهُمْ عَلى‏ بَعْضٍ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ كَلَّمَ اللَّهُ وَ رَفَعَ بَعْضَهُمْ دَرَجاتٍ وَ آتَيْنا عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ الْبَيِّناتِ وَ أَيَّدْناهُ بِرُوحِ الْقُدُسِ وَ لَوْ شاءَ اللَّهُ مَا اقْتَتَلَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ ما جاءَتْهُمُ الْبَيِّناتُ وَ لكِنِ اخْتَلَفُوا فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ آمَنَ وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ كَفَرَ وَ لَوْ شاءَ اللَّهُ مَا اقْتَتَلُوا وَ لكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَفْعَلُ ما يُرِيدُ،

Heasws said: ‘Hisazwj Words: Those Rasools, We Merited some of them over the others – from them was one to whom Allah Spoke (with), and some of them He Raised their ranks. And We Gave Isa Ibn Maryam the Clear Proofs and Assisted him with the Holy Spirit; and had Allah so Desired, those (people) from after them (Rasools) would not have fought after the clear proofs had come to them. But, they differed, so from them was one who expressed belief, and from them was one who committed Kufr. And had Allah so Desired, they would not have fought, but Allah Does whatever He Wants to [2:253]’.

فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ: كَفَرَ- وَ اللَّهِ- الْقَوْمُ.

The man said, ‘By Allahazwj! The people have committed Kufr!’’¹²¹

12- فس‏: الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنِ الْمُعَلَّى‏، عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ الْكَاتِبِ، عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ‏ فِي قَوْلِهِ: يا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ جاهِدِ الْكُفَّارَ وَ الْمُنافِقِينَ‏ قَالَ: هَكَذَا نَزَلَتْ، فَجَاهَدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ الْكُفَّارَ وَ جَاهَدَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ الْمُنَافِقِينَ، فَجَاهَدَ عَلِيٌّ (ع) جِهَادَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ.

(The book) ‘Tafseer Al Qummi’ – Al Husayn Bin Muhammad, from Al moalla, from Ahmad bin Muhammad Bin Abdullah, from Yaqoub, Bin Yazeed, from Suleyman the scribe, from one of his companions,

‘From Abu Abdullahasws regarding Hisazwj Words: ‘O you, the Prophet! Do Jihad against the Kafirs with the hypocrites [66:9], heasws said: ‘That is how it was Revealed. So, Rasool-Allahsaww fought against the Kafirs, and Aliasws fought against the hypocrites. Thus, Aliasws fought the Jihad (on behalf of) Rasool-Allahsaww’’.

وَ رُوِيَ فِي قِرَاءَةِ أَهْلِ الْبَيْتِ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ‏ جَاهِدِ الْكُفَّارَ بِالْمُنَافِقِينَ، قالوا: لأنّ النبيّ صلّى اللّه عليه و آله لم يكن يقاتل المنافقين و إنّما كان يتألّفهم.

And it is reported in the recitation of the Peopleasws of the Household: ‘Do Jihad against the Kafirs with the hypocrites [66:9], theyasws said: ‘Because the Prophetsaww did not happen to fight (against) the hypocrites, and rather hesaww was being kind to them’’. ¹²²

13- فس‏: أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ السَّعْدِيِّ، عَنِ الْخَشَّابِ‏، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ، عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ، عَنْ فُلَانٍ الْكَرْخِيِّ قَالَ: قَالَ رَجُلٌ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: أَ لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلِيٌّ قَوِيّاً فِي بَدَنِهِ قَوِيّاً فِي أَمْرِ اللَّهِ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: بَلَى.

(The book) ‘Tafseer Al Qummi’ – Ahmad Bin Ali, from Al Husayn Bin Abdullah Al Sa’ady, from Al Khashab, from Abdullah Bin Al Husayn, from one of his companions, from so and so Al Karkhy who said,

‘A man said to Abu Abdullahasws, ‘Didn’t Aliasws happen to be strong in hisasws body, strong regarding the Commands of Allahazwj?’ Abu Abdullahasws said: ‘Yes’.

قَالَ: فَمَا مَنَعَهُ أَنْ يَدْفَعَ أَوْ يَمْتَنِعَ؟ قَالَ: قَدْ سَأَلْتَ فَافْهَمِ الْجَوَابَ: مَنَعَ عَلِيّاً مِنْ ذَلِكَ آيَةٌ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ. فَقَالَ: وَ أَيُّ آيَةٍ؟

He said, ‘So what prevented himasws from defending or preventing?’ Heasws said: ‘You have asked, so understand the answer. Aliasws was prevented from that by a Verse from the Book of Allahazwj’. He said, ‘Which Verse?’

قَالَ: فَقَرَأَ: لَوْ تَزَيَّلُوا لَعَذَّبْنَا الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْهُمْ عَذاباً أَلِيماً، إِنَّهُ كَانَ لِلَّهِ وَدَائِعُ مُؤْمِنُونَ فِي أَصْلَابِ قَوْمٍ كَافِرِينَ وَ مُنَافِقِينَ، فَلَمْ يَكُنْ عَلِيٌّ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ لِيَقْتُلَ الْآبَاءَ حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ الْوَدَائِعُ،

He (the narrator) said, ‘Heasws recited: If they had been apart, We would have Punished those who committed Kufr from them with a painful Punishment [48:25]. It was for (the fact that) Allahazwj Deposited (seeds of) Momineen in the loins of the Kafir and hypocrite people, thus it was not going happen that Aliasws would happen to kill the forefathers, until (such time as) the deposits emerge (are born).

فَلَمَّا خَرَجَتْ ظَهَرَ عَلَى مَنْ ظَهَرَ وَ قَتَلَهُ، وَ كَذَلِكَ قَائِمُنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ لَنْ يَظْهَرْ أَبَداً حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ‏ وَدَائِعُ اللَّهِ فَإِذَا خَرَجَتْ يَظْهَرُ عَلَى مَنْ يَظْهَرُ فَيَقْتُلُهُ.

When it emerged from a back it had been deposited in, heasws killed him, and similar to that would be ourasws Qaimasws, Peopleasws of the Household. Heasws will never appear, ever, until the deposits of Allahazwj have (all) come out. So, when it comes out from a back it had been deposited it, heasws would kill him’’.¹²³

14- فس‏: أَبِي، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْفُضَيْلِ، عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ (ع) قَالَ: جَاءَ الْعَبَّاسُ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ‏: انْطَلِقْ نُبَايِعْ لَكَ النَّاسَ. فَقَالَ لَهُ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: أَ تَرَاهُمْ فَاعِلِينَ‏؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ.

(The book) ‘Tafseer Al Qummi’ – My father, from Muhammad Bin Al Suzeyl,

‘From Abu Al-Hassanasws having said: ‘Al-Abbas came to Amir Al-Momineenasws and said, ‘Come, we shall get the allegiances of the people for youasws’. Amir Al-Momineenasws said: ‘Do you see them doing so?’ He said, ‘Yes’.

قَالَ: فَأَيْنَ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ‏ تَعَالَى: الم أَ حَسِبَ النَّاسُ أَنْ يُتْرَكُوا أَنْ يَقُولُوا آمَنَّا وَ هُمْ لا يُفْتَنُونَ وَ لَقَدْ فَتَنَّا الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ‏- أَيِ اخْتَبَرْنَاهُمْ- فَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا وَ لَيَعْلَمَنَّ الْكاذِبِينَ‏.

Heasws said: ‘So where are the Words of Allahazwj the Exalted: Do the people reckon that they will be left alone on saying, ‘We believe’, and they will not be Tried? [29:2] And We have Tested those from before them. – i.e., we will Test them. So Allah will Make known those who are truthful and He will Make known the liars [29:3]’’.¹²⁴

15- فس‏.: قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: وَ إِنْ نَكَثُوا أَيْمانَهُمْ‏ ... الْآيَةَ فَإِنَّهَا نَزَلَتْ فِي أَصْحَابِ الْجَمَلِ،

(The book) ‘Tafseer Al-Qummi’ – Words of the Exalted: And if they break their oaths [9:12] – the Verse. It was Revealed regarding the companions of the (battle of the) camel.

وَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يَوْمَ الْجَمَلِ: وَ اللَّهِ مَا قَاتَلْتُ هَذِهِ الْفِئَةَ النَّاكِثَةَ إِلَّا بِآيَةٍ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ، يَقُولُ اللَّهُ: وَ إِنْ نَكَثُوا أَيْمانَهُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ عَهْدِهِمْ وَ طَعَنُوا فِي دِينِكُمْ فَقاتِلُوا أَئِمَّةَ الْكُفْرِ إِنَّهُمْ لا أَيْمانَ لَهُمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَنْتَهُونَ‏.

And Amir Al-Momineenasws said on the day of the (battle of the) camel: ‘Iasws am fighting against this group of breakers (of the covenant) only due to a Verse from the Book of Allahazwj. Allahazwj Said: And if they break their oaths after their agreement and are taunting regarding your Religion, then fight the imams of Kufr - surely their oaths (mean) nothing, perhaps they would desist [9:12].

وَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فِي الْخُطْبَةِ الزَّهْرَاءِ: وَ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ عَهِدَ إِلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ غَيْرَ مَرَّةٍ وَ لَا ثِنْتَيْنِ وَ لَا ثَلَاثٍ وَ لَا أَرْبَعٍ، فَقَالَ: يَا عَلِيُّ! إِنَّكَ سَتُقَاتِلُ مِنْ بَعْدِي النَّاكِثِينَ وَ الْمَارِقِينَ وَ الْقَاسِطِينَ،

And Amir Al-Momineenasws said in the sermon ‘Al-Zahra’: ‘By Allahazwj! Rasool-Allahsaww had made a pact to measws not once, nor twice, nor thrice, nor four times, hesaww said: ‘O Aliasws! Youasws will be fighting from after measws, (against) the breakers (of the covenant), and the renegades, and the deviants’.

أَ فَأُضِيعُ مَا أَمَرَنِي بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ أَكْفُرُ بَعْدَ إِسْلَامِي؟!.

Would Iasws waste what Rasool-Allahsaww had instructed measws with and become a Kafir after myasws Islam?’’¹²⁵

16- ما: الْمُفِيدُ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْكَاتِبِ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ‏ بْنِ عَلِيٍ‏الزَّعْفَرَانِيِّ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الثَّقَفِيِّ، عَنِ الْمَسْعُودِيِّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ حَمَّادٍ الْقَطَّانِ، عَنْ أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي عَلِيٍّ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ: أَنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ أَبِي لَيْلَى قَامَ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقَالَ: يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ! إِنِّي سَائِلُكَ لِآخُذَ عَنْكَ، وَ قَدِ انْتَظَرْنَا أَنْ تَقُولَ مِنْ أَمْرِكَ شَيْئاً فَلَمْ تَقُلْهُ، أَ لَا تُحَدِّثُنَا عَنْ أَمْرِكَ هَذَا؟

(The book) ‘Amaali’ of Sheykh Tusi – Al Mufeed, from Ali Bin Muhammad the scribe, from Al Hassan Bin Al Zafrani, from Ibrahim Bin Muhammad Al Saqafi, from Al Masudi, from Muhammad Bin Kaseer, from Yahya Bin Hammad Al Qattan, from Abu Muhammad Al Hazrami, from Abi Ali Al Hamdani,

‘Abdul Rahman Bin Abu layli stood up to Amir Al-Momineenasws and said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineenasws! I want to ask youasws about (what has been) taken from youasws, and we have waited for youasws to say something, but youasws did not say it. Will youasws not narrated to us about this matter of yoursasws?’

كَانَ بِعَهْدٍ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَوْ شَيْ‏ءٍ رَأَيْتَهُ؟ فَإِنَّا قَدْ أَكْثَرْنَا فِيكَ الْأَقَاوِيلَ، وَ أَوْثَقَهُ عِنْدَنَا مَا نَقَلْنَاهُ عَنْكَ وَ سَمِعْنَاهُ مِنْ فِيكَ، إِنَّا كُنَّا نَقُولُ لَوْ رَجَعَتْ إِلَيْكُمْ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ لَمْ يُنَازِعْكُمْ فِيهَا أَحَدٌ،

Was it due to a pact of Rasool-Allahsaww or something youasws viewed? We have frequented the talk regarding youasws, and it would be more reliable in our presence what we say about youasws and we have heard it from yourasws mouth. We have been saying, if only it would have returned to youasws after Rasool-Allahsaww, (and) no one had disputed with youasws regarding it.

وَ اللَّهِ مَا أَدْرِي إِذَا سُئِلْتُ مَا أَقُولُ، أَ أَزْعُمُ أَنَّ الْقَوْمَ كَانُوا أَوْلَى بِمَا كَانُوا فِيهِ مِنْكَ؟ فَإِنْ قُلْتَ ذَلِكَ‏، فَعَلَامَ نَصَبَكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بَعْدَ حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ فَقَالَ: أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ مَنْ كُنْتُ مَوْلَاهُ فَعَلِيٌّ مَوْلَاهُ؟

By Allahazwj! I do not know when youasws are asked, what I should be saying. Should I be saying that the people were more foremost with what they were in, than youasws? If I were to say that, then upon what did Rasool-Allahsaww nominate youasws after the farewell Hajj, and hesaww said: ‘O you people! One whose Mastersaww Isaww was, so Aliasws is his Masterasws’?

وَ إِنْ كُنْتَ أَوْلَى مِنْهُمْ بِمَا كَانُوا فِيهِ فَعَلَامَ تَتَوَلَّاهُمْ‏؟!.

And if youasws were foremost than them with what they were in, then upon what did youasws befriend them?’

فَقَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: يَا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ! إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى قَبَضَ نَبِيَّهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ أَنَا يَوْمَ قَبَضَهُ أَوْلَى بِالنَّاسِ مِنِّي بِقَمِيصِي هَذَا، وَ قَدْ كَانَ مِنْ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ إِلَيَّ عَهْدٌ لَوْ خَزَمْتُمُونِي‏ بِأَنْفِي لَأَقْرَرْتُ سَمْعاً لِلَّهِ وَ طَاعَةً،

Amir Al-Momineenasws said: ‘O Abdul Rahman! Allahazwj the Exalted Caused Hisazwj Prophetsaww to pass away, and on the day hesaww passed away, Iasws was foremost of the people with the people with this shirt of mineasws, and there was a pact from the Prophetsaww of Allahazwj to measws, even if they had decreased measws by myasws nose, Iasws would have accepted, being a listener to Allahazwj and obedient.

وَ إِنَّا أَوَّلُ مَا انْتَقَصْنَا بَعْدَهُ إِبْطَالَ حَقِّنَا فِي الْخُمُسِ، فَلَمَّا دَقَ‏ أَمْرُنَا طَمِعَتْ رُعْيَانُ قُرَيْشٍ فِينَا وَ قَدْ كَانَ لِي‏ عَلَى النَّاسِ حَقٌّ لَوْ رَدُّوهُ إِلَيَّ عَفْواً قَبِلْتُهُ وَ قُمْتُ بِهِ، وَ كَانَ إِلَى أَجَلٍ مَعْلُومٍ،

And the first of what they reduced us after himsaww, invalidating ourasws rights regarding the Khums. When ourasws matter was thin, Quraysh were greedy regarding usasws, and there was a right for measws upon the people, had it been returned to measws, Iasws would have pardoned, accepting it, and stood with it and it was to a known term.

وَ كُنْتُ كَرَجُلٍ لَهُ عَلَى النَّاسِ حَقٌّ إِلَى أَجَلٍ، فَإِنْ عَجَّلُوا لَهُ مَالَهُ أَخَذَهُ وَ حَمِدَهُمْ عَلَيْهِ، وَ إِنْ أَخَّرُوهُ أَخَذَهُ غَيْرَ مَحْمُودِينَ،

And Iasws was like a man who had a right for himasws upon the people to a (specific) term. So if they had hastened for him, it would not have been for him to take it, and he would have praised them upon it, and if they delayed it, he could have taken it without them be praised.

وَ كُنْتُ كَرَجُلٍ يَأْخُذُ السُّهُولَةَ وَ هُوَ عِنْدَ النَّاسِ مَحْزُونٌ‏، وَ إِنَّمَا يُعْرَفُ الْهُدَى بِقِلَّةِ مَنْ يَأْخُذُهُ مِنَ النَّاسِ، فَإِذَا سَكَتُّ فَأَعْفُونِي فَإِنَّهُ لَوْ جَاءَ أَمْرٌ تَحْتَاجُونَ فِيهِ إِلَى الْجَوَابِ أَجَبْتُكُمْ، فَكُفُّوا عَنِّي مَا كَفَفْتُ عَنْكُمْ.

And I was like a man taking the ease and he was grief-stricken with the people. And rather the guidance is recognised by the scarcity of the ones from the people taking it. So, when Iasws am silent, then excuse measws, of it such a matter comes you are needy to an answer regarding it, Iasws would answer you. So, withhold from measws for as long as Iasws withhold from you all’.

فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ: يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ! فَأَنْتَ لَعَمْرُكَ كَمَا قَالَ الْأَوَّلُ:

لَعَمْرِي لَقَدْ أَيْقَظْتَ مَنْ كَانَ نَائِماً

وَ أَسْمَعْتَ مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ أُذُنَانِ‏

Abdul Rahman said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineenasws! So youasws are for yourasws life just as had been said at first (couplet), ‘For my life, you have awoken the one who was sleeping, and listened to the one who had two ears for him’’.¹²⁶

17- ما: الْمُفِيدُ، عَنِ الْمُظَفَّرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْبَلْخِيِّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي الثَّلْجِ، عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ مِهْرَانَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ‏ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْكَرِيمِ، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ الْأَحْمَرِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ جُنْدَبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ جُنْدَبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ- وَ قَدْ بُويِعَ لِعُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ- فَوَجَدْتُهُ مُطْرِقاً كَئِيباً، فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: مَا أَصَابَكَ- جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ- مِنْ قَوْمِكَ؟. فَقَالَ: صَبْرٌ جَمِيلٌ.

(The book) ‘Amaali’ of sheykh Tusi – Al Mufeed, from Al Muzaffer Bin Muhammad Al Balkhi, from Muhammad Bin Ahmad Bin Abu Al Salj, from Isa Bin Mihran, from Al Hassan Bin Al Husayn, from Al Hassan Bin Abdul Kareem, from Ja’far Bin Ziyad Al Ahmar, from Abdul Rahman Bin Jundab, from his father Jundab Bin Abdullah who said,

‘I entered to see Ali Amir Al-Momineenasws – and they had already pledged allegiance to Usman Bin Affan – and I found himasws having lowered hisasws head, gloomy. I said to himasws, ‘What has afflicted youasws, may I be sacrificed for youasws, from yourasws people?’ Heasws said: ‘Beautiful patience’.

فَقُلْتُ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ! وَ اللَّهِ‏ إِنَّكَ لَصَبُورٌ. قَالَ: فَأَصْنَعُ مَا ذَا؟.

I said, ‘Glory be Allahazwj! By Allahazwj, youasws are very patient’. Heasws said: ‘So, what else is that Iasws can do?’

قُلْتُ: تَقُومُ فِي النَّاسِ وَ تَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى نَفْسِكَ وَ تُخْبِرُهُمْ أَنَّكَ أَوْلَى بِالنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ بِالْفَضْلِ وَ السَّابِقَةِ، وَ تَسْأَلُهُمُ النَّصْرَ عَلَى هَؤُلَاءِ الْمُتَظَاهِرِينَ عَلَيْكَ‏، فَإِنْ أَجَابَكَ عَشَرَةٌ مِنْ مِائَةٍ شَدَّدْتَ بِالْعَشَرَةِ عَلَى الْمِائَةِ،

I said, ‘Youasws should stand among the people and call them to yourselfasws and inform them that youasws are foremost with the Prophetsaww, with the merit, and the precedence, and youasws should ask them for the help against those prevailing upon youasws. So, if ten from a hundred were to answer you, youasws would be strengthened with the ten against one hundred.

فَإِنْ دَانُوا لَكَ كَانَ ذَلِكَ مَا أَحْبَبْتَ، وَ إِنْ أَبَوْا قَاتِلْهُمْ، فَإِنْ ظَهَرْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَهُوَ سُلْطَانُ اللَّهِ الَّذِي آتَاهُ نَبِيَّهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ كُنْتَ أَوْلَى بِهِ مِنْهُمْ، وَ إِنْ قُتِلْتَ فِي طَلَبِهِ قُتِلْتَ إِنِ شَاءَ اللَّهُ شَهِيداً، وَ كُنْتَ أَوْلَى بِالْعُذْرِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ، لِأَنَّكَ‏ أَحَقُّ بِمِيرَاثِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ.

So, if they were to come near youasws, that would be what I would love, and if they refuse, kill them, for if youasws were to prevail upon them, it would be a government of Allahazwj which Heazwj had Given Hisazwj Prophetsaww, and youasws would be foremost with it than them; and if youasws were to be killed during seeking it, youasws would have been killed as a martyr, if Allahazwj so Desires, and youasws would be foremost with the excuse in the Presence of Allahazwj, because youasws are more rightful with the inheritance of Rasool-Allahsaww’.

فَقَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: أَ تَرَاهُ يَا جُنْدَبُ كَانَ يُبَايِعُنِي عَشَرَةٌ مِنْ‏ مِائَةٍ؟ فَقُلْتُ: أَرْجُو ذَلِكَ.

Amir Al-Momineenasws said: ‘O Jundab! Do you see ten from a hundred pledging allegiance to measws?’ I said, ‘I hope for that’.

فَقَالَ‏: لَكِنِّي لَا أَرْجُو، وَ لَا مِنْ كُلِّ مِائَةٍ اثْنَانِ‏ وَ سَأُخْبِرُكَ مِنْ أَيْنَ ذَلِكَ، إِنَّمَا يَنْظُرُ النَّاسُ إِلَى قُرَيْشٍ، وَ إِنَّ قُرَيْشاً يَقُولُ‏ إِنَّ آلَ مُحَمَّدٍ يَرَوْنَ لَهُمْ‏ فَضْلًا عَلَى سَائِرِ قُرَيْشٍ، وَ إِنَّهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ دُونَ غَيْرِهِمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ،

Heasws said: ‘But, Iasws am not hopeful, and not even for two from a hundred, and Iasws shall inform you where that is from. But rather, the people look up to Quraysh, and Quraysh are saying, ‘The Progenyasws of Muhammadsaww are seeing a merit for themasws over the rest of Quraysh, and theyasws are Mastersasws of this command besides others from Quraysh’.

وَ إِنَّهُمْ إِنْ وَلُوهُ لَمْ يَخْرُجْ مِنْهُمْ هَذَا السُّلْطَانُ إِلَى أَحَدٍ أَبَداً، وَ مَتَى كَانَ فِي غَيْرِهِمْ تَدَاوَلُوهُ بَيْنَهُمْ، وَ لَا وَ اللَّهِ لَا تَدْفَعُ إِلَيْنَا- هَذَا السُّلْطَانَ- قُرَيْشٌ أَبَداً طَائِعِينَ.

And they (Quraysh), if they are in charge of it, the authority will not exit from them to anyone (else), ever, and when it was in others, they would rotate it between them, and no, by Allahazwj, Quraysh will not hand over this authority to usasws, ever, willingly’.

فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: أَ فَلَا أَرْجِعُ فَأُخْبِرَ النَّاسَ بِمَقَالَتِكَ هَذِهِ، وَ أَدْعُوَهُمْ إِلَى نَصْرِكَ؟ فَقَالَ:يَا جُنْدَبُ! لَيْسَ ذَا زَمَانُ ذَاكَ.

I said to himasws, ‘So, shall I return and inform the people with this talk of yoursasws and call them to help youasws?’ Heasws said: ‘O Jundab! This isn’t the time for that’.

قَالَ جُنْدَبٌ: فَرَجَعْتُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى الْعِرَاقِ، فَكُنْتُ كُلَّمَا ذَكَرْتُ مِنْ فَضْلِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ شَيْئاً زَبَرُونِي وَ نَهَرُونِي حَتَّى رُفِعَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ قَوْلِي إِلَى الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ عُقْبَةَ، فَبَعَثَ إِلَيَّ فَحَبَسَنِي حَتَّى كُلِّمَ فِيَّ فَخَلَّى سَبِيلِي.

Jundab said, ‘After that, I returned to Al-Iraq, and it so happened that every time I mentioned anything from the merits of Amir Al-Momineen Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws, they pelted me and rebuked me, to the extent my words were raised to Al-Waleed Bin Uqba, and he sent (people) to me and imprisoned me until (someone) spoke regarding me and he freed my way’’.¹²⁷

18- شا: عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ جُنْدَبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ‏ مِثْلَهُ.

(The book) ‘Al Irshad’ – Abdul Rahman Bin Jundab, from his father – similar to it.

19- ل‏: مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ الْمُذَكِّرُ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَرَاوِسْتَانِيِ‏، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَسْلَمَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، عَنْ قَطْرِ بْنِ بِي خَلِيفَةَ، عَنْ حَكِيمِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَلْقَمَةَ يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يَقُولُ: أُمِرْتُ بِقِتَالِ النَّاكِثِينَ وَ الْقَاسِطِينَ وَ الْمَارِقِينَ.

(The book) ‘Al Khisal’ – Muhammad Bin Al Fazl Al Muzkawir, from Abu Abdullah Al Barawistani, from Ali Bin Maslama, from Muhammad Bin Bashir, from Qatr Bin Bi Khalifa, from Hakeem Bin Jubeyr, from Ibrahim who said, ‘I heard Alqamah said,

‘I heard Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws saying: ‘Iasws have been instructed with fighting the breakers (of the covenant), and the renegades, and the deviants’’.¹²⁸

20- ن‏: بِإِسْنَادِ التَّمِيمِيِّ، عَنِ الرِّضَا، عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: قَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: أُمِرْتُ بِقِتَالِ النَّاكِثِينَ وَ الْقَاسِطِينَ وَ الْمَارِقِينَ.

(The book) ‘Uyoon Akhbar Al-Rezaasws’ – By the chain of Al-Tameemi, from Al-Rezaasws, from hisasws forefathersasws having said: ‘Aliasws said: ‘Iasws have been instructed with fighting the breakers (of the covenant), and the renegades, and the deviants’’.¹²⁹

21- ن‏: بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ قَالَ: مَنْ جَاءَكُمْ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُفَرِّقَ الْجَمَاعَةَ وَ يَغْصِبَ الْأُمَّةَ أَمْرَهَا وَ يَتَوَلَّى مِنْ غَيْرِ مَشُورَةٍ فَاقْتُلُوهُ، فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَدْ أَذِنَ فِي ذَلِكَ‏.

(The book) ‘Uyoon Akhbar Al-Rezaasws’ – from the Prophetsaww having said: ‘One who comes to you intending to separate the community and usurp the community of its command and rule from without any consultation, then kill him, for Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic has Permitted regarding that’’.¹³⁰

22- ع، ن‏: الطَّالَقَانِيُّ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ‏ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْعَدَوِيِّ، عَنِ الْهَيْثَمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الرُّمَّانِيِّ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ! أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لِمَ لَمْ يُجَاهِدْ أَعْدَاءَهُ خَمْساً وَ عِشْرِينَ سَنَةً بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ جَاهَدَ فِي أَيَّامِ وَلَايَتِهِ؟

(The books) ‘Illal Al Sharaie’ (and) ‘Uyoon Akhbar Al Rezaasws’ – from Al Hassan Bin Ali Al Adawi, from Al Haysam Bin Abdullah Al Zamani who said,

‘I asked Al-Rezaasws saying to himasws, ‘O sonasws of Rasool-Allahsaww! Inform me about Aliasws, why did heasws not fight hisasws enemies for twenty five years after Rasool-Allahsaww, then heasws fought during the day of hisasws caliphate?’

فَقَالَ: لِأَنَّهُ اقْتَدَى بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فِي تَرْكِهِ جِهَادَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ بِمَكَّةَ بَعْدَ النُّبُوَّةِ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً وَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ شَهْراً وَ ذَلِكَ لِقِلَّةِ أَعْوَانِهِ عَلَيْهِمْ، وَ كَذَلِكَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ تَرَكَ مُجَاهَدَةَ أَعْدَائِهِ لِقِلَّةِ أَعْوَانِهِ عَلَيْهِمْ،

Heasws said: ‘Because heasws modelled with Rasool-Allahsaww in hissaww leaving Jihad against the Polytheists at Makkah after the Prophet-hood of twenty-three years, and at Al-Medina for nineteen months, and that was due to the scarcity of hissaww supporters against them; and similar to that is Aliasws. Heasws left fighting against hisasws enemies due to the scarcity of hisasws supporters against them.

فَلَمَّا لَمْ تَبْطُلْ نُبُوَّةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ مَعَ تَرْكِهِ الْجِهَادَ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً وَ تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ شَهْراً، كَذَلِكَ لَمْ تَبْطُلْ إِمَامَةُ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ مَعَ تَرْكِهِ الْجِهَادَ خَمْساً وَ عِشْرِينَ سَنَةً، إِذَا كَانَتِ الْعِلَّةُ الْمَانِعَةُ لَهُمَا مِنَ الْجِهَادِ وَاحِدَةً.

When the Prophet-hood of Rasool-Allahsaww was not invalidated with hissaww leaving the Jihad for thirteen years and nineteen months, like that it did not invalidate the Imamate of Aliasws with hisasws leaving the Jihad for twenty five years, when the reason which prevented both of themasws from the Jihad, is one’’.¹³¹

23- ع‏: أَبِي، عَنْ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ النَّهْدِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي مَحْبُوبٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ رِئَابٍ‏، عَنْ زُرَارَةَ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يَقُولُ: إِنَّمَا أَشَارَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ بِالْكَفِّ عَنْ عَدُوِّهِ مِنْ أَجْلِ شِيعَتِنَا، لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ سَيُظْهَرُ عَلَيْهِمْ بَعْدَهُ، فَأَحَبَّ أَنْ يَقْتَدِيَ بِهِ مَنْ جَاءَ بَعْدَهُ فَيَسِيرَ فِيهِمْ بِسِيرَتِهِ، وَ يَقْتَدِيَ بِالْكَفِّ عَنْهُمْ بَعْدَهُ.

(The book) ‘Illal Al Sharaie’ – From Sa’ad, from Al Nahdi, from Abu Mahboub, from Ibn Raib, from Zurara who said,

‘I heard Abu Ja’farasws saying: ‘But rather, Aliasws indicated with the restraint from hisasws enemies from the reason of ourasws Shias, because heasws had known that they would be overcome upon from after himasws, so heasws loved if the one to come after himasws should model with himasws, so he would deal with them with hisasws way, and he would model with the restrained from them after himasws’’.¹³²

24- ك، ع‏: ابْنُ مَسْرُورٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَامِرٍ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ، عَمَّنْ ذَكَرَهُ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ‏ قُلْتُ لَهُ: مَا بَالُ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لَمْ يُقَاتِلْ فُلَاناً وَ فُلَاناً وَ فُلَاناً؟.

(The books) ‘Ikmal Al Deen Wa Itmam Al Hujjat’ (and) ‘Illal Al Sharaie’ – Ibn Masrour, from Ibn Aamir, from his uncle, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from the one who mentioned it,

‘From Abu Abdullahasws (he the narrator said), ‘I said to himasws, ‘What is the matter Amir Al-Momineenasws did not fight so and so, and so and so, and so and so?’

قَالَ: لِآَيَةٍ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: لَوْ تَزَيَّلُوا لَعَذَّبْنَا الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْهُمْ عَذاباً أَلِيماً

Heasws said: ‘Due to a Verse in the Book of Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic: If they had been apart, We would have Punished those who committed Kufr from them with a painful Punishment [48:25]’.

قَالَ: قُلْتُ: وَ مَا يَعْنِي بِتَزَايُلِهِمْ؟

He (the narrator) said, ‘I said, ‘And what prevented himasws removing them?’

قَالَ: وَدَائِعَ مُؤْمِنِينَ‏ فِي أَصْلَابِ قَوْمٍ كَافِرِينَ، وَ كَذَلِكَ الْقَائِمُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لَنْ يَظْهَرَ أَبَداً حَتَّى تَخْرُجَ‏ وَدَائِعُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ، فَإِذَا خَرَجَتْ ظَهَرَ عَلَى مَنْ ظَهَرَ مِنْ أَعْدَاءِ اللَّهِ فَقَتَلَهُمْ.

Heasws said: ‘Deposits of Momineen in the lineages of the Kafir people, and similar to that is Al-Qaimasws. Heasws will never appear, ever, until the deposits of Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic come out. So when a back throws out from a back of the enemies of Allahazwj, heasws would kill them’’.¹³³

25- ك، ع‏: الْمُظَفَّرُ الْعَلَوِيُّ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْعَيَّاشِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْكَرْخِيِّ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ- أَوْ قَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ-: أَصْلَحَكَ اللَّهُ أَ لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَوِيّاً فِي دِينِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ؟ قَالَ: بَلَى.

(The books) ‘Ikmal Al Deen Wa Itmam Al Hujjat’ (and) ‘Illal Al Sharaie’ – Al Muzaffar Al Alawy, from Ibn Al Ayyashi, from his father, from Ali Bin Muhammad, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Ibrahim Al Karkhy who said,

‘I said to Abu Abdullahasws’ of (said), ‘A man said to himasws, ‘May Allahazwj Keep youasws well! Didn’t Aliasws happen to be strong in the Religion of Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic?’ Heasws said: ‘Yes’.

قَالَ: فَكَيْفَ ظَهَرَ عَلَيْهِ الْقَوْمُ؟ وَ كَيْفَ لَمْ يَدْفَعْهُمْ؟ وَ مَا مَنَعَهُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ: آيَةٌ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مَنَعَتْهُ.

He said, ‘So how come the people prevailed upon himasws? And how come heasws did not repel them? And what prevented himasws from that?’ Heasws said: ‘A Verse in the Book of Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic Prevented himasws’.

قَالَ: قُلْتُ: وَ أَيُّ آيَةٍ؟ قَالَ: قَوْلُهُ: لَوْ تَزَيَّلُوا لَعَذَّبْنَا الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْهُمْ عَذاباً أَلِيماً

He (the narrator) said, ‘I said, ‘And which Verse?’ Heasws said: ‘Hisazwj Words: If they had been apart, We would have Punished those who committed Kufr from them with a painful Punishment [48:25].

إِنَّهُ كَانَ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَدَائِعُ مُؤْمِنِينَ‏ فِي أَصْلَابِ قَوْمٍ كَافِرِينَ وَ مُنَافِقِينَ فَلَمْ يَكُنْ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لِيَقْتُلَ الْآبَاءَ حَتَّى تَخْرُجَ الْوَدَائِعُ، فَلَمَّا خَرَجَتِ الْوَدَائِعُ ظَهَرَ عَلَى مَنْ ظَهَرَ فَقَاتَلَهُ، وَ كَذَلِكَ قَائِمُنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ لَنْ يَظْهَرَ أَبَداً حَتَّى تَظْهَرَ وَدَائِعُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ، فَإِذَا ظَهَرَتْ ظَهَرَ عَلَى مَنْ ظَهَرَ فَقَتَلَهُ.

Surely for Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic there were deposits of the Momineen in the lineages of the Kafir and hypocrite people, so it was not to happen that Aliasws would kill the forefathers until the deposit came out. When the deposit was thrown out by a back from a back, heasws killed him. And similar to that is ourasws Qaimasws. Heasws will never appear, ever, until the deposits of Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic appear. So, when it appears from a back, heasws would kill him’’.¹³⁴

26- ك، ع‏: الْمُظَفَّرُ الْعَلَوِيُّ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْعَيَّاشِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَبْرَئِيلَ ابْنِ أَحْمَدَ، عَنِ‏ الْيَقْطِينِيِّ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ ابْنِ حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، قَالَ‏ فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: لَوْ تَزَيَّلُوا لَعَذَّبْنَا الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْهُمْ عَذاباً أَلِيماً: لَوْ أَخْرَجَ اللَّهُ مَا فِي أَصْلَابِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ وَ مَا فِي أَصْلَابِ الْكَافِرِينَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَعَذَّبَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا.

(The books) ‘Ikmal Al Deen Wa Itmam Al Hujjat’ (and) ‘Illal Al Sharaie’ – - Al Muzaffar Al Alawy, from Ibn Al Ayyashi, from his father, from Jibraeel Ibn Ahmad, from Al Yaqteeny, from Yunus, from Ibn Hazim,

‘From Abu Abdullahasws having said regarding the Words of Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic: If they had been apart, We would have Punished those who committed Kufr from them with a painful Punishment [48:25]: ‘If Allahazwj Extracts whatever is in the lineages of the Momineen and the Kafirs, and whatever from the Momineen is in the lineages of the Kafirs, Heazwj would Punish the ones who commit Kufr’’.¹³⁵

27 ع‏:- الْهَمْدَانِيُّ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا، أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: مَا بَالُ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لَمْ يُقَاتِلْهُمْ؟ قَالَ: لِلَّذِي سَبَقَ فِي عِلْمِ اللَّهِ أَنْ يَكُونَ، وَ مَا كَانَ لَهُ أَنْ يُقَاتِلَهُمْ وَ لَيْسَ مَعَهُ إِلَّا ثَلَاثَةُ رَهْطٍ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ.

(The book) ‘Illal Al Sharaie’ – Al Madainy, from Ali, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from one of our companions,

‘He asked Abu Abdullahasws, ‘What is the matter Amir Al-Momineenasws did not fight them (Abu Bakr and Umar)?’ Heasws said: ‘For that which preceded in the Knowledge of Allahazwj that it should happen, and it was not for himasws that heasws fights them, and there wasn’t with himasws except a group of three from the Momineen’’.¹³⁶

28- غط: ابْنُ أَبِي جِيدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْوَلِيدِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ أَبِي سُمَيْنَةَ، عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عِيسَى، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ أَبِي عَيَّاشٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ الْهِلَالِيِّ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالا: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فِي وَصِيَّتِهِ لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: يَا عَلِيُ‏! إِنَّ قُرَيْشاً سَتُظَاهِرُ عَلَيْكَ وَ تَجْتَمِعُ كُلُّهُمْ‏ عَلَى ظُلْمِكَ وَ قَهْرِكَ، فَإِنْ وَجَدْتَ أَعْوَاناً فَجَاهِدْهُمْ وَ إِنْ لَمْ تَجِدْ أَعْوَاناً فَكُفَّ يَدَكَ وَ احْقُنْ دَمَكَ، فَإِنَّ الشَّهَادَةَ مِنْ وَرَائِكَ، لَعَنَ اللَّهُ قَاتِلَكَ‏.

(The book) ‘Al Ghayba’ of sheykh Al Tusi – Ibn Abu Jeed, from Ibn Al Waleed, from Muhammad Bin Abu Al Qasim, from Abu Sumayya, from Hammad Bin Isa, from Ibrahim Bin Umar, from Aban Bin Aby Ayyash, from Suleym Bin Qays Al Hilali, from Jabir Bin Abdullah and Abdullah Bin Abbas, both said,

‘Rasool-Allahsaww said in hissaww bequest to Amir Al-Momineenasws: ‘O Aliasws! Quraysh will be prevailing upon youasws, and all of them would unite upon oppressing youasws and subduing youasws. So, if you were to find supporters, then fight them, and if youasws do not find supporters, then restrain yourasws hand and save yourasws blood, for the martyrdom would be behind youasws. May Allahazwj Curse yourasws killer’’.¹³⁷

29- ع‏: حَمْزَةُ الْعَلَوِيُّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُقْدَةَ، عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ حُبَابٍ الْجُمَحِيِ‏، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْحِمَّصِيِّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُوسَى الطَّائِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ: احْتَجُّوا فِي مَسْجِدِ الْكُوفَةِ فَقَالُوا: مَا بَالُ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لَمْ يُنَازِعِ الثَّلَاثَةَ كَمَا نَازَعَ طَلْحَةَ وَ الزُّبَيْرَ وَ عَائِشَةَ وَ مُعَاوِيَةَ؟

(The book) ‘Illal Al Sharaie’ – Hamza Al Alawy, from Ibn Uqda, from Al Fazl Bin Hubab Al Jamhy, from Muhammad Bin Ibrahim Al Himmasi, from Muhammad Bin Ahmad Bin Musa Al Taie, from his father, from Ibn Masoud who said,

‘They argued in Masjid of Al-Kufa, ‘What is the matter Amir Al-Momineenasws did not fight the three just as heasws fought Talha and Al-Zubeyr and Ayesha and Muawiya?’

فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَأَمَرَ أَنْ يُنَادَى الصَّلَاةَ جَامِعَةً، فَلَمَّا اجْتَمَعُوا صَعِدَ الْمِنْبَرَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَ أَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ: مَعَاشِرَ النَّاسِ! إِنَّهُ بَلَغَنِي عَنْكُمْ .. كَذَا وَ كَذَا؟ قَالُوا: صَدَقَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، قَدْ قُلْنَا ذَلِكَ.

That reached Aliasws, so heasws ordered a caller to call for the congregational Salat. When they had gather, heasws ascended the pulpit. Heasws praised Allahazwj extolled upon Himazwj, then said: ‘Community of people! It has reached measws from you, such and such?’ They said, ‘Amir Al-Momineenasws speaks the truth, we had said that’.

قَالَ: فَإِنَّ لِي بِسِتَّةٍ مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ أُسْوَةً فِيمَا فَعَلْتُ. قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي مُحْكَمِ كِتَابِهِ: لَقَدْ كانَ لَكُمْ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ. قَالُوا: وَ مَنْ هُمْ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ؟.

Heasws said: ‘Surely for measws there are exemplary examples from six of the Prophetsas regarding what Iasws did. Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic Says in the Decisive of Hisazwj Book: There would always be for you all, in (the person of) Rasool-Allah, an excellent exemplar [33:21]’. They said, ‘And who are theyas, O Amir Al-Momineenasws?’

قَالَ: أَوَّلُهُمْ إِبْرَاهِيمُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِ: وَ أَعْتَزِلُكُمْ وَ ما تَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ‏، فَإِنْ قُلْتُمْ إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ اعْتَزَلَ قَوْمَهُ لِغَيْرِ مَكْرُوهٍ أَصَابَهُ مِنْهُمْ فَقَدْ كَفَرْتُمْ، وَ إِنْ قُلْتُمْ اعْتَزَلَهُمْ لِمَكْرُوهٍ مِنْهُمْ‏ فَالْوَصِيُّ أَعْذَرُ.

Heasws said: ‘The first of themas is Ibrahimas when heas said to hisas people: And I will withdraw from you and what you call on besides Allah, [19:48]. So, if you were to say that Ibrahimas withdrew from hisas people for other than the ordeal heas was hit with from them, so you would have blasphemed, and if you say heas withdrew from them due to an ordeal from them, then the successorasws is with an excuse.

وَ لِي بِابْنِ خَالَتِهِ لُوطٍ أُسْوَةٌ إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِ: لَوْ أَنَّ لِي بِكُمْ قُوَّةً أَوْ آوِي إِلى‏ رُكْنٍ شَدِيدٍ فَإِنْ قُلْتُمْ إِنَّ لُوطاً كَانَتْ لَهُ بِهِمْ قُوَّةٌ فَقَدْ كَفَرْتُمْ، وَ إِنْ قُلْتُمْ لَمْ يَكُنْ‏ لَهُ بِهِمْ‏ قُوَّةٌ فَالْوَصِيُّ أَعْذَرُ.

And for measws is with the sonas of hisas maternal aunt, Lutas, there is an exemplar when heas said to hisas people: ‘If only there was strength for me against you, or a recourse to a strong support’ [11:80]. So, if you were to say that Lutas, there was strength for himas with them, so you would have blasphemed, and if you say that there did not happen to be strength for himas, then the successorasws has an excuse.

وَ لِي بِيُوسُفَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ أُسْوَةٌ، إِذْ قَالَ: رَبِّ السِّجْنُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِمَّا يَدْعُونَنِي إِلَيْهِ‏ فَإِنْ قُلْتُمْ إِنَّ يُوسُفَ دَعَا رَبَّهُ وَ سَأَلَهُ السِّجْنَ بِسَخَطِ رَبِّهِ فَقَدْ كَفَرْتُمْ، وَ إِنْ قُلْتُمْ إِنَّهُ أَرَادَ بِذَلِكَ لِئَلَّا يَسْخَطَ رَبُّهُ عَلَيْهِ فَاخْتَارَ السِّجْنَ‏، فَالْوَصِيُّ أَعْذَرُ.

And for measws there is an exemplar with Yusufas when heas said: ‘Lord! The prison is more beloved to me than what they are calling me to, [12:33]. So, if you were to say that Yusufas supplication to hisas Lordazwj and asked Himazwj for the prison, was due to the Wrath of hisas Lordazwj, so you would have blasphemed. And if you were to say that heas wanted that, lest hisas Lordazwj would be Wrathful upon himas, so heas chose the prison, then the successorsasws is with an excuse.

وَ لِي بِمُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ أُسْوَةٌ إِذْ قَالَ: فَفَرَرْتُ مِنْكُمْ لَمَّا خِفْتُكُمْ‏ فَإِنْ قُلْتُمْ إِنَّ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَرَّ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ بِلَا خَوْفٍ كَانَ لَهُ مِنْهُمْ فَقَدْ كَفَرْتُمْ، وَ إِنْ قُلْتُمْ إِنَّ مُوسَى (ع) خَافَ مِنْهُمْ فَالْوَصِيُّ أَعْذَرُ.

And for measws there is an exemplar with Musaas when heas said: ‘So I fled from you when I feared you. [26:21]. So, if you were to say that Musaas fled from hisas people without fear which was for himas from them, so you would have blasphemed, and if you were to say that Musaas did fear from them, them the successorasws is with an excuse.

وَ لِي بِأَخِي هَارُونَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ أُسْوَةٌ، إِذْ قَالَ لِأَخِيهِ يَا ابْنَ أُمَّ إِنَّ الْقَوْمَ اسْتَضْعَفُونِي وَ كادُوا يَقْتُلُونَنِي‏ فَإِنْ قُلْتُمْ لَمْ يَسْتَضْعِفُوهُ وَ لَمْ يُشْرِفُوا عَلَى قَتْلِهِ فَقَدْ كَفَرْتُمْ، وَ إِنْ قُلْتُمْ اسْتَضْعَفُوهُ وَ أَشْرَفُوا عَلَى قَتْلِهِ فَلِذَلِكَ سَكَتَ عَنْهُمْ فَالْوَصِيُّ أَعْذَرُ.

And for measws there is an exemplar with myas brotheras Harounas when heas said to hisas brother (Musaas): He said: ‘Son of my mother! Surely the people weakened me and they almost killed me, [7:150]. So, if you were to say they had not weakened himas and they did not overlook upon killing himas so you would have blasphemed, and if you were to say that they did weaken himas and overlooked upon killing himas, so due to that heas was silent from them, then the successoras is with an excuse.

وَ لِي بِمُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أُسْوَةٌ حِينَ فَرَّ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ وَ لَحِقَ بِالْغَارِ مِنْ خَوْفِهِمْ وَ أَنَامَنِي‏ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ، فَإِنْ قُلْتُمْ فَرَّ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ لِغَيْرِ خَوْفٍ مِنْهُمْ فَقَدْ كَفَرْتُمْ، وَ إِنْ قُلْتُمْ خَافَهُمْ‏ وَ أَنَامَنِي‏ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ وَ لَحِقَ هُوَ بِالْغَارِ مِنْ خَوْفِهِمْ فَالْوَصِيُّ أَعْذَرُ.

And for measws there is an example with Muhammadsaww when hesaww fled from hissaww people and joined up with the cave from fearing them, and made measws sleep upon hissaww bed. So, if you were to say that hesaww fled from hissaww people for other than fear from them, you would have blasphemed, and if you were to say hesaww did fear them and made measws sleep upon hissaww bed and hesaww went to the cave from fearing them, then the successorasws is with an excuse’’.¹³⁸

30- ع‏: أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ‏، عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُوسَى، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ ابْنِ حَمَّادٍ الشَّاشِيِّ، عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ رَاشِدٍ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ الْمِيثَمِيِّ، عَنْ رِبْعِيٍّ، عَنْ زُرَارَةَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ‏: مَا مَنَعَ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ أَنْ يَدْعُوَ النَّاسَ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ؟. قَالَ: خَوْفاً أَنْ يَرْتَدُّوا.

(The book) ‘Illal Al Sharaie’ – Ahmad Bin Hatim, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Musa, from Muhammad Ibn Hammad Al Shashy, from Al Husayn Bin Rashid, from Ali Bin Ismail Al Maysami, from Rabie, from Zurara who said,

‘I said, ‘What prevented Amir Al-Momineenasws from calling the people to himselfasws?’ Heasws said: ‘Fear that they might become apostates’.

قَالَ عَلِيٌ‏:- وَ أَحْسَبُ فِي الْحَدِيثِ-: وَ لَا يَشْهَدُوا أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً رَسُولُ اللَّهِ (ص).

Ali (Bin Hatim) said: ‘He reckons it is in the Hadeeth: ‘And they might not testify that Muhammadsaww is Rasoolsaww of Allahazwj’’.¹³⁹

31- ع‏: أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي الصُّهْبَانِ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا، قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: لِمَ كَفَّ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ عَنِ الْقَوْمِ؟. قَالَ: مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يَرْجِعُوا كُفَّاراً.

(The book) ‘Illal Sharaie’ – Ahmad Bin Al Husayn, from his father, from Muhammad Bin Abu Al Suhban, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from one of our companions who said,

‘I said to Abu Abdullahasws, ‘Why did Aliasws refrain from the people?’ Heasws said: ‘Fear that they might return to be Kafirs’’.¹⁴⁰

32- ع‏: أَبِي، عَنْ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عِيسَى، عَنِ ابْنِ مَعْرُوفٍ، عَنْ حَمَّادٍ، عَنْ‏ حَرِيزٍ، عَنْ بُرَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: إِنَّ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لَمْ يَمْنَعْهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَدْعُوَ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُمْ أَنْ يَكُونُوا ضُلَّالًا، لَا يَرْجِعُونَ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ أَنْ يَدْعُوَهُمْ فَيَأْبَوْا عَلَيْهِ فَيَصِيرُونَ كُفَّاراً كُلُّهُمْ.

(The book) ‘Illal Al Sharaie’ – My father, from Sa’ad, from Ibn Isa, from Ibn Marouf, from Hammad, from Hareyz, from Bureyd,

‘From Abu Ja’farasws having said: ‘Aliasws, was not prevented from calling (people) to himselfasws, except they would happen to stray. They, not returning from Al-Islam was more beloved to himasws than calling them and they to refuse to himasws, so they would become Kafirs, all of them’’.¹⁴¹

33- ل‏: مَاجِيلَوَيْهِ وَ ابْنُ الْمُتَوَكِّلِ وَ الْعَطَّارُ جَمِيعاً، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ الْعَطَّارِ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي الْخَطَّابِ، عَنِ النَّضْرِ، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَادٍّ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ الْجُعْفِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي‏ جَعْفَرٍ الْبَاقِرِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ- وَ هُوَ عَلَى مِنْبَرِهِ فَقَالَ: يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ! ائْذَنْ لِي‏ أَتَكَلَّمْ بِمَا سَمِعْتُ مِنْ عَمَّارِ بْنِ يَاسِرٍ يَرْوِيهِ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ؟.

(The book) ‘Al Khisaal’ – Majaylawiya and Ibn Al Mutawakkal and Al Attar, altogether from Muhammad Al Attar, from Ibn Abu Al Khattab, from Al Nazr, from Khalid Bin Madd, from Jabir Al Ju’fy,

‘From Abu Ja’far Al-Baqirasws having said: ‘A man came to Aliasws, and heasws was upon the pulpit, and he said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineenasws! Will youasws allow me to speak with what I heard from Ammar Bin Yasser reporting from Rasool-Allahsaww?’

فَقَالَ: اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَ لَا تَقُولُوا عَلَى عَمَّارٍ إِلَّا مَا قَالَهُ .. حَتَّى قَالَ ذَلِكَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: تَكَلَّمْ.

Heasws said: ‘Fear Allahazwj and do not say upon Ammar except what he did say’ – until heasws said it three times, then said: ‘Speak!’

قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَمَّاراً يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ‏ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يَقُولُ: أَنَا أُقَاتِلُ عَلَى التَّنْزِيلِ وَ عَلِيٌّ يُقَاتِلُ عَلَى التَّأْوِيلِ.

He said, ‘I heard Ammar saying, ‘I heard Rasool-Allahsaww say: ‘Iasws am fighting upon the Revelation, and Aliasws would fight upon the interpretation’.

فَقَالَ (ع): صَدَقَ عَمَّارٌ وَ رَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ، إِنَّ هَذِهِ عِنْدِي لَفِي أَلْفِ كَلِمَةٍ تَتْبَعُ كُلَّ كَلِمَةٍ أَلْفُ كَلِمَةٍ.

Heasws said: ‘Ammar spoke the truth, by the Lordazwj of Kabah! This is with measws among a thousand phrases, each phrase opening a thousand phrases’’.¹⁴²

34- ما: الْمُفِيدُ، عَنِ ابْنِ قُولَوَيْهِ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُوسَى، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجْرَانَ، وَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ مَعاً، عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عِيسَى، عَنْ رِبْعِيٍّ، عَنِ الْفُضَيْلِ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: لِمَنْ كَانَ الْأَمْرُ حِينَ قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ؟ قَالَ: لَنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ. فَقُلْتُ: كَيْفَ صَارَ فِي تَيْمٍ وَ عَدِيٍّ؟

(The book) ‘Amaali’ of sheykh Tusi – Al Mufeed, from Ibn Qawlawiya, from Ali Bin Hatim, from Al Hassan Bin Ubeydullahj, from Al Hassan Bin Musa, from Ibn AbuNajran, and Muhammad Bin Umar Bin Yazeed, both together from Hammad Bin Isa, from Rabie, from Al Fuzeyl who said,

‘I said to Abu Abdullahasws, ‘From whom was the command when Rasool-Allahsaww passed away?’ Heasws said: ‘For usasws, Peopleasws of the Household’. I said, ‘How come it came to be among Taym (Abu Bakr’s tribe) and Udayy (Umar’s tribe)?’

قَالَ: إِنَّكَ سَأَلْتَ فَافْهَمِ الْجَوَابَ! إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى لَمَّا كَتَبَ‏ أَنْ يُفْسَدَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَ تُنْكَحَ الْفُرُوجُ الْحَرَامُ، وَ يُحْكَمَ بِغَيْرِ مَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ، خَلَّى‏ بَيْنَ أَعْدَائِنَا وَ بَيْنَ مُرَادِهِمْ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا حَتَّى دَفَعُونَا عَنْ حَقِّنَا وَ جَرَى الظُّلْمَ عَلَى أَيْدِيهِمْ دُونَنَا.

Heasws said: ‘You asked the question, so understand the answer! When Allahazwj the Exalted Decreed that there would be corruption in the earth, and the Prohibited sexual relations would take place, and there would be decisions made with other than what Allahazwj Revealed, Heazwj Left alone ourasws enemies and their aims from the world until they repelled usasws from ourasws rights, and the injustices flowed upon the hands upon usasws’’.¹⁴³

35- ع‏: ابْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، عَنِ الصَّفَّارِ، عَنِ ابْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنِ رِبْعِيٍّ، عَنْ‏ حَمَّادٍ، عَنِ الْفُضَيْلِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ أَوْ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ حِينَ قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: لِمَنْ كَانَ الْأَمْرُ بَعْدَهُ؟ فَقَالَ: لَنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ. قُلْتُ: فَكَيْفَ صَارَ فِي غَيْرِكُمْ؟

(The book) ‘Illal Al Sharaie’ – Ibn Al Waleed, from Al Saffatr, from Ibn Yazeed, from Rabie, from Hammad, from Al Fuzeyl, from Al Fuzeyl Bin Yassar who said,

‘I said to Abu Ja’farasws or to Abu Abdullahasws, ‘When Rasool-Allahsaww passed away, for whom was the command after himsaww?’ Heasws said: ‘For usasws, Peopleasws of the Household’. I said, ‘So, how come it came to be in others?’

قَالَ: إِنَّكَ قَدْ سَأَلْتَ فَافْهَمِ الْجَوَابَ! إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لَمَّا عَلِمَ أَنْ‏ يُفْسَدَ فِي الْأَرْضِ، وَ تُنْكَحَ الْفُرُوجُ الْحَرَامُ، وَ يُحْكَمَ بِغَيْرِ مَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى أَرَادَ أَنْ يَلِيَ ذَلِكَ غَيْرُنَا.

Heasws said: ‘You has asked, so understand the answer! When Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic Knew that there would be corruption in the earth, and the Prohibited sexual relations would take place, and decisions would be made with other than what Allahazwj Blessed and Exalted Revealed, Heazwj Wanted other than usasws to be in-charge of that’’.¹⁴⁴

36- قب‏: قَالَ ضِرَارٌ لِهِشَامِ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ: أَلَّا دَعَا عَلِيٌّ النَّاسَ عِنْدَ وَفَاةِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ إِلَى‏ الِائْتِمَامِ بِهِ إِنْ كَانَ وَصِيّاً؟.

(The book) ‘Manaqib’ of Ibn Shehr Ashub – Zirar said to Hisham Bin Al-Hakam, ‘Why didn’t Aliasws call the people, at the expiry of the Prophetsaww, to be ruled by himasws, if heasws was a successorasws?’

قَالَ: لَمْ يَكُنْ وَاجِباً عَلَيْهِ، لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ دَعَاهُمْ إِلَى مُوَالاتِهِ وَ الِائْتِمَامِ بِهِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يَوْمَ الْغَدِيرِ وَ يَوْمَ تَبُوكَ وَ غَيْرَهُمَا فَلَمْ يَقْبَلُوا مِنْهُ، وَ لَوْ كَانَ ذَلِكَ جَائِزاً لَجَازَ عَلَى آدَمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ أَنْ يَدْعُوَ إِبْلِيسَ إِلَى السُّجُودِ لَهُ بَعْدَ أَنْ‏ دَعَاهُ رَبُّهُ إِلَى ذَلِكَ، ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ صَبَرَ كَما صَبَرَ أُولُوا الْعَزْمِ مِنَ الرُّسُلِ‏

He said: ‘It did not happen to be Obligatory upon himasws, because the Prophetsaww had already called them to hisasws Wilayah and to be ruled by himasws on the day of Al-Ghadeer, and the day of Tabuk, and others. But, they did not accept from himsaww. And had that been allowed, it would be allowed for Adamas to call Ibleesla to do sajdah to himas after hisas Lordazwj had already called himla to that. Then heasws was patience just as the Determined ones from the Rasools were patient, [46:35]’.

وَ سَأَلَ أَبُو حَنِيفَةَ الطَّاقِيَ‏ فَقَالَ لَهُ: لِمَ لَمْ يَطْلُبْ عَلِيٌّ بِحَقِّهِ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ الرَّسُولِ إِنِ كَانَ لَهُ حَقٌّ؟. قَالَ: خَافَ أَنْ يَقْتُلَهُ الْجِنُّ كَمَا قَتَلُوا سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَادَةَ بِسَهْمِ الْمُغِيرَةِ ابْنِ شُعْبَةَ!.

And he asked Abu Haneefa Al-Tafy saying to him, ‘Why didn’t Aliasws seek hisasws rights after the expiry of the Rasoolsaww, if there was a right for himasws?’ He said, ‘Heasws feared the Jinn would kill himasws just as they had killed Sa’ad Bin Ubada by an arrow of Al-Mugheira Ibn Shu’ba!’

وَ قِيلَ لِعَلِيِّ بْنِ مِيثَمٍ: لِمَ قَعَدَ عَنْ قِتَالِهِمْ؟. قَالَ: كَمَا قَعَدَ هَارُونُ عَنِ السَّامِرِيِّ وَ قَدْ عَبَدُوا الْعِجْلَ قُبُلًا فَكَانَ ضَعِيفاً.

And it was said to Ali Bin Maysam, ‘Why did heasws sit back from fighting them?’ He said, ‘Just as Harounas had sat back from Al-Samirila, and they (people) had worshipped the calf in front of himas, and heas was weakened’.

قَالَ: كَانَ كَهَارُونَ حَيْثُ يَقُولُ: إِنَّ الْقَوْمَ اسْتَضْعَفُونِي وَ كادُوا يَقْتُلُونَنِي‏، وَ كَنُوحٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ إِذْ قَالَ: أَنِّي مَغْلُوبٌ فَانْتَصِرْ، وَ كَلُوطٍ إِذْ قَالَ: لَوْ أَنَّ لِي بِكُمْ قُوَّةً أَوْ آوِي إِلى‏ رُكْنٍ شَدِيدٍ، وَ كَمُوسَى وَ هَارُونَ إِذْ قَالَ مُوسَى: رَبِّ إِنِّي لا أَمْلِكُ إِلَّا نَفْسِي وَ أَخِي‏.

He said, ‘Like Harounas when heas said: ‘He said: ‘Son of my mother! Surely the people weakened me and they almost killed me, [7:150]; and like Noahas when heas said: ‘‘‘I am overcome, so Help!’ [54:10]; and like Lutas when heas said: ‘If only there was strength for me against you, or a recourse to a strong support’ [11:80]; and like Musaas and Harounas when Musaas said: ‘My Lord! I cannot control except myself and my brother, [5:25]’’.¹⁴⁵

37- قب‏: وَ فِي الْخِصَالِ فِي آدَابِ الْمُلُوكِ أَنَّهُ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: وَ لِي فِي مُوسَى أُسْوَةٌ وَ فِي خَلِيلِي قُدْوَةٌ، وَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عِبْرَةٌ، وَ فِيمَا أَوْدَعَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بُرْهَانٌ، وَ فِيمَا عَرَفْتُ تَبْصِرَةٌ،

(The book) ‘Manaqib’ of Ibn Shehr Ashub’. And in (the book) ‘Al Khisaal’ –

‘Regarding etiquettes of the kings, heasws said: ‘And for measws there is an exemplar in Musaas, and a model in myasws friendsaww, and a lesson in the Book of Allahazwj, and a proof in what Rasool-Allahsaww promised measws, and a foresight in what Iasws recognised.

إِنْ يُكَذِّبُونِي فَقَدْ كَذَّبُوا الْحَقَّ مِنْ قَبْلِي، وَ إِنْ أُبْتَلَى بِهِ فَتِلْكَ سِيرَتِي‏، الْمَحَجَّةُ الْعُظْمَى وَ السَّبِيلُ الْمُفْضِيَةُ لِمَنْ لَزِمَهَا إِلَى النَّجَاةِ لَمْ أَزَلْ عَلَيْهَا لَا نَاكِلًا وَ لَا مُبَدِّلًا، لَنْ أُضَيِّعَ بَيْنَ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَ عَهْدِ ابْنِ عَمِّي بِهِ ..

If they were to belie measws, so the truth has been belied from before measws, and if Iasws am tried with it, so that is myasws way, and the great argument, and the way to the salvation, Decreed for the one who necessitates it. Iasws have not ceased to be upon it, neither transferring nor replacing. Iasws will never waste it, between the Book of Allahazwj and pact of the sonsaww of myasws uncleas’.

فِي كَلَامٍ لَهُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ:

لَنْ أَطْلُبَ الْعُذْرَ فِي قَوْمِي وَ قَدْ جَهِلُوا

فَرْضَ الْكِتَابِ وَ نَالُوا كُلَّ مَا حَرُمَا

حَبْلُ الْإِمَامَةِ لِي مِنْ بَعْدِ أَحْمَدِنَا

In a speech of hisasws, then heasws said (in prose): ‘Iasws will never seek any excuse among myasws people and they are ignorant of the Obligations of the Book, and they attained all what was Prohibited. The rope of the Imamate is for measws from after our Ahmadsaww’.

وَ مِنْ كَلَامٍ لَهُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ- رَوَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَّامٍ-: فَنَزَلَ بِي مِنْ وَفَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ مَا لَمْ يَكُنِ‏ الْجِبَالُ لَوْ حُمِّلَتْهُ لَحَمَلَتْهُ، وَ رَأَيْتُ أَهْلَ بَيْتِهِ بَيْنَ جَازِعٍ لَا يَمْلِكُ جَزَعَهُ، وَ لَا يَضْبِطُ نَفْسَهُ، وَ لَا يَقْوَى عَلَى حَمْلِ مَا نَزَلَ بِهِ، قَدْ أَذْهَبَ الْجَزَعُ صَبْرَهُ، وَ أَذْهَلَ عَقْلَهُ، وَ حَالَ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ الْفَهْمِ وَ الْإِفْهَامِ، وَ بَيْنَ الْقَوْلِ وَ الِاسْتِمَاعِ.

And from a speech of hisasws – It is reported by Muhammad Bin Sallam, ‘And it befell with measws, from the expiry of Rasool-Allahsaww

And Iasws saw hissaww family between alarm, they could not control their alarm, nor regulate themselves, nor were they strong upon bearing what had befallen with them. The alarm had taken away their patience, and their minds were dazed, and there was a barrier between their understanding and their explanation and between the speaking and listening’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ: بَعْدَ كَلَامٍ-: وَ حَمَلْتُ نَفْسِي عَلَى الصَّبْرِ عِنْدَ وَفَاتِهِ، وَ لَزِمْتُ الصَّمْتَ وَ الْأَخْذَ فِيمَا أَمَرَنِي بِهِ مِنْ تَجْهِيزِهِ .. الخبر.

Then heasws said: ‘After a speech: ‘And Iasws carried myselfasws upon the patience at hissaww expiry, and stayed silent, and taking regarding what hesaww had instructed measws with, from preparing hissaww funeral’.

قِيلَ لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فِي جُلُوسِهِ عَنْهُمْ؟ قَالَ: إِنِّي ذَكَرْتُ قَوْلَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ الْقَوْمَ‏ نَقَضُوا أَمْرَكَ، وَ اسْتَبَدُّوا بِهَا دُونَكَ، وَ عَصَوْنِي فِيكَ، فَعَلَيْكَ بِالصَّبْرِ حَتَّى يَنْزِلَ الْأَمْرُ، فَإِنَّهُمْ سَيَغْدِرُونَ بِكَ وَ أَنْتَ‏ تَعِيشُ عَلَى مِلَّتِي، وَ تُقْتَلُ عَلَى سُنَّتِي، مَنْ أَحَبَّكَ أَحَبَّنِي، وَ مَنْ أَبْغَضَكَ أَبْغَضَنِي، وَ إِنَّ هَذِهِ سَتُخْضَبُ مِنْ هَذَا.

It was said to Amir Al-Momineenasws regarding hisasws sitting back from them (Abu Bakr and Umar). Heasws said: ‘Iasws remembered the words of the Prophetsaww: ‘Isaww see the people would break yourasws orders, and domineering over you, and disobeying mesaww regarding youasws. So, upon youasws is to be with the patience until the Command descends, for they would be treacherous with youasws, and youasws would be living upon mysaww Religion, and speaking upon mysaww Sunnah. One who loves youasws, loves mesaww, and one who hates youasws, hates mesaww, and this (yourasws beard) would be dyed from this (yourasws forehead’’.

زُرَارَةُ، قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: مَا مَنَعَ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ أَنْ يَدْعُوَ النَّاسَ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ، وَ يُجَرِّدَ فِي عَدُوِّهِ سَيْفَهُ؟.

Zurara said, ‘I said to Abu Abdullahasws, ‘What prevented Amir Al-Momineenasws from calling the people to himselfasws, and baring hisasws sword among hisasws enemies?’

فَقَالَ: الْخَوْفُ مِنْ أَنْ يَرْتَدُّوا فَلَا يَشْهَدُوا أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ‏..

Heasws said: ‘The fear from them becoming apostates, so they would not be testifying that Muhammadsaww is Rasoolsaww of Allahazwj’’.

وَ سَأَلَ صَدَقَةُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ عُمَرَ بْنَ قَيْسٍ الْمَاصِرَ عَنْ جُلُوسِ عَلِيٍّ فِي الدَّارِ؟. فَقَالَ: إِنَّ عَلِيّاً فِي هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ كَانَ فَرِيضَةً مِنْ فَرَائِضِ اللَّهِ، أَدَّاهَا نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ إِلَى قَوْمِهِ مِثْلَ الصَّلَاةِ وَ الزَّكَاةِ وَ الصَّوْمِ وَ الْحَجِّ وَ لَيْسَ عَلَى الْفَرَائِضِ أَنْ تَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى شَيْ‏ءٍ إِنَّمَا عَلَيْهِمْ أَنْ يُجِيبُوا الْفَرَائِضَ،

And Sadaqa Bin Muslim was asked by Umar Bin Qays Al Masir about Aliasws sitting back in the house? He said,

‘Aliasws in this community was an Obligation from the Obligations of Allahazwj. The Prophetsaww of Allahazwj performed it to hissaww people like the Salat, and the Zakat, and the Fast, and the Hajj, and it isn’t upon the Obligation that heasws should be calling them to anything. But rather it was upon them they respond by performing the Obligations.

وَ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ أَعْذَرَ مِنْ هَارُونَ لَمَّا ذَهَبَ مُوسَى إِلَى الْمِيقَاتِ، فَقَالَ لِهَارُونَ: اخْلُفْنِي فِي قَوْمِي وَ أَصْلِحْ وَ لا تَتَّبِعْ سَبِيلَ الْمُفْسِدِينَ‏ فَجَعَلَهُ رَقِيباً عَلَيْهِمْ،

And Aliasws was more excused than Harounas when Musaas had gone to the appointment and said to Harounas: ‘Be my Caliph among my people and be righteous, and do not follow the way of the mischief makers’ [7:142]. Heas made himas to be a watcher upon them.

وَ إِنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ نَصَبَ عَلِيّاً (ع) لِهَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ عَلَماً وَ دَعَاهُمْ إِلَيْهِ، فَعَلِيٌّ فِي عُذْرٍ لَمَّا جَلَسَ‏ فِي بَيْتِهِ، وَ هُمْ فِي حَرَجٍ حَتَّى يُخْرِجُوهُ فَيَضَعُوهُ فِي الْمَوْضِعِ الَّذِي وَضَعَهُ فِيهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، فَاسْتَحْسَنَ مِنْهُ جَعْفَرٌ الصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ‏.

And that the Prophetsaww of Allahazwj nominated Aliasws as a flag for this community and called them to himasws, so Aliasws is in an excuse when heas sat back in hisasws house, and they were in blame until they were to bring himasws out and place himasws in the place which Rasool-Allahsaww had placed himasws in’. Ja’far Al-Sadiqasws approved from it.

وَ مِنْ كَلَامٍ لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ- وَ قَدْ سُئِلَ عَنْ أَمْرِهِمَا-: وَ كُنْتُ كَرَجُلٍ لَهُ عَلَى النَّاسِ حَقٌّ، فَإِنْ عَجَّلُوا لَهُ مَالَهُ أَخَذَهُ وَ حَمِدَهُمْ‏، وَ إِنْ أُخِّرَهُ أَخَذَهُ غَيْرَ مَحْمُودِينَ،

And from a speech of Amir Al-Momineenasws, and heasws had been asked about their (Abu Bakr and Umar)’ matter: ‘Iasws was like a man who had a right for him upon the people. So, if they were to hasten his wealth to him, he would take it and praise them, and if they were to delay it, he would take it and not praise them.

وَ كُنْتُ كَرَجُلٍ يَأْخُذُ بِالسُّهُولَةِ وَ هُوَ عِنْدَ النَّاسِ حَزُونٌ‏، وَ إِنَّمَا يُعْرَفُ‏ الْهُدَى بِقِلَّةِ مَنْ يَأْخُذُهُ مِنَ النَّاسِ، فَإِذَا سَكَتُّ فَأَعْفُونِي.

And Iasws was like a man taking with the ease while heasws grief-striken with the people, and rather the guidance is recognised by the scarcity of the ones from the people taking it. So, when Iasws am silent, then excuse measws’’.

وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لِعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ يَوْمَ الشُّورَى: إِنَّ لَنَا حَقّاً إِنْ أُعْطِينَاهُ أَخَذْنَاهُ، وَ إِنْ مُنِعْنَاهُ رَكِبْنَا أَعْجَازَ الْإِبِلِ وَ إِنْ طَالَ بِنَا السُّرَى.

And heasws said to Abdul Rahman Bin Awf on the day of the consultant, ‘For usasws there is a right. If you give it, weasws shall take it, and if youasws refuse usasws from it, weasws shall ride the difficult camel and even if the travel is prolonged with usasws’.

وَ سُئِلَ مُتَكَلِّمٌ: لِمَ لَمْ يُقَاتِلِ الْأَوَّلِينَ عَلَى‏ حَقِّهِ وَ قَاتَلَ الْآخَرِينَ‏؟! فَقَالَ: لِمَ لَمْ يُقَاتِلْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ عَلَى إِبْلَاغِ الرِّسَالَةِ فِي حَالِ الْغَارِ وَ مُدَّةِ الشِّعْبِ وَ قَاتَلَ بَعْدَهُمَا؟! ..

And Mutakallim was asked, ‘Why did heasws not fight the formers ones upon hisasws right and fought the latter ones?!’ He said, ‘Why did Rasool-Allahazwj not fight upon the delivery of the Message in the situation of the cave, and the period of the mountain pass (of Abu Talibasws) and fought after these two (situations)?!’

وَ قَالَ بَعْضُ النَّوَاصِبِ لِشَيْطَانِ الطَّاقِ‏؟!: كَانَ عَلِيٌّ يُسَلِّمُ عَلَى الشَّيْخَيْنِ بِإِمْرَةِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، أَ فَصَدَقَ أَمْ كَذَبَ؟!. قَالَ: أَخْبِرْنِي أَنْتَ عَنِ الْمَلَكَيْنِ اللَّذَيْنِ دَخَلَا عَلَى دَاوُدَ، فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا: إِنَّ هذا أَخِي لَهُ تِسْعٌ وَ تِسْعُونَ نَعْجَةً وَ لِيَ نَعْجَةٌ واحِدَةٌ، كَذَبَ أَمْ صَدَقَ؟. فَانْقَطَعَ النَّاصِبِيُّ.

And one of the Nasibis (Hostile ones) said to satans (companions) of Al Taq, ‘Aliasws the two sheykhs (Abu Bakr and Umar) with ‘Amir Al Momineen’, was heasws truthful or a liar?!’ He said, ‘You inform me about the two Angels, those who had entered to see Dawoodas, so one of them said: This is my brother. For him are ninety nine ewes and for me there is one ewe, [38:23], was it a lie or true?’ The Nasibi walked away’.

وَ سَأَلَ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرِيزٍ هِشَامَ بْنَ الْحَكَمِ: أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ قَوْلِ عَلِيٍّ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ: يَا خَلِيفَةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَ كَانَ صَادِقاً أَمْ كَاذِباً؟!

And Suleyman Bin Hareez asked Hisham Bin Al-Hakam, ‘Inform me about the words of Aliasws to Abu Bakr: ‘O caliph of Rasool-Allahsaww!’ Was heasws truthful or a liar?!’

فَقَالَ هِشَامٌ: وَ مَا الدَّلِيلُ عَلَى أَنَّهُ قَالَ‏؟ ثُمَّ قَالَ: وَ إِنْ كَانَ قَالَهُ فَهُوَ كَقَوْلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ: إِنِّي سَقِيمٌ‏، وَ كَقَوْلِهِ: بَلْ فَعَلَهُ كَبِيرُهُمْ‏، وَ كَقَوْلِ يُوسُفَ: أَيَّتُهَا الْعِيرُ إِنَّكُمْ لَسارِقُونَ‏ ...

Hisham said, ‘And what is the evidence upon the heasws said it?’ Then he said, ‘And even if heasws did say it, so it would be like the words of Ibrahimas: ‘I feel sick’ [37:89], and like hisas words: ‘But their biggest one did this, [21:63], and like the words of Yusufas: ‘O caravan! You are stealing!’ [12:70]’’.

وَ قِيلَ لِعَلِيِّ بْنِ مِيثَمٍ: لِمَ صَلَّى عَلِيٌّ خَلْفَ الْقَوْمِ؟ قَالَ: جَعَلَهُمْ بِمَنْزِلَةِ السَّوَارِي.

And it was said to Ali Bin Maysam, ‘Why did Aliasws pray behind the people?’ He said, ‘Heasws made them to be at the status of the pillars (of the Masjid)’.

قِيلَ: فَلِمَ ضَرَبَ الْوَلِيدَ بْنَ عُقْبَةَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ عُثْمَانَ؟. قَالَ: لِأَنَّ الْحَدَّ لَهُ وَ إِلَيْهِ، فَإِذَا أَمْكَنَهُ إِقَامَتُهُ أَقَامَهُ بِكُلِّ حِيلَةٍ.

It was said, ‘Why did heasws strike Al-Waleed Bin Uqba in front of Usman?’ He said, ‘Because the legal punishment is for himasws and up to himasws. So, when heasws was enabled, heasws established it, establishing it with every means’.

قِيلَ: فَلِمَ أَشَارَ عَلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَ عُمَرَ؟. قَالَ: طَلَباً مِنْهُ أَنْ يُحْيِيَ أَحْكَامَ الْقُرْآنِ وَ أَنْ يَكُونَ دِينُهُ الْقَيِّمَ كَمَا أَشَارَ يُوسُفُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَى مُلْكِ مِصْرَ نَظَراً مِنْهُ لِلْخَلْقِ،

It was said, ‘Why did heasws give consultation advice to Abu Bakr and Umar?’ He said, ‘They sought from himasws that heasws revives the Judgments of the Quran, and hisasws Religion happened to be the upright one, just as Yusufas had given consultation advice to the king of Egypt, in consideration from himas to the people;

وَ لِأَنَّ الْأَرْضَ وَ الْحُكْمَ فِيهَا إِلَيْهِ، فَإِذَا أَمْكَنَهُ أَنْ يُظْهِرَ مَصَالِحَ الْخَلْقِ فَعَلَ، وَ إِنْ لَمْ يُمْكِنْهُ ذَلِكَ بِنَفْسِهِ تَوَصَّلَ إِلَيْهِ عَلَى يَدَيْ مَنْ يُمْكِنُهُ طَلَباً مِنْهُ لِإِحْيَاءِ أَمْرِ اللَّهِ.

And because the earth and the judgments in it are up to himasws. So, when heasws is enabled from manifest the interests of the people, heasws does it, and if heasws is not enabled by himselfasws, heasws connected it to the one who was enabled. They had both sought from himasws the revival of the Commands of Allahazwj’.

قِيلَ: لِمَ قَعَدَ فِي الشُّورَى؟. قَالَ: اقْتِدَاراً مِنْهُ عَلَى الْحُجَّةِ وَ عِلْماً بِأَنَّهُمْ إِنْ نَاظَرُوهُ أَوْ أَنْصَفُوهُ كَانَ هُوَ الْغَالِبَ، وَ مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ دَعْوَى فَدُعِيَ إِلَى‏ أَنْ يُنَاظِرَ عَلَيْهِ فَإِنْ ثَبَتَتْ لَهُ الْحُجَّةُ أُعْطِيَهُ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَفْعَلْ بَطَلَ حَقُّهُ وَ أَدْخَلَ بِذَلِكَ الشُّبْهَةَ عَلَى الْخَلْقِ،

It was said, ‘Why did heasws sit in the consultation council?’ He said, ‘An empowerment from himasws upon the argument, and knowledge, that if they were to dispute with himasws or be fair, heasws would prevail, and the one who had a claim for him and he claims until he is debated upon it, so if he proves the proof he is given it, and if he does not do so, his right would be invalidate, and the doubts would enter due to that upon the people.

وَ قَدْ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يَوْمَئِذٍ: الْيَوْمَ أُدْخِلْتُ فِي بَابٍ إِذَا أُنْصِفْتُ فِيهِ وَصَلْتُ إِلَى حَقِّي، يَعْنِي أَنَّ الْأَوَّلَ اسْتَبَدَّ بِهَا يَوْمَ السَّقِيفَةِ وَ لَمْ يُشَاوِرْهُ،

And heasws had said on that day: ‘Today Iasws am entering into a door, when Iasws receive justice, Iasws shall arrive to myasws right, meaning that the first tyranny with it was on the day of Al-Saqeefa, and they did not consult it’.

قِيلَ: فَلِمَ زَوَّجَ عُمَرَ ابْنَتَهُ؟. قَالَ: لِإِظْهَارِهِ الشَّهَادَتَيْنِ وَ إِقْرَارِهِ بِفَضْلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ إِرَادَتِهِ اسْتِصْلَاحَهُ وَ كَفَّهُ عَنْهُ، وَ قَدْ عَرَضَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ لُوطٌ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ بَنَاتِهِ عَلَى قَوْمِهِ وَ هُمْ كُفَّارٌ لِيَرُدَّهُمْ عَنْ ضَلَالَتِهِمْ، فَقَالَ: هؤُلاءِ بَناتِي هُنَّ أَطْهَرُ لَكُمْ‏، وَ وَجَدْنَا آسِيَةَ بِنْتَ مُزَاحِمٍ تَحْتَ فِرْعَوْنَ.

It was said, ‘Why did heasws get hisasws daughter to be married to Umar?’ He said, ‘For his manifesting the two testimonies and his acceptance with the merit of Rasool-Allahsaww, and hisasws intention to correct him, and refrain from himasws, and the Prophetsaww of Allahazwj, Lutas had presented hisas daughters to hisas people, and they were Kafirs, in order to return them from their straying: These are my (Community’s) daughters - they are purer for you, [11:78]; and we find Aasiyaas daughter of Muzahim to be under (married to) Pharaohla’.

وَ سُئِلَ الشَّيْخُ الْمُفِيدُ: لِمَ أَخَذَ عَطَاءَهُمْ، وَ صَلَّى خَلْفَهُمْ، وَ نَكَحَ سَبْيَهُمْ، وَ حَكَمَ فِي مَجَالِسِهِمْ؟.

And sheykh Al Mufeed was asked, ‘Why did heasws take their awards, and pray Salat behind them, and marry their captives, and make decisions in their gatherings?’

فَقَالَ: أَمَّا أَخْذُهُ الْعَطَاءَ فَأَخَذَ بَعْضَ حَقِّهِ، وَ أَمَّا الصَّلَاةُ خَلْفَهُمْ فَهُوَ الْإِمَامُ، مَنْ تَقَدَّمَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَصَلَاتُهُ فَاسِدَةٌ، عَلَى أَنَّ كُلًّا مُؤَدٍّ حَقَّهُ،

He said, ‘As for hisasws taking the awards, heasws was taking part of hisasws right; and as for the Salat behind them, so heasws is the Imamasws. One who preceded in front of himasws, his Salat is spoilt, upon that each persons performs his right.

وَ أَمَّا نِكَاحُهُ مِنْ سَبْيِهِمْ فَمِنْ طَرِيقِ الْمُمَانَعَةِ، إِنَّ الشِّيعَةَ رَوَتْ‏ أَنَّ الْحَنَفِيَّةَ زَوَّجَهَا أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ مُسْلِمٍ الْحَنَفِيَّ، وَ اسْتَدَلُّوا عَلَى ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ لَمَّا رَدَّ مَنْ كَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ سَبَاهُ لَمْ يَرُدَّ الْحَنَفِيَّةَ، فَلَوْ كَانَتْ مِنَ السَّبْيِ لَرَدَّهَا،

And as for hisasws marrying their captives, it was from the way of the impedance. The Shias are reporting that Al Hanafiya, Amir Al Momineenasws married her to Muhammad Bin Muslim Al Hanafi, and pointed upon that with that Umar Bin Al Khattab, when there arrived to him the ones whom Abu Bakr has captured, did not return Al Hanafiya. If she was been from the captive, he would have returned her.

وَ مِنْ طَرِيقِ الْمُتَابَعَةِ أَنَّهُ لَوْ نَكَحَ مِنْ سَبْيِهِمْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَكُمْ مَا أَرَدْتُمْ، لِأَنَّ الَّذِينَ سَبَاهُمْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ كَانُوا عِنْدَكُمْ قَادِحِينَ فِي نُبُوَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ كُفَّاراً، فَنِكَاحُهُمْ حَلَالٌ لِكُلِّ أَحَدٍ، وَ لَوْ كَانَ الَّذِينَ سَبَاهُمْ يَزِيدُ وَ زِيَادٌ،

And from the way of the follow-up, if heasws married from their captives, there does not happen for you what you are intending, because those Abu Bakr had captured them were rejecters regarding the Prophet-hood of Rasool-Allahsaww, Kafirs, so marrying them was Permissible of every one, and even though they may be those captured by Yazeed and Ziyad.

وَ إِنَّمَا كَانَ يَسُوغُ لَكُمْ مَا ذَكَرْتُمُوهُ إِذَا كَانَ الَّذِينَ سَبَاهُمْ قَادِحِينَ فِي إِمَامَتِهِ ثُمَّ نَكَحَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ،

And rather it was justified with you what you are mentioning, when those who were captured were rejecters in hisasws Imamate. Then Amir Al Momineenasws married.

وَ أَمَّا حُكْمُهُ فِي مَجَالِسِهِمْ فَإِنَّهُ لَوْ قَدَرَ أَنْ لَا يَدَعَهُمْ يَحْكُمُونَ حُكْماً لَفَعَلَ، إِذِ الْحُكْمُ إِلَيْهِ وَ لَهُ دُونَهُمْ.

And as for hisasws decision making in their gatherings, if heasws able upon letting them decide a decision, would have done so, when the decision is up to himasws and for himasws, besides them.

و في كتاب الكرّ و الفرّ: قالوا: وجدنا عليّا عليه السلام يأخذ عطاء الأوّل و لا يأخذ عطاء ظالم إلّا ظالم؟. قلنا: فقد وجدنا دانيال يأخذ عطاء بخت‏نصر.

And in the book ‘Al Karr Wa Al Farr’ – They said, ‘We find Aliasws taking the awards of the first one (Abu Bakr), no one takes the awards of an oppressor except an unjust one?’ We said, ‘We have found that Danielas took the awards of Bakht Nasr’.

و قالوا: قد صحّ أنّ عليّا عليه السلام لم يبايع ثم بايع، ففي أيّهما أصاب و أخطأ في الأخرى؟. قلنا: و قد صحّ أنّ النبيّ صلّى اللَّه عليه و آله لم يدع في حال و دعا في حال، و لم يقاتل ثم قاتل.

And they said, ‘It is correct that Alias did not pledge allegiance, then pledged. Which of the two is correct, and was heasws mistaken in the other?’ We said, ‘And it is correct that the Prophetsaww did not supplicate in a situation, and supplicated in a situation, and did not fight, then fought’.

- وَ قَالَ رَجُلٌ لِلْمُرْتَضَى: أَيُّ خَلِيفَةٍ قَاتَلَ وَ لَمْ يَسْبِ وَ لَمْ يَغْنَمْ؟.

And a man said to Al Murtaza, ‘Which caliph fought and did not capture and did not take war booty?’

فَقَالَ: ارْتَدَّ غُلَامٌ‏ فِي أَيَّامِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَقَتَلُوهُ وَ لَمْ يَعْرِضْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ لِمَالِهِ، وَ رُوِيَ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ فِي مُرْتَدٍّ قُتِلَ فِي أَيَّامِ عُمَرَ فَلَمْ يَعْرِضْ لِمَالِهِ، وَ قَتَلَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ مُسْتَوْرِدَ الْعِجْلِيَّ وَ لَمْ يَتَعَرَّضْ‏ لِمَالِهِ، فَالْقَتْلُ لَيْسَ بِأَمَارَةٍ عَلَى تَنَاوُلِ الْمَالِ.

He said, ‘A slave became an apostate during the days of Abu Bakr, so they killed him and did not present his wealth to Abu Bakr. And it is reported similar to that regarding an apostate being killed during the days of Umar, and his wealth was not presented, and Aliasws killed the calf-worshipper and did not turn to his wealth. Thus, the killing isn’t by the government upon grabbing the wealth.

وَ قَالَ رَجُلٌ لِشَرِيكٍ: أَ لَيْسَ قَوْلُ عَلِيٍّ لِابْنِهِ الْحُسَيْنِ يَوْمَ الْجَمَلِ: يَا بُنَيَّ! يَوَدُّ أَبُوكَ أَنَّهُ مَاتَ قَبْلَ هَذَا الْيَوْمِ بِثَلَاثِينَ سَنَةٍ .. يَدُلُّ عَلَى أَنَّ فِي الْأَمْرِ شَيْئاً؟.

And a man said to Shareek, ‘Aren’t the words of Aliasws to hisasws sonasws Al Husaynasws on the day of (battle of the) camel: ‘O myasws sonasws! Yourasws fatherasws would love to have died thirty years before this day’, pointing that there is something in the matter?’

فَقَالَ شَرِيكٌ: لَيْسَ كُلُّ حَقٍّ يُشْتَهَى أَنْ يُتْعَبَ فِيهِ، وَ قَدْ قَالَتْ مَرْيَمُ فِي حَقٍّ لَا يُشَكُّ فِيهِ: يا لَيْتَنِي مِتُّ قَبْلَ هذا وَ كُنْتُ نَسْياً مَنْسِيًّا.

Shareek said, ‘It isn’t so that every right craved one should be tired in it, and Maryamas had said regarding a right there is no doubt in it: ‘‘I wish I had died before this, and was completely forgotten!’ [19:23].

وَ لَمَّا قِيلَ لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فِي الْحَكَمَيْنِ: شَكَكْتَ؟. قَالَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: أَنَا أَوْلَى بِأَنْ لَا أَشُكَّ فِي دِينِي أَمِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ؟ أَوْ مَا قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى لِرَسُولِهِ: قُلْ فَأْتُوا بِكِتابٍ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ هُوَ أَهْدى‏ مِنْهُما أَتَّبِعْهُ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صادِقِينَ‏.

And when it was said to Amir Al Momineenasws regarding the two decisions, did heasws doubt?’ Heasws said: ‘Am Iasws foremost with no doubting in myasws Religion or the Prophetsaww? Or has not Allahazwj the Exalted Said to Hisazwj Rasoolsaww: Say, ‘Then come with a Book from the Presence of Allah which is more guiding than both of them, (and) I would follow it, if you were truthful’ [28:49]’’.¹⁴⁶

38- شي‏: عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ خَالِدٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: قَوْلُ النَّاسِ لِعَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ إِنْ كَانَ لَهُ حَقٌّ فَمَا مَنَعَهُ أَنْ يَقُومَ بِهِ؟.

(The book) ‘Tafseer Al Ayyashi’ – From Suleyman Bin Khalid who said,

‘I said to Abu Abdullahasws, ‘Words of the people regarding Aliasws, ‘If the right was for himasws, what prevented himasws from standing with it?’

قَالَ: فَقَالَ:إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمْ يُكَلِّفْ هَذَا إِلَّا إِنْسَاناً وَاحِداً رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ‏، قَالَ: فَقاتِلْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ لا تُكَلَّفُ إِلَّا نَفْسَكَ وَ حَرِّضِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ‏ فَلَيْسَ هَذَا إِلَّا لِلرَّسُولِ.

So heasws said: ‘Allahazwj has not Imposed this upon anyone except for one human – Rasool-Allahsaww. Heazwj Said So fight in the Way of Allah; it is not encumbered except on yourself [4:84] – so this is not for anyone except the Rasoolsaww.

وَ قَالَ لِغَيْرِهِ: إِلَّا مُتَحَرِّفاً لِقِتالٍ أَوْ مُتَحَيِّزاً إِلى‏ فِئَةٍ فَلَمْ يَكُنْ يَوْمَئِذٍ فِئَةٌ يُعِينُونَهُ عَلَى أَمْرِهِ‏.

And Heazwj Said for the others unless he turns aside for the sake of fighting or withdraws to a company [8:16], so there wasn’t any company in those days who would support himasws (Aliasws) in hisasws matter (of the Caliphate)’’.¹⁴⁷

39- شي‏: عَنْ حَرِيزٍ، عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ، عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّلَامُ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: وَ الَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَتَرْكَبُنَّ سَنَنَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ حَذْوَ النَّعْلِ بِالنَّعْلِ وَ الْقُذَّةِ بِالْقُذَّةِ حَتَّى لَا تُخْطِئُونَ طَرِيقَهُمْ وَ لَا تُخْطِئُكُمْ سُنَّةُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ‏،

(The book) ‘Tafseer Al Ayyashi’ – From Hareez, from one of his companions,

‘From Abu Ja’farasws: ‘Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘By the Oneazwj in Whose Hand is mysaww soul! You will be behaving in the ways of the ones who were before you, step of the slipper with the slipper, and the arrow with the arrow (in a quiver), to the extent that you will not be erring in their way nor will you be erring in the ways of the children of Israel’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: قَالَ مُوسَى لِقَوْمِهِ‏ يا قَوْمِ ادْخُلُوا الْأَرْضَ الْمُقَدَّسَةَ الَّتِي كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ‏ فَرَدُّوا عَلَيْهِ- وَ كَانُوا سِتَّمِائَةِ أَلْفٍ- فَقَالُوا: يا مُوسى‏ إِنَّ فِيها قَوْماً جَبَّارِينَ وَ إِنَّا لَنْ نَدْخُلَها حَتَّى يَخْرُجُوا مِنْها فَإِنْ يَخْرُجُوا مِنْها فَإِنَّا داخِلُونَ

Then Abu Ja’farasws said: ‘Musaas said to hisas people: O people! Enter the Holy land which Allah has Prescribed for you [5:21]. But they rejected to himas – and they were six hundred thousand, they said, They said: O Musa! Surely there are tyrannous people in it, and we will never enter it until they exit from it. So if they do exit from it, then we shall be entering (it) [5:22].

قالَ رَجُلانِ مِنَ الَّذِينَ يَخافُونَ أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمَا أَحَدُهُمَا يُوشَعُ بْنُ نُونٍ وَ كَالِبُ بْنُ يُوفَنَّا، قَالَ: وَ هُمَا ابْنُ عَمِّهِ‏ فَقَالا: ادْخُلُوا عَلَيْهِمُ الْبابَ فَإِذا دَخَلْتُمُوهُ‏. إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: إِنَّا هاهُنا قاعِدُونَ‏

Two men of those who were fearing, whom Allah had Favoured upon, said, - one of them was Yoshua Bin Noonas, and Kalib Bin Youhanna, and they were sons of hisas uncle. They said, ‘Enter unto them by the gate, for when you enter it [5:23] – up to Hisazwj Words: we will be sitting over here’ [5:24].

قَالَ: فَعَصَى سِتُّمِائَةِ أَلْفٍ‏، وَ سَلِمَ هَارُونُ وَ ابْنَاهُ وَ يُوشَعُ بْنُ نُونٍ وَ كَالِبُ بْنُ يُوفَنَّا، فَسَمَّاهُمُ اللَّهُ فَاسِقِينَ، فَقَالَ: فَلا تَأْسَ عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْفاسِقِينَ‏ فَتَاهُوا أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً لِأَنَّهُمْ عَصَوْا،

Heasws said: ‘Six hundred thousand disobeyed while Harounas and hisas two sons, and Yoshua Bin Noonas and Kalib Bin Youhanna submitted, so Allahazwj Named them (the multitude) as transgressors, Heazwj Said: ‘therefore do not grieve upon the transgressing people” [5:26]. They wandered for forty years because they disobeyed.

فَكَانَ حَذْوَ النَّعْلِ بِالنَّعْلِ، إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ لَمَّا قُبِضَ لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَى أَمْرِ اللَّهِ إِلَّا عَلِيٌّ وَ الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ وَ سَلْمَانُ وَ الْمِقْدَادُ وَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ فَمَكَثُوا أَرْبَعِينَ حَتَّى قَامَ عَلِيٌّ فَقَاتَلَ مَنْ خَالَفَهُ‏.

So, the step of the slipper with the slipper is that when Rasool-Allahsaww passed away, there did not happen to be anyone upon the Commands of Allahazwj except Aliasws, and Al-Hassanasws and Al-Husaynasws, and Salmanra, and Al-Miqdadra, and Abu Zarrra, and they remained for forty until Aliasws stood up and fought the ones who opposes himasws’’.¹⁴⁸

40- شي‏: عَنِ ابْنِ نُبَاتَةَ قَالَ: كُنْتُ وَاقِفاً مَعَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يَوْمَ الْجَمَلِ، فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ حَتَّى وَقَفَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ: يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ! كَبَّرَ الْقَوْمُ وَ كَبَّرْنَا، وَ هَلَّلَ الْقَوْمُ وَ هَلَّلْنَا، وَ صَلَّى الْقَوْمُ وَ صَلَّيْنَا، فَعَلَامَ نُقَاتِلُهُمْ؟!

(The book) ‘Tafseer Al Ayyashi’ – From Ibn Nubata who said,

‘We were paused with Amir Al-Momineenasws on the day of the (battle of the) camel, and a man came and stood in front of himasws and said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineenasws! The people are exclaiming Takbeer and we are exclaiming Takbeer, and the people are professing Oneness of Allahazwj and we are professing the Oneness of Allahazwj, and the people are praying Salat and we are praying Salat, so upon what are youasws fighting them?’

فَقَالَ: عَلَى هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ: تِلْكَ الرُّسُلُ فَضَّلْنا بَعْضَهُمْ عَلى‏ بَعْضٍ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ كَلَّمَ اللَّهُ وَ رَفَعَ بَعْضَهُمْ دَرَجاتٍ وَ آتَيْنا عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ الْبَيِّناتِ وَ أَيَّدْناهُ بِرُوحِ الْقُدُسِ وَ لَوْ شاءَ اللَّهُ مَا اقْتَتَلَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ‏ فَنَحْنُ الَّذِينَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ‏ مِنْ بَعْدِ ما جاءَتْهُمُ الْبَيِّناتُ وَ لكِنِ اخْتَلَفُوا فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ آمَنَ وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ كَفَرَ وَ لَوْ شاءَ اللَّهُ مَا اقْتَتَلُوا وَ لكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَفْعَلُ ما يُرِيدُ فَنَحْنُ الَّذِينَ آمَنَّا وَ هُمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا،

Heasws said: ‘Upon this Verse: Those Rasools, We Merited some of them over the others – from them was one to whom Allah Spoke (with), and some of them He Raised their ranks. And We Gave Isa Ibn Maryam the Clear Proofs and Assisted him with the Holy Spirit; and had Allah so Desired, those (people) from after them (Rasools) would not have fought those from after them – so we are those from after them, from after the clear proofs had come to them. But, they differed, so from them was one who expressed belief, and from them was one who committed Kufr. And had Allah so Desired, they would not have fought, but Allah Does whatever He Wants to [2:253]. We are those who believe and they are those who committed Kufr’.

فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ: كَفَرَ الْقَوْمُ وَ رَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ، ثُمَّ حَمَلَ فَقَاتَلَ حَتَّى قُتِلَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ‏.

The man said, ‘The people are committing Kufr, by Lordazwj of the Kabah!’ Then he attacked and fought until he was killed, may Allahazwj have Mercy on him’’.¹⁴⁹

41- شي‏: عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: مَا شَأْنُ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ حِينَ رُكِبَ‏ مِنْهُ مَا رُكِبَ، لَمْ يُقَاتِلْ؟.

(The book) ‘Tafseer Al-Ayyashi’ – From Abu Ja’farasws, (a narrator asked), ‘What was the matter Amir Al-Momineenasws, when heasws was overcome what heasws was overcome with, heasws did not fight?’

فَقَالَ: لِلَّذِي سَبَقَ فِي عِلْمِ اللَّهِ أَنْ يَكُونَ، مَا كَانَ لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ أَنْ يُقَاتِلَ وَ لَيْسَ مَعَهُ إِلَّا ثَلَاثَةُ رَهْطٍ، فَكَيْفَ يُقَاتِلُ؟ أَ لَمْ تَسْمَعْ قَوْلَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذا لَقِيتُمُ الَّذِينَ‏كَفَرُوا ... إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: .. وَ بِئْسَ الْمَصِيرُ

Heasws said: ‘For those preceding in the Knowledge of Allahazwj that they would come into being. It was not for Amir Al-Momineenasws to fight and there weren’t with himasws except a group of three, so how could heasws have fought? Have you not heard the Words of Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic: O you who believe! When you meet those who are committing Kufr marching for war, [8:15] – up to Hisazwj Words: and the destination is evil [8:16].

فَكَيْفَ يُقَاتِلُ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ بَعْدَ هَذَا؟. وَ إِنَّمَا هُوَ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَيْسَ مَعَهُ مُؤْمِنٌ غَيْرُ ثَلَاثَةِ رَهْطٍ.

So, how could Amir Al-Momineenasws have fought after this? And rather, on that day heasws was such and there wasn’t any Momin with himasws apart from a group of three’’.¹⁵⁰

42- شي‏: عَنْ زَيْدٍ الشَّحَّامِ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي الْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ! إِنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ مَا مَنَعَ عَلِيّاً إِنْ كَانَ لَهُ حَقٌّ أَنْ يَقُومَ بِحَقِّهِ؟.

(The book) ‘Tafseer Al Ayyashi’ – From Zayd Al Shaham who said,

‘I said to Abu Al-Hassanasws, ‘May I be sacrificed for youasws! They are saying, ‘What prevented Aliasws, if the right was for himasws, that heasws stands for hisasws right?’

فَقَالَ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمْ يُكَلِّفْ هَذَا أَحَداً إِلَّا نَبِيَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ السَّلَامُ، قَالَ لَهُ: فَقاتِلْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ لا تُكَلَّفُ إِلَّا نَفْسَكَ‏، وَ قَالَ لِغَيْرِهِ: إِلَّا مُتَحَرِّفاً لِقِتالٍ أَوْ مُتَحَيِّزاً إِلى‏ فِئَةٍ فَعَلِيٌّ لَمْ يَجِدْ فِئَةً، وَ لَوْ وَجَدَ فِئَةً لَقَاتَلَ،

Heasws said: ‘Allahazwj did not Encumber anyone with this except Hisazwj Prophetsaww. Heazwj Said to himsaww: So fight in the Way of Allah; it is not encumbered except on yourself, [4:84], and Said to others: except for a strategy of battle or retreating to a group [8:16]. Aliasws did not find any group, and had heasws found a group, heasws would have fought’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ: لَوْ كَانَ جَعْفَرٌ وَ حَمْزَةُ حَيَّيْنِ، إِنَّمَا بَقِيَ رَجُلَانِ‏.

Then heasws said: ‘If Ja’farasws, and Hamzaasws had been alive, but rather there remained two (weak) men (Aqeel and Abbas)’’.¹⁵¹

43- شي‏: عَنْ حُمْرَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لَهُ: يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ! زَعَمَ وُلْدُ الْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ أَنَّ الْقَائِمَ مِنْهُمْ وَ أَنَّهُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْأَمْرِ، وَ يَزْعُمُ وُلْدُ ابْنِ الْحَنَفِيَّةِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ،

(The book) ‘Tafseer Al Ayyashi’ – From Humran,

‘From Abu Ja’farasws, he (the narrator) said, ‘I said to himasws, ‘O sonasws of Rasool-Allahsaww! The sons of Al-Hassanasws are claiming that Al-Qaimasws is to be from them, and they are masters of the command, and the sons of Ibn Al-Hanafiyya are claiming similar to that’.

فَقَالَ: رَحِمَ اللَّهُ عَمِّيَ الْحَسَنَ (ع)، لَقَدْ عَمَدَ الْحَسَنُ‏ أَرْبَعِينَ أَلْفَ سَيْفٍ حَتَّى‏ أُصِيبَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ‏ وَ أَسْلَمَهَا إِلَى مُعَاوِيَةَ، وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ سَبْعِينَ أَلْفَ سَيْفٍ قَاتِلَةٍ لَوْ حُظِرَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَظِيرَةٌ مَا خَرَجُوا مِنْهَا حَتَّى يَمُوتُوا جَمِيعاً،

Heasws said: ‘May Allahazwj have Mercy on myasws uncleasws Al-Hassanasws. Al-Hassanasws had deliberated (prepared) forty thousand swords until Amir Al-Momineenasws was killed, and heasws submitted these to Muawiya, and Muhammad (Al-Hanafiyya) son of Aliasws, seventy thousand fighters, in case a danger presented to them. They did not come out from it until they all died.

وَ خَرَجَ الْحُسَيْنُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَعَرَضَ نَفْسَهُ عَلَى اللَّهِ فِي سَبْعِينَ رَجُلًا، مَنْ أَحَقُّ بِدَمِهِ مِنَّا؟!، نَحْنُ وَ اللَّهِ أَصْحَابُ الْأَمْرِ وَ فِينَا الْقَائِمُ وَ مِنَّا السَّفَّاحُ وَ الْمَنْصُورُ، وَ قَدْ قَالَ اللَّهُ: وَ مَنْ قُتِلَ مَظْلُوماً فَقَدْ جَعَلْنا لِوَلِيِّهِ سُلْطاناً نَحْنُ أَوْلِيَاءُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ وَ عَلَى دِينِهِ‏.

And Al-Husaynasws went out and exposed himselfasws unto Allahazwj among seventy men. Who is more rightful with hisasws blood than usasws?! By Allahazwj! Weasws are the Mastersasws of the command, and among usasws is Al-Qaimasws, and from usasws are the fighters and the helped ones, and Allahazwj has Said: and one who is killed unjustly, so We have Made an authority to be for his guardian [17:33]. Weasws guardians of Al-Husaynasws Bin Aliasws and are upon hisasws Religion’’.¹⁵²

44- قب‏: كِتَابُ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ السَّرَّاجِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فِي خَبَرٍ: مَنْ ظَلَمَ عَلِيّاً مَجْلِسِي هَذَا كَمَنْ جَحَدَ نُبُوَّتِي وَ نُبُوَّةَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلِي.

(The book) ‘Manaqib’ of Ibn Shehr Ashub – Book of Abu Abdullah Muhammad Bin Al Sarraj,

‘From the Prophetsaww in a Hadeeth: ‘One who oppresses Aliasws of this seat of minesaww is like the one who rejected mysaww Prophet-hood and the Prophet-hoods of the ones who were before mesaww’’.

عِمْرَانُ بْنُ حُصَيْنٍ- فِي خَبَرٍ- أَنَّهُ عَادَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ عَلِيّاً فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! مَا عَلِيٌّ إِلَّا لِمَا بِهِ.

Imran Bin Husayn – in a Hadeeth, ‘The Prophetsaww consoled Aliasws, so Umar said, ‘O Rasool-Allahsaww! Aliasws is not except (ill) except due to what (deeds) heasws is with’.       

فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ: لَا، وَ الَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ يَا عُمَرُ- لَا يَمُوتُ عَلِيٌّ حَتَّى يَمْلَأَ غَيْظاً، وَ يُوَسِّعَ غَدْراً وَ يُوجَدَ مِنْ بَعْدِي صَابِراً.

Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘No, by the Oneazwj in Whose Hand is mysaww soul, O Umar! Aliasws will not be dying until heasws is filled with rage, and betrayed extensively, and will be found as patient from after mesaww’.

تَارِيخُ بَغْدَادَ وَ كِتَابُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الثَّقَفِيِ‏: رَوَى عَمْرُو بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ الْكَرَابِيسِيُّ بِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنْ أَبِي إِدْرِيسَ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: عَهِدَ إِلَيَّ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَنَّ الْأُمَّةَ سَتَغْدِرُ بِكَ.

(The books) ‘Tareekh Baghdad’ and the book of Ibrahim Al Saqafi (Al Gharaat) – It is reported by Amro Bin al Waleed Al Karabisi, by his chain from Abu Idrees,

‘From Aliasws having said: ‘The Prophetsaww made a pact to measws: ‘The community will be treacherous with youasws’’.

وَ فِي حَدِيثِ سَلْمَانَ، قَالَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ لِعَلِيٍّ: إِنَّ الْأُمَّةَ سَتَغْدِرُ بِكَ، فَاصْبِرْ لِغَدْرِهَا.

In a Hadeeth of Salmanra, ‘Hesaww said to Aliasws: ‘The community will be treacherous with youasws, so be patient to its treachery’’.

الْحَارِثُ بْنُ الْحُصَيْنِ، قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: يَا عَلِيُّ! إِنَّكَ لَاقٍ بَعْدِي كَذَا .. وَ كَذَا.

Al-Haris Bin Al-Husayn, ‘The Prophetsaww said: ‘O Aliasws! Youasws will be facing after mesaww, such and such, and such and such’.

فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! إِنَّ السَّيْفَ لَذُو شَفْرَتَيْنِ وَ مَا أَنَا بِالْفَشِلِ‏ وَ لَا الذَّلِيلِ. قَالَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: فَاصْبِرْ يَا عَلِيُّ. قَالَ عَلِيٌّ: أَصْبِرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏.

Heasws said: ‘O Rasool-Allahsaww! The sword (Zulfiqar) is with two blades, and Iasws am not with failure nor the disgrace’. Hesaww said: ‘Be patient, O Aliasws!’ Aliasws said: ‘Iasws shall be patient, O Rasool-Allahsaww!’’¹⁵³

45- قب‏: ابْنُ شِيرَوَيْهِ فِي الْفِرْدَوْسِ‏، عَنْ وَهْبِ بْنِ صَيْفِيٍ‏، وَ رَوَى غَيْرُهُ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ قَالا: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: أَنَا أُقَاتِلُ عَلَى التَّنْزِيلِ وَ عَلِيٌّ يُقَاتِلُ عَلَى التَّأْوِيلِ.

(The book) ‘Manaqib’ of Ibn Shehr Ashub – Ibn Sheyrawiya in (the book) ‘Al Firdows’, from Wahab Bin Sayfi, and it is reported by others from Zayd Bin Arqam who both said,

‘The Prophetsaww said: ‘Isaww am fighting upon the Revelation and Aliasws would be fighting upon the interpretation’’.

وَ قِيلَ لِزَيْنِ الْعَابِدِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: إِنَّ جَدَّكَ كَانَ يَقُولُ: إِخْوَانُنَا بَغَوْا عَلَيْنَا.

And it was said to Zayn Al-Abideenasws, ‘Yourasws grandfatherasws had said: ‘Ourasws brothers rebelled against usasws’.

فَقَالَ: أَ مَا تَقْرَأُ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ: وَ إِلى‏ عادٍ أَخاهُمْ هُوداً فَهُمْ مِثْلُهُمْ أَنْجَاهُ اللَّهُ وَ الَّذِينَ مَعَهُ وَ أَهْلَكَ عَاداً بِالرِّيحِ الْعَقِيمِ، وَ قَدْ ثَبَتَ أَنَّهُ نَزَلَ فِيهِ: يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مَنْ يَرْتَدَّ مِنْكُمْ عَنْ دِينِهِ‏ ... الْآيَةَ.

Heasws said: ‘Have you not read the Book of Allahazwj: And to Aad (We Sent) their brother Hud [7:65]? They were like them. Allahazwj Rescued himas and the ones with himas, and Destroyed (people of) Aad with the wind ‘Al-Aqeem’, and it has been proven that it was Revealed regarding himasws (Aliasws): O you who believe! The one from you who reneges from his Religion, [5:54] – the Verse’’.

وَ فِي حَدِيثِ الْأَصْبَغِ بْنِ نُبَاتَةَ، قَالَ رَجُلٌ لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ هَؤُلَاءِ الْقَوْمُ الَّذِينَ نُقَاتِلُهُمْ، الدَّعْوَةُ وَاحِدَةٌ، وَ الرَّسُولُ وَاحِدٌ، وَ الصَّلَاةُ وَاحِدَةٌ، وَ الْحَجُّ وَاحِدٌ، فَبِمَ‏ نُسَمِّيهِمْ؟.

And in a Hadeeth of Al-Asbagh Bin Nubata, ‘A man said to Amir Al-Momineenasws, ‘These people whom we are fighting against, the call is one, and the Rasoolsaww is one, and the Salat is one, and the Hajj is one, so by what should we be naming them?’

قَالَ: سَمِّهِمْ بِمَا سَمَّاهُمُ اللَّهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ: تِلْكَ الرُّسُلُ فَضَّلْنا بَعْضَهُمْ عَلى‏ بَعْضٍ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ كَلَّمَ اللَّهُ وَ رَفَعَ بَعْضَهُمْ دَرَجاتٍ وَ آتَيْنا عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ الْبَيِّناتِ وَ أَيَّدْناهُ بِرُوحِ الْقُدُسِ وَ لَوْ شاءَ اللَّهُ مَا اقْتَتَلَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ ما جاءَتْهُمُ الْبَيِّناتُ وَ لكِنِ اخْتَلَفُوا فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ آمَنَ وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ كَفَرَ

Heasws said: ‘Name with what Allahazwj has Named them with in Hisazwj Book: Those Rasools, We Merited some of them over the others – from them was one to whom Allah Spoke (with), and some of them He Raised their ranks. And We Gave Isa Ibn Maryam the Clear Proofs and Assisted him with the Holy Spirit; and had Allah so Desired, those (people) from after them (Rasools) would not have fought after the clear proofs had come to them. But, they differed, so from them was one who expressed belief, and from them was one who committed Kufr. [2:253].

فَلَمَّا وَقَعَ الِاخْتِلَافُ كُنَّا نَحْنُ‏ أَوْلَى بِاللَّهِ وَ بِالنَّبِيِّ وَ بِالْكِتَابِ وَ بِالْحَقِّ.

When the differing occurred, we were foremost with Allahazwj, and with the Prophetsaww, and with the Book, and with the Truth’’.

الْبَاقِرَيْنِ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ‏ فِي قَوْلِهِ: فَإِمَّا نَذْهَبَنَّ بِكَ فَإِنَّا مِنْهُمْ مُنْتَقِمُونَ‏ يَا مُحَمَّدُ! مِنْ مَكَّةَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَإِنَّا رَادُّوكَ مِنْهَا وَ مُنْتَقِمُونَ مِنْهُمْ بِعَلِيٍّ.

Al-Baqireenasws (5th and 6th Imamasws) regarding Hisazwj Words: So if We were to Take you away, We would still Take Revenge from them [43:41]: O Muhammadsaww! From Makkah to Al-Medina, Weazwj shall Defend yousaww from it, and Take Revenge from them through Aliasws’’.

ابْنُ جَرِيحٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، وَ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ خَيْرٍ، وَ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ أَنَّهُمْ رَوَوْا ذَلِكَ‏ عَلَى اتِّفَاقٍ وَ اجْتِمَاعٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ خَطَبَ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ فَقَالَ: لَأَقْتُلَنَّ الْعَمَالِقَةَ فِي كَتِيبَةٍ. فَقَالَ لَهُ جَبْرَئِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: أَوْ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ.

Ibn Jareeh, from Mujahid, from Ibn Abbas, and from Salama Bin Kuheyl, from Abdul Khayr, and from Jabir Bin Abdullah Al Ansari, they reported that upon the concordance and were united that,

‘The Prophetsaww addressed during the farewell Hajj saying: ‘Iasws shall fight the Amelikites in a battalion’. Jibraeelas said to himsaww: ‘Oh Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws (would)’’.

وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ جَابِرٍ وَ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ: أَلَا لَأُلْفِيَنَّكُمْ تَرْجِعُونَ بَعْدِي كُفَّاراً يَضْرِبُ‏ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ، أَمَا وَ اللَّهِ لَئِنْ فَعَلْتُمْ ذَلِكَ لَتَعْرِفُنَّنِي‏ فِي كَتِيبَةٍ فَأَضْرِبُ وُجُوهَكُمْ فِيهَا بِالسَّيْفِ

And in a report of Jabir and Ibn Abbas, ‘(Rasool-Allahsaww said): ‘Indeed! Thousands of you would be returning to be Kafirs after mesaww, striking each other’s necks. But, by Allahazwj! If you do that, you will recognise mesaww among a battalion. Isaww shall strike your faces with the sword in it.

فَكَأَنَّهُ‏ غُمِزَ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ فَالْتَفَتَ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا فَقَالَ: أَوْ عَلِيٌّ، فَنَزَلَ: فَإِمَّا نَذْهَبَنَّ بِكَ فَإِنَّا مِنْهُمْ مُنْتَقِمُونَ‏ بِعَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ،

It was as if hesaww was pressed with from behind, so hesaww turned, then hesaww faced towards us and said: ‘Or Aliasws (would)’. It was Revealed: So if We were to Take you away, We would still Take Revenge from them [43:41] by Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws.

ثُمَّ نَزَلَ: قُلْ رَبِّ إِمَّا تُرِيَنِّي ما يُوعَدُونَ‏ .. إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: هِيَ أَحْسَنُ‏،

Then it was Revealed: Say: ‘Lord! If You Show me what they are being threatened with [23:93] – up to Hisazwj Words: Repel the evil by that which is best. [23:96].

ثُمَّ نَزَلَ: فَاسْتَمْسِكْ بِالَّذِي أُوحِيَ إِلَيْكَ‏ مِنْ أَمْرِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ‏ إِنَّكَ عَلى‏ صِراطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ‏، وَ إِنَّ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لَعَلَمُ السَّاعَةِ لَكَ وَ لِقَوْمِكَ وَ سَوْفَ تُسْأَلُونَ‏ عَنْ مَحَبَّةِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ.

Then it was Revealed: Therefore adhere with that which is Revealed unto you, [43:43], from the matter of Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws: surely you are upon a Straight Path [43:43]. And Aliasws has the knowledge of the Hour for you and for your people, and soon you will be questioned about the love of Aliasws’’.

أَبُو حَرْبِ بْنِ أَبِي الْأَسْوَدِ الدُّؤَلِيِّ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ قَالَ: لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ: فَإِمَّا نَذْهَبَنَّ بِكَ فَإِنَّا مِنْهُمْ مُنْتَقِمُونَ‏ قَالَ: أَوْ بِعَلِيِ‏ ابْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: بِذَلِكَ حَدَّثَنِي جَبْرَئِيلُ.

Abu Harb Bin Abu Al Aswad Al Dowly, from Umar Bin Al Khattab,

‘From the Prophetsaww having said, when it was Revealed: So if We were to Take you away, We would still Take Revenge from them [43:41], hesaww said: ‘Or by Ali Ibn Abu Talibasws’. Then hesaww said: ‘Jibraeelas narrated to mesaww with that’’. ¹⁵⁴

46- فض‏: الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ الْمَدَنِيُّ، عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَكْرِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ، عَنِ الْكَلْبِيِّ، عَنْ مَيْمُونِ بْنِ مُصْعَبٍ الْمَكِّيِ‏ بِمَكَّةَ قَالَ: كُنَّا عِنْدَ أَبِي الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ سَابُورَ الْمَكِّيِّ فَأَجْرَيْنَا حَدِيثَ أَهْلِ الرِّدَّةِ، فَذَكَرْنَا خَوْلَةَ الْحَنَفِيَّةَ وَ نِكَاحَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لَهَا

(The book) ‘Al Fazail’ of Abu Al Fazl Shazan – Al Husayn Bin Ahmad Al Mudany, from Al Husayn Bin Abdullah Al Bakry, from Abdullah Bin Hisham, from Al Kalby, from Maymoun Bin Mus’ab Al Makky at Makkah, who said,

‘We were in the presence of Abu Al-Abbas Bin Sabour Al-Makky and he informed us a Hadeeth of the people of apostasy. We mentioned Khowla Al-Hanafiyya and the marriage of Amir Al-Momineenasws to her.

فَقَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْخَيْرِ الْحُسَيْنِيُ‏، قَالَ: بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ الْبَاقِرَ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ- قَالَ-: كَانَ‏ جَالِساً ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ إِذْ جَاءَهُ رَجُلَانِ، فَقَالا: يَا أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ! أَ لَسْتَ الْقَائِلَ إِنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لَمْ يَرْضَ بِإِمَامَةِ مَنْ تَقَدَّمَهُ؟. فَقَالَ: بَلَى.

He said, ‘Abdullah Bin Al-Khayr Al-Husayni informed me saying, ‘It has reached me that Al-Baqir Muhammadasws Bin Aliasws, he (the narrator) said, ‘One day were seated when two men came to himasws and they said, ‘O Abu Ja’farasws! Aren’t youasws the speaker that Amir Al-Momineenasws did not agree with the Imamate of the ones who preceded himasws?’ Heasws said: ‘Yes’.

فَقَالا لَهُ: هَذِهِ خَوْلَةُ الْحَنَفِيَّةُ نَكَحَهَا مِنْ سَبْيِهِمْ وَ لَمْ يُخَالِفْهُمْ عَلَى أَمْرِهِمْ مُذْ حَيَاتِهِمْ‏؟!.

He said to himasws, ‘This Khowla Al-Hanafiyya, heasws married her from their captives and did not oppose them upon their matter during their lifetime?!’

فَقَالَ الْبَاقِرُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: مَنْ فِيكُمْ يَأْتِينِي بِجَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ؟- وَ كَانَ مَحْجُوباً قَدْ كُفَّ بَصَرُهُ فَحَضَرَ وَ سَلَّمَ عَلَى الْبَاقِرِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ‏ وَ أَجْلَسَهُ إِلَى جَانِبِهِ،

Al-Baqirasws said: ‘Whom from you can come to measws with Jabir Bin Abdullah?’ And he was veiled, his sight had been blinded. He presented and greeted unto Baqirasws. Heasws returned (the greeting) unto him, and seated him to hisasws side.

فَقَالَ لَهُ: يَا جَابِرُ! عِنْدِي رَجُلَانِ ذَكَرَا أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَضِيَ بِإِمَامَةِ مَنْ تَقَدَّمَ عَلَيْهِ، فَاسْأَلْهُمَا مَا الْحُجَّةُ فِي ذَلِكَ؟

Heasws said to him: ‘O Jabir! There are two men in myasws presence mentioning that Amir Al-Momineenasws was pleased with the Imamate of the ones who had preceded over himasws. Ask them, what is the proof regarding that?’

فَسَأَلَهُمَا فَذَكَرَا لَهُ حَدِيثَ خَوْلَةَ، فَبَكَى جَابِرٌ حَتَّى اخْضَلَّتْ لِحْيَتُهُ بِالدُّمُوعِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: وَ اللَّهِ- يَا مَوْلَايَ- لَقَدْ خَشِيتُ أَنْ أَخْرُجَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَ لَا أُسْأَلُ عَنْ هَذِهِ الْمَسْأَلَةِ، وَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي كُنْتُ جَالِساً إِلَى جَنْبِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ- وَ قَدْ سَبَى بَنِي حَنِيفَةَ مَعَ مَالِكِ‏ بْنِ نُوَيْرَةَ مِنْ قِبَلِ خَالِدِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ- وَ بَيْنَهُمْ جَارِيَةٌ مُرَاهِقَةٌ-

He asked them, and they mentioned the Hadeeth of Khowla to him. Jabir wept until his beard was dampened by the tears, then said, ‘By Allahazwj, O my Masterasws! I had feared exiting from the world and not be asked about this issue. By Allahazwj! I was seated to the side of Abu Bakr, and he had captured the clan of Haneefa with Malik Bin Nuweyra from the direction of Khalid Bin Al-Waleed, and between them was an adolescent girl.

فَلَمَّا دَخَلَتِ الْمَسْجِدَ قَالَتْ: أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ! مَا فَعَلَ مُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ؟ قَالُوا: قُبِضَ. قَالَتْ: هَلْ لَهُ بِنْيَةٌ فَقَصَدَهَا؟ قَالُوا: نَعَمْ هَذِهِ تُرْبَتُهُ وَ بِنْيَتُهُ‏.

When she entered the Masjid, she said, ‘O you people! What happened to Muhammadsaww?’ They said, ‘Hesaww passed away’. She said, ‘Is there any structure for himsaww I can aim for?’ They said, ‘Yes, this here is hisasws soil and hissaww structure’.

فَنَادَتْ وَ قَالَتْ: السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ- صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ- أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ تَسْمَعُ صَوْتِي‏ وَ تَقْدِرُ عَلَى رَدِّ جَوَابِي، وَ إِنَّنَا سُبِينَا مِنْ بَعْدِكَ، وَ نَحْنُ نَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ أَنَّكَ مُحَمَّداً رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ..

She called out and said, ‘The greetings be unto yousaww, O Rasool-Allahsaww! I testify that yousaww are listening to my voice and are able upon responding my answer, and we have been made captives after yousaww, and (although) we testified that there is no god except Allahazwj and yousaww Muhammadsaww are Rasoolsaww of Allahazwj!’

ثُمَّ جَلَسَتْ فَوَثَبَ إِلَيْهَا رَجُلَانِ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ أَحَدُهُمَا طَلْحَةُ وَ الْآخَرُ الزُّبَيْرُ وَ طَرَحَا عَلَيْهَا ثَوْبَيْهِمَا. فَقَالَتْ: مَا بَالُكُمْ- يَا مَعَاشِرَ الْأَعْرَابِ- تُغَيِّبُونَ‏ حَلَائِلَكُمْ وَ تَهْتِكُونَ حَلَائِلَ غَيْرِكُمْ؟.

Then she sat down, and two men from the Emigrants leapt to her – one of them was Talha and the other, Al-Zubeyr, and they dropped their cloth upon her (to claim her). She said, ‘What is the matter with you, O community of the Bedouins? Your Permissible women are absent and you are violating the Permissible women of others?’

فَقِيلَ لَهَا: لِأَنَّكُمْ قُلْتُمْ لَا نُصَلِّي وَ لَا نَصُومُ وَ لَا نُزَكِّي‏؟ فَقَالَ لَهَا الرَّجُلَانِ اللَّذَانِ طَرَحَا ثَوْبَيْهِمَا: إِنَّا لَغَالُونَ‏ فِي ثَمَنِكِ.

It was said to her, ‘Because you are saying, ‘We will neither pray Salat, nor Fast, nor give Zakat’?’ The two men – those who had dropped their cloth upon her, said to her, ‘We will inflate regarding your price’.

فَقَالَتْ: أَقْسَمْتُ بِاللَّهِ وَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ إِنَّهُ لَا يَمْلِكُنِي وَ يَأْخُذُ رَقَبَتِي‏ إِلَّا مَنْ يُخْبِرُنِي بِمَا رَأَتْ أُمِّي وَ هِيَ حَامِلَةٌ بِي؟ وَ أَيُ‏ شَيْ‏ءٍ قَالَتْ لِي عِنْدَ وِلَادَتِي؟ وَ مَا الْعَلَامَةُ الَّتِي بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَهَا؟ وَ إِلَّا بَقَرْتُ‏ بَطْنِي بِيَدِي فَيَذْهَبَ ثَمَنِي وَ يُطَالَبَ بِدَمِي. فَقَالُوا لَهَا: اذْكُرِي رُؤْيَاكِ حَتَّى نُعَبِّرَهَا لَكِ‏.

She said, ‘I swear by Allahazwj and by Muhammadsaww Rasool-Allahsaww, no one will own me and seize my neck except one who informs me with what my mother saw while she was pregnant with me? And which thing she said to me at my birth. And what is the sign which is between me and her? Or else I shall slit my belly with my own hands and price would be gone, and my blood would be sought’.

فَقَالَتْ: الَّذِي يَمْلِكُنِي هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِالرُّؤْيَا مِنِّي؟ .. فَأَخَذَ طَلْحَةُ وَ الزُّبَيْرُ ثَوْبَيْهِمَا وَ جَلَسُوا، فَدَخَلَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَ قَالَ: مَا هَذَا الرَّجْفُ فِي مَسْجِدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ؟ فَقَالُوا: يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ امْرَأَةٌ حَنَفِيَّةٌ حَرَّمَتْ ثَمَنَهَا عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَ قَالَتْ: مَنْ أَخْبَرَنِي بِالرُّؤْيَا الَّتِي رَأَتْ أُمِّي وَ هِيَ حَامِلَةٌ بِي يَمْلِكُنِي.

She said, ‘The one who will own me, he is more knowing with the dream than I am’. Talha and Al-Zubeyr grabbed their two cloths and sat down. Amir Al-Momineenasws entered and said: ‘What is this disturbance in the Masjid of Rasool-Allahsaww?’ They said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineenasws! A Hanafiite woman has prohibited her price unto the Muslims and she says, ‘One who informs me with the dream which my mother saw while she was pregnant with me, can own me’.

فَقَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: مَا ادَّعَتْ بَاطِلًا، أَخْبِرُوهَا تَمْلِكُوهَا. فَقَالُوا: يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ! مَا مِنَّا مَنْ يَعْلَمُ‏، أَ مَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ ابْنَ عَمِّكَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ قَدْ قُبِضَ وَ أَخْبَارُ السَّمَاءِ قَدِ انْقَطَعَتْ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ.

Amir Al-Momineenasws said: ‘Her claim is not false. Inform her, you can own her’. They said, ‘O Abu Al-Hassanasws! There is no one from us who knows. Don’t you know that the sonsaww of yourasws uncleas Rasool-Allahsaww has passed away and the news of the sky have been terminated from after himsaww’.

فَقَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: أُخْبِرُهَا بِغَيْرِ اعْتِرَاضٍ مِنْكُمْ‏؟ قَالُوا: نَعَمْ.

Amir Al-Momineenasws said: ‘Can Iasws inform her without any objections from you?’ They said, ‘Yes’.

فَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: يَا حَنَفِيَّةُ! أُخْبِرُكِ وَ أَمْلِكُكِ؟ فَقَالَتْ: مَنْ أَنْتَ أَيُّهَا الْمُجْتَرِي دُونَ أَصْحَابِهِ؟ فَقَالَ: أَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ. فَقَالَتْ: لَعَلَّكَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي نَصَبَهُ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فِي صَبِيحَةِ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ بِغَدِيرِ خُمٍّ عَلَماً لِلنَّاسِ؟. فَقَالَ: أَنَا ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ.

Heasws said: ‘O Hanafiite! Can Iasws inform you and own you?’ She said, ‘Who are youasws, O you daring one, besides his companions?’ Heasws said: ‘Iasws am Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws’. She said, ‘Perhaps youasws are the man whom Rasool-Allahsaww nominated for usasws among companions on the day of Friday at Ghadeer Khum, as a flag for the people?’ Heasws said: ‘Iasws am that man’.

قَالَتْ: مِنْ أَجْلِكَ نُهِبْنَا، وَ مِنْ نَحْوِكَ أُتِينَا، لِأَنَّ رِجَالَنَا قَالُوا لَا نُسَلِّمُ صَدَقَاتِ أَمْوَالِنَا وَ لَا طَاعَةَ نُفُوسِنَا إِلَّا لِمَنْ نَصَبَهُ مُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فِينَا وَ فِيكُمْ عَلَماً.

She said, ‘From your (Muslims) reason we were looted, and from your direction were come to, because our men said, ‘We will not submit the charities of our wealth, nor be obedient except to the one whom Muhammadsaww nominated among us and among you as a flag’.

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: إِنَّ أَجْرَكُمْ غَيْرُ ضَائِعٍ، وَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُوَفِّي كُلَّ نَفْسٍ مَا عَمِلَتْ‏ مِنْ خَيْرٍ.

Amir Al-Momineenasws said: ‘Your Recompense will not be wasted, and Allahazwj will Fulfil every soul of what it had done of the good deeds’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ: يَا حَنَفِيَّةُ! أَ لَمْ تَحْمِلْ بِكِ أُمُّكِ فِي زَمَانٍ قَحْطٍ قَدْ مَنَعَتِ السَّمَاءُ قَطْرَهَا، وَ الْأَرَضُونَ نَبَاتَهَا، وَ غَارَتِ الْعُيُونُ وَ الْأَنْهَارُ حَتَّى أَنَّ الْبَهَائِمَ كَانَتْ تَرِدُ الْمَرْعَى فَلَا تَجِدُ شَيْئاً، وَ كَانَتْ أُمُّكِ تَقُولُ لَكِ إِنَّكِ حَمْلٌ مَشُومٌ فِي زَمَانٍ غَيْرِ مُبَارَكٍ،

Then heasws said: ‘O Hanafiite! Didn’t your mother bear you during a time of drought, the sky had prevented its drops, and the earth of its vegetations, and the springs and the rivers had dried up until the animals were in want of the pastures, but they could not find anything, and your mother said to you, ‘You are an inauspicious bearing in a time of no Blessings’.

فَلَمَّا كَانَ بَعْدَ تِسْعَةِ أَشْهُرٍ رَأَتْ فِي مَنَامِهَا كَأَنْ قَدْ وَضَعَتْ بِكِ‏، وَ أَنَّهَا تَقُولُ: إِنَّكِ حَمْلٌ مَشُومٌ فِي زَمَانٍ غَيْرِ مُبَارَكٍ، وَ كَأَنَّكِ تَقُولِينَ: يَا أُمِّي لَا تَتَطَيَّرِنَّ بِي فَإِنِّي حَمْلٌ مُبَارَكٌ أَنْشَأُ مَنْشَأً مُبَارَكاً صَالِحاً، وَ يَمْلِكُنِي سَيِّدٌ، وَ أُرْزَقُ مِنْهُ وَلَداً يَكُونُ لِلْحَنَفِيَّةِ عِزّاً،

When it was after nine months, she was in her dream as if she had given you birth and she was saying, ‘You were an inauspicious bearing in a time without Blessings’, and it is as if you were saying, ‘O my mother! Do not feel an evil omen with me, for I am a Blessed bearing. I shall grow a Blessed growth, righteous, and a chief would possess me, and I shall be Blessed with a son from him who would become an honour for the Hanafiites’.

فَقَالَتْ: صَدَقْتَ. فَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: إِنَّهُ كَذَلِكِ وَ بِهِ‏ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ عَمِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ. فَقَالَتْ: مَا الْعَلَامَةُ الَّتِي بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَ أُمِّي؟. فَقَالَ لَهَا: لَمَّا وَضَعَتْكِ كَتَبَتْ كَلَامَكِ وَ الرُّؤْيَا فِي لَوْحٍ مِنْ نُحَاسٍ وَ أَوْدَعَتْهُ عَتَبَةَ الْبَابِ،

She said, ‘Youasws speak the truth’. Heasws said: ‘It is like that, and the sonsaww of myasws uncleas Rasool-Allahsaww informed measws with it’. She said, ‘What is the sign which is between me and my mother?’ Heasws said to her: ‘When she placed you, your speech and the dream were written down in a tablet of brass and deposited at the threshold of the door.

فَلَمَّا كَانَ بَعْدَ حَوْلَيْنِ عَرَضَتْهُ عَلَيْكِ فَأَقْرَرْتِ بِهِ، فَلَمَّا كَانَ بَعْدَ سِتِّ سِنِينَ عَرَضَتْهُ عَلَيْكِ‏ فَأَقْرَرْتِ بِهِ، ثُمَّ جَمَعَتْ بَيْنَكِ وَ بَيْنَ اللَّوْحِ وَ قَالَتْ لَكِ: يَا بُنَيَّةِ إِذَا نَزَلَ بِسَاحَتِكُمْ سَافِكٌ لِدِمَائِكُمْ، وَ نَاهِبٌ لِأَمْوَالِكُمْ، وَ سَابٌّ لِذَرَارِيِّكُمْ، وَ سُبِيتِ فِيمَنْ سُبِيَ، فَخُذِي اللَّوْحَ مَعَكِ وَ اجْتَهِدِي أَنْ لَا يَمْلِكَكِ مِنَ الْجَمَاعَةِ إِلَّا مَنْ عَبَّرَكِ‏ بِالرُّؤْيَا وَ بِمَا فِي هَذَا اللَّوْحِ.

When it was two years, she displayed it to you and you acknowledged with it. When it was after six years, she presented it to you and you acknowledged with it. Then she gathered between you and the tablet and she said to you, ‘O daughter! When it befalls with you the spilling of your blood, and plunder of your wealth, and captivity of your offspring, and you get captured among the ones captured, then take the tablet with you and strive that no one from the community speaks to you except one who informed you with the dream and with what is in this tablet’.

فَقَالَتْ: صَدَقْتَ ... يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (ع)، ثُمَّ قَالَتْ: فَأَيْنَ هَذَا اللَّوْحُ؟ فَقَالَ: هُوَ فِي عَقِيصَتِكِ، فَعِنْدَ ذَلِكَ دَفَعَتِ اللَّوْحَ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ‏ فَمَلَكَهَا وَ اللَّهِ يَا أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ بِمَا ظَهَرَ مِنْ حُجَّتِهِ وَ ثَبَتَ مِنْ بَيِّنَتِهِ‏، فَلَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنِ اتَّضَحَ لَهُ الْحَقُّ ثُمَّ جَحَدَ حَقَّهُ وَ فَضْلَهُ، وَ جَعَلَ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ الْحَقِّ سِتْراً.

She said, ‘Youasws speak the truth, O Amir Al-Momineenasws!’ Then she said, ‘So where is this tablet?’ Heasws said: ‘It is in your basket’. At that, she handed over the tablet to Amir Al-Momineen Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws. Thus, heasws possessed her, by Allahazwj, O Abu Ja’farasws, due to what was manifested from hisasws argument and proven from hisasws proofs. May Allahazwj Curse the one to whom the truth is clarified, then (still) rejects hisasws right and hisasws merits, and makes a veil to be between him and the truth’’.¹⁵⁵

47- يل، فض‏: بِالْإِسْنَادِ .. يَرْفَعُهُ إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: مَا حَسَدْتُ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ بِشَيْ‏ءٍ مِمَّا سَبَقَ مِنْ سَوَابِقِهِ بِأَفْضَلَ مِنْ شَيْ‏ءٍ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ: يَا مَعَاشِرَ قُرَيْشٍ! أَنْتُمْ كَفَرْتُمْ فَرَأَيْتُمُونِي فِي كَتِيبَةٍ أَضْرِبُ بِهَا وُجُوهَكُمْ،

(The book) ‘Al Rowza’ of Shazan Bin Jibraeel, raising it to Ibn Abbas who said,

‘I did not envy Aliasws with anything from what heasws had preceded from hisasws precedence with superiority than something I heard from Rasool-Allahsaww and hesaww said: ‘O community of Quraysh! You will be committing Kufr and you will be seeing mesaww in a battalion striking your faces with it’.

فَأَتَى جَبْرَئِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَغَمَزَهُ وَ قَالَ: يَا مُحَمَّدُ! قُلْ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَوْ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، فَقَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ: إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَوْ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ.

Jibraeelas came and pressed himsaww and said: ‘O Muhammadsaww! Say, ‘If Allahazwj so Desires, or (it would be) Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws’. Muhammadsaww said: ‘If Allahazwj so Desired, or (it would be) Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws’’.¹⁵⁶

48- يل، فض‏: بِالْإِسْنَادِ .. يَرْفَعُهُ إِلَى أَبِي الْأَسْوَدِ الدُّؤَلِيِ‏، عَنْ عَمِّهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: قَالَ: نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ: فَإِمَّا نَذْهَبَنَّ بِكَ فَإِنَّا مِنْهُمْ مُنْتَقِمُونَ‏ بِعَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، بِذَلِكَ أَخْبَرَنِي جَبْرَئِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ.

(The book) ‘Al Rowza’ of Shazan Bin Jibraeel, by the chain, raising it to Al Aswad Al Dowly, from his uncle,

‘From the Prophetsaww having said: ‘This Verse was Revealed: So if We were to Take you away, We would still Take Revenge from them [43:41] by Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws. Jibraeelas informed mesaww with that’’.¹⁵⁷

49- يل، فض‏: بِالْإِسْنَادِ .. يَرْفَعُهُ إِلَى سَلْمَانَ الْفَارِسِيِّ وَ الْمِقْدَادِ وَ أَبِي ذَرٍّ قَالُوا: إِنَّ رَجُلًا فَاخَرَ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: يَا عَلِيُّ! فَاخِرْ أَهْلَ الشَّرْقِ وَ الْغَرْبِ وَ الْعَرَبَ وَ الْعَجَمَ فَأَنْتَ أَقْرَبُهُمْ نَسَباً، وَ ابْنُ عَمِّكَ‏ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ،

(The book) ‘Al Rowza’ of Shazan Bin Jibraeel, by the chain, raising it to,

‘Salman Al-Farsira, and Al-Miqdadra, and Abu Zarrra said, ‘A man prided over Aliasws, so Rasool-Allahsaww said to himasws: ‘O Aliasws! The people of the east and the west, and the Arabs and the non-Arabs cane pride (all they want), youasws the closes of them in lineage, and (so is) sonsaww of yourasws uncleas Rasool-Allahazwj.

وَ أَكْرَمُهُمْ نَفْساً، وَ أَعْلَاهُمْ رِفْعَةً، وَ أَكْرَمُهُمْ وَلَداً، وَ أَكْرَمُهُمْ أَخاً، وَ أَكْرَمُهُمْ عَمّاً، وَ أَعْظَمُهُمْ حِلْماً، وَ أَقْدَمُهُمْ سِلْماً، وَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ عِلْماً، وَ أَعْظَمُهُمْ عِزّاً فِي نَفْسِكَ وَ مَالِكَ،

And (youasws are) their most honourable of self, and loftiest of them in highness, and most honourable of them of birth, and more honourable of them of brother-hood, and most honourable of them of an unclesaww, and greatest of them in forbearance, and most advanced of them in submission, and most immense of them in knowledge, and the greatest of them in honour regarding yourselfasws and yourasws wealth.

وَ أَنْتَ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ أَعْلَاهُمْ نَسَباً، وَ أَشْجَعُهُمْ قَلْباً فِي لِقَاءِ الْحَرْبِ، وَ أَجْوَدُهُمْ كَفّاً، وَ أَزْهَدُهُمْ فِي الدُّنْيَا، وَ أَشَدُّهُمْ جِهَاداً، وَ أَحْسَنُهُمْ خُلُقاً، وَ أَصْدَقُهُمْ لِسَاناً، وَ أَحَبُّهُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَ إِلَيَّ،

And youasws are the most well-read of the Book of Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic, and highest of them in lineages, and braves of them of heart in clashes of the war, and most generous of them in palm, and most ascetic of them in the world, and most intense of them in Jihad, and best of them in morals, and most truthful of them in tongue, and most beloved of them to Allahazwj and to mesaww.

وَ سَتَبْقَى بَعْدِي ثَلَاثِينَ سَنَةً تَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ وَ تَصْبِرُ عَلَى ظُلْمِ قُرَيْشٍ لَكَ، ثُمَّ تُجَاهِدُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ إِذَا وَجَدْتَ أَعْوَاناً تُقَاتِلُ عَلَى تَأْوِيلِ الْقُرْآنِ كَمَا قَاتَلْتُ عَلَى تَنْزِيلِهِ

And youasws shall remain after mesaww for thirty years, worshipping Allahazwj and being patient upon the injustices of Quraysh towards youasws. Then youasws will fight in the Way of Allahazwj when youasws do find supporters. Youasws will fight upon the interpretation of the Quran just as Isaww have fought upon its Revelation.

ثُمَّ تُقْتَلُ شَهِيداً تُخْضَبُ لِحْيَتُكَ مِنْ دَمِ رَأْسِكَ، قَاتِلُكَ يَعْدِلُ قَاتِلَ نَاقَةِ صَالِحٍ فِي الْبَغْضَاءِ لِلَّهِ وَ الْبُعْدِ مِنَ اللَّهِ.

Then youasws will be killed as a martyr, yourasws beard would be dyed from the blood of yourasws head, and that would equate yourasws killer with the killer of the she-camel of Salihas in hatred to Allahazwj and the remoteness from Allahazwj.

يَا عَلِيُّ! إِنَّكَ مِنْ بَعْدِي مَغْلُوبٌ مَغْصُوبٌ تَصْبِرُ عَلَى الْأَذَى فِي اللَّهِ وَ فِيَّ مُحْتَسِباً أَجْرُكَ غَيْرُ ضَائِعٍ‏، فَجَزَاكَ اللَّهُ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ خَيْراً.

O Aliasws! Youasws would be overcome from after mesaww, usurped. Youasws will come upon the harm regarding Allahazwj and in anticipation of yourasws Recompensing not to be wasted. May Allahazwj Recompense youasws goodly on behalf of Al-Islam’’.¹⁵⁸

50- فر: الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُصْعَبٍ- مُعَنْعَناً- عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: كَانَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يَقُولُ فِي حَيَاةِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ فِي كِتَابِهِ: أَ فَإِنْ ماتَ أَوْ قُتِلَ انْقَلَبْتُمْ عَلى‏ أَعْقابِكُمْ‏..،

(The book) ‘Tafseer Furaat’ – Al Husayn Bin Muhammad Bin Mus’ab, transmitting from Ibn Abbas who said,

‘Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws said during the lifetime of the Prophetsaww: ‘Allahazwj the Exalted Says in Hisazwj Book: so if he dies or is killed will you turn back upon your heels? [3:144].

وَ اللَّهِ لَا نَنْقَلِبُ عَلَى أَعْقَابِنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَانَا اللَّهُ، وَ اللَّهِ لَئِنْ مَاتَ أَوْ قُتِلَ لَأُقَاتِلَنَّ عَلَى مَا قَاتَلَ عَلَيْهِ، وَ مَنْ أَوْلَى بِهِ مِنِّي وَ أَنَا أَخُوهُ وَ وَارِثُهُ وَ ابْنُ عَمِّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ.

By Allahazwj! We will not turn back upon our heels after when Allahazwj has Guided us. By Allahazwj! If hesaww were to die or is killed, Iasws will keep fighting upon what hesaww had fought upon, and who is more foremost with it than measws, and Iasws am hissaww brotherasws, and hissaww inheritor, and sonasws of hissaww uncleas?’’¹⁵⁹

51- فر: جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْفَزَارِيُّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ قَالَ: أَرَدْتُ زِيَارَةَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ مَعَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَلَمَّا صِرْنَا فِي الطَّرِيقِ إِذَا شَيْخٌ قَدْ عَارَضَنَا عَلَيْهِ ثِيَابٌ حِسَانٌ. فَقَالَ: لِمَ لَمْ يُقَاتِلْ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ .. فُلَاناً وَ فُلَاناً؟

(The book) ‘Tafseer Furat’ – Ja’far Bin Muhammad Al Fazari, from Muhammad Bin Al Husayn Bin Umar, from Muhammad Bin Abdullah Bin Mihran who said,

‘I wanted to visit Abu Abdullah Al-Husaynasws along with Abu Abdullahasws. When we came to be in the road, there was an old man presenting to us having beautiful clothes upon him. He said, ‘Why didn’t Amir Al-Momineenasws not fight so and so and so and so (Abu Bakr and Umar)?’

فَقَالَ لَهُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: لِمَكَانِ آيَةٍ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ: وَ مَا هِيَ؟ قَالَ: قَوْلُهُ: لَوْ تَزَيَّلُوا لَعَذَّبْنَا ... الْآيَةَ

Heasws said to him: ‘Due to the location of a Verse in the Book of Allahazwj’. He said, ‘And what is it?’ Heasws said: ‘Hisazwj words: If they had been apart, We would have Punished [48:25] - the Verse.

كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَدْ عَلِمَ أَنَّ فِي أَصْلَابِ الْمُنَافِقِينَ قَوْماً مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَعِنْدَ ذَلِكَ لَمْ يَقْتُلْهُمْ وَ لَمْ يَسْتَسْبِهِمْ‏. قَالَ: ثُمَّ الْتَفَتُّ فَلَمْ أَرَ أَحَداً.

Amir Al-Momineenasws had known that in the lineages of the hypocrites there would be a people from the Momineen, so at that, heasws did not fight them and did not revile them’. Then he turned around (and left), and I did not see anyone’’.¹⁶⁰

52- فر: عُبَيْدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ مُعَنْعَناً عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: يَا عَلِيُّ! كَيْفَ أَنْتَ إِذَا رَأَيْتَ أَزْهَدَ النَّاسِ فِي الْآخِرَةِ، وَ رَغِبُوا فِي الدُّنْيَا، وَ أَكَلُوا التُّراثَ أَكْلًا لَمًّا، وَ أَحَبُّوا الْمالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا وَ اتَّخَذُوا دِينَ اللَّهِ دَغَلًا، وَ مَالَ اللَّهِ دُوَلًا؟

(The book) ‘Tafseer Furat’ Al Kufi - Ubey Bin Kaseer, transmitting,

‘From Amir Al-Momineen Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws having said: ‘Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘O Aliasws! How will youasws be when youasws see the most ascetic of the people in the Hereafter while they are being desirous in the world and are devouring the inheritances, devouring indiscriminately [89:19], and loving the wealth, (with) excessive love [89:20], and taking the Religion of Allahazwj for corruption, and wealth of Allahazwj as a government?’

قَالَ: قُلْتُ: أَتْرُكُهُمْ وَ مَا اخْتَارُوا، وَ أَخْتَارُ اللَّهَ وَ رَسُولَهُ وَ الدَّارَ الْآخِرَةَ وَ أَصْبِرُ عَلَى مَصَائِبِ الدُّنْيَا وَ لأواتها [لَأْوَائِهَا] حَتَّى أَلْقَاكَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ.

Heasws said: ‘Iasws said: ‘Iasws shall leave them and what they have chosen and Iasws shall choose Allahazwj and Hisazwj Rasoolsaww, and the House of the Hereafter, and Iasws shall be patient upon the difficulties of the world and its afflictions, until Iasws meet yousaww, if Allahazwj so Desires’.

قَالَ: فَقَالَ: هُدِيتَ، اللَّهُمَّ افْعَلْ بِهِ ذَلِكَ‏.

Heasws said: ‘So, hesaww said: ‘Youasws are guided. O Allahazwj! Do that with himasws’’.¹⁶¹

53- وَ قَالَ‏ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ‏ نَزَلَتِ الْآيَةُ: يا أَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ.. فِي أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ.

(The book) ‘Tafseer Furat Al-Kufi’ ‘And Abu Abdullahasws said: ‘This Verse: O you the contented soul! [89:27], was Revealed regarding Amir Al-Momineen Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws’’.¹⁶²

54- نهج‏: مِنْ خُطْبَةٍ لَهُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: وَ لَعَمْرِي مَا عَلَيَّ مِنْ قِتَالِ مَنْ خَالَفَ الْحَقَّ، وَ خَابَطَ الْغَيَّ مِنْ إِدْهَانٍ وَ لَا إِيهَانٍ، فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ عِبَادَ اللَّهِ وَ فِرُّوا إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَ امْضُوا فِي الَّذِي نَهَجَهُ لَكُمْ وَ قُومُوا بِمَا عَصَبَهُ بِكُمْ، فَعَلِيٌّ ضَامِنٌ لِفَلْجِكُمْ‏ آجِلًا إِنْ لَمْ‏ تُمْنَحُوهُ عَاجِلًا.

(The book) ‘Nahj Al-Balagah’ – From a sermon of hisasws: ‘By myasws life! It is not upon measws to fight (every) one who opposes the truth, and one falling into error, neither insulter nor misguider! Therefore, fear Allahazwj, servants of Allahazwj and submit towards Allahazwj, from Allahazwj, and pass in that which Heazwj has Programmed for you all, and stand with what Heazwj has Laid down for you, and Aliasws is a guarantor for your salvation in the future if you are not rescued currently’’.¹⁶³

55- كِتَابُ سُلَيْمِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ الْهِلَالِيِ‏: قَالَ: كُنَّا جُلُوساً حَوْلَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَ حَوْلَهُ جَمَاعَةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ قَائِلٌ: يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ! لَوِ اسْتَنْفَرْتَ النَّاسَ؟. فَقَامَ وَ خَطَبَ

The book of Suleym Bin Qays Al Hilali –

‘He (Suleym) said, ‘We were seated around Amir Al-Momineen Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws, and around himasws was a group of hisasws companions. A speaker said to himasws, ‘O Amir Al-Momineenasws! If only youasws had mobilised the people (for Jihad)?’ So, heasws stood up and addressed.

فَقَالَ: أَمَا إِنِّي قَدِ اسْتَنْفَرْتُكُمْ فَلَمْ تَنْفِرُوا، وَ دَعَوْتُكُمْ فَلَمْ تَسْمَعُوا، فَأَنْتُمْ شُهُودٌ كَغُيَّابٍ‏، وَ أَحْيَاءٌ كَأَمْوَاتٍ، وَ صُمٌّ ذَوُو أَسْمَاعٍ، أَتْلُو عَلَيْكُمُ الْحِكْمَةَ وَ أَعِظُكُمْ بِالْمَوْعِظَةِ الشَّافِيَةِ الْكَافِيَةِ، وَ أَحُثُّكُمْ عَلَى جِهَادِ أَهْلِ الْجَوْرِ،

Heasws said: ‘But, Iasws had mobilised you all but you were not mobilised. You are present (here) like the absentees, and living like the dead, and deaf (despite) being with ears. Iasws recite the wisdom to you, and Iasws advise you with the healing, the sufficient advice, and Iasws urge you upon the Jihad against the people of tyranny.

فَمَا آتِي عَلَى آخِرِ كَلَامِي حَتَّى أَرَاكُمْ مُتَفَرِّقِينَ حَلَقاً شَتَّى تَتَنَاشَدُونَ الْأَشْعَارَ، وَ تَضْرِبُونَ الْأَمْثَالَ، وَ تَسْأَلُونَ عَنْ سِعْرِ التَّمْرِ وَ اللَّبَنِ،

But, Iasws do not get to the end of myasws speech until Iasws see you sitting in various circles prosing the poems, and striking the examples, and asking each other about the price of dates and milk.

تَبَّتْ أَيْدِيكُمْ! لَقَدْ دَعَوْتُكُمْ إِلَى الْحَرْبِ‏ وَ الِاسْتِعْدَادِ لَهَا وَ أَصْبَحَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ فَارِغَةً مِنْ ذِكْرِهَا، شَغَلْتُمُوهَا بِالْأَبَاطِيلِ وَ الْأَضَالِيلِ، اغْزُوهُمْ‏ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَغْزُوكُمْ، فَوَ اللَّهِ مَا غُزِيَ قَوْمٌ قَطُّ فِي عُقْرِ دَارِهِمْ إِلَّا ذَلُّوا، وَ ايْمُ اللَّهِ مَا أَظُنُّ أَنْ تَفْعَلُوا حَتَّى يَفْعَلُوا،

May your hands break! Iasws had called you all to the war and to be prepared for it, and in the morning your hearts were free from its mention. You pre-occupied these with the falsities and the vanities. Battle them, before they battle you! By Allahazwj! No people at all have been attacked in their houses except they were humiliated, and Iasws swear by Allahazwj! Iasws do not think that you will be doing it until you (actually) do it.

ثُمَّ وَدِدْتُ أَنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُهُمْ فَلَقِيتُ اللَّهَ عَلَى بَصِيرَتِي وَ يَقِينِي، وَ اسْتَرَحْتُ مِنْ مُقَاسَاتِكُمْ وَ مُمَارَسَتِكُمْ، فَمَا أَنْتُمْ إِلَّا كَإِبِلٍ جَمَّةٍ ضَلَّ رَاعِيهَا، فَكُلَّمَا ضُمَّتْ مِنْ جَانِبٍ انْتَشَرَتْ مِنْ جَانِبٍ،

Then Iasws loved it if Iasws could have seen them, so Iasws would met Allahazwj being upon myasws insight and myasws conviction, and Iasws would be at rest from your analogies and your practices. So, you are no except like camels lost from its shepherd. Every time you are gathered from one side, you disperse from (another) side.

كَأَنِّي بِكُمْ وَ اللَّهِ فِيمَا أَرَى لَوْ قَدْ حُمِّسَ الْوَغَى وَ احْمَرَّ الْمَوْتُ‏ قَدِ انْفَرَجْتُمْ‏ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ انْفِرَاجَ الرَّأْسِ وَ انْفِرَاجَ الْمَرْأَةِ عَنْ قُبُلِهَا لَا تَمْنَعُ عَنْهَا.

It is as if Iasws am with you all, by Allahazwj, in what Iasws see, and the war is being urged on and the death has reddened, and you are fleeing away from Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws like the head being cut off (never to return), and the cutting of the woman from her baby (at birth)’.

قَالَ الْأَشْعَثُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ: فَهَلَّا فَعَلْتَ كَمَا فَعَلَ ابْنُ عَفَّانَ؟!.

Al-Ash’as Bin Qays said, ‘So, why didn’t youasws do just as the son of Affan (Usman) had done?!’

فَقَالَ: أَ وَ كما [كُلَّمَا] فَعَلَ ابْنُ عَفَّانَ رَأَيْتُمُونِي فَعَلْتُ! أَنَا عَائِذٌ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا تَقُولُ، يَا ابْنَ قَيْسٍ! وَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ الَّتِي فَعَلَ‏ ابْنُ عَفَّانَ لَمَخْزَاةٌ لِمَنْ لَا دِينَ لَهُ وَ لَا وَثِيقَةَ مَعَهُ‏، فَكَيْفَ أَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ وَ أَنَا عَلَى بَيِّنَةٍ مِنْ رَبِّي، وَ الْحُجَّةُ فِي يَدِي، وَ الْحَقُّ مَعِي؟!

Heasws said: ‘Or as if whatever the son of Affan had done you have seen measws do it! Iasws seek Refuge with Allahazwj from the evil of what you are saying, O Ibn Qays! By Allahazwj! That which the son of Affan did was shameful for the one who has no Religion for him, nor any document with him. How can Iasws do that and Iasws am upon the Attestation from myasws Lord, and the proof is in myasws hands, and the truth is with me?!

وَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ امْرَأً أَمْكَنَ عَدُوَّهُ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ يَجُزُّ لَحْمَهُ، وَ يَفْرِي جِلْدَهُ، وَ يَهْشِمُ عَظْمَهُ، وَ يَسْفِكُ دَمَهُ، وَ هُوَ يَقْدِرُ عَلَى أَنْ يَمْنَعَهُ لِعَظِيمِ وِزْرِهِ، ضَعِيفٌ مَا ضُمَّتْ عَلَيْهِ جَوَانِحُ صَدْرِهِ، فَكُنْتَ أَنْتَ‏ ذَاكَ يَا ابْنَ قَيْسٍ!

By Allahazwj! If a man were to enabled his enemy on himself, his flesh would be ripped apart, and his skin would be scraped off, and his bones would be broken, and his blood would be spilt while he is able upon preventing him, his burden (of sin) would be might, weakest of all weaknesses is what the limbs of his chest would be. You are like that, O Ibn Qays!

فَأَمَّا أَنَا فَوَ اللَّهِ دُونَ أَنْ‏ أُعْطِيَ بِيَدِي ضَرْبٌ‏ بِالْمَشْرَفِيِ‏ تَطِيرُ لَهُ فِرَاشُ الْهَامِ، وَ تَطِيحُ مِنْهُ الْأَكُفُّ وَ الْمَعَاصِمُ، وَ يَفْعَلُ اللَّهُ‏ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ‏ ما يَشاءُ،

As for Iasws, by Allahazwj, am away from it. Iasws shall strike with the sword, the important seats would fly away, and the palms and the wrists would be overthrown from it, and Allahazwj will Do after that whatever Heazwj so Desires.

وَيْلَكَ- يَا ابْنَ قَيْسٍ- إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ يَمُوتُ كُلَّ مَيْتَةٍ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ لَا يَقْتُلُ نَفْسَهُ، فَمَنْ قَدَرَ عَلَى حَقْنِ دَمِهِ ثُمَّ خَلَّى عَمَّنْ يَقْتُلُهُ فَهُوَ قَاتِلُ نَفْسِهِ،

Woe be unto you, O Ibn Qays! The Momin dies every death apart from that he does not kill himself. So, the one who is able upon saving his blood, then vacates (leaves opportunity) from the one who would kill him, then he has killed himself.

يَا ابْنَ قَيْسٍ! إِنَّ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةَ تَفْتَرِقُ عَلَى ثَلَاثٍ وَ سَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةً، فِرْقَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَ اثْنَتَانِ وَ سَبْعُونَ فِي النَّارِ، وَ شَرُّهَا وَ أَبْغَضُهَا وَ أَبْعَدُهَا مِنْهُ السَّامِرَةُ الَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ لَا قِتَالَ وَ كَذَبُوا، قَدْ أَمَرَ اللَّهُ بِقِتَالِ الْبَاغِينَ فِي كِتَابِهِ وَ سُنَّةِ نَبِيِّهِ، وَ كَذَلِكَ الْمَارِقَةُ.

O Ibn Qays! This community will be separating upon seventy-three sects, one sect would be in the Paradise, and seventy-two would be in the Fire, and their evilest, and most hateful, and most remote from it, are the Samirat (a sect of Jews), those who are saying, ‘No fighting’, and they are lying. Allahazwj has Commanded the fighting against the rebels in Hisazwj Book and the Sunnah of Hisazwj Prophetsaww, and like that are the renegades’.

فَقَالَ ابْنُ قَيْسٍ- وَ غَضِبَ مِنْ قَوْلِهِ-: فَمَا مَنَعَكَ يَا ابْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ حِينَ بُويِعَ‏ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَخُو بَنِي تَيْمٍ وَ أَخُو بَنِي عَدِيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ وَ أَخُو بَنِي أُمَيَّةَ بَعْدَهُمْ أَنْ تُقَاتِلَ وَ تَضْرِبَ بِسَيْفِكَ؟!

Ibn Qays said, and he was angered from hisasws words, ‘So what prevented youasws, O sonasws of Abu Talibasws, when Abu Bakr, brother of the clan of Taym, and (Umar) brother of the clan of Uday Bin Ka’ab, and the brother of the clan of Umayya were pledged allegiance to after them, that youasws fight and strike with yourasws sword?!

وَ أَنْتَ لَمْ تَخْطُبْنَا خُطْبَةً مُذْ كُنْتَ‏ قَدِمْتَ الْعِرَاقَ إِلَّا قُلْتَ فِيهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ تَنْزِلَ عَنِ الْمِنْبَرِ: وَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِالنَّاسِ، وَ مَا زِلْتُ مَظْلُوماً مُذْ قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ! فَمَا يَمْنَعُكَ أَنْ تَضْرِبَ بِسَيْفِكَ دُونَ مَظْلِمَتِكَ؟!.

And youasws have not addressed any sermon, since youasws arrived at Al-Iraq, except youasws have said in it, before you descended from the pulpit: ‘By Allahazwj! Iasws am foremost of the people with the people, and Iasws have not ceased to be oppressed since Rasool-Allahsaww passed away!’ So what prevented youasws from striking yourasws sword to do away the oppressors?’

قَالَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: يَا ابْنَ قَيْسٍ! اسْمَعِ الْجَوَابَ، لَمْ يَمْنَعْنِي مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْجُبْنُ وَ لَا كَرَاهَةٌ لِلِقَاءِ رَبِّي، وَ أَنْ لَا أَكُونَ أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ مَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ لِي مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْبَقَاءِ فِيهَا، وَ لَكِنْ مَنَعَنِي مِنْ ذَلِكَ أَمْرُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ عَهْدُهُ إِلَيَّ، أَخْبَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بِمَا الْأُمَّةُ صَانِعَةٌ بَعْدَهُ

Heasws said: ‘O Ibn Qays! Listen to the answer. Iasws was not prevented from that by the cowardice, nor abhorrence to meet myasws Lordazwj, and Iasws am more knowing that what is in the Presence of Allahazwj is better for me than the world and the remaining in it. But what prevented measws from that is the instruction of Rasool-Allahsaww and hissaww pact to measws. Rasool-Allahsaww informed measws of what the community would be doing after measws.

فَلَمْ أَكُ بِمَا صَنَعُوا حِينَ عَايَنْتُهُ بِأَعْلَمَ بِهِ‏ وَ لَا أَشَدَّ اسْتِيقَاناً مِنِّي بِهِ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ، بَلْ أَنَا بِقَوْلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَشَدُّ يَقِيناً مِنِّي بِمَا عَايَنْتُ وَ شَهِدْتُ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! فَمَا تَعْهَدُ إِلَيَّ إِذَا كَانَ ذَلِكَ؟

Iasws did not become more knowing with what they die when Iasws witnessed it, nor was anyone more intensely convinced than measws with it, before that, but Iasws was intensely convinced with the words of Rasool-Allahsaww due to what Iasws saw and witnessed. So, Iasws said: ‘O Rasool-Allahsaww! What is yoursaww pact to measws when that happens?’

قَالَ: إِنْ وَجَدْتَ أَعْوَاناً فَانْبِذْ إِلَيْهِمْ وَ جَاهِدْهُمْ، وَ إِنْ لَمْ تَجِدْ أَعْوَاناً فَكُفَّ يَدَكَ‏ وَ احْقُنْ دَمَكَ حَتَّى تَجِدَ عَلَى إِقَامَةِ الدِّينِ وَ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَ سُنَّتِي أَعْوَاناً،

Hesaww said: ‘If youasws were to find supporters, then go to them and fight them, and if youasws do not find supporters, then restrain yourasws hand and save yourasws blood until youasws find supporters upon establishing the Religion and the Book of Allahazwj and mysaww Sunnah’.

وَ أَخْبَرَنِي صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ أَنَّ الْأُمَّةَ سَتَخْذُلُنِي وَ تُبَايِعُ غَيْرِي‏، وَ أَخْبَرَنِي صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ أَنِّي مِنْهُ بِمَنْزِلَةِ هَارُونَ مِنْ مُوسَى، وَ أَنَّ الْأُمَّةَ سَيَصِيرُونَ بَعْدَهُ بِمَنْزِلَةِ هَارُونَ وَ مَنْ تَبِعَهُ وَ الْعِجْلِ وَ مَنْ تَبِعَهُ، إِذْ قَالَ لَهُ مُوسَى:

And hesaww informed measws that the community would be abandoning measws and pledge allegiance to others, and hesaww informed measws that Iasws am from himsaww at the status of Harounas from Musaas, and that the community would become after himsaww, at the status of Harounas and the ones who followed himas, and the calf and the ones who followed it, when Musaas said to himas: -

يا هارُونُ ما مَنَعَكَ إِذْ رَأَيْتَهُمْ ضَلُّوا أَلَّا تَتَّبِعَنِ أَ فَعَصَيْتَ أَمْرِي قالَ يَا بْنَ أُمَّ لا تَأْخُذْ بِلِحْيَتِي وَ لا بِرَأْسِي إِنِّي خَشِيتُ أَنْ تَقُولَ فَرَّقْتَ بَيْنَ بَنِي إِسْرائِيلَ وَ لَمْ تَرْقُبْ قَوْلِي‏

(Musa) said: ‘O Haroun! What prevented you, when you saw them straying [20:92] That you did not follow me? So you disobeyed my order?’ [20:93] He said: ‘O son of my mother! Do not seize me by my beard nor my head! I feared, lest you might be saying: ‘You caused division between the Children of Israel and you did not await my word’’ [20:94].

وَ إِنَّمَا يَعْنِي أَنَّ مُوسَى أَمَرَ هَارُونَ حِينَ اسْتَخْلَفَهُ عَلَيْهِمْ إِنْ ضَلُّوا فَوَجَدَ أَعْوَاناً أَنْ يُجَاهِدَهُمْ‏ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ أَعْوَاناً أَنْ يَكُفَّ يَدَهُ وَ يَحْقُنَ دَمَهُ وَ لَا يُفَرِّقَ بَيْنَهُمْ،

And rather it means that Musaas instructed Harounas, when heas made himas a caliph upon them that if they were to stray, and heas finds supporters, then heas should fight them, and if heas cannot find supporters, then heas should restrain hisas hand and save hisas blood, and not to cause division between them.

وَ إِنِّي خَشِيتُ أَنْ‏ يَقُولَ ذَلِكَ أَخِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: لِمَ فَرَّقْتَ بَيْنَ الْأُمَّةِ وَ لَمْ تَرْقُبْ قَوْلِي‏؟ وَ قَدْ عَهِدْتُ إِلَيْكَ أَنَّكَ إِنْ لَمْ تَجِدْ أَعْوَاناً أَنْ تَكُفَّ يَدَكَ وَ تَحْقُنَ دَمَكَ وَ دَمَ أَهْلِكَ وَ شِيعَتِكَ،

And Iasws feared that myasws brothersaww Rasool-Allahsaww would be saying that: ‘Why did youasws cause divisions between the community? And why did youasws not await my word’’ [20:94], and Isaww had already pacted to youasws and if youasws do not find supporters that youasws should restrain yourasws hand and save yourasws blood, and blood of yourasws family and of yourasws Shias?’

فَلَمَّا قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ مَالَ النَّاسُ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَبَايَعُوهُ وَ أَنَا مَشْغُولٌ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بِغُسْلِهِ‏، ثُمَّ شُغِلْتُ بِالْقُرْآنِ فَآلَيْتُ يَمِيناً بِالْقُرْآنِ‏ أَنْ لَا أَرْتَدِيَ إِلَّا لِلصَّلَاةِ حَتَّى أَجْمَعَهُ فِي كِتَابٍ فَفَعَلْتُ،

When Rasool-Allahsaww passed away, the people inclined towards Abu Bakr and pledged allegiance to him while Iasws was pre-occupied with Rasool-Allahsaww, with hissaww washing. Then Iasws was pre-occupied with the Quran. Iasws swore an oath with the Quran that Iasws will not cloak myselfasws except for the Salat until Iasws have collected it in (the form of a) Book. Iasws did so.

ثُمَّ حَمَلْتُ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ وَ أَخَذْتُ بِيَدِ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ فَلَمْ أَدَعْ أَحَداً مِنْ أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ وَ أَهْلِ السَّابِقَةِ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَ الْأَنْصَارِ إِلَّا نَاشَدْتُهُمُ اللَّهَ وَ حَقِّي‏ وَ دَعَوْتُهُمْ إِلَى نُصْرَتِي، فَلَمْ يَسْتَجِبْ مِنْ جَمِيعِ النَّاسِ إِلَّا أَرْبَعَةُ رَهْطٍ: الزُّبَيْرُ وَ سَلْمَانُ وَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ وَ الْمِقْدَادُ،

Then Iasws carried (Syeda) Fatimaasws (on a mule), and Iasws held the hands of Al-Hassan and Al-Husaynasws, and Iasws did not leave anyone from the people of Badr, and the people of precedence from the Emigrants and the Helpers except Iasws adjured them with Allahazwj of myasws rights and called them to help measws. But, no one from the entirety of the people answered except a group of four – Al-Zubeyr, and Salmanra, and Abu Zarrra, and Al-Miqdadra.

وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ مَعِي أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي أَصُولُ بِهِ وَ لَا أَقْوَى بِهِ، أَمَّا حَمْزَةُ فَقُتِلَ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ، وَ أَمَّا جَعْفَرٌ فَقُتِلَ يَوْمَ مُؤْتَةَ، وَ بَقِيتُ بَيْنَ جِلْفَيْنِ‏ خَائِفَيْنِ‏ ذَلِيلَيْنِ حَقِيرَيْنِ: الْعَبَّاسِ وَ عَقِيلٍ، وَ كَانَا قَرِيبَيْ عَهْدٍ بِكُفْرٍ، فَأَكْرَهُونِي وَ قَهَرُونِي،

And there did not happen to be anyone from myasws family members with me, Iasws would be helped with and strengthened with. As for Hamzaasws, heasws was killed on the day of (battle of) Ohad, and as for Ja’farasws, heasws was killed on the day of (battle of) Mu’tah, and Iasws remained between two weak, fearful ones, wretched, despicable – Al-Abbas and Aqeel, and they were both closer to the pact with Kufr, so they coerced measws and compelled measws.

فَقُلْتُ كَمَا قَالَ هَارُونُ لِأَخِيهِ:- ابْنَ أُمَّ إِنَّ الْقَوْمَ اسْتَضْعَفُونِي وَ كادُوا يَقْتُلُونَنِي‏ فَلِي بِهَارُونَ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ، وَ لِي بِعَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ حُجَّةٌ قَوِيَّةٌ.

So, Iasws said just as Harounas had said to hisas brother (Musaas): ‘Son of my mother! Surely the people weakened me and they almost killed me, [7:150]. For measws there is an exemplar with Harounas, and for measws there is a pact of Rasool-Allahsaww, a strong argument’.

قَالَ الْأَشْعَثُ: كَذَلِكَ صَنَعَ عُثْمَانُ: اسْتَغَاثَ بِالنَّاسِ وَ دَعَاهُمْ إِلَى نُصْرَتِهِ فَلَمْ يَجِدْ أَعْوَاناً فَكَفَّ يَدَهُ حَتَّى قُتِلَ مَظْلُوماً.

Al-Ash’as said, ‘Usman had done like that. He sought help with the people and called them to help him, but he did not find any supporters, so he restrained his hand until he was killed as an oppressed one’.

قَالَ: وَيْلَكَ- يَا ابْنَ قَيْسٍ-! إِنَّ الْقَوْمَ حِينَ قَهَرُونِي وَ اسْتَضْعَفُونِي وَ كادُوا يَقْتُلُونَنِي‏ وَ لَوْ قَالُوا لِي: نَقْتُلَنَّكَ‏ الْبَتَّةَ لَامْتَنَعْتُ مِنْ قَتْلِهِمْ إِيَّايَ، وَ لَوْ لَمْ أَجِدْ غَيْرَ نَفْسِي وَحْدِي، وَ لَكِنْ قَالُوا: إِنْ بَايَعْتَ كَفَفْنَا عَنْكَ وَ أَكْرَمْنَاكَ وَ قَرَّبْنَاكَ وَ فَضَّلْنَاكَ، وَ إِنْ لَمْ تَفْعَلْ قَتَلْنَاكَ،

Heasws said: ‘Woe be unto you, O Ibn Qays! The people, when they coerced me, weakened me and they almost killed me, [7:150], and had they said to me, ‘We will kill youasws regardless’, Iasws would have defended from their killing measws, and even if Iasws did not find anyone apart from myselfasws alone. But, they said, ‘If youasws pledge allegiance we will restrain from youasws, and honour youasws, and draw youasws near, and give youasws preference, and if youasws do not do it, we will kill youasws’.

فَلَمَّا لَمْ أَجِدْ أَحَداً بَايَعْتُهُمْ، وَ بَيْعَتِي لَهُمْ لَمَّا لَا حَقَّ لَهُمْ فِيهِ لَا يُوجِبُ لَهُمْ‏ حَقّاً وَ لَا يَلْزَمُنِي رِضاً،

When Iasws did not find anyone, Iasws pledged allegiance to them, and myasws allegiance to them was when there was neither any right for them regarding it nor was any right obligated for them, nor was any agreement necessitated to me.

وَ لَوْ أَنَّ عُثْمَانَ لَمَّا قَالَ لَهُ‏ النَّاسُ اخْلَعْهَا وَ نَكُفَّ عَنْكَ خَلَعَهَا لَمْ يَقْتُلُوهُ، وَ لَكِنَّهُ قَالَ: لَا أَخْلَعُهَا. قَالُوا: فَإِنَّا قَاتِلُوكَ، فَكَفَّ يَدَهُ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّى قَتَلُوهُ،

And if Usman, when the people said to him, ‘Vacate it (caliphate) and we shall restrain from you’, he had vacated it, they would not have killed him, but he said, ‘I will not vacate it’. They said, ‘Then we will kill you’. He restrained his hand from them until they killed him.

وَ لَعَمْرِي لَخَلْعُهُ إِيَّاهَا كَانَ خَيْراً لَهُ، لِأَنَّهُ أَخَذَهَا بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ، وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ فِيهَا نَصِيبٌ، وَ ادَّعَى مَا لَيْسَ لَهُ، وَ تَنَاوَلَ حَقَّ غَيْرِهِ.

And by myasws life! Vacating it was better for him because he had taken it without right, and there did not happen to be any share for him in it, and he claimed what wasn’t for him, and he had devoured the right of someone else.

وَيْلَكَ- يَا ابْنَ قَيْسٍ-! إِنَّ عُثْمَانَ لَا يَعْدُو أَنْ يَكُونَ أَحَدَ رَجُلَيْنِ، إِمَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ دَعَا النَّاسَ إِلَى نُصْرَتِهِ فَلَمْ يَنْصُرُوهُ، وَ إِمَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ الْقَوْمُ دَعَوْهُ إِلَى أَنْ يَنْصُرُوهُ فَنَهَاهُمْ عَنْ نُصْرَتِهِ فَلَمْ يَكُنْ يَحِلُّ لَهُ أَنْ يَنْهَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ عَنْ أَنْ يَنْصُرُوا إِمَاماً هَادِياً مُهْتَدِياً لَمْ يُحْدِثْ حَدَثاً وَ لَمْ يُؤْوِ مُحْدِثاً، وَ بِئْسَ مَا صَنَعَ حِينَ نَهَاهُمْ، وَ بِئْسَ مَا صَنَعُوا حِينَ أَطَاعُوهُ،

Woe be unto you, O Ibn Qays! Usman is not void from happening to be one of the two men – Either he happened to have called the people to help him but they did not help him, or it so happened that the people called him that he be helped by them, and he forbade them from helping him. So, there did not happen to be any solution for him that he forbids the Muslims from helping a guiding Imam, guided, not innovating anything new, and he did not harbour an innovator, and evil is what he did when he forbade them, and evil is what they did when they obeyed him.

فَإِمَّا أَنْ يَكُونُوا لَمْ يَرَوْهُ أَهْلًا لِنُصْرَتِهِ لِجَوْرِهِ وَ حُكْمِهِ بِخِلَافِ الْكِتَابِ وَ السُّنَّةِ- وَ قَدْ كَانَ مَعَ عُثْمَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ وَ مَوَالِيهِ وَ أَصْحَابِهِ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ أَرْبَعَةِ آلَافِ رَجُلٍ وَ لَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ‏ أَنْ يَمْتَنِعَ بِهِمْ لَفَعَلَ- وَ لَمْ يَنْهَهُمْ عَنْ‏ نُصْرَتِهِ،

And perhaps they did not view him as being deserving of their helping him and his decisions opposite to the Book and the Sunnah, and there were with Usman, from his family member and his friends and his companions, more than four thousand men, and had Allahazwj so Desired, that he defends with them, would have done so, and he did not forbid them from helping him.

وَ لَوْ كُنْتُ وَجَدْتُ يَوْمَ بُويِعَ أَخُو تَيْمٍ أَرْبَعِينَ‏ رَجُلًا مُطِيعِينَ لَجَاهَدْتُهُمْ، فَأَمَّا يَوْمَ بُويِعَ عُمَرُ وَ عُثْمَانُ فَلَا، لِأَنِّي كُنْتُ بَايَعْتُ وَ مِثْلِي لَا يَنْكُثُ بَيْعَتَهُ.

And had Iasws found on the day the brother of Taym (Abu Bakr) was pledged allegiance to, forty obedient men, Iasws would have fought them. As for the day Umar and Usman were pledged allegiance to, so no, because Iasws had already pledged allegiance (under compulsion), and someone like measws does not break hisasws allegiance.

وَيْلَكَ- يَا ابْنَ قَيْسٍ-! كَيْفَ رَأَيْتَنِي صَنَعْتُ حِينَ قُتِلَ عُثْمَانُ وَ وَجَدْتُ أَعْوَاناً؟ هَلْ رَأَيْتَ مِنِّي فَشَلًا أَوْ جُبْناً، أَوْ تَقْصِيراً فِي وَقْعَتِي يَوْمَ الْبَصْرَةِ وَ هُمْ حَوْلَ جَمَلِهِمُ الْمَلْعُونِ مَنْ مَعَهُ، الْمَلْعُونِ مَنْ قُتِلَ حَوْلَهُ، الْمَلْعُونِ مَنْ رَكِبَهُ، الْمَلْعُونِ مَنْ بَقِيَ‏ بَعْدَهُ‏ لَا تَائِباً وَ لَا مُسْتَغْفِراً؟!

Woe be unto you, O Ibn Qays! How do you see measws to had done when Usman was killed and Iasws did find supporters? Have you seen any failures from measws, or cowardice, or deficiencies during myasws event on the day of (battle of) Al Basra, and they were around their camel (with Ayesha being in it). Accursed is the one in it. The accursed is the one killed around it. The accursed is the one who rode it (Ayesha). The accursed is the one who remained living after it, neither repenting nor seeking Forgiveness?!

فَإِنَّهُمْ قَتَلُوا أَنْصَارِي، وَ نَكَثُوا بَيْعَتِي، وَ مَثَّلُوا بِعَامِلِي، وَ بَغَوْا عَلَيَّ، وَ سِرْتُ إِلَيْهِمْ فِي اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ أَلْفاً- وَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى: أَقَلَّ مِنْ عَشَرَةِ آلَافٍ- وَ هُمْ نَيِّفٌ عَلَى عِشْرِينَ وَ مِائَةِ أَلْفٍ- وَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ: زِيَادَةً عَلَى خَمْسِينَ أَلْفاً- فَنَصَرَنِيَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ قَتَلَهُمْ بِأَيْدِينَا وَ شَفَى‏ صُدُورَ قَوْمٍ مُؤْمِنِينَ‏

They killed myasws helpers, and broke myasws allegiance, and mutilated myasws office bearers, and they rebelled against measws, and Iasws had gone to them among twelve thousand’ – and in another report: ‘Less than ten thousand, and they were more than one hundred and twenty thousand’ – and in a report: ‘More than fifty thousand. Allahazwj Helped measws against them and Killed them by our hands, and Healed the chests of the group of Momineen.

وَ كَيْفَ رَأَيْتَ- يَا ابْنَ قَيْسٍ- وَقْعَتَنَا بِصِفِّينَ، وَ مَا قَتَلَ اللَّهُ مِنْهُمْ بِأَيْدِينَا خَمْسِينَ أَلْفاً فِي صَعِيدٍ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى النَّارِ- وَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى: زِيَادَةً عَلَى سَبْعِينَ أَلْفاً-،

And how do you view, O Ibn Qays, our event at Siffen, and what Allahazwj Killed fifty thousand of them by our hands, in one plain (Sending them) to the Fire’ – and in another report: ‘More than seventy thousand.

وَ كَيْفَ رَأَيْتَنَا يَوْمَ النَّهْرَوَانِ إِذْ لَقِيتُ الْمَارِقِينَ وَ هُمْ مُسْتَبْصِرُونَ مُتَدَيِّنُونَ؟! قَدْ: ضَلَّ سَعْيُهُمْ فِي الْحَياةِ الدُّنْيا وَ هُمْ يَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُمْ يُحْسِنُونَ صُنْعاً فَقَتَلَهُمُ اللَّهُ فِي صَعِيدٍ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى النَّارِ لَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْهُمْ عَشَرَةٌ وَ لَمْ يَقْتُلُوا مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَشَرَةً.

And how do you view the day of (battle of) Al-Naharwan when Iasws met the renegades and they (thought of themselves as being) insightful, religious?! whose striving is lost in the life of the world and they are reckoning that they are good in what they do?’ [18:104]. Allahazwj Killed them in one plain (Sending them) to the Fire. There did not remain (even) ten from them, and they could not (even) kill ten from the Momineen.

وَيْلَكَ- يَا ابْنَ قَيْسٍ- هَلْ رَأَيْتَ لِي لِوَاءً رُدَّ؟ أَوْ رَايَةً رُدَّتْ؟ إِيَّايَ تُعَيِّرُ يَا ابْنَ قَيْسٍ؟!. وَ أَنَا صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فِي جَمِيعِ مَوَاطِنِهِ وَ مَشَاهِدِهِ، وَ الْمُتَقَدِّمُ إِلَى الشَّدَائِدِ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ، وَ لَا أَفِرُّ وَ لَا أَلُوذُ وَ لَا أَعْتَلُّ وَ لَا أَنْحَازُ وَ لَا أَمْنَحُ الْيَهُودَ دُبُرِي،

Woe be unto you, O Ibn Qays! Have you ever seen measws to have returned a flag, or seen a retreat? Is it measws you are faulting, O Ibn Qays?! And Iasws was a companion of Rasool-Allahazwj in the entirety of hissaww places, and hissaww battles, and advancing to the difficulties in front of himsaww, and Iasws neither fled, nor sought shelter, nor ashamed, nor did Iasws turn myasws back on the Jews turning back.

إِنَّهُ لَا يَنْبَغِي لِلنَّبِيِّ وَ لَا لِلْوَصِيِّ إِذَا لَبِسَ لَامَتَهُ وَ قَصَدَ لِعَدُوِّهِ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ أَوْ يَنْثَنِيَ حَتَّى يُقْتَلَ أَوْ يَفْتَحَ اللَّهُ لَهُ.

It is not befitting for the Prophetsaww nor for the successorasws, when heasws wears hisasws armour and aims to hisasws enemies, and heasws would return or fold (surrender), until either heasws is killed of Allahazwj Grants victory to himasws.

يَا ابْنَ قَيْسٍ! هَلْ سَمِعْتَ لِي بِفِرَارٍ قَطُّ أَوْ نَبْوَةٍ؟.

O Ibn Qays! Have you ever heard for measws to have fled at all or hesitation?

يَا ابْنَ قَيْسٍ! أَمَا وَ الَّذِي فَلَقَ الْحَبَّةَ وَ بَرَأَ النَّسَمَةَ لَوْ وَجَدْتُ يَوْمَ بُويِعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ- الَّذِي عَيَّرْتَنِي بِدُخُولِي فِي بَيْعَتِهِ- أَرْبَعِينَ رَجُلًا كُلُّهُمْ عَلَى مِثْلِ بَصِيرَةِ الْأَرْبَعَةِ الَّذِينَ وَجَدْتُ لَمَا كَفَفْتُ يَدِي، وَ لَنَاهَضْتُ الْقَوْمَ، وَ لَكِنْ لَمْ أَجِدْ خَامِساً!.

O Ibn Qays! But, by the Oneazwj Who Split the seed and Formed the person! If Iasws had found, on the day Abu Bakr was pledged allegiance to – which is what you are faulting measws of having entered into his allegiance – forty men, all of them being upon the insight of the four which Iasws did find, Iasws would not have restrained myasws hand, and would have fought the people. But, Iasws could not even find a fifth!’

قَالَ الْأَشْعَثُ: وَ مَنِ الْأَرْبَعَةُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ؟.

Al Ash’as said, ‘And who are the four, O Amir Al-Momineenasws?’

قَالَ: سَلْمَانُ وَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ وَ الْمِقْدَادُ وَ الزُّبَيْرُ بْنُ صَفِيَّةَ قَبْلَ نَكْثِهِ بَيْعَتِي، فَإِنَّهُ بَايَعَنِي مَرَّتَيْنِ، أَمَّا بَيْعَتُهُ الْأُولَى الَّتِي وَفَى بِهَا فَإِنَّهُ لَمَّا بُويِعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَتَانِي أَرْبَعُونَ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَبَايَعُونِي وَ فِيهِمُ الزُّبَيْرُ،

Heasws said: ‘Salmanra, and Abu Zarrra, and Al-Miqdadra, and Al-Zubeyr Bin Safiya, before he broke myasws allegiance, for he has pledged allegiance to measws twice. As for his first allegiance which he was loyal with, it was when Abu Bakr was pledged allegiance to. There came to measws, forty men from the Emigrants and the Helpers, and they pledged allegiance to measws, and among them was Al-Zubeyr.

فَأَمَرْتُهُمْ أَنْ يُصْبِحُوا عِنْدَ بَابِي مُحَلِّقِينَ رُءُوسَهُمْ عَلَيْهِمُ السِّلَاحُ، فَمَا وَافَى مِنْهُمْ‏ أَحَدٌ وَ لَا صَبَّحَنِي مِنْهُمْ غَيْرُ أَرْبَعَةٍ: سَلْمَانُ وَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ وَ الْمِقْدَادُ وَ الزُّبَيْرُ،

Iasws instructed them that they should come in the morning to myasws door having shaved their head, having the weapons upon them. No one from them was loyal nor did anyone accompany from them apart from our – Salmanra, and Abu Zarrra, and Al-Miqdadra, and al Zubeyr.

وَ أَمَّا بَيْعَتُهُ الْأُخْرَى: فَإِنَّهُ أَتَانِي هُوَ وَ صَاحِبُهُ طَلْحَةُ بَعْدَ قَتْلِ عُثْمَانَ فَبَايَعَانِي طَائِعِينَ غَيْرَ مُكْرَهِينَ، ثُمَّ رَجَعَا عَنْ دِينِهِمَا مُرْتَدِّينَ نَاكِثِينَ مُكَابِرِينَ مُعَانِدِينَ حَاسِدِينَ، فَقَتَلَهُمَا اللَّهُ إِلَى النَّارِ،

And as for the other allegiance, he came to me, he and his companion Talha, after the killing of Usman, and they pledged allegiance to me willingly, without coercion. Then they returned from their religion, renegades, breakers (of the covenant), arrogant, obstinate, jealous. Allahazwj Killed them both (Sending them) to the Fire.

وَ أَمَّا الثَّلَاثَةُ: سَلْمَانُ وَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ وَ الْمِقْدَادُ فَثَبَتُوا عَلَى دِينِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ مِلَّةِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ (ع) حَتَّى لَقُوا اللَّهَ، يَرْحَمُهُمُ اللَّهُ.

And as for the three – Salmanra, and Abu Zarrra, and Al Miqdadra, theyra were steadfast upon the Religion of Muhammadsaww and Religion of Ibrahimas until theyra met Allahazwj. May Allahazwj have Mercy on themra.

يَا ابْنَ قَيْسٍ! فَوَ اللَّهِ لَوْ أَنَّ أُولَئِكَ الْأَرْبَعِينَ الَّذِينَ بَايَعُونِي وَفَوْا لِي وَ أَصْبَحُوا عَلَى بَابِي مُحَلِّقِينَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَجِبَ لِعَتِيقٍ فِي عُنُقِي بَيْعَةٌ لَنَاهَضْتُهُ وَ حَاكَمْتُهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ،

O Ibn Qays! By Allahazwj! If those forty, the ones who had pledged allegiance to measws, been loyal to measws and had come to myasws door in the morning having shaved their heads before the allegiance to Ateeq (Abu Bakr) was forced in myasws neck, Iasws would have fought him and judged him to Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic.

وَ لَوْ وَجَدْتُ قَبْلَ بَيْعَةِ عُثْمَانَ‏ أَعْوَاناً لَنَاهَضْتُهُمْ وَ حَاكَمْتُهُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ، فَإِنَّ ابْنَ عَوْفٍ جَعَلَهَا لِعُثْمَانَ، وَ اشْتَرَطَ عَلَيْهِ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَهُ أَنْ يَرُدَّهَا عَلَيْهِ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ، فَأَمَّا بَعْدَ بَيْعَتِي إِيَّاهُمْ فَلَيْسَ إِلَى مُجَاهَدَتِهِمْ سَبِيلٌ.

And if Iasws had found supporters, before the allegiance to Usman, Iasws would have judged them to Allahazwj. Surely, Ibn Awf made it (caliphate) to be for Usman, and stipulated upon it in what was between him and him, that he (Usman) would return it to him at his death. As for after myasws having pledged allegiance (being compelled) to them, there wasn’t any was for me to fight them’.

فَقَالَ الْأَشْعَثُ: وَ اللَّهِ لَئِنْ كَانَ الْأَمْرُ كَمَا تَقُولُ لَقَدْ هَلَكَتِ الْأُمَّةُ غَيْرَكَ وَ غَيْرَ شِيعَتِكَ!

Al-Ash’as said, ‘By Allahazwj! If the matter was just as youasws are saying it, the community has been destroyed, apart from youasws and yourasws Shias!’

فَقَالَ: إِنَّ الْحَقَّ وَ اللَّهِ مَعِي يَا ابْنَ قَيْسٍ كَمَا أَقُولُ، وَ مَا هَلَكَ مِنَ الْأُمَّةِ إِلَّا النَّاصِبِينَ وَ الْمُكَاثِرِينَ‏ وَ الْجَاحِدِينَ وَ الْمُعَانِدِينَ،

Heasws said: ‘By Allahazwj! The truth is with measws, O Ibn Qays, just as Iasws am saying, and no one from the community is destroyed except the Nasibis (Hostile ones), and the breakers (of the allegiance), and the rejecters, and the obstinate ones.

فَأَمَّا مَنْ تَمَسَّكَ بِالتَّوْحِيدِ وَ الْإِقْرَارِ بِمُحَمَّدٍ وَ الْإِسْلَامِ وَ لَمْ يَخْرُجْ مِنَ الْمِلَّةِ، وَ لَمْ يُظَاهِرْ عَلَيْنَا الظَّلَمَةَ، وَ لَمْ يَنْصِبْ لَنَا الْعَدَاوَةَ، وَ شَكَّ فِي الْخِلَافَةِ، وَ لَمْ يَعْرِفْ أَهْلَهَا وَ وُلَاتَهَا، وَ لَمْ يَعْرِفْ لَنَا وَلَايَةً، وَ لَمْ يَنْصِبْ لَنَا عَدَاوَةً، فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ مُسْلِمٌ مُسْتَضْعَفٌ يُرْجَى لَهُ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ يُتَخَوَّفُ عَلَيْهِ ذُنُوبُهُ.

As for the one adhering with the Tawheed and the acknowledgment with Muhammadsaww, and Al-Islam, and he did not exit from the Religion, and did not manifest the injustice upon usasws, and did not establish enmity to usasws, and doubted in the caliphate, and did not recognise its rightful ones and its rulers, and did not recognise the Wilayah for usasws, and did not establish enmity to usasws, so that is a Muslim, the weak, there is hope for him of the Mercy of Allahazwj, and there is fear upon him of his sins (whether they would be Forgiven or not)’.

قَالَ أَبَانٌ: قَالَ سُلَيْمُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ: فَلَمْ يَبْقَ يَوْمَئِذٍ مِنْ شِيعَةِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا تَهَلَّلَ وَجْهُهُ وَ فَرِحَ بِمَقَالَتِهِ، إِذْ شَرَحَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ الْأَمْرَ وَ بَاحَ بِهِ، وَ كَشَفَ الْغِطَاءَ، وَ تَرَكَ التَّقِيَّةَ،

Aban said, ‘Suleym Bin Qays said, ‘On that day, there did not remain anyone from the Shias of Aliasws except his face was beaming, and he was happy with hisasws talk, when Amir Al Momineenasws commented on the matter and declared with it, and removed the covering, and left the Taqiyya (dissimulation).

وَ لَمْ يَبْقَ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْقُرَّاءِ مِمَّنْ كَانَ يَشُكُّ فِي الْمَاضِينَ وَ يَكُفُّ عَنْهُمْ وَ يَدَعُ الْبَرَاءَةَ مِنْهُمْ وَرِعاً وَ تَأَثُّماً إِلَّا اسْتَيْقَنَ وَ اسْتَبْصَرَ وَ حَسُنَ وَ تَرَكَ الشَّكَّ وَ الْوُقُوفَ،

And there did not remain anyone from the reciters (of the Quran), from the ones who had doubted in the past, and had refrained from them (Abu Bakr, Umar and Usman), calling for the disavowment from them, and had feared and considered a sin, except he was convinced, and was insightful, and felt good, and left the doubt and the pausing.

وَ لَمْ يَبْقَ أَحَدٌ حَوْلَهُ أَتَى بَيْعَتَهُ‏ عَلَى وَجْهِ مَا بُويِعَ عُثْمَانُ وَ الْمَاضُونَ قَبْلَهُ إِلَّا رُئِيَ ذَلِكَ فِي وَجْهِهِ وَ ضَاقَ بِهِ أَمْرُهُ، وَ كَرِهَ مَقَالَتَهُ، ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ اسْتَبْصَرَ عَامَّتُهُمْ‏ وَ ذَهَبَ شَكُّهُمْ.

And there did not remain anyone around himasws who had given his allegiance upon the aspect of what Usman had been pledged, and the past ones before him, except that abhorrence was seen in his face, and his affair was straitened, and disliked hisasws words. Then generality of them became insightful and they doubts were gone.

قَالَ أَبَانٌ، عَنْ سُلَيْمٍ: فَمَا شَهِدْتُ يَوْماً قَطُّ عَلَى رُءُوسِ الْعَامَّةِ أَقَرَّ لِأَعْيُنِنَا مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ لَمَّا كَشَفَ لِلنَّاسِ مِنَ الْغِطَاءِ، وَ أَظْهَرَ فِيهِ مِنَ الْحَقِّ، وَ شَرَحَ فِيهِ مِنَ الْأَمْرِ، وَ أَلْقَى فِيهِ التَّقِيَّةَ وَ الْكِتْمَانَ‏، وَ كَثُرَتِ الشِّيعَةُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ الْمَجْلِسِ مُذْ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ، وَ تَكَلَّمُوا وَ قَدْ كَانُوا أَقَلَّ أَهْلِ عَسْكَرِهِ،

Aban said, from Suleym, ‘I had not witnessed any day at all upon the heads of the public, more delight in their eyes than that day due to what from the covering was removed for the people, and what was manifested in it from the truth, and hisasws comments regarding the matter, and hisasws casting off the Taqiyya (dissimulation) and the concealment; and after than the Shias became numerous after that gathering since that day, and they spoke, and they had been few among the people of hisasws army.

وَ صَارَ النَّاسُ يُقَاتِلُونَ مَعَهُ عَلَى عِلْمٍ بِمَكَانِهِ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَ رَسُولِهِ، وَ صَارَتِ الشِّيعَةُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ الْمَجْلِسِ أَجَلَّ النَّاسِ وَ أَعْظَمَهُمْ- وَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى: جُلُّ النَّاسِ وَ أَعْظَمُهُمْ- وَ ذَلِكَ بَعْدَ وَقْعَةِ النَّهْرَوَانِ، وَ هُوَ يَأْمُرُ بِالتَّهْيِئَةِ وَ الْمَسِيرِ إِلَى مُعَاوِيَةَ،

And the people became fighting alongside himasws upon the knowledge of hisasws position from Allahazwj and Hisazwj Rasoolsaww, and after that gathering the Shias became the most majestic of the people and their greatest’, and in another report, ‘respectable of the people and their greatest, and that was after the event of (battle of) Al Naharwan, and heasws was ordering with the preparation and the travelling to Muawiya.

ثُمَّ لَمْ يَلْبَثْ أَنْ قُتِلَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ، قَتَلَهُ ابْنُ مُلْجَمٍ لَعَنَهُ اللَّهُ غِيلَةً وَ فَتْكاً، وَ قَدْ كَانَ سَيْفُهُ مَسْمُوماً قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ‏.

Then it was not long before heasws was killed. Ibn Muljimla, may Allahazwj Curse himla killed himasws from behind, and hisla sword was poisoned before that’’.¹⁶⁴

14- باب العلّة التي من أجلها ترك الناس عليّا عليه السلام‏

CHAPTER 14 – THE REASON DUE TO WHICH THE PEOPLE LEFT ALIasws

1- ع، لي‏: أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْمُكَتِّبُ، عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْوَرَّاقِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ دُرَيْدٍ، عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ الْفَرَجِ الرِّيَاشِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي زَيْدٍ النَّحْوِيِّ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ الْخَلِيلَ بْنَ أَحْمَدَ الْعَرُوضِيَّ فَقُلْتُ‏: لِمَ هَجَرَ النَّاسُ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَ قُرْبَاهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ قُرْبَاهُ، وَ مَوْضِعُهُ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مَوْضِعُهُ، وَ عَنَاؤُهُ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ عَنَاؤُهُ؟!.

(The books) ‘Illal Al Sharaie’ (and) ‘Amaali’ of sheykh Al Sadouq – Ahmad Bin Yahya Al Mukattib, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Al Warraq, from Muhammad Bin Al Hassan Bin Dureyd, from Al Abbas Bin Al Faraj Al Rayyashi, from Abu Zayd Al Nahwy who said,

‘I asked Al-Khaleed Bin Ahmad Al-Arouzy, I said, ‘Why did the people flee from Aliasws and hisasws nearness to Rasool-Allahsaww is hisasws nearness, and hisasws place from the Muslims is hisasws (lofty) place, and hisasws efforts in Al-Islam were hisasws efforts?!’

فَقَالَ: بَهَرَ- وَ اللَّهِ- نُورُهُ أَنْوَارَهُمْ، وَ غَلَبَهُمْ عَلَى صَفْوِ كُلِّ مَنْهَلٍ، وَ النَّاسُ إِلَى أَشْكَالِهِمْ أَمْيَلُ، أَ مَا سَمِعْتَ الْأَوَّلَ حَيْثُ يَقُولُ‏:

وَ كُلُّ شَكْلٍ لِشَكْلِهِ إلْفٌ‏

أَ مَا تَرَى الْفِيلَ يَأْلَفُ الْفِيلَا

He said, ‘By Allahazwj ! Hisasws Noor dazzled their lights, and heasws prevailed upon the ranks of every subject, and the people were leaning to their like. Have you not the words of the first one (Abu Bakr) (in prose), ‘And every shape inclines to its shape. Don’t you see the elephant inclining towards the elephant?’

قَالَ: وَ أَنْشَدَنَا الرِّيَاشِيُّ فِي مَعْنَاهُ عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ الْأَحْنَفِ:

وَ قَائِلٌ كَيْفَ تَهَاجَرْتُمَا

فَقُلْتُ قَوْلًا فِيهِ إِنْصَافٌ‏

لَمْ يَكُ مِنْ شَكْلِي فَهَاجَرْتُهُ‏

وَ النَّاسُ أَشْكَالٌ وَ أُلَّافٌ.

He said, ‘And Al Riyashi prosed regarding its meaning from Al Abbas Bin Al Ahnaf, ‘And a speaker said, ‘And how did you two emigrate? I said, ‘Saying regarding it is fair. I could not find my shape (someone like me), so I emigrated, and the people are the shapes and the inclination’’.¹⁶⁵ (Not a Hadeeth)

2- ن، ع‏: الطَّالَقَانِيُّ، عَنْ أَحْمَدَ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ فَضَّالٍ‏، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ كَيْفَ مَالَ النَّاسُ عَنْهُ إِلَى غَيْرِهِ، وَ قَدْ عَرَفُوا فَضْلَهُ وَ سَابِقَتَهُ وَ مَكَانَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ؟.

(The books) ‘Illal Sharaie’ (and) ‘Uyoon Alkhbar Al Rezaasws – A Talaqni, from Ahmad Al Hamdani, from Ali Bin Al Hassan Bin Fazzal, from his father,

‘From Abu Al-Hassanasws, he (the narrator) said, ‘I asked himasws about Amir Al-Momineenasws how come the people moved away from himasws to others, and they had recognised hisasws merits, and hisasws precedence, and hisasws position from Rasool-Allahsaww?’

فَقَالَ: إِنَّمَا مَالُوا عَنْهُ إِلَى غَيْرِهِ وَ قَدْ عَرَفُوا فَضْلَهُ‏ لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ كَانَ قَتَلَ مِنْ‏ آبَائِهِمْ وَ أَجْدَادِهِمْ وَ إِخْوَانِهِمْ‏ وَ أَعْمَامِهِمْ وَ أَخْوَالِهِمْ‏ وَ أَقْرِبَائِهِمُ الْمُحَادِّينَ‏ لِلَّهِ وَ لِرَسُولِهِ عَدَداً كَثِيراً،

Heasws said: ‘But rather they inclined to others and although they had already recognised hisasws merits, because heasws had killed from their fathers ,and their grandfathers, and their brothers, and their paternal uncles, and their maternal uncles, and their obstinate relatives, for the Sake of Allahazwj and Hisazwj Rasoolsaww, a large number.

وَ كَانَ حِقْدُهُمْ عَلَيْهِ لِذَلِكَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ فَلَمْ يُحِبُّوا أَنْ يَتَوَلَّى عَلَيْهِمْ، وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ عَلَى غَيْرِهِ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ، لِأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ‏ لَهُ فِي الْجِهَادِ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ مِثْلُ مَا كَانَ‏، فَلِذَلِكَ عَدَلُوا عَنْهُ وَ مَالُوا إِلَى سِوَاهُ‏.

And it was their grudges in their hearts against himasws due to that, so they did not like it if heasws were to rule upon them, and there did not happen to be in their hearts against the others, similar to that, because there did not happen to be for himasws during the Jihad in front of Rasool-Allahsaww, similar to what happened, therefore they turned away from him, and inclined to the ones besides himasws’’.¹⁶⁶

3- قب‏: سَأَلَ أَبُو زَيْدٍ النَّحْوِيُّ الْخَلِيلَ بْنَ أَحْمَدَ: مَا بَالُ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ كَأَنَّهُمْ بَنُو أُمٍّ وَاحِدَةٍ وَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ كَأَنَّهُ ابْنُ عَلَّةٍ؟!.

(The book) ‘Al-Manaqib’ of Ibn Shehr Ashub – Abu Zayd Al-Nahwy asked Al-Khaleed Bin Ahmad, ‘What is the matter the companions of Rasool-Allahsaww, as if they were sons of one mother, and Aliasws was as if heasws a son of a different mother?!’

قَالَ: تَقَدَّمَهُمْ إِسْلَاماً، وَ بَذَّهُمْ‏ شَرَفاً، وَ فَاقَهُمْ عِلْماً، وَ رَجَّحَهُمْ حِلْماً، وَ كَثَّرَهُمْ هُدًى، فَحَسَدُوهُ، وَ النَّاسُ إِلَى أَمْثَالِهِمْ وَ أَشْكَالِهِمْ أَمْيَلُ ..

He said, ‘Heasws preceded them in Islam, and surpassed them in nobility, and defeated them in knowledge, and prevailed them in forbearance, and was more of them in guidance. So, they envied himasws, and the people inclined to their like and their shape’’.

وَ قِيلَ لِمَسْلَمَةَ بْنِ نَمِيلَ: مَا لِعَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ رَفَضَهُ الْعَامَّةُ وَ لَهُ فِي كُلِّ خَيْرٍ ضِرْسٌ قَاطِعٌ؟. فَقَالَ: لِأَنَّ ضَوْءَ عُيُونِهِمْ قَصِيرٌ عَنْ نُورِهِ، وَ النَّاسُ إِلَى أَشْكَالِهِمْ أَمْيَلُ..

And it was said to Muslama Bin Nameel, ‘What is the matter the generality rejected Aliasws and for himasws regarding every good, there were incisive teeth?’ He said, ‘Because the illumination of their eyes fell short from hisasws Noor, and the people tend to incline towards their shapes (like)’.

قال الشعبي‏: ما ندري ما نصنع بعليّ بن أبي طالب (ع)، إن أحببناه افتقرنا، و إن أبغضناه كفرنا؟!.

Al-Shabi said, ‘We do not know what to do with Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws. If we love himasws, we separate, and if we hate himasws, we commit Kufr?!’

و قال النظام‏: عليّ بن أبي طالب محنة على المتكلّم، إن وفى حقّه غلا، و إن بخسه حقّه أساء، و المنزلة الوسطى دقيقة الوزن، حادّة الشّاف‏، صعب الترقّي‏ إلّا على الحاذق الديّن.

And Al-Nizam said, ‘Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws is distressing upon the speaker. If he fulfils hisasws right, he would be exaggerating (Ghuloo), and if he underestimates himasws of hisasws right, he would be evil, and the middle status is thin (light) of weight, sharp of concern, difficult to promote except upon the skilful of religion’.

و قال أبو العيناء لعليّ بن الجهم: إنّما تبغض عليّا عليه السلام لأنّه كان يقتل الفاعل و المفعول و أنت أحدهما. فقال له: يا مخنّث! فقال أبو العيناء: وَ ضَرَبَ لَنا مَثَلًا وَ نَسِيَ خَلْقَهُ‏.

And Abu Al-Ayna’a said to Al-Bin Al-Jahm, ‘But rather you hate Aliasws because heasws used to kill the doer and the done, and you are one of them’. He said to him, ‘O effeminate!’ Abu Al-Ayna’a said, ‘And he strikes out an example for Us and forgets his own creation. [36:78]’’.¹⁶⁷

4- قب‏: قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ لِعَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: كَيْفَ تُحِبُّكَ قُرَيْشٌ وَ قَدْ قَتَلْتَ فِي يَوْمِ بَدْرٍ وَ أُحُدٍ مِنْ سَادَاتِهِمْ سَبْعِينَ سَيِّداً تَشْرَبُ أُنُوفُهُمُ الْمَاءَ قَبْلَ شِفَاهِهِمْ؟!.

(The book) ‘Manaqib’ of Ibn Shehr Ashub – Ibn Umar said to Aliasws, ‘How can the Quraysh love youasws and youasws have killed on the day of (battle of) Badr, and the day of (battle of) Ohad, seventy chief from their chiefs. Will their noses drink the water before their lips?!’

فَقَالَ‏ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ:

مَا تَرَكَتْ بَدْرٌ لَنَا مَذِيقاً

وَ لَا لَنَا مِنْ خَلْفِنَا طَرِيقاً

Amir Al-Momineenasws said (in prose): ‘(The battle of) Badr did not leave any taste for usasws, nor is there any road for usasws behind usasws’.

وَ سُئِلَ زَيْنُ الْعَابِدِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَيْضاً: لِمَ أَبْغَضَتْ قُرَيْشٌ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ؟. قَالَ: لِأَنَّهُ أَوْرَدَ أَوَّلَهُمُ النَّارَ وَ قَلَّدَ آخِرَهُمُ الْعَارَ.

And Zayn Al-Abideenasws was asked, and Ibn Abbas as well, ‘Why did Quraysh hate Aliasws’ Heasws said: ‘Heasws made their first ones to arrive to the Fire, and collared their lasts one with shame’’.

مَعْرِفَةُ الرِّجَالِ، عَنِ الْكَشِّيِّ: أَنَّهُ كَانَتْ عَدَاوَةُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ أَنَّ جَدَّهُ ذَا الثُّدَيَّةِ قَتَلَهُ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ النَّهْرَوَانِ‏.

(The book) ‘Ma’rifat Al-Rijaal’, from Al-Kashi, ‘The enmity of Ahmad Bin Hambal towards Amir Al-Momineenasws was because his grandfather was with the breasts. Amir Al-Momineenasws killed him on the day of Al-Naharwan’.

كَامِلُ الْمُبَرَّدِ: أَنَّهُ كَانَ أَصْمَعُ بْنُ مُظْهِرٍ جَدُّ الْأَصْمَعِيِّ قَطَعَهُ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فِي السَّرِقَةِ، فَكَانَ الْأَصْمَعِيُّ يُبْغِضُهُ، قِيلَ لَهُ: مَنْ أَشْعَرُ النَّاسِ؟.

قَالَ: مَنْ قَالَ: كَأَنَّ أَكُفَّهُمُ الْهُمَامُ‏ تَهْوِي‏

عَنِ الْأَعْنَاقِ تَلْعَبُ بِالْكُرِينَا

(The book) ‘Kamil Al-Mubarrad’ – Asma’a Bin Muzhir was grandfather of Al-Asmaie. Aliasws had cut him (his hand) regarding the theft, so Al-Asmaie used to hate himasws. It was said to him, ‘Who is the most poetic of the people?’ He said, ‘One who said (the couplet), ‘As if their palms are wicked from the hugging, playing with the generations’’.

فَقَالُوا: السَّيِّدُ الْحِمْيَرِيُّ. فَقَالَ: هُوَ وَ اللَّهِ أَبْغَضُهُمْ إِلَيَّ!.

They said, ‘Al-Seyyid Al-Himeyri’. He said, ‘By Allahazwj! He was the one most hateful to me!’’¹⁶⁸

5- ع، لي: الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ‏ الْعَسْكَرِيُّ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ رَعْدٍ الْعَبْشَمِيِ‏، عَنْ ثُبَيْتِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ الْمِصْرِيِ‏، عَنْ جَمَاعَةٍ مِنْ‏ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ، عَنِ الصَّادِقِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: بَيْنَمَا أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ فِي أَصْعَبِ مَوْقِفٍ بِصِفِّينَ إِذْ قَامَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي دُودَانَ فَقَالَ: مَا بَالُ قَوْمِكُمْ دَفَعُوكُمْ‏ عَنْ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ، وَ أَنْتُمُ الْأَعْلَوْنَ نَسَباً، وَ أَشَدُّ نَوْطاً بِالرَّسُولِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، وَ فَهْماً بِالْكِتَابِ وَ السُّنَّةِ؟!

(The book) ‘Illal Al Sharaie’ – Al Husayn Bin Abdullah al Askari, from Ibrahim Bin Ra’ad, from Subeet Bin Muhammad, from Abu Al Ahows Al misry, from a group from the people of knowledge,

‘From Al-Sadiq Ja’farasws Bin Muhammadasws, from hisasws fatherasws, from hisasws grandfathersasws having said: ‘While Amir Al-Momineenasws was in a difficult pausing in (the battle of) Siffeen, when a man from the clan of Dowdan stood up to himasws and said, ‘What is the matter yourasws people repelled youasws from this command, and youasws were of lofty lineages, and of more intense commitment with the Rasool-Allahsaww, and more understanding with the Book and the Sunnah?!’

فَقَالَ: سَأَلْتَ يَا أَخَا بَنِي دُودَانَ وَ لَكَ حَقُّ الْمَسْأَلَةِ وَ ذِمَامُ الصِّهْرِ، وَ إِنَّكَ لَقَلِقُ‏ الْوَضِينِ تُرْسِلُ عَنْ ذِي مَسَدٍ، إِنَّهَا امْرَأَةٌ شَحَّتْ عَلَيْهَا نُفُوسُ قَوْمٍ وَ سَخَتْ عَنْهَا نُفُوسُ آخَرِينَ، وَ نِعْمَ الْحَكَمُ اللَّهُ، فَدَعْ عَنْكَ نَهْباً صِيحَ فِي حَجَرَاتِهِ‏، وَ هَلُمَّ الْخَطْبَ فِي ابْنِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، فَلَقَدْ أَضْحَكَنِي الدَّهْرُ بَعْدَ إِبْكَائِهِ‏.

Heasws said: ‘You asked, O brother of Dowdan, for you have a right of the questioning, and nearness of the kin, and your girth is loose and you have done it in the wrong way. It (caliphate) was a woman the souls of a people coveted upon her and the souls of others relinquished from her, and the best Judge is Allahazwj. So, leave from you the hue and cry in its chamber, and give the sermon regarding the son of Abu Sufyan, so the time has made measws laugh after making measws cry.

وَ لَا غَرْوَ إِلَّا جَارَتِي وَ سُؤَالُهَا

أَلَا هَلْ لَنَا أَهْلٌ سَأَلَتْ كَذَلِكَ‏

And there is no wonder except myasws neighbour and her question, ‘Are there no people for us?’ She asked like that.

بِئْسَ الْقَوْمُ مَنْ خَفَضَنِي وَ حَاوَلُوا الْإِدْهَانَ فِي دِينِ اللَّهِ، فَإِنْ تُرْفَعْ عَنَّا مِحَنُ‏ الْبَلْوَى أَحْمِلْهُمْ مِنَ الْحَقِّ عَلَى مَحْضِهِ، وَ إِنْ تَكُنِ الْأُخْرَى‏ فَلا تَأْسَ عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْفاسِقِينَ‏، إِلَيْكَ عَنِّي يَا أَخِى بَنِي سِيدَانَ‏.

Evil are the people, one who belittled measws and they surrounded measws with the humiliation in the Religion of Allahazwj, so if the afflictions are raised from us, Iasws shall carry them upon the pure truth, and if the other happens, do not grieve upon the Kafir people [5:68]. (Take it) to you, from measws, O brother of clan of Saydan’’.¹⁶⁹

6- نهج‏: وَ مِنْ كَلَامٍ لَهُ (ع) لِبَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ وَ قَدْ سَأَلَهُ: كَيْفَ دَفَعَكُمْ قَوْمُكُمْ عَنْ هَذَا الْمَقَامِ وَ أَنْتُمْ أَحَقُّ بِهِ؟

(The book) ‘Nahj Al-Balagah’ – And from a speech of hisasws of one of hisasws companions, and he has asked himasws, ‘How come yourasws people repelled you from this position, and youasws were more rightful with it?’

فَقَالَ: يَا أَخَا بَنِي أَسَدٍ! إِنَّكَ لَقَلِقُ‏ الْوَضِينِ تُرْسِلُ فِي غَيْرِ سَدَدٍ، وَ لَكَ بَعْدُ ذِمَامَةُ الصِّهْرِ وَ حَقُّ الْمَسْأَلَةِ، وَ قَدِ اسْتَعْلَمْتَ فَاعْلَمْ: أَمَّا الِاسْتِبْدَادُ عَلَيْنَا بِهَذَا الْمَقَامِ وَ نَحْنُ الْأَعْلَوْنَ نَسَباً، وَ الْأَشَّدُّ بِالرَّسُولِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ نَوْطاً، فَإِنَّهَا كَانَتْ أَثَرَةً شَحَّتْ‏ عَلَيْهَا نُفُوسُ قَوْمٍ وَ سَخَتْ عَنْهَا نُفُوسُ آخَرِينَ، وَ الْحَكَمُ اللَّهُ، وَ الْمَعْوَدُ إِلَيْهِ الْقِيَامَةُ

Heasws said: ‘O brother of the clan of Asad! Your girth is loose and you have done it in the wrong way, and for you after the kinship and right of the question, and you have enquired, so know! As for the enslavement upon usasws with this position, and although weasws are of loftier lineage, and stronger in relationship with the Rasool-Allahsaww, it was a misappropriation, the souls of some people were greedy upon it, and souls of others relinquished it, and the Judgment is for Allahazwj, and the appoint to Himazwj is the (Day) of Qiyamah.

..: وَ دَعْ عَنْكَ نَهْباً صِيحَ فِي حَجَرَاتِهِ .. وَ هَلُمَّ الْخَطْبَ فِي ابْنِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ فَلَقَدْ أَضْحَكَنِي الدَّهْرُ بَعْدَ إِبْكَائِهِ، وَ لَا غَرْوَ وَ اللَّهِ، فَيَا لَهُ خَطْباً يَسْتَفْرِغُ الْعُجْبَ وَ يُكْثِرُ الْأَوَدَ!

And leave from you the hue and cry in its chamber, and give the address regarding the son of Abu Sufyan, for the times have made measws laugh after making measws cry. And there is no wonder, by Allahazwj, what is this affair which surpasses all wonder and which has increased in wrongfulness!

حَاوَلَ الْقَوْمُ إِطْفَاءَ نُورِ اللَّهِ مِنْ مِصْبَاحِهِ، وَ سَدَّ فَوَّارِهِ مِنْ يَنْبُوعِهِ، وَ جَدَحُوا بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَهُمْ شِرْباً وَبِيئاً، فَإِنْ يَرْتَفِعْ‏ عَنَّا وَ عَنْهُمْ مِحَنُ الْبَلْوَى، أَحْمِلْهُمْ مِنَ الْحَقِّ عَلَى مَحْضِهِ، وَ إِنْ تَكُنِ الْأُخْرَى، فَلا تَذْهَبْ نَفْسُكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَسَراتٍ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ بِما يَصْنَعُونَ‏.

The people surrounded in extinguishing the Noor of Allahazwj from its lantern, and to block the fountain from its spring, and they mingled the epidemic (producing) water between measws and them. So, if the Trials of the afflictions were to be raised from usasws and them, Iasws shall carry them upon the purify of the truth, and if the other happens, your soul should not go to regret upon them. Surely, Allah is a Knower of what they are doing [35:8]’’.¹⁷⁰

7- قل‏: حَكَى أَبُو هِلَالٍ الْعَسْكَرِيُّ فِي كِتَابِ الْأَوَائِلِ‏ عِنْدَ ذِكْرِ أَبِي الْهَيْثَمِ بْنِ التَّيِّهَانِ‏: إِنَّهُ أَوَّلُ مَنْ ضَرَبَ عَلَى يَدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فِي ابْتِدَاءِ أَمْرِ نُبُوَّتِهِ.

(The book) ‘Iqbaal Al Amaal’ – Abu Hilal Al Askari has related in the book ‘Al Awaail’ at the mention of Abu Al Haysam Bin Al Tayhan,

‘He (Aliasws) was the first one to strike upon a hand of Rasool-Allahsaww (for allegiance) in the beginning of the matter of hissaww Prophet-hood’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ- بِإِسْنَادِهِ-: إِنَّ أَبَا الْهَيْثَمِ قَامَ خَطِيباً بَيْنَ يَدَيْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ‏ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ حَسَدَ قُرَيْشٍ إِيَّاكَ عَلَى وَجْهَيْنِ: أَمَّا خِيَارُهُمْ، فَتَمَنَّوْا أَنْ يَكُونُوا مِثْلَكَ مُنَافَسَةً فِي الْمَلَإِ وَ ارْتِفَاعِ الدَّرَجَةِ،

Then he said, by his chain, ‘Abu Al-Haysam stood to address in front of Amir Al-Momineen Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws. He said, ‘The envy of Quraysh against youasws is upon two perspectives – As for their elites, they wished that the like of youasws, being of high rank, would happen to be competing (debating) in the assemblies;

وَ أَمَّا شِرَارُهُمْ، فَحَسَدُوا حَسَداً أَثْقَلَ الْقُلُوبَ وَ أَحْبَطَ الْأَعْمَالَ، وَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّهُمْ رَأَوْا عَلَيْكَ نِعْمَةً قَدَّمَهَا إِلَيْكَ الْحَظُّ وَ أَخَّرَهُمْ عَنْهَا الْحِرْمَانُ، فَلَمْ يَرْضَوْا أَنْ يَلْحَقُوا حَتَّى طَلَبُوا أَنْ يَسْبِقُوكَ،

And as for their evil ones, they envied with an envy of heavy hearts, and confiscation of the deeds, and that is because they saw the bounties of the share upon youasws, having preceded to youasws, and their being deprived from it. So, they were not pleased that they catch up (with youasws) until they sought to precede youasws.

فَبَعُدَتْ- وَ اللَّهِ- عَلَيْهِمُ‏ الْغَايَةُ، وَ قُطِعَتِ الْمِضْمَارُ، فَلَمَّا تَقَدَّمْتَهُمْ‏ بِالسَّبْقِ وَ عَجَزُوا عَنِ اللَّحَاقِ بَلَغُوا مِنْكَ مَا رَأَيْتَ، وَ كُنْتَ- وَ اللَّهِ- أَحَقَّ قُرَيْشٍ بِشُكْرِ قُرَيْشٍ، نَصَرْتَ نَبِيَّهُمْ حَيّاً، وَ قَضَيْتَ عَنْهُ الْحُقُوقَ مَيِّتاً،

By Allahazwj! The peak was remote from them, and the aspirations were cut off. When youasws preceded them with the precedence, and they were frustrated from the catching up, they reached from youasws what you can see, and by Allahazwj, youasws were the most rightful of Quraysh with being thanked for by Quraysh. Youasws helped their Prophetsaww when hesaww was alive, and youasws fulfilled the rights on hissaww behalf when hesaww had passed away.

وَ اللَّهِ مَا بَغْيُهُمْ إِلَّا عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ، وَ لَا نَكَثُوا إِلَّا بَيْعَةَ اللَّهِ، يَدُ اللَّهِ فَوْقَ أَيْدِيهِمْ‏ فِيهَا، وَ نَحْنُ‏ مَعَاشِرَ الْأَنْصَارِ أَيْدِينَا وَ أَلْسِنَتُنَا مَعَكَ‏، فَأَيْدِينَا عَلَى مَنْ شَهِدَ وَ أَلْسِنَتُنَا عَلَى مَنْ غَابَ‏.

By Allahazwj! Their rebellion wasn’t except against themselves, nor did they break except the allegiance of Allahazwj: the Hand of Allah being Above their hands. [48:10] during it, and we, community of the Helpers, our hand and our tongues are with youasws, so our hands are against the one who is present, and our tongues are against the ones who are absent’’. (not a Hadith)

أقول: رَوَى ابْنُ أَبِي الْحَدِيدِ فِي شَرْحِ النَّهْجِ‏: عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَيْفٍ‏ الْمَدَائِنِيِّ، عَنْ فُضَيْلِ بْنِ الْجَعْدِ، قَالَ: آكَدُ الْأَسْبَابِ كَانَ فِي تَقَاعُدِ الْعَرَبِ عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ أَمْرُ الْمَالِ، فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ يُفَضِّلُ شَرِيفاً عَلَى مَشْرُوفٍ، وَ لَا عَرَبِيّاً عَلَى عَجَمِيٍّ، وَ لَا يُصَانِعُ الرُّؤَسَاءَ وَ أُمَرَاءَ الْقَبَائِلِ كَمَا يَصْنَعُ الْمُلُوكُ، وَ لَا يَسْتَمِيلُ أَحَداً إِلَى نَفْسِهِ، وَ كَانَ مُعَاوِيَةُ بِخِلَافِ ذَلِكَ،

I (Majlisi) am saying, ‘It is reported by Abi Al Hadeed in the commentary of the Nahj (Al Balagah), from Ali Bin Muhammad Bin Abu Sayf Al Madainy, from Fuzeyl Bin Al Ja’ad who said,

‘I can confirm the reasons which were regarding the Arabs sitting back from Amir Al-Momineenasws, was a matter of wealth, for heasws did not happen to give preference to a nobleman over the ignoble, nor an Arab over the non-Arab, nor did heasws behave with the chief and leaders of the tribes just as one would behave with the kings, nor did heasws allure anyone to himselfasws, and Muawiya was opposite to that.

فَتَرَكَ النَّاسُ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَ الْتَحَقُوا بِمُعَاوِيَةَ، فَشَكَا عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ إِلَى الْأَشْتَرِ تَخَاذُلَ أَصْحَابِهِ وَ فِرَارَ بَعْضِهِمْ إِلَى مُعَاوِيَةَ، فَقَالَ الْأَشْتَرُ: يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ! إِنَّا قَاتَلْنَا أَهْلَ الْبَصْرَةِ بِأَهْلِ الْبَصْرَةِ وَ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ وَ رَأْيُ النَّاسِ وَاحِدٌ، وَ قَدِ اخْتَلَفُوا بَعْدُ وَ تَعَادَوْا وَ ضَعُفَتِ‏ النِّيَّةُ وَ قَلَّ الْعَدَدُ،

So, the people left Aliasws, and they joined up with Muawiya. Aliasws complained to (Maalik) Al-Ashtar of the abandonment of hisasws companions, and the fleeing of some of them to Muawiya. Al-Ashtar said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineenasws! We fought the people of Al-Basra with the people of Al-Basra and the people of Al-Kufa, and the opinion of the people is one, and they have differed afterwards, and they repeated, and are of weak intentions, and small number.

وَ أَنْتَ تَأْخُذُهُمْ بِالْعَدْلِ، وَ تَعْمَلُ فِيهِمْ بِالْحَقِّ، وَ تُنْصِفُ لِلْوَضِيعِ مِنَ الشَّرِيفِ، فَلَيْسَ لِلشَّرِيفِ عِنْدَكَ فَضْلُ مَنْزِلَةٍ، فَضَجَّتْ طَائِفَةٌ مِمَّنْ تَبِعَكَ‏ مِنَ الْحَقِّ إِذْ عَمَوْا بِهِ وَ اغْتَمُّوا مِنَ الْحَقِ‏ إِذْ صَارُوا فِيهِ، وَ رَأَوْا صَنَائِعَ مُعَاوِيَةَ عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْغَنَاءِ وَ الشَّرَفِ،

And youasws are seizing them with the justice, and youasws are dealing among them with the truth, and youasws are being fair for the lowly from the noble, so there isn’t any merit of the status of the noble in yourasws presence. Thus, a group of the one who follow youasws clamoured from the truth when they were generalised with it, and they were dejected from the truth when they came to be in it, and they saw the behaviours of Muawiya in the presence of the right and the noble.

فَتَاقَتْ‏ أَنْفُسُ النَّاسِ إِلَى‏ الدُّنْيَا، وَ قَلَّ مَنْ لَيْسَ لِلدُّنْيَا، وَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ يَجْتَوِي‏ الْحَقَّ وَ يَشْتَرِي الْبَاطِلَ، وَ يُؤْثِرُ الدُّنْيَا، فَإِنْ تَبْذُلِ الْمَالَ- يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ- تَمِلْ إِلَيْكَ أَعْنَاقُ الرِّجَالِ وَ تَصْفُو نَصِيحَتُهُمْ، وَ يَسْتَخْلِصُ وُدُّهُمْ لَكَ

The souls of the people turned towards the world, and few are the ones who aren’t for the world, and most of them abhorred the truth and they bought the falsehood, and preferred the world. Thus, O Amir Al-Momineenasws, if youasws were to replace the wealth, the neck of the men would incline towards youasws, and they would be clean of their advice, and their cordiality would be sincere to youasws.

يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ! وَ كُبِتَ‏ أَعْدَاؤُكَ، وَ فُضَ‏ جَمْعُهُمْ، وَ أُوْهِنَ كَيْدُهُمْ، وَ شُتِّتَ أُمُورُهُمْ، إِنَّهُ بِما يَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ

O Amir Al-Momineen! And youasws wrestled yourasws enemies, and broke up their groups, and weakened their plots, and divided their affairs, He is Aware of what they are doing [11:111]’.

فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: أَمَّا مَا ذَكَرْتَ مِنْ عِلْمِنَا وَ سِيرَتِنَا بِالْعَدْلِ، فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ: مَنْ عَمِلَ صالِحاً فَلِنَفْسِهِ وَ مَنْ أَساءَ فَعَلَيْها وَ ما رَبُّكَ بِظَلَّامٍ‏ لِلْعَبِيدِ،

Aliasws said: ‘As for what you mentioned of ourasws knowledge (actions), and ourasws ways with the justice, so Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic Says: One who acts righteously, so it is for himself, and one who does evil, so it would be against him, and your Lord is not the least unjust to the servants [41:46].

وَ أَمَّا [أَنَا] مِنْ أَنْ أَكُونَ مُقَصِّراً فِيمَا ذَكَرْتَ أَخْوَفُ. وَ أَمَّا مَا ذَكَرْتَ مِنْ أَنَّ الْحَقَّ ثَقِيلٌ عَلَيْهِمْ فَفَارَقُوا بِذَلِكَ‏، فَقَدْ عَلِمَ اللَّهُ أَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يُفَارِقُونَا مِنْ جَوْرٍ وَ لَا لَجَئُوا إِذْ فَارَقُونَا إِلَى عِدْلٍ، وَ لَمْ يَلْتَمِسُوا إِلَّا دُنْيَا زَائِلَةً عَنْهُمْ كَانَ قَدْ فَارَقُوهَا، وَ لَيُسْأَلُنَّ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ: أَ لِلدُّنْيَا أَرَادُوا أَمْ لِلَّهِ عَمِلُوا؟.

And as for Iasws being deficient regarding what you mentioned, Iasws am fearing. And as for what you mentioned that the truth is heavy upon them, therefore they separated due to that, so Allahazwj has Known that they did not separated from usasws out of tyranny, nor seeking shelter when they separated from usasws to justice, and they did not seek (anything) except the world going away from them, which had separate (from them), and they would be questioned on the Day of Qiyamah: ‘Is it for the world they wanted, or worked for the Sake of Allahazwj?

وَ أَمَّا مَا ذَكَرْتَ مِنْ بَذْلِ الْأَمْوَالِ وَ اصْطِنَاعِ الرِّجَالِ، فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَسَعُنَا أَنْ نُؤْتِيَ امْرَأً مِنَ الْفَيْ‏ءِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ حَقِّهِ، وَ قَدْ قَالَ اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ‏ وَ قَوْلُهُ الْحَقُّ: كَمْ مِنْ فِئَةٍ قَلِيلَةٍ غَلَبَتْ فِئَةً كَثِيرَةً بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ وَ اللَّهُ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَ‏

And as for what you mention from disbursement of the wealth and the affectation of the men, surely there is no leeway for us that we give a person from the ‘Fey’ war booty, more that his right, and Allahazwj the Glorious has Said, and Hisazwj Word is the truth: How many times a small group has overcome a numerous group by the Permission of Allah, and Allah is with the patient ones [2:249].

وَ قَدْ بَعَثَ اللَّهُ مُحَمَّداً صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَحْدَهُ، وَ كَثَّرَهُ بَعْدَ الْقِلَّةِ، وَ أَعَزَّ فِئَتَهُ بَعْدَ الذِّلَّةِ، وَ إِنْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ أَنْ يُوَلِّيَنَا هَذَا الْأَمْرَ يُذَلِّلْ لَنَا صَعْبَهُ، وَ يُسَهِّلْ لَنَا حَزْنَهُ، وَ أَنَا قَابِلٌ مِنْ رَأْيِكَ مَا كَانَ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ رِضًى، وَ أَنْتَ مِنْ آمَنِ النَّاسِ عِنْدِي، وَ أَنْصَحِهِمْ لِي، وَ أَوْثَقِهِمْ فِي نَفْسِي إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ.

And Allahazwj had Sent Muhammadsaww alone, and Multiplied for himsaww after the few (small number), and Made hissaww party honourable after the humiliation, and if Allahazwj had Wanted, Heazwj would have Made usasws to be in charge of the command, Humbling its difficulties for usasws, and Ease its grief for usasws, and I accept from your opinion of whatever was the Pleasure of Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic, and you are from the most secure of the people in myasws presence, and most advising of them to measws, and the most reliable of them regarding myselfasws, if Allahazwj so Desires’’.

وَ رَوَى أَيْضاً فِي الْكِتَابِ الْمَذْكُورِ، عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ قَالَ: قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ لِعَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ! لَوْ أَمَرْتَ لِي بِمَعُونَةٍ أَوْ نَفَقَةٍ! فَوَ اللَّهِ مَا لِي نَفَقَةٌ إِلَّا أَنْ أَبِيعَ دَابَّتِي.

And it is reported as well in the mentioned book, from Haroun Bin Sa’ad who said,

‘Abdullah son of Ja’farasws Bin Abu Talibasws said to Aliasws, ‘O Amir Al-Momineenasws! If youasws could order the aid for me or expense money! By Allahazwj, there is no money for me except if I were to sell my riding animal’.

فَقَالَ: لَا وَ اللَّهِ، مَا أَجِدُ لَكَ شَيْئاً إِلَّا أَنْ تَأْمُرَ عَمَّكَ يَسْرِقُ‏ فَيُعْطِيكَ.

Heasws said: ‘No, by Allahazwj! Iasws do not find anything to be for you except if you are instructing your uncleasws with theft, so heasws can give it to you’’.¹⁷¹

8- ما: جَمَاعَةٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمُفَضَّلِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْعَبَّاسِ النَّحْوِيِّ، عَنِ‏ الْخَلِيلِ بْنِ أَسَدٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَلَّامٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي يُونُسُ‏ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ النَّحْوِيُّ- وَ كَانَ عُثْمَانِيّاً- قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِلْخَلِيلِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ: أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَكَ عَنْ مَسْأَلَةٍ فَتَكْتُمُهَا عَلَيَّ؟ قَالَ: إِنَّ قَوْلَكَ يَدُلُّ عَلَى أَنَّ الْجَوَابَ أَغْلَظُ مِنَ السُّؤَالِ، فَتَكْتُمُهُ أَنْتَ أَيْضاً؟ قَالَ: قُلْتُ: نَعَمْ أَيَّامَ حَيَاتِكَ. قَالَ: سَلْ‏.

(The book) ‘Amaali’ of sheikh Tusi – From Abu Al Mufazzal, from Muhammad Bin Al Abbas Al Nahwy, from Al Khaleel Bin Asad, from Muhammad Bin Sallam who said,

‘I said to Al-Khaleel Bin Ahmad, ‘I want to ask you about an issue, will you conceal it for me?’ He said, ‘If your words point upon that the answer could be harsher than the question, will you conceal it as well?’ He said, ‘I said, ‘Yes, for the (rest of the) days of your life’. He said, ‘Ask’.

قَالَ: مَا بَالُ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ رَحِمِهِمْ كَأَنَّهُمْ كُلَّهُمْ بَنُو أُمٍّ وَاحِدَةٍ وَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ مِنْ بَيْنِهِمْ كَأَنَّهُ ابْنُ عَلَّةٍ؟. قَالَ: مِنْ أَيْنَ لَكَ هَذَا السُّؤَالُ؟.

He said, ‘What is the matter the companions of Rasool-Allahsaww, it is as if all of them as sons of one mother, and Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws from between them as if heasws is a son of a different mother?’ He said, ‘Where did you get this question for you?’

قَالَ: قُلْتُ: قَدْ وَعَدْتَنِي الْجَوَابَ. قَالَ: قَدْ ضَمِنْتَ لِيَ الْكِتْمَانَ‏. قَالَ: قُلْتُ أَيَّامَ حَيَاتِكَ.

He said, ‘I said, ‘You have promised me the answer’. He said, ‘You have guaranteed the concealment to me’. He said, ‘I said, ‘For the days of your life’.

فَقَالَ: إِنَّ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ تَقَدَّمَهُمْ إِسْلَاماً وَ فَاقَهُمْ عِلْماً، وَ بَذَّهُمْ‏ شَرَفاً، وَ رَجَّحَهُمْ زُهْداً، وَ طَالَهُمْ جِهَاداً، فَحَسَدُوهُ، وَ النَّاسُ إِلَى أَشْكَالِهِمْ وَ أَشْبَاهِهِمْ أَمْيَلُ مِنْهُمْ إِلَى مَنْ بَانَ مِنْهُمْ، فَافْهَمْ.

He said, ‘Aliasws preceded them in Islam, and ‘Heasws preceded them in Islam, and defeated them in knowledge, and surpassed them in nobility, and outbalanced them in ascetism, prolonged them of Jihad. So, they envied himasws, and the people inclined to their shape and their resemblance. From them they inclined to one who had been away from them, so understand’’.¹⁷²

15- باب شكاية أمير المؤمنين صلوات اللَّه عليه عمّن تقدّمه‏

CHAPTER 15 – COMPLAINT OF AMIR AL-MOMINEENasws ABOUT THE ONES WHO PRECEDED HIMasws

1- مع، ع‏: مَاجِيلَوَيْهِ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ، عَنِ الْبَرْقِيِ‏، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ تَغْلِبَ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ: ذَكَرْتُ الْخِلَافَةَ عِنْدَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، فَقَالَ: وَ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ تَقَمَّصَهَا أَخُو تَيْمٍ‏ وَ إِنَّهُ لَيَعْلَمُ أَنَّ مَحَلِّي مِنْهَا مَحَلُّ الْقُطْبِ مِنَ الرَّحَى، يَنْحَدِرُ عَنِّي‏ السَّيْلُ وَ لَا يَرْقَى إِلَيَّ الطَّيْرُ،

(The book) ‘Ma’ani Al-Akhbar’ – Majaylawiya, from his uncle, from al Barqy, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from aban Bin Usman, from Aban Bin Taglib, from Ikrimah, from Ibn Abbas who said,

‘The caliphate was mentioned in the presence of Amir Al-Momineen Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws. Heasws said: ‘By Allahazwj! The brother of Taym (Abu Bakr) wore it (caliphate) and although he knew that myasws place in it was the place of the handle from the mill. The torrent flowed down from measws nor did the bird rise to measws.

فَسَدَلْتُ دُونَهَا ثَوْباً، وَ طَوَيْتُ عَنْهَا كَشْحاً، وَ طَفِقْتُ أَرْتَئِي بَيْنَ أَنْ أَصُولَ بِيَدٍ جَذَّاءَ أَوْ أَصْبِرَ عَلَى طَخْيَةٍ عَمْيَاءَ، يَشِيبُ فِيهَا الصَّغِيرُ، وَ يَهْرَمُ فِيهَا الْكَبِيرُ، وَ يَكْدَحُ فِيهَا مُؤْمِنٌ حَتَّى يَلْقَى رَبَّهُ‏،

Iasws donned a garment other than it, and Iasws folded away from it like a robe, and Iasws began myasws white flag between myasws praying Salat with the hand of surrender, or be patient upon the clouds of blindness, the young ones became grey-haired during it, and the old ones became enfeebled, and the Momin toiled during it until he met his Lordazwj.

فَرَأَيْتُ أَنَّ الصَّبْرَ عَلَى هاتى [هَاتَا] أَحْجَى، فَصَبَرْتُ وَ فِي الْقَلْبِ قَذًا، وَ فِي الْحَلْقِ شَجًا، أَرَى تُرَاثِي نَهْباً، حَتَّى إِذَا مَضَى الْأَوَّلُ‏ لِسَبِيلِهِ فَأَدْلَى بِهَا إِلَى فُلَانٍ بَعْدَهُ، عَقَدَهَا لِأَخِي‏ عَدِيٍّ بَعْدَهُ‏، فَيَا عَجَباً بَيْنَا هُوَ يَسْتَقِيلُهَا فِي حَيَاتِهِ إِذْ عَقَدَهَا الآخر [لِآخَرَ] بَعْدَ وَفَاتِهِ،

Iasws viewed that the patience is upon the two arguments, so Iasws observed patience, and in the heart there was a speck, and in the throat there was a scratch. Iasws saw myasws inheritance being looted to the extent that when the first one (Abu Bakr) passed away to his way, he spoke with it to be for so and so (Umar) after him. He tied with for the brother of Uday (Umar). Oh how strange, while he accepted it during his lifetime, then he tied it for the other one after his death.

فَصَيَّرَهَا وَ اللَّهِ‏ فِي حَوْزَةٍ خَشْنَاءَ، يَخْشُنُ مَسُّهَا، وَ يَغْلُظُ كَلْمُهَا، وَ يَكْثُرُ الْعِثَارُ فِيهَا وَ الِاعْتِذَارُ مِنْهَا، فَصَاحِبُهَا كَرَاكِبِ الصَّعْبَةِ، إِنْ عَنَّفَ بِهَا حَرَنَ وَ إِنْ أَسْلَسَ‏ بِهَا غَسَقَ،

By Allahazwj he made it come to be in a harsh grasp, coarse of touching it, and harsh were the words, and the stumbling(s) were frequent during it, and so were the excuses from it. He accompanied it like a difficult passenger, if one is violent with him, he becomes unruly, and if one is easy with him, he darkens (dulls).

فَمُنِيَ النَّاسُ- لَعَمْرُ اللَّهِ- بِخَبْطٍ وَ شِمَاسٍ‏، وَ تَلَوُّنٍ‏ وَ اعْتِرَاضٍ، وَ بَلْوَى وَ هُوَ مَعَ هَنٍ وَ هُنَيٍّ، فَصَبَرْتُ عَلَى طُولِ الْمُدَّةِ وَ شِدَّةِ الْمِحْنَةِ، حَتَّى إِذَا مَضَى لِسَبِيلِهِ جَعَلَهَا فِي جَمَاعَةٍ زَعَمَ أَنِّي مِنْهُمْ‏،

The people hoped for the Command of Allahazwj, with the knocking down and the contempt, and the staining and the objections, and the heavy blows, and it was with the welcoming and the pleasantries. Iasws was patient upon the long period and the difficult test until when he (Umar) passed to his way, he made it (caliphate) to be in a group, claiming that Iasws was from them.

فَيَا لَلَّهِ‏ وَ لِلشُّورَى! مَتَى اعْتَرَضَ الرَّيْبُ‏ فِيَّ مَعَ الْأَوَّلِ مِنْهُمْ حَتَّى صِرْتُ أُقْرَنُ إِلَى هَذِهِ النَّظَائِرِ؟

Oh Allahazwj! What have Iasws to do with the consultation, when the suspicions regarding measws were objected with the first of them until Iasws became paired to these adversaries?

فَمَالَ رَجُلٌ بِضَبْعِهِ‏، وَ أَصْغَى آخَرُ لِصِهْرِهِ، وَ قَامَ ثَالِثُ الْقَوْمِ نَافِجاً حِضْنَيْهِ بَيْنَ نَشِيلِهِ‏ وَ مُعْتَلَفِهِ، وَ قَامُوا مَعَهُ بني [بَنُو] أَبِيهِ‏ يَخْضَمُونَ مَالَ اللَّهِ‏ خَضْمَ‏ الْإِبِلِ نَبْتَ‏ الرَّبِيعِ، حَتَّى أَجْهَزَ عَلَيْهِ عَمَلُهُ، وَ كَسَبَتْ بِهِ مَطِيَّتُهُ‏،

One man inclined his place of death, and the other one listened to his brother-in-law, and a third of the people stood up boasting of his breed between his thick ones and his confused ones, and they stood with him, the clan of his father, devouring the wealth of Allahazwj like the devouring of the camel of the vegetation of Al Rabie, until his deed was finished upon him, and he earned his enjoyment with it.

فَمَا رَاعَنِي إِلَّا وَ النَّاسُ إِلَيَّ كَعُرْفِ الضَّبُعِ قَدِ انْثَالُوا عَلَيَّ مِنْ كُلِّ جَانِبٍ‏، حَتَّى لَقَدْ وُطِئَ الْحَسَنَانِ، وَ شُقَّ عِطْفَايَ، حَتَّى إِذَا نَهَضْتُ بِالْأَمْرِ نَكَثَتْ طَائِفَةٌ، وَ فَسَقَتْ‏ أُخْرَى، وَ مَرَقَ آخَرُونَ،

Nothing scared measws except and the people were like a herd of hyenas towards measws, pouring upon measws from every side, until they trampled Al-Hassanasws and Al-Husaynasws and tore myasws shirt buttons, until when Iasws understood the command, a group broke (the allegiance), and another transgressed, and the others reneged.

كَأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَسْمَعُوا اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ: تِلْكَ الدَّارُ الْآخِرَةُ نَجْعَلُها لِلَّذِينَ لا يُرِيدُونَ عُلُوًّا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَ لا فَساداً وَ الْعاقِبَةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ‏، بَلَى وَ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ سَمِعُوهَا وَ وَعَوْهَا لَكِنِ احْلَوْلَتِ‏ الدُّنْيَا فِي أَعْيُنِهِمْ، وَ رَاقَهُمْ زِبْرِجُهَا،

It is as if they had not listened to Allahazwj Blessed and Exalted Saying: That is the House of the Hereafter. We Make it to be for those who are not wanting to exalt themselves in the land nor make mischief, and the end-result is for the pious [28:83]. Yes, by Allahazwj, they had heard it and retained it, but the world was sweetened in their eyes, and they were pleased with its vanities.

وَ الَّذِي‏ فَلَقَ الْحَبَّةَ وَ بَرَأَ النَّسَمَةَ لَوْ لَا حُضُورُ الْحَاضِرِ وَ قِيَامُ الْحُجَّةِ بِوُجُودِ النَّاصِرِ، وَ مَا أَخَذَ اللَّهُ‏ عَلَى الْعُلَمَاءِ أَنْ لَا يَقِرُّوا عَلَى كِظَّةِ ظَالِمٍ‏ وَ لَا سَغَبِ مَظْلُومٍ، لَأَلْقَيْتُ حَبْلَهَا عَلَى غَارِبِهَا، وَ لَسَقَيْتُ آخِرَهَا بِكَأْسِ أَوَّلِهَا،

By the Oneazwj Who Split the seed and Formed the person! If the ones present had not been present, and the proof not been established by the existence of the helpers, and what Allahazwj has Taken upon the scholars that they do not accept an injustice of the unjust nor the suffering of the oppressed, Iasws would have laid down its reins upon its strangers, and would have quenched their last ones with a cup of their first ones.

وَ لَأَلْفَيْتُمْ دُنْيَاكُمْ هَذِهِ عِنْدِي أَزْهَدَ مِنْ خَبْقَةِ عَنْزٍ .. وَ نَاوَلَهُ‏ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ السَّوَادِ كِتَاباً فَقَطَعَ كَلَامَهُ وَ تَنَاوَلَ الْكِتَابَ،

And Iasws do not find this world of yours in myasws presence, more renouncing that a fart of a goat, and a man from the people of the multitude gave it a letter, and his speech was cut off and the letter was taken’.

فَقُلْتُ‏: يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ! لَوْ أَطْرَدْتَ مَقَالَتَكَ إِلَى حَيْثُ بَلَغَتْ؟!

I said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineenasws! If youasws could broadcast yourasws words to wherever it can reach?!’

فَقَالَ: هَيْهَاتَ هَيْهَاتَ‏ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، تِلْكَ شِقْشِقَةٌ هَدَرَتْ

Heasws said: ‘Far be it! Far be it, O Ibn Abbas! That was a ‘Shaqshaqiya’ (foam of the mouth of a camel) which had rolled down’.

ثُمَّ قَرَّتْ .. فَمَا أَسِفْتُ عَلَى كَلَامٍ قَطُّ كَأَسَفِي عَلَى كَلَامِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ إِذْ لَمْ يَبْلُغْ‏ حَيْثُ أَرَادَ.

Then I calmed down, and I did not feel sorry upon any speech at all like my being sorry upon the speech of Amir Al-Momineenasws when it could not be delivered to where I wanted’’.¹⁷³

2- مع، ع‏: الطَّالَقَانِيُّ، عَنِ الْجَلُودِيِّ، عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَمَّارِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ الْحِمَّانِيِّ، عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ رَاشِدٍ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حُذَيْفَةَ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ‏ مِثْلَهُ.

(The books) ‘Ma’ani Al Akhbar’ (and) ‘Illal Al Sharaie’ – Al Talaqani, from Al Jaloudy, from Ahmad Bin Ammar Bin Khalid, from Yahya Bin Abdul Hameed Al Himmani, from Isa Bin Rashid, from Ali Bin Huzeyfa, from Ikrima, from Ibn Abbas – similar to it.¹⁷⁴

3 ما: الْحَفَّارُ، عَنْ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ الدِّعْبِلِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَخِي دِعْبِلٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَلَامَةَ الشَّامِيِّ، عَنْ زُرَارَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الْبَاقِرِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ، وَ الْبَاقِرِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ‏ قَالَ: ذَكَرْتُ الْخِلَافَةَ عِنْدَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقَالَ: وَ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ تَقَمَّصَهَا ابْنُ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ .. وَ ذَكَرَ نَحْوَهُ بِأَدْنَى تَغْيِيرٍ.

(The book) ‘Amaali’ of sheykh Tusi – Al Haffar, from Abu Al Qasim Al deobaly, from his father, from his brother Deobel, from Muhammad Bin Salama Al Shamy, from Zurara,

‘From Abu Ja’far Al-Baqirasws, from hisasws fatherasws, from hisasws grandfatherasws, and Al-Baqirasws, from Ibn Abbas who said, ‘The caliphate was mentioned in the presence of Amir Al-Momineenasws. Heasws said: ‘By Allahazwj! Ibn Abi Quhafa had worn it (caliphate)’ – and he mentioned approximate to it with small changes’’.¹⁷⁵

شا: رَوَى جَمَاعَةٌ عَنْ أَهْلِ النَّقْلِ مِنْ طُرُقٍ مُخْتَلِفَةٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ بِالرَّحَبَةِ فَذَكَرْتُ‏ الْخِلَافَةَ وَ تَقْدِيمَ‏ مَنْ تَقَدَّمَ عَلَيْهِ، فَتَنَفَّسَ الصُّعَدَاءَ ثُمَّ قَالَ: أَمَ وَ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ تَقَمَّصَهَا ابْنُ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ. و ساق الخبر إلى آخره.

(The book) ‘Al Irshad’ of sheykh Al Mufeed – A group, from the people of transmission, from different ways, from Ibn Abbas who said,

‘I was in the presence of Amir Al-Momineenasws at Al-Rahba, and the caliphate was mentioned, and the preceding of the ones who preceded to it (caliphate). Heasws breathed a sigh of relief, then said: ‘By Allahazwj! Ibn Abi Quhafa (Abu Bakr) had worn it’ – and continued the Hadeeth up to its end’’.¹⁷⁶

و في رواية الشيخ رحمه اللَّه‏: فعقدها و اللَّه في ناحية خشناء، يخشن مسّها- و في بعض النسخ: يخشى مسّها-، و يغلظ كلمها، و يكثر العثار و الاعتذار فيها، صاحبها منها كراكب الصعبة إن شنق لها حزم، و إن أسلس لها عصفت به‏.

And in a report of the sheykh, ‘By Allahazwj he made it come to be in a harsh grasp, coarse of touching it’, - and in one of the copies: ‘Coarse was its touch’, ‘and harsh were the words, and the stumbling(s) were frequent during it, and so were the excuses from it. He accompanied it like a difficult passenger, if one is violent with him, he becomes unruly, and if one is easy with him, he darkens (dulls)’’.

وَ رَوَى‏ أَنَّهُ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ كَانَ يَوْمَئِذٍ جَالِساً مُحْتَبِياً- وَ هِيَ جِلْسَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ الْمُسَمَّاةُ بِالْقُرْفُصَاءِ- فَاجْتَمَعُوا لِيُبَايِعُوهُ زَاحَمُوا حَتَّى وَطِئُوا إِبْهَامَيْهِ، وَ شَقُّوا ذَيْلَهُ.

And it is reported that heasws, on that day, was seated amicably, and it is a sitting (posture) of Rasool-Allahsaww, named as ‘the squatting’. They gathered to pledge allegiance to himasws, crowing to the extent that they trod on hisasws toe, and tore hisasws clothes. ¹⁷⁷

6- شف‏: مِنْ كِتَابِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الطَّبَرِيِّ الْمَعْرُوفِ بِالْخَلِيلِيِّ، عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ ثَعْلَبَةَ الخماني [الْحِمَّانِيِ‏]، عَنْ مُخَوَّلِ‏ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شِمْرٍ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: كُنْتُ أَتَتَبَّعُ‏ غَضَبَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ إِذَا ذَكَرَ شَيْئاً أَوْ هَاجَهُ خَبَرٌ،

(The book) ‘Kashf Al Yaqeen’ – From the book of Ahmad Bin Muhammad Al Tabari, well known as Al Khaleeli, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Sa’alba Al Khamani, from Mukhawwal Bin Ibrahim, from Amro Bin Shimr, from Jabir,

‘From Abu Ja’far Muhammadasws Bin Aliasws Bin Al-Husaynasws Bin Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws having said: ‘Ibn Abbas said, ‘I was following the anger of Amir Al-Momineenasws whenever something was mentioned, of some news agitated himasws.

فَلَمَّا كَانَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ كَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ بَعْضُ شِيعَتِهِ مِنَ الشَّامِ يَذْكُرُ فِي كِتَابِهِ أَنَّ مُعَاوِيَةَ وَ عَمْرَو بْنَ الْعَاصِ وَ عُتْبَةَ بْنَ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ وَ الْوَلِيدَ بْنَ عُقْبَةَ وَ مَرْوَانَ اجْتَمَعُوا عِنْدَ مُعَاوِيَةَ فَذَكَرُوا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَعَابُوهُ وَ أَلْقَوْا فِي أَفْوَاهِ النَّاسِ أَنَّهُ يَنْتَقِصُ أَصْحَابَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ يَذْكُرُ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ مَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ،

One day it so happened that one of hisasws Shias from Syria wrote to himasws mentioned in his letter that Muawiya, and Amro Bin Al-Aas, and Utba Bin Abu Sufyan, and Al-Waleed Bin Uqba, and Marwan had gathered in the presence of Muawiya, and they mentioned Amir Al-Momineenasws, and they faulted himasws, and cast into the mouths of the people that heasws was reducing the companions of Rasool-Allahsaww, and mentioning each one of them what he was rightful of.

وَ ذَلِكَ لَمَّا أَمَرَ أَصْحَابَهُ‏ بِالانْتِظَارِ لَهُ بِالنُّخَيْلَةِ فَدَخَلُوا الْكُوفَةَ فَتَرَكُوهُ‏، فَغَلَظَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ وَ جَاءَ هَذَا الْخَبَرُ فَأَتَيْتُهُ‏ بَابَهُ فِي اللَّيْلِ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا قَنْبَرُ! أَيُّ شَيْ‏ءٍ خَبَرُ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ؟ قَالَ: هُوَ نَائِمٌ،

And that was when heasws had ordered hisasws companions with awaiting himasws at Al-Nukheyla. They entered Al-Kufa and neglected himasws. That was harsh upon himasws, and this news came. I came to hisasws door at night and said, ‘O Qanbar! What is the news of Amir Al-Momineenasws?’ He said, ‘Heasws is sleeping’.

فَسَمِعَ كَلَامِي. فَقَالَ (ع): مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ‏: ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ. قَالَ: ادْخُلْ!

Heasws heard my talk, so heasws said: ‘Who is this?’ I said, ‘Ibn Abbas, O Amir Al-Momineenasws!’ Heasws said: ‘Enter’.

فَدَخَلْتُ، فَإِذَا هُوَ قَاعِدٌ نَاحِيَةً عَنْ فِرَاشِهِ فِي ثَوْبٍ جَالِسٌ‏ كَهَيْئَةِ الْمَهْمُومِ، فَقُلْتُ: مَا لَكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اللَّيْلَةَ؟.

I entered and there heasws was in a corner upon hisasws bed in a cloth, seated like heasws was dejected. I said, ‘What is the matter with youasws tonight, O Amir Al-Momineenasws?’

فَقَالَ: وَيْحَكَ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ! وَ كَيْفَ تَنَامُ عَيْنَا قَلْبٍ مَشْغُولٍ، يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ! مَلِكُ جَوَارِحِكَ قَلْبُكَ فَإِذَا أَرْهَبَهُ‏ أَمْرٌ طَارَ النَّوْمُ عَنْهُ، هَا أَنَا ذَا كَمَا تَرَى مُذْ أَوَّلِ‏ اللَّيْلِ اعْتَرَانِي الْفِكْرُ وَ السَّهَرُ لِمَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ نَقْضِ عَهْدِ أَوَّلِ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ الْمُقَدَّرِ عَلَيْهَا نَقْضُ عَهْدِهَا،

Woe be unto you, O Ibn Abbas! And how can the eyes sleep when the heart is busy! The king of your limbs is your heart. So when a matter dreads him, the sleep flies off from him. Here Iasws am that, just as you see, since the first night, the thoughts and vigil presented to measws due to what has proceeded from the breaking of the first community, the Pre-determined upon it of the breaking of its covenant.

إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَمَرَ مَنْ أَمَرَ مِنْ‏ أَصْحَابِهِ بِالسَّلَامِ عَلَيَّ فِي حَيَاتِهِ بِإِمْرَةِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَكُنْتُ أُؤَكِّدُ أَنْ أَكُونَ كَذَلِكَ بَعْدَ وَفَاتِهِ.

Rasool-Allahsaww had ordered the ones from hissaww companions hesaww had ordered with the greeting unto measws as ‘Amir Al-Momineen’, so it was confirmed that Iasws would happen to be like that after hissaww passing away.

يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ! أَنَا أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِالنَّاسِ بَعْدَهُ وَ لَكِنْ أُمُورٌ اجْتَمَعَتْ عَلَى‏ رَغْبَةِ النَّاسِ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ أَمْرِهَا وَ نَهْيِهَا وَ صَرْفِ قُلُوبِ أَهْلِهَا عَنِّي، وَ أَصْلُ ذَلِكَ مَا قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى فِي كِتَابِهِ‏: أَمْ يَحْسُدُونَ النَّاسَ عَلى‏ ما آتاهُمُ اللَّهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ فَقَدْ آتَيْنا آلَ إِبْراهِيمَ الْكِتابَ وَ الْحِكْمَةَ وَ آتَيْناهُمْ مُلْكاً عَظِيماً،

O Ibn Abbas! Iasws am foremost of the people with the people after himsaww, but the matters gathered upon the people desiring the world and its instructions, and its forbiddances, and the hearts of its people turned away from measws, and the origin of that is what Allahazwj the Exalted Said in Hisazwj Book: Or are they envying the people upon what Allah has Given them from His Grace? So We have Given the Progeny of Ibrahim, the Book and the Wisdom, and have Given them a grand kingdom [4:54].

فَلَوْ لَمْ يَكُنْ ثَوَابٌ وَ لَا عِقَابٌ لَكَانَ بِتَبْلِيغِ‏ الرَّسُولِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فُرِضَ عَلَى النَّاسِ اتِّبَاعُهُ، وَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ: ما آتاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَ ما نَهاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانْتَهُوا، أَ تَرَاهُمْ نُهُوا عَنِّي فَأَطَاعُوهُ‏!

So if there neither happens to be Reward nor Punishment, the delivery of the Rasoolsaww would have been Obligated upon the people to follow it. And Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic is Saying: And whatever the Rasool gives you, then take it, and whatever he forbids you from, then refrain [59:7]. Do you see them having been forbidden from measws, so they are following himsaww?!

وَ الَّذِي فَلَقَ الْحَبَّةَ وَ بَرَأَ النَّسَمَةَ وَ غَدَا بِرُوحِ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ‏ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ لَقَدْ قُرِنْتُ‏ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ حَيْثُ يَقُولُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: إِنَّما يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنْكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَ يُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيراً،

By the Oneazwj Who Split the seed and Formed the person! And the soul of Abu Al-Qasimsaww has gone to the Paradise, and Iasws had been paired with Rasool-Allahsaww where the Mighty and Majestic is Saying: But rather, Allah Intends to Keep the uncleanness away from you, People of the Household, and Purify you (with) a Purification [33:33].

وَ لَقَدْ طَالَ- يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ- فِكْرِي وَ هَمِّي وَ تَجَرُّعِي غُصَّةً بَعْدَ غُصَّةٍ لِأَمْرٍ أَوْ قَوْمٍ عَلَى مَعَا صِي اللَّهِ وَ حَاجَتُهُمْ‏ إِلَيَّ فِي حُكْمِ الْحَلَالِ وَ الْحَرَامِ حَتَّى إِذَا أَتَاهُمْ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا أَظْهَرُوا الْغِنَى عَنِّي،

And it has been prolonged, O Ibn Abbas, myasws thinking, and myasws gloom, and myasws heartbreak after heartbreak, to the matter of a people disobeying Allahazwj and their being needy to measws regarding the judgment of the Permissible(s) and the Prohibition, until when Iasws give them (something) from the world, they are manifesting the needlessness from measws.

كَأَنْ لَمْ يَسْمَعُوا اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ: وَ لَوْ رَدُّوهُ إِلَى الرَّسُولِ وَ إِلى‏ أُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنْهُمْ لَعَلِمَهُ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَنْبِطُونَهُ مِنْهُمْ‏. وَ لَقَدْ عَلِمُوا أَنَّهُمُ احْتَاجُوا إِلَيَّ وَ لَقَدْ غَنِيتُ عَنْهُمْ‏ أَمْ عَلى‏ قُلُوبٍ أَقْفالُها

It is as if they have not heard Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic Saying: and if they had referred it to the Rasool and to the (Divine) Authority from them they would have known it, those who can extract it; [4:83]. And they have known that they are needy to measws, and Iasws have been needless from them: or are there locks upon (their) hearts [47:24].

فَمَضَى مَنْ مَضَى قَالٍ عَلَيَّ بِضِغْنِ الْقُلُوبِ وَ أَوْرَثَهَا الْحِقْدَ عَلَيَّ، وَ مَا ذَاكَ‏ إِلَّا مِنْ أَجْلِ طَاعَتِهِ فِي قَتْلِ الْأَقَارِبِ مُشْرِكِينَ فَامْتَلَوْا غَيْظاً وَ اعْتِرَاضاً، وَ لَوْ صَبَرُوا فِي ذَاتِ اللَّهِ‏ لَكَانَ خَيْراً لَهُمْ‏،

So, the ones who passed away, passed away talking the hatred upon measws and they had inherited the grudges upon measws, and what was that except from the reason of obeying Himazwj in killing the relatives of the Polytheists. They were filled with rage and objections, and had they been patient regarding the Self of Allahazwj it would have been better for them.

قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: لا تَجِدُ قَوْماً يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَ الْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ يُوادُّونَ مَنْ حَادَّ اللَّهَ وَ رَسُولَهُ‏ فَأَبْطَنُوا مِنْ تَرْكِ الرِّضَا بِأَمْرِ اللَّهِ، مَا أَوْرَثَهُمُ النِّفَاقَ!، وَ أَلْزَمَهُمْ بِقِلَّةِ الرِّضَا الشَّقَاءَ!

Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic Said: You will not find a people believing in Allah and the Last Day befriending ones who oppose Allah and His Rasool, [58:22]. They hid their neglect of their pleasure with the Commands of Allahazwj, due to hypocrisy they had inherited, and so the wretchedness was necessitated to them due the scarcity of the pleasure!

وَ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: فَلا تَعْجَلْ عَلَيْهِمْ إِنَّما نَعُدُّ لَهُمْ عَدًّا فَالْآنَ- يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ- قُرِنْتُ بِابْنِ آكِلَةِ الْأَكْبَادِ وَ عَمْرٍو وَ عُتْبَةَ وَ الْوَلِيدِ وَ مَرْوَانَ وَ أَتْبَاعِهِمْ‏،

And Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic Said: Therefore, do not be hasty against them, but rather We only Number out a number to them [19:84]. So and so, O Ibn Abbas, was paired with the son of the liver eater, and Amro, and Utba, and Al-Waleed, and Marwan and their followers.

فَمَتَى اخْتَلَجَ فِي صَدْرِي وَ أُلْقِيَ فِي رُوعِي أَنَّ الْأَمْرَ يَنْقَادُ إِلَى دُنْيَا يَكُونُ هَؤُلَاءِ فِيهَا رُؤَسَاءَ يُطَاعُونَ فَهُمْ‏ فِي ذِكْرِ أَوْلِيَاءِ الرَّحْمَنِ يَثْلِبُونَهُمْ‏ وَ يَرْمُونَهُمْ بِعَظَائِمِ الْأُمُورِ مِنْ أنك [إِفْكٍ‏] مُخْتَلِفٍ‏، وَ حِقْدٍ قَدْ سَبَقَ وَ قَدْ عَلِمَ الْمُسْتَحْفَظُونَ‏ مِمَّنْ بَقِيَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَنَّ عَامَّةَ أَعْدَائِي مِمَّنْ أَجَابَ الشَّيْطَانَ‏ عَلَيَّ وَ زَهَّدَ النَّاسَ فِيَّ، وَ أَطَاعَ هَوَاهُ فِيمَا يَضُرُّهُ‏ فِي آخِرَتِهِ وَ بِاللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ الْغِنَى، وَ هُوَ الْمُوفِّقُ لِلرَّشَادِ وَ السَّدَادِ.

When there was a shivering in myasws chest and dread was cast into measws that the matter is leading to the world, they happening to be chiefs being obeyed in it, in mentioned the friends of the Beneficent, slandering them and accusing them with the grievous matters from blatant lies and different things, and grudges had preceded, and the preservers were well known, from the companions of Rasool-Allahsaww, that the generality of them are myasws enemies, from the one who answered the Satanla against measws, and the abstention of the people regarding measws, and obeyed his whims in what harmed him in his Hereafter; and by Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic, the Needless, and he is in need of the rightful guidance and the instructions.

يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ! وَيْلٌ لِمَنْ ظَلَمَنِي، وَ دَفَعَ حَقِّي، وَ أَذْهَبَ عَظِيمَ مَنْزِلَتِي، أَيْنَ كَانُوا أُولَئِكَ وَ أَنَا أُصَلِّي مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ صَغِيراً لَمْ يُكْتَبْ عَلَيَّ صَلَاةٌ وَ هُمْ عَبَدَةُ الْأَوْثَانِ، وَ عُصَاةُ الرَّحْمَنِ، وَ بِهِمْ تُوقَدُ النِّيرَانُ؟!

O Ibn Abbas! Woe be unto the ones who oppressed measws, and repelled myasws rights, and did away with the greatness of myasws status. Where were they, and Iasws prayed Salat with Rasool-Allahsaww when Iasws was young. Salat had not even been Prescribed upon measws, while they were worshipping the idols, and disobeying the Beneficent, and by them the flames would be ignited?!

فَلَمَّا قَرُبَ إِصْعَارُ الْخُدُودِ، وَ إِتْعَاسُ الْجُدُودِ، أَسْلَمُوا كَرْهاً، وَ أَبْطَنُوا غَيْرَ مَا أَظْهَرُوا، طَمَعاً فِي‏ أَنْ‏ يُطْفِؤُا نُورَ اللَّهِ‏ وَ تَرَبَّصُوا انْقِضَاءَ أَمْرِ الرَّسُولِ وَ فَنَاءَ مُدَّتِهِ، لِمَا أَطْمَعُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ فِي قَتْلِهِ، وَ مَشُورَتِهِمْ فِي دَارِ نَدْوَتِهِمْ، قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: وَ مَكَرُوا وَ مَكَرَ اللَّهُ وَ اللَّهُ خَيْرُ الْماكِرِينَ‏،

When the persistence of the sins drew closer, and the misery of the ancestors, they submitted unwillingly, and they hid other than what they manifested, in coveting to extinguish the Noor of Allahazwj, and lied in wait for the expiry of the matter (life) of the Rasoolsaww and the termination of hissaww term, when their selves had coveted in killing himsaww, and their consultation in the house of their consultation. Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic Said: And they planned and Allah (also) Planned, and Allah is the best of planners [3:54].

وَ قَالَ‏: يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يُطْفِؤُا نُورَ اللَّهِ بِأَفْواهِهِمْ وَ يَأْبَى اللَّهُ إِلَّا أَنْ يُتِمَّ نُورَهُ‏ وَ لَوْ كَرِهَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ‏

And Heazwj Said: ‘They are intending to extinguish the Light of Allah with their mouths, and Allah Refused except that He would Complete His Light, [9:32] and even if the Polytheists dislike it [9:33].

يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ! نَدَبَهُمْ‏ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فِي‏ حَيَاتِهِ بِوَحْيٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ يَأْمُرُهُمْ بِمُوَالاتيِ، فَحَمَلَ الْقَوْمُ مَا حَمَلَهُمْ مِمَّا حُقِدَ عَلَى أَبِينَا آدَمَ مِنْ حَسَدِ اللَّعِينِ لَهُ، فَخَرَجَ مِنْ رَوْحِ اللَّهِ وَ رِضْوَانِهِ، وَ أُلْزِمَ اللَّعْنَةَ لِحَسَدِهِ‏ لِوَلِيِّ اللَّهِ، وَ مَا ذَاكَ بِضَارِّي إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ شَيْئاً.

O Ibn Abbas! Rasool-Allahsaww had called out to them during hissaww lifetime, ordering them with myasws Wilayah. Grudges carried the people, what envy carried the accursed son of Adamas to (do), so hela exited from the Spirit of Allahazwj and Hisazwj Pleasure, and the Curses was necessitated due to hisla envy to the friend of Allahazwj, and that will not harm measws, if Allahazwj so Desires.

يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ! أَرَادَ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ أَنْ يَكُونَ رَأْساً مُطَاعاً يَمِيلُ‏ إِلَيْهِ الدُّنْيَا وَ إِلَى أَقَارِبِهِ فَحَمَلَهُ هَوَاهُ وَ لَذَّةُ دُنْيَاهُ وَ اتِّبَاعُ النَّاسِ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ يَغْصِبَ‏ مَا جُعِلَ لِي‏،

O Ibn Abbas! Every man wants to be a chief to be obeyed, the world to incline to him, and to his relatives. So, his (Abu Bakr’s) personal desires carried him, and the pleasures of his world, and the people being obedient to him, and he usurped what was Made (by Allahazwj) to be for measws.

وَ لَوْ لَا اتِّقَايَ‏ عَلَى الثَّقَلِ الْأَصْغَرِ أَنْ يُنْبَذَ فَيَنْقَطِعَ شَجَرَةُ الْعِلْمِ وَ زَهْرَةُ الدُّنْيَا وَ حَبْلُ اللَّهِ الْمَتِينِ، وَ حِصْنُهُ الْأَمِينُ، وَلَدُ رَسُولِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ لَكَانَ طَلَبُ الْمَوْتِ‏ وَ الْخُرُوجِ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَلَذَّ عِنْدِي مِنْ شَرْبَةِ ظَمْآنَ وَ نَوْمِ وَسْنَانَ،

Had it not been for myasws fear upon the smaller weighty thing (Peopleasws of the Household) that theyasws would be exterminated, and the tree of knowledge would be cut down, and the blossoms of the world, and the strong rope of Allahazwj, and Hisazwj secure fortress, and children of Rasoolsaww of Lordazwj of the world, seeking the death and the exit to Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic would have been more pleasurable in myasws presence than a drink is to the thirsty, and sleep and the slumber.

وَ لَكِنِّي صَبَرْتُ وَ فِي الصَّدْرِ بَلَابِلُ‏، وَ فِي النَّفْسِ وَسَاوِسُ، فَصَبْرٌ جَمِيلٌ وَ اللَّهُ الْمُسْتَعانُ عَلى‏ ما تَصِفُونَ‏، وَ لَقَدِيماً ظُلِمَ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ، وَ قُتِلَ الْأَوْلِيَاءُ قَدِيماً فِي الْأُمَمِ الْمَاضِيَةِ وَ الْقُرُونِ الْخَالِيَةِ فَتَرَبَّصُوا حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ اللَّهُ بِأَمْرِهِ‏،

But Iasws was patient, and in the chest was grief, and in the soul was concerns, but patience is beautiful, and Allah is the Helper upon what you are describing [12:18]. And from ancient times, the Prophetsas have been oppressed, and the friends (of Allahazwj) have been killed in the ancient communities, and the centuries of the past, then wait until Allah Comes with his Command; [9:24].

وَ بِاللَّهِ أَحْلِفُ- يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ- إِنَّهُ كَمَا فُتِحَ بِنَا يُخْتَمُ بِنَا، وَ مَا أَقُولُ لَكَ إِلَّا حَقّاً.

And by Allahazwj Iasws oath, O Ibn Abbas, surely just as it was begun with usasws, it would end with usasws, and Iasws am not saying to you except truth.

يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ! إِنَّ الظُّلْمَ يَتَّسِقُ‏ لِهَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ وَ يَطُولُ الظُّلْمُ، وَ يَظْهَرُ الْفِسْقُ، وَ تَعْلُو كَلِمَةُ الظَّالِمِينَ، وَ لَقَدْ أَخَذَ اللَّهُ عَلَى أَوْلِيَاءِ الدِّينِ أَنْ لَا يُقَارُّوا أَعْدَاءَهُ‏، بِذَلِكَ أَمَرَ اللَّهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ عَلَى لِسَانِ الصَّادِقِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَقَالَ: تَعاوَنُوا عَلَى الْبِرِّ وَ التَّقْوى‏ وَ لا تَعاوَنُوا عَلَى الْإِثْمِ وَ الْعُدْوانِ‏.

O Ibn Abbas! The injustice is the regularity of this community, and the injustice is prolonged, and the mischief appeared, and the word of the oppressors was higher, and Allahazwj had Taken (Covenant) upon the friends of the Religion that they declare Hisazwj enemies. With that Allahazwj Commanded in Hisazwj Book upon the tongue of the truthful Rasool-Allahsaww. Heazwj Said: and assist each other upon the righteousness and the piety; and do not assist each other upon the sin and the aggression, and fear Allah; surely Allah is severe of the Punishment [5:2].

يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ! ذَهَبَ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ فَلَا تَرَى نَبِيّاً، وَ الْأَوْصِيَاءُ وَرَثَتُهُمْ، عَنْهُمْ أَخَذُوا عِلْمَ الْكِتَابِ، وَ تَحْقِيقَ الْأَسْبَابِ، قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: وَ كَيْفَ تَكْفُرُونَ وَ أَنْتُمْ تُتْلى‏ عَلَيْكُمْ آياتُ اللَّهِ وَ فِيكُمْ رَسُولُهُ‏،

O Ibn Abbas! The Prophetsas are gone so you cannot see any Prophetas (now), and the successorsas inherited themas. Theyas took the knowledge of the Book from themas and the investigation of the reasons. Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic Said: But how can you be disbelieving and you are those upon whom the Verses of Allah are recited and among you is His Rasool? [3:101].

فَلَا يَزَالُ الرَّسُولُ بَاقِياً مَا نَفِدَتْ [مَا نَفَذَتْ‏] أَحْكَامُهُ، وَ عُمِلَ بِسُنَّتِهِ، وَ دَارُوا حَوْلَ أَمْرِهِ‏ وَ نَهْيِهِ،

So, the Rasoolsaww did not cease to remain for was long as Hisazwj Commands were not depleted, and hissaww Sunnah was acted upon, and they circled around hissaww orders and hissaww prohibitions.

وَ بِاللَّهِ أَحْلِفُ- يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ لَقَدْ نُبِذَ الْكِتَابُ، وَ تُرِكَ قَوْلُ الرَّسُولِ إِلَّا مَا لَا يُطِيقُونَ تَرْكَهُ مِنْ حَلَالٍ وَ حَرَامٍ، وَ لَمْ‏ يَصْبِرُوا عَلَى كُلِّ أَمْرِ نَبِيِّهِمْ‏: وَ تِلْكَ الْأَمْثالُ نَضْرِبُها لِلنَّاسِ وَ ما يَعْقِلُها إِلَّا الْعالِمُونَ‏

And by Allahazwj Iasws oath, O Ibn Abbas! The Book has been renounced and the words of the Rasoolsaww have been neglected, except what they could not tolerate leaving it, from the Permissibles and the Prohibitions, and they were not patient upon every instruction of their Prophetsaww: And these examples, We Strike these for the people, and none understand these except for the learned ones [29:43].

أَ فَحَسِبْتُمْ أَنَّما خَلَقْناكُمْ عَبَثاً وَ أَنَّكُمْ إِلَيْنا لا تُرْجَعُونَ‏، فَبَيْنَنَا وَ بَيْنَهُمُ الْمَرْجِعُ إِلَى اللَّهِ: وَ سَيَعْلَمُ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا أَيَّ مُنْقَلَبٍ يَنْقَلِبُونَ‏.

Did you reckon that rather We had Created you in vain and that you would not be returning to Us?” [23:115]. So, between us and them is the returning to Allahazwj: And they shall come to know, those who are being unjust, which overturning they would be Overturned with [26:227].

يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ! عَامِلِ اللَّهَ فِي سِرِّهِ وَ عَلَانِيَتِهِ‏ تَكُنْ مِنَ الْفَائِزِينَ، وَ دَعْ مَنِ‏ اتَّبَعَ هَواهُ وَ كانَ أَمْرُهُ فُرُطاً، وَ يُحْسِبُ مُعَاوِيَةَ مَا عَمِلَ وَ مَا يُعْمَلُ بِهِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ، وَ لْيُمِدَّهُ ابْنُ الْعَاصِ فِي غَيِّهِ، فَكَأَنَّ عُمُرَهُ قَدِ انْقَضَى، وَ كَيْدَهُ قَدْ هَوَى، وَ سَيَعْلَمُ الْكَافِرُ لِمَنْ عُقْبَى الدَّارِ

O Ibn Abbas! Work for Allahazwj in the secret and openly, you will become from the successful ones, and leave the one obeying his own desires, and his matter would always be neglected [18:28]. And Muawiya reckons what he is doing, and what will be done from after him, and let Ibn Al-Aas extend in his error, it is as if his life was been terminated, and his plots have collapsed, and soon the Kafir will come to know for whom is the end-result of the (eternal) abode [13:42]’.

وَ أَذَّنَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ فَقَالَ: الصَّلَاةَ! يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ لَا تَفُتْ، أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ لِي وَ لَكَ وَ حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَ نِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ‏، وَ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ.

And the Muezzin proclaimed the Azaan. Heasws said, ‘The Salat! O Ibn Abbas, do not lose it. Iasws shall seek Forgiveness of Allahazwj for measws and for you: ‘Allah is Sufficient for us and the most excellent Protector’ [3:173], and there is neither any might nor strength except with Allahazwj the Exalted the Magnificent’.

قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: فَغَمَّنِي انْقِطَاعُ اللَّيْلِ وَ تَلَهَّفْتُ‏ عَلَى ذَهَابِهِ.

Ibn Abbas said, ‘The termination of the night made me gloomy, and I regretted upon its going away’’.¹⁷⁸

7- شا: رَوَى الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْعَبْدِيُّ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شِمْرٍ، عَنْ رِجَالِهِ قَالَ: قَالُوا: سَمِعْنَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يَقُولُ: مَا رَأَيْتُ مُنْذُ بَعَثَ اللَّهُ‏ مُحَمَّداً صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ رَخَاءً، وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، وَ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ خِفْتُ صَغِيراً وَ جَاهَدْتُ كَبِيراً، أُقَاتِلُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَ أُعَادِي الْمُنَافِقِينَ حَتَّى قَبَضَ اللَّهُ نَبِيَّهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ

(The book) ‘Irshad’ of sheykh Al Mufeed – It is reported by Al Abbas Bin Abdullah Al Abady, from Amro Bin Shimr, from his men who said,

‘We heard Amir Al-Momineenasws saying: ‘Iasws have seen any ease since Allahazwj Sent Muhammadsaww, and the Praise is for Allahazwj. By Allahazwj! Iasws feared (Allahazwj) when young, and fought when older. Iasws fought the Polytheists and myasws enemies, the hypocrites until Allahazwj Caused Hisazwj Prophetsaww to pass away.

فَكَانَتِ الطَّامَّةُ الْكُبْرَى فَلَمْ أَزَلْ حَذِراً رَجُلًا أَخَافُ‏ أَنْ يَكُونَ مَا لَا يَسَعُنِي مَعَهُ الْمُقَامُ، فَلَمْ أَرَ- بِحَمْدِ اللَّهِ- إِلَّا خَيْراً،

So the great catastrophe occurred. Iasws did not cease to be cautious of a man Iasws feared that there would happen what there would be no leeway for me the staying with him. Iasws did not see except good, by the Praise of Allahazwj.

وَ اللَّهِ مَا زِلْتُ أَضْرِبُ بِسَيْفِي صَبِيّاً حَتَّى صِرْتُ شَيْخاً، وَ إِنَّهُ لَيُصَبِّرُنِي عَلَى مَا أَنَا فِيهِ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ كُلَّهُ فِي اللَّهِ‏، وَ أَنَا أَرْجُو أَنْ يَكُونَ الرَّوْحُ عَاجِلًا قَرِيباً، فَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ أَسْبَابَهُ.

By Allahazwj! Iasws did not cease striking with myasws sword as a child until Iasws became an old man, and it made measws patient upon what Iasws was in. Allahazwj that was for the Sake of Allahazwj, and Iasws hope that the rest would be hastened, near, for Iasws have seen its causes’.

قَالُوا: فَمَا بَقِيَ بَعْدَ هَذِهِ الْمَقَالَةِ إِلَّا يَسِيراً حَتَّى أُصِيبَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ.

They said, ‘So, heasws did not remain after this talk except a little, until heasws was killed’’.¹⁷⁹

8- شا: رَوَى عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ الْغَنَوِيُّ، عَنْ حَكِيمِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مَنْ شَهِدَ عَلِيّاً بِالرَّحَبَةِ يَخْطُبُ، فَقَالَ فِيمَا قَالَ: أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ! إِنَّكُمْ قَدْ أَبَيْتُمْ إِلَّا أَنْ أَقُولَ! أَمَا وَ رَبِّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ لَقَدْ عَهِدَ إِلَيَّ خَلِيلِي أَنَّ الْأُمَّةَ سَتَغْدِرُ بِكَ‏.

(The book) ‘Irshad’ of Sheykh Al Mufeed’ – It is reported by Abdullah Bin Bukeyr Al Ganawy, from Hakeem Bin Jubeyr who said,

‘It is narrated to us by the one who witnessed Aliasws addressing at Al-Rahba. Heasws said among what heasws said: ‘O you people! You have refused except that Iasws should be saying (it)! But, by the Lordazwj of the skies and the earth! Myasws friendsaww had pacted to measws: ‘The community would be treacherous with youasws’’.¹⁸⁰

9- شا: رَوَى نَقَلَةُ الْآثَارِ أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ بَنِي أَسَدٍ وَقَفَ عَلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقَالَ‏: يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (ع)! الْعَجَبُ مِنْكُمْ‏ يَا بَنِي هَاشِمٍ، كَيْفَ عَدَلَ هَذَا الْأَمْرُ عَنْكُمْ وَ أَنْتُمُ الْأَعْلَوْنَ نَسَباً وَ نَوْطاً بِالرَّسُولِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ‏ وَ آلِهِ، وَ فَهْماً لِلْكِتَابِ؟!.

(The book) ‘Irshad’ of sheykh Al-Mufeed’ – It is transmitted by the transmitters of the Hadeeth that a man from the clan of Asad paused at Amir Al-Momineen Aliasws and said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineenasws! The wonder from you all, O Clan of Hashimas, how the command was turned away from youasws and youasws were of higher lineage, and attributed with Rasool-Allahsaww, and understanding of the Book?!’

فَقَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: يَا ابْنَ دُودَانَ! إِنَّكَ لَقَلِقُ الْوَضِينِ، ضَيِّقُ الْمَخْزَمِ، تُرْسِلُ مِنْ غَيْرِ ذِي مَسَدٍ، لَكَ ذِمَامَةُ الصِّهْرِ وَ حَقُّ الْمَسْأَلَةِ، وَ قَدِ اسْتَعْلَمْتَ فَاعْلَمْ، كَانَتْ أَثَرَةٌ سَخَتْ بِهَا نُفُوسُ قَوْمٍ وَ شَحَّتْ عَلَيْهَا نُفُوسُ آخَرِينَ‏

Amir Al-Momineenasws said: ‘O Ibn Dawdan! Your girth is loose and you have done it in the wrong way, and for you after the kinship and right of the question, and you have enquired, so know! It was an impact the souls of some people were greedy upon it, and souls of others relinquished it.

(فَدَعْ عَنْكَ نَهْباً صِيحَ فِي حَجَرَاتِهِ)

وَ هَلُمَّ الْخَطْبَ فِي أَمْرِ ابْنِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، فَلَقَدْ أَضْحَكَنِي الدَّهْرُ بَعْدَ إِبْكَائِهِ،

So, leave from you the hue and cry in its chamber, and give the address regarding the matter of the son of Abu Sufyan, for the time has made measws laugh after making measws cry.

وَ لَا غَرْوَ، بِئْسَ‏ الْقَوْمُ- وَ اللَّهِ- مَنْ خَفَّضَنِي و هيني‏ وَ حَاوَلُوا الْإِدْهَانَ فِي ذَاتِ اللَّهِ، هَيْهَاتَ ذَلِكَ مِنِّي‏! فَإِنْ تَنْحَسِرْ عَنَّا مِحَنُ الْبَلْوَى أَحْمِلْهُمْ مِنَ الْحَقِّ عَلَى مَحْضِهِ، وَ إِنْ تَكُنِ‏ الْأُخْرَى‏ فَلا تَذْهَبْ نَفْسُكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَسَراتٍ‏ وَ لا تَأْسَ عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْفاسِقِينَ‏.

And there is no wonder. By Allahazwj! Evil are the people who lowered measws and weakened measws, and they surrounded measws with the humiliation in the Self of Allahazwj. Far be it, that being from measws! So if the afflictions are raised from us, Iasws shall carry them upon the pure truth, and if the other happens, your soul should not go to regret upon them. [35:8], and do not grieve upon the Kafir people [5:68]’’.¹⁸¹

10- د: فِي كِتَابِ الْإِرْشَادِ لِكَيْفِيَّةِ الطَّلَبِ فِي أَئِمَّةِ الْعِبَادِ تَصْنِيفِ مُحَمَّدِ ابْنِ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارِ، قَالَ: وَ قَدْ كَفَانَا أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ الْمَئُونَةَ فِي خُطْبَةٍ خَطَبَهَا، أَوْدَعَهَا مِنَ الْبَيَانِ وَ الْبُرْهَانِ مَا يُجْلِي الْغِشَاوَةَ عَنْ أَبْصَارِ مُتَأَمِّلِيهِ، وَ الْعَمَى عَنْ عُيُونِ مُتَدَبِّرِيهِ، وَ حَلَّيْنَا هَذَا الْكِتَابَ بِهَا لِيَزْدَادَ الْمُسْتَرْشِدُونَ فِي هَذَا الْأَمْرِ بَصِيرَةً، وَ هِيَ مِنَّةُ اللَّهِ جَلَّ ثَنَاؤُهُ عَلَيْنَا وَ عَلَيْهِمْ يَجِبُ شُكْرُهَا ..

(The book) ‘Al-Iddat Al-Qawiya’, in the book ‘Al Irshad Li Kayfiya Fi Aimma Al Ibaad’ – authored bu Muhammad Ibn Al Hassan Al Saffar who said,

‘We had been sufficed by Amir Al-Momineenasws of the provisions in a sermon heasws had addressed, depositing the explanation and the proof what dazzle the eyes, overcoming, for the contemplators, and the blindness from the springs its management, and we released this book with it in order to increase the insight of the seekers of guidance regarding this matter, and it is a Conferment of Allahazwj, Majestic is Hisazwj Praise, upon us, and upon them, obligating its gratefulness.

خَطَبَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ: مَا لَنَا وَ لِقُرَيْشٍ! وَ مَا تُنْكِرُ مِنَّا قُرَيْشٌ غَيْرَ أَنَّا أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ شَيَّدَ اللَّهُ فَوْقَ بُنْيَانِهِمْ بُنْيَانَنَا، وَ أَعْلَى فَوْقَ رُءُوسِهِمْ رُءُوسَنَا، وَ اخْتَارَنَا اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ،

Heasws addressed, heasws said: ‘What is to usasws and Quraysh! And the Quraysh do not dislike from usasws apart from that weasws, Peopleasws of the Household, Allahazwj Build our buildings above their buildings, and Raised ourasws heads above their heads, and Allahazwj Chose usasws above them.

فَنَقَمُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ‏ أَنِ اخْتَارَنَا عَلَيْهِمْ، وَ سَخِطُوا مَا رَضِيَ‏ اللَّهُ، وَ أَحَبُّوا مَا كَرِهَ اللَّهُ‏، فَلَمَّا اخْتَارَنَا اللَّهُ‏ عَلَيْهِمْ شَرِكْنَاهُمْ فِي حَرِيمِنَا، وَ عَرَّفْنَاهُمُ الْكِتَابَ وَ النُّبُوَّةَ، وَ عَلَّمْنَاهُمُ الْفَرْضَ وَ الدِّينَ‏، وَ حَفَّظْنَاهُمُ الصُّحُفَ وَ الزُّبُرَ، وَ دَيَّنَّاهُمُ الدِّينَ وَ الْإِسْلَامَ،

They became vindictive to Allahazwj for Choosing usasws over them, and they were angered of what Pleased Allahazwj, and they loved what Allahazwj Disliked. When Allahazwj Chose usasws over them, weasws participated them in ourasws sanctuary, and we introduced them to the Book and the Prophet-hood, and taught them the Obligations and the Religion, and preserved them the Parchments, and the Psalms, and made them devout in the Religion and Al-Islam.

فَوَثَبُوا عَلَيْنَا، وَ جَحَدُوا فَضْلَنَا، وَ مَنَعُونَا حَقَّنَا، وَ أَلَتُونَا أَسْبَابَ أَعْمَالِنَا وَ أَعْلَامِنَا،

They leapt upon usasws, and they rejected ourasws merits, and prevented usasws of ourasws rights, and twisted the causes of ourasws works and ourasws knowledge.

اللَّهُمَّ فَإِنِّي أَسْتَعْدِيكَ عَلَى قُرَيْشٍ فَخُذْ لِي بِحَقِّي مِنْهَا، وَ لَا تَدَعْ مَظْلِمَتِي لَدَيْهَا، وَ طَالِبْهُمْ- يَا رَبِّ- بِحَقِّي، فَإِنَّكَ الْحَكَمُ الْعَدْلُ،

O Allahazwj! Iasws seek Yourazwj Assistance against Quraysh, so Take myasws rights for measws from it (them), and do not Leave any injustice to measws from them, and O Lordazwj, Demand them of myasws rights, for Youazwj are the Just Judge.

فَإِنَّ قُرَيْشاً صَغَّرَتْ عَظِيمَ أَمْرِي‏، وَ اسْتَحَلَّتِ الْمَحَارِمَ مِنِّي، وَ اسْتَخَفَّتْ بِعِرْضِي وَ عَشِيرَتِي، وَ قَهَرَتْنِي عَلَى مِيرَاثِي مِنِ ابْنِ عَمِّي‏ وَ أَغْرَوْا بِي‏ أَعْدَائِي، وَ وَتَرُوا بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَ الْعَرَبِ وَ الْعَجَمِ، وَ سَلَبُونِي مَا مَهَّدْتُ لِنَفْسِي مِنْ لَدُنْ صِبَايَ بِجُهْدِي وَ كَدِّي‏، وَ مَنَعُونِي مَا خَلَّفَهُ أَخِي وَ جِسْمِي‏ وَ شَقِيقِي،

Quraysh belittle the magnificence of myasws matter, and permitted the prohibition from measws, and took myasws honour and myasws kindred lightly, and forced measws upon myasws inheritance from the sonsaww of myasws uncleas, and they enticed myasws enemies against measws, and aroused tensions between measws and the Arabs and the non-Arabs, and they stripped measws of what Iasws had paved for myselfasws for myasws two sonsasws with myasws efforts and myasws toil, and they prevented measws of what myasws brothersaww and intimate and double had left behind for measws.

وَ قَالُوا: إِنَّكَ لَحَرِيصٌ مُتَّهَمٌ! أَ لَيْسَ بِنَا اهْتَدَوْا مِنْ مَتَاهِ‏ الْكُفْرِ، وَ مِنْ عَمَى الضَّلَالَةِ وَ عِيِ الظَّلْمَاءِ، أَ لَيْسَ أَنْقَذْتُهُمْ‏ مِنَ الْفِتْنَةِ الصَّمَّاءِ، وَ الْمِحْنَةِ الْعَمْيَاءِ؟

And they said, ‘Youasws are eager to their deaths!’ Weren’t they guided through usasws from the spread of Kufr, and from the blindness of the straying, and from the confusion of the darkness? Didn’t Iasws save them from the deafening Fitna (strife) and the tribulations of the blindness?

وَيْلَهُمْ‏! أَ لَمْ أُخَلِّصْهُمْ مِنْ نِيرَانِ الطُّغَاةِ، وَ كَرَّةِ الْعُتَاةِ، وَ سُيُوفِ الْبُغَاةِ، وَ وَطْأَةِ الْأَسَدِ، وَ مُقَارَعَةِ الطَّمَاطِمَةِ، وَ مُمَاحَكَةِ الْقَمَاقِمَةِ، الَّذِينَ كَانُوا عُجْمَ الْعَرَبِ، وَ غُنْمَ الْحُرُوبِ، وَ قُطْبَ الْإِقْدَامِ، وَ جِبَالَ الْقِتَالِ، وَ سِهَامَ الْخُطُوبِ‏، وَ سَلَّ السُّيُوفِ،

Woe be unto them! Did Iasws no finish them off from the fires of the tyrants, and return of the hardened (criminals), and the rebellious swords, and the brunt of the lion, and settled the quarrels, and the stubborn wrangling which had thrusted the Arabs, and ignited the wars, and pivoted the advancing, and the mountains of battles, and the arrows of the sermons, and unsheathed the swords.

أَ لَيْسَ بِي‏ كَانَ يَقْطَعُ الدُّرُوعَ الدِّلَاصَ، وَ تَصْطَلِمُ الرِّجَالَ الْحِرَاصَ، وَ بِي كَانَ يَفْرِي جَمَاجِمَ الْبُهَمَ، وَ هَامَ الْأَبْطَالِ، إِذَا فَزِعَتْ‏ تَيْمٌ إِلَى الْفِرَارِ، وَ عَدِيٌّ إِلَى الِانْتِكَاصِ؟!

Wasn’t it by measws the shields were softened, and the men clashed with the guards, and by measws the skulls of the beasts fled, and (so did) the important heroes, when Taym (Abu Bakr) panicked to the fleeing, and Uday (Umar) to the retreating?!

أَمَا وَ إِنِّي لَوْ أَسْلَمْتُ قُرَيْشاً لِلْمَنَايَا وَ الْحُتُوفِ، وَ تَرَكْتُهَا فَحَصَدَتْهَا سُيُوفُ الْغَوَانِمِ، وَ وَطَأَتْهَا خُيُولُ‏ الْأَعَاجِمِ، وَ كَرَّاتُ الْأَعَادِي، وَ حَمَلَاتُ الْأَعَالِي، وَ طَحَنَتْهُمْ سَنَابِكُ الْصَافِنَاتِ، وَ حَوَافِرُ الصَّاهِلَاتِ، فِي مَوَاقِفِ الْأَزْلِ‏ وَ الْهَزْلِ فِي ظِلَالِ الْأَعِنَّةِ وَ بَرِيقِ الْأَسِنَّةِ، مَا بَقُوا لِهَضْمِي، وَ لَا عَاشُوا لِظُلْمِي،

But, and if Iasws had submitted to Quraysh, to the afflictions and the reckoning, and left them, (even) the swords of the sheep would have cut them down, and the cavalry of the non-Arabs would have trampled them, and the returning enemies, and the high attacks, the snapping of well-bred horses would have crushed them, and the engraved hooves, in the smallest of the pausing(s), and they would have been humiliated in the shade of the Persians. They would not have remained to devour measws nor lived to oppress measws.

وَ لَمَا قَالُوا: إِنَّكَ لَحَرِيصٌ مُتَّهَمٌ! الْيَوْمَ نَتَوَاقَفُ عَلَى حُدُودِ الْحَقِّ وَ الْبَاطِلِ، اللَّهُمَ‏ افْتَحْ بَيْنَنا وَ بَيْنَ قَوْمِنا بِالْحَقِ‏، فَإِنِّي مَهَّدْتُ مِهَادَ نُبُوَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، وَ رَفَعْتُ أَعْلَامَ دِينِكَ، وَ أَعْلَنْتُ مَنَارَ رَسُولِكَ، فَوَثَبُوا عَلَيَّ وَ غَالَبُونِي وَ نَالُونِي وَ وَاتَرُونِي ..

And when they said, ‘Youasws are eager to their deaths!’ Today we stop at the limits of the truth and the falsehood. ‘Our Lord! Decide between us and our people with the Truth, [7:89]. Iasws paved the spread of the Prophet-hood of Muhammadsaww, and raised the flags of Yourazwj Religion, and proclaimed the minarets of Yourazwj Rasoolsaww, but they leapt upon measws and overcame measws, and devoured measws, and were persistent with measws’.

فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ أَبُو حَازِمٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ فَقَالَ: يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (ع)! أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَ عُمَرُ ظَلَمَاكَ؟ أَ حَقَّكَ أَخَذَا؟ وَ عَلَى الْبَاطِلِ مَضَيَا؟ أَ عَلَى حَقٍّ كَانَا؟ أَ عَلَى صَوَابٍ أَقَامَا؟ أَمْ مِيرَاثَكَ غَصَبَا؟

Hazim Al-Ansari stood up to himasws and said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineenasws! Abu Bakr and Umar oppressed youasws? They took yourasws rights? And they went upon the falsehood? Were they not upon the truth? Did they not stand upon the correctness? Or did they usurp yourasws inheritance?

أَفْهِمْنَا لِنَعْلَمَ بَاطِلَهُمْ مِنْ حَقِّكَ؟ أَوْ نَعْلَمَ حَقَّهُمَا مِنْ حَقِّكَ؟ أَ بَزَّاكَ أَمْرَكَ؟ أَمْ غَصَبَاكَ إِمَامَتَكَ؟ أَمْ غَالَبَاكَ فِيهَا عَزّاً؟ أَمْ سَبَقَاكَ إِلَيْهَا عِجْلًا فَجَرَتِ الْفِتْنَةُ وَ لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ مِنْهَا اسْتِقْلَالًا؟! فَإِنَّ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَ الْأَنْصَارَ يَظُنَّانِ أَنَّهُمَا كَانَا عَلَى حَقٍّ وَ عَلَى الْحُجَّةِ الْوَاضِحَةِ مَضَيَا.

Can you make us understand so we can know of their falsehood from yourasws truth? Or we can know of their truth from yourasws truth? Did they overcome yourasws command? Or did they usurp yourasws Imamate? Or did they overcome youasws of an honour during it? Or did they precede youasws to it with a calf, so the Fitna flowed, and youasws were not able from it independently?! The Emigrants and the Helpers, we are thinking they were upon truth and they passed upon the clear proof’.

فَقَالَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ: يَا أَخَا الْيَمَنِ! لَا بِحَقٍّ أَخَذَا، وَ لَا عَلَى إِصَابَةٍ أَقَامَا، وَ لَا عَلَى دِيْنٍ مَضَيَا، وَ لَا عَلَى فِتْنَةٍ خَشِيَا، يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ، الْيَوْمَ نَتَوَاقَفُ عَلَى حُدُودِ الْحَقِّ وَ الْبَاطِلِ! أَ تَعْلَمُونَ- يَا إِخْوَانِي- أَنَّ بَنِي يَعْقُوبَ عَلَى حَقٍّ وَ مَحَجَّةٍ كَانُوا حِينَ بَاعُوا أَخَاهُمْ، وَ عَقُّوا أَبَاهُمْ، وَ خَانُوا خَالِقَهُمْ، وَ ظَلَمُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ؟!. فَقَالُوا: لَا.

Heasws said: ‘O brother of Al-Yemen! They neither took it by a right, nor stood upon the correctness, nor with they pass upon a Religion, nor were they afraid of Fitna (strife). May Allahazwj have Mercy on you! Today we pause upon the limitation of the truth and the falsehood! Do you know, O myasws brothers, that the sons of Yaqoubas that were they upon a right? and upon an argument they were when they had sold their brotheras, but had been disloyal to their fatheras, and they betrayed their Creator, and they were unjust to themselves?’ They said, ‘No’.

فَقَالَ: رَحِمَكُمُ اللَّهُ‏، أَ يَعْلَمُ إِخْوَانُكَ هَؤُلَاءِ أَنَّ ابْنَ آدَمَ- قَاتِلَ الْأَخِ- كَانَ عَلَى حَقٍّ وَ مَحَجَّةٍ وَ إِصَابَةٍ وَ أَمْرَهُ مِنْ رِضَى اللَّهِ؟. فَقَالُوا: لَا.

Heasws said: ‘May Allahazwj have Mercy on you! Do these brothers of yours know that the sonla of Adamas, killer of the brotheras, was upon a right and a goal, and correct, and hisla matter was from Pleasure of Allahazwj?’ They said, ‘No’.

فَقَالَ: أَ وَ لَيْسَ كُلٌّ فَعَلَ بِصَاحِبِهِ مَا فَعَلَ لِحَسَدِهِ إِيَّاهُ وَ عُدْوَانِهِ وَ بَغْضَائِهِ‏ لَهُ؟. فَقَالُوا: نَعَمْ.

Heasws said: ‘Or isn’t every deed a doer did with his companion, what he did, was for his envying him, and being inimical to him and hatred towards him?’ They said, ‘Yes’.

قَالَ: وَ كَذَلِكَ فَعَلَا بِي مَا فَعَلَا حَسَداً، ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَتُبْ عَلَى وُلْدِ يَعْقُوبَ إِلَّا بَعْدَ اسْتِغْفَارٍ وَ تَوْبَةٍ، وَ إِقْلَاعٍ وَ إِنَابَةٍ، وَ إِقْرَارٍ، وَ لَوْ أَنَّ قُرَيْشاً تَابَتْ إِلَيَّ وَ اعْتَذَرَتْ مِنْ فِعْلِهَا لَاسْتَغْفَرْتُ اللَّهَ لَهَا.

Heasws said: ‘Similar to that was their (Abu Bakr and Umar) doing with measws what they did, out of envy. Then Heazwj did not Turn to the sons of Yaqoubas except after seeking the Forgiveness and repentance, and their uprooting, and deputation, and their acknowledgement, and if Quraysh were to repent to measws, and offer excuse from their deeds, Iasws would seek Forgiveness of Allahazwj for them’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ: إِنَّمَا أُنْطِقُ لَكُمُ الْعَجْمَاءَ ذَاتَ الْبَيَانِ، وَ أُفْصِحُ الْخَرْسَاءَ ذَاتَ‏ الْبُرْهَانِ، لِأَنِّي فَتَحْتُ الْإِسْلَامَ، وَ نَصَرْتُ الدِّينَ، وَ عَزَزْتُ الرَّسُولَ، وَ ثَبَّتُ‏ أَرْكَانَ الْإِسْلَامِ، وَ بَيَّنْتُ‏ أَعْلَامَهُ، وَ عَلَيْتُ‏ مَنَارَهُ، وَ أَعْلَنْتُ أَسْرَارَهُ، وَ أَظْهَرْتُ آثَارَهُ وَ حَالَهُ، وَ صَفَّيْتُ الدَّوْلَةَ، وَ وَطَّئْتُ لِلْمَاشِي وَ الرَّاكِبِ، ثُمَّ قُدْتُهَا صَافِيَةً، عَلَى أَنِّي بِهَا مُسْتَأْثِراً.

Then heasws said: ‘But rather, Iasws am speaking to you all being tongue-tied with the explanation, and being eloquent to the mute with the proof, because Iasws opened Al-Islam, and helped the Religion, and strengthened the Rasoolsaww, and affirmed the cornerstones of Al-Islam, and explained its information, and raised higher its minaret, and Iasws announced its secrets, and manifested its effects and its states, and cleaned up the government, and Iasws treaded the walker (Infantry) and the rider (cavalry), then Iasws cleared it upon that Iasws was agitated with it’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ- بَعْدَ كَلَامٍ-: ثُمَّ سَبَقَنِي إِلَيْهِ التَّيْمِيُّ وَ الْعَدَوِيُّ كَسُبَّاقِ الْفَرَسِ احْتِيَالًا وَ اغْتِيَالًا، وَ خُدْعَةً وَ غَلَبَةً.

Then heasws said – after some speech: ‘Then then they preceded measws to is (caliphate), the taymi (Abu Bakr) and the Adaway (Umar), like two racing horses, fraudulently, assassinating, deceiving, looting’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ- بَعْدَ كَلَامٍ-: الْيَوْمَ أُنْطِقُ الْخَرْسَاءَ ذَاتَ الْبُرْهَانِ، وَ أُفْصِحُ الْعَجْمَاءَ ذَاتَ الْبَيَانِ، فَإِنَّهُ شَارَطَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فِي كُلِّ مَوْطِنٍ مِنْ مَوَاطِنِ الْحُرُوبِ، وَ صَافَقَنِي عَلَى أَنْ أُحَارِبَ لِلَّهِ‏ وَ أُحَامِيَ لِلَّهِ،

Then heasws said – after some speech: ‘Today Iasws am speaking to the mute with the proof, and am being eloquent to the tongue-tied with the explanation. Surely, Rasool-Allahsaww stipulated to mesaww during every place from the places of war, and placed condition on measws upon that Iasws will only battle for Allahazwj, and protect for Allahazwj.

وَ أَنْصُرَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ جُهْدِي وَ طَاقَتِي وَ كَدْحِي، وَ كَدِّي، وَ أُحَامِيَ عَنْ حَرِيمِ الْإِسْلَامِ، وَ أَرْفَعَ عَنْ إِطْنَابِ الدِّينِ‏، وَ أُعِزَّ الْإِسْلَامَ وَ أَهْلَهُ، عَلَى أَنَّ مَا فَتَحْتُ وَ بَيَّنْتُ عَلَيْهِ دَعْوَةَ الرَّسُولِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ قَرَأْتُ فِيهِ الْمَصَاحِفَ، وَ عُبِدَ فِيهِ الرَّحْمَنُ، وَ فُهِمَ بِهِ الْقُرْآنُ،

And Iasws helped Rasool-Allahsaww with myasws efforts, and myasws strength, and myasws exertion, and myasws toil, and Iasws protected from the Prohibitions of Al-Islam, and Iasws raised the diffusion of the Religion, and strengthened Al-Islam and its people, upon what Iasws opened, and explained upon the call of the Rasoolsaww, and the Parchments would be read in it, and the Beneficent would be worshipped in it, and the Quran would be understood in it.

فَلِي إِمَامَتُهُ وَ حَلُّهُ وَ عَقْدُهُ، وَ إِصْدَارُهُ وَ إِيرَادُهُ، وَ لِفَاطِمَةَ فَدَكُ وَ مِمَّا خَلَّفَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ النِّصْفُ، فَسَبَقَانِي إِلَى جَمِيعٍ نِهَايَةَ الْمَيْدَانِ يَوْمَ الرِّهَانِ، وَ مَا شَكَكْتُ فِي الْحَقِّ مُنْذُ رَأَيْتُهُ،

For measws is its Imamate, and its solutions and its contracts, and its implementation, and its purpose; and for (Syeda) Fatimaasws is Fadak, and from whatever Rasool-Allahsaww left behind, the half. But they two (Abu Bakr and Umar) preceded me to the entirety of conclusions of the grounds on the day of the race, and Isaww have not complained regarding the right since Iasws saw it.

هَلَكَ قَوْمٌ أُرْجِفُوا عَنِّي أَنَّهُ لَمْ يُوجِسْ مُوسَى‏ فِي‏ نَفْسِهِ خِيفَةً ارْتِيَاباً وَ لَا شَكّاً فِيمَا أَتَاهُ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ، وَ لَمْ أَشْكُكْ فِيمَا أَتَانِي مِنْ حَقِّ اللَّهِ، وَ لَا ارْتَبْتُ فِي إِمَامَتِي وَ خِلَافَةِ ابْنِ عَمِّي وَ وَصِيَّةِ الرَّسُولِ،

Destroyed are a people who turned away from measws! Musaas was not annoyed, heas conceived fear within himself [20:67], being suspicious, and did not complain regarding what heas had been Given from the Presence of Allahazwj, and Iasws did not companion regarding what Iasws was Given from the rights of Allahazwj, nor suspect regarding myasws Imamate and caliphate of the sonsaww of myasws uncleas, and bequest of the Rasoolsaww.

But rather, Iasws feel pity for the brotheras of Musaas of the overcoming by the ignorant ones, and the government of straying, and overcoming of the falsehood upon the truth.

وَ إِنَّمَا أَشْفَقَ أَخُو مُوسَى‏ مِنْ غَلَبَةِ الْجُهَّالِ، وَ دُوَلِ الضُّلَّالِ، وَ غَلَبَةِ الْبَاطِلِ عَلَى الْحَقِّ، وَ لَمَّا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‏: وَ آتِ ذَا الْقُرْبى‏ حَقَّهُ‏ دَعَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَاطِمَةَ فَنَحَلَهَا فَدَكَ‏ وَ أَقَامَنِي لِلنَّاسِ عَلَماً وَ إِمَاماً، وَ عَقَدَ لِي وَ عَهِدَ إِلَيَّ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَ أَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَ أُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنْكُمْ‏

And when Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic Revealed: And give to the one with kinship his right, [17:26], Rasool-Allahsaww called (Syeda) Fatimaasws and bestowed herasws (estate of) Fadak, and nominated measws as a flag and Imamasws for the people, and tied a covenant to measws. Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic Revealed: Obey Allah and obey the Rasool and those with (Divine) Authority from you. [4:59].

فَقَاتَلْتُ حَقَّ الْقِتَالِ، وَ صَبَرْتُ حَقَّ الصَّبْرِ، عَلَى أَنَّهُ أَعَزَّ تَيْماً وَ عَدِيّاً عَلَى دِيْنٍ أَتَتْ بِهِ تَيْمٌ وَ عَدِيٌّ، أَمْ عَلَى دِيْنٍ أَتَى بِهِ ابْنُ عَمِّي وَ صِنْوِي‏ وَ جِسْمِي، عَلَى أَنْ أَنْصُرَ تَيْماً وَ عَدِيّاً أَمْ أَنْصُرَ ابْنَ عَمِّي وَ حَقِّي وَ دِينِي وَ إِمَامَتِي؟

So, Iasws fought as was the right of the fighting, and was patient as was right of the patience, upon that Iasws would be strengthening Taym (Abu Bakr) and Aday (Umar) upon a religion (the clan of) Taym and (clan of) Aday had come with, or upon a Religion the sonsaww of myasws uncleas, myasws origin, myasws body had come with, upon that Iasws help Taym (Abu Bakr) and Aday (Umar) or help the sonsaww of myasws uncleas, and myasws right, and myasws Religion, and myasws Imamate?

وَ إِنَّمَا قُمْتُ تِلْكَ الْمَقَامَاتِ، وَ احْتَمَلْتُ تِلْكَ الشَّدَائِدَ، وَ تَعَرَّضْتُ لِلْحُتُوفِ عَلَى أَنْ يُصِيبَنِي مِنَ الْآخِرَةِ مُوَفَّراً، وَ إِنِّي صَاحِبُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ خَلِيفَتُهُ، وَ إِمَامُ أُمَّتِهِ بَعْدَهُ، وَ صَاحِبُ رَايَتِهِ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ.

And rather Iasws stood in that position, and endured those difficulties, and was exposed to the plots upon that Iasws would be attaining a full measure from the Hereafter, and Iasws am a companion of Muhammadsaww and hisasws caliph, and Imamasws of hissaww community, and bearer of hissaww flag in the world and the Hereafter.

الْيَوْمَ أَكْشِفُ السَّرِيرَةَ عَنْ حَقِّي، وَ أُجْلِي الْقَذَى عَنْ ظُلَامَتِي، حَتَّى يَظْهَرَ لِأَهْلِ اللُّبِّ وَ الْمَعْرِفَةِ أَنِّي مُذَلَّلٌ مُضْطَهَدٌ مَظْلُومٌ مَغْصُوبٌ مَقْهُورٌ مَحْقُورٌ، وَ أَنَّهُمُ ابْتَزُّوا حَقِّي، وَ اسْتَأْثَرُوا بِمِيرَاثِي!.

Today Iasws shall uncover the secrets about myasws rights, and polish the dust from what Iasws have been oppressed of, until it appears to the people of the understanding and recognising that Iasws, humiliated, persecuted, oppressed, usurped, coerced, belittled, and they cut off myasws right and misappropriated myasws inheritance!

الْيَوْمَ نَتَوَاقَفُ‏ عَلَى حُدُودِ الْحَقِّ وَ الْبَاطِلِ، مَنِ اسْتَوْدَعَ خَائِناً فَقَدْ غَشَّ نَفْسَهُ، مَنِ اسْتَرْعَى ذِئْباً فَقَدْ ظَلَمَ، مَنْ وَلِيَ غَشُوماً فَقَدِ اضْطَهَدَ، هَذَا مَوْقِفُ صِدْقٍ، وَ مَقَامٌ أَنْطِقُ فِيهِ بِحَقِّي، وَ أَكْشِفُ السِّتْرَ وَ الْغُمَّةَ عَنْ ظُلَامَتِي!

Today, we shall be harmonised upon the limits of the truth and the falsehood. One who commends a betrayer, so he had deceived himself; one who pastures a wolf had been unjust; one who placed a tyrant as a ruler would be persecuted. This is a pausing of truthfulness, and positing Iasws shall speak in it for myasws rights, and uncover the veil and the cloud from what Iasws have been oppressed of!

يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُجَاهِدِينَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَ الْأَنْصَارِ! أَيْنَ كَانَتْ سِبْقَةُ تَيْمٍ وَ عَدِيٍّ إِلَى سَقِيفَةِ بَنِي سَاعِدَةَ خَوْفُ الْفِتْنَةِ؟!

O community of the fighters, the Emigrants and the Helpers! Where was the precedence of Taym (Abu Bakr) and Aday (Umar) to the tent (Saqeefa) of the clan of Saeeda the fear of Fitna (strife)?

أَلَا كَانَتْ يَوْمَ الْأَبْوَاءِ إِذْ تكانفت [تَكَاثَفَتِ‏] الصُّفُوفُ، وَ تَكَاثَرَتِ‏ الْحُتُوفُ، وَ تَقَارَعَتِ السُّيُوفُ؟ أَمْ هَلَّا خَشِيَا فِتْنَةَ الْإِسْلَامِ يَوْمَ ابْنِ عَبْدِ وُدٍّ وَ قَدْ نَفَخَ بِسَيْفِهِ، وَ شَمَخَ بِأَنْفِهِ، وَ طَمَحَ بِطَرْفِهِ؟!

Was it not the day of Al-Abwa’a when the rows (of the enemies) intensified, and the infantries were a lot, and the swords were striking? Or why did they not fear Fitna in Al-Islam on the day Ibn Abd Wadd and he had puffed up his sword, and was priding with his nose, and aspiring with his eyes!

وَ لِمَ لَمْ يُشْفِقَا عَلَى الدِّينِ وَ أَهْلِهِ يَوْمَ بُوَاطَ إِذَا اسْوَدَّ لَوْنُ الْأُفُقِ، وَ اعْوَجَّ عَظْمُ الْعُنُقِ، وَ انْحَلَّ سَيْلُ الْغَرَقِ؟

And why were they not compassionate upon the Religion and its people on the day of Buwaat when the colour of the horizon was black, and the bones of the necks were crooked, and the torrents of the drowning were released?

وَ لَمْ يُشْفِقَا يَوْمَ رَضْوَى إِذِ السِّهَامُ تَطِيرُ، وَ الْمَنَايَا تَسِيرُ، وَ الْأَسَدُ تَزْأَرُ؟

And why were they not compassionate on the day of Razwa, when the arrows were flying, and the afflictions were marching, and the lions roared?

وَ هَلَّا بَادَرَا يَوْمَ الْعُشَيْرَةِ إِذَا الْأَسْنَانُ تَصْطَكُّ، وَ الْآذَانُ تَسْتَكُّ، وَ الدُّرُوعُ تُهْتَكُ؟

And why did they not rush forwards on the day of (Zul) Asheera, when the teeth chattered, and the ears were covered, and the shields were torn?

وَ هَلَّا كَانَتْ مُبَادَرَتُهُمَا يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ، إِذِ الْأَرْوَاحُ فِي الصُّعَدَاءِ تَرْتَقِي، وَ الْجِيَادُ بِالْصَنَادِيدِ تَرْتَدِي، وَ الْأَرْضُ مِنْ دِمَاءِ الْأَبْطَالِ تَرْتَوِي؟

And why did they not rushing forward on the day of (battle of) Badr, when the souls were sighing, rising, and the horses hesitated with the gallant ones, and the ground was quenched with the blood of the heroes?

وَ لِمَ لَمْ يُشْفِقَا عَلَى الدِّينِ يَوْمَ بَدْرِ الثَّانِيَةِ، وَ الرَّعَابِيبُ‏ تَرْعَبُ، وَ الْأَوْدَاجُ تَشْخُبُ، وَ الصُّدُورُ تُخْضَبُ‏؟

And why did they not feel compassion upon the Religion on the day of Badr the 2nd, and the dreading ones were terrified, and the chests were heaving?

أَمْ هَلَّا بَادَرَا يَوْمَ ذَاتِ اللُّيُوثِ، وَ قَدْ أُبِيحَ المتولب [التَّوْلَبُ‏]، وَ اصْطَلَمَ الشَّوْقَبُ، وَ ادْلَهَمَّ الْكَوْكَبُ؟!

Or why did they not rush forward on the day with the lions, and the striking had been legalised, and the slits were slammed, and the stars had evidenced?!

وَ لِمَ لَا كَانَتْ شَفَقَتُهُمَا عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ يَوْمَ الْكَدِرِ، وَ الْعُيُونُ تَدْمَعُ، وَ الْمَنِيَّةُ تَلْمَعُ، وَ الصَّفَائِحُ تَنْزِعُ ..

And why there was compassion for them upon Al-Islam on the day of toil, and the eyes were tearful, and the death had shone, and platforms were removed?’

ثُمَّ عَدَّدَ وَقَائِعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ كُلَّهَا عَلَى هَذَا النَّسَقِ، وَ قَرَعَهُمَا بِأَنَّهُمَا فِي هَذِهِ الْمَوَاقِفِ كُلِّهَا كَانَا مَعَ النَّظَّارَةِ وَ الْخَوَالِفِ وَ الْقَاعِدِينَ، فَكَيْفَ بَادَرَا الْفِتْنَةَ بِزَعْمِهِمَا يَوْمَ السَّقِيفَةِ وَ قَدْ تَوَطَّأَ الْإِسْلَامُ بِسَيْفِهِ، وَ اسْتَقَرَّ قَرَارَهُ، وَ زَالَ حِذَارُهُ‏.

Then heasws enumerated the events of the Prophetsas, all of them, upon this manner, and knocked them both (Abu Bakr and Umar) down, that they were in all these places, were onlookers, and opposers, and sitting back. So, how come they rushed forward on the day of Al-Saqeefa (fearing) Fitna, and Al-Islam had been passive in Al-Islam by hisasws sword, and heasws had stabled its stability, and removed its dangers?

ثُمَّ قَالَ- بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ‏-: مَا هَذِهِ الدَّهْمَاءُ وَ الدَّهْيَاءُ الَّتِي وَرَدَتْ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ؟! أَنَا صَاحِبُ هَذِهِ الْمَشَاهِدِ، وَ أَبُو هَذِهِ الْمَوَاقِفِ، وَ ابْنُ هَذِهِ الْأَفْعَالِ. يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَ الْأَنْصَارِ! إِنِّي عَلَى بَصِيرَةٍ مِنْ أَمْرِي، وَ عَلَى ثِقَةٍ مِنْ دِينِي،

Then heasws said, after all that: ‘What are these riffraff and shrew ones of Quraysh who have come to usasws! Iasws am a companion of these battles, and father of these places, and son of these deeds. O community of the Emigrants and the Helpers! Iasws am upon an insight of myasws matter, and upon reliance from myasws Religion.

الْيَوْمَ أَنْطَقْتُ الْخَرْسَاءَ الْبَيَانَ، وَ فَهَّمْتُ الْعَجْمَاءَ الْفَصَاحَةَ، وَ أَتَيْتُ الْعَمْيَاءَ بِالْبُرْهَانِ، هذا يَوْمُ يَنْفَعُ الصَّادِقِينَ صِدْقُهُمْ‏ قَدْ تَوَافَقْنَا عَلَى حُدُودِ الْحَقِّ وَ الْبَاطِلِ، وَ أَخْرَجْتُكُمْ مِنَ الشُّبْهَةِ إِلَى الْحَقِّ، وَ مِنَ الشَّكِّ إِلَى الْيَقِينِ،

Today Iasws shall speak to the mute with the explanation, and make the tongue-tied to understand the eloquence, and give the proof to the blind. “This Day the truthful shall benefit from their truthfulness [5:119]. We are now concordant upon the limits of the truth and the falsehood, and Iasws am extracting you from the suspicions to the truth, and from the doubts to the certainty.

فَتَبَرَّءُوا- رَحِمَكُمُ اللَّهُ مِمَّنْ نَكَثَ‏ الْبَيْعَتَيْنِ، وَ غَلَبَ الْهَوَى بِهِ‏ فَضَلَّ، وَ أَبْعِدُوا- رَحِمَكُمُ اللَّهُ- مِمَّنْ‏ أَخْفَى الْغَدْرَ وَ طَلَبَ الْحَقَّ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَهْلِهِ فَتَاهَ، وَ الْعَنُوا- رَحِمَكُمُ اللَّهُ- مَنِ انْهَزَمَ الْهَزِيمَتَيْنِ

Therefore, you should disavow, may Allahazwj have Mercy on you, from the one who broke the two allegiances, and the personal desires overcame him, so he strayed; and distance yourselves, may Allahazwj have Mercy on you, from the one who conceals the deceit and seeks the truth from other than its people; and curse, may Allahazwj have Mercy on you, the one who was defeated by two defeats.

إِذْ يَقُولُ اللَّهُ: إِذا لَقِيتُمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا زَحْفاً فَلا تُوَلُّوهُمُ الْأَدْبارَ وَ مَنْ يُوَلِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ دُبُرَهُ إِلَّا مُتَحَرِّفاً لِقِتالٍ أَوْ مُتَحَيِّزاً إِلى‏ فِئَةٍ فَقَدْ باءَ بِغَضَبٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ‏،

Then Allahazwj Says: When you meet those who are committing Kufr marching for war, then do not turn your backs to them [8:15] And the one who turns his back to them on that day - except for a strategy of battle or retreating to a group – so he has incurred Wrath from Allah, [8:16].

وَ قَالَ: وَ يَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ إِذْ أَعْجَبَتْكُمْ كَثْرَتُكُمْ فَلَمْ تُغْنِ عَنْكُمْ شَيْئاً وَ ضاقَتْ عَلَيْكُمُ الْأَرْضُ بِما رَحُبَتْ ثُمَّ وَلَّيْتُمْ مُدْبِرِينَ.

And Said: Allah has Helped you in many places, and the day of (battle of) Hunayn when your great numbers fascinated you but they did not avail you of anything, and the earth was straitened upon you despite its vastness, then you turned back retreating [9:25].

وَ اغْضِبُوا- رَحِمَكُمُ اللَّهُ- عَلَى مَنْ غَضَبَ اللَّهُ‏ عَلَيْهِمْ، وَ تَبَرَّءُوا- رَحِمَكُمُ اللَّهُ- مِمَّنْ يَقُولُ فِيهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: يَرْتَفِعُ‏ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ رِيحٌ سَوْدَاءُ تَخْتَطِفُ‏ مِنْ دُونِي قَوْماً مِنْ أَصْحَابِي مِنْ عُظَمَاءِ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ، فَأَقُولُ: أُصَيْحَابِي. فَيُقَالُ: يَا مُحَمَّدُ! إِنَّكَ لَا تَدْرِي مَا أَحْدَثُوا بَعْدَكَ.

And be angry (upon these enemies of Islam), may Allahazwj have Mercy on you, upon the one Allahazwj was Wrathful upon, and disavow, may Allahazwj have Mercy on you, from the one Rasool-Allahsaww said regarding him: ‘One Day of Qiyamah, a black wind would arise, snatching away a people below mesaww, from mysaww companions, from the great ones of the Emigrants, so Isaww shall say: ‘Mysaww companions!’ Heazwj will Say: “O Muhammadsaww! Don’t Yousaww do not know what they innovated after yousaww”’.

وَ تَبَرَّءُوا رَحِمَكُمُ اللَّهُ مِنَ النَّفْسِ الضَّالِّ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ: يَوْمٌ لا بَيْعٌ فِيهِ وَ لا خِلالٌ‏ فَيَقُولُوا: رَبَّنا أَرِنَا الَّذَيْنِ أَضَلَّانا مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَ الْإِنْسِ نَجْعَلْهُما تَحْتَ أَقْدامِنا لِيَكُونا مِنَ الْأَسْفَلِينَ‏

And disavow, may Allahazwj have Mercy on you, from the straying soul, from before he is brought a Day during which they would neither be any bargaining nor befriending [14:31], so they would be saying, ‘Our Lord! Show us those who strayed us, from the Jinn and the humans, so we can make them to be under our feet for them to be from the lowest ones’ [41:29].

وَ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ يَقُولُوا: يا حَسْرَتى‏ عَلى‏ ما فَرَّطْتُ فِي جَنْبِ اللَّهِ وَ إِنْ كُنْتُ لَمِنَ السَّاخِرِينَ أَوْ يَقُولُوا: وَ ما أَضَلَّنا إِلَّا الْمُجْرِمُونَ‏ أَوْ يَقُولُوا: رَبَّنا إِنَّا أَطَعْنا سادَتَنا وَ كُبَراءَنا فَأَضَلُّونَا السَّبِيلَا،

And from before they would be saying, ‘O regret, upon what I wasted regarding the Side of Allah, and I was from the mocking ones!’ [39:56]; or they would be saying, And none strayed us except the criminals [26:99]; or they would be saying, ‘Our Lord! We obeyed our chiefs and our great ones, so they strayed us from the Way’ [33:67].

إِنَّ قُرَيْشاً طَلَبَتِ السَّعَادَةَ فَشَقِيَتْ‏، وَ طَلَبَتِ النَّجَاةَ فَهَلَكَتْ، وَ طَلَبَتِ الْهِدَايَةَ فَضَلَّتْ. إِنَّ قُرَيْشاً قَدْ أَضَلَّتْ أَهْلَ دَهْرِهَا وَ مَنْ يَأْتِي مِنْ بَعْدِهَا مِنَ الْقُرُونِ،

Verily, Quraysh sought the fortunacy, but they became wretched, and sought the salvation, but were destroyed, and sought the guidance, but they strayed. Quraysh have strayed (not only) the people of their time, but (also) the generations to come after it (as well).

إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ اسْمُهُ وَضَعَ إِمَامَتِي فِي قُرْآنِهِ فَقَالَ: وَ الَّذِينَ يَبِيتُونَ لِرَبِّهِمْ سُجَّداً وَ قِياماً وَ الَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنا هَبْ لَنا مِنْ أَزْواجِنا وَ ذُرِّيَّاتِنا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَ اجْعَلْنا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِماماً،

Allahazwj, Blessed is Hisazwj Name, Placed myasws Imamate in Hisazwj Quran: And those who spend the night in Sajdah to their Lord, and standing [25:64]; And those who are saying, ‘Our Lord! Grant to us from our wives and our offspring, delight of our eyes, and Make us Imams for the pious [25:74].

وَ قَالَ: الَّذِينَ إِنْ مَكَّنَّاهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ أَقامُوا الصَّلاةَ وَ آتَوُا الزَّكاةَ وَ أَمَرُوا بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَ نَهَوْا عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَ لِلَّهِ عاقِبَةُ الْأُمُورِ .. وَ هَذِهِ خُطْبَةٌ طَوِيلَةٌ.

And Said: Those, if We were to Enable them in the land, they would Establish the Salat and give the Zakat, and they would enjoin with the good and forbid from the evil; and to Allah is the end-result of the matters [22:41]’ – and this is the long sermon.

وَ قَدْ قَالَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ فِي بَعْضِ مَقَامَاتِهِ كَلَاماً لَوْ لَمْ يَقُلْ غَيْرَهُ لَكَفَى قَوْلُهُ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ: أَنَا وَلِيُّ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ دُونَ قُرَيْشٍ، لِأَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ قَالَ: الْوَلَاءُ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ،

And heasws had given such a speech in one of hisasws places, even if heasws had not said other than it, it would have sufficed. Hisasws words are: ‘Iasws am foremost with this command besides Quraysh, because Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘The governance is for the one who is emancipated’.

فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بِعِتْقِ الرِّقَابِ مِنَ النَّارِ، وَ بِعِتْقِهَا مِنَ السَّيْفِ، وَ هَذَانِ لَمَّا اجْتَمَعَا كَانَا أَفْضَلَ مِنْ عِتْقِ الرِّقَابِ مِنَ الرِّقِّ،

Rasool-Allahsaww came to emancipate the necks from the Fire, and freed them from the sword (from being killed), and these two (Abu Bakr and Umar), when they gathered, were (considering themselves) to be superior than the necks to be freed from the enslavement.

فَمَا كَانَ لِقُرَيْشٍ عَلَى الْعَرَبِ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ كَانَ لِبَنِي هَاشِمٍ عَلَى قُرَيْشٍ، وَ مَا كَانَ لِبَنِي هَاشِمٍ عَلَى قُرَيْشٍ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ كَانَ لِي عَلَى بَنِي هَاشِمٍ، لِقَوْلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يَوْمَ غَدِيرِ خُمٍّ: «مَنْ كُنْتُ مَوْلَاهُ فَعَلِيٌّ مَوْلَاهُ».

Thus, whatever was for Quraysh upon the Arabs due to Rasool-Allahsaww, was for the Clan of Hashimas over Quraysh; and whatever was for the Clan of Hashimas over Quraysh due to Rasool-Allahsaww, was for measws over the Clan of Hashimas, due to the words of Rasool-Allahsaww on the day of Ghadeer Khum: ‘One whose Mastersaww Isaww was, so Aliasws is his Masterasws’’.¹⁸²

11- فس: قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ! إنَّ أَوَّلَ مَنْ بَغَى عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَى وَجْهِ الْأَرْضِ عَنَاقُ بِنْتُ آدَمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، خَلَقَ اللَّهُ لَهَا عِشْرِينَ إِصْبَعاً، فِي كُلِ‏ إِصْبَعٍ مِنْهَا ظُفُرَانِ طَوِيلَانِ كَالْمِنْجَلَيْنِ‏ الْعَظِيمَيْنِ، وَ كَانَ مَجْلِسُهَا فِي الْأَرْضِ مَوْضِعَ جَرِيبٍ،

(The book) ‘Tafseer Al-Qummi’ – Amir Al-Momineenasws said: ‘O you people! The first one to rebel against Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic upon the surface of the earth was Unaq daughter of Adamas! Allahazwj had Created her with twenty fingers, in each finger from her were two long nails, like the large claws, and her sitting in the ground in place of ‘Jareeb’ (occupying a large area).

فَلَمَّا بَغَتْ بَعَثَ اللَّهُ لَهَا أَسَداً كَالْفِيلِ وَ ذِئْباً كَالْبَعِيرِ وَ نَسْراً كَالْحِمَارِ وَ كَانَ ذَلِكَ فِي الْخَلْقِ الْأَوَّلِ، فَسَلَّطَهُمُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهَا فَقَتَلُوهَا،

When she rebelled, Allahazwj Sent a lion to her like an elephant (in size), and a wolf like a camel, and an eagle like a donkey; and that was during the first creation. Allahazwj Caused them to overcome her and they killer her.

أَلَا وَ قَدْ قَتَلَ اللَّهُ فِرْعَوْنَ وَ هَامَانَ وَ خَسَفَ بِقَارُونَ‏، وَ إِنَّمَا هَذَا مَثَلٌ لِأَعْدَائِهِ الَّذِينَ غَصَبُوا حَقَّهُ فَأَهْلَكَهُمُ اللَّهُ.

Indeed! And Allahazwj has Killed Pharaohla, and Hammanla, and there was a submergence with Qarounla; and rather this is an example for Hisazwj enemies, those who had usurped Hisazwj Right, so Allahazwj Destroyed them’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ- عَلَى إِثْرِ هَذَا الْمَثَلِ الَّذِي ضَرَبَهُ-: وَ قَدْ كَانَ لِي حَقٌّ حَازَهُ دُونِي مَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ، وَ لَمْ أَكُنْ أُشْرِكُهُ فِيهِ، وَ لَا تَوْبَةَ لَهُ إِلَّا بِكِتَابٍ مُنْزَلٍ، أَوْ بِرَسُولٍ‏ مُرْسَلٍ،

Then Aliasws said upon the trail of this example which heasws had struck: ‘And there was a right for measws they (Abu Bakr and Umar) had taken possession of it, one whom it did not happen to be for him, and Iasws did not happen to participate in it, nor was there any repentance for him except by the Revealed Book, or by a Sent Prophetsaww.

وَ أَنَّى لَهُ بِالرِّسَالَةِ بَعْدَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، وَ لَا نَبِيَّ بَعْدَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، وَ أَنَّى يَتُوبُ‏ وَ هُمْ‏ فِي بَرْزَخِ الْقِيَامَةِ غَرَّتْهُ الْأَمَانِيُّ وَ غَرَّهُ‏ بِاللَّهِ الْغَرُورُ*، قَدْ أَشْفَى‏ عَلى‏ شَفا جُرُفٍ هارٍ فَانْهارَ بِهِ فِي نارِ جَهَنَّمَ وَ اللَّهُ لا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ‏.

And Iasws am for it with the Message after Muhammadsaww, and there is no Prophetsaww after Muhammadsaww, and how can they repent (now) and they are in the purgatory of the Qiyamah. The wishful thinking deceived him, and he was deceived by the arch-deceiver in respect of Allah [31:33]. He is upon the brink of a cliff so it collapses with him into the Fire of Hell? And Allah does not Guide the unjust people [9:109]’’.¹⁸³

12- ما: أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُوسَى بْنِ الصَّلْتِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُقْدَةَ، عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ عَبَّادٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَرِيكٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: صَعِدَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ الْمِنْبَرَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَقَالَ: أَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَ أَخُو رَسُولِ‏ اللَّهِ‏ لَا يَقُولُهَا بَعْدِي إِلَّا كَذَّابٌ، مَا زِلْتُ مَظْلُوماً مُنْذُ قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ،

(The book) ‘Amaali’ of sheykh Al Tusi – Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Musa Bin Al Salt, from Ibn Uqda, from Ahmad Bin Al Qasim, from Abbad, from Abdullah Bin Al Zubeyr, from Abdullah Bin Shareek, from his father who said,

‘Aliasws ascended the pulpit on the day of Friday and heasws said: ‘Iasws am a servant of Allahazwj and brotherasws of Rasool-Allahsaww. No one will say it after measws except a liar. Iasws have not ceased to be oppressed since Rasool-Allahsaww passed away.

أَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بِقِتَالِ النَّاكِثِينَ: طَلْحَةَ وَ الزُّبَيْرِ، وَ الْقَاسِطِينَ: مُعَاوِيَةَ وَ أَهْلِ الشَّامِ، وَ الْمَارِقِينَ: وَ هُمْ أَهْلُ النَّهْرَوَانِ، وَ لَوْ أَمَرَنِي بِقِتَالِ الرَّابِعَةِ لَقَاتَلْتُهُمْ.

Rasool-Allahsaww instructed me with fighting against the breakers (of the covenant) – Talha and Al-Zubeyr; and the renegades – Muawiya and the people of Syria; and the deviants – and they are the people of Al-Naharwan; and had hesaww instructed measws with fighting any fourth (category), Iasws would have fought them’’.¹⁸⁴

13- قب‏: الْبُخَارِيُّ وَ مُسْلِمٌ بِالْإِسْنَادِ، قَالَ قَيْسُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ: قَالَ عَلِيٌّ (ع): إن [أَنَا] أَوَّلُ مَنْ يحثو [يَجْثُو] لِلْحُكُومَةِ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ اللَّهِ.

(The book) ‘Manaqib’ of Ibn Shehr Ashub – Al Bukhair and Muslim, by their chains, said, ‘Qays Bin Sa’ad said,

‘Aliasws said: ‘Iasws will be the first one to kneel down in front of Allahazwj for the Judgment’’.¹⁸⁵

14- جا: الْكَاتِبُ، عَنِ الزَّعْفَرَانِيِّ، عَنِ الثَّقَفِيِّ، عَنِ الْمَسْعُودِيِّ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ حَمَّادٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ رَزِينٍ‏ بَيَّاعِ الْأَنْمَاطِ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ زَيْدَ بْنَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ يَقُولُ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يَخْطُبُ النَّاسَ قَالَ‏ فِي خُطْبَتِهِ‏: وَ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ بَايَعَ النَّاسُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَ أَنَا أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِهِمْ مِنِّي بِقَمِيصِي هَذَا، فَكَظَمْتُ غَيْظِي، وَ انْتَظَرْتُ أَمْرَ رَبِّي، وَ أَلْصَقْتُ كَلْكَلِي بِالْأَرْضِ،

(The book) ‘Amaali’ of sheykh Al Mufeed – Al Katib, from Al Zafrani, from Al Saqafi, from Al Masoudi, from Al Hassan Bin Hammad, from his father, from Razeyn Baya al Anmat who said,

‘I heard Zayd son of Aliasws Bin Al-Husaynasws saying, ‘My fatherasws narrated to me from hisasws fatherasws who said: ‘Iasws heard Amir Al-Momineen Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws addressing the people. Heasws said: ‘By Allahazwj! The people had pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr and Iasws was the foremost of the people with them with this shirt (caliphate) of mineasws. So, Iasws swallowed by rage and awaited the Command of myasws Lordazwj, and adhered myasws chest with the ground (embraced solitude).

ثُمَّ إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ هَلَكَ وَ اسْتَخْلَفَ عُمَرَ، وَ قَدْ عَلِمَ- وَ اللَّهِ- أَنِّي أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِهِمْ مِنِّي بِقَمِيصِي هَذَا، فَكَظَمْتُ غَيْظِي، وَ انْتَظَرْتُ أَمْرَ رَبِّي،

Then Abu Bakr died and he made Umar the caliph, and by Allahazwj, he had known that Iasws was the foremost of the people with them with this shirt of mineasws. Iasws swallowed myasws rage and awaited the Command of myasws Lordazwj.

ثُمَّ إِنَّ عُمَرَ هَلَكَ وَ قَدْ جَعَلَهَا شُورَى، فَجَعَلَنِي سَادِسَ سِتَّةٍ، كَسَهْمِ الْجَدَّةِ وَ قَالَ: اقْتُلُوا الْأَقَلَّ وَ مَا أَرَادَ غَيْرِي، فَكَظَمْتُ غَيْظِي، وَ انْتَظَرْتُ أَمْرَ رَبِّي، وَ أَلْصَقْتُ كَلْكَلِي بِالْأَرْضِ،

Then Umar died, and he had made it to a consultation council, and he made measws to be the sixth of the six, like the share of the grandfather (of inheritance), and he said, ‘Kill the minority’, and he did not mean anyone apart from measws. Iasws swallowed myasws rage and awaited the Command of myasws Lordazwj, and adhered myasws chest with the ground.

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنْ أَمْرِ الْقَوْمِ بَعْدَ بَيْعَتِهِمْ لِي مَا كَانَ، ثُمَّ لَمْ أَجِدْ إِلَّا قِتَالَهُمْ أَوِ الْكُفْرَ بِاللَّهِ.

Then it transpire from the matter of the people after their allegiances to measws, what happened. Then Iasws could not find (any alternative) except fighting them (the hypocrites), or committing Kufr with Allahazwj’’.¹⁸⁶

15- جا: ابْنُ قُولَوَيْهِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَلَوِيَّةَ، عَنِ الثَّقَفِيِّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو الرَّازِيِّ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَ: لَمَّا بَلَغَ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ مَسِيرُ طَلْحَةَ وَ الزُّبَيْرِ وَ عَائِشَةَ مِنْ مَكَّةَ إِلَى الْبَصْرَةِ نَادَى الصَّلَاةَ جَامِعَةً،

(The book) ‘Amaali’ of sheykh Al Mufeed – Ibn Qawlawiya, from his father, from Sa’ad, from Ahmad Bin Alawiya, from Al Saqafi, from Muhammad Bin Amro Al Razy, from Al Hassan Bin Al Mubarak, from Al Hassan Bin Salama who said,

‘When it reached Amir Al-Momineen (news of) the travelling of Talha, and Al-Zubeyr, and Ayesha, from Makkah to Al-Basra (for battle), heasws called for the congregational Salat.

فَلَمَّا اجْتَمَعَ النَّاسُ حَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَ أَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ: أَمَّا بَعْدُ، فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى لَمَّا قَبَضَ نَبِيَّهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ قُلْنَا: نَحْنُ أَهْلُ بَيْتِهِ وَ عَصَبَتُهُ وَ وَرَثَتُهُ وَ أَوْلِيَاؤُهُ وَ أَحَقُّ خَلَائِقِ اللَّهِ بِهِ، لَا نُنَازَعُ حَقَّهُ وَ سُلْطَانَهُ،

When the people gathered, heasws praised Allahazwj and extolled upon Himazwj, then said: ‘As for after, when Allahazwj Blessed and Exalted Cased Hisazwj Prophetsaww to pass away, weasws said: ‘Weasws are Peopleasws of hissaww Household, and hisasws clan, and hissaww inheritors, and hissaww friends, and most rightful of the creatures of Allahazwj with himsaww. Neither can weasws be disputed of hissaww right nor hissaww authority.

فَبَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ إِذْ نَفَرَ الْمُنَافِقُونَ فَانْتَزَعُوا سُلْطَانَ نَبِيِّنَا صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ مِنَّا وَ وَلَّوْهُ غَيْرَنَا، فَبَكَتْ لِذَلِكَ- وَ اللَّهِ- الْعُيُونُ وَ الْقُلُوبُ مِنَّا جَمِيعاً، وَ خَشُنَتْ- وَ اللَّهِ الصُّدُورُ، وَ ايْمُ اللَّهِ لَوْ لَا مَخَافَةُ الْفُرْقَةِ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ أَنْ يَعُودُوا إِلَى الْكُفْرِ، وَ يَعُودَ الدِّينُ‏، لَكُنَّا قَدْ غَيَّرْنَا ذَلِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْنَا،

While weasws were like that, when a number of hypocrites snatched away the authority of our Prophetsaww from usasws, and placed others in charge of it. By Allahazwj! The eyes and the hearts from all of usasws cried, and by Allahazwj the chests were roughened. And Iasws swear by Allahazwj! Had Iasws not feared that a sect from the Muslims would return to the Kufr, and the Religion would be turned around, weasws would have changed that whatever weasws could have.

وَ قَدْ وَلِيَ ذَلِكَ وُلَاةٌ وَ مَضَوْا لِسَبِيلِهِمْ وَ رَدَّ اللَّهُ الْأَمْرَ إِلَيَّ، وَ قَدْ بَايَعَانِي وَ قَدْ نَهَضَا إِلَى الْبَصْرَةِ لِيُفَرِّقَا جَمَاعَتَكُمْ، وَ يُلْقِيَا بَأْسَكُمْ‏ بَيْنَكُمْ، اللَّهُمَّ فَخُذْهُمَا لِغِشِّهِمَا لِهَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ، وَ سُوءِ نَظَرِهِمَا لِلْعَامَّةِ.

And (certain) rulers had ruled that, and they went on their way, and Allahazwj has Returned the Command to measws, and they (Talha and Al-Zubeyr) had both pledged allegiance to measws, and they are (now) coming to Al-Basra in order to separate your communities, and they would face your might between you. O Allahazwj! Seize them both due to their deception to this community, and their evil outlook towards the general population’.

فَقَامَ أَبُو الْهَيْثَمِ ابْنُ التَّيِّهَانِ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ فَقَالَ‏: يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ! إِنَّ حَسَدَ قُرَيْشٍ إِيَّاكَ عَلَى وَجْهَيْنِ، أَمَّا خِيَارُهُمْ فَحَسَدُوكَ مُنَافَسَةً فِي الْفَضْلِ وَ ارْتِفَاعاً فِي الدَّرَجَةِ، وَ أَمَّا شِرَارُهُمْ‏ فَحَسَدُوكَ حَسَداً أَحْبَطَ اللَّهُ بِهِ أَعْمَالَهُمْ وَ أَثْقَلَ بِهِ أَوْزَارَهُمْ، وَ مَا رَضُوا أَنْ يُسَاوُوكَ حَتَّى أَرَادُوا أَنْ يَتَقَدَّمُوكَ،

Abu Al-Haysam Ibn Al-Tayhan, may Allahazwj have Mercy on him, stood up and said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineenasws! The envy of Quraysh towards youasws is upon two aspects. As for their elites, they are envying youasws competing in the merits and yourasws loftiness in the rankings; and as for their evil ones, they are envying youasws, Allahazwj would Nullify their deeds due to it, and their burdens would be heavier by it, and they will not be pleased to be equal to youasws, until they want to precede youasws.

فَبَعُدَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الْغَايَةُ، وَ أَسْقَطَهُمُ الْمِضْمَارُ، وَ كُنْتَ أَحَقَّ قُرَيْشٍ بِقُرَيْشٍ، نَصَرْتَ نَبِيَّهُمْ حَيّاً، وَ قَضَيْتَ عَنْهُ الْحُقُوقَ مَيِّتاً، وَ اللَّهِ مَا بَغْيُهُمْ إِلَّا عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ، وَ نَحْنُ أَنْصَارُكَ وَ أَعْوَانُكَ، فَمُرْنَا بِأَمْرِكَ،

So, the goal is remote from them, and the domain is dropped from them, and youasws were most rightful of Quraysh with Quraysh. Youasws helped their Prophetsaww when alive, and youasws fulfilled the rights on hissaww behalf when hesaww passed away. By Allahazwj! Their rebellion is not except against themselves, and we are yourasws helpers and yourasws supporters, so order usasws with yourasws orders’.

فَجَزَاهُ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ خَيْراً، ثُمَّ قَامَ النَّاسُ بَعْدَهُ فَتَكَلَّمَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ بِمِثْلِ مَقَالِهِ.

Amir Al-Momineenasws bade him goodly Recompense, then the people stood up after him, and each one spoke similar to his talk’’.¹⁸⁷

16- جا: الْكَاتِبُ، عَنِ الزَّعْفَرَانِيِّ، عَنِ الثَّقَفِيِّ، عَنِ الْمَسْعُودِيِّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ حَمَّادٍ الْقَطَّانِ، عَنْ أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي عَلِيٍّ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ: أَنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ أَبِي لَيْلَى قَامَ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، فَقَالَ: يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ! إِنِّي سَائِلُكَ لِآخُذَ عَنْكَ، وَ قَدِ انْتَظَرْنَا أَنْ تَقُولَ مِنْ أَمْرِكَ شَيْئاً فَلَمْ تَقُلْهُ، أَ لَا تُحَدِّثُنَا عَنْ أَمْرِكَ هَذَا .. أَ كَانَ بِعَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَوْ شَيْ‏ءٌ رَأَيْتَهُ؟

(The book) ‘Amaali’ of sheykh Al Mufeed – From Al Zafrani, from Al Saqafi, from Al Madoudi, from Muhammad Bin Kaseer, from Yahya Bin Hammad Al Qattan, from Abu Muhammad Al Hazrami, from Abu Ali Al Hamdani,

‘Abdul Rahman Bin Abu Layli stood up to Amir Al-Momineen Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws and he said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineenasws! I ask youasws to take from youasws, and we have awaiting for youasws to be saying something from yourasws matter, but youasws did not say it. Will youasws not narrated to us about this matter of yoursasws? Was it by a pact of Rasool-Allahsaww, or was it something youasws opined?

فأما [فَإِنَّا] قَدْ أَكْثَرْنَا فِيكَ الْأَقَاوِيلَ وَ أَوْثَقَهُ عِنْدَنَا مَا قَبِلْنَاهُ عَنْكَ‏ وَ سَمِعْنَاهُ مِنْ فِيكَ، إِنَّا كُنَّا نَقُولُ لَوْ رَجَعَتْ إِلَيْكُمْ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ لَمْ يُنَازِعْكُمْ فِيهَا أَحَدٌ،

As for us, we have frequented the talk regarding youasws, and the most reliable of it in our presence would be was we accept from youasws and hear (directly) from yourasws mouth. We used to say, ‘If only it (caliphate) would have returned to youasws after Rasool-Allahsaww and no one had disputed with youasws regarding it’.

وَ اللَّهِ مَا أَدْرِي إِذَا سُئِلْتُ مَا أَقُولُ؟ أَزْعَمُ أَنَّ الْقَوْمَ كَانُوا أَوْلَى بِمَا كَانُوا فِيهِ مِنْكَ؟ فَإِنْ قُلْتَ ذَلِكَ فَعَلَامَ‏ نَصَبَكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بَعْدَ حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ، فَقَالَ: أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ مَنْ كُنْتُ مَوْلَاهُ فَعَلِيٌّ مَوْلَاهُ؟!. وَ إِنْ تَكُ أَوْلَى مِنْهُمْ بِمَا كَانُوا فِيهِ فَعَلَامَ‏ نَتَوَلَّاهُمْ؟.

By Allahazwj! I do not know what I should be saying when I ask youasws? Shall I claim that the people were foremost with what they had indulged in, than youasws? But, if I were to say that, then whom did Rasool-Allahsaww nominate after the farewell Hajj, and hesaww said: ‘One whose Mastersaww Isaww was, so Aliasws is his Masterasws?! And if youasws were foremost than them with what they were in, then upon what should be befriend them?’

فَقَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: يَا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ! إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى قَبَضَ نَبِيَّهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ وَ أَنَا يَوْمَ قَبَضَهُ أَوْلَى بِالنَّاسِ مِنِّي بِقَمِيصِي هَذَا، وَ قَدْ كَانَ مِنْ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ (ص) إِلَيَّ عَهْدٌ لَوْ خَزَمْتُمُونِي بِأَنْفِي لَأَقْرَرْتُ سَمْعاً لِلَّهِ وَ طَاعَةً،

Amir Al-Momineenasws said: ‘O Abdul Rahman! Allahazwj Caused Hisazwj Prophetsaww to pass away, and on the day hesaww passed away, Iasws was foremost of the people with this shirt (caliphate) of mineasws, and there had been a pact from the Prophetsaww of Allahazwj to measws, if you all were to pull measws by the nose, Iasws would acknowledge, being a listener to Allahazwj and obedience.

وَ إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَا انْتَقَصْنَاهُ‏ بَعْدَهُ إِبْطَالُ حَقِّنَا فِي الْخُمُسِ، فَلَمَّا رَقَّ أَمْرُنَا طَمِعَتْ رِعْيَانُ الْبُهَمِ‏ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فِينَا، وَ قَدْ كَانَ لِي عَلَى النَّاسِ حَقٌّ لَوْ رَدُّوهُ إِلَيَّ عَفْواً قَبِلْتُهُ وَ قُمْتُ بِهِ،

And the first of what Iasws demanded after the delay of ourasws rights was regarding the Khums. When ourasws matter was thin, the beastly citizens of Qureys coveted regarding usasws, and there was a right for measws upon the people, if they had returned it to measws, Iasws would have pardoned, accepting it, and would have stood with it.

فَكَانَ‏ إِلَى أَجَلٍ مَعْلُومٍ، وَ كُنْتُ كَرَجُلٍ لَهُ عَلَى النَّاسِ حَقٌّ إِلَى أَجَلٍ، فَإِنْ عَجَّلُوا لَهُ مَالَهُ أَخَذَهُ وَ حَمِدَهُمْ عَلَيْهِ، وَ إِنْ أَخَّرُوهُ أَخَذَهُ غَيْرَ مَحْمُودٍ،

So, it was to a known time, and Iasws was like a man having a right for him upon the people to a term, so if they were to hasten his wealth to him, he would take it and praised them upon it, and if they were to delay it, he would take it without praising (them).

وَ كُنْتُ كَرَجُلٍ يَأْخُذُ السُّهُولَةَ وَ هُوَ عِنْدَ النَّاسِ مَحْزُونٌ، وَ إِنَّمَا يُعْرَفُ الْهُدَى بِقِلَّةِ مَنْ يَأْخُذُهُ مِنَ النَّاسِ، فَإِذَا سَكَتُّ فَأَعْفُونِي، فَإِنَّهُ لَوْ جَاءَ أَمْرٌ تَحْتَاجُونَ‏ فِيهِ إِلَى الْجَوَابِ أَجَبْتُكُمْ، فَكُفُّوا عَنِّي مَا كَفَفْتُ عَنْكُمْ.

And I was like a man taking it easy and although he was grieving in the presence of the people, and rather the guidance is recognise by the scarcity of the ones from the people taking. So, when Iasws am silent, then excuse measws. If a matter were to come you will be needy to the answer to it, Iasws shall answer you all, therefore withhold from measws for as long as Iasws withhold from youasws’.

فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ: يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ! فَأَنْتَ- لَعَمْرُكَ- كَمَا قَالَ الْأَوَّلُ:

لَعَمْرِي‏ لَقَدْ أَيْقَظْتَ مَنْ كَانَ نَائِماً

وَ أَسْمَعْتَ مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ أُذُنَانِ‏

Abdul Rahman said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineenasws! By yourasws life! Youasws are just as the first one had said, ‘By my life! One who was asleep has woken up, and the one who has ears for it is listening’’.¹⁸⁸

17- كا: فِي الرَّوْضَةِ، عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ رِئَابٍ وَ يَعْقُوبَ السَّرَّاجِ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لَمَّا بُويِعَ بَعْدَ مَقْتَلِ عُثْمَانَ صَعِدَ الْمِنْبَرَ فَقَالَ: الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي عَلَا فَاسْتَعْلَى، وَ دَنَا فَتَعَالَى، وَ ارْتَفَعَ فَوْقَ كُلِّ مَنْظَرٍ، وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ،

(The book) ‘Al Kafi’ – In ‘Al Rowza’ – Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Mahboub, from Ali Bin Raib, and Yaqoub Al Sarraj,

‘From Abu Abdullahasws having said: ‘When Amir Al-Momineenasws was pledged allegiance to when Usman had been killed, heasws ascended the pulpit and said: ‘The Praise is for Allahazwj Who is High and Exalted, and is near and Exalted, and Rises above every scenery. And Iasws testify that there is no god except Allahazwj Alone, there being no associate for Himazwj.

وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ خَاتَمُ النَّبِيِّينَ، وَ حُجَّةُ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ، مُصَدِّقاً لِلرُّسُلِ الْأَوَّلِينَ، وَ كانَ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ‏ رَءُوفاً رَحِيماً، فَصَلَّى اللَّهُ وَ مَلَائِكَتُهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ عَلَى آلِهِ.

And Iasws testify that Muhammadsaww is Hisazwj servant and Hisazwj Rasoolsaww, and last of the Prophetsas, and a Divine Authority of Allahazwj upon the worlds, a ratifier of the formers Rasoolsas, and Heazwj was always Kind, Merciful with the Momineen. May Allahazwj and Hisazwj Angels Send Salawat upon himsaww and hissaww Progenyasws.

أَمَّا بَعْدُ، أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ! فَإِنَّ الْبَغْيَ يَقُودُ أَصْحَابَهُ إِلَى النَّارِ، وَ إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَنْ بَغَى عَلَى اللَّهِ جَلَّ ذِكْرُهُ عَنَاقُ بِنْتُ آدَمَ، وَ أَوَّلَ قَتِيلٍ قَتَلَهُ اللَّهُ عَنَاقُ، وَ كَانَ مَجْلِسُهَا جَرِيباً مِنَ الْأَرْضِ‏ فِي جَرِيبٍ، وَ كَانَ لَهَا عِشْرُونَ إِصْبَعاً فِي كُلِّ إِصْبَعٍ ظُفُرَانِ مِثْلَ الْمِنْجَلَيْنِ، فَسَلَّطَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَيْهَا أَسَداً كَالْفِيلِ وَ ذِئْباً كَالْبَعِيرِ وَ نَسْراً مِثْلَ الْبَغْلِ فَقَتَلُوهَا،

As for after, O you people! Surely the rebel is guiding his companion to the Fire, and the first one to rebel against Allahazwj, Majestic is Hisazwj Mention, was Unaq daughter of Adamas, and the first killed one to be killed by Allahazwj was Unaq, and her sitting was a ‘Jareeb’ (occupying a large area) from the ground, and there were twenty fingers for her, having two nails in each finger like the two claws. Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic Caused her to be overcome by a lion like (the size of) an elephant, and a wolf like a camel, and an eagle like the mule, and they killed her.

وَ قَدْ قَتَلَ اللَّهُ الْجَبَابِرَةَ عَلَى أَفْضَلِ أَحْوَالِهِمْ، وَ آمَنِ مَا كَانُوا، وَ أَمَاتَ هَامَانَ، وَ أَهْلَكَ فِرْعَوْنَ، وَ قَدْ قَتَلَ عُثْمَانَ، أَلَا وَ إِنَّ بَلِيَّتَكُمْ قَدْ عَادَتْ كَهَيْئَتِهَا يَوْمَ بَعَثَ اللَّهُ نَبِيَّهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ،

And Allahazwj has Killed the tyrants upon the best of their states, and Secured what had been, and Killed Hamanla, and Destroyed Pharaohla, and Heazwj has Killed Usman. Indeed, and your afflictions has returned like they were on the day Allahazwj Sent Hisazwj Prophetsaww.

وَ الَّذِي بَعَثَهُ بِالْحَقِّ لَتُبَلْبَلُنَّ بَلْبَلَةً وَ لَتُغَرْبَلُنَّ غَرْبَلَةً، وَ لَتُسَاطُنَّ سَوْطَةَ الْقِدْرِ حَتَّى يَعُودَ أَسْفَلُكُمْ أَعْلَاكُمْ وَ أَعْلَاكُمْ أَسْفَلَكُمْ، وَ لَيَسْبِقَنَّ سَابِقُونَ كَانُوا قَصَّرُوا، وَ لَيُقَصِّرَنَّ سَابِقُونَ‏ كَانُوا سَبَقُوا،

By the Oneazwj Who Send himsaww with the truth, you will be afflicted with afflictions, and you will be sifted with a sifting, and you will turned a turning of the pot until your bottom ones are your top, and your top ones would be your bottom ones, and they will precede, the ones who used to be deficient, and they will be deficient, the ones who used to be with precedence.

وَ اللَّهِ مَا كَتَمْتُ وَشْمَةً، وَ لَا كَذَبْتُ كِذْبَةً، وَ لَقَدْ نُبِّئْتُ بِهَذَا الْمَقَامِ وَ هَذَا الْيَوْمِ، أَلَا وَ إِنَّ الْخَطَايَا خَيْلٌ شُمُسٌ حُمِلَ أَهْلُهَا عَلَيْهَا، وَ خُلِعَتْ لُجُمُهَا فَتَقَحَّمَتْ بِهِمْ فِي النَّارِ، أَلَا وَ إِنَّ التَّقْوَى مَطَايَا ذُلُلٌ حُمِلَ عَلَيْهَا أَهْلُهَا وَ أُعْطُوا أَزِمَّتَهَا، فَأَوْرَدَتْهُمُ الْجَنَّةَ، وَ فُتِحَتْ لَهُمْ أَبْوَابُهَا، وَجَدُوا رِيحَهَا وَ طِيبَهَا، وَ قِيلَ لَهُمْ: ادْخُلُوها بِسَلامٍ آمِنِينَ‏،

By Allahazwj! Iasws have neither concealed, nor blocked, nor lied a lie, and Iasws have been foretold about this place and this day. Indeed! And the sins are like uncontrollable horses which carry its riders, with its harnesses removed, plunging into the Fire. Indeed! And the piety is like a humble ride which takes its rider, along with its rein, to the Paradise, and its Doors will be opened up for them, and they will find its aroma and goodness. And it will be said to them: “Enter it in peace, security!” [15:46].

أَلَا وَ قَدْ سَبَقَنِي إِلَى هَذَا الْأَمْرِ مَنْ لَمْ أُشْرِكْهُ فِيهِ، وَ مَنْ لَمْ أَهَبْهُ لَهُ، وَ مَنْ لَيْسَتْ لَهُ مِنْهُ نَوْبَةٌ إِلَّا نَبِيٌ‏ يُبْعَثُ، أَلَا وَ لَا نَبِيَّ بَعْدَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلَهُ، أَشْرَفَ مِنْهُ‏ عَلى‏ شَفا جُرُفٍ هارٍ فَانْهارَ بِهِ فِي نارِ جَهَنَّمَ‏

Indeed! The ones who had no association with it has preceded measws to this command (Caliphate), and the ones to whom it had not been Granted to, and the ones for whom there was no chance from it except if they were to be Prophetsas who had been Sent. And indeed! There is no Prophet as to be after Muhammadsaww who is more noble than himas (they are) upon the brink of a cliff so it collapses with him into the Fire of Hell? And Allah does not Guide the unjust people [9:109].

حَقٌّ وَ بَاطِلٌ، وَ لِكُلٍّ أَهْلٌ، فَلَئِنْ أَمِرَ الْبَاطِلُ لَقَدِيماً مَا فَعَلَ، وَ لَئِنْ قَلَّ الْحَقُّ فَلَرُبَّمَا وَ لَعَلَّ وَ لَقَلَّمَا أَدْبَرَ شَيْ‏ءٌ فَأَقْبَلَ، وَ لَئِنْ رُدَّ عَلَيْكُمْ أَمْرُكُمْ إِنَّكُمْ سُعَدَاءُ، وَ مَا عَلَيَّ إِلَّا الْجُهْدُ، وَ إِنِّي لَأَخْشَى أَنْ تَكُونُوا عَلَى فَتْرَةٍ مِلْتُمْ عَنِّي مَيْلَةً كُنْتُمْ فِيهَا عِنْدِي غَيْرَ مَحْمُودِي الرَّأْيِ، وَ لَوْ أَشَاءُ لَقُلْتُ: عَفَا اللَّهُ عَمَّا سَلَفَ‏،

Truth as well as falsehood, for each of them are its people. The matter of falsehood is a very old one and has been active. And if the truth is less (in practice) it is because of ‘if’ and ‘maybe’. And it is rare that if a thing gone away comes back, and if your command (Caliphate) returns to you, you would be pleased, and it is not on measws except for the striving, and Iasws am afraid that you all will end up being on the nature of your nation (away) from measws, the nation that you were in beforehand and would not have a praiseworthy opinion in myasws sight, and if Iasws so desire to Iasws would say: ‘May Allahazwj Forgive what was in the past’.

سَبَقَ فِيهِ الرَّجُلَانِ وَ قَامَ الثَّالِثُ كَالْغُرَابِ هَمُّهُ بَطْنُهُ، وَيْلَهُ! لَوْ قُصَّ جَنَاحَاهُ وَ قُطِعَ رَأْسُهُ كَانَ خَيْراً لَهُ، شُغِلَ عَنِ الْجَنَّةِ وَ النَّارُ أَمَامَهُ،

Two men preceded measws with regards to it (Caliphate), and the third one stood up like the Raven. His main concern was his stomach. Woe be unto him! Had his wings been clipped and his head cut-off, it would have been better for him. He was distracted from the Paradise and the Hell was in front of him.

ثَلَاثَةٌ وَ اثْنَانِ، خَمْسَةٌ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ سَادِسٌ، مَلَكٌ يَطِيرُ بِجَنَاحَيْهِ، وَ نَبِيٌّ أَخَذَ اللَّهُ بِضَبْعَيْهِ، وَ سَاعٍ مُجْتَهِدٌ، وَ طَالِبٌ يَرْجُو، وَ مُقَصِّرٌ فِي النَّارِ،

Three and two, they were five, there is no sixth of them – An Angel who files by his wings, and a Prophetas whom Allahazwj has Grabbed by hisas shoulders, and a diligent seeker, and a hopeful student, and a reducer (Muqassir) are in the Fire.

الْيَمِينُ وَ الشِّمَالُ مَضَلَّةٌ وَ الطَّرِيقُ الْوُسْطَى هِيَ الْجَادَّةُ، عَلَيْهَا يَأْتِي الْكِتَابُ وَ آثَارُ النُّبُوَّةِ، هَلَكَ مَنِ ادَّعَى، وَ خابَ مَنِ افْتَرى‏، إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَدَّبَ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةَ بِالسَّيْفِ وَ السَّوْطِ وَ لَيْسَ لِأَحَدٍ عِنْدَ الْإِمَامِ فِيهِمَا هَوَادَةٌ،

The right and the left are misleading, whereas the middle path is the street on which you will come across the Book and the effects of the Prophet-hood. Destroyed is the one who makes a claim, and disillusioned is the one who fabricates that Allahazwj Disciplined this community by the sword and the whip, and there is no leniency for any of them in the presence of the Imamasws. There is restrain regarding them both.

فَاسْتَتِرُوا فِي بُيُوتِكُمْ‏ وَ أَصْلِحُوا ذاتَ بَيْنِكُمْ‏، وَ التَّوْبَةُ مِنْ وَرَائِكُمْ، مَنْ أَبْدَى‏ صَفْحَتَهُ لِلْحَقِّ هَلَكَ.

So, hide in your homes and mend your relationships in between yourselves and the repentance is behind you all. The one who turned his cheek (opposed the Imamasws) to the truth is destroyed’’. ¹⁸⁹

18- نهج‏: وَ مِنْ خُطْبَةٍ لَهُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: لَا يَشْغَلُهُ شَأْنٌ، وَ لَا يُغَيِّرُهُ زَمَانٌ، وَ لَا يَحْوِيهِ مَكَانٌ، وَ لَا يَصِفُهُ لِسَانٌ، وَ لَا يَعْزُبُ عَنْهُ عَدَدُ قَطْرِ الْمَاءِ، وَ لَا نُجُومِ السَّمَاءِ، وَ لَا سَوَافِي‏ الرِّيحِ فِي الْهَوَاءِ، وَ لَا دَبِيبُ النَّمْلِ عَلَى الصَّفَا، وَ لَا مَقِيلُ الذَّرِّ فِي اللَّيْلَةِ الظَّلْمَاءِ، يَعْلَمُ مَسَاقِطَ الْأَوْرَاقِ، وَ خَفِيَّ طَرْفِ الْأَحْدَاقِ‏،

(The book) ‘Nahj Al-Balagah’ – And from a sermon of hisasws: ‘A concern does no pre-occupy Himazwj, nor does the time change Himazwj, nor does a place contain Himazwj, nor can a tongue describe Himazwj. Neither are the number of drops of the water unknown from Himazwj, nor the stars of the sky, nor the currents of the winds in the air, nor the steps of the and upon the solid rock, nor the weight of the particles in the dark night. Heazwj Knows the falling of the leaves, and the hidden movement of the eyes.

وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ غَيْرَ مَعْدُولٍ بِهِ وَ لَا مَشْكُوكٍ فِيهِ وَ لَا مَكْفُورٍ دِينُهُ، وَ لَا مَجْحُودٍ تَكْوِينُهُ، شَهَادَةَ مَنْ صَدَقَتْ نِيَّتُهُ، وَ صَفَتْ دُخْلَتُهُ، وَ خَلَصَ يَقِينُهُ، وَ ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ،

And I testify that there is no god except Allahazwj, without there being an equal for Himazwj, nor can Heazwj be doubted in it, nor can Hisazwj debt be paid off, nor can Hisazwj Creating be rejected, a testimony of one who ratified Hisazwj Prophetsaww and clear is hisasws entry, and sincere are hisasws intentions, and heavy are hisasws scales.

وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ، الَمْجُتْبَىَ مِنْ خَلَائِقِهِ، وَ الْمُعْتَامُ لِشَرْحِ حَقَائِقِهِ، وَ الْمُخْتَصُّ بِعَقَائِلِ كَرَامَاتِهِ، وَ الْمُصْطَفَى لِكَرَائِمِ‏رِسَالاتِهِ، وَ الْمُوَضَّحَةُ بِهِ أَشْرَاطُ الْهُدَى، وَ الْمَجْلُوُّ بِهِ غِرْبِيبُ الْعَمَى.

And Iasws testify that Muhammadsaww is Hisazwj servant and Hisazwj Rasoolsaww, the Chosen onesaww from Hisazwj creatures, and the onesaww Selected for explaining Hisazwj realities, and the onesaww specialized with the rationalities of Hisazwj Prestige, and the oneasws Chosen for the Prestige of Hisazwj Message, and the stipulations of the guidance were clarified by himsaww, and the gloom of the blindness was polished off by himsaww.

أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ! إِنَّ الدُّنْيَا تَغُرُّ الْمُؤَمِّلَ لَهَا وَ الْمُخْلِدَ إِلَيْهَا، وَ لَا تَنْفَسُ بِمَنْ نَافَسَ فِيهَا، وَ تَغْلِبُ مَنْ غَلَبَ عَلَيْهَا،

O you people! The world deceives the one who hopes for it, and desires the eternity to it, but it does not compete with the one who competes in it, and overcomes the one who (tries to) overcome upon it.

وَ ايْمُ اللَّهِ مَا كَانَ قَوْمٌ قَطُّ فِي غَضِّ نِعْمَةٍ مِنْ عَيْشٍ فَزَالَ عَنْهُمْ إِلَّا بِذُنُوبٍ اجْتَرَحُوهَا، لِأَنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى‏ لَيْسَ بِظَلَّامٍ لِلْعَبِيدِ،

And Iasws swear by Allahazwj! There are no people in the greenery of the bounties of life, and these were declined from them except due to the sins they had committed, because Allahazwj the Exalted isn’t unjust to the servants [22:10].

وَ لَوْ أَنَّ النَّاسَ حِينَ تَنْزِلُ بِهِمُ النِّقَمُ وَ تَزُولُ عَنْهُمُ النِّعَمُ، فَزِعُوا إِلَى رَبِّهِمْ بِصِدْقٍ مِنْ نِيَّاتِهِمْ، وَ وَلَهٍ مِنْ قُلُوبِهِمْ، لَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِمْ كُلَّ شَارِدٍ، وَ أَصْلَحَ لَهُمْ كُلَّ فَاسِدٍ،

And if the people, when the afflictions descend with them, and the bounties decline away from them, were to panic to their Lordazwj with their sincere intentions, and the (sincere) feeling from their hearts, Heazwj would Return to them everything lost, and Correct for them everything spoilt.

وَ إِنِّي لَأَخْشَى عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ تَكُونُوا فِي فَتْرَةٍ وَ قَدْ كَانَتْ أُمُورٌ عِنْدِي‏ مَضَتْ، مِلْتُمْ فِيهَا مَيْلَةً كُنْتُمْ فِيهَا عِنْدِي غَيْرَ مَحْمُودِينَ، وَ لَئِنْ رُدَّ عَلَيْكُمْ أَمْرُكُمْ إِنَّكُمْ لَسُعَدَاءُ، وَ مَا عَلَيَّ إِلَّا الْجُهْدُ، وَ لَوْ أَشَاءُ أَنْ أَقُولَ لَقُلْتُ: عَفَا اللَّهُ عَمَّا سَلَفَ.

And Iasws am fearful upon you all that you would become old during a gap period, and the matters were with measws, you would inclined during it with an inclination, you would not be praise worthy in myasws presence, and if your matters were to be returned to you, you would become fortunate, and there is nothing upon measws except the Jihad. And if Iasws had so desired, Iasws would say: Allahazwj Pardons what is past’’.¹⁹⁰

19- نهج‏: قَالَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: لَنَا حَقٌّ فَإِنْ أُعْطِينَاهُ‏ وَ إِلَّا رَكِبْنَا أَعْجَازَ الْإِبِلِ وَ إِنْ طَالَ السُّرَى.

(The book) ‘Nahj Al-Balagah’ – Heasws said: ‘There is a right for usasws. So, if weasws given it (fine), or else weasws shall ride a difficult camel, and even if the journey is prolonged’’.¹⁹¹

20- نهج‏: وَ مِنْ خُطْبَةٍ لَهُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: وَ نَاظِرُ قَلْبِ اللَّبِيبِ بِهِ يُبْصِرُ أَمَدَهُ، وَ يَعْرِفُ غَوْرَهُ وَ نَجْدَهُ.

(The book) ‘Nahj Al-Balagah’ – And from a sermon of hisasws: ‘A consideration of a heart of the understanding one, he would be insightful by it of his purpose, and he would recognise his low point and his high point.

دَاعٍ دَعَا، وَ رَاعٍ رَعَى، فَاسْتَجِيبُوا لِلدَّاعِي‏، وَ اتَّبِعُوا الرَّاعِيَ،

The caller has called, and the shepherd is pasturing, so answer to the caller, and follow the shepherd.

قَدْ خَاضُوا بِحَارَ الْفِتَنِ، وَ أَخَذُوا بِالْبِدَعِ دُونَ السُّنَنِ، وَ أَرَزَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ، وَ نَطَقَ الضَّالُّونَ الْمُكَذِّبُونَ،

They have splashed into the oceans of Fitna (strife), and they have taken with the innovations besides the Sunnah, and the Momineen are silent, and the straying ones, the liars are talking.

نَحْنُ الشِّعَارُ وَ الْأَصْحَابُ‏، وَ الْخَزَنَةُ وَ الْأَبْوَابُ‏، وَ لَا تُؤْتَى الْبُيُوتُ إِلَّا مِنْ أَبْوَابِهَا، فَمَنْ أَتَاهَا مِنْ غَيْرِ أَبْوَابِهَا سُمِّيَ سَارِقاً.

Weasws are the near of kin and the companions (of Rasool-Allahsaww), and treasurers of the doors (of knowledge), and the houses cannot be accessed except from their doors. So, the one comes to them from other than their doors, he is named as a thief’’.

مِنْهَا: فِيهِمْ كَرَائِمُ الْقُرْآنِ‏ وَ هُمْ كَنْزُ الرَّحْمَنِ، إِنْ نَطَقُوا صَدَقُوا، وَ إِنْ صَمَتُوا لَمْ يُسْبَقُوا، فَلْيَصْدُقْ رَائِدٌ أَهْلَهُ، وَ لْيُحْضِرْ عَقْلَهُ، وَ لْيَكُنْ مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ، فَإِنَّهُ مِنْهَا قَدِمَ وَ إِلَيْهَا يَنْقَلِبُ،

From it – Regarding themasws are the honours of the Quran, and theyasws are the treasures of the Beneficent. If theyasws speak, they are truthful, and if theyasws are silent, they would not be preceded (in speaking). Let him be truthful of the view of his people, and let him caution his intellect, and let him become from the sons of the Hereafter for he has arrived from it and will be returning to it.

فَالنَّاظِرُ بِالْقَلْبِ الْعَامِلُ بِالْبَصَرِ يَكُونُ مُبْتَدَأُ عَمَلِهِ أَنْ يَعْلَمَ أَ عَمَلُهُ عَلَيْهِ أَمْ لَهُ؟ فَإِنْ كَانَ لَهُ مَضَى فِيهِ، وَ إِنْ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ وَقَفَ عَنْهُ، فَإِنَّ الْعَامِلَ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ كَالسَّائِرِ عَلَى غَيْرِ طَرِيقٍ فَلَا يَزِيدُهُ بُعْدُهُ عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ‏ إِلَّا بُعْداً مِنْ حَاجَتِهِ، وَ الْعَامِلُ بِالْعِلْمِ كَالسَّائِرِ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ الْوَاضِحِ، فَلْيَنْظُرْ نَاظِرٌ أَ سَائِرٌ هُوَ أَمْ رَاجِعٌ؟

The onlooker is with insight with the heart of the worker. He would begin his work if he knows whether his work is against him or for it? So, if it was for him, he would continue in it, and if it was against him, he would pause from it. The worker without knowledge is like the traveller upon another (wrong) road, so his remoteness from the road will not increase him except in remoteness, while the worker with knowledge is like a traveller upon the clear path. So, let the onlooker see, should he travel or should he return?

وَ اعْلَمْ أَنَّ لِكُلِّ ظَاهِرٍ بَاطِناً عَلَى مِثَالِهِ، فَمَا طَابَ ظَاهِرُهُ طَابَ بَاطِنُهُ، وَ مَا خَبُثَ ظَاهِرُهُ خَبُثَ بَاطِنُهُ، وَ قَدْ قَالَ الرَّسُولُ الصَّادِقُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْعَبْدَ وَ يُبْغِضُ عَمَلَهُ، وَ يُحِبُّ الْعَمَلَ وَ يُبْغِضُ بَدَنَهُ.

And know, that forever apparent, there is an esoteric upon the like of it. So, whatever, its apparent is good, its esoteric is good, and whatever, its apparent is wicked, its esoteric is wicked, and the truthful Rasoolsaww has said: ‘Allahazwj Loves the servant and Hates his deed, and Heazwj Loves the deed and Hates his body’.

وَ اعْلَمْ أَنَّ كُلَّ عَمَلٍ نَبَاتٌ‏، وَ كُلَّ نَبَاتٍ لَا غِنَى بِهِ عَنِ الْمَاءِ، وَ الْمِيَاهُ مُخْتَلِفَةٌ، فَمَا طَابَ سَقْيُهُ طَابَ غَرْسُهُ، وَ حَلَتْ ثَمَرَتُهُ، وَ مَا خَبُثَ سَقْيُهُ خَبُثَ غَرْسُهُ، وَ أَمَرَّتْ ثَمَرَتُهُ.

And know that for every deed there is a plant, and each plant cannot be needless from the water, and the waters a various. So, whatever its quenching is good, plant it, and sweet would be its fruit, and whatever its quenching is bad, bad would be its planting, and bitter would be its fruits’’.¹⁹²

21- نهج‏: مِنْ كَلَامٍ لَهُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ‏ وَ قَدْ قَالَ لِي قَائِلٌ‏: إِنَّكَ عَلَى هَذَا الْأَمْرِ يَا ابْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ لَحَرِيصٌ!!

(The book) ‘Nahj Al-Balagah’ – From a speech of hisasws: ‘And a speaker had said to measws, ‘Youasws are greedy upon this command, O sonasws of Abu Talibasws!!’

فَقُلْتُ: بَلْ أَنْتُمْ وَ اللَّهِ أَحْرَصُ‏ وَ أَبْعَدُ، وَ أَنَا أَخَصُّ وَ أَقْرَبُ، وَ إِنَّمَا طَلَبْتُ حَقّاً لِي وَ أَنْتُمْ تَحُولُونَ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَهُ، وَ تَضْرِبُونَ وَجْهِي دُونَهُ.

Iasws said; ‘But, by Allahazwj, you all are greedier and remoter while Iasws am more special (private) and closer. And rather, Iasws should a right of mineasws and you are being a barrier between measws and it, and you are striking myasws face besides (on top of it).

فَلَمَّا قَرَّعْتُهُ بِالْحُجَّةِ فِي الْمَلَإِ الْحَاضِرِينَ بُهِتَ لَا يَدْرِي‏ مَا يُجِيبُنِي بِهِ.

When Iasws knocked him with the argument in an assembly of the ones present, he was confounded and did not know what he should be answering measws with.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَعْدِيكَ‏ عَلَى قُرَيْشٍ وَ مَنْ أَعَانَهُمْ! فَإِنَّهُمْ قَطَعُوا رَحِمِي، وَ صَغَّرُوا عَظِيمَ مَنْزِلَتِيَ، وَ أَجْمَعُوا عَلَى مُنَازَعَتِي أَمْراً هُوَ لِي، ثُمَّ قَالُوا: أَلَا إِنَّ فِي الْحَقِّ أَنْ نَأْخُذَهُ‏ وَ فِي الْحَقِّ أَنْ تَتْرُكَهُ.

O Allahazwj! Iasws seek Yourazwj Assistance against Quraysh and the ones who support them! They have cut off myasws relationship, and they have belittled the greatness of myasws status, and they have untied upon disputing measws of a command which is for measws. Then they said, ‘Indeed! It would be right if we take it and it would be right if youasws leave it’’.¹⁹³

22- نهج‏: وَ مِنْ كَلَامٍ لَهُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَعْدِيكَ عَلَى قُرَيْشٍ‏ فَإِنَّهُمْ قَدْ قَطَعُوا رَحِمِي، وَ أَكْفَئُوا إِنَائِي، وَ أَجْمَعُوا عَلَى مُنَازَعَتِي حَقّاً كُنْتُ‏ أَوْلَى بِهِ مِنْ غَيْرِي، وَ قَالُوا: أَلَا إِنَّ فِي الْحَقِّ أَنْ نَأْخُذَهُ‏ وَ فِي الْحَقِّ أَنْ نَمْنَعَهُ‏، فَاصْبِرْ مَغْمُوماً أَوْ مُتْ مُتَأَسِّفاً،

(The book) ‘Nahj Al-Balagah’ – And from a speech of hisasws: ‘O Allahazwj! Iasws seek Yourazwj Assistance against Quraysh. They have cut off myasws relationship, and they have overturned myasws container, and they have united upon disputing measws of a right Iasws was foremost with it than others, and they said, ‘Indeed, it would be right if we take it, and it would be right if we prevent it, so either be patient or die in remorse!’

فَنَظَرْتُ فَإِذَا لَيْسَ لِي رَافِدٌ وَ لَا ذَابٌّ وَ لَا مُسَاعِدٌ إِلَّا أَهْلُ بَيْتِي، فَضَنِنْتُ بِهِمْ عَنِ الْمَنِيَّةِ، فَأَغْضَيْتُ‏ عَلَى الْقَذَى، وَ جَرِعْتُ رِيقِي عَلَى الشَّجَا، وَ صَبَرْتُ مِنْ كَظْمِ الْغَيْظِ عَلَى أَمَرَّ مِنَ الْعَلْقَمِ، وَ أَلَمَّ لِلْقَلْبِ مِنْ حَزِّ الشِّفَارِ.

Iasws looked around and there was neither any backer for measws, nor a protector, nor a helper except myasws family members. Iasws refrained from fighting with them to death, and Iasws shut myasws eyes from the (rising) dust, and swallowed myasws saliva upon the grief, and Iasws was patient from swallowing the anger upon (something) more bitter than the colocynth and more painful to the heart than slitting by the (large) knives’’.¹⁹⁴

23- نهج‏: مِنْ كَلَامِهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: وَا عَجَبَاهْ أَ تَكُونُ الْخِلَافَةُ بِالصَّحَابَةِ وَ لَا تَكُونُ بِالصَّحَابَةِ وَ الْقَرَابَةِ؟!.

(The book) ‘Nahj Al-Balagah’ – From a speech of hisasws: ‘Oh how strange! Can the Caliphate happen to be due to the companionship (of Rasool-Allahsaww) and it cannot happen to be with the companionship and (as well as) the kinship?!’

قَالَ السَّيِّدُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: وَ رُوِيَ لَهُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ شِعْرٌ فِي هَذَا الْمَعْنَى، وَ هُوَ قَوْلُهُ:

فَإِنْ كُنْتَ بِالشُّورَى مَلَكْتَ أُمُورَهُمْ‏

فَكَيْفَ بِهَذَا وَ الْمُشِيرُونَ غُيَّبٌ‏

وَ إِنْ كُنْتَ بِالْقُرْبَى حَجَجْتَ خَصِيمَهُمْ‏

فَغَيْرُكَ أَوْلَى بِالنَّبِيِّ وَ أَقْرَبُ.

Seyyid Al-Razy (compiler of Nahj Al-Balagah) said, ‘And a poem has been reported for him in this meaning, and it is hisasws words: ‘If their matters were to be ruled by the consultation, then how is with this and the consultees were absent? And if was with the kinship as their disputers argue, so are others foremost with the Prophetsaww although Iasws am closer’’.

وَ قَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي الْحَدِيدِ: حَدِيثُهُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فِي النَّثْرِ وَ النَّظْمِ الْمَذْكُورَيْنِ مَعَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَ عُمَرَ، أَمَّا النَّثْرُ فَمُوَجَّهٌ إِلَى عُمَرَ لِأَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ لَمَّا قَالَ لِعُمَرَ: امْدُدْ يَدَكَ. قَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ: أَنْتَ صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ (ص) فِي الْمَوَاطِنِ كُلِّهَا شِدَّتِهَا وَ رَخَائِهَا فَامْدُدْ أَنْتَ يَدَكَ.

And Ibn Abu Al-Hadeed (commentator on Nahj Al-Balagah) said, ‘Hisasws Hadeeth in the prosing and composing mentioning with Abu Bakr and Umar. As for the prosing, is hisasws addressing to Umar because when Abu Bakr said to Umar, ‘Extend your hand’. Umar said to him, ‘You are a companion of Rasool-Allahazwj all of the places, its difficult ones and its easy ones, so you extend your hand’.

فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: إِذَا احْتَجَجْتَ لِاسْتِحْقَاقِهِ الْأَمْرَ بِصُحْبَتِهِ إِيَّاهُ فِي الْمَوَاطِنِ .. فَهَلَّا سَلَّمْتَ الْأَمْرَ إِلَى مَنْ قَدْ شَرِكَهُ فِي ذَلِكَ، وَ قَدْ زَادَ عَلَيْهِ بِالْقَرَابَةِ؟!.

Aliasws said: ‘When you are arguing of his deserving the command due to his companionship to himsaww in the places, so why don’t you submit the command to the one who had participated him in that, and there is an increased upon himasws with the kinship?!’

وَ أَمَّا النَّظْمُ: فَمُوَجَّهٌ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ، لِأَنَّهُ‏ حَاجَّ الْأَنْصَارَ فِي السَّقِيفَةِ فَقَالَ: نَحْنُ عِتْرَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ (ص) وَ بَيْضَتُهُ الَّتِي تَفَقَّأَتْ‏ عَنْهُ،

And as for the composing, it is hisasws addressing to Abu Bakr, because the Helpers had argue in the Saqeefa, so he (Abu Bakr) said: ‘We are the family of Rasool-Allahsaww and with the part of the Prophet which broke away from himsaww’.

فَلَمَّا بُويِعَ احْتَجَّ عَلَى النَّاسِ بِالْبَيْعَةِ، وَ أَنَّهَا صَدَرَتْ عَنْ أَهْلِ الْحَلِّ وَ الْعَقْدِ،

When allegiances were pledged, heasws argued upon the people with the allegiance, and it had been implemented upon the people of the freedom (no agreement) and the (people of) the agreement.

فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: أَمَّا احْتِجَاجُكَ عَلَى الْأَنْصَارِ بِأَنَّكَ مِنْ بَيْضَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ فَغَيْرُكَ أَقْرَبُ نَسَباً مِنْكَ إِلَيْهِ، وَ أَمَّا احْتِجَاجُكَ بِالاخْتِيَارِ وَ رِضَى الْجَمَاعَةِ، فَقَدْ كَانَ قَوْمٌ مِنْ أَجِلَّةِ الصَّحَابَةِ غَائِبِينَ لَمْ يَحْضُرُوا الْعَقْدَ، فَكَيْفَ ثَبَتَ‏؟!.

Aliasws said: ‘As for your argument against the Helpers that you are from the part of Rasool-Allahsaww and from hissaww people, so others are closer of lineage than you are to himsaww, and as for your argument with the choice and agreement of the community, so they have been a people who were absentees from the reason of companionship, they did not attend the pact, so how did you prove it?!’’¹⁹⁵

24- نهج‏: قَالَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: فَوَ اللَّهِ مَا زِلْتُ مَدْفُوعاً عَنْ حَقِّي: مُسْتَأْثَراً عَلَيَّ، مُنْذُ قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ‏ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ إِلَى يَوْمِ‏ النَّاسِ هَذَا.

(The book) ‘Nahj Al-Balagah’ – Heasws said: ‘By Allahazwj! Iasws have not ceased to me repelled from myasws rights, (others being) preferred over measws, since Rasool-Allahsaww passed away up to this day of the people’’.¹⁹⁶

25- نهج‏: مِنْ كَلَامِهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: فَنَظَرْتُ فَإِذَا لَيْسَ مُعِينٌ إِلَّا أَهْلُ بَيْتِي، فَضَنِنْتُ بِهِمْ عَنِ الْمَوْتِ، وَ أَغْضَيْتُ عَلَى الْقَذَى، وَ شَرِبْتُ عَلَى الشَّجَا، وَ صَبَرْتُ عَلَى أَخْذِ الْكَظَمِ وَ عَلَى‏ أَمَرَّ مِنْ طَعْمِ الْعَلْقَمِ.

(The book) ‘Nahj Al-Balagah’ – From a speech of hisasws: ‘Iasws looked around, and there wasn’t any helper except myasws family members, so Iasws refrained with them from the death and Iasws shut myasws eyes from the (rising) dust, and Iasws drank upon the choking, and was patient upon taking the rage, upon the food bitterer than the colocynth’’.¹⁹⁷

26- وَ قَالَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فِي مَوْضِعٍ آخَرَ: قَالُوا: لَمَّا انْتَهَتْ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ أَنْبَاءُ السَّقِيفَةِ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، قَالَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: مَا قَالَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ؟ قَالُوا: قَالَتْ: مِنَّا أَمِيرٌ وَ مِنْكُمْ أَمِيرٌ.

And he (Ibn Abi Al-Hadeed) said in another place, ‘They said, ‘When it ended to Amir Al-Momineenasws, news of the Saqeefa, after the expiry of Rasool-Allahsaww, heasws said: ‘What did the Helpers say?’ They said, ‘They said, ‘There should be a ruler from us (Helpers) and a ruler from you (Emigrants)’.

قَالَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: فَهَلَّا احْتَجَجْتُمْ‏ عَلَيْهِمْ بِأَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَصَّى بِأَنْ يُحْسَنَ إِلَى مُحْسِنِهِمْ وَ يُتَجَاوَزَ عَنْ مُسِيئِهِمْ؟

Heasws said: ‘Why did you not argue with them that Rasool-Allahsaww bequeathed that they should be good to their (Helpers) good doers, and they should overlook from their evil ones?’

قَالُوا: وَ مَا فِي هَذَا مِنَ الْحُجَّةِ عَلَيْهِمْ؟. قَالَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: لَوْ كَانَتِ الْإِمَارَةُ فِيهِمْ لَمْ تَكُنِ الْوَصِيَّةُ بِهِمْ.

They said, ‘And what is the argument in this against them?’ Heasws said: ‘If the government was to be among them, hesaww would not have bequeathed with them’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: فَمَا ذَا قَالَتْ قُرَيْشٌ؟!. قَالُوا: احْتَجَّتْ بِأَنَّهَا شَجَرَةُ الرَّسُولِ (ص). فَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: احْتَجُّوا بِالشَّجَرَةِ وَ أَضَاعُوا الثَّمَرَةَ!.

Then heasws said: ‘So, what is that which Quraysh said?’ They said, ‘They argued that they are the tree (lineage) of the Rasoolsaww’. Heasws said: ‘They argued with the tree and wasted the fruit!’’¹⁹⁸

27- نهج: مِنْ كَلَامِهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ- لَمَّا عَزَمُوا عَلَى بَيْعَةِ عُثْمَانَ-: لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمْ أَنِّي أَحَقُّ بِهَا مِنْ غَيْرِي، وَ وَ اللَّهِ لَأُسْلِمَنَّ مَا سَلِمَتْ أُمُورُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِيهَا جَوْرٌ إِلَّا عَلَيَّ خَاصَّةً، الْتِمَاساً لِأَجْرِ ذَلِكَ وَ فَضْلِهِ، وَ زُهْداً فِيمَا تَنَافَسْتُمُوهُ مِنْ زُخْرُفِهِ وَ زِبْرِجِهِ‏.

(The book) ‘Nahj Al-Balagah’ – From hisasws speech, when they determined upon pledging allegiance to Usman: ‘You have known that Iasws am more rightful with it than others, and by Allahazwj, for as long as the Muslims affairs are intact, and there does not happen to be any tyranny in it except upon measws in particular, Iasws shall be seeking the Recompense of that and its merit, and be abstemious in it while you are all competing for its attractions and its allurements’’.¹⁹⁹

28- نهج‏: وَ مِنْ خُطْبَةٍ لَهُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: .. بَعَثَ رُسُلَهُ بِمَا خَصَّهُمْ بِهِ‏ مِنْ وَحْيِهِ، وَ جَعَلَهُمْ حُجَّةً لَهُ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ، لِئَلَّا تَجِبَ الْحُجَّةُ لَهُمْ بِتَرْكِ الْإِعْذَارِ إِلَيْهِمْ، فَدَعَاهُمْ بِلِسَانِ الصِّدْقِ إِلَى سَبِيلِ الْحَقِّ،

(The book) ‘Nahj Al-Balagah’ – And from a speech of hisasws: ‘Heazwj Sent Hisazwj Rasoolsaww with what Heazwj had Specialised them with from Hisazwj Revelation, and Made them as divine authorities for Himazwj upon Hisazwj creatures, lest the argument is obliged for them by leaving the excuses to them. So, Heazwj Called them by the truthful tongue to the way of the truth.

أَلَا إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ كَشَفَ الْحَقَ‏ كَشْفَةً، لَا أَنَّهُ جَهِلَ مَا أَخْفَوْهُ مِنْ مَصُونِ أَسْرَارِهِمْ وَ مَكْنُونِ ضَمَائِرِهِمْ، وَ لَكِنْ لِيَبْلُوَهُمْ‏ أَيُّهُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا، فَيَكُونَ الثَّوَابُ جَزَاءً، وَ الْعِقَابُ بَوَاءً.

Indeed! Allahazwj Uncovered the truth with an Uncovering. Heazwj is not unaware of what is hidden from their fortified secrets and their hidden consciences, but for Himazwj to Try them (as to) which of them is best in deeds [18:7], so there would happen to be Rewards as a recompense and the Punishment for evil deeds.

أَيْنَ الَّذِينَ زَعَمُوا أَنَّهُمُ الرَّاسِخُونَ فِي الْعِلْمِ دُونَنَا كَذِباً وَ بَغْياً عَلَيْنَا؟! أَنْ رَفَعَنَا اللَّهُ وَ وَضَعَهُمْ، وَ أَعْطَانَا وَ حَرَمَهُمْ، وَ أَدْخَلَنَا وَ أَخْرَجَهُمْ،

Where are those who claimed that they are the ones firmly rooted in the knowledge besides usasws, lying and rebelling against usasws?! Allahazwj Raised us the Lowered them, and Gave usasws and Deprived them, and Included usasws and Expelled them.

بِنَا يُسْتَعْطَى الْهُدَى وَ يُسْتَجْلَى‏ الْعَمَى: إِنَّ الْأَئِمَّةَ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ غُرِسُوا فِي هَذَا الْبَطْنِ مِنْ هَاشِمٍ، لَا تَصْلُحُ عَلَى سِوَاهُمْ، وَ لَا تَصْلُحُ الْوُلَاةُ مِنْ غَيْرِهِمْ.

The guidance is given by usasws, and the blindness is eradicated. Surely, the Imamsasws are to be from Quraysh. Theyasws grew in these bellies from Hashimas. It is not correct upon the ones besides themasws, nor is the government correct from other than themasws’.

مِنْهَا: آثَرُوا عَاجِلًا، وَ أَخَّرُوا آجِلًا، وَ تَرَكُوا صَافِياً، وَ شَرِبُوا آجِناً، كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى فَاسِقِهِمْ وَ قَدْ صَحِبَ الْمُنْكَرَ فَأَلِفَهُ، وَ بَسِئَ بِهِ وَ وَافَقَهُ حَتَّى شَابَتْ عَلَيْهِ مَفَارِقُهُ، وَ صُبِغَتْ بِهِ خَلَائِقُهُ،

From it – ‘They preferred the current (life) and delayed (ignored) the future, and they left the clear (water) and drank the putrid. It is as if Iasws am looking at their mischievous one and he has accompanied the evil one and was intimate with him, and committed evil with him, and was concordant with him until there was grey hair upon him due to his separation, and his caliphate was weakened by it.

ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ مُزْبِداً كَالتَّيَّارِ لَا يُبَالِي مَا غَرِقَ، أَوْ كَوَقْعِ النَّارِ فِي الْهَشِيمِ لَا يَحْفِلُ مَا حَرَّقَ، أَيْنَ الْعُقُولُ الْمُسْتَصْبِحَةُ بِمَصَابِيحِ الْهُدَى، وَ الْأَبْصَارُ اللَّامِحَةُ إِلَى مَنَارِ التَّقْوَى؟ أَيْنَ الْقُلُوبُ الَّتِي وُهِبَتْ لِلَّهِ! وَ عُوقِدَتْ عَلَى طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ؟

Then he came storming like the flood not caring who he drowned, or like an ignition of fire in the straw, nor fearing what he burned down. Where are the intellects, the illuminations with the lamps of guidance, and the visions glimpsing at the minarets of piety? Where are the hearts which feared Allahazwj, and used to be ignited upon obedience of Allahazwj?

ازْدَحَمُوا عَلَى الْحُطَامِ، وَ تَشَاحُّوا عَلَى الْحَرَامِ، وَ رُفِعَ لَهُمْ عَلَمُ الْجَنَّةِ وَ النَّارِ فَصَرَفُوا عَنِ الْجَنَّةِ وُجُوهَهُمْ، وَ أَقْبَلُوا إِلَى النَّارِ بِأَعْمَالِهِمْ، دَعَاهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ فَنَفَرُوا وَ وَلَّوْا، وَ دَعَاهُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ فَاسْتَجَابُوا وَ أَقْبَلُوا!.

They crowded upon the debris and quarrelled upon the Prohibitions, and a Flag (Imamasws) of the Paradise and the Fire was raised for them, but they turned their faces away from them, and they faced towards the Fire with their deeds. Their Lordazwj Called them, but they fled and turned around, and the Satanla called them, and they answered and accepted (himla)!’’²⁰⁰

29- نهج‏: مِنْ خُطْبَةٍ لَهُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فِي الْمَلَاحِمِ: وَ أَخَذُوا يَمِيناً وَ شِمَالًا ظَعْناً فِي مَسَالِكِ الْغَيِّ، وَ تَرْكاً لِمَذَاهِبِ الرُّشْدِ، فَلَا تَسْتَعْجِلُوا مَا هُوَ كَائِنٌ مُرْصَدٌ، وَ لَا تَسْتَبْطِئُوا مَا يَجِي‏ءُ بِهِ الْغَدُ، فَكَمْ مِنْ مُسْتَعْجِلٍ بِمَا إِنْ أَدْرَكَهُ وَدَّ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يُدْرِكْهُ، وَ مَا أَقْرَبَ الْيَوْمَ مِنْ تَبَاشِيرِ غَدٍ.

(The book) ‘Nahj Al-Balagah’ – From a sermon of hisasws regarding the epic straying(s): ‘And they both took to the right and left, departing in the way of error, and neglected the doctrines of rightful guidance. So, do not be hastening what is going to happen and is being awaited, nor delay what is going to come tomorrow. How many hasteners, when they come across it, love not to have come across it, and how close is today from the advent of tomorrow.

يَا قَوْمِ! هَذَا إِبَّانُ وُرُودِ كُلِّ مَوْعُودٍ، وَ دُنُوٌّ مِنْ‏ طَلْعَةِ مَا لَا تَعْرِفُونَ، أَلَا وَ إِنَ‏ مَنْ أَدْرَكَهَا مِنَّا يَسْرِي فِيهَا بِسِرَاجٍ مُنِيرٍ، وَ يَحْذُوا فِيهَا عَلَى مِثَالِ الصَّالِحِينَ، لِيَحُلَّ فِيهَا رِبْقاً، وَ يُعْتِقَ رِقّاً، وَ يَصْدَعَ شُعَباً، وَ يَشْعَبَ صَدْعاً،

O people! Meanwhile it is the (time for) occurrence of every Promised (event), and the approach of the emergence of what you are not recognising. Indeed! And the one from usasws who comes across it - it would be cheered by a radiant lantern and would be walking in it upon the example of the righteous ones. Heasws would loosen the laces during it, and free the necks, and divide the united, and united the divided.

فِي سُتْرَةٍ عَنِ النَّاسِ، لَا يُبْصِرُ الْقَائِفُ أَثَرَهُ وَ لَوْ تَابَعَ نَظَرَهُ، ثُمَّ لَيُشْحَذَنَّ فِيهَا قَوْمٌ شَحْذَ الْقَيْنِ النَّصْلَ، تُجْلَى بِالتَّنْزِيلِ أَبْصَارُهُمْ، وَ يُرْمَى بِالتَّفْسِيرِ فِي مَسَامِعِهِمْ، وَ يُغْبَقُونَ‏ كَأْسَ الْحِكْمَةِ بَعْدَ الصَّبُوحِ.

Heasws would be in concealment from the people. The tracker would not see hisasws tracks and even if hisasws sight were to follow himasws. Then, during it, heasws would urge a people upon sharpening the blades (war), polishing their sights with the Revelation, and shooting the interpretations into their ears, and inundating them with cups of wisdom after the morning (all day long)’.

مِنْهَا: وَ طَالَ الْأَمَدُ بِهِمْ لِيَسْتَكْمِلُوا الْخِزْيَ وَ يستوجب [يَسْتَوْجِبُوا] الْغِيَرَ، حَتَّى إِذَا اخْلَوْلَقَ الْأَجَلُ، وَ اسْتَرَاحَ قَوْمٌ إِلَى الْفِتَنِ، وَ اشْتَالُوا عَنْ لَقَاحِ حَرْبِهِمْ،

From it – ‘The period was prolonged in order for the disgrace to be completed with them, and they would be obligated the challenges, until when the term ended, and a group rested to (create) the Fitna, and they armed themselves for their battles.

لَمْ يَمُنُّوا عَلَى اللَّهِ بِالصَّبْرِ، وَ لَمْ يَسْتَعْظِمُوا بَذْلَ أَنْفُسِهِمْ فِي الْحَقِّ، حَتَّى إِذَا وَافَقَ وَارِدُ الْقَضَاءِ انْقِطَاعَ مُدَّةِ الْبَلَاءِ، حَمَلُوا بَصَائِرَهُمْ عَلَى أَسْيَافِهِمْ، وَ دَانُوا لِرَبِّهِمْ بِأَمْرِ وَاعِظِهِمْ،

They did not seek security to Allahazwj with the patience, and did not magnify the exertion of their selves regarding the truth, until when the Ordainment occurred terminating the period of the afflictions, they carried their view upon their swords, and they (tried to) draw near to their Lordazwj by the orders of their advisers.

حَتَّى إِذَا قَبَضَ اللَّهُ رَسُولَهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ رَجَعَ قَوْمٌ عَلَى الْأَعْقَابِ، وَ غَالَتْهُمُ‏ السُّبُلُ، وَ اتَّكَلُوا عَلَى الْوَلَائِجِ‏، وَ وَصَلُوا غَيْرَ الرَّحِمِ، وَ هَجَرُوا السَّبَبَ الَّذِي أُمِرُوا بِمَوَدَّتِهِ، وَ نَقَلُوا الْبِنَاءَ عَنْ رَصِّ أَسَاسِهِ فَبَنَوْهُ‏ فِي غَيْرِ مَوْضِعِهِ،

Until when Allahazwj Caused Hisazwj Rasoolsaww to pass away, a people turned back upon their heels, and their ways made them err, and they relied upon the deceitful confidants, and they maintained relations with other than the relatives (of Rasool-Allahsaww), and they abandoned the means which they had been Commanded with being cordial with, and they transferred the building from its strong foundation and built it in other than its (rightful) place.

مَعَادِنُ كُلِّ خَطِيئَةٍ، وَ أَبْوَابُ كُلِّ ضَارِبٍ فِي غَمْرَةٍ. قَدْ مَارُوا فِي الْحَيْرَةِ، وَ ذَهَلُوا عَنِ‏ السَّكْرَةِ عَلَى سُنَّةٍ مِنْ آلِ فِرْعَوْنَ مِنْ مُنْقَطِعٍ إِلَى الدُّنْيَا رَاكِنٍ، أَوْ مُفَارِقٍ لِلدِّينِ مُبَايِنٍ.

(They are) mines of every mistake, and doors of every one groping in the dark. They have passed in the confusion, and were astounded from the intoxication being upon the ways of the people of Pharaohla, from cutting off (from the Hereafter) inclining to the world, or separating far away from the Religion’’.²⁰¹

30- مِنْهَا: مَا كَتَبَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فِي كِتَابٍ لَهُ إِلَى مُعَاوِيَةَ: وَ كِتَابُ اللَّهِ يَجْمَعُ لَنَا مَا شَذَّ عَنَّا وَ هُوَ قَوْلُهُ سُبْحَانَهُ‏: وَ أُولُوا الْأَرْحامِ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلى‏ بِبَعْضٍ فِي كِتابِ اللَّهِ‏، وَ قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: إِنَّ أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِإِبْراهِيمَ لَلَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوهُ‏ وَ هذَا النَّبِيُّ وَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَ اللَّهُ وَلِيُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ‏

From it (the book ‘Nahj Al-Balagah’) is what heasws wrote in a letter of hisasws to Muawiya: ‘And the Book of Allahazwj has Gathered for us whatever had gone away from us, and it is the Word of the Glorious: and the possessors of the relationships, some of them are closer than the others in the Book of Allah. [8:75]; and Words of the Exalted: Surely the foremost of people to Ibrahim are those who follow him and this Prophet and those who are believing; and Allah is the Guardian of the Momineen [3:68].

فَنَحْنُ مَرَّةً أَوْلَى بِالْقَرَابَةِ وَ تَارَةً بِالطَّاعَةِ، وَ لَمَّا احْتَجَّ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ عَلَى الْأَنْصَارِ يَوْمَ السَّقِيفَةِ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَلَجُوا عَلَيْهِمْ، فَإِنْ يَكُنِ الْفَلَجُ بِهِ‏ فَالْحَقُّ لَنَا دُونَكُمْ، وَ إِنْ يَكُنْ بِغَيْرِهِ فَالْأَنْصَارُ عَلَى دَعْوَاهُمْ‏

Weasws firstly are foremost with the kinship (with Rasool-Allahsaww, and secondly with the obedience, and when the Emigrants argued against the Helpers on the day of Al-Saqeefa with (having kinship) with Rasool-Allahsaww, they won over them. So, if the win happens to be due to it, then it is for usasws instead of you all, and if it happens to be with something else, then the Helpers are upon their claim.

وَ قُلْتُ إِنِّي كُنْتُ أُقَادُ كَمَا يُقَادُ الْجَمَلُ الْمَخْشُوشُ‏ حَتَّى أُبَايِعَ، وَ لَعَمْرُ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَذُمَّ فَمَدَحْتَ، وَ أَنْ تَفْضَحَ فَافْتَضَحْتَ، وَ مَا عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِ مِنْ غَضَاضَةٍ فِي أَنْ يَكُونَ مَظْلُوماً مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ شَاكّاً فِي دِينِهِ وَ لَا مُرْتَاباً بِيَقِينِهِ ...

And Iasws was seated the sitting just as the camel is seated by the pulling of its rein, until Iasws had to pledge allegiance. And Iasws swear by Allahazwj! You wanted measws to be condemned, but Iasws was praised (instead), and you wanted measws to be shamed, but you ended up being shamed, and it is not a disgrace upon the Muslim if he happens to be oppressed for as long as he does not happen to be complaining regarding his Religion, nor being suspicious in his certainty’’.²⁰²

31- وَ مِنْهَا: مَا كَتَبَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فِي جَوَابِ عَقِيلٍ: .. فَدَعْ عَنْكَ قُرَيْشاً وَ تَرْكَاضَهُمْ‏ فِي الضَّلَالِ، وَ تَجْوَالَهُمْ فِي الشِّقَاقِ، وَ جِمَاحَهُمْ فِي التِّيهِ‏،

From it (the book ‘Nahj Al-Balagah’) is what heasws wrote in a letter of hisasws answer to Aqeel: ‘So, leave from you Quraysh and their rushing into the straying, and their wandering in the wretchedness, and their galloping into the labyrinth.

فَإِنَّهُمْ قَدْ أَجْمَعُوا عَلَى حَرْبِي كَإِجْمَاعِهِمْ عَلَى حَرْبِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ‏ قَبْلِي فَجَزَتْ قُرَيْشاً عَنِّي الْجَوَازِي، فَقَدْ قَطَعُوا رَحِمِي، وَ سَلَبُونِي سُلْطَانَ ابْنِ أُمِّي.

They have united upon battling measws just as their unison upon battling Rasool-Allahsaww before measws. Quraysh will get their Recompense on myasws behalf, for the cut off myasws relationships, and they stripped measws of the authority of the sonsaww of myasws uncleas’’.²⁰³

32- وَ مِنْهَا: مَا كَتَبَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فِي كِتَابٍ لَهُ إِلَى أَهْلِ مِصْرَ- وَ هُمُ الْعُمْدَةُ فِي قَتْلِ عُثْمَانَ-: مِنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلِيٍّ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِلَى الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ غَضِبُوا لِلَّهِ حِينَ عُصِيَ فِي أَرْضِهِ وَ ذُهِبَ بِحَقِّهِ وَ ضَرَبَ‏ الْجَوْرُ سُرَادِقَهُ عَلَى الْبَرِّ وَ الْفَاجِرِ وَ الْمُقِيمِ وَ الظَّاعِنِ، فَلَا مَعْرُوفٌ يُسْتَرَاحُ إِلَيْهِ وَ لَا مُنْكَرٌ يُتَنَاهَى عَنْهُ..

From it (the book ‘Nahj Al-Balagah’) is what heasws wrote in a letter of hisasws to the people of Egypt, and they were (disputing regarding) the governor in the killing of Usman: ‘From a servant of Allahazwj Aliasws Amir Al-Momineenasws to the people get angered for the Sake of Allahazwj when Heazwj was disobeyed in Hisazwj earth, and Hisazwj Rights were done away with, and the tyranny struck its pavilions upon the righteous and the immoral, and the residents and the foreigners, so no good deed was acted upon nor any evil forbidden from’’.²⁰⁴

33- وَ مِنْهَا: مَا كَتَبَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فِي كِتَابٍ لَهُ إِلَى عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حُنَيْفٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ: .. بَلَى كَانَتْ فِي أَيْدِينَا فَدَكٌ مِنْ كُلِّ مَا أَظَلَّتْهُ السَّمَاءُ فَشَحَّتْ عَلَيْهَا نُفُوسُ قَوْمٍ وَ سَخَتْ عَنْهَا نُفُوسُ آخَرِينَ‏، وَ نِعْمَ الْحَكَمُ اللَّهُ ...

From it (the book ‘Nahj Al-Balagah’) is what heasws wrote in a letter of hisasws to Usman Bin Huneyf Al-Ansari: ‘But Fadak used to be in ourasws hands from all what the sky shaded, but it was coveted upon by souls of a people, and relinquished from by the souls of others, and Allahazwj is the best Judge’’.²⁰⁵

34- وَ مِنْهَا: مَا كَتَبَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فِي كِتَابٍ لَهُ إِلَى أَهْلِ مِصْرَ: .. فَلَمَّا مَضَى‏ تَنَازَعَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ الْأَمْرَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ، فَوَ اللَّهِ مَا كَانَ يُلْقَى فِي رُوعِي وَ لَا يَخْطُرُ عَلَى بَالِي‏ أَنَّ الْعَرَبَ تُعَرِّجُ‏ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ (ص) عَنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ، وَ لَا أَنَّهُمْ مُنَحُّوهُ عَنِّي مِنْ بَعْدِهِ ...

From it (the book ‘Nahj Al-Balagah’) is what heasws wrote in a letter of hisasws to the people of Egypt: ‘When hesaww passed away, the Muslims snatched the Command from after himsaww. By Allahazwj! It had not occurred in myasws heart nor occurred in myasws mind that the Arabs would snatch this command from after himsaww away from Peopleasws of hissaww Household, nor that they would be taking it away from measws from after himsaww’’.²⁰⁶

35- ثُمَّ كَتَبَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ بَعْدَ مَا ذَكَرَ بَيْعَةَ النَّاسِ لَهُ‏: .. فَنَهَضْتُ فِي تِلْكَ الْأَحْدَاثِ حَتَّى زَاحَ الْبَاطِلُ وَ زَهَقَ، وَ اطْمَأَنَّ الدِّينُ وَ تَنَهْنَهَ‏ ...

Then heasws wrote after mentioning the allegiance of the people to himasws: ‘Iasws got up during those events until the falsehood was destroyed and vanished, and the Religion was safe and secure’’.²⁰⁷

36- وَ مِنْهَا: قَوْلُهُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ‏: قَدْ طَلَعَ طَالِعٌ وَ لَمَعَ لَامِعٌ وَ لَاحَ لَائِحٌ، وَ اعْتَدَلَ مَائِلٌ، وَ اسْتَبْدَلَ اللَّهُ بِقَوْمٍ قَوْماً وَ بِيَوْمٍ يَوْماً وَ انْتَظَرْنَا الْغِيَرَ انْتِظَارَ الْمُجْدِبِ الْمَطَرَ،

And from it are hisasws words: ‘The emerging one has emerged, and the shiner has shone, and the appearing one has appeared, and the crookedly inclined one has been straightened, and Allahazwj has Replaced a people with a people and a day with a day, and weasws awaited the change like the waiting of the drought-stricken ones waiting for the rain.

وَ إِنَّمَا الْأَئِمَّةُ قُوَّامُ اللَّهِ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ وَ عُرَفَاؤُهُ‏ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ، لَا يَدْخُلُ‏. الْجَنَّةَ إِلَّا مَنْ عَرَفَهُمْ وَ عَرَفُوهُ، وَ لَا يَدْخُلُ النَّارَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَنْكَرَهُمْ وَ أَنْكَرُوهُ.

And rather the Imams are the custodians of Allahazwj upon Hisazwj creatures, and Hisazwj recognisers of Hisazwj servants. No one will enter the Paradise except the one who recognises themasws and theyasws recognise him, not will anyone enter the Fire except the one who denies themasws and theyasws deny himasws’’.²⁰⁸

37- وَ مِنْهَا: قَوْلُهُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فِي الْبَيْعَةِ: .. فَنَظَرْتُ فِي أَمْرِي فَإِذَا طَاعَتِي قَدْ سَبَقَتْ بَيْعَتِي، وَ إِذَا الْمِيثَاقُ فِي عُنُقِي لِغَيْرِي.

And from it are hisasws words regarding the allegiance: ‘Iasws considered myasws matter, and there (Iasws found that) myasws obedience (to Allahazwj) has preceded myasws allegiance, and when the covenant was in myasws neck for someone else’’.²⁰⁹

وَ رَوَى- أَيْضاً-، عَنْ جَابِرٍ الْجُعْفِيِّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ قَالَ: قَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: مَا رَأَيْتُ مُنْذُ بَعَثَ اللَّهُ مُحَمَّداً صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ‏ رَخَاءً، لَقَدْ أَخَافَتْنِي قُرَيْشٌ صَغِيراً وَ أَنْصَبَتْنِي كَبِيراً حَتَّى قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ كَانَتِ‏ الطَّامَّةُ الْكُبْرَى، وَ اللَّهُ الْمُسْتَعانُ عَلى‏ ما تَصِفُونَ‏.

And it is reported as well (by Ibn Abi Al Hadeed), from Jabir Al Jufy,

‘From Muhammadasws Bin Aliasws having said: ‘Aliasws said: ‘Iasws did not see any ease since Allahazwj Sent Muhammadsaww. Quraysh had frightened measws when Iasws was young, and they were hostile to measws when Iasws was older, until Rasool-Allahsaww passed away, and the great calamity happened, and Allah is the Helper upon what you are describing [12:18]’’.

وَ رَوَى ابْنُ قُتَيْبَةَ- وَ هُوَ مِنْ أَعَاظِمِ رُوَاةِ الْمُخَالِفِينَ- فِي كِتَابِ الْإِمَامَةِ وَ السِّيَاسَةِ أَنَّ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ أُتِيَ بِهِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ: أَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَ أَخُو رَسُولِهِ!

And it is reported by Ibn Quteyba – and he is from the great reporters of the adversaries – in the book ‘Al-Imamah Wa Al-Siyaya’, ‘Aliasws was brought to Abu Bakr and heasws was saying: ‘Iasws am a servant of Allahazwj and brotherasws of Hisazwj Rasoolsaww’.

فَقِيلَ لَهُ: بَايِعْ أَبَا بَكْرٍ، فَقَالَ: أَنَا أَحَقُّ بِهَذَا الْأَمْرِ مِنْكُمْ، وَ لَا أُبَايِعُكُمْ وَ أَنْتُمْ أَوْلَى بِالْبَيْعَةِ لِي، أَخَذْتُمْ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَ احْتَجَجْتُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ‏ بِالْقَرَابَةِ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ تَأْخُذُونَهُ‏ مِنَّا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتَ غَصْباً،

It was said to himasws, ‘Pledge allegiance to Abu Bakr!’ Heasws said: ‘Iasws am more rightful with this command than you all are, and Iasws will not pledge allegiance to you and you are foremost with pledging allegiance to measws! You seized this command from the Helpers and you argued against them with (you having) the kinship from the Prophetsaww. You are seizing it from usasws, Peopleasws of the Household by usurpation.

أَ لَسْتُمْ زَعَمْتُمْ لِلْأَنْصَارِ أَنَّكُمْ أَوْلَى بِهَذَا الْأَمْرِ مِنْهُمْ لِمَكَانِ‏ مُحَمَّدٍ (ص) مِنْكُمْ؟! فَأَعْطَوْكُمُ الْمَقَادَةَ، وَ سَلَّمُوا إِلَيْكُمُ الْإِمَارَةَ، فَأَنَا أَحْتَجُّ عَلَيْكُمْ بِمِثْلِ مَا احْتَجَجْتُمْ بِهِ عَلَى الْأَنْصَارِ، نَحْنُ أَوْلَى بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ (ص) حَيّاً وَ مَيِّتاً

Didn’t you allege to the Helpers that you (Emigrants) are foremost with the command than them due to your positions from Muhammadsaww?! So, they gave you the seat and submitted the government to you. (Now) Iasws am arguing against you (Emigrants) with the like of what you had argued with against the Helpers. Weasws are foremost with Rasool-Allahsaww, when hesaww was alive and when hesaww had passed away.

فَأَنْصِفُونَا إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَخَافُونَ اللَّهَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ‏، وَ إِلَّا فَبُوءُوا بِالظُّلْمِ وَ أَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ.

Be fair to usasws, if you are fearing Allahazwj from yourselves, or else you are going with the injustice and you are knowing’.

فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ: إِنَّكَ لَسْتَ مَتْرُوكاً حَتَّى تُبَايِعَ!. فَقَالَ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ (ع): احْلِبْ حَلْباً لَكَ شَطْرُهُ اشْدُدْهُ لَهُ الْيَوْمَ‏ يَرْدُدْهُ‏ عَلَيْكَ غَداً،

Umar said to himasws, ‘Youasws will not be left alone until youasws pledge allegiance’. Aliasws said to him: ‘Milk the milk for you. You are giving it to him today, he will return it to you tomorrow’.

ثُمَّ قَالَ: وَ اللَّهِ يَا عُمَرُ لَا أَقْبَلُ قَوْلَكَ، وَ لَا أُبَايِعُهُ. فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: فَإِنْ لَمْ تُبَايِعْنِي فَلَا أُكْرِهُكَ.

Then heasws said: ‘By Allahazwj, O Umar! Iasws will not accept your words, nor will Iasws pledge allegiance to him’. Abu Bakr said to himasws, ‘If youasws do not pledge allegiance to me, then I will not force youasws’.

فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ! اللَّهَ .. اللَّهَ لَا تُخْرِجُوا سُلْطَانَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فِي الْعَرَبِ مِنْ دَارِهِ وَ قَعْرِ بَيْتِهِ إِلَى دُورِكُمْ وَ قُعُورِ بُيُوتِكُمْ، وَ تَدْفَعُوا أَهْلَهُ عَنْ مَقَامِهِ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَ حَقِّهِ،

Aliasws said: ‘O community of the Emigrants! Allahazwj! Allahazwj! Do not throw out the authority of Muhammadsaww among the Arabs, from hissaww house and the floor of hissaww chamber to your house and floor of your chambers, and you repelled hissaww familyasws from hisasws position from the people and hisasws right.

فَوَ اللَّهِ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ- لَنَحْنُ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ أَحَقُّ بِهَذَا الْأَمْرِ مِنْكُمْ، مَا كَانَ فِيهَا الْقَارِئُ لِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ، الْفَقِيهُ فِي دِينِ اللَّهِ، الْعَالِمُ بِسُنَنِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ.

By Allahazwj, O community of the Emigrants! Weasws, Peopleasws of the Household are more rightful of this command than you all. Is there no reciter of the Book of Allahazwj, and the understanding one regarding the Religion of Allahazwj, the knower with the Sunnah of Rasool-Allahsaww?’’

قَالَ ابْنُ قُتَيْبَةَ: وَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى: أَخْرِجُوا عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَمَضَوْا بِهِ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ، فَقَالُوا لَهُ: بَايِعْ. فَقَالَ: إِنْ أَنَا لَمْ أَفْعَلْ فَمَهْ؟!. فَقَالُوا: إِذًا وَ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ نَضْرِبَ عُنُقَكَ.

Ibn Quteyba said (in the book ‘Al-Imamah Wa Al-Siyasa’) – and in another report, ‘They brought out Aliasws and they went with himasws to Abu Bakr and said to himasws, ‘Pledge allegiance!’ Heasws said: ‘If Iasws don’t do so, then what?!’ They said, ‘Then by Allahazwj, there is no god except Heazwj! We will strike off yourasws neck’.

قَالَ‏: إِذًا تَقْتُلُونَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ وَ أَخَا رَسُولِهِ. فَقَالَ‏ عُمَرُ: أَمَّا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ فَنَعَمْ، وَ أَمَّا أَخَا رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَلَا،

Heasws said: ‘The you would be killing a servant of Allahazwj and brotherasws of Hisazwj Rasoolsaww’. Umar said, ‘As for (youasws being) a servant of Allahazwj, so yes, and as for (youasws being) a brotherasws of Rasool-Allahsaww, so no’.

وَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ سَاكِتٌ لَا يَتَكَلَّمُ، فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ: أَ لَا تَأْمُرُ فِيهِ بِأَمْرِكَ؟. فَقَالَ: لَا أُكْرِهُهُ عَلَى شَيْ‏ءٍ مَا كَانَتْ فَاطِمَةُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ،

And Abu Bakr was silent, not speaking. Umar said to him, ‘Will you not order regarding himasws with your order?’ He said, ‘I will not force himasws upon anything for as long as (Syeda) Fatimaasws is by hisasws side’.

فَلَحِقَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ بِقَبْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يَصِيحُ وَ يَبْكِي وَ يُنَادِي يَ: ابْنَ أُمَّ إِنَّ الْقَوْمَ اسْتَضْعَفُونِي وَ كادُوا يَقْتُلُونَنِي‏ ..

Aliasws adhered with the grave of Rasool-Allahsaww, wailing and weeping, and calling out: ‘‘Son of my mother! Surely the people weakened me and they almost killed me, [7:150]’’.

ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ ابْنُ قُتَيْبَةَ: أَنَّهُمَا جَاءَا إِلَى فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ مُعْتَذِرِينَ، فَقَالَتْ: نَشَدْتُكُمَا بِاللَّهِ‏ أَ لَمْ تَسْمَعَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يَقُولُ: رِضَا فَاطِمَةَ مِنْ‏ رِضَايَ وَ سَخَطُ فَاطِمَةَ ابْنَتِي‏ مِنْ سَخَطِي؟. وَ مَنْ أَحَبَّ فَاطِمَةَ ابْنَتِي فَقَدْ أَحَبَّنِي‏، وَ مَنْ أَسْخَطَ فَاطِمَةَ فَقَدْ أَسْخَطَنِي؟.

Then Ibn Quteyba mentioned, ‘Both of them (Abu Bakr and Umar) came to (Syeda) Fatimaasws offering excuses. Sheasws said: ‘Weasws adjure you both to Allahazwj! Did you two not hear Rasool-Allahsaww saying: ‘Pleasure of (Syeda) Fatimaasws is from mysaww pleasure, and anger of (Syeda) Fatimaasws mysaww daughterasws is from mysaww anger’? And one who loves (Syeda) Fatimaasws so he has loved mesaww, and one who angers (Syeda) Fatimaasws so he has angered mesaww’?’

قَالا: نَعَمْ، سَمِعْنَاهُ‏. قَالَتْ: فَإِنِّي أُشْهِدُ اللَّهَ وَ مَلَائِكَتَهُ أَنَّكُمَا أَسْخَطْتُمَانِي وَ مَا أَرْضَيْتُمَانِي، وَ لَئِنْ لَقِيتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ لَأَشْكُوَنَّكُمَا إِلَيْهِ.

They said, ‘Yes, we have heard it’. Sheasws said: ‘So, Iasws hereby testify to Allahazwj and Hisazwj Angels that both of you have angered measws and have not pleased measws, and if Iasws were to meet the Prophetsaww, Iasws will complain of you to himsaww’.

فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: أَنَا عَائِذٌ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ سَخَطِهِ وَ سَخَطِكِ يَا فَاطِمَةُ. ثُمَّ انْتَحَبَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بَاكِياً تَكَادُ نَفْسُهُ‏ أَنْ تَزْهَقَ، وَ هِيَ تَقُولُ: وَ اللَّهِ لَأَدْعُوَنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَيْكَ فِي كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ،

Abu Bakr said, ‘I seek Refuge with Allahazwj from Hisazwj Wrath and yourasws anger O (Syeda) Fatimaasws’. Then Abu Bakr sobbed, wailing (to the point) that his soul was almost lost, and sheasws was saying: ‘By Allahazwj! Iasws will supplicate to Allahazwj against you during every Salat!’

وَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَبْكِي وَ يَقُولُ: وَ اللَّهِ لَأَدْعُوَنَّ اللَّهَ لَكِ فِي كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ أُصَلِّيهَا .. ثُمَّ خَرَجَ بَاكِياً.

And Abu Bakr cried and he was saying, ‘By Allahazwj! I will supplicate for youasws during every Salat I pray’. Then he went out crying’’.²¹⁰

38- وَ رَوَى أَيْضاً ابْنُ قُتَيْبَةَ أَنَّ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: فَاجْزِ قُرَيْشاً عَنِّي بِفِعَالِهَا، فَقَدْ قَطَعَتْ رَحِمِي، وَ ظَاهَرَتْ عَلَيَّ، وَ سَلَبَتْنِي سُلْطَانَ ابْنِ عَمِّي، وَ سَلَّمَتْ ذَلِكَ مِنْهَا لِمَنْ لَيْسَ فِي قَرَابَتِي وَ حَقِّي فِي الْإِسْلَامِ، وَ سَابِقَتِيَ الَّتِي لَا يَدَّعِي مِثْلَهَا مُدَّعٍ إِلَّا أَنْ يَدَّعِيَ مَا لَا أَعْرِفُهُ‏، وَ لَا أَظُنُّ اللَّهَ يَعْرِفُهُ.

And it is reported as well by Ibn Quteyba, ‘Aliasws said: ‘Quraysh sanctioned measws by their deeds. They cut off myasws relationships, and backed each other against measws, and stripped measws of the authority of the sonsaww of myasws uncleas, and they submitted that to the one who wasn’t among myasws relatives, and of myasws rights in Al-Islam and myasws precedence which no claimant can claim the like of it except if he were to claim what he did not know, nor did Iasws think Allahazwj recognises him’’.²¹¹

39- وَ رَوَى أَيْضاً أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِلْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ: وَ ايْمُ اللَّهِ- يَا بُنَيَّ مَا زِلْتُ مَظْلُوماً مَبْغِيّاً عَلَيَّ مُنْذُ هَلَكَ جَدُّكَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ.

And it is reported as well, heasws said to Al-Hassanasws: ‘And Iasws swear by Allahazwj, O myasws sonasws! Iasws have not ceased to be oppressed, rebelled against, since yourasws grandfathersaww passed away’’.²¹²

40- وَ رَوَى ابْنُ أَبِي الْحَدِيدِ أَنَّ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ:- وَ قَدْ سَمِعَ صَارِخاً يُنَادِي أَنَا مَظْلُومٌ-، فَقَالَ: هَلُمَّ فَلْنَصْرَخْ مَعاً، فَإِنِّي مَا زِلْتُ مَظْلُوماً.

And it is reported by Ibn Abi Al-Hadeed, ‘Aliasws said, and heasws had heard a caller shout, ‘I am oppressed!’ so heasws said: ‘Come and let us shout together, for Iasws have not ceased to be oppressed’’.²¹³

41- وَ قَالَ‏: قَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: مَا زِلْتُ مُسْتَأْثَراً عَلَيَّ مَدْفُوعاً عَمَّا أَسْتَحِقُّهُ وَ أَسْتَوْجِبُهُ.

And he (Ibn Abi Al Hadeed) said, ‘Aliasws said: ‘Iasws have not ceased to be preferred over, repelled from what Iasws was rightful of and obliged of’’.²¹⁴

42- وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: اللَّهُمَّ اجْزِ قُرَيْشاً فَإِنَّهَا مَنَعَتْنِي حَقِّي وَ غَصَبَتْنِي أَمْرِي‏.

And heasws said: ‘O Allahazwj! Recompense (Punish) Quraysh, for they have prevented measws of myasws rights, and usurped measws of myasws command’’.²¹⁵

43- وَ رَوَى‏ أَيْضاً، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يَقُولُ: اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَعْدِيكَ عَلَى قُرَيْشٍ فَإِنَّهُمْ قَطَعُوا رَحِمِي، وَ غَصَبُونِي حَقِّي، وَ أَجْمَعُوا عَلَى مُنَازَعَتِي أَمْراً كُنْتُ أَوْلَى بِهِ.

And it is reported (by Ibn Abi Al Hadeed) as well, from Jabir, from Abu Al Tufeyl who said,

‘O Allahazwj! Iasws seek Yourazwj Assistance against Quraysh, for they have cut of myasws relationships, and usurped measws of myasws rights, and they united upon snatching a command which Iasws was foremost with it’’.²¹⁶

44- وَ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ شُرَيْحِ بْنِ هَانِئٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَعْدِيكَ عَلَى قُرَيْشٍ فَإِنَّهُمْ قَطَعُوا رَحِمِي وَ وَضَعُوا إِنَائِي، وَ صَغَّرُوا عَظِيمَ مَنْزِلَتِي، وَ أَجْمَعُوا عَلَى مُنَازَعَتِي.

And from Al Shabi, from Shureyh Bin Hany who said,

‘Aliasws said: ‘O Allahazwj! Iasws seek Yourazwj Assistance against Quraysh, for they have cut off myasws relationships, and they have dropped myasws container, and they have belittle the greatness of myasws status, and they united upon disputing measws’’.²¹⁷

45- وَ رَوَى السَّيِّدُ ابْنُ طَاوُسٍ فِي كِتَابِ الطَّرَائِفِ‏ مِنَ الصَّحِيحَيْنِ‏ وَ الْجَمْعِ بَيْنَهُمَا لِلْحَمِيدِيِّ بِإِسْنَادِهِمْ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ قَالَ: قَالَ عُمَرُ لِلْعَبَّاسِ وَ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ مَا هَذَا لَفْظُهُ: فَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: أَنَا وَلِيُّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ .. فَجِئْتُمَا، أَنْتَ تَطْلُبُ مِيرَاثَكَ مِنِ ابْنِ أَخِيكَ، وَ يَطْلُبُ هَذَا مِيرَاثَ امْرَأَتِهِ مِنْ أَبِيهَا ..

And it is reported by the seyyid Ibn Tawoos in the book ‘Al Taraif’, from (the book) ‘Al Sahihayn’ and ‘Jama’a Bayn Al Sahiheyn’ of Al Hameedi, from Malik Bin Aws who said,

‘Umar said to Al-Abbas and Aliasws, these are not his words (exactly), ‘When Rasool-Allahsaww passed away, Abu Bakr had said, ‘I am a heir of Rasool-Allahsaww’, and you two have come, youasws are seeking yourasws inheritance from the sonsaww of yourasws uncleas, and this one is seeking inheritance of his wife from her fathersaww’.

فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: نَحْنُ مَعَاشِرَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ لَا نُورَثُ مَا تَرَكْنَاهُ فَهُوَ صَدَقَةٌ، فَرَأَيْتُمَاهُ كَاذِباً آثِماً غَادِراً خَائِناً، وَ اللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ إِنَّهُ لَصَادِقٌ بَارٌّ رَاشِدٌ تَابِعٌ لِلْحَقِّ؟!

Abu Bakr had said, ‘Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘Weasws, community of the Prophetsas, do not leave inheritance. Whatever weas leave, it is charity’. Thus, I (Umar) find both of you as being liars, and Allahazwj Knows that he (Abu Bakr) was truthful, righteous, follower of the truth!

ثُمَّ تُوُفِّيَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَقُلْتُ: أَنَا وَلِيُّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ وَلِيُّ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَرَأَيْتُمَانِي كَاذِباً آثِماً غَادِراً خَائِناً؟! وَ اللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ إِنِّي لَصَادِقٌ بَارٌّ تَابِعٌ لِلْحَقِّ! فَوُلِّيتُهَا، ثُمَّ جِئْتَ أَنْتَ وَ هَذَا وَ أَنْتُمَا جَمِيعٌ وَ أَمْرُكُمَا وَاحِدٌ فَقُلْتُمَا: ادْفَعْهَا إِلَيْنَا.

Then Abu Bakr died, so I (Umar) said, ‘I am a heir of Rasool-Allahsaww and heir of Abu Bakr (as well), and you two are viewing me as being a liar, a sinner, a deceiver, a betrayer! And Allahazwj Knows that I am truthful, righteous, follower of the truth! So, I am in-charge of it, then youasws and this one have come together and both your matters are one, and you are saying, ‘Hand it over to us’’.²¹⁸

46- وَ قَالَ السَّيِّدُ الْمُرْتَضَى عَلَمُ الْهُدَى رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فِي الشَّافِي‏: قَدْ رَوَى جَمِيعُ أَهْلِ السِّيَرِ أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَ الْعَبَّاسَ لَمَّا تَنَازَعَا فِي الْمِيرَاثِ وَ تَخَاصَمَا إِلَى عُمَرَ، قَالَ عُمَرُ: مَنْ يَعْذِرُنِي مِنْ‏ هَذَيْنِ، وُلِّيَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ. فَقَالا: عَقَّ وَ ظَلَمَ، وَ اللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ كَانَ بَرّاً تَقِيّاً، ثُمَّ وُلِّيتُ فَقَالا: عَقَّ وَ ظَلَمَ‏. وَ غَيْرُ خَافٍ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ إِنَّمَا كَانُوا يُجَامِلُونَهُ وَ يُجَامِلُهُمْ‏.

And Al-Seyiid Al-Murtaza said in (the book) ‘Al-Shafi’, ‘The entirety of the ‘Seerah’ reporters have reported that Amir Al-Momineenasws and Al-Abbas, then they disputed regarding the inheritance and they took their case to Umar, Umar said, ‘Who can excuse me from these two? Abu Bakr ruled, and they both said, ‘He is disloyal and unjust!’ And Allahazwj Knows that he was righteous, pious. Then I am the ruler, and they are saying, ‘He is disloyal and unjust!’ And there is no fear upon them, and rather they were complimenting him and he was complimenting them’’.²¹⁹

47- وَ رَوَى أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَعْثَمَ الْكُوفِيُّ فِي تَارِيخِهِ‏، قَالَ: كَتَبَ مُعَاوِيَةُ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: أَمَّا بَعْدُ، فَإِنَّ الْحَسَدَ عَشَرَةُ أَجْزَاءٍ تِسْعَةٌ مِنْهَا فِيكَ وَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهَا فِي سَائِرِ النَّاسِ، وَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَلِ أُمُورَ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ أَحَدٌ بَعْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] إِلَّا وَ لَهُ قَدْ حَسَدْتَ، وَ عَلَيْهِ تَعَدَّيْتَ‏،

And it is reported by Ahmad Bin A’sam Al-Kufi in his history, said, ‘Muawiya wrote to Aliasws, ‘As for after – The envy is of ten parts, nine of these are regarding youasws and one is regarding rest of the people, and that is because no one took charge of the affairs of this community after the Prophetsaww except and youasws envied him and youasws rebelled against him.

وَ عَرَفْنَا ذَلِكَ مِنْكَ فِي النَّظَرِ الشَّزْرِ، وَ قَوْلِكَ الْهَجْرِ، وَ تَنَفُّسِكَ الصُّعَدَاءَ، وَ إِبْطَائِكَ عَنِ الْخُلَفَاءِ، تُقَادُ إِلَى الْبَيْعَةِ كَمَا يُقَادُ الْجَمَلُ الْمَخْشُوشُ‏ حَتَّى تُبَايِعَ وَ أَنْتَ كَارِهٌ،

And we have recognised that from you in the look of disapproval, and yourasws harsh words, and yourasws breathing the sighs, and yourasws being sluggish to the caliphs. You sat back to the allegiance just as the camel led by the noose is seated, until youasws did pledge allegiance and youasws abhorred it.

ثُمَّ إِنِّي لَا أَنْسَى فِعْلَكَ بِعُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ عَلَى قِلَّةِ الشَّرْحِ وَ الْبَيَانِ، وَ وَ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ لَنَطْلُبَنَّ قَتَلَةَ عُثْمَانَ‏ فِي الْبَرِّ وَ الْبَحْرِ وَ الْجِبَالِ وَ الرِّمَالِ حَتَّى نَقْتُلَهُمْ أَوْ لَنُلْحِقَنَّ أَرْوَاحَنَا بِاللَّهِ، وَ السَّلَامُ.

Then I do not forget yourasws deed with Usman Bin Affan upon the little commentary and the expiation, and by Allahazwj, the Oneazwj Who there is no god except Heazwj, we will seek the killers of Usman in the land and in the sea and upon the mountain and in the desert, until we kill them or our souls join up with Allahazwj. Greetings!’

فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: أَمَّا بَعْدُ، فَإِنَّهُ أَتَانِي كِتَابُكَ تَذْكُرُ فِيهِ حَسَدِي لِلْخُلَفَاءِ، وَ إِبْطَائِي عَلَيْهِمْ، وَ النَّكِيرَ لِأَمْرِهِمْ‏ فَلَسْتُ أَعْتَذِرُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ إِلَيْكَ وَ لَا إِلَى غَيْرِكَ، وَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّهُ لَمَّا قُبِضَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] وَ اخْتَلَفَ الْأُمَّةُ، قَالَتْ قُرَيْشٌ: مِنَّا الْأَمِيرُ، وَ قَالَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ: بَلْ مِنَّا الْأَمِيرُ،

Aliasws wrote to him: ‘As for after – Your letter came to measws mentioning in it myasws envy towards the caliphs, and myasws being sluggish to them, and the dislike off their matters. Iasws will not make excuses from that to you, nor to anyone else, and that is because, when the Prophetsaww passed away and the community differed, Quraysh said, ‘The ruler should be from us!’ And the Helpers said, ‘But, the ruler should be from us!’

فَقَالَتْ قُرَيْشٌ: مُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] مِنَّا، وَ نَحْنُ أَحَقُّ بِالْأَمْرِ مِنْكُمْ، فَسَلَّمَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ لِقُرَيْشٍ الْوِلَايَةَ وَ السُّلْطَانَ، فَإِنَّمَا تَسْتَحِقُّهَا قُرَيْشٌ بِمُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] دُونَ الْأَنْصَارِ، فَنَحْنُ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ أَحَقُّ بِهَذَا مِنْ غَيْرِنَا ..

Quraysh said, ‘Muhammadsaww is from us and we are more rightful with the command that you all’. So, the Helpers submitted the governance and the authority to Quraysh. Thus, Quraysh considered themselves to be deserving due to Muhammadsaww, besides the Helpers, and weasws, Peopleasws of the Household are more rightful than others’ –

إِلَى قَوْلِهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: وَ قَدْ كَانَ أَبُوكَ‏ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ جَاءَنِي فِي الْوَقْتِ الَّذِي بَايَعَ النَّاسُ فِيهِ أَبَا بَكْرٍ، فَقَالَ لِي: أَنْتَ أَحَقُّ بِهَذَا الْأَمْرِ مِنْ غَيْرِكَ، وَ أَنَا يَدُكَ عَلَى مَنْ خَالَفَكَ، وَ إِنْ شِئْتَ لَأَمْلَأَنَّ الْمَدِينَةَ خَيْلًا وَ رَجِلًا عَلَى ابْنِ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ،

Up to hisasws words: ‘And your father Abu Sufyan had come to measws during the time which the people had pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr, and he said to measws, ‘Youasws are more rightful with this command than others, and I will be yourasws hand (support) against the one who opposes youasws, and if youasws like, I will fill Al-Medina with horses and men against Ibn Abu Quhafa’.

فَلَمْ أَقْبَلْ ذَلِكَ، وَ اللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ أَبَاكَ قَدْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ فَكُنْتُ أَنَا الَّذِي أَبَيْتُ عَلَيْهِ مَخَافَةَ الْفُرْقَةِ بَيْنَ أَهْلِ الْإِسْلَامِ، فَإِنْ تَعْرِفْ مِنْ حَقِّي مَا كَانَ أَبُوكَ يَعْرِفُهُ لِي فَقَدْ أَصَبْتَ رُشْدَكَ، وَ إِنْ أَبَيْتَ فَهَا أَنَا قَاصِدٌ إِلَيْكَ، وَ السَّلَامُ‏..

Iasws did not accept that, and Allahazwj Knows that your father would have done that, but Iasws was the one who refused him fearing the sectarianism between the people of Al-Islam. So, if you recognise from myasws rights what your father had recognised for measws, then you would have attain correct guidance, and if you refuse, then here Iasws am heading to you (for battle))! Greetings!’’²²⁰

48- وَ رَوَى ابْنُ أَبِي الْحَدِيدِ، عَنِ الْكَلْبِيِّ قَالَ: لَمَّا أَرَادَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ‏ الْمَسِيرَ إِلَى الْبَصْرَةِ، قَامَ فَخَطَبَ النَّاسَ، فَقَالَ- بَعْدَ أَنْ حَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَ صَلَّى عَلَى رَسُولِهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ-: .. إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمَّا قَبَضَ نَبِيَّهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ اسْتَأْثَرَتْ عَلَيْنَا قُرَيْشٌ بِالْأَمْرِ، وَ دَفَعَتْنَا عَنْ حَقٍّ نَحْنُ أَحَقُّ بِهِ مِنَ النَّاسِ كَافَّةً،

And it is reported by Ibn Abu Al Hadeed, from Al Kalby who said,

‘When Aliasws intended the journey to Al-Basra (for battle), heasws stood and addressed the people. Heasws said after having praised Allahazwj and sending Salawat upon Hisazwj Rasoolsaww: ‘When Allahazwj Caused Hisazwj Prophetsaww to pass away, Quraysh took exclusive possession of the command over usasws, and repelled usasws from a right weasws were more rightful with than all the people.

فَرَأَيْتُ أَنَّ الصَّبْرَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ تَفْرِيقِ كَلِمَةِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ، وَ سَفْكِ دِمَائِهِمْ، وَ النَّاسُ حَدِيثُو عَهْدٍ بِالْإِسْلَامِ، وَ الدِّينُ يَمْخَضُ مَخْضَ‏ الْوَطْبِ‏ يُفْسِدُهُ أَدْنَى وَهْنٍ، وَ يَعْتِكُهُ‏ أَقَلُّ خُلْفٍ‏،

I saw that the patience upon that is better than dividing the words of the Muslims, and shedding their blood, and the people were new to the covenant with Al-Islam, and the Religion is a mixture of the buttered food, the least weakness spoils it, and the smallest of substitutions would soften it.

فَوُلِّيَ الْأَمْرَ قَوْمٌ لَمْ يَأْلُوا فِي أَمْرِهِمْ اجْتِهَاداً، ثُمَّ انْتَقَلُوا إِلَى دَارِ الْجَزَاءِ، وَ اللَّهُ وَلِيُّ تَمْحِيصِ سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ، وَ الْعَفْوِ عَنْ هَفَوَاتِهِمْ‏.

Iasws was placed in charge of the command by a people who did not give up on the diligence regarding their affairs, then they will be transferring to the house of the Hereafter. By Allahazwj! Myasws ruler-ship is to separate out their evil deeds, and forgive from their lapses’’.²²¹

49- وَ رَوَى- أَيْضاً-، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمَدَائِنِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جُنَادَةَ، قَالَ: قَدِمْتُ مِنَ الْحِجَازِ أُرِيدُ الْعِرَاقَ فِي أَوَّلِ إِمَارَةِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، فَمَرَرْتُ بِمَكَّةَ فَاعْتَمَرْتُ، ثُمَّ قَدِمْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ، فَدَخَلْتُ مَسْجِدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ إِذَا نُودِيَ: الصَّلَاةَ جَامِعَةً، فَاجْتَمَعَ النَّاسُ، وَ خَرَجَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ مُتَقَلِّداً سَيْفَهُ،

And it is reported as well (by Ibn Abu Al Hadeed), from Ali Bin Muhammad Al Madainy, from Abdullah Bin Junadah who said,

‘I arrive from Al-Hijaz intending Al-Iraq during the beginning of the government of Aliasws, and I passed by Makkah, and I performed Umrah. Then I arrived at Al-Medina, and entered Masjid of Rasool-Allahsaww when there was a call, ‘The congregational Salat!’ The people gathered and Aliasws came out collared by hisasws sword.

فَشَخَصَتِ الْأَبْصَارُ نَحْوَهُ، فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَ صَلَّى عَلَى رَسُولِهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ‏ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: أَمَّا بَعْدُ، فَإِنَّهُ لَمَّا قَبَضَ اللَّهُ نَبِيَّهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ قُلْنَا: نَحْنُ أَهْلُهُ وَ وَرَثَتُهُ وَ عِتْرَتُهُ وَ أَوْلِيَاؤُهُ دُونَ النَّاسِ، لَا يُنَازِعُنَا سُلْطَانَهُ أَحَدٌ، وَ لَا يَطْمَعُ فِي حَقِّنَا طَامِعٌ،

The sights were staring at himasws. Heasws praised Allahazwj, then said: ‘As for after – when Allahazwj Caused Hisazwj Prophetsaww to pass away, weasws, hissaww people, and hissaww inheritors, and hissaww familyasws, and his friends besides the people, said, ‘No one would snatch away hissaww authority from usasws, nor would any coveter covet regarding ourasws rights’.

إِذِ انْتَزَى‏ لَنَا قَوْمُنَا فَغَصَبُونَا سُلْطَانَ نَبِيِّنَا، فَصَارَتِ الْإِمْرَةُ لِغَيْرِنَا، وَ صِرْنَا سُوقَةً يَطْمَعُ فِينَا الضَّعِيفُ وَ يَتَغَزَّرُ عَلَيْنَا الذَّلِيلُ‏، فَبَكَتِ الْأَعْيُنُ مِنَّا لِذَلِكَ، وَ خَشُنَتِ‏ الصُّدُورُ، وَ جَزِعَتِ النُّفُوسُ،

Then ourasws people objected to usasws and they usurped usasws the authority of ourasws Prophetsaww, and the government came to be for others, and we became ordinary citizens. The weak coveted regarding usasws and the disgraced ones revered usasws. The eyes from usasws cried to that, and the chests were apprehensive, and the souls were alarmed.

وَ ايْمُ اللَّهِ لَوْ لَا مَخَافَةُ الْفُرْقَةِ بَيْنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ، وَ أَنْ يَعُودَ الْكُفْرُ، وَ يَبُورَ الدِّينُ، لَكُنَّا عَلَى غَيْرِ مَا كُنَّا لَهُمْ عَلَيْهِ، فَوَلِيَ النَّاسَ‏ وُلَاةٌ لَمْ يَأْلُوا النَّاسَ خَيْراً، ثُمَّ اسْتَخْرَجْتُمُونِي- أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ- مِنْ بَيْتِي فَبَايَعْتُمُونِي‏.

And Iasws swear by Allahazwj! Had Iasws not feared the sectarianism between the Muslims, and that they would return to Kufr, and the Religion would perish, weasws would have been upon other than what weasws were upon towards them. The people were ruled by such rulers they did not rule the people with goodness. Then you brought measws out – O you people – from myasws house, and pledge allegiances to measws’’.²²²

50- وَ قَالَ السَّيِّدُ الْجَلِيلُ ابْنُ طَاوُسٍ فِي كِتَابِ الطَّرَائِفِ‏: رَوَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَرْدَوَيْهِ‏ فِي كِتَابِهِ- وَ هُوَ مِنْ أَعْيَانِ أَئِمَّتِهِمْ-، وَ رَوَاهُ أَيْضاً الْمُسَمَّى عِنْدَهُمْ صَدْرَ الْأَئِمَّةِ أَخْطَبُ خُطَبَاءِ خُوارِزْمَ مُوَفَّقُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ الْمَكِّيُّ ثُمَّ الْخُوارِزْمِيُّ فِي كِتَابِ الْأَرْبَعِينَ، قَالَ: عَنِ الْإِمَامِ الطَّبَرَانِيِ‏، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الرَّازِيِّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ زَافِرِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ‏، قَالَ:

And the majestic seyyid Ibn Tawoos said in the book ‘Al Taraaif’ – ‘It is reported by Abu Bakr Ahmad Bin Mardawayh in his book – and he is from the notables of their imams – and it is reported as well by the one named in their presence as the head of the imams, the preacher of the preachers, Mhuwarizm Mowaqqaf Bin Ahmad al Makky, then Al Khawarizmy in the book ‘Al Arbaeen’ who said, ‘From the imam Al Tabrani, from Saeed Al Razy, from Muhammad Bin Humeyd, from Zafir Bin Suleyman, from Al Haris Bin Muhammad, from Abu Al Tufayl who said,

كُنْتُ عَلَى الْبَابِ يَوْمَ الشُّورَى فَارْتَفَعَتِ الْأَصْوَاتُ بَيْنَهُمْ، فَسَمِعْتُ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّلَامُ يَقُولُ: بَايَعَ النَّاسُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَ أَنَا- وَ اللَّهِ- أَوْلَى بِالْأَمْرِ مِنْهُ وَ أَحَقُّ بِهِ مِنْهُ‏، فَسَمِعْتُ وَ أَطَعْتُ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ الْقَوْمُ كُفَّاراً يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُهُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ بِالسَّيْفِ،

‘I was at the door on the day of the consultation and the voices were raised between them. I heard Aliasws saying: ‘The people pledged allegiances to Abu Bakr and by Allahazwj, Iasws was foremost with the command than him and more rightful with it than him, but Iasws kept quiet and obeyed, fearing that the people would return to Kufr, striking the necks of each others with the sword.

ثُمَّ بَايَعَ أبا [أَبُو] بَكْرٍ لِعُمَرَ وَ أَنَا أَوْلَى بِالْأَمْرِ مِنْهُ، فَسَمِعْتُ وَ أَطَعْتُ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ الْقَوْمُ كُفَّاراً، ثُمَّ أَنْتُمْ تُرِيدُونَ أَنْ تَبَايِعُوا عُثْمَانَ إِذَنْ لَا أَسْمَعُ وَ لَا أُطِيعُ‏.

Then Umar pledged to Abu Bakr, and although Iasws was foremost with the command than him. Iasws kept quiet and obeyed, fearing that the people would return to be Kafirs. Then (now) you are intending to pledge allegiances to Usman, then Iasws will neither be quiet nor obey’’.²²³

51- وَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى رَوَاهَا ابْنُ مَرْدَوَيْهِ أَيْضاً .. وَ سَاقَ قَوْلَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ عَنْ مُبَايَعَتِهِمْ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ وَ عُمَرَ كَمَا ذَكَرَهُ فِي الرِّوَايَةِ الْمُتَقَدِّمَةِ سَوَاءً، إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي عُثْمَانَ: ثُمَّ أَنْتُمْ تُرِيدُونَ أَنْ تُبَايِعُوا عُثْمَانَ إِذَنْ لَا أَسْمَعُ وَ لَا أُطِيعُ، إِنَّ عُمَرَ جَعَلَنِي فِي خَمْسَةِ نَفَرٍ أَنَا سَادِسُهُمْ لَا يَعْرِفُ لِي فَضْلًا فِي الصَّلَاحِ وَ لَا يَعْرِفُونَهُ لِي، كَأَنَّمَا نَحْنُ فِيهِ شَرَعٌ سَوَاءٌ،

And in another report reported by Ibn Mardawayh as well, and he continued the words of Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws about their allegiance to Abu Bakr and Umar, just as is mentioned in the previous report, the same, except that heasws said to (people during their allegiance to) Usman: ‘Then you are intending to pledge allegiance to Usman, then Iasws will neither keep quiet nor obey. Umar made measws to be among five persons, Iasws being their sixth, neither recognising any merit for measws regarding the reconciliation, nor did they recognise it for measws. It was as if we were equal in the beginning.

وَ ايْمُ اللَّهِ لَوْ أَشَاءُ أَنْ أَتَكَلَّمَ لَتَكَلَّمْتُ ثُمَّ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ عَرَبِيُّكُمْ وَ لَا عَجَمِيُّكُمْ وَ لَا الْمُعَاهِدُ مِنْكُمْ وَ لَا الْمُشْرِكُ رَدَّ خَصْلَةٍ مِنْهَا، ثُمَّ قَالَ: أَنْشُدُكُمُ اللَّهَ أَيُّهَا الْخَمْسَةُ أَ مِنْكُمْ أَخُو رَسُولِ اللَّهِ غَيْرِي؟! قَالُوا: لَا..

And Iasws swear by Allahazwj! If Iasws so desire, Iasws would speak such words, neither will your non-Arabs nor your Arabs would (be able to) tolerate, nor the Unitarian from you, nor the Polytheist would be able to reply to any characteristic from it’. Then heasws said: ‘Iasws adjure you all with Allahazwj, o you five! Is there anyone among you who is a brotherasws of Rasool-Allahsaww apart from measws?! They said, ‘No!’’²²⁴

52- وَ ذَكَرَ ابْنُ عَبْدِ رَبِّهِ فِي الْجُزْءِ الرَّابِعِ مِنْ كِتَابِ الْعِقْدِ، وَ أَبُو هِلَالٍ الْعَسْكَرِيُّ فِي كِتَابِ الْأَوَائِلِ‏ فِي الْخُطْبَةِ الَّتِي خَطَبَ بِهَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ عَقِيبَ مُبَايَعَةِ النَّاسِ لَهُ- وَ هِيَ أَوَّلُ خُطْبَةٍ خَطَبَهَا- فَقَالَ، بَعْدَ إِشَارَاتٍ ظَاهِرَةٍ وَ بَاطِنَةٍ إِلَى التَّأَلُّمِ مِمَّنْ تَقَدَّمَهُ وَ مِمَّنْ وَافَقَهُمْ- مَا هَذَا لَفْظُهُ-:

And it is mentioned by Ibn Abu Rabbih in the fourth volume of the book ‘Al-Iqd’, and Abu Hilal Al-Askari in the book ‘Al-Awaail’ in the sermon which was preached by Aliasws Bin Abu Talib as a consequence of the people pledging allegiances to himasws – and it is the first sermon heasws had preached, heasws said after indicating apparently and hidden to the pains (inflicted) from the one who preceded himasws, and from the one who were concordant with them – these are hisasws words:

وَ قَدْ كَانَتْ أُمُورٌ مِلْتُمْ فِيهَا عَنِ الْحَقِّ مَيْلًا كَثِيراً كُنْتُمْ فِيهَا غَيْرَ مَحْمُودِينَ. أما إنّي لو أشاء أن أقول لقلت‏ عَفَا اللَّهُ عَمَّا سَلَفَ‏، سبق الرجلان و قام‏ الثالث كالغراب همّته بطنه، ويله! لو قصّ جناحاه و قطع رأسه لكان خيرا له، انظروا فإن أنكرتم فأنكروا و إن عرفتم فاعرفوا ..

‘And the matters during it had inclined away from the truth, inclining away a lot, you were all unpraised-worthy during it. As for Iasws, had Iasws so desired, Iasws would have said: ‘May Allahazwj Pardon from what is past’. The two men preceded, and the third one stood up like the crow whose main concern was his stomach. Woe be unto him! If his wings had been clipped, and his head cut off, it would have been better for him. Consider, so if you deny it, then deny it, and if you recognise it, then recognise it’.

ثُمَّ يَقُولُ فِي آخِرِهَا مَا هَذَا لَفْظُهُ- عَلَى مَا حَكَاهُ صَاحِبُ كِتَابِ الْعِقْدِ-: أَلَا إِنَّ الْأَبْرَارَ مِنْ‏ عِتْرَتِي وَ أَطَايِبِ أَرُومَتِي أَحْلَمُ النَّاسِ صِغَاراً وَ أَعْلَمُهُمْ كِبَاراً،

Then heasws said at the end of it, and these are hisasws words, upon what the author of the book ‘Al-Iqd’ has related: ‘Indeed! Iasws was the best of myasws family and the most forbearing of the people when young, and their most knowledgeable when old.

أَلَا وَ إِنَّا أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ مِنْ عِلْمِ اللَّهِ عَلِمْنَا، وَ بِحُكْمِ اللَّهِ حَكَمْنَا، وَ مِنْ قَوْلِ صَادِقٍ سَمِعْنَا، فَإِنْ تَتَّبِعُوا آثَارَنَا تَهْتَدُوا بِبَصَائِرِنَا، مَعَنَا رَايَةُ الْحَقِّ مَنْ تَبِعَهَا لَحِقَ وَ مَنْ تَأَخَّرَ عَنْهَا غَرِقَ،

Indeed! And weasws, Peopleasws of the Household, weasws learnt from the Knowledge of Allahazwj, and Allahazwj Gave usasws the wisdom weasws have, and weasws listened from the words of a truthful. So, if you were to follow ourasws tracks, you will be guided by ourasws insights. With usasws is the flag of the truth. One who follows it would join up, and one who delays from it would drown.

أَلَا وَ بِنَا يُرَدُّ تِرَةُ كُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ، وَ بِنَا تُخْلَعُ رِبْقَةُ الذُّلِّ مِنْ أَعْنَاقِهِمْ، وَ بِنَا فُتِحَ، وَ بِنَا يُخْتَمُ‏.

Indeed! By usasws repeats the time of every Momin, and by usasws the noose of disgrace is removed from their necks, and by usasws was the beginning and by would be the end’’.²²⁵

53- وَ رَوَى ابْنُ أَبِي الْحَدِيدِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ يَوْماً عَلَى عُمَرَ، فَقَالَ لِي: يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ! لَقَدْ أَجْهَدَ هَذَا الرَّجُلُ نَفْسَهُ فِي الْعِبَادَةِ حَتَّى نحلت [نَحَلَتْهُ‏] رِيَاءً. قُلْتُ: مَنْ هُوَ؟. قَالَ عُمَرُ: الْأَجْلَحُ‏- يَعْنِي عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ-.

And it is reported by Ibn Abi Al Hadeed, from Ibn Abbas having said,

‘One day I entered to see Umar. He said to me, ‘O Ibn Abbas! This man (Aliasws) has exerted hisasws self in the worship until heasws has slimmed, like showing-off’. I said, ‘Who is he?’ Umar said, ‘The one of receding hairline’ – meaning Aliasws.

قُلْتُ: وَ مَا يَقْصِدُ بِالرِّيَاءِ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ؟. قَالَ: يُرَشِّحُ‏ نَفْسَهُ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ لِلْخِلَافَةِ. قُلْتُ: وَ مَا يَصْنَعُ بِالتَّرْشِيحِ؟! قَدْ رَشَّحَهُ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَصُرِفَتْ عَنْهُ.

I said, ‘And what is hisasws aim with the showing-off, O commander of the faithful?’ He said, ‘So heasws can get himselfasws nominated by the people for the Caliphate’. I said, ‘And what will heasws do with the nomination?! Rasool-Allahsaww had nominated himasws, but it was turned away from himasws’.

قَالَ: إِنَّهُ كَانَ شَابّاً حَدَثاً فَاسْتَصْغَرَتِ الْعَرَبُ سِنَّهُ، وَ قَدْ كَمَلَ الْآنَ، أَ لَمْ تَعْلَمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ لَمْ يَبْعَثْ نَبِيّاً إِلَّا بَعْدَ الْأَرْبَعِينَ؟!.

He said, ‘He was young man and the Arabs belittled hisasws age, and now it is complete. Do you not know that Allahazwj did not Send the Prophetsaww except after (the age of) forty?’

قُلْتُ: يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ! أَمَّا أَهْلُ الْحِجَى وَ النُّهَى فَإِنَّهُمْ مَا زَالُوا يَعُدُّونَهُ كَامِلًا مُنْذُ رَفَعَ اللَّهُ مَنَارَ الْإِسْلَامِ، وَ لَكِنَّهُمْ يَعُدُّونَهُ مَحْرُوماً مَحْدُوداً.

I said, ‘O commander of the faithful! As for the people of the insight and intellect, have not ceased to count himasws as perfect since Allahazwj Raised up the minaret of Al-Islam, and but they are counting himasws as deprived, limited’.

فَقَالَ‏: أَمَا إِنَّهُ سَيَلِيهَا بَعْدَ هِيَاطٍ وَ مِيَاطٍ، ثُمَّ تَزِلُّ فِيهَا قَدَمُهُ، وَ لَا يَقْضِي‏ فِيهَا إِرْبَهُ‏، وَ لَتَكُونَنَّ شَاهِداً ذَلِكَ‏ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ، ثُمَّ يَتَبَيَّنُ الصُّبْحُ لِذِي عَيْنَيْنِ، وَ يَعْلَمُ الْعَرَبُ صِحَّةَ رَأْيِ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ الْأَوَّلِينَ الَّذِينَ صَرَفُوكَهَا عَنْهُ بَادِئَ بَدْءٍ، فَلَيْتَنِي أَرَاكُمْ بَعْدِي- يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ- إِنَّ الْحِرْصَ مُحَرَّمَةٌ، وَ إِنَّ الدُّنْيَا كَظِلِّكَ كُلَّمَا هَمَمْتَ بِهِ ازْدَادَ عَنْكَ بُعْداً.

He said, ‘But, its torrent is after the rains and the waters (springs), then the feet slipped in it, and no need was fulfilled in it, and you happened to have witnessed that, O servant of Allahazwj. Then the morning was seen with the two eyes, and the Arabs knew the correctness of the view of the first Emigrants, those who turned it away from himasws in the beginning. Alas! I can see you all after me, O servant of Allahazwj! The greed is prohibited, and the world is like your shadow. Every time you are interest in it, it increases in remoteness from you’’.

وَ رَوَى- أَيْضاً- عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: خَرَجْتُ مَعَ عُمَرَ إِلَى الشَّامِ‏ فَانْفَرَدَ يَوْماً يَسِيرُ عَلَى بَعِيرِهِ فَاتَّبَعْتُهُ، فَقَالَ لِي: يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ! أَشْكُو إِلَيْكَ ابْنَ عَمِّكَ، سَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ مَعِي فَلَمْ يَفْعَلْ، وَ لَا أَزَالُ أَرَاهُ وَاجِداً، فَبِمَا تَظُنُّ مَوْجِدَتَهُ‏؟.

And it is reported as well (by Ibn Abi Al Hadeed), from Ibn Abbas who said,

‘I went out to Syria with Umar. One day he was alone travelling with his camel, and I followed him. He said to me, ‘O Ibn Abbas! I complain to you of the sonasws of your uncleas. I asked himasws to go out with me, but heasws did not do so, and I have not ceased to see himasws as angry. So, due to what do you think is hisasws anger?’

قُلْتُ: يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ! إِنَّكَ لَتَعْلَمُ. قَالَ: أَظُنُّهُ لَا يَزَالُ كَئِيباً لِفَوْتِ الْخِلَافَةِ. قُلْتُ: هُوَ ذَاكَ، إِنَّهُ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَرَادَ الْأَمْرَ لَهُ.

I said, ‘O commander of the faithful! You know (it)’. He said, ‘I think heasws has not ceased to be gloomy at the loss of the caliphate’. I said, ‘Heasws is that. Heasws claims that Rasool-Allahsaww had intended the command to be for himasws’.

فَقَالَ: يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ! وَ أَرَادَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ‏ فَكَانَ مَا ذَا إِذَا لَمْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى ذَلِكَ! إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ إِذَا أَرَادَ أمر [أَمْراً] وَ أَرَادَ اللَّهُ غَيْرَهُ، نَفَذَ مُرَادُ اللَّهِ وَ لَمْ يَنْفُذْ مُرَادُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ، أَ وَ كُلَّمَا أَرَادَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ‏ كَانَ؟! إِنَّهُ أَرَادَ إِسْلَامَ عَمِّهِ وَ لَمْ يُرِدْهُ اللَّهُ فَلَمْ يُسْلِمْ!.

He said, ‘O Ibn Abbas! And the intention of Rasool-Allahazwj, what is that, when Allahazwj the Exalted did not Want that! Rasool-Allahsaww wants a matter and Allahazwj Wants something else, the Purpose of Allahazwj should be implemented and the purpose of Rasool-Allahsaww should not be implemented. Or is that every time Rasool-Allahsaww wanted (something), it happened?! Heasws wanted Islam of hisasws unclesaww and Allahazwj did not Want it, so heasws did not submit!’’²²⁶

54- قَالَ‏: وَ قَدْ رُوِيَ مَعْنَى هَذَا الْخَبَرِ بِغَيْرِ هَذَا اللَّفْظِ، وَ هُوَ قَوْلُهُ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَرَادَ أَنْ يُذَكِّرَهُ لِلْأَمْرِ فِي مَرَضِهِ فَصَدَدْتُهُ عَنْهُ‏ خَوْفاً مِنَ الْفِتْنَةِ وَ انْتِشَارِ أَمْرِ الْإِسْلَامِ، فَعَلِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ مَا فِي نَفْسِي وَ أَمْسَكَ، وَ أَبَى اللَّهُ إِلَّا إِمْضَاءَ مَا حُتِمَ.

He (Ibn Abi Al-Hadeed) said, ‘And this Hadeeth has been reported with other than these words, and it is his (Umar)’s word: ‘Rasool-Allahsaww wanted to mention himasws for the command during hissaww illness, I (Umar) blocked himsaww from it, fearing from the Fitna, and the scattering of the matters of Al-Islam. Rasool-Allahsaww knew what was within myself and hesaww withheld, and Allahazwj Refused except the accomplishment of what Heazwj had Ordained’’.²²⁷

55- وَ قَدْ رَوَى فِي الْمِشْكَاةِ- الَّذِي هُوَ مِنْ أُصُولِهِمُ الْمُتَدَاوِلَةِ الْيَوْمَ- عَنْ زِرِّ بْنِ حُبَيْشٍ‏ قَالَ: قَالَ لِي‏ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: وَ الَّذِي فَلَقَ الْحَبَّةَ وَ بَرَأَ النَّسَمَةَ إِنَّهُ لَعَهِدَ إِلَيَّ النَّبِيُّ الْأُمِّيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ‏ أَنْ لَا يُحِبَّنِي إِلَّا مُؤْمِنٌ وَ لَا يُبْغِضَنِي إِلَّا مُنَافِقٌ‏.

And it has been reported in (the book) ‘Al Mishkaat’ – that which is from their principles circulating today – from Zarr Bin Hubeysh who said,

‘Aliasws said to me: ‘By the Oneazwj Who Split the seed and Formed the person! It had been pacted to measws by the Prophetsaww, the Ummy, that no one will love measws except a Momin, nor hate measws except a hypocrite’’.²²⁸

56- وَ رَوَى- أَيْضاً- بِأَسَانِيدَ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَتْ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: لَا يُحِبُّ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ مُنَافِقٌ وَ لَا يُبْغِضُهُ مُؤْمِنٌ.

And it is reported as well (in the book ‘Al-Mishkaat’), by the chains from Umm Salamara having said: ‘Aliasws will neither be loved by a hypocrite nor hated by a Momin’’.

قَالَ: رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ وَ التِّرْمِذِيُ‏ عَنْهَا رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا أَيْضاً قَالَتْ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: مَنْ سَبَّ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقَدْ سَبَّنِي‏.

He said, ‘I tis reported by Ahmad, and Al-Tirmzi, from herra as well. Shera said, ‘Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘One who reviles Aliasws so he has reviled mesaww’’.²²⁹

57- وَ رَوَى ابْنُ شِيرَوَيْهِ الدَّيْلَمِيُّ- وَ هُوَ مِنْ مَشَاهِيرِ مُحَدِّثِيهِمْ- فِي كِتَابِ الْفِرْدَوْسِ‏ فِي بَابِ الْمِيمِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: مَنْ سَبَّ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقَدْ سَبَّنِي وَ مَنْ سَبَّنِي فَقَدْ سَبَّ اللَّهَ، وَ مَنْ سَبَّ اللَّهَ أَدْخَلَهُ نَارَ جَهَنَّمَ، وَ لَهُ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ.

And it is reported by Ibn Sheyrawiya Al Daylami – and he is from their famous narrators – in the book ‘Al Firdows’, in the chapter ‘Al Meem’, from Ibn Abbas who said,

‘Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘One who reviles Aliasws so he has reviled mesaww, and one who reviles mesaww so he has reviled Allahazwj, and one who reviles Allahazwj, Heazwj would Enter him into the Fire of Hell, and for him would be a mighty Punishment’’.²³⁰

58- وَ عَنْ سَلْمَانَ‏، قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: يَا عَلِيُّ! مُحِبُّكَ مُحِبِّي وَ مُبْغِضُكَ مُبْغِضِي.

(The book ‘Al Firdows’) - And from Salmanra having said: ‘The Prophetsaww said: ‘O Aliasws! Yourasws loving one loves mesaww, and yourasws hating one hates mesaww’’.²³¹

59- وَ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ‏، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: يَا عَلِيُّ! مَا يُبْغِضُكَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ إِلَّا مُنَافِقٌ وَ مَنْ حَمَلَتْهُ أُمُّهُ وَ هِيَ حَائِضٌ.

(The book ‘Al-Firdows’) - And from Aliasws having said: ‘Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘O Aliasws! No one from the men would hate youasws except a hypocrite and one whose mother conceived him when she was menstruating’’.²³²

60- وَ رَوَى أَيْضاً فِي بَابِ الثَّاءِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: ثَلَاثٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ فَلَيْسَ مِنِّي وَ لَا أَنَا مِنْهُ: مَنْ أَبْغَضَ عَلِيّاً وَ نَصَبَ لِأَهْلِ بَيْتِي، وَ مَنْ قَالَ: الْإِيمَانُ كَلَامٌ.

And it is reported as well (in the book ‘Al Firdows’), in the second chapter, from Jabir Bin Abdullah who said,

Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘Three (characteristics), one who has these in him, so he isn’t from mesaww nor am Isaww from him. One who hates Aliasws and is hostile to the Peopleasws of mysaww Household, and the one who says, ‘The Eman is (only) talk’’’.²³³

61- وَ رَوَى فِي جَامِعِ الْأُصُولِ‏، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، قَالَ: إِنَّا كُنَّا لَنَعْرِفُ الْمُنَافِقِينَ- نَحْنُ مَعَاشِرَ الْأَنْصَارِ- بِبُغْضِهِمْ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ [عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ‏]،.

And it is reported in (the book) ‘Jamie Al-Usool’ – From Abu (Umm) Salamara having said: ‘We used to recognise the hypocrites – we the community of Helpers – by their hatred of Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws’’.²³⁴

62- وَ عَنْ‏ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ‏: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: لَا يُحِبُّ عَلِيّاً [عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ‏] مُنَافِقٌ وَ لَا يُبْغِضُهُ مُؤْمِنٌ.

(The book ‘Jamie Al-Usool’) - And from Ibn Saeed who said, ‘Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘Neither will Aliasws be loved by a hypocrite nor be hated by a Momin’’.

وَ عَنْ زِرِّ بْنِ حُبَيْشٍ‏، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَلِيّاً [عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ‏] يَقُولُ: وَ الَّذِي فَلَقَ الْحَبَّةَ وَ بَرَأَ النَّسَمَةَ إِنَّهُ لَعَهِدَ النَّبِيُّ الْأُمِّيُّ إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّنِي إِلَّا مُؤْمِنٌ وَ لَا يُبْغِضُنِي إِلَّا مُنَافِقٌ‏.

(The book ‘Jamie Al-Usool’) - And from Zirr Bin Hubeysh who said, ‘I heard Aliasws saying: ‘By the Oneazwj Who Split the seed and Formed the person! Surely the Prophetsaww, the Ummy, made a pact to measws that no one will love measws except a Momin, nor hate measws except a hypocrite’’. ²³⁵

63- وَ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبْدِ الْبِرِّ فِي الْإِسْتِيعَابِ‏- وَ هُوَ مِنْ كُتُبِهِمُ الْمُعْتَبَرَةِ الْمُتَدَاوِلَةِ الَّتِي عَلَيْهَا اعْتِمَادُهُمْ- رَوَتْ طَائِفَةٌ مِنَ الصَّحَابَةِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] وَ سَلَّمَ قَالَ لِعَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ‏: لَا يُحِبُّكَ إِلَّا مُؤْمِنٌ وَ لَا يُبْغِضُكَ إِلَّا مُنَافِقٌ‏.

And Ibn Abdul Birr said in (the book) ‘Al-Istiyaab’ – and it is from the reliable books circulating which they are relying upon – ‘A group from the companions have reported that Rasool-Allahsaww said to Aliasws: ‘No one will love youasws except a Momin, nor hate youasws except a hypocrite’’.²³⁶

64- قَالَ‏: وَ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يَقُولُ: وَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَعَهِدَ النَّبِيُّ الْأُمِّيُّ إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّنِي إِلَّا مُؤْمِنٌ وَ لَا يُبْغِضُنِي إِلَّا مُنَافِقٌ‏.

He (Ibn Abdul Birr said in (the book) ‘Al-Istiyaab’) said, ‘Aliasws was saying: ‘By Allahazwj! The Prophetsaww, the Ummy, pacted to measws that no one will love measws except a Momin, nor hate measws except a hypocrite’’.²³⁷

65- وَ قَالَ‏: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏] وَ سَلَّمَ: مَنْ أَحَبَّ عَلِيّاً فَقَدْ أَحَبَّنِي وَ مَنْ أَبْغَضَ عَلِيّاً فَقَدْ أَبْغَضَنِي، وَ مَنْ آذَى عَلِيّاً فَقَدْ آذَانِي، وَ مَنْ آذَانِي فَقَدْ آذَى اللَّهَ‏.

And he (Ibn Abdul Birr said in (the book) ‘Al-Istiyaab’) said, ‘Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘One who loves Aliasws so he has loved mesaww, and one who hates Aliasws so he has hated mesaww, and one who hurts Aliasws so he has hurt mesaww, and one who hurts mesaww, so he has hurt Allahazwj’’.²³⁸

66- وَ قَالَ‏: رَوَى عَمَّارٌ الدُّهْنِيُّ، عَنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ: مَا كُنَّا نَعْرِفُ الْمُنَافِقِينَ إِلَّا بِبُغْضِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ‏.

And he (Ibn Abdul Birr said in (the book) ‘Al-Istiyaab’) said, ‘It is reported by Ammar Al-Dunhy, from Jabir who said, ‘We did not used to recognise the hypocrites except by his hatred of Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws’’.²³⁹

67- رَوَى ابْنُ أَبِي الْحَدِيدِ فِي شَرْحِ النَّهْجِ‏، عَنْ شَيْخِهِ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ الْبَلْخِيِّ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ: قَدِ اتَّفَقَتِ الْأَخْبَارُ الصَّحِيحَةُ الَّتِي لَا رَيْبَ عِنْدَ الْمُحَدِّثِينَ فِيهَا أَنَ‏ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ قَالَ لِعَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ‏: لَا يُبْغِضُكَ إِلَّا مُنَافِقٌ وَ لَا يُحِبُّكَ إِلَّا مُؤْمِنٌ‏.

And it is reported by Ibn Abi Al Hadeed in (the book) ‘Sharah Al Nahj (Al Balagah)’, from his sheykh Abu Al Qasim Al Balkhi having said,

‘There is a concordance of the correct Ahadeeth which there is no doubt in the presence of the narrators regarding these, that the Prophetsaww said to Aliasws: ‘No one will hate youasws except a hypocrite, nor love youasws except a Momin’’.²⁴⁰

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رَوَى فِي كِتَابِ الصِّرَاطِ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ‏ وَ غَيْرِهِ‏ أَنَّ ابْنَ الْجَوْزِيِّ قَالَ يَوْماً عَلَى مِنْبَرِهِ: سَلُونِي قَبْلَ أَنْ تَفْقِدُونِي، فَسَأَلَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ عَمَّا رُوِيَ أَنَّ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ سَارَ فِي لَيْلَةٍ إِلَى سَلْمَانَ فَجَهَّزَهُ وَ رَجَعَ؟ فَقَالَ: رُوِيَ ذَلِكَ،

It is reported in the book ‘Al-Siraat Al-Mustaqeem’, and others, ‘One day (imam) Ibn Al-Jowzy said upon his pulpit, ‘Ask me, before you lose me!’ A woman asked him about what was being reported that Aliasws travelled during a night to Salmanra and prepared (hisra funeral), and returned?’ He said, ‘That has been reported’.

قَالَتْ: فَعُثْمَانُ ثَمَ‏ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامِ مَنْبُوذاً فِي الْمَزَابِلِ‏ وَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ حَاضِرٌ؟. قَالَ: نَعَمْ. قَالَتْ: فَقَدْ لَزِمَ الْخَطَأُ لِأَحَدِهِمَا. فَقَالَ: إِنْ كُنْتِ خَرَجْتِ مِنْ بَيْتِكِ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِ زَوْجِكِ‏ فَعَلَيْكِ لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ، وَ إِلَّا فَعَلَيْهِ.

She said, ‘Then Usman was discarded in the garbage dump for three days and Aliasws was present?’ He said, ‘Yes’. She said, ‘Then the mistake is necessitated for one of them’. He said, ‘If you have come out from your house without permission of your husband, the Curse of Allahazwj is upon you, or else it is upon him’.

فَقَالَتْ: خَرَجَتْ عَائِشَةُ إِلَى حَرْبِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ بِإِذْنِ النَّبِيِ‏ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَوْ لَا؟ فَانْقَطَعَ وَ لَمْ يُحِرْ جَوَاباً.

She said, ‘Had Ayesha gone out to battle against Aliasws by the Permission of the Prophetsaww or not?’ He was cut-off and could not respond an answer’’.

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قَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي الْحَدِيدِ فِي شَرْحِ النَّهْجِ‏: حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْحَنْبَلِيِّ الْمَعْرُوفِ بِابْنِ عَالِيَةَ، قَالَ: كُنْتُ حَاضِراً عِنْدَ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْحَنْبَلِيِّ الْفَقِيهِ- وَ كَانَ مُقَدَّمَ الْحَنَابِلَةِ بِبَغْدَادَ- إِذْ دَخَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْحَنَابِلَةِ قَدْ كَانَ لَهُ دَيْنٌ عَلَى بَعْضِ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ،

Ibn Abi Al Hadeed said in (the book) ‘Sharah Al Nahaj (Al Balagah), ‘It is narrated to me by Yahya Bin Saeed Bin Al Al Hanbali, well known as Ibn Aaliya who said,

‘I was present in the presence of Ismail Bin Ali Al-Hanbali the jurist – and he was (one of) founder of the Hanbalites at Baghdad – when a man from the Hanbalites entered, and there was a debt for him against one of the people of Al-Kufa.

فَانْحَدَرَ إِلَيْهِ يُطَالِبُهُ فِيهِ‏، وَ اتَّفَقَ أَنْ حَضَرَ يَوْمَ زِيَارَةِ الْغَدِيرِ- وَ الْحَنْبَلِيُّ الْمَذْكُورُ بِالْكُوفَةِ- وَ يَجْتَمِعُ بِمَشْهَدِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ مِنَ الْخَلَائِقِ جُمُوعٌ عَظِيمَةٌ تَتَجَاوَزُ حَدَّ الْإِحْصَاءِ.

He ran towards him demanding it, and by co-incidence he was attending the visitation (Ziyarat) on the day of Al-Ghadeer – and the Hanbalites were mentioned at Al-Kufa – and they had gathered at the mausoleum of Amir Al-Momineenasws a gathering of a large number of people exceeding the limit of counting.

قَالَ ابْنُ عَالِيَةَ: فَجَعَلَ الشَّيْخُ إِسْمَاعِيلُ يُسَائِلُ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلَ مَا فَعَلْتَ ..؟ مَا رَأَيْتَ ..؟ هَلْ وَصَلَ مَالُكَ إِلَيْكَ ..؟ هَلْ بَقِيَ‏ مِنْهُ بَقِيَّةٌ عِنْدَ غَرِيمِكَ ..؟

Ibn Aaliya said, ‘Make the sheykh Ismail to ask that man, what happened? What did he see? Did your wealth arrive to you? Does something from it remain with your debtor?’

وَ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ يُجَاوِبُهُ، حَتَّى قَالَ لَهُ: يَا سَيِّدِي لَوْ شَاهَدْتَ يَوْمَ الزِّيَارَةِ يَوْمَ الْغَدِيرِ، وَ مَا يَجْرِي عِنْدَ قَبْرِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ مِنَ الْفَضَائِحِ وَ الْأَقْوَالِ الشَّنِيعَةِ، وَ سَبِّ الصَّحَابَةِ جِهَاراً مِنْ غَيْرِ مُرَاقَبَةٍ وَ لَا خِيفَةٍ.

And that man answered him, until he said to him, ‘O my master! If you had attended the visitation on the day of Ghadeer, and what had flowed at the grave of Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws, from the scandals and the slanderous saying, and reviling the companions openly, from without any surveillance nor fear’.

فَقَالَ لَهُ إِسْمَاعِيلُ: أَيُّ ذَنْبٍ لَهُمْ، وَ اللَّهِ مَا جَرَّأَهُمْ‏ عَلَى ذَلِكَ وَ لَا فَتَحَ لَهُمْ هَذَا الْبَابَ إِلَّا صَاحِبُ ذَلِكَ الْقَبْرِ.

Ismail said to him, ‘Which sin is there for them? By Allahazwj! Nothing emboldened them upon that, nor opened this door for them except the occupant of that grave’.

فَقَالَ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ: وَ مَنْ هُوَ صَاحِبُ الْقَبْرِ؟. قَالَ: عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ. قَالَ: يَا سَيِّدِي! هُوَ الَّذِي سَنَّ لَهُمْ ذَلِكَ وَ عَلَّمَهُمْ إِيَّاهُ وَ طَرَّقَهُمْ إِلَيْهِ؟!. قَالَ: نَعَمْ وَ اللَّهِ.

That man said, ‘And who is the occupant of the grave?’ He said, ‘Aliasws Bin Abu Talibasws’. He said, ‘O my master! Heasws is the one who enacted it for them, and taught it to them and showed them the path to it?!’ He said, ‘Yes, by Allahazwj’.

قَالَ: يَا سَيِّدِي! فَإِنْ كَانَ مُحِقّاً فَمَا لَنَا نَتَوَلَّى فُلَاناً وَ فُلَاناً، وَ إِنْ كَانَ مُبْطِلًا فَمَا لَنَا نَتَوَلَّاهُ! يَنْبَغِي أَنْ نَبْرَأَ إِمَّا مِنْهُ أَوْ مِنْهُمَا.

He said, ‘My master! So, if heasws was rightful, then it is not for us to befriend so and so, and so and so (Abu Bakr and Umar), and if heasws was false, then it is not for us to befriend himasws! It is appropriate that either we disavow from himasws or them two’.

قَالَ ابْنُ عَالِيَةَ: فَقَامَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ مُسْرِعاً فَلَبِسَ نَعْلَيْهِ وَ قَالَ: لَعَنَ اللَّهُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ الْفَاعِلَ بْنَ الْفَاعِلِ‏ إِنْ كَانَ يَعْرِفُ جَوَابَ هَذِهِ الْمَسْأَلَةِ، وَ دَخَلَ دَارَ حَرَمِهِ، وَ قُمْنَا نَحْنُ فَانْصَرَفْنَا.

Ibn Aaliya said, ‘Ismail stood up hurriedly and wore his slippers and said, ‘May Allahazwj Curse Ismail, the perpetrator son of the perpetrator. Surely, he had known the answer to this question’, and he entered a house of his sanctuary, and we arose and dispersed’’.

68- وَ قَالَ الْعَلَّامَةُ قُدِّسَ سِرُّهُ فِي كَشْفِ الْحَقِ‏: رَوَى الزَّمَخْشَرِيُ‏ وَ كَانَ مِنْ أَشَدِّ النَّاسِ عِنَاداً لِأَهْلِ الْبَيْتِ (ع) وَ هُوَ الثِّقَةُ الْمَأْمُونُ عِنْدَ الْجُمْهُورِ بِإِسْنَادِهِ

And the Allama said in (the book) ‘Kashf Al-Haq’ – It is reported by Al-Zamakhshari, and he was from the most obstinate of the people to Peopleasws of the Household, and he was the trustworthy, the reliable, in the presence of the (general public).

قَالَ‏: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ [وَ آلِهِ‏]: فَاطِمَةُ مُهْجَةُ قَلْبِي وَ ابْنَاهَا ثَمَرَةُ فُؤَادِي، وَ بَعْلُهَا نُورُ بَصَرِي، وَ الْأَئِمَّةُ مِنْ وُلْدِهَا أُمَنَاءُ رَبِّي، وَ حَبْلٌ مَمْدُودٌ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ خَلْقِهِ، مَنِ اعْتَصَمَ بِهِمْ نَجَا، وَ مَنْ تَخَلَّفَ عَنْهُمْ هَوَى‏.

He said, ‘Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘ (Syeda) Fatimaasws is a soul of mysaww heart, and herasws two sonsasws are the fruits of mysaww heart, and herasws husband is the light of myasws eyes, and the Imamsasws from herasws sonsasws are trustees of mysaww Lordazwj, and the rope extended between Himazwj and Hisazwj creatures. One who holds fast with themasws would attain salvation, and one who stays behind from themasws, would collapse’’.²⁴¹

69- وَ قَالَ صَاحِبُ إِحْقَاقِ الْحَقِّ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: إِنَّ الْحِكَايَةَ عَنْ كَشْفِ الْغُمَّةِ افْتِرَاءٌ عَلَى صَاحِبِهِ، وَ لَيْسَ فِيهِ مِنَ الرِّوَايَةِ عَيْنٌ وَ لَا أَثَرٌ .. ثُمَّ نَقَلَ عَنِ الْكِتَابِ الْمَذْكُورِ قَوْلَ الصَّادِقِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: وَلَدَنِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ مَرَّتَيْنِ‏.

And the author of (the book) ‘Ihqaq Al-Haq’ said, ‘The story from (the book) ‘Kashf Al-Ghumma’ is a fabrication upon its author, and there isn’t in it from the report, neither an eye nor a trace. Then he transmitted from the mentioned book the words of Al-Sadiqasws: ‘Abu Bakr begot measws twice’’.²⁴² (Non-Shia source)

Note : -

قال في كشف الغمّة 2- 378 نقلا عن الحافظ عبد العزيز بن الأخضر الجنابذيّ- و هو من أعلام العامّة- قال في ترجمة الإمام الصّادق عليه السّلام: .. و أمّه أمّ فروة، و اسمها: قريبة بنت القاسم ابن محمّد بن أبي بكر الصّدّيق، و أمّها: أسماء بنت عبد الرّحمن بن أبي بكر الصّدّيق، و لذلك قال جعفر عليه السّلام: و لقد ولدني أبو بكر مرّتين.

He said in the book ‘Kashf Al-Ghumma’, Vol 2 P 378, transmitting from the memoriser Abdul Aziz Bin Al-Akhza Al-Janabazi, and he is from the knowledgeable ones of the general Muslims. He said in interpretation of (words of) Imam Al-Sadiqasws, ‘And hisasws mother was Umm Farwaas and her name was Qareeba Bint Al-Qasim Ibn Muhammad son of Abu Bakr Al-Siddique, and her mother is Asma’a Bint abdul Rahman son of Abu Bakr Al-Siddique, and due to that Ja’farasws said: ‘Abu Bakr begot measws twice’’.

Notes

[←1]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 5 H 1

[←2]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 5 H 2

[←3]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 5 H 3

[←4]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 5 H 4

[←5]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 5 H 5

[←6]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 5 H 6 & 7

[←7]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 5 H 8

[←8]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 5 H 9

[←9]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 5 H 10

[←10]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 5 H 11 & 12

[←11]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 5 H 13

[←12]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 5 H 14

[←13]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 5 H 15

[←14]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 5 H 16

[←15]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 5 H 17

[←16]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 5 H 18

[←17]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 5 H 19

[←18]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 5 H 20

[←19]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 6 H 1

[←20]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 7 H 1

[←21]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 8 H 1

[←22]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 8 H 2

[←23]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 8 H 3

[←24]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 9 H 1

[←25]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 9 H 2

[←26]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 9 H 3

[←27]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 9 H 4

[←28]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 10 H 1

[←29]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 10 H 2

[←30]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 1

[←31]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 2

[←32]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 3

[←33]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 4

[←34]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 5

[←35]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 6

[←36]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 7

[←37]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 8

[←38]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 9

[←39]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 10

[←40]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 11

[←41]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 12

[←42]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 13

[←43]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 14

[←44]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 15

[←45]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 16

[←46]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 17

[←47]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 18

[←48]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 19

[←49]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 20

[←50]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 21

[←51]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 22

[←52]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 23

[←53]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 24

[←54]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 25

[←55]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 26

[←56]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 27

[←57]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 28

[←58]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 29

[←59]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 30

[←60]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 31

[←61]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 32

[←62]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 33

[←63]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 34

[←64]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 35

[←65]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 36

[←66]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 37

[←67]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 38

[←68]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 39

[←69]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 40

[←70]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 41

[←71]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 H 42

[←72]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 a H 1

[←73]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 a H 2

[←74]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 a H 3

[←75]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 a H 4

[←76]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 a H 5

[←77]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 a H 6

[←78]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 a H 7

[←79]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 a H 8

[←80]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 a H 9 a

[←81]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 a H 9 b

[←82]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 a H 10

[←83]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 a H 11

[←84]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 b H 1

[←85]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 b H 2

[←86]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 b H 3

[←87]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 b H 4

[←88]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 b H 5

[←89]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 b H 6

[←90]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 b H 7

[←91]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 b H 8

[←92]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 b H 9

[←93]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 b H 10

[←94]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 b H 11

[←95]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 b H 12

[←96]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 b H 13

[←97]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 b H 14

[←98]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 b H 15

[←99]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 b H 16

[←100]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 b H 17

[←101]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 b H 18

[←102]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 b H 19

[←103]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 b H 20

[←104]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 b H 21

[←105]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 b H 22

[←106]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 b H 23

[←107]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 11 b H 24

[←108]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 12 H 1

[←109]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 12 H 2

[←110]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 12 H 3

[←111]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 1

[←112]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 2

[←113]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 3

[←114]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 4

[←115]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 5

[←116]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 6

[←117]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 7

[←118]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 8

[←119]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 9

[←120]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 10

[←121]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 11

[←122]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 12

[←123]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 13

[←124]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 14

[←125]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 15

[←126]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 16

[←127]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 17

[←128]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 18

[←129]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 20

[←130]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 21

[←131]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 22

[←132]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 23

[←133]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 24

[←134]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 25

[←135]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 26

[←136]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 27

[←137]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 28

[←138]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 29

[←139]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 30

[←140]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 31

[←141]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 32

[←142]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 33

[←143]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 34

[←144]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 35

[←145]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 36

[←146]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 37

[←147]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 38

[←148]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 39

[←149]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 40

[←150]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 41

[←151]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 42

[←152]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 43

[←153]

Bihar Al Anwaar – V 29, The book of Fitna (Strife) And Ordeals,Ch 13 H 44

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