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accepting what excuses he had offered; Then 'Ali
(got up) and praying (to Allah) for forgiveness, he
uttered Tashah-hud, praised Abu Bakr's right, and
said, that he had not done what he had done
because of jealousy of Abu Bakr or as a protest of
that Allah had favored him with.
Muhammadi (pbuh), Abu Dhar (pbuh), and Miqdad
(pbuh).
mission, and if you have accepted Islam sincerely,
then do not usurp our rights."
Abu Bakr was not from the people, who went on the
burial of Fatima (a.s), which shows that he was not
worthy enough in the eyes of Ali (a.s).
Umar replied to him thus:
'Ali added, "But we used to consider that we too
had some right in this affair (of rulership) and that
he (i.e. Abu Bakr) did not consult us in this matter,
and therefore caused us to feel sorry."
So if Imam Ali (a.s) did not allow Abu Bakr to go
with him for the burial of Fatima (a.s), why would
he accept him as a successor of Allah (swt)?
On that all the Muslims became happy and said,
"You have done the right thing." The Muslims then
became friendly with 'Ali as he returned to what the
people had done (i.e. giving the oath of allegiance to
Abu Bakr)."
What is even more bewildering is the last part of the
narration which insinuates “On that all the Muslims
became happy and said, "You have done the right
thing." The Muslims then became friendly with 'Ali
(a.s) as he returned to what the people had done (i.e.
giving the oath of allegiance to Abu Bakr).”
After reading this narration I went back to the
Arabic version to check if it is the same or not,
shockingly it turned out to have exactly the same
meaning. This narration is either false or altered, no
third choice is available.
What this excerpt suggests is that Imam Ali (a.s)
was on the wrong path then he repented by giving
an oath of allegiance to Abu Bakr, and all the
Muslims became happy and joyful with Imam Ali
(a.s) because at last he found the right path.
You may think why I have this view, but if you read
the narration carefully then you would have
discovered that it contains inconsistencies that
contradict the mainstream.
If we believe in this narration then we must
disregard all the narrations of the Prophet (s.a.w)
which talk about Ali (a.s) and the truth.
For example:
The narration states that “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.”
This statement suggests that Imam Ali (a.s) was
affected by the attitude of people towards him.
Since when did Imam Ali (a.s) care about this
wretched Dunya (world) so that he would care
about the attitudes of people towards him?
Imam Ali (a.s) is acknowledged for despising this
world, so why would he be affected by something
even smaller then it?
Moreover if this narration is correct, then it means
that Imam Ali (a.s) did not pay allegiance because
Abu Bakr is a rightful khalifa, but rather he was
affected by the people.
The narration also states “She remained alive for
six months after the death of the Prophet (s.a.w.s).
When she died, her husband 'Ali, buried her at
night without informing Abu Bakr and he said the
funeral prayer by himself.”
We also believe in this event.
The narrations also state that not everybody went to
the burial of Lady Fatima; Imam Ali (a.s) told them
that the burial has been postponed, people thought
it was the next day, but Imam Ali (a.s) buried her
later that night when everybody was asleep and he
only accompanied those worthy enough like Salman
For example the narration that states “Ali is with
the truth and the truth is with Ali.”
In addition all the Muslims knew that the best in
them was Ali (a.s), and he was the first to believe in
the Prophet (s.a.w) and without his sword Islam
would not have pervaded or spread.
In short, the last part is trying to say that all the
Muslims were on the right path except for Ali (a.s),
which is nothing less of insane.
More importantly the person who narrated this
narration is known for her deep animosity against
the Ahlul Bayt (a.s) of Muhammad (s.a.w).
And I will end by posting the narration that states
what really happened in those days.
"Umar turned his attention to Ali, and he was taken
to the court. In the court, Umar repeated his
demand for oath but Ali said:
"I am the slave of God and I am the brother of
Muhammad, His Messenger. A slave of God
cannot become the slave of anyone else. If you
have succeeded in capturing the government of
Muhammad because you are, as you said, closer to
him than the Ansar, then I am his brother, and
who among you can claim to be closer to him than
myself? All Muslims should give me their
allegiance, and not to anyone else. You are robbing
the family of your late master of their right. You
convinced the Ansar with the argument that the
Messenger of God was one of you, and he was not
one of them, and they surrendered the khilafat to
you. Now I use the same argument - your
argument - which you used against the Ansar. We
are the heirs of the Messenger of God in his
lifetime and after his death. If you believe in his
"You are a slave of God but you are not a brother
of His Messenger. In any case, you will have to
take the oath of allegiance to Abu Bakr, and we
will not release you until you do so."
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