I fear that a wisher may wish and a sayer may say...

I fear that a wisher may wish and a sayer may say: I have more right (to the leadership than Abu Bakr) and God and the believers reject (any leadership) except that of Abu Bakr."[^6] Al-Bukhari recorded it in a similar way but it contained the word: "I almost attempted to call Abu Bakr and his son and write a directive...." [^7] It is worthy to note that this hadith is not mutawatir as this Wahabi scholar claimed for it was not reported by numerous companions.

As a matter of fact it was reported only by Ayeshah. However introducing this hadith as evidence for the…