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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Abd Allah Ibn Saba Myth Exploded ‘Aqidah Al-Raj’ah: Between ‘Umar And ‘Ali ============================================ ‘Umar b. al-Khattab, the second Sunni khalifah , was one of the earliest to publicly declare belief in al-raj’ah , long before even the unproved profession of the same ‘aqidah by Ibn Saba. Imam al-Bukhari (d.
256 H) records: حدثنا إسماعيل بن عبد الله حدثنا سليمان بن بلال عن هشام ابن عروة عن عروة بن الزبير عن عائشة رضي الله عنها زوج النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم :أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم مات وأبو بكر بالسنح - قال إسماعيل يعني بالعالية - فقام عمر يقول والله ما مات رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم قالت وقال عمر والله ما كان يقع في نفسي إلا ذاك وليبعثنه الله فليقطعن أيدي رجال وأرجلهم . Isma’il b. ‘Abd Allah – Sulayman b. Bilal – Hisham b. ‘Urwah – ‘Urwah b.
al-Zubayr – ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, the wife of the Prophet, peace be upon him: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, died while Abu Bakr was at a place called al-Sunah (i.e. al-‘Aliyah). ‘Umar stood up, saying, “I swear by Allah! The Messenger of Allah is not dead!” She (‘Aishah) narrated: ‘Umar said, “I swear by Allah! Nothing occurred to my mind except that. Verily!
Allah will RESURRECT [^1] him and he will cut the hands and legs of some men ."[^2] It is this very belief that has been attributed to ‘Abd Allah b. Saba in the mawdhu’ (fabricated) report documented by Imam Ibn Jarir al-Tabari (d.
310 H): فقال لهم فيما يقول لعجب ممن يزعم أن عيسى يرجع ويكذب بأن محمدا يرجع وقد قال الله عز و جل إن الذي فرض عليك القرآن لرادك إلى معاد فمحمد أحق بالرجوع من عيسى قال فقبل ذلك عنه ووضع لهم الرجعة فتكلموا فيها Then, he said to them, “It is strange of he who claims that ‘Isa will return but rejects that Muhammad will return. Meanwhile, Allah the Almighty has said, ‘Verily, He Who has ordained the Qur’an upon you (O Muhammad) will surely bring you back to a place of return’ (28:85).
As such, Muhammad is more entitled to return than ‘Isa .” So, it was accepted from him, and he created for them (the doctrine of) al-raj’ah , and they spoke about it.[^3] It is indeed strange that the Ahl al-Sunnah ignore ‘Umar and attack Ibn Saba instead for this ‘aqidah , despite the complete lack of evidence to establish that the latter ever believed it?! Indeed, wonders never end. Meanwhile, there is also good Sunni evidence to support a theory that Amir al-Muminin ‘Ali b.
Abi Talib, ‘alaihi al-salam , equally believed in his own raj’ah before the Qiyamah .