The Prophet was in severe pain and when he saw people making a commotion...

The Prophet was in severe pain and when he saw people making a commotion, he inquired about the matter. He was told that Abu Bakr is leading the congregation. When he heard this, he forgot all his pains and taking support of Imam ‘Ali (a) and Abbas, went to the mosque and moved Abu Bakr behind and led the prayer himself. By leading the prayer himself, the Prophet completely destroyed the foundation of Abu Bakr’s Caliphate.

The chief of the prophets expressed his anger over delay in the departure of Usamah’s army. A grievous incident occurred during those days in Medina. It was Thursday. The Prophet was in severe pain and the people who had stopped the departure of Usamah’s army were present in his house and they visited him during his sickness. Umar was in the forefront of this group. The Prophet asked for pen and paper, so that he could write something whereby the community may be saved from misguidance after him.

He said: I leave behind among you two heavy things – the book of Allah and my . If you hold onto them, you would not get deviated after me. The two will not separate from each another till they meet me at the cistern of Kauthar. Umar disobeyed the Prophet’s order, saying that the Book of Allah (Quran) was enough for them. He also said that Muhammad was talking ‘rubbish’. The Prophet got angry at this and ordered them to leave the place. The Prophet’s order was disobeyed in his life itself.

What have been done to his sayings after he passed away? Umar’s statements cannot be proved as good intention or personal exertion (Ijtihaad) in any manner. The description of this incident and justifications by Ahl al-Sunnah scholars are very weak. To prove their weakness, I would like to put forward excerpts from Allamah Sayyid Abdul Husain Sharafuddin’s books, An-Nass wal Ijtihaad and Al-Murajaat.

Tradition of Pen and Paper (Qirtaas) Compilers of traditions and historians have recorded the incident as follows: Let us start the discussion with Bukhari’s version: Bukhari has narrated through his chain of narrators that Abdullah ibn Masood narrated from Ibn Abbas that the Prophet was in his last moments and many people had gathered in his house at that time.

The Prophet said, “I want to write a will for you so that you will never go astray after me.” Umar said, “The Prophet is affected by pain. We have the Quran with us and the Book of Allah is sufficient for us.” The people objected to Umar.