The Ansaars [47] claimed that they were more entitled to...

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 \u2011saww .\u00a0 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. \n Then, they came out compelling and coercing others to pledge allegiance to Abu Bakr, Umar Ibn Khattab being the foremost in doing so [48] .

Whilst those Muslims were at Saqifa, Ali -asws Ibn Abi Talib -asws , along with some members of Bani Hashim, was busy in washing, embalming, offering the funeral Salat and burial of Rasool Allah -saww .\u00a0 Here, we present two Ahadith related to the outcome of the Saqifa allegiance: \n And he (Ibn Abi Al-Hadeed) said in another place, \u2018They said, \u2018When it ended to Amir Al-Momineen -asws , news of the Saqifa, after the expiry of Rasool-Allah -saww , he -asws said: \u2018What did the Helpers say?\u2019 They said, \u2018They said, \u2018There should be a ruler from us (Helpers) and a ruler from you (Emigrants)\u2019.

\n He -asws said: \u2018Why did you not argue with them that Rasool-Allah -saww bequeathed that they should be good to their (Helpers) good doers, and they should overlook from their evil ones?\u2019 \n They said, \u2018And what is the argument in this against them?\u2019 \n He -asws said: \u2018If the government was to be among them (the helpers), he -saww would not have bequeathed with them\u2019.

Then he -asws said: \u2018So, what is that which Quraysh said?\u2019 They said, \u2018They argued that they are the tree (lineage) of the Rasool -saww \u2019.

He -asws said: \u2018They argued with the tree and wasted the fruit (the Ahl Al-Bayt -asws )!\u2019\u2019 [49] \n When Abu Bakr succeeded in taking allegiance from most of the Muslims, he wrote to his father about him becoming the caliph of the Muslims, his father replied to him: \n (The book) \u2018Al-Ihtijaj\u2019 \u2013 Abu Quhafa (Abu Bakr\u2019s father) was at Al-Taif when Rasool-Allah -saww passed away, and Abu Bakr was pledged allegiance to.