I hope Allah will help you to join the two comrades (the...

I hope Allah will help you to join the two comrades (the Holy Prophet (S)[^2] and Abu Bakr). This is because I frequently heard the Holy Prophet (S) say: I came along with Abu Bakr and Umar, I entered along with Abu Bakr and Umar and got out along with Abu Bakr and Umar. Thus I hope Allah will help you to join them.[^3] In addition to Bukhari and Muslim, it is Ibn Majah who has narrated this tradition from Umar bin Sa'eed from Ibn Abi Malika from Ibn Abbas.

It has to be however said that this tradition is absolutely fake and Imam Ali (a.s), commander of the faithful never said such things. This is because Ibn Malika who is the axis of the reporters of this tradition is among the foes of Imam Ali (a.s) and . He was the judge and mu'zzin (one who calls for prayer) of Abdullah bin Zubair.[^4] It has to be mentioned here that we appeal to this kind of traditions only to silence our opponents.

We ask Allah to help us do our deeds only for Him and assist us to find out the truth and act in accordance with it. Allah is kind and benevolent. Sayyid Ali Husaini Milani [^1]: - It is worth mentioning that Abu Rabi'a uses the phrase 'narrated to us' whereas the other two reporters have made use of the phrase 'told us'. [^2]: - The letter‘s’ stands for ‘peace be upon him and his progeny’.

Though the Sunnite sources suffice to saying ‘peace be upon him’ after mentioning the name of the Prophet (S), omitting ‘and his progeny’, we have intended to mention the whole version of this supplication, whenever we have used the abbreviation‘s’. [^3]: - Sahih Bukhari, vol. 3, p. 1345. (Book of the virtues of the companions of the Holy Prophet (S)), tradition no. 3274. Sahih Muslim, vol. 5, p. 12 (Book of the virtues of the companions of the Holy Prophet (S)), tradition no. 2389.