Ali -asws Bin Abu Talib -asws stood up...

Ali -asws Bin Abu Talib -asws stood up, and he -asws was weeping, and said: ‘May my -asws mother -as , and my -asws father -as be sacrificed for you -saww , O Prophet -saww of Allah -azwj , will you -saww be martyred?’ He -saww said: ‘Yes, I -saww will be made a martyr by being poisoned, and you -asws will be killed by the sword and your -asws beard will be dyed from the blood of your -asws head, and my -saww son Al-Hassan -asws will be killed by the poison, and my -saww son -asws Al-Hussain -asws will be killed by the sword, and he -asws will be killed by a tyrant son of a tyrant, one whose lineage is in doubt (Da’iy) son of one whose lineage is in doubt (Da’iy), a hypocrite son of a hypocrite’.

[45] Sadly, Rasool Allah -saww was recalled by Allah -azwj , shortly after Farewell Hajj on the 28 th of month of Safar, i.e., two months after returning to Madinah after demonstrating Hajj Rituals as well as announcing the Will of Allah -azwj regarding his -saww successor at Ghadeer e Khum.

[46] Muslims Appoint Abu Bakr as Caliph before Prophet -saww ‘s Funeral: Year 11 Abu Bakr was chosen as caliph, after a fight at Banu Saqifa, among those Muslims who abandoned the funeral of Prophet -saww in order to take over the reign of Muslim nation. The ’ Saqifa ’ Saqīfah (سَّقِيفَة) was a shed belonging to the Banu/Bani Sa’ida clan, in which a secret meeting was held (in 11 AH) by a small group of Muslims, soon after the news of the Shahadat of the Holy Prophet -saww was broken.

During the meeting, participating Muslims from both Ansaar (the helpers) and Mahajareen (the emigrants) tried to appoint a caliph from their race and creed. The Ansaars [47] claimed that they were more entitled to appoint a caliph from amongst them due to their help and assistance, whilst the Mahajareen insisted a caliph should be from amongst them, as they were first in embracing Islam and had close kinship with Rasool Allah ‑saww .

Their arguments continued for hours, turning into ugly altercations, exposing tribal rivalries and personal grudges, and ending in a stampede-like situation. At this point, Umar Ibn Khattab hurriedly took the hand of Abu Bakr and pledged allegiance to him and some followed suit, while others vigorously opposed it. It took between 1-3 days as per some narrations.

Then, they came out compelling and coercing others to pledge allegiance to Abu Bakr, Umar Ibn Khattab being the foremost in doing so [48] .