A SUNNI INSIGHT OF THE SHI’A

NASIR SHAH

MAY 7, 2018
Contents
Chapter 1: Emergence of Shi’a .................................................................................. 1
1) Past History............................................................................................................ 1
2) The realities and the facts in front of us now .......................................................... 4
3) What the pure religion of Allah stands for .............................................................. 6
4) Quranic verses relating to the Sunni/Shi’a issues .................................................. 7
Chapter 2: The Sahaba & the Khulafa-Rashideen .................................................. 11
1) Sahaba................................................................................................................. 11
2) Abu Bakr (ra)........................................................................................................ 13
A) During the life time of the Prophet .................................................................... 13
B) Abu Bakr mentioned in the Quran. Tawbah, 9/40. ........................................... 14
C) Abu Bakr during his Kalifate. ............................................................................ 16
D) Abu Bakr and his dealings with Ali (ra) and Ahlul-Bayt. ................................... 17
3) Umar ibn Khattab (ra)........................................................................................... 18
A) during the life time of the Prophet ..................................................................... 18
B) Umar during his Kalifate ................................................................................... 19
C) Umar (ra) and his dealing with Ali (ra) and the Ahlul-Bayt ................................ 20
D) Hadith of request of Pen & Paper and Umar .................................................... 21
4) Uthman ibn Affan (ra) (Al- Ghani) ........................................................................ 22
A) During the lifetime of the Prophet ..................................................................... 22
B) During his Khalifate .......................................................................................... 24
C) Uthman (ra) and his dealing with Ali (ra) and the Ahlul-Bayt ............................ 25
5) Aisha (ra) ............................................................................................................. 25
Chapter 3: Ali ibn Talib (ra) and Fatima (ra) ............................................................ 27
1. Ali (ra) and the claim to Imamate ......................................................................... 27
A) During the life time of the Prophet .................................................................... 27
B) Other narrations regarding Ali (ra) .................................................................... 28
C) His relation with the Sahaba............................................................................. 29
D) During Ali (ra) Khalifate .................................................................................... 30
E) Inter-marriage and naming their children from Ahlul-Bayt and the Sahaba ...... 32
F) Ali (ra) and issue of Imamate ............................................................................ 34
2. Fatima (ra) and the Inheritance issue ................................................................... 35
A) During the lifetime of the Prophet. .................................................................... 35
B) Other narrations regarding Fatima (ra) ............................................................. 35
C) Fatima (ra) and the Inheritance issue ............................................................... 36

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 3) Treasury income during the Kalifate period. ......................................................... 42
Chapter 4: Ahlul-Bayt (Prophet’s family) ................................................................. 44
1) The best linage is of the Prophet (pbuh). ............................................................. 44
2) The Tahara (pure and spotless in religion) of Ahlul-Bayt. .................................... 44
3) Mubahala ............................................................................................................. 45
4) Follow the Quran and Sunnah or follow the Quran and Ahlul-Bayt ...................... 45
5) Saying Darud on the Ahlul-Bayt ........................................................................... 46
6) “If you wish to honour the Prophet, then honour the family of the Prophet” ......... 47
7) Zakat/Sadaqah is forbidden for The Ahlul-Bayt.................................................... 47
8) The Translation of the Quran: As-Shura;42/23 .................................................... 48
9) Who are the Ahlul-Bayt ........................................................................................ 48
10) Some narrations regarding the Ahlul-Bayt ......................................................... 49
Chapter 5: Accusations and the Beliefs of the Shi’a .............................................. 52
1. False allegations against the Kalifate and the Sahaba ......................................... 52
A. Abu Bakr (ra) .................................................................................................... 52
B. Umar ibn Khattab (ra) ....................................................................................... 52
C. Uthman ibn Affan (ra) ....................................................................................... 52
D. Aisha (ra) Wife of the Prophet and Mother of the believers .............................. 53
E. The Sahaba ...................................................................................................... 53
F. Ali ibn Talib (ra)................................................................................................. 53
G. Fatima (ra)........................................................................................................ 54
2. The beliefs and Practices of the Twelver Shi’a ..................................................... 54
A. The fundamental principal of Sunni and Shi’a .................................................. 54
B. The beliefs of Sunni and the Practices of the Shi’a .......................................... 55
3. The methods employed by Shi’a clerics to justify their arguments and their proofs
................................................................................................................................. 62
A. By the Quran. ................................................................................................... 62
B. Quoting/or not Quoting from Sunni Hadiths. ..................................................... 63
C. Quoting from their own Shi’a books. ................................................................. 63
D. The difference between Sunni and Shi’a methodology of transmitting and
understanding of the Quran and the Hadith. ......................................................... 63
Chapter 6: Claims of the Shi’a have no substance in the Quran, Sahih books or
in reality...................................................................................................................... 65
1. Developing Fatima (ra) into a Divine and infallible personality and to make Abu
Bakr and Umar (ra) into monsters. ........................................................................... 65
A. Fatima claims inheritance. ................................................................................ 65

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 B. Khutbah of Fadak. ............................................................................................ 66
C. Visiting by Angel Gabriel and the Mushaf of Fatima. ........................................ 66
D. Shi’a claim That Fatima (ra) is better than the Prophet (pbuh). ........................ 66
2. Claims of burning the house of Fatima and physical assault on her. ................... 67
3. Development of Making Ali (ra) seen as the successor to the Prophet. ............... 69
Summing up. ............................................................................................................ 70
Appendix 1: “The Quyesh will have 12 rulers”. “The Kalifate (Rashideen)will last for
30 years” .................................................................................................................. 72
Appendix 2: Muslim Kalifates and Dynasties............................................................ 73
Appendix 3: The three main Jewish tribes living in the 7th century of Medina ......... 73
Appendix 4: The 12 Shi’a Imams ............................................................................. 74
Appendix 5: The decline of the Muslims influence in the world ................................ 76

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 Chapter 1: Emergence of Shi’a
1) Past History
When Islam was being preached to the Quraysh of Mecca for the first 13 years, there
were no separate groups within the Muslims. When the Muslims migrated to Madina
by the request of the Muslims of Madinah, Islam began to be accepted by more and
more people and soon they became the majority there. Madinah now had its own
Islamic laws and they entered into a treaty with the non-Muslim of Madina, eg the
Jews, called the “Constitution of Madinah”, whereby all the parties respected each
other religion and were obliged to co-operate with each in case of hostile enemy.
Majority of the people embraced willingly of choice and few entered unwillingly for their
own best interest. Hypocrisy now came about that was not there in the Meccan period.
Leader of the hypocrites was Abdullah ibn Ubayy Salul. He was elected to become the
leader of the two warring Arab tribes, Khazraj and the Aws, but this did not happen,
when the people heard the good leadership of the Prophet and invited him to come to
Madinah as their leader. Another well-known hypocrite (as now known to the
historians) was a latter arrival to Madinah, a Jew convert from Yemen, Abdullah bin
Saba. He instigated partisan into the minds and hearts of the simple and naive Muslim
community, what is today known as Shi’ism.
Hypocrites in Madinah, who had only self-interest, pride or they did not want Islam to
flourish, for one reason or other, slowly, slowly instilled pride in the Ahlul-Bayt, when it
was noticed some Sahaba (companions of the Prophet) were more inclined to Ali (ra),
some to Abu Bakr, and some to Umar, even during the lifetime of the Prophet. After
the passing away of the Prophet, and Abu Bakr assuming the khalifate, were some
signs of Ali’s, allegedly, thinking on this matter; “I should have been at least consulted
on the choosing of the Khalifa”. But there was no clear grudge or hatred towards Abu
Bakr and no showing of pride in Ali (ra) because of his status to the Prophet family.
So as time goes by, there is no clear signs of disagreement to the succession of Umar
(ra) to the Khalifa after he was appointed by Abu Bakr before he passed away.
However on Umar (ra) death, he appointed a council of 6 (those of the 10 promised
Paradise) to elect from themselves to succeed Umar. Now for the first time we see the
signs that Ali (ra) had ambition for the post. When he was not successful and Uthman
(ra) was instead selected, Ali (ra) did not show any disrespect or malice towards
Uthaman (ra). This ambition to lead the Ummah and become the Khalifa/Imam was
now apparent in all the Ahlul-Bayt right up to Imam Jafar al-Sadiq, the 6th Imam of the
Shi’a, however they did not think of themselves superior in class to others nor did they
bear any grudge or hatred towards Abu Bakr, Umar or Uthman. Uthman khalifa lasted
for 12 years, the first 6 were good and prosperous and the other 6, started up as
accusation and false allegation against Uthman (instigated by Ibn Saba) which ended
up in the murder of Uthman in his house.
After this, Ali (ra) was chosen and elected to the Khalifa, with the support and
encouragement from the group that had murdered Uthman. However this did not go
well with the others, especially the tribe of the Ummayid which Uthman belonged to,
and wanted Ali to avenge and take appropriate action against the murderers of
Uthman.

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The next stage of the history of the Shi’a development can be seen at the treachery of
the Shi’a Ali followers against Muslim ibn Aqeel ibn abu Talib, Hussain (the Shi’a 4th
imam) and Zaid ibn Aabideen (son of the Shi’a 5th Imam).
The Shi’a follower invited Hussain to Kufa, for they said they did not want Yazid ibn
Mu’awiyah as their Khalifa and were willing to take oath of allegiance with him if he
himself came over to Kufa. Hussain had earlier send his cousin Muslim bin Aqeel to
Kufa to assess the situation, he had told Hussain to come over, but the Shi’a of Kufa
betrayed Muslim ibn Aqeel to Yazid and he was killed. Imam Hussain intended to go
after receiving the news even though the people of Madinah advised against it, but he
insisted. (Question; If Shi’a imams are infallible and know the unseen, then he should
have known this would happen). Hussain was also betrayed by the Shi’a of Kufa and
he was eventually martyred with most of his family in Kalbala by the order of Yazid.
Not long afterward when Zaid ibn Aabideen wanted to become the khalifa, he went to
Kufa on the invitation of the Shi’a Ali (follower of Ali, partisan group), they also
betrayed him, like they betrayed his grandfather, Hussain. Zayid was killed by the
order of the then khalifa and his body was thrown out of the city’s wall. The few
followers of Zayid were persecuted and eventually fled and settled in Yemen. These
Zayidi’s, i.e the Houthis of Yemen, are the most closest to the Sunni in creed, in that
they do not curse the Khalifa Rashideen, do not practice –Mut’ah marriage, besides
other things that the Twelver do and believe in. Zayidi’s believe that Zayid was the last
Imam of the Shi’a, and they have become known as the Fiver Shi’a.
The next important development that can be seen is the beginning of separate “Shi’a”
philosophy starting to emerge during the time of Musa ibn Jafar, the 7 th imam of the
Shi’a. This is advent in the fact of report that he practiced “Taqqiyah” and that he and
the Sunni pious Khalifa Harun Al-Rashid did not see eye to eye on almost everything.
Jafar Al-Sadiq elder son, Ismail, was passed over the Imamah to the younger brother
Musa. Section of the Shi’a broke rank believing Ismail ibn Jafar should have been the
7th Imam and formed the Sevener Shi’a sect from where the Fatimid and the Ismaili
originate from. The Sevener Shi’a theology is that the Ahlul-Bayt are the chosen
people by divine right, but they do not hurl or curse the Khalifa Al-Rashideen nor
practice Mut’ah marriage.
Only after about 900 years, in 1500 AD, after the advent of Islam did the Iran
ruler/Governor split with the existing Khalifa. The ruler, Ismail, founder of the Safavid
Empire (1501-1722 AD), converted by force the majority Sunni population of Iran to
Shi’a, and now only 20% remain Sunni in Iran. This was the first ever Ethnic Cleansing
of the Muslim by the Shi’a against the Sunni majority population. Imam Bukhari, Imam
Muslim, Imam Ghazali and Sibaway (of Arabic grammar) were from this region. From
than up to now the Shi’a scholars have made the religion of their so much different in
terms of beliefs and practices that it is almost unrecognizable from the religion it was.
Shi’a, on the onset is a means to control over the masses by the few as in the Hindu
religion you have the Barwani/Varsani caste who are considered pure and holy, to a
lesser extend in the Jewish religion you have the Levi’s and the Cohen and with the
Ismaili’s, their Aga Khan is treated as a semi God. The whole notion is a form of
racism (we are better than others as we are divinely chosen), and it is the means of

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collecting Khums (20% of the surplus of wealth, rather than the 2.5% given by the
Sunni as Zakat). The books that the Shi’a most quote, rather than from the Quran, as
done by the Sunni, is the Nahjul-Balagha, reportedly compiled by Al-Sharif Al-Razi
(359-406 AH) containing, supposingly the sermons and the talks of Ali (ra) and from
Kitab Al-Kafi, compiled by Al-Kulayni-Al-Razi (255-328 AH), which contains saying of
the 12 imams of the Shi’a which was revealed to the author by the hidden 12th Imam
and it authenticity is in doubt by Sunni and some of the Shi’a scholars.
The main theme of nearly all of their talks and lectures and seminars is of the Ahlul-
Bayt and the hatred of the companions and the friends of the Prophet, instead of
talking about making ourselves good in this life and the after world by referring to Allah
and his Prophet. In all the religions/sects of the world where their holy book is
dominated by a personality of the founder or is written by a human, than that
religion/sect has been found to be man-made or false religion. Except the Quran,
where the main theme is God.
The Shi’a started off as a political movement but has become a religion/sect, distant
from the original pure message practice by all the Prophets. Shi’a are divided into
more sects than Sunni. (see below chart). Iranian and Iraqi Shi’a have their own
Grand-Aytollahs and it is well apparent that the Iraqi Arabs view are not so extreme to
the Sunni as compared to the non-Arab Shi’a views. People leave Shi’a religion and
convert to Christian or become atheist more than if they are Sunni.
The Shia Sects:
 Fiver Shia
o Zaydi (in Yemen)
 Sevener Shia (Ismaili)
o Alawi (in Syria/Lebanon)
o Bohra
o Druze (Lebanon)
o Khoja (Aga Khan as their head)
 Twelver Shia (Ithna-Ashari)
o Usuli
o Akhbari
o Shayki

Not all of the Sahaba were of the same status/calibre, (those of whom embraced Islam
early in Mecca and fought in the Badr, compared to those that embraced Islam at the
conquest of Mecca or afterwards or comparing Ali with Mu’awiyah). But that to say that
the majority were bad including the first three Khalifa is an insult to the Muslims in
general and implies that Allah and his Prophet had not managed to deliver the
message and the action and the behaviour of his companions and friend where not
changed by the Quran, Prophet and the multitudes of the miracles that they witnessed.
Our Aqedah is not based on what happened after the death of the Prophet. We call
that history and not theology. Quran and Sunnah was completed on the passing away
of the Prophet. As for the Shi’a, their theology is early history and that’s why the
average Shi’a is 100 times more aware of the fables and incidents connected with

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Kalbala, Ali, Fatima, Aisha and Wu’awiyah, than the average Sunni. This is their
religion for them.
Abu Miqknaf was an early Shi’a historian who is known as fabricator/story teller (d.150
AH). He wrote extensively on the incident of the Kalbala, which some early Sunni
writer copied from him. Sunni historian and scholars in the main of that period were
busy writing on the Seerah of the Prophet and compiling and classifying hadiths.
Shi’a are of two 2 types; i) Fasiq and ii) Kafir
Shi’a are Fasiq when they say bad things against the Khalifa, the Sahaba; ie that
Aisha, the wife of the Prophet and the mothers of the believers, committed zina.
They become Kafir if they go against what is in the Quran.;ie Allah says that Aisha is
innocent yet the Shi’a say that she is not, that the Quran has errors and is incomplete
when Allah says that he will protect the Quran from being corrupted, to say the Ali and
Fatima are both superior to the Prophet when this is not clearly the case, etc, etc etc.
In the early history of the Shi’a, they use to quote from the Quran and the saying of the
Prophet, but now they mostly quote from Nahjul-Balagha, and Kitab Kafi, both of which
were compiled 3 to 4 hundred years after hijrah. The word Shi’a means a party/group
and when it is used in the Quran, it is mostly used in the negative form by Allah.
Questions that comes to mind:
- Is there any authentic clear references from the Quran or in the Sahih books that
mentions of Ali (ra) demanding to become the Imam/Khalifa. If not, why are you
making a big fuss and fitnah. (If one exists it might be in Shi’a literature.)
- Is there references to believe in the Imamate in the Quran or any Sahih Books?
- If the Shi’a claim that the Imams are better than Prophets and known the unseen and
are infallible , why did none of them who were all poisoned, one by one knew about
the poison and save themselves from it. People tried to kill, poison the Prophet for 23
years, they could not. As for the imams of the Shi’a, they were all killed or poisoned;
neither infallible nor better than the Prophet???
- Do not the Shi’a believe in the fundamentals of Islam, ie Qadar; that if a person is not
meant to have something he will not have it, ie that Ali (ra) succeeding the Prophet.
Would Ali (ra) the fearless, the lion of Allah, the one who broke down the heavy door of
the fortress of the Khyber, that 70 men could not lift up together, would he have not
fought for his right, if he knew of it,(as Hussain did),if he had seen any injustice being
applied to him of to his family.
- “None can hold (understand) the Quran, except the Pure”. (Quran;56/79). The pure
applies to all the Muslim (hadith: All Muslim are pure). Those that are Mu’min, the most
nearest to Allah, and have Taqwah. Ibn Abbas was the most learned in the tafsir as
well as Ali, but the Shi’a do not consider Ibn Abbas as an Ahlul-Bayt.

2) The realities and the facts in front of us now

1) Signs of true Religion; the following questions were put by the Roman Emperor
Heraclius, who was knowledgeable Christian of his time, when the Prophet sent him

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the letter to submit to Islam. Abu Suffiyan was in Byzantine at that time on one of his
business trip and was summoned to appear before Heraclius.
(Hadith Bukhari; vol1 book of Revelation No; 60).
i) “Are the numbers of its followers increasing” (Sunni=85%, compared to Shi’a 15%)
ii) “Does Islam discriminates against class, creed and status”. (Sunni=No, Shi’a=Yes).
iii) “Does the followers of the religion tell the truth”. (Implying that a person who does
not tell a lie about others, could never lie about Allah and his Prophet). (Sunni=Yes,
Shi’a=No, for they practice Taqiyya as part of their Creed).
2) Once people enter into true religion they do not leave it for something else, for
delight enters into their heart. (Seen many Shi’a leave their faith and become atheist,
Christian or Sunni).
3) True religion does not require you to be a subservient of other Human. (to follow
blindly a scholar and practice the doctrine of Taqleed).
4) “There will be 73 sects, so stick with the MAIN body of the Muslims and their
leaders,(Sunni=85%,Shi’a=15%), and do not separate yourself into Factions, even if
you eat coal”. (Muslim; Book of Government, hadith 4553. Abu Dauwd: Book Sunnah,
No; 4580).
When there is no enemy within,(fifth column), the enemy outside cannot hurt you. So
stick together as one community as this brings blessing, and divisions and sects brings
punishment.
5) There are more divisions and sects in Shi’a than there is in Sunni. (Sunni have
schools of thoughts-Fikr-like we have different universities).
6) The only 2 Noors mentioned in the Quran, the Quran itself and the Prophet, are with
the Sunni. (The present copy of the Quran was compiled by the Khalifa Uthman, which
the Shi’a also use and that the grave of the Prophet is in Madinah).
7) The Kaba that they pray towards is in Sunni hands.(Mecca, Saudi Arabia).
8) Hajj they perform is in Mecca.
9) The most holiest sites in Islam are in the Sunni Lands.
10) All the lands that the Muslim conquered (including Iran) was during the first 3
Khalifa and still presently are Muslim countries.
11) The golden age of Islam was during the period of Umar and Uthman (ra), when so
much land and wealth was in the Muslim hands.
12) The 2 closest companions and the friends of the Prophet are peacefully lying next
to his grave. Had they been as bad and deceitful, as the Shi’a make out to believe,
than surely Allah and the Prophet (wishes) would have not let this happen and the
earth would have thrown their bodies out of their graves. Attempt to dig their graves
have been miraculously failed several times, ie The Prophet appeared in the dream to
the Sultan Nooruddin Zangi and on the other occasion when the earth swallowed the
Rafidah gang who came to do this in the Prophet’s mosque.
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13) Sunni don’t hate the Ahlul-Bayt and yet the Shi’a hate the Sahaba. It is the Aqeeda
of the Sunni that the righteous Ahlul-Bayt has a higher status in the eye of Allah (only if
they are righteous and not Fasiq), for Allah loves some people and places more than
others.
14) The Quran does not even once mentions the name of Ali ibn Abu Talib (ra) by
name as it clearly mentions the name of the Sahabi, Zayed and Abu Bakr is mentioned
as one of the two in the cave with the Prophet.
15) There is no clear mention in the Quran or in any of the Sahih books of the Sunni
that Ali is the chosen infallible Khalifa/Imam to succeed the Prophet. The choice was
left for the Sahaba to pick themselves as Islam tells us to make decision in a Shura.
16) There is no mention in any of the 2 Sahih books or come to it the other six books
of the Sunni that FATIMA and ALI house was burned and they were physically
harmed. This is a disgrace to say this ever happened or could have happened as this
disvalues the Ahlul- Bayt status and the Muslim in general. This event never occurred
and a myth made up by the evil minded and separatist groups.
16) All the hard work done by the Sahaba and the 1st three khalifa of spreading Islam
to the furthest corners of the world was halted during the khalifate of Ali (ra) due to
divisions and in-fighting,
17) Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was given insight to all the future events and
happenings after his passing away, as it is apparent in so many hadiths, all of which
so far have proven correct. However he never cursed or belittle any of his
companions, as he was unaware of the things that Shi’a ascribe to now.
18) The Prophet (pbuh) only lived on the bare minimum sustenance and did not leave
anything in his house for the morning. (100% reliance on Allah. Just like a bird flies out
in the morning with nothing from yesterday). The Prophet also wanted his family to live
the life of zu’hd,( simple living) like he did. He did not leave any inheritance, because
he did not have much and because Prophets do not leave inheritance, ie in the way of
wealth. He also made du’a that the rizq (income/sustenance) of the Ahlul-Bayt to be
restricted, so that others might not say that the Prophet did more for his family than us.
One of the sign of Ahlul-Bayt is that he is not rich or greedy.
(Muslim: vol.2, book of Zakat, hadith 2294).
(Muslim: vol.4, book of Piety & softening of the heart), hadith 7080).

3) What the pure religion of Allah stands for

The pure Islam taught by the Prophet like all the other Prophets that came before him,
is based on equality, brotherhood, justice to all, and to get rid of hatred, pride and
greed. Islam does not look at the status or colour or race, but it looks into the good
intension of the heart. One of the basic principle, besides, Tawheed, believe in the last
Prophet, brotherhood, justice, patience (sabr) etc etc, is that Islam stands for
MERITOCRACY. A social system where-in people are recognised or rewarded
based upon their demonstrated skill, knowledge, talent and the ability to complete a
task, rather than because of one’s wealth, family connection, class, friends, seniority or
popularity. The Prophet whenever he chose someone for a task, he chose that
individual most suited for the task. The person’s strength and weakness were taken
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into consideration before assigning someone, eg to lead the army, negotiation, envoy,
choosing an Amir, etc etc. He did not discriminate against anyone over his own family.
The concept of Meritocracy is familiar to most of us by our educational institutions, we
pass accordingly to our ability only. In the societies that practice Meritocracy enjoy
prosperity and generally witness an improvement of equality in all spheres of life.
The Shi’a notion that Ali (ra) and his family were better than the Sahaba and Ali was
the successor to the Prophet because he was of the Ahlul-Bayt and infallible and
divinely guided, however only the Prophets have these attributes and no one else.
This is a form of racism. Racism is the idea, beliefs, convictions and actions that raise
the valve of a particular group at the expense of other groups based on inherited
customs or traditions, such as race, colour, culture or religion. Such belief is the belief
of Satan; where he said, I am better than him (Adam), for I was created from fire and
he was from clay. Racial discrimination is Evil, for it leads to hatred, intolerance,
fanaticism, enslavement, fighting and murder. Racism appeared on earth since the
beginning of creation and that love of sovereignty and power is old in the history of
humanity. To dishonour and degrade any human on the basis of race, ethnicity,
religion is to rob him of his very dignity.
Islam teaches that all people are equal and the only difference between people is the
level of piety; “Verily the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is he who is the most
righteous”. (Quran; 49/13).
The Prophet said; “God does not look at your appearance or wealth but looks at your
actions and hearts”. How sad to see that racism is still deeply rooted in the hearts of
certain Muslims.
The desire to see the Muslim Ummah reclaim the place of honour that it once had,
burns in the hearts of many Muslims. However that honour cannot be achieved unless
and until we learn to honour and respect each other. Nearly all cases of deceit,
corruption, and feud are due to pride and greed. Ibliss (Satan) had pride when he said
that he was better than Adam. If you are filled with pride, than you will have no room
for wisdom.

4) Quranic verses relating to the Sunni/Shi’a issues

(1) ْ‫َّللا َج ِميعا ً َوالَ تَفَ هرقُوا‬
ِ ‫ص ُمواْ ِب َح ْب ِل ه‬
ِ َ ‫َوا ْعت‬
“And hold fast, all of you together, to the Rope of Allah, and be not divided among
yourselves”. Ali-Imran; 3/103

(2) ِ ‫ش َه َدآ َء َعلَى النه‬

‫اس‬ َ ‫أ ُ همةً َو‬
ً ‫س‬
ُ ْ‫طا ِلت َ ُكونُوا‬
“We have made you just and the best nation, that you be witnesses over mankind”.
Baqarah; 2/143

(3) ‫س همـ ُك ُم ْال ُم ْس ِل ِمينَ ِمن قَ ْب ُل َوفِى هَـ َذا‬

َ ‫ُه َو‬
“He has named you Muslims both before and in this” (Qur'an), Al-Hajj; 22/78

(4) ِ ‫ْال َي ْو َم أ َ ْك َم ْلتُ لَ ُك ْم دِينَ ُك ْم َوأَتْ َم ْمتُ َعلَ ْي ُك ْم ِن ْع َم ِتى َو َر‬

ً ‫ضيتُ لَ ُك ُم ا ِأل ْسالَ َم دِينا‬
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“This day, I have perfected your religion for you, completed my favour upon you, and
have chosen for you Islam as your religion”. Al-Ma’idah; 5/3

(5) ِ ‫ِإ ْذ قَا َل َرب َُّك ِل ْل َملَـئِ َك ِة ِإنِي َجا ِع ٌل فِى األ َ ْر‬
ً‫ض َخ ِليفَة‬
And (remember) when your Lord said to the angels: "Verily, I am going to place
(mankind) generations after generations on earth.' Baqarah; 2/30.
The first dispute about Khalifa started when Allah created Adam and the angels
thought that they could do a better job than Adam, but they did not pursue in the
matter when Allah informed them that he knows what they do not know. However,
Ibliss was arrogant and disputed with Allah and he was cast out and became the evil,
Satan. So what we learn from this is, not to dispute about the Kalifate of the Sahaba, it
was and is the plan of Allah and if you dispute over the matter you will end up with the
Satan.

(6) َ‫ظون‬ ِ ‫ِإنها ن َْح ُن ن هَز ْلنَا‬

ُ ‫الذ ْك َر َو ِإنها لَهُ لَ َحـ ِف‬
“Verily, We, it is We Who revealed the Dhikr (i.e. the Qur'an) and surely we will guard
it”,(from corruption). Al-Hijir; 15/9

(7) ‫سو َل َوأ ُ ْو ِلى االٌّ ْم ِر‬ َ ‫يَـأَيُّ َها الهذِينَ َءا َمنُواْ أ َ ِطيعُواْ ه‬
‫َّللا َوأ َ ِطيعُواْ ه‬
ُ ‫الر‬
“O you who believe! Obey Allah and obey the Messenger, and those of you who are
in authority”. Al-Nisa; 4/59

(8) ِ ‫َّللا َوالهذِينَ َم َعهُ أ َ ِشدهآ ُء َعلَى ْال ُكفه‬

‫ار ُر َح َمآ ُء بَ ْينَ ُه ْم‬ ِ ‫سو ُل ه‬
ُ ‫ُّم َح هم ٌد هر‬
Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. And those who are with him are severe against
disbelievers, and merciful among themselves. Al-Fa’th; 48/29

‫ش َج َرةِ فَ َع ِل َم َما فِى قُلُو ِب ِه ْم فَأنزَ َل‬ َ ‫َّللاُ َع ِن ْال ُمؤْ ِمنِينَ إِ ْذ يُبَا ِيعُون ََك ت َ ْح‬
‫ت ال ه‬ ‫ي ه‬ َ ‫ض‬ ِ ‫له َق ْد َر‬
ً ‫َّللاُ َع ِزيزا ً َح ِكيما‬‫يرة ً يَأ ْ ُخذُونَ َها َو َكان ه‬ َ ِ‫ َو َمغَانِ َم َكث‬- ً ‫س ِكينَةَ َعلَ ْي ِه ْم َوأَثَـبَ ُه ْم فَتْحا ً قَ ِريبا‬ ‫ال ه‬
Indeed, Allah was pleased with the believers when they gave the pledge to you under
the tree, He knew what was in their hearts, and He sent down As-Sakinah upon them,
and He rewarded them with a near victory. And abundant spoils that they will capture.
And Allah is Ever All-Mighty, All-Wise. Allah has promised you abundant spoils that
you will receive, and He has hastened for you this, and He has restrained the hands of
men from you, that it may be a sign for the believers, and that He may guide you to the
straight path. And other (victories) which are not yet within your power; indeed Allah
encompasses them. And Allah is Ever Able to do all things.
Hudabiyyah Pledge; (Al-Fa’th; 48/18-21&26).
There are some 15 praises of the Sahaba that the Sunni scholars mentions in these
ayats.

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  That there were between 1000 to 1400 Sahaba who took the Pledge under the
tree and Allah calls all of them Mu’min.
 Allah is pleased with them all.
 Allah knows their hearts are sincere. Does Allah, the manufacturer of human,
knows better or the Shi’a. He is giving us the lifetime guarantee of these
Sahaba, faith and their purity of heart.
 Allah send down on them tranquillity.
 If you think that the Sahaba were not as Allah described above, then you should
take it up with the Guarantor-Allah.
 Allah is saying to these Sahaba, I will give you victory very soon ie
Khyber/Mecca as proof of their belief and faith.
 Other victories they will have, later on, ie over Rome and Persia, after the
passing away of the Prophet
 These Sahaba were still on the right path with the same belief and faith and
qualities that they had during the time of the Prophet, that Allah is giving these
victories afterwards.
 Allah has adhered on them righteousness, and kept them (stuck them on)
Taqwa. Once Allah has ordained something he does not take it away, easily. Ie
tranquillity Taqwa. So how can people call them bad??
 ‫ )أ َح ه‬and Allah says that they were )‫ )أ َ ْهلَها‬worthy of it.
They were labelled with )‫ق‬
(9) ‫ان‬
ٍ ‫س‬ َ ‫ص ِـر َوالهذِينَ ات ه َبعُوهُم ِبإ ِ ْح‬ ِ ‫سـ ِبقُونَ االٌّ هولُونَ ِمنَ ْال ُم َه‬
َ ‫ـج ِرينَ َواأل َ ْن‬ ‫َوال ه‬
ُ‫ضواْ َع ْنه‬ ُ ‫َّللاُ َع ْن ُه ْم َو َر‬
‫ى ه‬ َ ‫ض‬ِ ‫هر‬
And the foremost to embrace Islam of the Muhajir and the Ansar and also those who
followed them exactly (in faith). Allah is well-pleased with them as they are well-
pleased with Him. He has prepared for them Gardens under which rivers flow
(Paradise), to dwell therein forever. (Al-Tawbah; 9/100).

(10) ‫سولُهُ أ َ ْمرا ً أَن َي ُكونَ لَ ُه ُم‬

ُ ‫َّللاُ َو َر‬
‫ضى ه‬َ َ‫َو َما َكانَ ِل ُمؤْ ِم ٍن َوالَ ُمؤْ ِمنَ ٍة ِإ َذا ق‬
‫ْال ِخيَ َرة ُ ِم ْن أ َ ْم ِر ِه ْم‬
It is not for a believer, man or woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decreed a
matter that they should have any option in their decision. (Al-Ahzab; 33/36).

(11) ْ َ ‫إِنه َما ْال ُمؤْ ِمنُونَ إِ ْخ َوة ٌ فَأ‬

‫ص ِل ُحواْ بَيْنَ أَخ ََو ْي ُك ْم‬
The believers are but a brotherhood. So make reconciliation between your
brothers. (Al-Hujraat; 49/10).

(12) ‫ض َك َما‬ ِ ‫ت لَيَ ْست َ ْخ ِلفَنه ُه ْم فِى االٌّ ْر‬ ‫َّللاُ الهذِينَ َءا َمنُواْ ِم ْن ُك ْم َو َع ِملُواْ ال ه‬
ِ ‫صـ ِل َحا‬ ‫َو َع َد ه‬
‫ف الهذِينَ ِمن قَ ْب ِل ِه ْم‬ َ َ‫ا ْست َ ْخل‬
Allah has promised those among you who believe and do righteous good deeds, that
He will certainly grant them succession in the land, as He granted it to those before
them, (Al-Nur; 24/55).
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This iyat confirms that the Khalifa bestowed on the Sahaba was given by Allah and not
snatched by them as the Shi’a says.

(13) ‫ورى َب ْينَ ُه ْم‬

َ ‫ش‬ُ ‫َوأ َ ْم ُر ُه ْم‬
And those who answer the Call of their Lord, and perform the Salah, and who
(conduct) their affairs by mutual consultation, and who spend of what we have
bestowed on them. (ie the Imam/Khalifa are chosen by Shura). (As-Shura; 42/38).

(14) ْ‫سو ُل فَ ُخذُوهُ َو َما نَ َهـ ُك ْم َع ْنهُ فَانت َ ُهوا‬ ‫َو َمآ َءاتَـ ُك ُم ه‬
ُ ‫الر‬
“And whatsoever the Messenger gives you, take it; and whatsoever he forbids you,
abstain (from it). (Al-Hashr; 59/7).
Imams; Allah mentions the word imam many times in the Holy Quran; and the word
imam has several meanings in the Arabic language, depending on the context in which
it has been used. ie to the Quran itself, the Torah, and that Imam will lead you to
Heaven or to hell;
See the following Surahs. Isra =17/71, Al-Hijr=15/79, Hud=11/17, Yasin=36/12.

‫َو َج َع ْلنَا ُه ْم أَئِ همةً َي ْهدُونَ ِبأ َ ْم ِرنَا‬

“And we made them leaders, guiding by our command” (Al-Anbiya; 21/73).

ِ ‫َو َجعَ ْلنَـ ُه ْم أَئِ همةً يَ ْدعُونَ إِلَى النه‬

‫ار‬
“And we made them leaders inviting to the Fire: (AL-Qasas; 28/21).

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Chapter 2: The Sahaba & the Khulafa-Rashideen
1) Sahaba
- Allah says in Quran; (Al-Tawba, 9/100), Muhajirin and the Ansar and those who
follow them in goodness, Allah is pleased with them and they are pleased with Allah
and he has prepared for them Paradise (and this phrase has occurred 11 times in the
Quran).
- The Prophet (pbuh) said; “Allah revealed about the people of Badr; Do what you like,
for them there is forgiveness.”
(Bukhari; Book of Military Expedition, No 319 or (34).See Ibn Katheer tafsir of ayat
60/1. Muslim; book of Sahaba, no. 6097).
-“Indeed, Allah was pleased with the believers when they gave the pledge to you (O
Muhammad) under the tree, he knew what was in their hearts, and he send down As-
Sakeenah upon them”. (Quran; Al-Fa’th; 48/18). 1400 Sahaba were there, who Allah is
pleased with, once pleased he is always pleased. This is the Sunnah of Allah.
-The Prophet said; “Do not say anything bad about the Sahaba, for if you were to
spend the equivalent of Uhad in gold, it would not be suffice”.(Bukhari; book of
Sahaba, no. 3673. Muslim; book of Sahaba, no.2540).
- The Prophet said: “The best of the people are my generation, then those who comes
after them, then those after them”. (Bukhari; book of witnesses, no. 2652), (Muslim;
book merit of Sahaba, no. 2533).
- “The Khalifate will last 30 years”. (Abu Dauwd; book 41, Khalifa, no. 4629).
- The Quraysh will have 12 rulers/Khalifa. (No mention of the word Imams, only Emir
and Khalifa). (Bukhari; book of Judgement, no. 329/ (7222-3), (Muslim; book of
Government, no.1881/ (4477). The 12 continuous from the history are from Abu Bakr
to Umar ibn Abdul Aziz (excluding any double claimant to the Kalifate of the time).
- Allah looked into the hearts of his slaves after the heart of Mohammad, and he found
that the hearts of his companions were the best of people heart, so he made them the
supporters of his Prophet, who fought for his religion. So whatever the Muslims think is
good, is good before Allah and whatever they think is bad, is bad before Allah.
(Musnad 1/379 of Ahmad).
- The Prophet confided in the Sahabi-Hudayfa ibn Yaman- The names of the
hypocrites of Madinah after the battle of Ahzab (the Trench). This Sahabi did not use
to attend their funeral and non-of these were any of the Khalifa.
- The 10 Sahaba who were given the glad tiding of paradise by the Prophet (Asharah
mubasharah); were; Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, Ali, Talhah, Az-Zabair, Abdul Rahman
bin Auf, Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas, Sa’id ibn Zayd, Abu Ubaidah bin al-Jarrah.
(Hadith; Tirmidi no.3747. Abu Dawd; book Sunnah, no. 4632).
- “None will enter Paradise but a believer”. (Bukhari; Vol; 8, book Qadir, no. 603
(6606)). (Muslim; Vol; 1, book of Faith, no. 97).

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- “Whoever obeys me, will enter Paradise, who disobeys me, refuses”.
(Bukhari; Vol; 9, book of Quran & Sunnah, no. 384,(7280))
- At the time of hajj, the Prophet gave Sermon on the Mount, saying; “I counsel you to
have taqwa of Allah and to listen and obey (your leader), even if a slave were to
become your Ameer (leader). Verily he amongst you who lives long will see great
controversy, so you must keep to my Sunnah and to the Sunnah of the Khalifa-Ar-
Rashideen, those who guide to the right way. Cling to it stubbornly (with your molar
teeth, if you have to). Beware of newly invented matters (in the religion), for verily
every Bi’dah is misguidance. (Timirdi No.2676. & 40 hadith Imam Nawawi; no.28).
- “Not equal (the Sahaba) among you are those who spent and fought before the
conquering. Such are higher in degree than those who spent and fought afterwards.
But to All (Sahaba) Allah has promised the best. And Allah is All-Aware of what you
do”. (Quran; Al-Hadid, 57/10).
Note. Mu’awiyah and his father accepted Islam after the conquest of Mecca, so his
level of company is not of those before the conquest of Mecca. But none the less, he
is a Sahaba and Allah is pleased with all Sahaba and will reward accordingly, the best.
We treat and regard Sahaba as righteous in their love of the Prophet and their
commitment to the success of Islam. Mu’awiyah was the governor of Damascus and
Syria for 25 years. He was the architect for building the first Muslim navy and
participated in the invasion of Cyprus, which was foretold by the Prophet.
- Follow the Quran and the Sunnah.
 Obey Allah and obey the messenger and beware (of evil). If you do turn back,
know you that it is our messenger’s duty to proclaim (the message) in the clearest
manner. (Quran; Al-Ma’ida.5/92).
 “O you who believe, obey Allah and his messenger and those of you are in
authority and if you differ amongst yourself, refer it to Allah and his messenger.
(Quran; Al-Nisa 4/59).
 Bukhari; vol.9 book of holding fast to Quran & Sunnah.
 The best talk (speech) is the Allah book (Quran) and the best way is the way of
Mohammad. (Bukhari; Vol; 9, book holding fast to the Quran & Sunnah, hadith
392(7277)).
 The Prophet said; “Whoever obeys me, obeys Allah and whoever disobeys me
disobeys Allah, and whoever obeys the ruler, I appoints obeys me whoever disobeys
him, disobeys me”. (Bukhari; Vol; 9, book of Judgement, no. 251 (7137)).
 The khutba Wada (in Hajj) of the Prophet, in which it say; “Follow Quran and
the Sunnah”.
 Hadith Muwatta of Ibn Malik, book 46, Decree, no.1628.
- Follow my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the Khaifa Rashideen;
(Hadith;Tirmidi, no.2676).
- Follow the Quran and the Ahlul-Bayt.
(Hadith: Muslim; (merits of the Sahaba) no.2408).

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Sahaba mentioned with love and affection in the Sharh Nahjul Balaghah:
- Khutba 97; “Although Allah gives time to the oppressor…….” Ali is praising the
Sahaba and admonishing his follower. If you don’t share the same opinion of him then
you are denying Ali and then this will lead to denying the Prophet.
- Khutba 121; “This is the reward of the one who breaks a pledge…..” Ali is talking
about the good character of the Sahaba and not just the 4 Sahaba the Shi’a only
recognize as being good. “
“Where are those who were invited to Islam and they accepted it? They read the
Qur'an and decided according to it. They were exhorted to fight and they leapt……”
The words used in the text is; َ‫الهذِين‬ ‫ أَيْنَ ْالقَ ْو ُم‬the meaning is: “where is the nation
which” A nation is not 4 people.

2) Abu Bakr (ra)

A) During the life time of the Prophet
- Abu Bakr was the Prophet’s neighbour, best friend and his greatest companion.
Hadith; “Allah has chosen me as his Khalil, and if it was not for that, I would have
chosen Abu Bakr as my Khalil”.
- He was a rich merchant before entering Islam.
- He was one of the first 4 to convert to Islam by the Prophet himself. Abu Bakr was,
after Khadija, who had no doubt about his Prophet-hood – Hence the title; As –Sadiq-
the truthful.
- Abu Bakr personally converted the next 5 people that entered into Islam. All of them
were influential people of the Quresh, ie Uthman, Talhah, Zubair, Abd-Rahman bin
Awf and Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas.
- Just like the Prophet’s 1st wife Khadija, Abu Bakr spent all his wealth on the Prophet
and for Islam, ie paying ransom to free slaves. No one came close to him in this
matter. He, at the time of preparation for Tabuk, gave the Prophet everything he had
and when asked what he had behind for his family, he replied; “Allah and his
messenger”.
- He was with the Prophet the most (including members of the Prophet’s family). He
was alone with the Prophet for 3 days and 3 nights in the cave, on the occasion of the
hijra, from Mecca to Madinah. (Just imagine what divine/heavenly experiences he
must have obtained by being so close to the Prophet’s Noor.
- Hadith; Amr ibn Aas, asked the Prophet which of the people is the most beloved to
him, and he said, “Aisha” and from the men, he replied her father. I said then who, the
Prophet replied “Umar”. (Hadith Bukhari).
- Hadith; The Prophet tells Fatima (ra). “Don’t you love whom I love”.
(Bukhari: Vol; 3, book of Gifts, hadith, 755 (2581)). (Muslim: book of Sahaba, no. 5984
or (2442)).
- The Prophet gives Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman the glad tiding of Paradise.
(Bukhari: Vol; 9, book end of World, no. 217 (7097)).

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- Abu Bakr was named the first of the 10 of (Ashara Mubashara), companions of
Paradise. (Tirmidi: book of Virtues, no. 3747. Abu Dauwd; book Sunnah, no. 4632).
- Abu Bakr and Umar are the masters of the Elders in Paradise. “Do not inform them,
O Ali (ra), as long as they remain alive”. (Tirmidi: book of Virtues, no.3664-6).
- While the Prophet, Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman were on Mount Uhad, the Mount
shook, where by the Prophet said; “Be calm, There is none on you but a Prophet, a
Saddiq and 2 martyrs”. (Bukhari: Vol; 5, book of Companions, no.35 (3686)).
- The Prophet made Abu Bakr the leader of the 1st hajj delegation while the Prophet
stayed behind in Madinah. The Muslim leader normally leads the Hajj.
- The Prophet tells his wife Hafsa, that afterwards Abu Bakr and Umar will succeed
him. Hafsa tells this to Ayisha and others. The Prophet was informed of this and he did
not approve of what Hafsa did. The ayat came down; (Quran; At-Tahrim, 66/3-5).
The Shi’a have a story of the attempt to kill the Prophet by Abu Bakr and Umar.
- The Prophet orders Abu Bakr to lead the Prayers during the time he was ill and on
his sick bed. He led it 13 or 17 times during this time and on occasions the Prophet
prayed behind Abu Bakr.(Bukhari; book of Azan, no.647 (679)). The Shi’a now say that
it was Ali who really led the prayers, as Ayisha deliberately hid this fact.
- A woman came to the Prophet, who ordered her to return later. She said, what if I do
not find you. The Prophet said, “If you find me dead, then go to Abu Bakr”.
(Bukhari: Vol; 5, book of Virtues of the Sahaba, no. 11 (3659)). (Muslim; no.2386).
- That no community should exists if Abu Bakr is present, and that someone else be its
Imam. He said this during his illness. (Tirmidhi; book of virtues, no. 3673).
- The Prophet declared 3 days before his death that all opening into the mosque,
‫خوخة‬,( a gate, opening in a wall) should be closed except to the quarter of Abu Bakr.
(Tirmidhi; no. 3660 (4021)).
- The Prophet said; “I do not know how long I will be with you, so stick to the two after
me”, and he signalled towards Abu Bakr and Umar. (Tirmidhi; no.3663).
- Abu Bakr was the Prophet’s choice to succeed him.
(See, Bukhari: book of Judgement no. 7217/8). That the Prophet would have
appointed and given instructions for him to be his successor, but the Prophet then left
it in the hands of Allah and the Sahaba.
-(Muslim: Merit of the Sahaba, no.2387). Ayisha says; That the Prophet on his sick
bed, asked me to call Abu Bakr, her father and her brother too, so that he might write a
document, for he feared that someone else might be desirous (of succeeding him) and
that some claimant may say: “I have a better claim to it, whereas Allah and the faithful
do not substantiate the claim of anyone but that of Abu Bakr”. But then the Prophet
had a Wa’hi, saying that Allah will thus decree to happen and therefore the Prophet did
not take the matter further.
B) Abu Bakr mentioned in the Quran. Tawbah, 9/40.
‫َّللاَ َمعَنَا فَأَنزَ َل ه‬
ُ‫َّللا‬ ‫احبِ ِه الَ ت َ ْحزَ ْن إِ هن ه‬
ِ ‫ص‬ ِ ‫ي اثْنَي ِْن إِ ْذ ُه َما فِى ْالغ‬
َ ‫َار إِ ْذ يَقُو ُل ِل‬ َ ِ‫ثَان‬
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The second of the two; when they were both in the cave, he (the Prophet) said to his
companion: “Do not be worried/grieve (for me) surely, Allah is with us”. Then Allah
sent down His

ُّ ‫س ِكينَتَهُ َعلَ ْي ِه َوأَيه َدهُ بِ ُجنُو ٍد له ْم ت َ َر ْوهَا َو َج َع َل َك ِل َمةَ الهذِينَ َكفَ ُرواْ ال‬
‫س ْفلَى‬ َ
Sakinah (calmness, tranquillity) upon him, and strengthened him with forces (angels)
which you saw not, and rendered the word of the disbelievers-humiliated.
The second of the two refers to Abu Bakr, where the Prophet and Abu Bakr hid in the
cave known as “Ghar Thawr” from the Meccan search party that were order to find and
kill them. The scholars say the 2nd of the two also implies being 2nd in everything to the
Prophet. Abu Bakr is mentioned as putting his hand in the cracks of the walls of the
cave, in case there were any harmful insects, he would not like the Prophet harmed in
any way. This is contrary what the Shi’a story of Abu Bakr crying and was scared in
the cave that he would be bitten by a snake and that Prophet had to calm him down.
This is absurd as we know that the faith of the companion rendered their lives over
their own.
The lessons we draw from this verse;

 Allah mentions Abu Bakr as the 2nd of the two- For all times-in this world and
ُ ), then can
the next. If Allah united the Prophet and Abu Bakr by using the word )‫هما‬
ُ ), is not for 1 day, but for eternity.
anyone else separate them. Allah saying )‫هما‬

 Allah has called Abu Bakr ) ‫اح ِب ِه‬

ِ ‫ص‬َ
) as Prophet’s companion and friend. So
how can Shi’a not call him as companion when Allah is saying so.
 Abu Bakr was not afraid )‫َف‬ ْ ‫)خ‬, for himself (as the Shi’a claim) but he was
worried for the safety of the beloved Prophet.
The word َ َ‫ف = )لَق‬
)‫ف‬ ٌ ‫ = َخو‬Fear for oneself.
But the word used above is َ‫حزَ ن‬ َ = )‫= ) َغ ْم‬Worry/grieve for someone else. Quran
clears the meaning of these words. َ‫حزَ ن‬ َ and ‫َف‬ ٌ ‫خ‬
َ‫ف َعلَ ْي ِه ْم َوالَ ُه ْم َي ْحزَ نُون‬ ِ ‫( أَال ِإ هن أ َ ْو ِل َيآ َء ه‬Yunus,10/62).
ٌ ‫َّللا الَ خ َْو‬

“Behold! The Awliya' of Allah, no fear shall come upon them nor shall they grieve”.

 Allah is with both the Prophet and with Abu Bakr )‫عنا‬َ ‫( َم‬. What privilege, and
what rank of Abu Bakr.
 Allah sends down his tranquillity on the Prophet. It would have also fallen on
Abu Bakr as well, because when you are with a pious person, you also catch the
mercy and blessing.
 (Bukhari: Vol; 8, book of Invocations,(Du’a) no.380 (6369)). The word for worry
and grieve is used there. ،‫س ِل‬َ ‫ َو ْال َع ْج ِز َو ْال َك‬،‫عوذُ ِب َك ِمنَ ْال َه ِم َو ْال َحزَ ِن‬
ُ َ ‫الله ُه هم ِإنِي أ‬
." ‫ل‬ ِ ‫ َو َغلَبَ ِة‬،‫ضلَعِ ال هدي ِْن‬
ِ ‫الر َجا‬ َ ‫ َو‬،‫َو ْال ُجب ِْن َو ْالبُ ْخ ِل‬
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"O Allah! I seek refuge with you from worry and grief, from incapacity and laziness,
from cowardice and miserliness, from being heavily in debt and from being
overpowered by (other) men."
- (Quran: Al-Layl, 92/3 &17-21). Ibn Kathir says that these verses relates to Abu Bakr
spending his wealth for Islamic causes.
- (Quran: An-Nahl, 16/75-6). That Abu Bakr paid for slaves to be freed and one of
them was Bilal.
C) Abu Bakr during his Kalifate.
- He was elected to succeed the Prophet. (It was his destiny).
- Abu Bakr advises the people that the Prophets are buried where they happen to die.
- He had to deal with the people/tribes that renegaded from Islam and 1 or 2 of them
claimed themselves as Prophets.
- Whenever Abu Bakr would deliver a Kutbah in the Prophet’s Mosque he would
sit/stand on the pulpit one step below on which the Prophet stood on.
- He asked Zaid bin Thabit to collect the different fragment of the Quran (from what
was written on animal skins, bone and bark) that was kept with different people, into
one complete volume.
- The Prophet, Abu Bakr, and Umar were 63 years old when they passed away.
(Tirmidi; book of Virtues, no.3653).
- Abu Bakr is buried next to the Prophet grave. That place is a piece from Paradise.
- At the time of Abu Bakr death, he requested Ali (ra) to do his ghusl and the kafan, as
he had done to the Prophet and to take his body to the Prophet grave and make
request that his friend and companion seeks permission to be laid at the feet of the
Prophet and if no answer comes, to bury him in Janatul Baqi. Ali (ra) did as Abu Bakr
had requested, the door of the house where the Prophet is buried opened and a voice
from it came; “Welcome my friend, I await your company”. This is recorded in the Shi’a
books.
- If Abu Bakr was anything as bad and wicked as the Shi’a make out him to be, Allah
and his messenger would have not have allowed Abu Bakr grave to be laid next to the
Prophet’s. The ground would have thrown away the body and/or people would have
had dreams in which the Prophet would have shown his dis-pleasure of it.
-In 1162 A.D,(557AH), two Jews tried reaching to the graves of the Prophet, Abu Bakr
and Umar by digging through underground passage to take out the dead bodies, but
the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) appeared in the dream to Sultan
"Nooruddin Zangi" and showed their pictures to him.. After this, they were checked out
by him and caught. Moreover, under his orders, a channel dug around the Prophet's
grave and filled with molten copper to protect his grave from any further mischievous
attempts forever.
On another occasion, a group tried to do the same and the earth swallowed the

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Rafidah group. All this goes to prove that Abu Bakr and Umar were good men and
Allah and his Messenger approves of them.
- When Abu Bakr was elected as the Khalifa, Islam was confined to Mecca, Madinah
and Ta’if only and in the rest of Arabia the tribes had risen against the Muslim. When
barely two and half years later, Abu Bakr passed away, the whole of Arabia was in the
fold of Islam and even Iraq and Syria had come under the domination of Islam. The
prosperity of the people had also increased. The verdict of history is that Abu Bakr
successfully and faithfully carried out the mission of the Prophet and his policy aimed
at securing the integrity and unity of the Muslim community, paid rich dividend.
- The Prophet said: That the love of the four shall not gather in the hearts of the
hypocrites
D) Abu Bakr and his dealings with Ali (ra) and Ahlul-Bayt.
- Narrated, Ayisha, mother of the believers; After the death of Allah 's Apostle Fatima
the daughter of Allah's Messenger (‫ )ﷺ‬asked Abu Bakr As-Siddiq to give her, her
share of inheritance from what Allah's Messenger (‫ )ﷺ‬had left of the Fa’i (i.e. booty
gained without fighting) which Allah had given him. Abu Bakr said to her, "Allah's
Apostle said, 'our property will not be inherited, whatever we (i.e. prophets) leave is
Sadaqa (to be used for charity)." Fatima, the daughter of Allah's Messenger (‫ )ﷺ‬got
angry and stopped speaking to Abu Bakr, and continued assuming that attitude till she
died. Fatima remained alive for six months after the death of Allah's Messenger (‫)ﷺ‬.
She used to ask Abu Bakr for her share from the property of Allah's Messenger (‫)ﷺ‬
which he left at Khaibar, and Fadak, and his property at Medina (devoted for charity).
Abu Bakr refused to give her that property and said, "I will not leave anything Allah's
Messenger (‫ )ﷺ‬used to do, because I am afraid that if I left something from the
Prophet's tradition, then I would go astray." (Later on) `Umar gave the Prophet's
property (of Sadaqa) at Medina to `Ali and `Abbas, but he withheld the properties of
Khaibar and Fadak in his custody and said, "These two properties are the Sadaqa
which Allah's Apostle used to use for his expenditures and urgent needs. Now their
management is to be entrusted to the ruler." (Az-Zuhri said, "They have been
managed in this way till today.")
(Bukhari; Vol.4, book of Khums, no.325 (3092)). (Muslim; book of Jihad & Expedition,
no.4354 (1759c)).
Afterwards, to clear any misunderstanding, he went to see Ali and Fatima to explain
and clarify the situation and to give his promise that the allowance that the Ahlul-Bayt
had received during the time of the Prophet, will be continued as before, as he is only
following what his beloved Prophet had done and showed. Ali (ra) then said to him;
“We acknowledge your superiority over us”. To which Abu Bakr said; “I love the family
of the Prophet more than my own relation”. After this incidence, Ali patched up any
differences he had with Abu Bakr.
- Abu Bakr led Fatima funeral prayer (at least one funeral) on the request of Ali (ra).
And why should he not lead, his wife, Asma bint Umays, was taking care of Fatima
from day 1 of her illness to the time of death. Abu Bakr would have known of her death
not only from his wife but because the houses of the Sahaba/ Ahlul-Bayt were so close

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to each other and that Abu Bakr was unware of Fatima and did not attend her funeral
is absurd.
- Ali was Abu Bakr close counsel in the internal matter of the state. (i.e. interior
minister)
- All the internal and external correspondence of the state was handled by Ali.
- Ali was put in charge of looking after the prisoners of war.
- Uthman (the other Prophet’s son-in-law) gave Ali the means of his dowry to Fatima,
by buying his war shield (gained from Badr) for more money than it was worth, by
paying 500 dirhams. The Prophet invited, besides others, Abu Bakr, Umar to the
marriage of his daughter and to be the witness on the marriage contract.
- (Nahjul-Balaghah; Khutbah 37). “I took up the task…….” Ali is telling someone who
asked him why did you took the bai’ya (of Abu Bakr), and he replies; “By Allah, I am
surely the first to testify him, so I will not be the first to falsify him.
- (Nahjul Balaghah; letter 6 of Ali (ra)); Mentioning the fact that the Sahaba chose Abu
Bakr, Umar and Uthman and himself on the same basis, That is the choosing of the
Khalifa /Imam is upon the right of the Sahaba only and it will be deemed to mean
Allah’s pleasure.

3) Umar ibn Khattab (ra)

A) during the life time of the Prophet
- He was 13 years younger than the Prophet.
- He was of whitish of complex. Tall and muscular, and fearless.
- The Prophet made Du’a; “O Allah, bless Islam, from whichever one of the 2 Umar’s
(Abu Jahl-Amr bin Hisham) and (Umar ibn Khattab), who is beloved to you. And
Abu Khattab was also more beloved to the Prophet as well.
(Quran; Al-An’am,6/125 refers to Umar coming to Islam).
- Umar was about the 40th person to enter Islam, when he did.
- When Umar accepted the call to Islam, the Mushrik of Mecca were afraid of him and
Umar was the 1st Sahabi to openly announce his Islam and go outside to pray at the
Kaba.
-The Prophet gave Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman the glad tiding of Paradise.
- That Umar and ibn zabair both had dreams as to how to call the Azan.
- The Prophet prayed the Janaza of the chief of the hypocrite’s in Madinah, Abdullah
ibn Ubayy ibn Salul, and Umar was against the Prophet for doing so, and Quran
revelation came down, telling the Prophet not to do so in the future. (Quran;
Tawba.9/84).
- Abu Bakr and Umar are the two masters of the elders in paradise.
- Umar was the father-in-law of the Prophet.

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- His daughter, Hafsa, was the wife of the Prophet and the mother of the believers.
- While the Prophet was on Mount Uhad, it shook and the Prophet stumped on it,
saying; “Be calm, there is none on you but a Prophet, a Siddiq and two martyrs”.
- The Prophet said; ”In the previous nations there were people of great understanding
to whom Allah would send down to them his mercy and protection and speech of
Allah, (these were not Prophets), then Umar would be amongst one of them.
- The Prophet also said about Umar that if there was to have been a Prophet after me,
then it would have been Umar (Ibn Ali Al-Hadid, shar Nahjul Balaqha. Vol.12 p.177).
“Never does Umar walks down the path, except the Shaytan walks the other path”.
- When the Prophet passed away, Umar was so emotional that he said that the
Prophet had not died and whoever says he is dead he will chop of his head. Then Abu
Bakr brought him to his senses by reading the Quran; Al-Imran,3/144.
- Umar was the first to give his oath of allegiance to Abu Bakr when the talk of
succession of the Prophet happened.
B) Umar during his Kalifate
- He was nominated by Abu Bakr on his death bed to succeed him.
- Umar was known for and led a very simple and humble way of life, which there is no
dispute.
- Umar used to go at night to access and find out first-hand the needs and aspirations
of his people in Madinah.
- At the time of the siege of Jerusalem, its leader ask to see Umar in order to
surrender. Khalid bin Walid wrote to Umar to come as it would help in the situation.
When the leaders of the Jerusalem saw him wearing tatty clothes and Umar’s servant
was riding the animal while he was leading it, they recognised the signs that were in
the Christian books with regards to the good qualities of the man who will conquer
their city. And they gave Umar the keys to Jerusalem, thus avoiding any bloodshed.
- The majority of Muslim and the Christian recognised Umar as a God fearing and
humble man.
- He imposed Jizyah (tax on non-Muslim) of four dinars on people whose currency was
gold and 40 dirhams on those whose currency was silver.
- In Islam trade or income at source is not taxed, only wealth is taxed. He encouraged
commerce from one region of the empire to the other.
- In order to promote strict discipline, he rotated his governors every two years.
- Umar settled and made garrison for the soldiers outside the cities in order they do not
have influence in the cities. He established garrison towns, known as “Amsar”. E.g.;
Basra and Kufa in Iraq and Fustat in Egypt (the old quarters of Cairo).
- He got people to pray Taraweeh together behind one Iman in the month of Ramazan.

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- He got to establish the Islamic calendar.
- He forbade Mut’ah marriage (temporary marriage).
- He established the 1st welfare state in the world, the “Bayt Al- Mal”; aiding the Muslim
and non-Muslim alike, the poor, the needy, elderly, Orphans, widows and the disabled.
- He established child benefits for the children and pension for the elderly.
- He passed away the same age as that of the Prophet and Abu Bakr, at the age of 63
years.
-During his Kalifate, Islam spread rapidly and the most in any other period. Prosperity
of the Muslim increased in wealth and wellbeing.
- Umar was buried alongside the Prophet and Abu Bakr, that place is a piece from
Paradise.
- If Umar was anything as bad and wicked as the Shi’a make out him to be, Allah and
his messenger would have not have allowed Umar grave to be laid next to the
Prophet’s. The ground would have thrown away the body and/or people would have
had dreams in which the Prophet would have shown his dis-pleasure of it.
- In 1162 A.D,(557AH), two Jews tried reaching to the graves of the Prophet, Abu Bakr
and Umar by digging through underground passage to take out the dead bodies, but
the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) appeared in the dream to Sultan
"Nooruddin Zangi" and showed their pictures to him.. After this, they were checked out
by him and caught. Moreover, under his orders, a channel dug around the Prophet's
grave and filled with molten copper to protect his grave from any further mischievous
attempts forever.
On another occasion, a group tried to do the same and the earth swallowed the
Rafidah group. All this goes to prove that Abu Bakr and Umar were good men and
Allah and his Messenger approves of them.
- The Prophet said: That the love of the 4 shall not gather in the hearts of the
hypocrites,(of Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali).
C) Umar (ra) and his dealing with Ali (ra) and the Ahlul-Bayt
- Ali and Al-Abbas came to Khalifa Umar to settle their dispute of the management of
the Fa’i of the 7 gardens of Madinah which Umar had given over to manage only. As
for Khyber and Fadak, Umar retained it under his management.
- Umar married the daughter of Ali and Fatima, Umm Khulsum, because he wanted to
have connection to the family of the Prophet and he quote the hadith of where all
lineage will be cut expect that of Fatima on Judgement day. (Hadith Nas’i book of
funeral, no. 1980 (19780)). The marriage is also reported in the Shi’a books, Shaykh
Tusi in his book Al Istibsar, Vol.3,chapter 205, p=352. And in the Shi’a Al-Kafi=5/346
and 6/115-6.
It mentions that when Umar was martyred, Ali brought his daughter, Umm Khulsum,
back to his house, even though the iddah (The ‘iddah of a woman whose husband has
died is four months and ten days) was not complete. This is a Fiqh issue, solved by
Imam Jafar Sadiq (Shi’a 6th Imam), ie that a widow does not require to stay in one
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place only, in the residence of her late husband, in order to complete the Iddah period.
So if the Shi’a can look into this fiqh issue of Imam Jafar they will see the connection
between Umar and Umm Khulsum.
- Umar gifted Hussain ibn Ali ibn Talib and Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr (Ali’s step son
from his wife Asma bint Umays) the captured royal 2 daughters of the defeated
emperor of Persia, (died 651AD) Yezdgerd III. The elder daughter, Shahrbano,
became Hussain wife from whom they begot Ali-zayn Al-Aabideen, (The only surviving
son of Hussain, after Kalbala, who was sick at the time and did not participate in the
battle-who goes onto become the Shi’a 4th Imam).
- Umar asked Al-Abbas (the uncle of the Prophet) to pray for rain at the time of the
drought in Madinah, (for indeed the prayers of the Ahlul-Bayt are readily accepted
Allah -if they are good and pious). And the rain did come.
- During the Kalifate of Umar, Ali was his chief justice minister and chief advisor to
Umar.
- During Umar absence from Madinah, Ali served as the deputy Khalifa.
- Umar mentioned with love and affection in the Sharh Nahjul Balagha.
I) Khutba; 227 (on-line; Al-Isam.org) “May Allah reward such and such man……”
Reported in the Sharh Nahjul Balaghah of ibn Abi al-Hadid, Vol.3.page 92.
2) Khutba; 134 and (3) Khutba 146. Where Ali advises Umar of his responsibility of the
Khalifa and not travel to Rome/ Iran.
4) Khutba 219. “He (the believer) kept his mind alive…….” This sermon is in praise of
(Umar) but does not name him directly. But the Sharh Nahjul Balaghah by Ali Naqi
Faaid al-Isam, Vol.2 page 712 says it refers to Umar.
5) Letters of Ali (ra) no 467. “A ruler came into position over them. He remained
upright and made them upright, till the entire religion put its bosom on the ground”.
This not mention Umar name directly, on- line version, but other Shi’a scholar have
said that this letter refers to no other but Umar.
D) Hadith of request of Pen & Paper and Umar
- Bukhari; Vol. 1, book of knowledge, no.114, mentions Umar said it and they differed.
Book of Jizyah, no. 393 (3168) has no mention of Umar.
i) This hadith does not indicate that the Prophet told Umar, exclusively, nor to anyone
else by name, to fetch pen and paper to write something.
ii) If Umar did not fetch it, what stopped all the other Ahlul-Bayt or Ali from getting the
pen and paper. (At least 10 people were in the room). Ali was said to be at his
attendance during the Prophet’s illness.
iii) Others beside Umar said;” That the book of Allah is sufficient for us”.
- This incident happened on Thursday, 4 days before the Prophet death which
occurred on Monday. Bukhari; Vol. 5, book of military expedition, no. 716-7 (4431-2)
has no mention of Umar. Total of 5 hadiths relating to the pen and paper in Bukhari,
only 1 mentions Umar. Muslim; book of wills, no.4016 (1637c). This mentions Umar
being present.
iv) Also mentioned in all of the above hadiths on this matter is that the Ahlul-Bayt were
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also present and some agreed with the saying of Umar and others didn’t. The Ahlul-
Bayt started quarrelling between themselves, which caused the Prophet to tell all of
them to leave, and not just Umar.
- Bukhari; Vol. 5, book of military expedition, no. 728 (4447), and book of asking
permission, no. 282 (6266).
v) Al-Abbas wanted the Prophet to write so that the Ahlul-Bayt would succeed the
Prophet for the Khalifa, but Ali refused, and (vi) it was the Ahlul-Bayt who were arguing
in front of the Prophet. That the request to fetch the pen and paper was actually
directly by the Prophet himself to Ali, as Ali was the Prophet’s writer of letters and
documents (as in writing the Hudaibiyah treaty).
- If Umar and others did say that the Prophet is very sick, leave the pen and paper and
that the book of Allah is sufficient, this is out of love for him and not disrespect. It is like
a scenario; a father is lying dying in a hospital and request to his sons to bring pen and
paper to write. A good and loving son would say; “Dad you rest, everything will be
taken care of, Insha’Allah. The most important thing is that rest and get better”. This is
like when Ali refused the Prophet command to erase the “Prophet of Allah” from the
Hudaibiyah treaty. This was out of the dignity and respect for the Prophet by Ali. The
same situation here in Umar’s case. We do not belittle Ali and we should not belittle
Umar.
- The Prophet who brought us Islam knew the importance of making a will. So He
would have had a will written before his death. The Prophet said; “It is not permissible
for any Muslim who has something to Will to stay 2 nights without having his last Will
and Testament written and kept ready with him”.
Bukhari; Vol. 4, book of Wills, no.1 (2738).

4) Uthman ibn Affan (ra) (Al- Ghani)

A) During the lifetime of the Prophet
- He was from the tribe of Umayyad.
- He was early convert to Islam (No 5) through Abu Bakr.
- Married to 2 daughters of the Prophet; Ruqqayah and when died then to Umm
Khulsum. He was known as “Dhul- Noorain”, the processor of 2 lights.
- He was the Prophet’s rich and generous son-in-law. He was 24 years older than Ali.
- The Prophet said to him after the death of Umm Khulsum, when he saw him looking
sad, that had he had a third daughter, he would have given her to him.
- He was of the few that did 2 migration for the course of Islam; Abyssinia and
Madinah.
- He was known for his shyness, generosity, very pious and used to be attached to the
Quran.
- He participated in all the battle except Badr, and that was on the orders of the
Prophet to look after Ruqqayah who was dying. The Prophet gave Uthman his share
of the booty and therefore Uthman is considered as participant of Badr, because he
was obeying the Prophet’s order.
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- In the battle of Uhad, when the Muslims thought that they had won and were chasing
the Quyesh and the war booty. Khalid bin Walid surprised attacked them from behind,
those Muslims on the ground had to flee and Uthman was one of them. But the Quran
Iyat revealed; “I have forgiven you” (as if it never happened). Quran; Ali-Imran,3/155.
- When the Muslims migrated to Madinah, water was scare and the Sahaba were
forced to pay high price for it. The Prophet asked who can purchase the well known as
“Bir Roma” and that he would be promised Paradis. Uthman brought it from the Jew
for 35,000 dirhams.
- Ali did not have Maher to give to Fatima, as he was poor. So the Prophet suggested
to sell his protective armour that he got as war booty from Badr. Ali went to the market
to sell it, whereby no other than Uthman brought it for 400 dirhams and he also gave
back his armour to keep.
- At the time of Hudabiyyah, when the Prophet and a large contingency came to do the
Umra and were refused entry to Mecca, it was suggested that both parties should
negotiate. The Prophet send Uthman, on the Umar’s suggestion, as he was the best
person for the job.
- For the preparation of Tabuk, 9 AH, Uthman gives 1000 dinars (pieces of gold). The
Prophet was so pleased with him, that, he said to him; “That nothing will harm Uthman
from today, whatever he does”.
- After the battle of Tabuk, his second wife Umm Khulsum died. – No surviving children
from both. When he marries again at the age of 44, from several wives he begot 9
sons and 5 daughters.
- “Every Prophet has an assistant, and my assistant will be Uthman”.
- When once Uthman visited the Prophet’s in his house, the Prophet got up from lying
in his bed and covered his exposed legs and said; “Should I not feel shy of a person of
whom the angels are shy”.
- Narrated Abu Musa: That he was in the company of the Prophet in one of the gardens
of Medina and in the hand of the Prophet there was a stick, and he was striking (slowly)
the water and the mud with it. A man came (at the gate of the garden) and asked
permission to enter. The Prophet said, "Open the gate for him and give him the glad
tidings of entering Paradise. “I went, and behold! It was Abu Bakr. So I opened the gate
for him and informed him of the glad tidings of entering Paradise. Then another man
came and asked permission to enter. The Prophet said, "Open the gate for him and give
him the glad tidings of entering Paradise." Behold! It was `Umar. So I opened the gate
for him and gave him the glad tidings of entering Paradise. Then another man came and
asked permission to enter. The Prophet was sitting in a leaning posture, so he sat up
and said, "Open the gate for him and give him the glad tidings of entering Paradise with
a calamity which will befall him or which will take place." I went, and behold! It was
`Uthman. So I opened the gate for him and gave him the glad tidings of entering
Paradise and also informed him of what the Prophet had said (about a calamity). Uthman
said, "Allah Alone Whose Help I seek (against that calamity)
(Bukhari; Vol.8, book of Manners, no.235 (6216)).

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- The Messenger of Allah said: "O 'Uthman, if Allah places you in authority over this
matter (as the caliph) someday, and the hypocrites want to rid you of the garment with
which Allah has clothed you (i.e., the position of caliph), do not take it off." He said that
three times.
(Sunan ibn Majah; Vol.1 book 1- Sunnah, no.112 (117)).This predication of Uthman
tragedy and as to what he should do then. This explain why Uthman refused to budge
when the Khajites kept on demanding that he should resign and also he did not raise
the sword against the mob on the advice of the Prophet, “for once the sword is
unsheathed, it will never go back” ie there will be continuous rift between Muslims.
- The Prophet warned against 3 fitnah to befall his Ummah. I) His death, ii) Dijjal,
iii) Killing of a righteous Khalifa.
- That the love of the 4 shall not gather in the heart of hypocrite. (of Abu Bakr, Umar,
Uthman and Ali).
B) During his Khalifate
- When Umar was assassinated and before he died he appointed, 6 of the 10
companions who were informed of their place in Paradise, to choose the next leader
within 3 days.
- Uthman was elected and everyone including Ali gave their oath of allegiance to him.
- During his reign of 12 years, 6 years were good (as in Umar time) and the last 6
years were the start of discontent and rebellion.
- Islam spread even further, including full conquer of Iran, Egypt. Muslim prospered
and thrived during his reign.
- Muslim navy was established and Cyprus was conquered, led by Mu’awiyah
- Uthman was responsible and the greatest of his accomplishment was to unify the
Quran into one standard. This was necessary because the spread of Islam to the
furthest corners of the World meant the need of people with different language and
dialects to pronounce the Arabic words correctly as spoken by the Prophet. He then
made 5 copies and send one to the main cities of the Kalifate and had the old versions
cremated. This has become known as the “Uthmani Mushaf”, which both the Sunni
and Shi’a read today.
- He introduced additional Azan of the Friday Prayer.
- The revolt of the Khawarij initially was to address some economic issues the people
of Egypt had and partly propaganda against Uthman from Abdullah bin Saba .This led
to demand for Uthman resignation and finally be killed.
- Marwan ibn Hakim, his cousin, ibn Zubayr, Ali, Hasan, Hussain and many more other
Sahaba urged Uthman to use his vast army to quell the revolt, but he did not want,
“Blood of any Muslim on his hands”. For he remembered the Prophet saying; “Once
the sword is unsheathed amongst my followers it will not be sheathed until the last
day”.
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- Ali send his 2 sons, Hasan and Hussain, fully armoured, to protect Uthman from the
mob, right up to the last day.
- The night before his murder, he had a dream whereby he saw the Prophet and Abu
Bakr. The Prophet said to him; “Come and break the fast with us”. So in the morning
he began his fast, told everyone except his wife to leave the house, opened the door
of his house and set to read the Quran. This was Friday and most of the Sahaba were
preparing for Jummah.
- He was killed while reading the Quran Verse 2/137, with his blood stain on the words
in the Quran; “Allah will suffice for you against them”.
- He died on the Friday the 12th of Dhul Hijra 35 AH, age 82.
- The rebels (Khawarij) then took the opportunity to loot the Bait ul Mal (the Islamic
Treasury) and none of Sahaba/Ahlul-Bayt of Madinah stop them doing so, partly
because they did not wish to disobey the order that Uthman had given.
- The body of the Slayed Khalifa laid in his house for couple of days and was taken out
at night to be buried outside of the Janatul Baqi cemetery in one of the gardens
nearby. Later on the cemetery was expanded to include all the surrounding gardens.
This is why we have the grave of Uthman (ra) in one of the corner of the Janatul Baqi.
C) Uthman (ra) and his dealing with Ali (ra) and the Ahlul-Bayt
- Uthman kept up the up-keep of the Ahlul-Bayt allowances.
- During the Kalifate of Uthman, Ali (ra), assisted him whenever he was asked for
anything and served Uthman loyally in the inner chambers of Uthman cabinet and was
a trusted Wazir.
- Musnad of Imam Ahmad in Fadail of Sahaba, no.1057 and Al- Bayhaqi in his Al-
I’tiqad, narrates that Al-Baqir said that Ali as saying; “I wish that I and Talhah and Al-
Zabayr would be from those whom Allah described in Quran; 15/47, “And We shall
remove any deep feeling of bitterness from their breasts. (So they will be like) brothers
facing each other on thrones”. “By Allah I never took part in the killing nor did I order it
nor am I pleased with it and I never participated in Uthman’s murder, but I failed to
help” (because of the rebels).
- Aban ibn Uthman marries the granddaughter of Jafar (elder brother of Ali). The Ahlul
Bayt were, like any family, very selective to whom to marry their daughters to, with
regards to the person and his family. So it seem there was no animosity between them
and the Sahaba.

5) Aisha (ra)
- The Prophet was divinely shown in dream twice his marriage to Aisha. (Bukhari;
hadith 5078).
- Out of all the 11 wives of the Prophet she was virgin at the time of marriage.
- She is one of the “Mother of the believers”.
- She was the Prophet’s favourite wife out of all the wives that were present after
Khadija. (Bukhari Vol. 3, Book of Gifts, Hadith 755 (2581)).
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- So many wahi were revealed in her house than elsewhere.
- She witness angel Gabriel in his human form few times during revelations in her
home
- She took up women issues to the Prophet and she participated in many battles.
- She narrated 2,210 hadiths, the fourth highest narrator of hadiths.
- Allah cleared her of the rumours of her committing Zina, Quran; 24/12-26 and Allah
cursed those who spread those rumours.
- Quran; At-Tahrim,66/3-5; one translation is that the Prophet informed Hafsa that Abu
Bakr and Umar will be successors to him and told her not to inform anyone. However
she informed Aisha.
- The Prophet died on her lap.
- The Prophet was buried in her house.

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 Chapter 3: Ali ibn Talib (ra) and Fatima (ra)
1. Ali (ra) and the claim to Imamate
A) During the life time of the Prophet
- Ali was born 10 years before Islam was revealed to the Prophet.
- Shi’a version that he was born in the Kaba. ???
He was 10 years old and was the youngest person to accept Islam as he was living
with the Prophet household. (1 day after being informed of the new religion of Islam,
he accepted Islam, as he wanted the permission of his father, Abu Talib). Fatima was
about 5 years old then.
- He was 30 years younger than the Prophet.
- The mother of Ali was one of the early convert to Islam, but Abu Talib did not convert.
- Ali had 4 brothers and 2 sisters;
i) Talib ibn Abi Talib (571-624 AD) 2 years older than the Prophet. Did not
accept Islam. No surviving children from him.
ii) Aqeel – 10 years younger than Talib. (Died, 59 AH) Accepted Islam in 7/8 AH.
He and Al-Abbas were taken prison after Badr. His son, Muslim ibn Aqeel was
murdered by people of Kufa, before Hussain.
iii) Jafar - 10 years younger than Aqeel. (589-629 AD. Died 8 AH in Mu’tah)
Did 2 Hijra. Married to Asma bint Umays.
- Ali slept in the bed of the Prophet, wearing the Prophet’s cloak at time of the Hijra.
The assassinates found Ali when they entered the Prophet’s house to kill him but
found Ali in his bed instead.
- The Prophet had told Ali to give back to the people of Quyesh, the trust that they left
with the Prophet for safe keeping, before Ali come to Madinah.
- Ali walked alone by himself to Madinah from Mecca in approx... 2 weeks (40 miles
per day) as he had no animal for transport or the means to purchase one.
- When the Muhajarin arrived in Madinah, they had no means of lively hood or money
as they left everything behind in Mecca. The Prophet matched one Muhajaroon with
an Ansari, as brother in Islam to cooperate with one another in term of lively hood and
seeking knowledge of Islam. He made Ali his companion.
- Ali was one of the three who did one-to-one combat (Mubaraza) before the start of
Badr. In Uhud he was the only one to have done this on his insistence, as Ali was
offended at one of the other party insults towards the Prophet.
- The Prophet got Ali to wed his daughter Fatima. She was about 20 years old and he
was about 25. They had 5 children, (1 died, Mohsin, in early stage); Hasan, Hussain,
Zaibun, Umm Khulsum.

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- Fatima died 6 months after the Prophet, when she was about 28 years and Ali was
33 years old. Ali lived 30 years more and goes on to marry 8 more (wives and war
captives), having 12 sons and 15 daughters (total of 27)
- Ali did not have the Maher for the marriage to Fatima, so the Prophet suggested Ali
to sell his armoured Shield that was given to him as a war booty for Badr. Even though
it was worth 30 Dirhams, Uthman gave him 400 or 500 Dirhams and he also returned
the shield back to Ali.
- In Uhad, Fatima and Ali dressed the wounds of the Prophet.
- During the battle/ siege of Khybar, which lasted 30 days, in which the Prophet said;
“Tomorrow I will give the flag to whom Allah loves and I love also and the victory shall
be given at his hand”.
- Ali knocked down the fort door of Khyber, and lifted it as a shield- which 6/7 men
could not lift.
The Prophet’s saying about Ali (ra).
- “Ali is from me and I am from Ali and none should represent me except myself or Ali”.
(Hadith Tirmidi, chapter on Virtues, no 3719).
- The Prophet declared that all doors of the Masjid Nabi be closed except the door of
the quarters of Ali. (Tirimdi; book of Virtues, No.3732 (4097).
- “Whoever has me for master (Moula), Ali is his master (Moula). O” Allah, befriend the
one who befriends him and oppose the one who opposes him”

ٌّ ‫" َم ْن ُك ْنتُ َم ْوالَهُ فَعَ ِل‬

" ُ‫ي َم ْوالَه‬
(Hadith Tirmidi; Vol. 1, book46-Virtues, no. 3713 (4078)). (Also see Musnad of Ahmad
ibn Hanbal).
- “Only a believer will love you and only a hypocrite will hate you”.
(Ibn Majah, book Sunnah, no. 114 (119)).
-“I am the city of knowledge and Ali is its gate”. (Hadith Tirmidi no. 3723 (4089) a
Da’if Hadith).
- “Ali (ra) was 4th of the 10 Sahaba who was given the glad tiding of paradise.
- The Prophet foretold all the events that were to happen to everyone, including Ali,
eg., the 3 battle that Ali would fight during his kalifate and how and when he was going
to die.
- On the death of the Prophet, his close family, as is the tradition, Ali, Al- Abbas and
others were in charge of giving him the Ghusl and the Kafan. Everyone prayed the
Janaza individually, in group of tens, as this was the max. Number that could fit in the
room.
B) Other narrations regarding Ali (ra)
- When Fatima found out that Ali intended to marry the daughter of Abu Jahl, she was
angry and she told the Prophet. The Prophet said; “Fatimah is part of me and he who

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makes her angry, makes me angry”. The Prophet then advised Ali against the idea.
(Muslim; book Merit of the Companions, chapter 15. The virtues of Fatima, No.5999-
6002 (2449)).
- Once `Ali got angry with (his wife) Fatima, and went out (of his house) and slept
near a wall in the mosque. The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬came searching for him, and someone
said, "He is there, lying near the wall." The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬came to him while his (`Ali's)
back was covered with dust. The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬started removing the dust from his back,
saying, "Get up, O Abu Turab!"( Bukhari; Book 73, of Al Adab (manners), chapter 113,
Vol. 8, No. 223 (6204)).
- At the signing of the treaty of Hudaybiyyah, the pagan Quyesh demanded the name
“Prophet of Allah” be deleted from the treaty, but Ali refused to delete it, saying he
would not do it. So the Prophet asked Ali where this wording was on the treaty, and
deleted it himself.
-The Prophet gave Fatima 7 dirhams to buy food as they had not eaten for some days
and were hungry. Fatima gave this to Ali to go to the market to purchase food stuff, but
instead of buying food, he gives it to some beggars. (This is going against the wishes
of the Prophet and Fatima).
- The Prophet asked Fatima and Ali to get up and pray the night prayer (Tahajjud), and
he refused. (Bukhari; Vol. 9, book 92 Holding fast to Quran and Sunnah, No. 446
(7347)).
- For the battle of Tabuk, the Prophet left Ali in Madinah in charge of his family. The
hypocrites of Madinah mocked Ali because of this and said that the Prophet did not
like his company. Ali went out to catch up with the Prophet and his army and asked to
be taken with them to fight as he was being mocked. The Prophet replied; “Are you not
satisfied with your status with me is like the status of Haroon with Musa, except there
is no Prophet after me”. (Haroon died before Musa).
(Bukhari; Vol.5, book 59, Military Expedition, no. 700 (4416)).
(Muslim; book of virtues of Sahaba, no. 2404).
C) His relation with the Sahaba
- After the death of the Prophet, Ali gave his allegiance to Abu Bakr. (2 opinions).
i) After 6 months upon the death of Fatima or ii) In the beginning and again after 6
months.
- The issue/s that might have caused tension between Ali and Abu Bakr; was
over the issue of the selection of the Khalifa (Ali was not present when Abu Bakr was
selected).
- That Abu Bakr went to meet the family of the Prophet- Banu Hashim- few days
before passing away of Fatima, to iron out any rumours, tensions/ grievances that
might exist. Ali said to Abu Bakr;” O Abu Bakr we do not deny any privileges that you
have, but we feel that you have been haste in this regard”. Abu Bakr explained the
reasons why there was a genuine reason why the decision was taken in haste when
Ali was not present in the group which made the decision. (The Ansar were going to
elect someone from themselves, and Abu Bakr explained that it was the right of the
Quyesh, the Muhajarun). Ali then said to him; “We acknowledge your superiority”. Abu
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Bakr says; “I love the family of the Prophet more than my own relations”.
The next day Ali took the oath of allegiance in the public in the Mosque. (Possibly the
2nd of the two oaths).

- In Shi’a book; ‫كاشانى من الصافى‬ Ali (ra) says; “Take what the Prophet gives
and refrain from he forbids. Quran; Al-Hasr. 59/7. The meaning of this he says, was,
the reason why all the people choice Abu Bakr was it was the choice of the Prophet.
- Hadith Imam Ahmad; Ali said that whenever I heard a new hadith, I would get the
person to swear it was correct, except what Abu Bakr tells me.
- During the kalifate of Abu Bakr, he gifted Ali from the battle of Yamama-Milk yamen-
(what the right hand possess, ie a captive woman from a war) from the tribe of Banu
Hanifa, a lady (Khawa bint Jafar) and from her he had a son – Muhammad ibn
Hanifayah.
- Abdullah ibn Mohd. Ibn Hanifiyah asked Ali (his grandfather) who was the best
person after the Prophet, Ali replied; Abu Bakr, then Umar.
(Hadith Bukhari ??).
D) During Ali (ra) Khalifate
i) Battle of Jamel (camel). (Between Ali and Aisha)
- After the murder of Khalifa Uthman (ra), Aisha, Zubayr, Tahlah, Mu’awiyah and
Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al- ‘As requested Ali to take action against those who killed
Uthman.
- These Sahaba had notice that most of the rebels who murdered Uthman had joined
the army of Khalifa Ali.
- Aisha on hearing the death of Uthman on her return from Hajj in Mecca, heads
towards Basra and on the way she is joined by many people who supported her view.
Her group besieged Basra and took over it, holding its governor hostage.
- Ali goes to Basra with his army. After lengthy negotiation, between Aisha side and
Ali, they come to an agreement not to fight and that Ali has to expel and take action
against the murderer of Uthman.
- These rebels ( known later as the Khawrij), heard of their fate, and then hatched a
plot to sabotage the agreement, whereby they killed members of the opposing parties
when they were sleeping and spread rumours that it was the other who did this crime.
- Tahlah and Zubayr, who were on Aisha side, did not draw swords in the battle, but
they were never the less both killed by unfortunate events.
- 10,000 Muslims were reported to have died unnecessary in this battle.
- Aisha party lost. She was given a safe escort back to Madinah by Ali and he charged
Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr to do this.
- Ali moves the capital from Madinah to Kufa, because of the expanding Islamic empire
and to confront and prepare to the threat the Mu’awiyah opposed.
ii) Battle of Siffeen. (Between Ali and Mu’awiyah)
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-Ibn Kathir says; 120,000 on Ali side 40,000 killed
60,000 on Mu’awiyah side 20,000 killed
Total=60,000 killed.
There were 80 Sahaba who had fought at Badr on the side of Ali. Ammer ibn Yasir
died on the side of Ali, aged 90 years old. Haith; “O Ammer be aware of the group that
rebelled, that will kill you and milk will be the last thing you drink before you die”. (And
this is what happened). Why are present time Shi’a saying only 3 or 4 Sahaba were
good and real Sahaba. ???...
- Ibn Umar and Ibn Abbas did not want the matter solved by fighting between Muslims,
and they with others, did not participate in the battle.
-Ali gained the upper hand after 5/6 days of fighting.(They even stop fighting at prayer
times and even joined the Jammat for the Salah).
-Mu’awiyah people when they realised of the eventual defeat, put copies of the Quran
on their spears, in order not to be attacked by Ali’s people.
- The battle stopped and they decided to arbitrate. From Ali side it was Abu Musa
Asha’ri, and from the other side it was Amir ibn Aas.
- This was a battle of politics and not Theology. No one side accused the other of a
hierarchy, of Kufr, Nifaq (Hypocrisy) or deviations (bid’a). Mu’awiyah never claimed
himself a Khalifa nor did he ever challenged Ali the right for him to be the Khalifa. He
had told Ali, if and when you take action against the murderers of his cousin, Uthman,
than he will give his allegiance to him. Mu’awiyah was the Prophet’s brother-in-law as
his sister is Umm Habbiba bint Abu Sufyan. He was chosen to write the Quran when it
was revealed to the Prophet. He was an educated person. He inspired Khalifa Uthman
to build a navy and he participated in the conquest of Cyprus. Hadith in which the
Prophet praises the people who would take part in it.
- Ali was correct in his Ijtihaad to fight Mu’awiyah over this matter.
iii) Battle of Nahrwaan. (Between Ali and the Kharijites)
- The battle happened in 38 AH when the rebels became a law on themselves and
started criminal activities.
- At the start of the battle third of the rebel army re-joined Ali’s army, the remaining
was completely routed and only handful managed to escape. Each of the individuals
who escaped went on to form their own Khawarij groups until up to now.
- Ali (ra) was assassinated by a Kharijit when he came to pray the Fajr Prayer in the
grand mosque of Kufa.
- He died at the age of 63 on Friday 20th Ramadan 40 AH. Kalifate of Ali (ra) ended as
per the hadith that the Kalifate will last 30 years; 29.5 years from death of the Prophet
in Rabi-Al-Awwal 11 AH. Hasan was Khalifa for 6 months and he abdicated it to
Mu’awiyah on Rabi-Al-Awwal 41 AH, = 30 years as per the Prophet’s hadith.
- Ali was fearless, just, mighty and yet led a simple life and had to face so much
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- Ali narrated the most of any Khalifa, hadiths in the Sunni books. He narrated about
500 hadiths (without repetition).
- Ali was the person who established Arabic grammar as we know it to-day with the
assistance of Abu Aswad Al- Du’ali.
-No proof that the grave of Ali is where his shrine is in Najaf. There are 4 different
reports of it where it is. Most likely it is in Kufa, as people in Islam are normally buried
in the location where they die. Ali was martyred in Kufa.
E) Inter-marriage and naming their children from Ahlul-Bayt and the Sahaba
The Sahaba and the Ahlul-Bayt gave and took each other relations for marriage and
gave and shared each other names. No one makes relations with their enemies. He
does not give his daughters nor does he takes daughter from his enemies.
- Ali (ra) marries the wife of Abu Bakr, previously to his brother Jafar, Asma bint
Umays. She already had children from her previous marriage, but this did not deter Ali
from marring her. Mohammad ibn Abu Bakr was only a small boy when Abu Bakr died.
Ali raised him up in his household like his own son and during Ali Kalifate, he made
him the governor of Egypt and he fought with Ali against Aisha in the battle of Jamal.
- Ali gives his daughter Umm Khulsum ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib to Umar in marriage, from
which they have a boy named, Zayd, and a daughter named Ruqayya.
(Reference; i) Hadith Nas’i, book of funeral, no.1980 (1978).ii) Shi’a book of Shaykh
Tusi, Al-Istibsar, Vol. 3, chapter 250, p.352. iii) Al-Kafi; 5/346 and 6/115-6, ref. from
Imam Jafar on the idaat period of a widow. iv) Search engine put; Umm khulsum
marriage to Umar. Open link to al-islam.org).
Umar mentions the Prophet saying; “Every means will be cut off and every lineage
severed on the day of judgement except my Lineage”. Umar says; “I wish to place
myself in the Prophet lineage through this marriage”.
- Hasan marries Hafsa, the granddaughter of Abu Bakr. And he also went on to marry
Aisha the daughter of Uthman.
- The grandson of Uthman, Amr, marries Hussain daughter, Fatima.
1) - Ali had 27 children from all his various wives and war captives of whom he named
some after the Sahaba; (Search Engine = Ali ibn Talib Sons / Martyrs of Karbala).
- Umm Hibba bint Tarweeah. Son=Umar
- Lala bint Mansood al- Dharweeah. Son=Abu Bakr (Mohd. Asghar)
- Umm Banni bint Higam bin Khalid. Son=Uthman
2) – Ali-Zayn Al Aabideen (grandson of Ali and the 4th Iman of the Shi’a) had eight or
nine sons, of whom were named Abu Bakr and Umar.
3) – Imam Hasan sons=Abu Bakr, Umar, Talha
4) - Imam Hussain sons= Abu Bakr, Umar.
5) - And all the others Shi’a Imam named their sons and daughters after the Sahaba.
The 8th, 10th and the 11th Imam, even if they had one daughter, would name it Aisha.

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- Ali-zayn Al Aabideen says that when he got to Kufa (0n an invitation) they enquired
about his opinion on Abu Bakr and Umar. He said that all his family never said
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F) Ali (ra) and issue of Imamate
The five pillars of Islam; Believe in one Lord and Prophet Muhammad as the last
Prophet, Salat, Zakat, Fasting in the month of Ramadan and Hajj. Also in the
fundamentals of faith/Eman; believe in one Allah, his books, his Prophets, his Angels,
Day of Judgement and Predestined (Qadr) are all in clearly understood verses of the
Quran called the Muhkamaat verses and the Sahih Hadith. However the Shi’a basic
pillar, the Imamah, their infallibility and the 12 in succession, are nowhere to be found
in these clear verses of the Quran. If Allah had wanted he would have put it, even 1
word or sentence amongst these clear verses, to indicate that Ali (ra) will be the 1 st
Imam after the Prophet. The Shi’a translate verses from the Mutashabihat verses
(whose definite meanings are unknown and not clear).
“It is He Who has sent down to you the Book. In it are verses that are entirely clear,
they are the foundations of the Book; and others not entirely clear. So as for those in
whose hearts there is a deviation (from the truth) they follow (only) that which is not
entirely clear thereof, seeking Al-Fitnah, and seeking its Ta'wil, but none knows its
Ta'wil except Allah. And those who are firmly grounded in knowledge say: "We believe
in it; all of it is from our Lord.'' And none receive admonition except men of
understanding. Quran; Al-Imran,3/7;
- Similarly there is not 1 clear mention from the Sahih or the six Sunni book to follow a
divinely chosen Imam after the Prophet.
- Imam Hasan was the Khalifa for only 6 months, but he gave it up to Mu’awiyah in
order to stop any in-fighting and bloodshed. Also he knew the hadith of the Prophet
that Hasan will bring reconciliation between the 2 groups. Question; If Imams are said
to be infallible, then why did Hasan (ra) gave his Kalifate over to the so called Kafir
(Mu’awiyah). Giving over to the wrong person (when Imam are pure and do not make
mistakes).
Incidence of Ghadir Khum.
“Ali is Moula”; this phrase is not mentioned in the two Sahih books, as the Shi’a claims.
Bukhari; Vol. 5, Military Expedition, no. 637(4350).This hadith relates to the incident
leading to the above phrase which is mentioned in Hadith Tirmidi, no. 3713(4078).
Also it is mentioned and appears in; ii) Ibn Kathir in Al-Bidayah, iii) Al-Bayhaqi and iv)
Ibn Ishaq-Seerah of the Prophet.
Shi’a say that the Prophet nominated Ali (ra) as his successor and everyone gave their
allegiance to him. (Only one allegiance is required at any one time- as the Prophet
was still alive, no other allegiance would have any value in Islam. and thus void). The
Prophet made this sermon at a place called Ghadir Khum after doing the Hajj on his
way back to Madinah. Some people who had accompanied Ali on his recent trip to
Yemen, accused him of being too harsh in the matter of collecting Zakat. So the
Prophet made this speech to the limited and target audience of the people going back
with him to Madinah to remind them that they should be respectable to Ali as they are
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that he is divinely appointed infallible Imam. If this was what the Shi’a say, then why
did the Prophet not say this during the Hajj Khutba or at Friday prayer in front of larger
audience if the matter was pertaining to the fundamental pillar of Islam and which
would affect everyone. Shi’a scholar, Al-Mufid in his book, Kitab Al Irshed, mentions
these points above as per Sunni point of view.

2. Fatima (ra) and the Inheritance issue

A) During the lifetime of the Prophet.
- “There will be no value based on relationship by marriage or blood to escape on the
Judgement Day, the exception being The Prophet lineage. When Fatima will approach
the Bridge leading to Heaven, everyone will recognise her the Prophet’s daughter and
out of respect will lower their heads”.
- When the Prophet was on his sickness bed, Fatima went to see her father, the
Prophet whispered to her something whereby she began to cry and then the Prophet
whispered again to her and Fatima began to smile. When people afterward asked her
why this happened, she said when the Prophet told her that he will die soon, she cried,
and when he told her that you will be the first of my family to join me and that I will be
the leader of the ladies of Paradise, , so she smiled.
(Bukhari; book of asking permission, No. 301 (6285)).
- The best of the women of Paradise are four.
Khadeejah bint Khawaylid, Fatima bint Muhammad, Aisha bint Mazaahim (wife of
Pharaoh) and Maryam bint Imran (mother of Isa).
- Muhammad lineage is through his daughter Fatima.
- The first thing that the Prophet would do on his return to Al-Madinah was to pray 2
rakahs and then to visit Fatima (ra). And if was leaving Madinah, the last thing he
would do was that he visited Fatima.
B) Other narrations regarding Fatima (ra)
- When the Quran; Ash-Shuara,26/214 was revealed to spread Islam openly, initially to
his near relatives, the Prophet invited them over for a meal, and afterwards he said; “O
Saffiyah bint Abdul-Muttalib, O Fatimah bint Muhammad, O Banu Muttalib, I have no
authority to save you from Allah, if you do not believe in this new message of Islam.
- When Fatima married Ali, they moved a little further away from the Prophet’s house.
Fatima wanted to move closer to the Prophet, and she asked him to speak to his
neighbour to exchange houses. But Prophet did not ask because he did not like asking
people for personal favours. However the neighbour somehow found out and he went
to the Prophet, willing to do the exchange.
- When Usama bin Zaid (the beloved of the Prophet) tried to intercede on behalf on a
rich lady who had committed theft, the Prophet said; “What destroyed the nations
proceeding you, was that if a noble amongst them stole, they would forgive that person
and if a poor person amongst stole, they would inflict Allah’s legal punishment on him.
By Allah, If Fatima the daughter stole, I would cut off her hand”. (Bukhari and hadith
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-Prophet tells Fatima (ra). “Don’t you love whom I love”. (ie, Aisha). (Bukhari; Vol.3,
book of Gifts, no. 755 (2581) and Muslim; book the companions, no 5984 (2442)).
- Fatima had no house servants and she developed blisters on her hands due to her
working and caring of the family. When the news of the Prophet returning with a war
booty, she and Ali went to see the Prophet and ask for assistance. But the Prophet felt
they were less in need than others. “I will not give you, he said, and let the Ahl As-
Suffah be tormented with hunger. I have not enough for their keep……..
Ali and Fatima returned home feeling somewhat dejected, but that night, after they had
settled in for the night, they heard the voice of the Prophet asking permission to enter.
Welcoming him in, they both rose to their feet, whereby the Prophet told them to stay
where you are and sat down beside them and said; “Shall I not tell you something
better than which you asked from me today”. And he told them to say; Subhaan Allah
33 times, Al Humdu lillah 33 times and Allah Akbar 34 times. (Bukhari; Vol. 4, book of
Khums, No. 344 (3113), book of companion, No 55 (3705) and Muslim: hadith 6577
(2727)).
- The Prophet made Du’a for his family, Ahlul-Bayt, subsistence (means of living and
food) to be restricted, so that others would not say that his family benefited from the
Prophet and others did not.
(Muslim; Vol.4, book 42-Piety & softening of the heart, No. 7080 (1055).
Muslim; Vol.2, book 5-Zakat, No. 2294 (1055)).
This implies that Ahlul-Bayt should not chase after the wealth of this world and one of
the sign of a Sayyid is that he is not rich and his earning is Halal.
C) Fatima (ra) and the Inheritance issue
The summary of the incident is as below, followed by the hadiths proper. -
Fatima (ra) asked (send) word to Abu Bakr for her share of the inheritance from the
Prophet’s assets; ie what was left of the i) Khums of Khybar and the ii) Fa’i of Fadak
and iii) the 7 gardens in Madinah that was gifted to the Prophet by the a sympathetic
Jew, Rabbi Mukhayriq, after battle of Uhad. Also some belonging to the Jews of
Madinah; Banu Nadir, Qaynuqa and Quraza after they were expelled. All 3 were at the
disposal of the Prophet, some of the income which he used to provide for his family,
others he gave to the poor, the upkeep for army/weapons. (Bukhari; No. 3092/3).
Abu Bakr refused, citing that the Prophet said; “We do not leave inheritance”. (Fatima.
did not speak to him until her death- 6 months after Prophet passed away). However
as per the second hadith below of Bukhari; No. 3711/2. It seems that Abu Bakr visited
Fatima and Ali in their home to clarify the situation and any misunderstanding to his
objection to their inheritance claim. Ali says to him;” We acknowledge your superiority”.
After this Ali and Fatima patched up any forgiving’s they had with him. Abu Bakr says;
“I love the family of the Prophet more than my own relations”.
-That the matter was patched up with Abu Bakr and normality returned is mentioned in
the Shi’a well respected books. I) Ibn Maytham Bahrani, Sharh Nahjul- Balaga Vol 5,
p.107,109 (Tehran) and Ibnu Abi al-Hadid, Sharh Nahjul- Balaga Vol 4, p.113.
- Shi’a try to claim that Fadak was snatched by Abu Bakr from Fatima and try to quote
hadiths from Bukhari & Muslim to back-up this false claim (eg, anger of Fatima and Ali
buried her secretly). Shi’a claim that Fadak was gifted to Fatima by the Prophet, is not

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in any Sahih books. But they skip many hadiths which is also on same issue and when
all narrations and view are considered as a whole, then the story lean towards
opposite direction. The number of hadith which mention about Fatima demand for
share of the Fadak land are 15 (or may be more) in number. There are five hadith in
Sahih Bukhari, three hadith in Sahih Muslim, two hadith in Ibn Tirmidhi, four hadith in
Sunan Abi Dauwd, and one hadith in Sunan Nisai.

1. (Bukhari: Book 53, (Khums) Volume 4, Hadith 325 (3092/3)).

Narrated ‘Aisha: (mother of the believers) After the death of Allah ‘s Apostle Fatima the
daughter of Allah’s Apostle asked Abu Bakr As-Siddiq to give her, her share of
inheritance from what Allah’s Apostle had left of the Fai (i.e. booty gained without
fighting) which Allah had given him. Abu Bakr said to her, “Allah’s Apostle said, ‘our
property will not be inherited, whatever we (i.e. prophets) leave is Sadaqah (to be used
for charity).” Fatima, the daughter of Allah’s Apostle got angry and stopped speaking
to Abu Bakr, and continued assuming that attitude till she died. Fatima remained alive
for six months after the death of Allah’s Apostle. She used to ask Abu Bakr for her
share from the property of Allah’s Apostle which he left at Khybar, and Fadak, and his
property at Medina (devoted for charity). Abu Bakr refused to give her that property
and said, “I will not leave anything Allah’s Apostle used to do, because I am afraid that
if I left something from the Prophet’s tradition, then I would go astray.” (Later on) Umar
gave the Prophet’s property (of Sadaqah) at Medina to ‘Ali and ‘Abbas, but he withheld
the properties of Khybar and Fadak in his custody and said, “These two properties are
the Sadaqah which Allah’s Apostle used to use for his expenditures and urgent
needs. Now their management is to be entrusted to the ruler.” (Az-Zuhrl said, “They
have been managed in this way till today.”)
(Mohd. Ibn Muslim ibn Ubayullah, ibn Shihab Az-Zuhri. Born 50-died 124AH)

2. (Bukhari: Book 57,( companions of the Prophet) Volume 5 : No. 60 (3711/2)).

Narrated ‘Aisha: Fatima sent somebody to Abu Bakr asking him to give her
inheritance from the Prophet from what Allah had given to His Apostle through Fai (i.e.
booty gained without fighting). She asked for the Sadaqah (i.e. wealth assigned for
charitable purposes) of the Prophet at Medina, and Fadak, and what remained of the
Khums (i.e., one-fifth) of the Khybar booty. Abu Bakr said, “Allah’s Apostle said, ‘We
(Prophets), our property is not inherited, and whatever we leave is Sadaqah, but
Muhammad’s Family can eat from this property, i.e. Allah’s property, but they have no
right to take more than the food they need.’ By Allah! I will not bring any change in
dealing with the Sadaqah of the Prophet (and will keep them) as they used to be
observed in his (i.e. the Prophet’s) life-time, and I will dispose with it as Allah’s Apostle
used to do,” Then ‘Ali said, “I testify that None has the right to be worshipped but Allah,
and that Muhammad is His Apostle,” and added, “O Abu Bakr! We acknowledge your
superiority.” Then Ali mentioned their own relationship to Allah’s Apostle and their
right. Abu Bakr then spoke saying, “By Allah in Whose Hands my life is. I love to do
good to the relatives of Allah’s Apostle rather than to my own relatives.

‫ أ َ هن‬،َ‫شة‬َ ِ‫عائ‬َ ‫ع ْن‬ ُّ ‫ع ْر َوة ُ ب ُْن‬

َ ،‫الز َبي ِْر‬ ُ ‫ قَا َل َح هدث َ ِني‬،ِ‫الز ْه ِري‬ ُّ ‫ع ِن‬ َ ،‫ْب‬ ٌ ‫شعَي‬ُ ‫ أ َ ْخبَ َرنَا‬،‫ان‬ ِ ‫َح هدثَنَا أَبُو ْال َي َم‬
‫يراثَ َها ِمنَ النه ِبي ِ صلى هللا عليه وسلم فِي َما‬ َ ‫ت ِإلَى أ َ ِبي َب ْك ٍر تَسْأَلُهُ ِم‬ْ َ‫سل‬َ ‫سالَ ُم ـ أ َ ْر‬ َ ‫اط َمةَ ـ‬
‫علَ ْي َها ال ه‬ ِ َ‫ف‬
‫ص َدقَةَ النهبِي ِ صلى هللا عليه وسلم الهتِي‬ َ ‫ب‬ ْ َ ‫ ت‬،‫سو ِل ِه صلى هللا عليه وسلم‬
ُ ُ ‫طل‬ ُ ‫علَى َر‬ ‫أَفَا َء ه‬
َ ُ‫َّللا‬
‫َّللاِ صلى هللا عليه وسلم‬ ‫سو َل ه‬ ُ ‫ فَقَا َل أَبُو بَ ْك ٍر إِ هن َر‬.‫ي ِم ْن ُخ ُم ِس َخ ْيبَ َر‬ َ ‫بِ ْال َمدِينَ ِة َوفَ َدكٍ َو َما بَ ِق‬
‫س‬ ِ ‫ ِإنه َما يَأ ْ ُك ُل آ ُل ُم َح هم ٍد ِم ْن َه َذا ْال َما ِل ـ يَ ْعنِي َما َل ه‬،ٌ‫ص َدقَة‬
َ ‫َّللا ـ لَ ْي‬ َ ‫ َما ت َ َر ْكنَا فَ ْه َو‬،‫ث‬ ُ ‫ور‬ َ ُ‫قَا َل " الَ ن‬
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‫ت النه ِبي ِ صلى هللا عليه وسلم‬ ِ ‫ص َدقَا‬َ ‫ش ْيئًا ِم ْن‬ ِ ‫ َو ِإنِي َو ه‬." ‫علَى ْال َمأ ْ َك ِل‬
َ ‫َّللا الَ أُغ َِي ُر‬ َ ‫لَ ُه ْم أ َ ْن َي ِزيدُوا‬
ِ ‫سو ُل ه‬
‫َّللا‬ ُ ‫ َوأل َ ْع َملَ هن فِي َها بِ َما َع ِم َل فِي َها َر‬،‫ع ْه ِد النهبِي ِ صلى هللا عليه وسلم‬ َ ‫علَ ْي َها فِي‬
َ ‫َت‬ ْ ‫الهتِي َكان‬
‫ َو َذ َك َر قَ َرا َبتَ ُه ْم ِم ْن‬.‫ضيلَت َ َك‬ ِ َ‫ع َر ْفنَا َيا أ َ َبا َب ْك ٍر ف‬َ ‫ ث ُ هم قَا َل ِإنها قَ ْد‬،‫ي‬
ٌّ ‫ع ِل‬ َ َ ‫ فَت‬.‫صلى هللا عليه وسلم‬
َ ‫ش هه َد‬
‫سو ِل‬ ُ ‫ لَقَ َرابَةُ َر‬،ِ‫ فَتَ َكله َم أَبُو بَ ْك ٍر فَقَا َل َوالهذِي نَ ْف ِسي بِ َي ِده‬.‫َّللا صلى هللا عليه وسلم َو َحقه ُه ْم‬ ِ ‫سو ِل ه‬ ُ ‫َر‬
.‫ص َل ِم ْن قَ َرابَتِي‬ ِ َ ‫ى أ َ ْن أ‬
‫َّللاِ صلى هللا عليه وسلم أ َ َحبُّ إِلَ ه‬ ‫ه‬
3. (Bukhari: Book 59,(military expeditions) Volume 5, No.368 (4035/6)). (See also
no.367) Narrated ‘Aisha: Fatima and Al’ Abbas came to Abu Bakr, claiming their
inheritance of the Prophet’s land of Fadak and his share from Khybar. Abu Bakr
said, “I heard the Prophet saying, ‘Our property is not inherited, and whatever we
leave is to be given in charity. But the family of Muhammad can take their sustenance
from this property.’ By Allah, I would love to do good to the Kith and kin of Allah’s
Apostle rather than to my own Kith and kin.”

4. (Bukhari; Book 80,(inheritance) Volume 8 : No.718 (6725/6)).

Narrated ‘Aisha: Fatima and Al ‘Abbas came to Abu Bakr, seeking their share from the
property of Allah’s Apostle and at that time, they were asking for their land at Fadak
and their share from Khybar. Abu Bakr said to them, “I have heard from Allah’s Apostle
saying, ‘Our property cannot be inherited, and whatever we leave is to be spent in
charity, but the family of Muhammad may take their provisions from this property.” Abu
Bakr added, “By Allah, I will not leave the procedure I saw Allah’s Apostle following
during his lifetime concerning this property.” Therefore Fatima left Abu Bakr and did
not speak to him till she died.

5. (Muslim: Book 19,(Jihad& expedition)chapter,16. No. 4354 (1759c)

See hadith 4352 where the only other time the word Anger is Mentioned)
It has been narrated by ‘Urwa b Zubair on the authority of ‘A’isha, wife of the Holy
Prophet (may peace be upon him), that Fatima, daughter of the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him), requested Abu Bakr, after the death of the Messenger of
Allah (may peace he upon him), that he should set apart her share from what the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) had left from the properties that God
had bestowed upon him. Abu Bakr said to her: The Messenger of Allah (May peace be
upon him) said:” We do not have any heirs; what we leave behind is Sadaqah
(charity).” The narrator said: She (Fatima) lived six months after the death of the
Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) and she used to demand from Abu Bakr
her share from the legacy of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) from
Khybar, Fadak and his charitable endowments at Medina. Abu Bakr refused to give
her this, and said: I am not going to give up doing anything which the Messenger of
Allah (May peace be upon him) used to do. I am afraid that it I go against his
instructions in any matter I shall deviate from the right course. So far as the charitable
endowments at Medina were concerned, ‘Umar handed them over to ‘All and
Abbas, but ‘Ali got the better of him (and kept the property under his exclusive
possession). And as far as Khybar and Fadak were concerned ‘Umar kept them with
him, and said: These are the endowments of the Messenger of Allah (May peace be
upon him) (to the Ummah). Their income was spent on the discharge of the
responsibilities that devolved upon him on the emergencies he had to meet. And their
management was to be in the hands of one who managed the affairs (of the Islamic
State). The narrator said: They have been managed as such up to this day.

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6. (Muslim; Book 19,of Jihad & Expedition, Chapter 16), The words of the Prophet; “We
have no heirs and whatever we leave behind is charity”. (Hadith 4352 (1759a)).
It is narrated on the authority of Urwa b. Zubair who narrated from A'isha that she
informed him that Fatima, daughter of the Messenger of Allah (‫)ﷺ‬, sent someone
to Abu Bakr to demand from him her share of the legacy left by the Messenger of
Allah (‫ )ﷺ‬from what Allah had bestowed upon him at Medina and Fadak and what
was left from one-fifth of the income (annually received) from Khybar. Abu Bakr
said:
The Messenger of Allah (‫ )ﷺ‬said:" We (prophets) do not have any heirs; what we leave
behind is (to be given in) charity." The household of the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ﷺ‬will live
on the income from these properties, but, by Allah, I will not change the charity of the
Messenger of Allah (‫ )ﷺ‬from the condition in which it was in his own time. I will do the
same with it as the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) himself used to do.
So Abu Bakr refused to hand over anything from it to Fatima who got angry with Abu
Bakr for this reason. She forsook him and did not talk to him until the end of her life. She
lived for six months after the death of the Messenger of Allah (‫)ﷺ‬. When she died, her
husband. 'Ali b. Abu Talib, buried her at night. He did not inform Abu Bakr about her
death and offered the funeral prayer over her himself. During the lifetime of Fatima,
'All received (special) regard from the people. After she had died, he felt estrangement
in the faces of the people towards him. So he sought to make peace with Abu Bakr and
offer his allegiance to him. He had not yet owed allegiance to him as Caliph during
these months. He sent a person to Abu Bakr. Requesting him to visit him
unaccompanied by anyone (disapproving the presence of Umar). 'Umar said to Abu
Bakr: BY Allah, you will not visit them alone. Abu Bakr said: What will they do to me? By
Allah, I will visit them. And he did pay them a visit alone. 'All recited Tashahhud (as it is
done in the beginning of a religious sermon); then said: We recognise your moral
excellence and what Allah has bestowed upon you. We do not envy the favour (i. e. the
Caliphate) which Allah has conferred upon you; but you have done it (assumed the
position of Caliph) alone (without consulting us), and we thought we had a right (to be
consulted) on account of our kinship with the Messenger of Allah (‫)ﷺ‬. He continued to
talk to Abu Bakr (in this vein) until the latter's eyes welled up with tears. Then Abu Bakr
spoke and said: By Allah, in Whose Hand is my life, the kinship of the Messenger of
Allah (‫ )ﷺ‬is dearer to me than the kinship of my own people. As regards the dispute that
has arisen between you and me about these properties, I have not deviated from the
right course and I have not given up doing about them what the Messenger of Allah (‫)ﷺ‬
used to do. So 'Ali said to Abu Bakr: This afternoon is (fixed) for (swearing) allegiance
(to you). So when Abu Bakr had finished his Zuhr prayer, he ascended the pulpit and
recited Tashahhud, and described the status of 'Ali, his delay in swearing allegiance and
the excuse which he had offered to him (for this delay). (After this) he asked for God's
forgiveness. Then 'Ali b. Abu Talib recited the Tashahhud. Extolled the merits of Abu
Bakr and (said that) his action was not prompted by any jealousy of Abu Bakr on his part
or his refusal to accept the high position which Allah had conferred upon him, (adding)
But we were of the opinion that we should have a share in the government, but the
matter had been decided without taking us into confidence, and this displeased us.
(Hence the delay in offering allegiance. The Muslims were pleased with this
(explanation) and they said: You have done the right thing. The Muslims were (again)
favourably inclined to 'Ali since he adopted the proper course of action.

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QUESTIONS;
i) That Ali did not inform Abu Bakr of Fatima's death. = Mentioned in other places that
Abu Bakr was informed as his Wife, Asma bint Umays, took care of Fatima during her
illness.

ii) That Ali himself read the funeral prayer over Fatimah. = But it is mentioned in more
places that Abu Bakr read the Janaza prayer.

iii) That Ali did not give his allegiance to Abu Bakr during the time that Fatima was
alive. (Mentioned in other places that Ali did and that he did again after Fatima's
death).= He gave one initially at the beginning and one in a larger audience after
Fatima’s death to clear up rumours that he had not done.

iv) That Ali mentions to Abu Bakr to come alone to discuss the matter with the Ahlul-
Bayt and do not bring Umar. (Unaware of any bad rivalry between Umar and Ali, from
the Sunni point of view). = Umar was known to being an emotional and hot headed on
occasions. So in this content it was wise. Otherwise no problem between Ali and
Umar.

v) Then why Ali [ra] buried her secretly:

This does not mean anything wrong. Here is a hadith regarding this.
Narrated Ibn `Abbas. A person died and Allah’s Apostle used to visit him. He died at
night and (the people) buried him at night. In the morning they informed the Prophet
(about his death). He said, “What prevented you from informing me?” They replied, “It
was night and it was a dark night and so we disliked to trouble you.” The Prophet went
to his grave and offered the (funeral) prayer.
(Bukhari: Vol; 2, book of Funerals, No.339 (1247)).

The Shi’a asked why Fatima was buried at night. =Why the Prophet was buried at
night and why was Aisha buried at night and many others? You think it’s something
strange that people be buried at night? Women ask specifically to be buried at night
because they don’t want anyone to see their bodies even in death and this is out of
shyness.
7. (Dawud: Book 19: Hadith 2963).
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin: Fatimah was demanding (the property of) sadaqah
of the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) at Medina and Fadak, and what remained from the fifth
of Khaybar. Aisha quoted Abu Bakr as saying: The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said: We
are not inherited; whatever we leave is sadaqah. The family of Muhammad will eat
from this property, that is, from the property of Allah. They will not take more than their
sustenance.

8. (Tirmidhi: Vol. 3, chapter 44, book of military expedition, No. 1608/9).

‫ث أَبِي‬ ُ ‫ت فَ َما ِلي َال أ َ ِر‬ ْ َ‫ت َم ْن يَ ِرث ُ َك قَا َل أ َ ْه ِلي َو َولَدِي قَال‬ ْ َ‫اط َمةُ إِلَى أَبِي بَ ْك ٍر فَقَال‬
ِ َ‫ت ف‬
ْ ‫َجا َء‬
‫عو ُل َم ْن‬ ُ َ ‫ث َولَ ِكنِي أ‬ ُ ‫ور‬ َ ُ‫سله َم َيقُو ُل َال ن‬
َ ‫علَ ْي ِه َو‬ ‫صلهى ه‬
َ ُ‫َّللا‬ ِ ‫سو َل ه‬
َ ‫َّللا‬ ُ ‫سم ِِ ْعتُ َر‬ َ ‫فَقَا َل أَبُو َب ْك ٍر‬
‫صلهى ه‬
ُ‫َّللا‬ َ ‫َّللا‬ ِ ‫سو ُل ه‬ ُ ‫علَى َم ْن َكانَ َر‬ َ ‫سله َم َيعُولُهُ َوأ ُ ْن ِف ُق‬
َ ‫علَ ْي ِه َو‬ ‫صلهى ه‬
َ ُ‫َّللا‬ ِ ‫سو ُل ه‬
َ ‫َّللا‬ ُ ‫َكانَ َر‬
َ ‫سله َم يُ ْن ِف ُق‬
‫علَ ْي ِه‬ َ ‫علَ ْي ِه َو‬
َ

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Abu Hurayrah (ra) reported that Fatimah (ra) came to Abu Bakr (ra) and asked, “Who
will inherit you?” He said, “My wife and my children.”
She asked, “Then, what is with me that I do not inherit my father?” So, Abu Bakr
(SAW) said, “I had heard Allah’s Messenger (SAW) say: We are not inherited. But, I
will support whom Allah’s Messenger used to support and I will provide whom he used
to provide.”
Shaykh Ibn Taymiyyah says in his Minaaj al Sunnah:

‫وكذلك ما ذكره من إيصائها أن تُدفن ليال وال يصلي عليها أحد منهم ال يحكيه عن فاطمة‬
‫ويحتج به إال رجل جاهل يطرق على فاطمة ما ال يليق بها‬
He was saying was that Fatimah didn’t request to not be prayed over by Abu Bakr and
others.

A). ‫أربعًا‬ ‫صلى أبو بكر رضي هللا عنه على فاطمة بنت رسول هللا فكبر عليها‬
Hammad narrate from Ibrahim Nakhi that Abu Bakr [ra] lead salah-e-Janaza of Fatima
Bint Muhammad [ra] with four Takbeers (Tabqaat (Ibn Saad) Vol 8, Page 16)

B). When Fatima died Abu Bakr and Umar came, Abu Bakr asked Ali to lead prayer,
Ali declined and said in presence of Khalifa how can I. (Ali Mutaqi Al Nahdi author of
Kanzal Amaal Vol 6 page 318, narrated through Khatib from Baqir)
C). ‫ماتت فاطمة بين المغرب والعشاء فحضرها أبو بكر وعمر وعثمان والزبير وعبد‬
‫ قال‬،‫ تقدم يا أبا بكر‬:‫ قال على‬،‫ فلما وضعت ليصلي عليها‬،‫الرحمن بن عوف رضي هللا عنهم‬
‫ فصلى‬،‫ فوهللا ال يصلي عليها غيرك‬،‫ نعم‬:‫ وأنت يا أبا الحسن؟ قال‬:‫أبو بكر رضي هللا عنه‬
ً‫عليها أبو بكر رضي هللا عنه ودفنت ليال‬
Ali bin al Hussein narrated: Fatima died between Maghrib and Isha, Abu Bakr, Umar,
Uthman, Zubair and Abdul Rahman bin Awf (ra) came, Ali said: Come forth O Abu
Bakr, then Abu Bakr asked Ali: What about you O Abu al Hassan? Ali declined saying:
yes by Allah no one but you prays on her, So Abu Bakr did and she was buried at
night.

D). ‫ فقال‬،‫ (لما مرضت فاطمة أتاها أبو بكر الصديق فاستأذن عليها‬:‫عن الشعبي أنه قال‬
‫ فأذنت له فدخل‬،‫ نعم‬:‫ أتحب أن آذن له؟ قال‬:‫ يافاطمة هذا أبو بكر يستأذن عليك؟ فقالت‬:‫علي‬
،‫ إال إبتغاء مرضاة هللا‬،‫ واألهل والعشيرة‬،‫ وهللا ما تركت الدار والمال‬:‫ فقال‬،‫عليها يترضاها‬
‫ السنن الكبرى للبيهقي‬-)‫ ثم ترضاها حتى رضيت‬،‫ ومرضاتكم أهل البيت‬،‫ومرضاة رسوله‬
301/6-
“When Fatima became ill, Abu Bakr came to her and asked for permission to enter. So
Ali said, ‘O Fatima, this is Abu Bakr asking for permission to enter.’ She answered, ‘Do
you want me to give him permission?’ He said, ‘Yes.’ So she allowed him (to enter),
and he came in seeking her pleasure, so he told her: ‘By Allah, I only left my home and
property and my family seeking the pleasure of Allah and His Messenger and you, O
Ahlul-Bayt.’ So he talked to her until she was pleased with him.”
(Sunan Al-Kubra by Bayhaqi, Vol: 6, page 301)
Ibn Kathir, and Ibn Hajar all authenticate this hadith & Ibn Kathir states it as Sahih in
his Al Bidayah and Ibn Hajar in his Fath Al Bari.
202/6 ‫ فتح الباري‬-»‫ «وهو وإن كان مرسالً فاسناده إلى الشعبي صحيح‬:‫وقال ابن حجر‬
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i) Let’s suppose she was angry with Abu Bakr [ra].But we have a sahih hadith that
Fatima [ra] talked to Abu Bakr [ra] & also pleased with him. Now the question arises:
she did not talk to Abu Bakr as stated in Bukhari by Aisha, so it is the clear
contradiction?
Answer: No, it is not a contradiction. This means she did not talk about FADAK till she
died because she was satisfied by the answer given by Abu Bakr [ra] afterwards.
This is collaborated in the well-known Shi’a books; i) Ibn Maytham Bahrani, Sharh
Nahjul- Balaga Vol 5, p.107,109 (Tehran) ii) Ibnu Abi al-Hadid, Sharh Nahjul- Balaga
Vol 4, p.113.
ii) Fatima became angry; we become angry, it is part of healthy situation. We become
angry at our children, spouses, parents and friends. This is a temporary stage. Fatima
got angry with Ali (ra) on few occasions, but we do not make it a big thing out of it. She
was angry initially and not forever. (Pious people do not hold grudges).

iii) Some hadiths mentions that Fatima; Asked, Sent, Requested from Abu Bakr,
suggesting that she did not go to him directly.

3) Treasury income during the Kalifate period.

i) Sadaqah; (Voluntary charity, one off or ongoing charity).
- Not used for Mosque purposes or given to Sadat.
-Surah; Tawbah;9/60. Word used is Sadaqah but the meaning is Zakat. (ie the 8
recipient).
ii) Zakat; (Compulsory, 3rd pillar of Islam)
- Al-Quran; Al Tawbah, 9/60. Zakat is for the following;
-Fuqara (the poor), Miskin (the needy), those employed to collect the Zakat, someone
whose heart is inclined towards Islam, freeing the captive or slaves, those in debt, for
the cause of Allah (student, Jihad, Islamic teaching/Da’wah) and the traveller
(stranded).
- There are 4 different rates depending on the commodity; 21/2%, 5, 10, 20%.
- There are conditions attached to paying as to when and how.
iii) Mal-Gharimat (war booty)
- Quran; Anfal. 8/41. This verse is exclusively referring to the situation of war Badr.
“And know that whatever of war booty that you may gain, verily, one-fifth of it is
assigned to Allah, and to the Messenger, and to the near relatives (of the Messenger),
the orphans, the poor, and the wayfarer”. What this means is that 1/5th (20%) of the
war booty is to be divided up into 5 parts, thus giving each group 5% or (1/5th X 1/5th =
1/25th) of the all-over war booty. This verse of the Quran is referring to the Battle of
Badr in Ramadan 2AH. The remaining 4/5th (80%) of the war booty is distributed to the
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- Khums was also given to the Prophet if any tribe fought elsewhere without the
present of the Prophet in the battle; Hadith in which the Prophet advised of this is; The
Prophet said, "I order you (to do) four (things) and forbid you (to do) four”.
(Bukhari Vol. 4, book of Khums, No. 327 (3095). And Book 2-Belief, No. 51 (53)).
- The word Khums used in this verse applies to the war booty after the battle is won
and under the reign of the Islamic ruler/Khalifa only and not to your savings on which
zakat is payable as the Shi’a have conveniently made it out to be and given
exclusively for the benefit of the Shi’a Imams and Mullahs and Sayyid.
iv) Mal-Fa’i (any capture you get without fighting, when you were ready to fight).
- (Quran; Al-Hashr, 59/6-10). This verse refers to Fadak, 7AH. Wealth gained without
fighting non- Muslims is solely under the control and discretion of the Prophet to
distribute as he wills to those mentioned in verse 7. And that this distribution should
not be so that it stays in the hands of one group, so that they keep it and become rich
at the expense of others. Therefore this implies the idea of inheritance of this wealth
through Fa’i is against this verse. If it was inherited then how would it have reached
the poor, needy, the traveller and the other family members of the Prophet, the
Muhajirs, the Ansar and the followers who came after them and those after? Mal- Fa’i
is the property of the state and not for the benefit or beneficial of the individual nor is it
a custodial of an individual. Fatima (ra) asking for her inheritance from the Mal-Fa’i,
goes against the meaning of this verse.
- The Prophet used to take the Khums (1/5th or 20%) from this Mal-Fa’i and distribute
to the people entitled to it. He would give his wives and member of his family annual
budget out of this. The remaining 4/5th or 80% of this income he would spent to
support the Muslim state and for the Muhajirs, Ansar (verse 8-9) and the Tahabin
(verse 10).

- ‫ء‬َ ‫ فآ‬Dictionary meaning= to return, come back, go back, to pass on. ie the income
from this wealth was to be distributed over and over again (eg from harvesting the land
and giving the produce annually) and not inherited for personal consumption.
- This Fa’i (wealth) was from the 7 gardens surrounding Madinah gifted by a Jew,
Rabbi Mukhayriq, and of Fadak. Fa’i is a trust (fund), the income of which was
distributed and held by the Prophet/leader (and it is not inherited). As the hadith says,
the prophets do not leave inheritance except Sadaqah (Waqf – this was the first ever
"charitable endowment in Islam”- in the form of Sadaqah Jariyah).
V) Jizyah. - Levied on non-Muslim men of fighting age, living on land owned or
conquered by the Kalifates. They did not pay any zakat or sadaqah like other Muslims.
It gave these people in return, protection from any enemy. They did not have to fight
with the Muslim army. They were afforded all the facilities of the state. They could
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 Chapter 4: Ahlul-Bayt (Prophet’s family)
1) The best linage is of the Prophet (pbuh).
- “Indeed Allah chose Adam and Nur and the Family of Ibrahim and the Family of
Imran over all people”. (Quran; ahle Imran,3/33).
- About Prophet Ibrahim, Allah says:
“I will make you a leader for the people”. Ibrahim said, “And from among my
descendants (as well)”. Allah said. “My promise does not include the wrongdoers.” (i.e
Your descendants who are not god fearing). (Quran; 2/124).
- When Prophet (pbuh) announced his Prophet Hood to the people, they said, why he
has been chosen, he is just like us, Human. They were jealous and had Kabir
(proudness in themselves).
The Prophet (pbuh) said: "Indeed, Allah chose the sons of Ismail, and from them He
chose Kinanah, and from Kinanah He chose Quyesh, and from Quryesh he chose
Banu Hashim, and from Banu Hashim He chose me." Muslim, Vol 4, book of Virtues
(Fada’il) chapter of the excellent qualities of the holy prophet and his companions,
hadith 5653.

2) The Tahara (pure and spotless in religion) of Ahlul-Bayt.

Allah said of the People of the House (Ahlul-Bayt):"Allah only wishes to remove all
impurities from you, O members of the family, and to make you pure and spotless."
This verse is known as the Purification Verse (Ayah of the Tahara Quran: Al-Ahzab;
33/33) and Umar ibn Abi Salama said that verse was revealed in Umm Salama's
house.
This verse is referring particularly to the wives of the Prophet (pbuh) as can be seen
from the verses before this and the one after, but the pronoun, Kum, is used in the
verse ,so it is not restricted to the Feminine, both gender applies.
i) Aisha reported that Allah's Apostle (pbuh) went out one morning (from his house
into the veranda) wearing a stripped cloak of the black camel's hair, that there came
Hasan b. Ali. He wrapped him under it, then came Hussain and he wrapped him under
it along with the other one (Hasan). Then came Fatima and he took her under it, then
came 'Ali and he also took him under it and then said:” Allah only desires to take away
any uncleanliness from you, O people of the household, and purify you (thorough
purifying)”.
(Sahih Muslim, Book pertaining to the virtues (Fada’il) of the companions:
No.5955,(2424)).
ii)The Prophet did this act on few occasions and once at Umm Salama place. She
relates that when that verse was revealed, The Prophet summoned Fatima, Hasan,
and Hussain and enfolded them in a garment and Ali was behind him and said: "O
Allah! These are the People of my House, therefore remove uncleanness far from
them and cleanse them with a thorough cleansing."
(Tirmidhi, chapter of tafsir, No; 320, hasan sahih.
Also in Al-Hakim, Tabarani, and Musnad of Ahmad).

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3) Mubahala
In the year of the Deputations, 10th of Hijra, came a Christian delegation from Najran
(Yemen). They were much impressed on hearing the passage of the Quran explaining
the true position of Christ, and they entered into a dialogue with the new Muslim state.
But ingrained habits and customs prevented them from accepting Islam as a whole.
The Prophet, firm in his faith, proposed a MUBAHALA, i.e. a solemn meeting in which
both sides should summon not only their men, but their women and children, earnestly
pray to God, and invoke the cure of God on those who should lie. Allah revealed the
verse:
“Say (unto him): Come! We will summon our sons and your sons, and our women and
your women, and ourselves and yourselves, then we will pray humbly (to our Lord)
and (solemnly) invoke the curse of Allah upon those who lie". Quran:Ali-Imran; 3/61.
Those who had a pure and sincere faith would not hesitate .The holy Prophet, brought
with him, Ali, Fatima, Hasan, and Hussain. On seeing the humble family of the
Prophet, the Christians declined, and they were dismissed in a spirit of tolerance, with
a promise of protection from the state in return for them paying “Taxes”.
(Muslim, Book pertaining to the virtues (Fada’il) of the companions: the merits of Ali b.
Abi Talib (ra), hadith 5915).

4) Follow the Quran and Sunnah or follow the Quran and Ahlul-Bayt
"O you who believe! Obey Allah and His Messenger and those of you who are in
authority. If you differ in anything amongst yourselves, refer it to Allah and His
Messenger, if you believe in Allah and in the Last Day. That is better and more
suitable for final determination.” (Quran: An-Nisa; 4:59).
The above verse is instructing us that the 1st authority for us to follow is the book of
Allah, the 2nd is the Sunnah of the Prophet and thirdly (if we cannot find anything in
these two) we are to follow the Ahlul-Bayt and or the Khalifa and or the Wise scholars.
It is mentioned 12 times in the Qur’an and 7 times in various hadith books to follow the
Qur’an and the Prophet (i.e. the sunnah).
The last sermon of the Prophet (pbuh) known as “Khutba tul Wada”, mentions
following the “Quran and the Sunnah”. See also Bukhari, vol. 9, Book 92, chapter
“Holding fast to the Qur'an and Sunnah”. And “Book of Ahkan” (Judgement) book 89
hadith 251.
It is also mentioned in Malik: Mu’watta; book of Decree (Qadr) hadith,1628.
The following occurred soon after the above Sermon at a place called “Ghadir al-
Khum”, when the Prophet heard few companions complaining about Ali (ra) after their
trip with him to Yemen to collect Zakat.
The Prophet said: "I am leaving among you the two weighty matters: Allah's Book and
the People of my House." Narrated by Muslim, Tirmidhi and Ahmad, through many
chains. Some of these narrations state: "I am leaving among you the two weighty
matters: Allah's Book and (the People of) my mantle: these two shall never part ways
until they come to me at the Pond. Therefore attend to how you act with them after
me." The dictionary Mu`jam maqayis al-lugha (4:217) defines a man's `itra (mantle) as:

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"His relatives such as his children, grandchildren, and paternal cousins”. Ahmad in his
Musnad and Muslim in his Sahih narrated from Zayd ibn Arqam, also Al-Hakim, Ibn
Hibban, Al-Darimi, Al-Bazzar, and Al-Tabarani: “The Messenger of Allah stood to
speak to us beside a pond which is known as Ghadir Khum, located between Mecca
and Medina. He praised Allah and admonished us to remember Him, then said: "O
people! I am a human being and the time is near when my Lord's Messenger shall
come to me (with death) and I shall answer him. Behold! I am leaving among you two
weighty matters. The first of them is the Book of Allah, in which is the guidance and
the light... And the people of my house. I remind you by Allah of the People of my
House! I remind you by Allah of the People of my House! I remind you by Allah of the
People of my House!" Huswayn ibn Sabra said to Zayd: "Who are the People of his
House, O Zayd? Are not his wives among the People of his House?" Zayd replied:
"His wives are the People of his House; however, the People of his House are those
for whom sadaqah is unlawful after the Prophet." Huswayn said: "And who are they?"
He replied: "The family of Ali, the family of Aqil (a son of Abu Talib), the family of Jafar
(another son of Abu Talib), and the family of Abbas. Sadaqa is unlawful for all of
these."
(Muslim, book 31, fadil Al-sahabah, Merit of Ali, No.5920/3).

ٌّ ‫ " َم ْن ُك ْنتُ َم ْو َاله ُ َفع َ ِل‬For whomever I am his Maula

َ ‫ي َم ْو‬
- The Prophet also said: " ُ ‫اله‬
then 'Ali is his Moula." (Tirmidi: Vol. 1, Book 46,(Virtues) Hadith 3713).
- The Messenger of Allah said: "I am leaving among you that which, if you hold fast to
it, you will never go astray after me. One of them is greater than the other: that is, the
Book of Allah, the rope that is extended down from the heaven to the earth; and my
mantle -- the People of my House. These two shall never part ways until they both
come to me at the Pond. Therefore attend to how you act with them after me."
The above hadiths are indicating the Prophet’s instructions to us, to be mindful of his
wise, noble and beloved family and respect them in their dealings. However we still
have to follow the Quran and the Sunnah, first. Also there is no clear instructions from
the Prophet to indicate that Ali (ra) is to succeed him as the Khalifa or that he is
divinely chosen and infallible imam.

5) Saying Darud on the Ahlul-Bayt

- In every Salaat (prayers) we have been ordered to invoke blessings on the family of
the Prophet. Reported Mas’ud al-Badri, “Basheer ibn Sa’d said “Once we asked
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) about how to pray on his household although Allah told us
how to pray on him. Prophet Muhammad answered: “Say: ‘O’ Allah send prayers upon
Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, just as You sent prayers upon Ibrahim and
the family of Ibrahim. Verily, you are full of praise and majesty. O’ Allah, send
blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, just as you sent blessings
upon Ibrahim and upon the family of Ibrahim. Verily, you are full of praise and
majesty.” (Muslim and Ahmed)
- If the Ahlul-Bayt (wives of the Prophet) do any good deeds, then their reward is
double, if any bad deed is done, then the punishment is double. Quran: 33/30-31.

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- “The wives of the prophet are your mothers”. Quran: 33/6 (No one was to marry them
after the prophet.)
- The Women of Ahlul-Bayt are to be more modest in their appearance. Quran: 33/32-
33. They have to speak to men behind a screen. (Quran: 33/53), and to cover
themselves with the veil. (Quran: 33/59).

6) “If you wish to honour the Prophet, then honour the family of the Prophet”
(Bukhari, Vol.5, Book on the virtues of the companions, Chapter, the virtues of the
relation of the Prophet).
- It is therefore Wajib (a duty on everyone) to love the Prophet’s family.
- Abu Ya`la narrated from Abu Hurayra that the Prophet said: "The best among you
are the best towards my Family after me." Al-Haythami cited it in Majma` al-zawa'id
(6:40) and said: "Abu Ya`la narrates it and its narrators are all trustworthy."
The Prophet (pbuh) said to his uncle Al-Abbas when he complained to him that some
men of Quraysh resent Banu Hashim (the Prophet's clan):
- "By (Allah) in Whose Hands my soul is! They will never be believers until they love
you for the sake of my relationship to you." (Reported by Ahmad Ibn Hanbal and
others)
- The Prophet said about 'Ali, "Whoever has me for a master, 'Ali is his master. O
Allah, befriend the one who befriend him and oppose the one who opposes him! (Ibn
Hanbal.)
- He also said to him, "Only a believer will love you and only a hypocrite will hate you."
(Muslim, Vol.1, the love of the Ansar, No; 141)

7) Zakat/Sadaqah is forbidden for The Ahlul-Bayt

- The reason being because, “Allah wishes to make Ahlul-Bayt pure and spotless”,
(Quran: 33/33) and because Zakat is classified as impurity from one’s wealth. So by
refraining from the impurity, you are being kept pure and spotless.
- From Hasan ibn Ali, Umm Kulthum daughter of Ali, and others: "Sadaqah (Zakat) is
not lawful for the family of Muhammad." (Bukhari in the book of zakat, Ahmad through
five chains and Al-Darimi in his Sunan, book of Salat).
- The Ahlul-Bayt for whom Sadaqah (Zakat) is unlawful are four;

A) The three sons of Abu Talib and their families, i.e. Ali, Jafar, Aqil.
B) The family of Abbas.

- During the Prophet’s time, the needy Ahlul-Bayt were given a share of the “KHUMS”
from the total of the 1/5th or 20% of the war- booty(Mal-Gharimat) and also from the
Waqf (sadaqah) of the Mal-Fa’i.
During the reign of the Kalifates, the needy of the Ahlul-Bayt were also taken care of
as above. With the demise of the kalifate, the care of the needy was left to people
giving Sadaqah or in the form of “Gifts”. If there is no alternative left then the

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necessary law comes in, whereby the person may take zakat. In Sunni, a Sayed
(Ahlul-Bayt) cannot give zakat to another Sayed, except in the case of no alternative
and giving zakat to relative’s takes priority over other receiptants. But in the Shi’a Fiqh,
the Ahlul-Bayt are taken care of by means of Khums, whereby it is considered as the
compulsory on everyone to pay 20% of their saving to their Imam who then distributes
it to the Ahlul-Bayt, the main source of income for some, arguing that Khums does not
mean the spoils of war??? And they have downgraded payment of Zakat to fewer and
limited items. A Sayed can now give to another Sayed. Maybe, this is why so many
ignorant and poor Sayed turn to the Shi’a fiqh.
- In his Sermon during the Hajj, the Prophet said that all the interest (Ri’baa) due to
Abbas ibn Abdul Mutlib shall henceforth be waived. The Prophet was setting an
example for other people to follow, as Ri’baa was now Haram.

8) The Translation of the Quran: As-Shura;42/23

Ibn Kathir tafsir of this verse: “Except to be kind to me for my Kinship with you”.
“I do not ask you for anything in return for this message and sincere advice which I
bring to you, all I ask of you is that you withhold your evil from me and let me convey
the message of my lord. If you will not help me, then do not disturb me, for the sake of
the ties of kinship that exists between you and me”.
Sa’id bin Jabayr said, “To be kind to the family of Muhammad”. Ibn Abbas said, “No,
you have jumped to a hasty conclusion. There was no clan among the Quyesh to
whom the Prophet did not have some ties of kinship”.
(Bukhari; Vol, 4, book 56,virtues of the Prophet and his companion, hadith 701
(3497)).
"Say: I don't ask you any reward, “except to love my near kin.” This is the
interpretation of the minority, the Shi’a. This does not fit with the over-all “Picture” of
the character of the prophet as he never asked anything for himself in the Quran or
from the Quyesh. And he relied totally on everything on Allah. How could the Prophet
ask for this, when the Quryesh had no love for the Prophet, how can they love his
family and his followers???

9) Who are the Ahlul-Bayt

- Zayd ibn Arqam related that the Messenger of Allah said, "I implore you by Allah! The
people of my House!" three times. We asked Zayd who constituted the people of his
House and he said, "The Prophet’s household and the family of Ali, the family of Ja'far
(other son of Abu Talib), the family of Aqil, (Another son of Abu Talib.) And the family
of Al-Abbas”. (Hadith: Muslim).

- The people of the house of the Prophet are those for whom it is unlawful to receive
zakat and whom the Prophet ordered all Muslims to respect, honour, and follow. They
are:

I) Ali, Fatima, Hasan, and Hussain (and their descendants) Muhassan, Zaynab, and
Umm Kulthum (other children of Ali and Fatima).

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Among the children of Al-Hasan: Zayd, Al-Qasim, Abu Bakr, Abd Allah, Umar, Al-
Hasan, Abd Al-Rahman, Al-Husayn, Amr, Muhammad, Ya`qub, Ja`far, Hamza, and
Talha;

Among the children of Al-Hussain: Abu Bakr, Abd Allah, Ali Al-Kabir, Ali Zayn Al-
Abidin, Umar, Fatima, Sukayna, Zaynab Al-Sughra, and Umm Kulthum Al-Sughra).

II) The wives of the Prophet (except that zakat is lawful for them by consensus, as
reported by Ibn Hajar in Fath Al-Bari (3:277) from Ibn Battal).

1. Khadija bint Khuwaylid. She gave birth to: Al-Qasim, Abd Allah, Zaynab, Fatima Al-
Zahra, Ruqiyya, & Umm Kulthum.
2. Sawda bint Zam`a
3. A'isha bint Al-Siddiq
4. Hafsa bint Umar
5. Zaynab bint Khuzayma
6. Umm Salama, Hind bint Umayya
7. Zaynab bint Jahsh
8. Juwayriyya bint Al-Harith
9. Safiyya bint Huyayy
10. Umm Habiba bint Abi Sufyan
11. Maymuna bint Al-Harith
12. Marya Al-Qibtiyya, She gave birth to Ibrahim.

III) The Banu Hashim and the Banu Al-Muttalib. [Except that zakat may be given to the
wives of the Banu Hashim and to the freedmen of Banu Al-Muttalib, by consensus as
stated by Ibn Battal: related by Shawkani in Nayl Al-Awtar (4:175) and by Nawawi in
Sahih Muslim (5:36).]

10) Some narrations regarding the Ahlul-Bayt

- Umar, (even though he was a pious person as well as the Khalifa), use to ask the
uncle of the Prophet, Abbas (ra) for Tawa’ssul at the time of asking for rain, “whose
supplication was more likely to be answered and who was closer to the mercy of
Allah.” Source: Book-Tawassul p.49-66). This is why a “Sayyid” (a member of the
Prophet family), is given preference when choosing an Imam, according to some
Sunni traditions.

- When Salman Farsi (ra) came to Medina and the people came to know about his
great sacrifices in the way of Allah, the Ansar (Helpers) said that he was of them; the
Muhajirin (Emigrants) said that Salman Farsi is of them, but the Prophet Muhammad
(pbuh) said that Salman Farsi was from his Ahlul-Bayt. This indicates the rank of the
Ahlul-Bayt is higher and also a non-Ahlul- Bayt can be from the Ahlul-Bayt because of
piety and a person from the Prophets family, like his uncle, Abu Lahab, could be
rejected because of his kufr.

- The Prophet said: “O people, you should do whatever good deeds you can, for Allah
does not stop giving reward until you stop doing good deeds. And the most beloved of
deeds to Allah is that which a person persists, even a little. If the family of the Prophet
started to do something, they would persist in it.” (Bukhari and Muslim ???).

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- The Mahdi (who will come at near the End of time, before and during the 2 nd coming
of Prophet Isa) will be one of my descendants, from the children of Fatima. Source:
Abu Dawood (and Signs before the day of Judgement by Ibn Kathir, p.21).

- There will be no valve based on relationship by marriage or blood on Judgement day,

the exception being Fatima. When she will approach the bridge, everyone will
recognize her as the Prophet’s daughter and out of respect, will lower their heads.

- It is related that Abdullah ibn Hasan ibn Hussain said, "I came to Umar ibn Abdu'l-
Aziz when I was in need of something and he said, 'If you have need, then send for me
or write to me. I am ashamed before 'Allah to see you at my door.'"(Even though he
was the Khalifa, he was ashamed to have someone from the Prophet's family asking
for something in public.)

- Ash-Shab'i said. "Zayd ibn Thabit prayed in his mother's funeral prayer and then
brought his mule near so he could mount it. Ibn Abbas came and took hold of the
stirrup. Zayd said, 'Let go, nephew of the Messenger of Allah!' He said, 'This is the way
we act with men of knowledge.' Then Zayd kissed the hand of Ibn Abbas. He said,
'This is the way I was commanded to act with the people of the House of the
Prophet.'"(His mother was al-Nuwwar bint Malik.)

- Al-Awza'i said, "The daughter of Usama ibn Zayd, the Prophet's Companion, went to
see Umar ibn Abdu'l-Aziz. A maula of hers was with her holding her hand. Umar rose
for her and walked to her and put her hand in his and then placed his hand on his
garment. Then he walked some way with her, sat her in his own place and then sat
down in front of her. He did not leave any request she had asked."

- When Umar ibn Al-Khattab allotted his son, Abdullah three thousand and Usama ibn
Zayd three thousand five hundred, Abdullah said to his father, "Why did you give him
more than me? By Allah, he did not get to the battle ahead of me! He said, Because
Zayd was dearer to the Messenger of Allah than your father, and Usama was dearer to
him than you, so I preferred the love of the Messenger of Allah to my love”.
- Mu'awiya heard that Kabis ibn Rabi'a resembled the Messenger of Allah. When he
came to him, he got up from his seat, met him and kissed him between the eyes and
gave him al-Mirghab (A very valuable piece of land.) as a gift because of his
resemblance to the Messenger of Allah.

- It is related that when Ja'far ibn Sulayman (Abbasid governor of Medina for the
Khalifa, Ja'far al-Mansur; he was a descendant of Al-Abbas.) flogged Malik ibn Anas
and he was carried out unconscious, the people came in to him. He regained
consciousness and said, "I testify to you that I have made my flogging a lawful act!"
Later he was asked about that and said, "I am afraid of dying and meeting the Prophet
with the shame that one of his family entered the Fire because of me."

- Someone said to Ibn Abbas, "So-and-so has died", referring to one of the Prophet's
wives. He prostrated and people asked him, "Do you prostrate at this hour?" He
replied, what sign could be greater than the departure of one of the wives of the
Prophet?" (This is a reference to the prayer that is performed during an eclipse of the
sun or moon.)

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- Abu Bakr and Umar used to visit Umm Ayman, the Prophet's Maula, they said: "The
Messenger of Allah used to visit her."

- When Halima As-Sa'diyya (The Prophet's wet-nurse.) came to the Prophet, he

spread out his cloak for her and took care of what she needed. When the Prophet
died, she came up to Abu Bakr and Umar and they did the same for her.

- Blessings and peace upon the Prophet, his Family, Wives, and Children, and his
Companions. May Allah grant us to love Him, His Prophet, all His Prophet's
Companions, as well as to love the People of the House of the Prophet, and may He
raise us under his banner and enter us into Paradise with the Pious: the Prophets, the
Truthful, the Martyrs, and the Righteous; what an excellent company! And praise
belongs to Allah.

- Abu Bakr use to say: “Please the Prophet (pbuh) by doing good to his family”.
(Bukhari, book of Sahabah, No, 94).

- Abu Bakr told Ali (ra) that keeping good relation with the Prophet (pbuh) relatives is
dearer then keeping good relations with his own relations. Ali (ra) then gives his oath
of allegiance. (Bukhari, Vol.5, book of military expedition, Hadith, 546).

- The Prophet made Du’a for his family subsistence (worldly gains) to be restricted so
that other people would not say that his family benefited from the Prophet. (This
implies that one of the sign of a Sayed is that he is not over rich)
(Muslim, Vol: 4, Book 42,or 40 ,Piety and softening the heart,No.7080.
Muslim, Vol: 2, Book 5,Chapter 40,Zakat,No.2294).

- Ahlu-Bayt, especially, has to and has set good examples to the rest of the Ummah, it
is in their blood and DNA that Allah makes the religion easy for them to follow.
Throughout the past Islamic history, the family of the prophet have been, and still
some are, in the forefront of spreading and teaching Islam. We, should therefore, love
the Prophet’s family, give them support, and honour the Prophet’s WILL (Request) in
regard to them. However, the Ahlul-Bayt are not infallible, only the Prophets are.

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Chapter 5: Accusations and the Beliefs of the Shi’a
1. False allegations against the Kalifate and the Sahaba
A. Abu Bakr (ra)
- Ali did not give his allegiance to Abu Bakr because he was superior to him as he was
the Walayah and the successor to the Prophet and divinely chosen by Allah and that
he was nominated by the Prophet before he passed away. And that Abu Bakr was
wrongfully and illegally elected as the Khalifa. = (see section on Fatima & hadith
Bukhari)
- Abu Bakr did not consult Ali at the time of selection process. = (because the Ansar
had gathered at Saqeefa Bani Sa’idah to elect someone from themselves, the Muhajir
had to go there as matter of urgency or else the Kalifate would have gone permanently
to them instead of the Quryesh, as the wish of the Prophet. Ali remained behind as he
was dealing with looking over the Prophet before being buried.)
- Abu Bakr and Umar broke down the door of Fatima’s house and dragged Ali to the
Mosque to get his allegiance. Fatima was injured during this attack causing
miscarriage to her baby. = (nowhere mentioned in any of the Sahih Books).
- Fatima and Ali did not speak to Abu Bakr and Umar after this incidence. = (did not
speak on the subject of the inheritance issue)
-When Fatima died she was buried at night time and at an undisclosed grave as her
family were afraid what Abu Bakr would do or they simply did not want his presence at
the funeral. = (read all the 15 hadiths on this matter and do not pick a word from here
and there to distort the facts for your consumption).
- The Shi’a regard Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman as taking away the right of Ali as the
successor to the Prophet, and have made them their “Boggy” men and entitled to be
cursed and hated, despite all the good that is known about them and what they
achieved. This is no way a religion functions, spreading hatred- it is one of their
condition of faith to curse, called Tabarra.
- When Fatima found out that Ali intended to marry the daughter of Abu Jahl, she was
angry and she told the Prophet. The Prophet said; “Fatimah is part of me and he who
makes her angry, makes me angry”. The Prophet then advised Ali against the idea.
Muslim; book Merit of the Companions, chapter 15. The virtues of Fatima, No.5999-
6002 (2449). = (The Shi’a incorrectly quote this hadith and refer it to Abu Bakr and
Umar when it clearly refers to Ali).
B. Umar ibn Khattab (ra)
- That Umar denied the wish of the Prophet on this sickness bed to fetch pen and
paper to write. For the Prophet would have written in favour of Ali to succeed him. =
(See the denial to this in chapter 2, Umar).
C. Uthman ibn Affan (ra)
- When Umar was assassinated and before he died he appointed, 6 of the 10
companions who were informed of their place in Paradise, to choose the next leader
within 3 days and one of them was Ali. Uthman was elected and everyone including Ali
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gave their oath of allegiance to him. However the Shi’a of today call the election a foul
and a trick and a conspiracy against Ali.
- That Uthman burned the original copy of the Quran. = (True. Because he had
compiled all the various other dialects into the dialect of the Quyesh and ordered the
old ones to be burned so as not to create confusion and to “Sing from the same song
sheet”. What is wrong against that? Are we not allowed to burn old and tampered
Quran in Islam).
- That the Quran we have today is corrupted and this was done especially by Abu Bakr
and Uthman, because they collected and compiled it into 1 book and standardized it.
That they also deleted or left out the mention of the 12 imams and that Uthman set fire
to the original Quran. And that the real Quran is with the invisible living and the hiding
12th imam. (Did Uthman burn the original or is it with 12th imam-Confusing).
D. Aisha (ra) Wife of the Prophet and Mother of the believers
- She poisoned the Prophet (pbuh). = (I seek refuge from the whispers of the Satan).
- She fought Ali in the battle of Jamal. = (True, but both were tricked into this
unnecessary battle by the plot of the Khawrij. They did the same when they plotted
and trick their way into killing the Khalifa Uthman earlier. And also the way Iblis tricked
Adam and Eve out of Paradise. In Surah Hujurat, 49/9. It says that if 2 parties of
believers fight/quarrel, then make peace between them. Yet the Shi’a calls the other
party Kafir).
- That Aisha and Hafsa were disrupted and insubordinate to the Prophet and they
quote Surah, At-Tahrim, 66/3-5. One translation is that the Prophet informed Hafsa
that Abu Bakr and Umar will be successors to him and told her not to inform anyone.
However she informed Aisha. = (Like any normal wife, nothing new. They are not
infallible).
- Shi’a say that Aisha committed Adultery even after Allah has cleared her and called
the people claiming this as having a disease in their heart and warmed against saying
this. Quran; An-Nur, 24/12-26. One verse refers to Abu Bakr stopping his assistance to
one of his relative over his slandering his daughter, Aisha. However the Shi’a claim
that this refer to Aisha slandering Maryam the Copt. (this does not make sense).
- The wives of the Prophet are your mothers (Do you swear at your mother). Quran;
33/6.
E. The Sahaba
- Shi’a hatred of the Sahaba and their belief that the vast majority of them were liars
and apostate, including the following respectable Sahabas; Abu Hurayra, Khalid ibn
Walid, Talha, Zubayr, Ibn Abbas and Ibn Umar.
F. Ali ibn Talib (ra)
- The Prophet had appointed Ali as his successor at Ghadir Khum, and Abu Bakr,
Umar and Uthman usurp it from him. = (no evidence from the Quran or in the Sahih
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- Sahaba had given allegiance to Ali at Ghadir Khum but they went back on their word
afterward. = (see answer above).
- The martyrs of Hussain by Yazid, the Shi’a say that all Sunni support Yazid.=
incorrect
G. Fatima (ra)
- Fatima was denied her inheritance by Abu Bakr. = (see section on Fatima)
- She had a paper from the Prophet indicating that he had given her the land and that
Umar torn the paper up. = (not in the Quran or the Sahih Books).
Why hate nearly all of the Sahaba especially the main leaders who sacrificed the most
and also the Muslims of Today, when what was done, was done by one or two despots
(ie Mu’waiya/Yazid). Shi’a are not helping by creating division and fitna 1400 years
after the event.
- The Prophet said; that, “Hasan will unite the 2 group”.
Bukhari; Vol 5, book 57 companions, No. 89 (3746), book of end of the world, No.225
(7109). So if you take other Bukhari hadiths as Gospel, then you must also believe that
all the disputes were settled once and for all by Hasan. And we should not hold onto
what happened or did not happen.
- No one can become Wali Allah if he has an atom of hatred or pride in him over
another Muslim. But Ali was indeed a true Awliya Allah, therefore he could not have
the jealously, enmity, hatred in his heart over another person, let alone a Muslim,
Sahaba and other Awliya Allah. Only the present day Shi’a have hatred, but are any of
them Awliya Allah. One of the attribute of a Saliheen (righteous /pious person) is that
he forgives the fault of others.
- We the Muslim should love all Muslim and non-Muslim, Ahlul-Bayt (including the
wives of the Prophet), the Sahaba, and all the Wali Allah. We do not curse or belittle or
hold grudge against what happened between Muslims 1400 years ago, we are not the
Judge, only Allah is the Judge. In the Sunni majority population of the Muslim world
(80%), we include reports relating to Ali, Fatima, Hasan, Hussain, Ahlul-Bayt and
others with respect and love for them. While Shi’a do not mention nor include reports
of the Sahaba or the wives of the Prophet. On the contrast they like insulting and
attributing fake news to them. Can society or religion of God succeed on hatred?

2. The beliefs and Practices of the Twelver Shi’a

A. The fundamental principal of Sunni and Shi’a
Sunni’s 5 pillar’s of Islam (Aqidah) Shi’a 5 Usal-ad-Din (fundamentals)
i) Shahada Tawhid
ii) Salah Adalah (justice of God)
iii) Zakat Prophecy
iv) Fasting in Ramadan Imamah (believe in the 12 Imams)
v) Hajj Qiyamah (judgement day)

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B. The beliefs of Sunni and the Practices of the Shi’a
Sunni 6 beliefs (Eman) Shi’a Furu al-Din (belief/practices)
i) Tawheed (belief in 1 God) Salah
ii) Believe in Allahs Prophets Fasting
iii) Believe in Allahs Books Zakat
iv) Believe in Allahs Angels Hajj
v) Judgement Day Khums
vi) Predestinations (qadr) Jihad
vii) Commanding just
viii) Forbidding Evil
ix) Tawalla (expressing love towards good)
x) Tabarra (hating/cursing the Sahaba)
xi) Taqiyyah (hiding your faith/lying)
xii) Taqleed (following a religious scholar)
xiii) Tuwasal (asking through someone)
xiv) Mut’ah (temporary marriage)
xv) Raj’ah (the return)

i) The imamate.
-This is one of the fundamental of the religion. The belief in the Imamah of 12 imams,
that they are infallible (don’t make mistakes), are divinely guided, better than the
Sahaba and even better than the previous Prophets and Messengers, except Prophet
Mohammad. That when the Allah created Prophet Mohammad “Ruh” before anything
existed, he also created Ali’s “Ruh”. This, according to their belief, every Prophet that
was send came with a “Walayah”, divinely selected successor who implement the
spiritual side of the Prophets message.
The Shi’a call out to Ali (ra) for help and guidance; “Ya Ali Madad”. (O Ali Help).
Note: In our daily prayers we say that only through Allah we seek help and guidance.
-Shi’a refuses to accept rules or addict not transmitted through Ali (ra) or one of their
Imams.
- It rejects the doctrine of Ijtihad; Ijtihad in Islam means striving to understand the
shar’i ruling on the basis of shar’i evidence. It is obligatory for the one who is able
to do it, because Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, says (interpretation of the
meaning): “So ask of those who know the Scripture, if you know not”. They say
that Muslim law can only be interpreted by Imams from the Family of Ali.
- Their saying; “The first that a man will be asked about is the love for the Ahlul-Bayt. In
Sunni, it is the Salah which will be asked first.
- That when Allah created Adam he informed Adam the names of the 12 Imams. They
ِ ‫فَقَا َل أَن ِبئُو ِنى ِبأ َ ْس َم‬
were created before Adam. They misinterpret the verse; 2/31, ‫آء هَـ ُؤالَ ِء‬
by saying that Allah showed these people to Adam. The word ‫ؤالَ ِء‬ ُ ‫ هَـ‬is not applied
solely to Humans, but if there are presence of humans and non-humans (everything, as
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(of everything), then He showed them to the angels and said, "Tell Me the names of
these if you are truthful.''
- That the Noor of the Prophet was divided from Abu Mutalib into his 2 sons, Abdullah
and Abu Talib. Then it emerged into one again with the marriage of Ali and Fatima.
Question; what happened in the case of Ali 2 sons, Hasan and Hussain????
- Misinterpretation of the hadith mentioning 12 Imams. There is no mention of the word
Imam in it, only Emir or Khalifa. “The Quyesh will have 12 rulers/Khalifa”.
(Bukhari; book of Judgement, no. 329/ (7222-3), Muslim; book of Government,
no.1881/ (4477)). The 12 continuous Kalifate from the history are from Abu Bakr to
Umar ibn Abdul Aziz (excluding any double claimant to the Kalifate of the time).
- “The Kalifate will last 30 years”. (Abu Dauwd; book 41, Khalifa, no. 4629).
- Sunni Muslims recognised the importance and the significance of elected leaders.
Shi’a Muslims have never recognised elected leaders.
ii) The Salah.
- In the Azan they have added the name of Ali; “I bear that that Ali is the Wali of Allah”.
(Note; see Muslim, book of prayers, No.740 (379)). The Shi’a say that Sunni Fajr
Azan, additional phrase, “Salah is better than sleep” was added to during the Khalifa of
Umar (ra).This statement is incorrect as it was done in the lifetime of the Prophet.
(Hadith, Dauwd, No.500 and in Hadith Nas’ai, book of Azan, No. 634). Anyhow, this
addition even if they say was introduced by Umar, this addition is only an instruction in
the Azan and not a theology issue as it is making Ali into Imam.
- The timing of the Shi’a prayers are slightly out of timing to that of the Sunni.
- The Wudu is performed differently to the Sunni; they start by wiping the face once,
then their right followed by the left arm once only, then wipe the top of the head for
width of three fingers wide once. Then wipe the top of right foot then the left foot once
each.
Note; different from the Sunni whereby we wash the hands first, do everything three
times, clean and gargle the mouth and clean the inside of the nose. All this is has
health benefits as well.
- They preform three prayers instead of the five prayers, whereby they combine Zuhr
with Asr, and Maghrib with Esha prayers.
Note; Combining prayers were intended for when you are a traveller or in some extra
ordinary situations.
- The days of Eid, the celebration of the Prophet’s birth, (considered a Bida’a by some
Sunni) are done so that it appears on different day to that of the Sunni.
- They put hard Disc on to where they prostrate in the Salah.
Note: Is this so that there would appear on the forehead the sign of prostrations, to
indicate a very pious person, or is the disc from the soil of Karbala, or from the
misinterpretation of the hadith Bukhari; Vol.1, book of Tayammum, No.331 (335) which
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- The Friday prayer is not obligatory for them. The Ayatollah has to give permission for
the Friday prayer to be established or not and in which location/Area and the place has
to a certain distance from the one where one is already is performing it. They say that
it will be established when the last Imam appears from hiding.
Note; Quran; Jumma, 62/9 says it is Fard and all Sunni believe this and treat it as “Eid
day”.
- The Mullahs and Ayatollahs wear large turbans for they wrap the cloth around their
head 12 times to represent the 12 imams.
- The Shi’a are told to repeat their Salah after they had prayed behind a Sunni imam,
even if it is the imam of Mecca/Madinah. (Are they considered as Kafirs????).
iii) Fasting.
- Because of the different interpretation of the Quran; Baqara, 2/187, (From Fajr to
night), the Shi’a time of breaking the fast is slightly longer by 5 to 10 minutes.
- Shi’a do not pray Taraweeh prayer in the mosque, saying it was Bida’a invented by
Khalifa Umar (ra).
iv) Zakat.
- Zakat is payable from four resources; personal saving (e.g. money in paper
currency,- previously the standard was gold and silver coins), cattle, agriculture
produce (e.g. wheat, barley, dates, raisins etc), and from the produce of mining/ from
the sea.
- The gold and silver coins currencies were discontinued after the First World War and
transferred to/with paper notes.
- This does not mean that the because one form of currency has stopped that we stop
paying Zakat, ie if we have millions in the bank in notes than we do not pay Zakat but if
we have the equivalent in gold bar in the bank than we pay Zakat, when both are
interchangeable form of wealth.
- Shi’a therefore do not pay Zakat,(or very little ) as they say it applies only to the gold
and silver and not to its equivalent, thus depriving the poor the means to their needs.
However, when it comes to paying the Khums (20% Imam Tax), their scholars allow
paper currency, rent from properties, and even personal possessions like clothes to be
calculated for Khums.
v) Khums.
- It refers to war booty. There is no war booty nowadays in the absence of a
Khalifa/Imam.
- The word Khums, used only once in the entire Quran in verse Anfal, 8/41, is referring
to a situation of war, Badr, under an Islamic ruler/Khalifa, and applies to the war booty
distribution after the battle is won and not to your savings on which zakat is payable as
the Shi’a have conveniently made it out to be and given exclusively for the benefit of
the Shi’a Imams and Mullahs and Sayyid in the form of Khums.

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- A Shi’a lay person is duped into departing 20% (Khums) of his hard earned savings
into the hands of the clerics and the Sayyid. The Imams can distribute this income as
where and to whom they like. No accountability. Allah and the Prophet are against the
idea of Khums (20%) going into the hands of the individuals. “What Allah gave as
booty (Fai') to His Messenger from the people of the townships -- it is for Allah, His
Messenger, the kindred, the orphans, the poor, and the wayfarer, in order that it may
not become a fortune used by the rich among you”. Quran; Hashr, 59/7.
-The first Khalifa of the Muslims, Abu Bakr, fought those who stop paying the Zakat
after the passing of the Prophet as he considered them out of the fold of Islam for
denying this pillar of Islam. Yet, now the Shi’a seem to have all but stopped paying the
Zakat and instead made Khums as the primary Charity, which goes to the Sayyid and
the Clerics only and not the poor as Zakat was intended for.
- The Shi’a cleric and the Sayyid can survive the same way that the Sunni cleric and
Sayyid survive, without the Khums.
vi) Tabarra (hating/cursing the Sahaba).
- Part of their religion to show hatred.
- No other religion of the world, old or new, has hatred and enmity towards others at
the heart of their belief, except the Shi’a. (Except Sikhism carry a dragger as part of
their religion). Why curse and show hatred and enmity to the dead, they are not here
to represent themselves on trumped up charges which has no substance to it, if you
look at the Quran and the Sahih Books, and past history.
“What you sow, is what you harvest” is the famous proverb. Sunni do not curse or use
foul language in their sermons. There are so many verses in the Quran and in the
saying of the Prophet that forbids this action and encourage us towards goodness.
Hadith; “Speak Good or remain silent”.
- Why complain about non-Muslims attacking Islam, when the Shi’a are doing it for
them, by attacking the people who laid the foundation of Islam and helped the Prophet
to make what Islam is. You should not be giving tools and ammunition to the haters of
Islam, if you are truly a Muslim.
- “The believers (which encompasses Ahlul-Bayt as well as the Sahaba) are but a
brotherhood. So make reconciliation between your brothers, and have Taqwa of Allah
that you may receive mercy”. Quran; Hujjurat, 49/10.

vii) Taqiyyah (concealing/disguising/lying).

- It is hiding, concealing, lying, disguising one belief convictions, idea, feelings,
opinions, and or strategies at a time of eminent danger, whether now or later in time,
to save oneself from physical and/or mental injury.
- Part of religion to lie, conceal the truth as and when required, in order to get out a
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- Taqiyyah is always compulsory and never optional. Their hadith, supposedly, from
Imam Jafar Al- Sadiq, saying; “Taqiyyah is my religion and the religion of my father. He
who does not practice Taqiyyah has no religion”.
-The Shi’a use it nowadays to hide their beliefs and or to give out a wrong answers to
questions from Sunni Muslims when they have no answer to a question on their Shi’a
beliefs. This is a way of life for them as they still believe they are being persecuted and
entitle to lie.
- This is giving a negative view to the non-Muslim which they say that all the Muslims
lie and do not tell the truth about Islam.
- In Islamic history only one incidence is recorded during the life time of the Prophet
that someone was forced to renounce his religion, in the case of Ammar ibn Yasir ibn
Amir. But this was under the torture and intimate death case, which Islam says that
when your life is in danger the rule of survivor comes in, ie you can even eat Pork if
you have to.
- However Ammar parents did not say what the pagans wanted them to say and they
were the first of the Martyrs. Also Bilal did not utter the word of Kufar under torture and
he was saved by the generous Abu Bakr.
viii) Taqleed (following a religious scholar).
- To follow one particular Grand Ayatollah (Marjah) and his opinions on all religious
matter-blindly. And to ask him or his representative any questions which you want an
answer to.
- You pay your Khums to your Marjah (usually in Iraq or Iran) and he will give you a
certificate as proof of payments. You need his authority as to whom and how much
you can pay, if you decide to pay anyone else from this Khums.
- Sunni Islam lays importance for one to learn the religion of Islam, this is Fard duty on
everyone and ask anyone or any numbers of Islamic scholars until the matter is clear
to you.
ix) Tuwasal (asking through someone).
- To ask an Imam of the past or present of the Ahlul-Bayt when requesting something
or invoking them when asking from Allah
- This is attributing partners to Allah, which is not the pure Islam that we find in the
Quran or from the Seerah of the Prophet in the main.
- The pagan Quyesh also believed in one Allah but they also had so many idols and
deity, which they said the idols were the Waseelah (means to get to Allah). And this
was rejected by Allah and he send down the 2 “Noors”, the Quran and his beloved
Prophet (pbuh) to disown this thinking and practice.
- Allah is closer to us than our jugular veins and he listens and responds to our
supplication. No need for a third party.
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- Mut’ah is a temporary marriage contract, used in the early Islamic history during the
lifetime of the Prophet, whereby men went out to war or on long journey and left their
wives behind for long period of time.
- It was allowed during e.g. Khaibar and at the time of conquest of Mecca. After which
the Prophet forbade it forever.
- Hadith mentions that it was still being practiced during the Khailfa of Abu Bakr, but
Umar forbade it for ever and ever during his Kalifate. Umar (ra) did not invent this
ruling himself but that he again declared Mut’ah to be illegal, He was merely reiterating
the words of the Prophet, some people he found out were still practising the Mut’ah,
perhaps they were unaware of the hadith or they were new Muslims or simply had
forgotten. Had Umar’s declaration been contrary to the Prophet’s practice, a number of
these noble people would have objected to it. Yet, nowhere in Islamic history is
recorded a single protest against his announcement.
- Umar (ra) also discouraged the Mut’ah of Hajj, ie Hajj Tamatu (combining Umra with
Hajj). Quran: Baraqa, 2/196. See Bukhari; Vol 6, book of Prophetic Commentary, No.
43 (4518). See Tafsir Ibn Kathir of this verse.

- ً‫ضة‬ َ ‫فَ َما ا ْست َ ْمت َ ْعت ُ ْم ِب ِه ِم ْن ُه هن فَـَاتُو ُه هن أ ُ ُج‬

َ ‫ور ُه هن فَ ِري‬
Quran; Nisa, 4/24. (Referred to as the verse of Mut’ah, See Tafsir Ibn Kathir.); “So with
those among them whom you have enjoyed, give them their required due”.
- (Bukhari; book of Nikah, Vol 7, chapter 32, No. 5115-9). -
- (Muslim; book of Nikah, Chapter: Mut'ah Marriage): “It was permitted then abrogated,
then permitted then abrogated, and it will remain Forbidden until the day of
resurrection”; (Hadith No. 3243-3267 (1404-7)).
– (See also book; Al-Halal- wal-Haram by Sheikh Yusuf Qaradawi).
- Sunni considers Mut’ah to be Haram (forbidden) and that it is Makrouh (highly
detestable). On the contrary, the Shia Fiqh encourages Mut’ah and believes it to be
Musahabb (highly recommended), promising sins to be forgiven to the one who
practices it and other such things. And attributes this fabrication to the Prophet.
“The man who contracts Mut’ah once will be saved from the Hellfire. One who
contracts it twice will be in the company of virtuous men [in Paradise]. And the one
who contracts it three times will be my companion in the highest level of Paradise.” (Al-
Kafi).
- It was prohibited by the Prophet after the conquest of Mecca, see Muslim Hadith
3255 (1406), the Khalifa also prohibited it, the early Shi’a, the Fiver and the Sevener,
reject this and also all the Sunni reject this Mut’ah. This leave the Twelver Shi’a
the advocate of what is nothing else but a back door of legalised prostitution.
- It can cause more problems to the society than it can remove.
- Mut’ah has no place in the modern world as it is degradation of the Muslim or non-
Muslim woman honour and self-esteem. It is like renting a car, given back at the end of
the stipulated period with no questions asked. Mut’ah and Taqiyyah, both of them are
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- Now it is up to the Shi’a Mullahs and Ayatollahs who have legislated this belief to
deal with the repercussions of this, and so they should not be surprised when people
question the moral nature of the institution they believe in.
- Another Nikah which is rejected, is the marriage with the intension of divorce. This is
also prohibited in the Sunni faith. This is a form of cheating and deception, especially
when a partner is unaware of the intension of the other partner.
xi)- Raj’ah (the return). The good and the bad people will be resurrected on Earth at
the time of the coming of the Mahdi, and any injustice will be sorted out- we will have
the battle of Karbala all over again??? And then we will die and be resurrected on
Judgement day. There is no concept of this anywhere in the Sunni faith.
xii) Other practises of the Shi’a.
- The 10th of Muharam seem to be the Shi’a main religious festival and they follow this
with the 40th day observation. This is associated with beating of the chest, self-harming
with knife wounds. Wailing, crying all the time. Wearing black clothes.
Note; Islam forbade excessive wailing, as happened when Jafar ibn Abu Talib was
martyred in the battle of Mu’tah. The women of his household started crying
(mourning, wailing) and the Prophet ordered them stopped. (Bukhari; Vol 5, book of
Military Expedition, Chapter.Mu’tah, No.562 (4263)). Narration of Umar ibn Khattab
hitting sister of Aisha to stop her mourning is not found in any of the Sahih books.
Another narration regarding Aisha lamenting and beating her cheeks on the death of
the Prophet is not in the Sahih books. Never the less if she did it, it was a natural spur
of the moment reaction of a wife to the death of her beloved husband. She did not
made it into a habit for continuous beating or a tradition that she did it on the
anniversary of the death of the Prophet as the Shi’a seem to be doing nowadays.
- Celebrations of the births and the deaths of so many personalities of Shi’a and
commemorations of events of the past history ie Ashura (10th Muharam), Eid Ghadir
and Fatimiyyah day.
- They degrade and push aside the other daughters of the Prophet and just make
Fatima as the only daughter of the Prophet by saying that Zainab, Umm Kulthum and
Ruqayyah were the Prophet’s step daughters from Khadija bint Khuwaylid. No such
lie, fabrication mentions in any of the Sunni Sahih books. Quran; Ahzab, 33/59, “O
Prophets tell your wives and your daughters”. If they were his step daughters than the
word in Verse 4/23 (step daughters) would have been used. Islam forbids a foster
(adopted) or a step daughter/son being called by any other surname except by the
name of the biological father. See Quran; Al-Ahzab, 33/4-5. This verse refers to Zayd
whom people called son of the Prophet, but after the verse was revealed, he was not.
Zainab, Umm Kulthum, and Ruqayyah were always known as bint Muhammad.
The Shi’a web site, Al-Islam.org (put children of the Prophet in the search engine)
affirms this with references. Mulla Baaqi Majlisi book Hayat Al Qalub Vol 2 and Kafi
Vol 1, page 439/440.
- They belittle, ridicule, curse and show hatred towards the wives of the Prophet, even
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- Many of the Shi’a Ulama, especially from the India sub-continent shout in their
lectures/ Jalsa, even if they have a microphone there. They have loath and hatred
towards other Muslims and create partisan and division in the community/ society for
their own objectives. Their understanding of Islam can be questioned as lacking.
- They have pictures of Ali (ra) and the Ahlul-Bayt and their Ayatollahs.
- They make and decorate tombs over the graves and have pictures of the deceased
there.
- Shi’a do not give respect or visit the shrine of the Awliya Allah of the Sunni eg saints
like, Bayazid al-Bistan of Iran, Abdul- Qadir Gilani of Baghdad, Iraq, Hazrat Data Ganj
Baksh of Pakistan and Moinuddin Christi of Ajmer, India. The reply given is why visit
these places when we have the masters of these people ie the Shine of the Ahlul-Bayt
in Iraq and Iran. The Sunni can say to the Shi’a, if that is your stand, then there is no
better shrine and holy places for the Muslims then in Mecca and Madinah, where the
house of Allah is, and where the King of Kings, Prophet of the Prophets is buried.
There is hadith which the Prophet (pbuh) forbid visit to any religious place except
three; Mecca, Madinah and Jerusalem only. Shrines has no basis in Islam. The Sunni
(Sufi tradition) took it from the Shi’a.

3. The methods employed by Shi’a clerics to justify their arguments and their
proofs
A. By the Quran.
- Most of their belief and ideology comes from “Mutashabihat verses”. The verse/s that
are Muhkamat, entirely clear and plain, and these are the foundations of the Book
which are plain for everyone. And there are verse/s in the Qur'an that are
Mutashabihat not entirely clear for many, or some people. (And others not entirely
clear) as they have several meanings, some that agree with the Muhkam and some
that carry other literal indications, although these meaning might not be desired. So
those who refer to the Muhkam verse/s to understand the Mutashabih, will have
acquired the correct guidance, and vice versa. The Muhkamat are the verse/s that
explain the abrogating rulings, the allowed, prohibited, laws, limits, obligations and
rulings that should be believed in and implemented. As for the Mutashabihat verse/s,
they include the abrogated Ayat, parables, oaths, and what should be believed in, but
not implemented. Quran; Ali-Imran,3/7.
- They misinterpret the Quran so that it does not go against their belief and ideology by
reading the Tasfir/ translation of the Quran by one of their scholars, eg Mulla Baaqir
Majlisi. There are too many examples one can give, but some examples are of Abu
Bakr in the cave with the Prophet, verse 9/40 and Khums definition, verse 8/41, and
the slander of Aisha, verse 24/12-26.
- They will say that the Quran is not complete, or it has been tempered with, verses
removed and that original Quran (that Ali had gathered and compiled) is with the
hidden living 12th Imam. Example of this is when asked to explain why the Shi’a belief
of following the 12 Imams is not evident in the clear verses of the Quran.
Question; So why do the Shi’a read this Quran which the Sunni read, if it is not the
real Quran???. No one is forcing you to read it, you are being a hypocrite if you say it
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is not the real one but then read it as if it is the Quran. Surely if the Shi’a had declared
that we don’t believe in this Quran, then they would not have been in the fold of Islam
and not be called Muslims. They would be in the in the same status as the Qadyani
(Ahmedi).
B. Quoting/or not Quoting from Sunni Hadiths.
- Quoting from the Sunni books (authentic or otherwise) only the few points that they
need to propagate their views but will not use the vast hadiths which goes against their
views. In the hadith in Bukhari of Fatima and the issue of inheritance, they do not
mention the following hadith in Bukhari which talks about the reconciliation that took
afterward the event. They will pick out a word or phrase out of context and use it as a
propaganda. In the case of the issue of Mut’ah, when mentioned to them it was
forbidden after the conquest of Mecca by the Prophet, in Bukhari, and that also Umar
ratified this position again during his Kalifate, they say that they do not follow what the
Sahaba had said, we only follow the Ahlul-Bayt.
- So why quote from the Sunni Hadiths if you do not believe in their authenticity.
- When the Shi’a cleric says that the mention of this or that is in the Sunni books, he
should give us from which of the 2 Sahih books it is from (Bukhari or Muslim) and if
that is not available , then from the next 4 remaining Sunni “Sitta books”. We should
not accept anything less than that as there are so many unknown books of which they
might be untrue or false and contain weak hadiths. They should give reference and
hadith numbers and not just say; “It is in your Sahih books”.
C. Quoting from their own Shi’a books.
- Their books that they quote from were written long time after the death of the Prophet
and Ali. Nahjul-Balaqha, Kitab Al-Kafi and commentary of Mulla Baqir Majlisi written
without Isnad (chain of faithful narrators). So anyone can write, add, amend and
attribute to someone in the books, and people reading it would not know how authentic
the book is.
- The Sunni do not regard any of the Shi’a books as authentic.
D. The difference between Sunni and Shi’a methodology of transmitting and understanding of
the Quran and the Hadith.
- The Sunni (traditional) way of understanding the Quran and Hadith is to think positive
and give benefit of the doubt to the Ahlul-Bayt and the Sahaba while the Shi’a would
look for the negative and the demising of the Sahaba. The Sunni have included
everything transmitted for and against the Ahlul- Bayt as well as the Sahaba in their
books and not deleted any, as the Shi’a allege. The Sunni Kalifate and their scholars
could have deleted all that narrations which the Shi’a use against the Sunni, but they
had no need to, as the truth was on their side and still is. The Sunni leave the history
as it is and do not criticise or show hatred towards the people. Everything is the same
in the Quran and in the hadith, as it was originally written, Allah bears witness to this.
Some of the Shi’a beliefs and practices are not in line with the Islamic mainstream
teaching. It is making Shi’ism very fable like and false man made religion. Islam came
to get rid of superstition and servitude to mankind. Islam (Quran and Sunnah) was
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add more things and confuse the people, (like St. Paul, the Jew, who confused the
Christian into believing the things that the Prophet Isa and Allah did not say).
- The Sunni follow the Quran and Sunnah strictly as per the hadith (see page 12),
whereby the Quran is the main source of guidance and they take the Sunnah/Hadith
from both the Sahaba and all of the Ahlul-Bayt. On the other hand, the Shi’a say they
follow the hadith which says follow the Quran and the Ahlul-Bayt. However the present
day Shi’a then say that the Quran is corrupted and incomplete and distorted, and they
also do not follow all the Ahlul- Bayt, ie the wives and the other daughters of the
Prophet, Al-Abbas, Ibn Abbas, the family member of other brothers of Ali, etc, etc, but
only follow what it is reported by their imams only. This means that they have
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Chapter 6: Claims of the Shi’a have no substance in
the Quran, Sahih books or in reality
1. Developing Fatima (ra) into a Divine and infallible personality and to make Abu
Bakr and Umar (ra) into monsters.
A. Fatima claims inheritance.
- Hadith Bukhari; Vol 4, book 53,(Khums), No. 325 (3092-3). This hadith is the most
quoted hadith because it is where two of the foundations of the Shi’a belief and
practice are derived from (Usurp of Ali’s Khalifa –Imamah, and hatred showed to the
Sahaba-Tabarra).
- In summary, the Sunni view is; Fatima was apprehensive, angry, now that the
Prophet has passed away, where and how would she get the maintenance allowances
that the Prophet used to give in his lifetime. (This was also the worry and the concerns
of all the wives of the Prophet but they did not pursue the matter further when they
came to know the hadith of the Prophet). Fatima enquires from the new Khalifa, Abu
Bakr, about the inheritance left by from her father. Abu Bakr quotes the Prophet’s
hadith, that the Prophets leave no inheritances, and that she was not entitled to any.
Fatima was sad, disheartened by this news, as the question of the maintenance/
allowance was not yet made clear. Later on Abu Bakr pays a visit to Ali and Fatima in
their home to clear up any misgivings. He tells them that he is the follower of the
Prophet to the letter and will do everything according to his way, and he will give the
Ahlul-Bayt their maintenance/ allowance as the Prophet use to do, e.g from Khums
(war booty) as well as from the Sadaqat/trust (waqf of fadak and the gardens of
Madina). When Ali and Fatima and the other Ahlul-Bayt heard this from Abu Bakr that
he was indeed going to do exactly as the Prophet did in his lifetime, their apprehension
and worry and anger went away. There was no dispute after this and everything was
back to normal.
- In summary, the Shi’a view; Fatima (ra) asks for her share of inheritance and/or she
also asked the gift of Fadak that the Prophet allegedly gave her, to be returned to her.
(This gift is not mentioned in any Sahih books) Shi’a say that she had a note from the
Prophet showing it was a gift from the Prophet to her but Umar tore it up. And that
when Abu Bakr asked to bring 4 witness to prove her statement, no one came forward.
Fatima became angry with Abu Bakr when he refused to hand her share of the
inheritance, did not speak to him from then onwards for ever until she died, that she is
beaten, lost her unborn child, the door of her house was burnt down, that Ali (ra) did
not do anything while this was happening. He was dragged out of the house to the
mosque for oath of allegiance to Abu Bakr. Fatima instructed Ali to bury her at night
secretly without informing Abu Bakr of the death or the burial. That Ali did her funeral
prayer without the presence of any Sahaba.
- See the section on Fatima and inheritance issue for detail and the response to these
allegations, and because of so many flaws and inaccuracies, the Shi’a than presents
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B. Khutbah of Fadak.
- That Fatima (ra) was angry at not being given the inheritance, so she sets out with
other women to the Prophet Mosque to confront Abu Bakr, Umar and other Sahaba.
Immediately on her arrive a screen is erected for her and then she makes one of the
longest speech recorded in the history of Islam. The Arabs then were not accustomed
to making long speeches as they had no pen and paper to write notes from which to
refer to. The Prophet’s Friday Khutbah and his other speeches were short and to the
point but which was much comprehensive in meaning. Also the sermons of Ali are not
that long either.
- Did the people who have narrated this sermon have a tape recorder or IPhone to
record this long speech of Fatima or were there plenty supply of pen and paper in the
shops of Madinah at that period of history.
- Can anyone repeat the sermon word by word??
-It seems someone had invented this sermon. The sermon has conveniently in it
nearly all of the Shi’a belief and made out that it was from Fatima when the Shi’a
beliefs had not yet evolved, but came into existence hundreds of years after this
sermon.eg “Obeying us (Ahlul-Bayt) Management of the nation”.
“Our leadership (Ahlul-Bayt). Safeguard from disunity”.
- Next stage, we are presented with the theory of Divine knowledge of Fatima for her
knowledge of the Future events (the reason why she had said the things she said in
the Khutbah of Fadak on the Shi’a beliefs that had not been established yet).
C. Visiting by Angel Gabriel and the Mushaf of Fatima.
- That Gabriel started visiting Fatima from the onset of the Prophet death until her
death to comfort her and also to tell her of the future events that were to happen,
especially to the Ahlul-Bayt.
- All this was written by Ali, her husband, into a big volume bigger than 3 times the
Quran.
- This Quran, (Mushaf), was with all of the Imams of the Shi’a and now in the company
of the 12th living, hidden Imam.
- The next stage of development to Divinity;
D. Shi’a claim That Fatima (ra) is better than the Prophet (pbuh).
- Translation of Shi’a Hadith Qudsi:
Allah said to the Prophet (pbuh): “O Ahmad if it weren’t for you I wouldn’t have created
the universe, and if it weren’t for Ali I wouldn’t have created you, and if it weren’t for
Fatima I wouldn’t have created you both.” (This goes against the Believe of Muslims).
- Narrated Abu Ja’afar (as) in a long narration:
“And her (Fatima’s) Obedience is obligatory on all creations of Allah from Jinn and
Humans and Birds and Beasts and Prophets and Angels.” (ref; Fatima Sirr al-Wujoud
p84. & Dalael al-Imamah p228).
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- Salawat Zahra and Du’a Noor and Tasbeeh Fatima are attributed to her.
- During the days surrounding the anniversary of Fatima's (ra) martyrdom, known as
the Fatimiyya Days, the Shi'a hold mourning ceremonies. Her birthday, which is on
the 20th of Jumada II, is celebrated as Women's and Mother's Day in Iran.

2. Claims of burning the house of Fatima and physical assault on her.

A) No such incident or event recorded in any Sahih or the Sitta books of the Sunni.
B) If as they say it happened as it is in their books, than why no Divine intervention
occurred, as Angel Gabriel was in the attendance of Fatima constantly from the time of
the death of the Prophet until her demise. Gabriel assisted the Prophet so many times,
e.g, in Badr, Uhud and Khandaq and yet we are led to believe Fatima status is higher
than the Prophet himself. Once someone hit the Prophet unknowing and his hand
become paralysed. But no such intervention or miracles happening ever for Fatima???
C) This lie and conceited fabrication does not carry much weight due to the historic
fact and evidence that there was no enmity or hatred in the hearts of the Muslims,
Ahlul-Bayt or the Sahaba towards each other, and the massage of Allah and his
Prophet was still very much etched in their hearts of what Islam stands for. The fact
that the Sahaba and the Ahlul- Bayt married with each other and Ali, Hasan, Hussain
and all the Imams of the Shi’a gave their children names of the Khalifa’s and other
Sahabas. You do not give your daughters to your enemies or take their daughters.
You do not give names of your beloved children the names of criminals or tyrants.
See chapter 3, section 1/E; Inter-marriage and naming their children from Ahlul-Bayt
and the Sahaba.
D) Why Ali did not help and defend against the attack on his house and the physical
attack on his wife Fatima. In circumstance like this the most passive and humble
creature of Allah, ie the cat, if cornered will come out fighting, and Islam does not
forbid you in doing so neither. This is Ali, the lion, the defender of the oppressed and
the wick, one who knocked down the door of Khyber that 70 men could not lift.
- If Ali was angry at his treatment from the Sahaba, than why did he not make war
against Abu Bakr, Umar or Uthman or told them, “Leave me alone I have nothing to do
with you lot”.
- Ali prayed behind these Khalifas for 23 years.
- Why, when there was so much hostility between them that he did not migrate
elsewhere for the safety of himself, his family and his belief, as done by the Muslims in
Mecca, and when Ali became the khalifa he moved to kufa.
- Ali was the three Khalifas chief Justice, minister and their right hand man and sincere
advisor. This would not have happened if there was any bit of hostility and hatred and
injustice between them. See Nahjul-Balagha sermon; 134,146,226,219 and letter
no.467, whereby Ali is complimenting Umar and giving him advice. Is this the sign of
Hatred?
- If Ali had done the Taqiyyah, the incidence of burning down the door and the physical
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happened. And if he did not do Taqiyyah, than it would prove against the Shi’a belief
that Taqiyyah is compulsory on oneself.
E) If Fatima and Ali were angry with Abu Bakr and others, why then did Fatima and the
other Ahlul-Bayt were accepting the maintenance/ allowance from the Khalifa. No sane
person would accept something from a person who committed the atrocities against
him/her. For 30 years the allowances of the Ahlul-Bayt was maintained and given, no
one of them ever complained about it, being short changed or given less than previous
years, but rather there are reports that Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman used to give more
and over the top of what was required, because they knew that giving to the Ahlu-Bayt
was like giving to the Prophet himself; “If you please the Prophet’s family, you please
the Prophet”.
F) This claim by the Shi’a is indirectly demising the lofty status of Ali (ra) and Fatima
(ra), in that;
- That the incidence of burning down the door and the attack, there was hardly anyone
outside in the community who came to stop this attack or help Fatima, except the
handful that were in the house. This makes her seems that she was not admired and
adored by the community around her and her husband, Ali.
- It implies that Fatima was ignorant of the hadith of her father and that she was
desperate for the worldly processions.
- It makes Ali look weak, coward and humiliated and a slave to the Khalifa.
- At the time of the attack, it was Fatima who answered the call at the door and not Ali.
In Muslim homes it is Islamic duty for the man to answer or open the door of the house
to the strangers (that is when he is at home). Ahlul-Bayt women are supposed to have
a veil between themselves and strangers.(Shi’a claim it was Fatima’s house given to
her by the Prophet and not to Ali).
Note; Fatima was the most admired and adored by the whole of the Muslims. “When
you love someone, you love everything that is connected with the person that you
love”. This the reality. We love the Prophet and we love the Ahlu-Bayt and the Sahaba,
together. We love and worship the ground that the Prophet walked on, we love to
breathe the air that he breathed and we love to meet him. We do not distort, invent,
twist, fabricate, lie against anyone, as Muslims, this is our Aqeedah. But when you
have been instilled with hatred and being brainwashed day and night, than everything
about that person you will hate. From where do the Sunni get the idea and the belief of
love to the Ahlul-Bayt as well? This comes from reading about the lives of the Khalifa
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3. Development of Making Ali (ra) seen as the successor to the Prophet.
A) There is no clear verse in the Quran or in any Sahih book or the Sitta books.
- So the next evidence presented is the hadith in Tirmidi, book of Virtues, No. 3713
(4078). That “Ali is Moula and whoever I am Moula to Ali is his Moula”.
B) This hadith is used to establish that the Prophet is implying/saying indirectly that;
“Ali is going to succeed me as the next Khalifa and he is also the 1st of 12 infallible
Imams after me”- Not really. Moula in the Arabic dictionary equate to; the person who
loves and is loved, a friend, a helper, Sultan, servant, the one who set free, the one
who is near-relative, person who does good, supporter, protector, master.

- The word Moula )‫ ( َم ْولى‬has been mentioned 4 times in the Quran;

i) Anfal, 8/40; “Allah is your protector”.
ii) Hajj, 22/13; “Evil protector and evil friend”.
iii) Dukhan, 44/41; “No friend or near relative will they find to help”.
iv) Muhammad, 47/11; “Protector”

َ plural is )‫أ َ ْولياء‬

Moula comes from the word Wali )‫)ولٍي‬ (=Allah’s friends.
- Shi’a say that the Prophet nominated Ali (ra) as his successor and everyone gave
their allegiance to him. (Only one allegiance is required at any one time- as the
Prophet was still alive, no other allegiance would have any value in Islam. and thus
void). The Prophet made this sermon at a place called Ghadir Khum after doing the
Hajj on his way back to Madinah. Some people who had accompanied Ali on his
recent trip to Yemen, accused him of being too harsh. So the Prophet made this
speech to the limited and target audience of the people going back with him to
Madinah to remind them that they should be respectable to Ali as they are with him.
The Prophet did not say that Ali will succeed him as the next Khalifa/Imam or that he is
divinely appointed infallible Imam. If this was what the Shi’a say, then why did the
Prophet not say this during the Hajj Khutba or at Friday prayer in front of larger
audience if the matter was pertaining to the fundamental pillar of Islam and which
would affect everyone. Shi’a scholar, Al-Mufid in his book, Kitab Al Irshed, mentions
these points above as per Sunni point of view. This Khutba Ghadir is not a clear and
absolute evidence for Imamah, as it has so many flaws.
C) So next justification for the Imamah put forward is the hadith of the “Pen and the
paper” relating to Umar.
- This hadith is used to imply and establish Ali (ra) rights to the Khalifa and it was
denied by no other than Umar. This hadith does not prove one way or the other as the
Sunni say it that the Prophet was going to write instruction to hand the Khalifa to Abu
Bakr. Even so, Ali (ra) was in attendance with the Prophet during his last 10 days or
so. The Prophet could have verbally told Ali any time after this incidence. This
incidence occurred on Thursday and the Prophet passed on the Monday. During this
interval he had recovered a bit and even went out to the masjid to pray behind Abu
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nothing stopping Ali telling everyone that he was and is the chosen successor. But we
have no narration to this effect in the Sahih or the Sitta books.
- Hadith which mentions about this incidence about the pen and paper request from
the Prophet and Umar having said; “Quran and Sunnah is enough for us” also
mentions that the Prophet then verbally gave out the instructions (what he wanted to
be written) and that was to be kind to your slaves and clear the land of the Kafirs.
D) And finally we have the Khutba Shaqshaqiyyah in the Nahjul- Balagha.
- This is Khutba No.3 of Ali (ra) in the Nahjul-Balaga which is allegedly from Ali. Many
Shi’a and Sunni scholars doubt the authenticity of this Khutba of Ali as the style and
the wording are not in keeping with the other of his Khutbas
- In this, Ali is saying that the Khalifa should have been his, how horrid and vile the last
3 khalifas were and that he bore patience and had kept quiet then.
- Nahjul-Balaga khutba 92; “Leave me and find someone else…….” Can a
Prophet/Imam (chosen by Allah) would say or has said, “No I do not want to become a
Prophet/Imam. This is denying the wishes of the Prophet and Allah, if the Shi’a claims
that he is chosen Khalifa/Imam.
- See also Khutbas, 97, 37, and his letter no.6, which clearly does against Khutba
Shaqshaqiyyah.
-Shi’a scholar are not united in their opinion if this is the speech of Ali or of the writer of
Nahjul-Balaga, Al Shafir Al-Razi. Shi’a Scholar Ibn Maytham Al Bahrani in his Sharh
Nahjul- Balaga Vol 1 page 251, agrees that it is not the saying of Ali.

Summing up.
- Lies begets lie.
- Iblis (Satan) places his throne upon the water. He then sends detachments (for
creating dissension/ Fitna). The nearer to him in rank are those who are the most
notorious in making dissension and Fitna.
- What St. Paul did to the Christians, Abdallah bin Saba did to the Muslims in splitting
them up for good.
- Has Shi’ism as a religion ever contributed any good, or left anything positive to the
World as a whole or have any divine occasions occurred that they can care to mention
as compared to the mainstream majority Sunni eg;
- Won big battles, conquered the than only 2 world super powers, ie; Rome and the
Persian armies.
- Established an Islamic empire and civilization.
- Established pioneering centre of learning and universities, eg Cairo, Granada
(Spain).
- Made advances in science and medicine.

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- Preserved the Quran and the Hadith.
- Spread the Arabic language into an international language.
- Khalifa Umar (ra) established first ever, social security scheme in the world, child
benefit scheme as well as pension for the elderly.
- Only during the reign of Umar and Uthman, was the period known as the Islamic
Golden age.
i) Allah says in few places in the Quran, that he leads astray some people and leads
others to the straight path.
A non- believer would say what kind of God that these people worship, that would lead
them astray, “That is Evil”.
ii) Hadith mentions that when Ali (ra) was writing the treaty of Hudaybiyyah for the
Prophet, the pagan Quyesh objected to the wording, “The Prophet of Allah” as they did
not believe in this and demanded this to be deleted from the treaty. The Prophet
instructed Ali to remove it from the treaty, however Ali refused, so the Prophet deleted
it by himself.
A non- believer would say what kind of follower of the Prophet is he, who refuses his
command.
iii) In one of the hadith relating to the pen and paper which mentions that Umar (ra) did
not fetch the pen and paper as requested by the Prophet in order to write something.
Similarly, a non-believer or someone with little knowledge about the fact, would say
the same thing about this incidence; what kind of follower of the Prophet is he, who
refuses his command.
The scenario is similar to that of a father lying on his death bed and requested a pen
and paper, what would a loving son do; A) Say to him rest father, everything will be
taken care off, don’t worry yourself, or B) Go out searching for pen and paper and
leave other close relatives with him to savour the last precious moments.
Only when your heart is pure and you have no hatred, will the truth enter into your
heart. If you love and respect someone, you do not see their bad points as others
might see it. And if you hate someone and it has been ingrained into your system, you
will only reduce to bad opinion or feeling of the person, whatever they do.

- A Christian who embraced Islam said, “I have won Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), and I
have not lost Prophet Jesus”.
- A Shi’a who reverted to Sunni said; “I have won the Sahaba and I have not lost the
Ahlul-Bayt”.

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Appendix 1: “The Quyesh will have 12 rulers”. “The Kalifate (Rashideen)will last
for 30 years”

Khalifa; Ruled for; Age at death;

1 Abu Bakr 11-13 AH 63
2 Umar ibn Khattab 13-23 63. Martyred
3 Uthman ibn Affan 23-35 82. Martyred
4 Ali ibn Abu Talib 35-40 63. Martyred
5 Hasan ibn Ali 40-40 (ruled for 6 45 (died 50 AH, from
months and then being poisoned)
abdicate to
Mu’awiyah)
Mu’awiyah I 40-60 78
6 Yazid I 60-64 36. Start of instituted
dynasty. (died from
falling off horse)
7 Mu’awiyah II 64-65 AH Died from illness.
Left no children.
8 Marwan ibn Al-Hakam 65-65 AH 63. 2 sons, Abdul Al-
(known as-Marwan I) Malik and Abdul Al-
Aziz(who is married
to the granddaughter
of Umar)
9 Abdul Al-Malik ibn Marwan 65-86 59. Defeated Zubayr
in Mecca, 73 AH.
10 Al-Walid ibn Abdul-Malik 86-97 AH 47. After him his
(known as- Al-Walid I) brother succeed him.
11 Sulaymen ibn Al-Malik 97-99 AH 43. His is succeeded
by his cousin,
nephew of Marwan
12 Umar ibn Abdul-Aziz (known as 99-101 40. Poisoned
– Umar II, from mother Side) because of his
austerity/reform
work.

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Appendix 2: Muslim Kalifates and Dynasties

Reign AH AD
The Khalifa Rashdeen 10-40 632-661
The Umayyad kalifate 40-132 661-750
The Umayyad of Cordoba, Spain. 138-422 756-1031
The Abbasid Kalifate 132-655 750-1258
The Fatimid Kalifate (mainly in Egypt) 297-566 910-1171)
The Ayabid Dynasty 566-658 1171-1260
The Mamluk Kalifate 647-922 1250-1517
The Timurid Empire (Persia) 771-912 1370-1507
The Safavid Dynasty (Shi’a/ Persia) 906-1148 1501-1736
The Ottoman Kalifate 922-1341 1517-1923
India was invaded in phases staring from 664 AD 932-1275 1526-1859
up to 1206AD, and then the Mughal Empire was
established

Appendix 3: The three main Jewish tribes living in the 7th century of Medina
A. Banu Qaynuqa; were allied with the Arab tribe of the Khazraj in Madina. They were
expelled after Badr, for violating the treaty, e.g for conspiring with the enemy and for
molesting Muslim Women. They were allowed all the procession that they could carry
with them after they surrendered the siege of their fortress. The Prophet wanted to kill
the conspirators, because treason, anywhere and any place or time carry the death
sentence, but they were left off after the intercession of their ally, the chief of the
Khazraj.
B. Banu Nadir; were allied with the Arab tribe of the Aws in Madina as were the other
Jewish tribe, Banu Quraza. Banu Nadir were the superior to the Banu Quraza. Banu
Nadir were expelled after the battle of Uhud for breaking the treaty by supporting the
Pagan Quyesh. They surrendered after a siege of their fortress and allowed to take
their procession excluding their weapons. They moved and settled in a near place of
Khayber.
C. Banu Quraza; after the victory of Khandaq (trench), and having found out that the
Quraza were secretly siding with the enemy and the other Jewish Tribes during the
battle, the Prophet ordered the siege of their fortress. When they surrendered the men
were put to the sword for treason after the arbitration of their chose of, Sa’d ibn
Mu’adh, the Ansari chief who was a former ally before Islam. Sa’d swiftly pronounced
that all fighters would be executed, and the women and children become captives. He
claimed his decision was based on the Jewish penalty for their crime; some say he
was referring to the passages of Deuteronomy 20:12-14. As a hadith in Bukhari
narrates, this was the second time the Qurayza intended hostilities towards their
Muslim neighbours; after the first incident, they had been forgiven, while another
affiliated tribe was expelled from Madina. The second violation, however, was an
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Appendix 4: The 12 Shi’a Imams
1. Ali ibn Abi Talib (ra).
- Born 599 AD in Mecca. Assassinated in 661/40 AH. Age=63. Buried at Najaf, Iraq.
2. Hasan ibn Ali (ra).
- Born 3 AH in Madina. Poisoned in 50 AH. Age=45. Buried at Jannatul-Baqi, Madina.
(1st betrayal by some of Shi’a of Kufa, they left Hasan army when he was going to
confront Mu’awiyah)
3. Hussain ibn Abi Talib (ra). (3rd betrayal by the Shi’a of Kufa)
- Born 4 AH in Madina. Martyred in Kabala, 60 AH. Age=55. Buried in Kabala.
Before going to Kabala on the invitation of the people of Kufa, Hasan had sent his
cousin, Muslim ibn Aqil ibn Abi Talib to access the situation and report back. He
reported back it was safe to come, but later the Kufans betrayed Muslim ibn Aqil to
Yazid and he was murdered. (2nd betrayal by the Shi’a of Kufa).
4. Ali-Zayn Al Aabideen ibn Hussain (ra). (Imam Al-Sajjad).
- Born 37 AH in Madina. Poisoned in 93 AH. Age=56.Buried at Jannatul- Baqi, Madina.
His son Zayid goes on the invitation of the Shi’a of Kufa. The Umayyad governor of
Iraq, managed to bribe the inhabitants of Kufa which allowed him to break the
insurgence, killing Zayd in the process. (4th betrayal by the Shi’a of Kufa). His followers
are persecuted and finally fled and settle in Yemen.
- The Fiver Shi’a sect, Zaidi, take their root from here, as they belief that Zaid was
the last Imam of the Shi’a.
5. Muhammad ibn Ali-Zayn (ra). (Imam Al-Baqir).
- Born 57 AH in Madina. Poisoned in 113 AH. Age=56. Buried at Janatul-Baqi Madina.
6. Jafar ibn Muhammad (ra). (Imam Al-Sadiq).
- Born 80 AH in Madina. Poisoned in 147 AH. Age=65. Buried at Jannatul-Baqi Madina
– The Abbasid Kalifate started during his life-time.
- His mother was Umm Farwah bint al-Qaasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr at-Taymi.
Her mother was Asma bint Abd ar-Rahmaan ibn Abu Bakr. So his mother was
descended from Abu Bakr as-Sidiq twice over and hence he used to say: Abu Bakr as-
Sidiq was my ancestor twice over.
- A quick glance at the names of his shaykhs, such as ‘Ata’ ibn Abi Rabaah, az-Zuhri,
‘Urwah ibn az-Zubayr, al-Qaasim ibn Muhammad and others, and a quick glance at
the names of his students who narrated from him, such as Abu Hanifah, Sufyaan ath-
Thawri, Ibn ‘Uyaynah, and Maalik, and the high esteem in which they held him and the
pride they felt in being his students, will expose the lies that is coined towards Imam
Jafar. How come his shaykhs from whom he acquired knowledge and his students
who learned from him, were the prominent figures among Sunni in his era, then he
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- Imam Jafar bypasses his elder son, Ismail and choses Musa as the next Imam.
The Sevener Shi’a sect, Ismaili, (Fatimid Dynasty), take their roots from here, as
they believe that the elder son has the right to the Imamah, in the Shi’a belief.
-Right up to the time of Imam Jafar, there was no hatred show publically towards the
Kalifate Rashideen, as per the Statement of his, ”Abu Bakr was my ancestor” and he
was given the title “As Sadiq” like that given to Ab Bakr. Imam Abu Hanifa (The
greatest Sunni Imam) was Imam Jafar student. This also indicates that there was no
much differences of issues or rivalry between Muslims and were one community then.
7. Musa ibn Jafar. (Imam Al-Kadim).
- Born 126 AH in Madina. Poisoned in 182 AH. Age=56. Buried at Al-Kadhimiya,
Baghdad, Iraq.
8. Ali ibn Musa. (Imam Al-Rida). (Reza).
- Born 147 AH in Madina. Poisoned in 201 AH. Age=54. Buried at Mashad, Iran.
9. Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Musa. (Imam Al-Jawad/Taqiy).
- His Kunya was Abu Jafar Al-Thani (2nd Jafar).
- Born 194 AH in Madina. Poisoned in 219 AH. Age=25. Buried at Al- Kadhimiya,
Baghdad, Iraq.
- He was just seven and half years old at the time he assumed his Imamah.
10. Ali ibn Muhammad. (Imam Al-Hadi/Naqi).
- Born 211 AH in Madina. Poisoned in 254 AH. Age=43. Buried at Askani Mosque,
Samarra, Iraq.
- He was between six and half and eight and half years old at the time he assumed his
Imamah.
11. Al-Hasan ibn Ali. (Imam Askari).
- Born 231 AH in Madina. Poisoned in 260AH. Age=29. Buried next to his father at the
Askari Mosque.
12. Muhammad ibn Al- Hasan. (Imam Al-Mahdi/ Al-Zaman).
- Born 254 AH in Samarra, Iraq.
- He was four and half years old at the time he was declared as the next Imam when
his father passed away. He then disappeared, and was declared the
invisible/absent/hiding, infallible living Imam for all time, giving guidance to the present
Ayatollahs as and when required and with him is the Mushaf of Fatima.

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Appendix 5: The decline of the Muslims influence in the world
- Murder of the 3rd Khalifa, Uthman and the sedition of the Khawarij (35 AH/656 AD)
- Rebellion and sedition during the 4th Khalifa, Ali.
- Hasan ibn Ali conflict with Mu’awiyah.
- Hussain ibn Ali and his household were betrayed by the people of Kufa and were
martyred at Kabala by the orders of Yazid (60 AH/680 AD).
- Khalifa Adul-AlMalik ibn Marwan gets his governor of Hajaz, Al Hajjuj bin Yusuf , to
put down the rebellion in Mecca and Madinah. Mecca was besieged and the Kaba was
ruined. Abdullah ibn Zubayr (son of Asma bint Abu Bakr and nephew of the Prophet
and Aisha) was martyred in 73AH/692 AD.

- In-fighting/war erupts between the Umayyad and the Abbasid tribes of the Quyesh.
The Shi’a are allied to the Abbasid who claim to be sympathetic towards the Ahlul-Bayt
than the Umayyads. (History says otherwise). The Umayyads are finally defeated and
the fall of Damascus. (121-128 AH, 743-750 AD).

- Khalifa Ma’mum declares the Mutazila creed (that the Quran was created and not the
living and the speech of Allah as one of the article of faith). This forcing of the people
into believing this was reversed by the efforts of people like Imam ibn Hanbal.
(205-228 AH, 827-850 AD).

- Khawarij rebellion against the Abbasid Kalifate, (244-274 AH, 827-850 AD).

- The Qarmatians (Ismaili offshoot- present day Bahrain) sack Mecca and carry away
the black stone from the Kaba, 307 AH, 929 AD, and did not return it until 329 AH,
951 AD.

- Jerusalem captured by the Crusaders, (477 AH, 1099 AD), and recaptured by
Saluddin in (565 AH, 1187 AD).

- The Moguls plunder/sack Baghdad and the end of Abbasid rule. (636 AH, 1258 AD).
The Moguls are defeated by the Mamluk of Egypt, (638 AH, 1260 AD).

- Persia breaks away from the Khalifa and establishes the Safavid Dynasty,
(879 AH, 1501 AD). The Shi’a theology starts to be formed and practiced. Force
conversion and the first genocide, and ethnic cleansing, Muslim on Muslim, in history
is applied against the majority of the Muslim (Sunni).

- Muslim defeated in Spain. Forced to convert to Catholic or killed and ethnic cleansing
of the Muslim and the Jews. (946 AH, 1568 AD).

- Unsuccessful Ottoman siege of Vienna, Hungary.

- Islam arrived in Philippines around the 13th century,(578 AH), about 2 hundred years
before the Christians,( 899 AH, 1521 AD).

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- Ottoman empire defeated after World War I, (1923 AD) and Palestine, the Middle
East taken over by the Western countries, and divided and separated as they saw fit.

- Puppet governments installed in Muslim countries, (bribe or though fear).

- Everyone coerced into fighting the Islamic terrorism and Islamic fundamentals and
nothing else will do even though other matters remain at large and unsolved.

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