O Shia of Ali a.s, Ali a.s Called to
the Supremacy of Allah swt and
Not the Supremacy of People
By: Mohammed al Sharifi aka Embasedor
One of the most notorious questions forwarded
towards the Shia from the Sunni brothers is...
"If Abu Bakr’s succession is false then why did Ali
(a.s) pledge allegiance to him?"
Muhammad can eat of this property.' By Allah, I
will not make any change in the state of the
Sadaqa of Allah's Apostle and will leave it as it
was during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle, and
will dispose of it as Allah's Apostle used to do."
Some Shia say Ali (a.s) did not pledge allegiance,
others say that he (a.s) did but he was obtruded and
forced to pledge, and everything that is done
forcefully in religion is not accepted or
counted.Even if the Sunni brothers could prove that
Ali (a.s) pledged allegiance, they cannot prove that
he did it willingly.
So Abu Bakr refused to give anything of that to
Fatima. So she became angry with Abu Bakr and
kept away from him, and did not talk to him till she
died.
This is one of the many ways of answering such a
question.
When she died, her husband 'Ali, buried her at
night without informing Abu Bakr and he said the
funeral prayer by himself.
Here is the narration that the Sunni brothers use as
evidence.
[Volume #: 5 Hadith #: 546 Narrator: 'Aisha]
Fatima the daughter of the Prophet sent someone to
Abu Bakr (when he was a caliph), asking for her
inheritance of what Allah's Apostle had left of the
property bestowed on him by Allah from the Fai
(i.e. booty gained without fighting) in Medina, and
Fadak, and what remained of the Khumus of the
Khaibar booty.
On that, Abu Bakr said, "Allah's Apostle said, 'Our
property is not inherited. Whatever we leave, is
Sadaqa, but the family of (the Prophet)
She remained alive for six months after the death of
the Prophet.
When Fatima was alive, the people used to respect
'Ali much, but after her death, 'Ali noticed a change
in the people's attitude towards him.
So Ali sought reconciliation with Abu Bakr and gave
him an oath of allegiance.
'Ali had not given the oath of allegiance during
those months (i.e. the period between the Prophet's
death and Fatima's death).
'Ali sent someone to Abu Bakr saying, "Come to us,
but let nobody come with you," as he disliked that
'Umar should come, 'Umar said (to Abu Bakr), "No,
by Allah, you shall not enter upon them alone "
Abu Bakr said, "What do you think they will do to
me? By Allah, I will go to them.'
So Abu Bakr entered upon them, and then 'Ali
uttered Tashah-hud and said (to Abu Bakr), "We
know well your superiority and what Allah has
given you, and we are not jealous of the good what
Allah has bestowed upon you, but you did not
consult us in the question of the rule and we
thought that we have got a right in it because of
our near relationship to Allah's Apostle ."
Thereupon Abu Bakr's eyes flowed with tears.
And when Abu Bakr spoke, he said, "By Him in
Whose Hand my soul is to keep good relations
with the relatives of Allah's Apostle is dearer to
me than to keep good re ][ۜ