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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books On The Khilafah Of ‘Ali Over Abu Bakr Hadith Al-Qital, the Prophet’s Defence of Amir Al-Muminin ============================================================= The Messenger, sallallahu ‘alaihi wa alihi , had predicted the occurence of ‘Ali’s wars before his departure. He also gave clear hints about the true nature and purpose of those wars. Let us have a look at his words. Imam Abu Ya’la (d.

307 H) records: حدثنا عثمان حدثنا جرير عن الأعمش عن إسماعيل بن رجاء عن أبيه عن أبي سعيد الخدري قال : سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم يقول : إن منكم من يقاتل على تأويل القرآن كما قاتلت على تنزيله فقال أبو بكر : أنا هو يا رسول الله ؟ قال : لا قال عمر : أنا هو يا رسول الله ؟ قال : لا ولكنه خاصف النعل وكان أعطى عليا نعله يخصفها ‘Uthman – Jarir – al-A’mash – Isma’il b.

Raja – his father – Abu Sa’id al-Khudri: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, “Verily, among you is he who will fight for the implementation of the Qur’an as I fought for its revelation.” So, Abu Bakr said, “Am I the one, O Messenger of Allah?” He said, “No”. ‘Umar said, “Am I the one, O Messenger of Allah?” He said, “No. Rather, he is the one repairing the shoe”. And he had given his shoe to ‘Ali which he was repairing.[^1] Shaykh Dr.

Asad says: إسناده صحيح Its chain is sahih ^2 Imam al-Haythami (d. 807 H) also comments about the hadith : رواه أبو يعلى ورجاله رجال الصحيح Abu Ya’la recorded it, and its narrators are narrators of the Sahih [^3] So, Imam ‘Ali’s wars were for the Qur’an. Yet, Shaykh Ibn Taymiyyah claims that he was not fighting for Islam! Apparently, the Shaykh is very unfair in his damning accusation against ‘Ali, ‘alaihi al-salam , that the latter only fought for power.

Amir al-Muminin was fighting for the Book of Allah while his opponents were fighting against it. Interestingly, the Prophet specifically made it clear that neither Abu Bakr, nor ‘Umar or ‘Uthman, ever fought for the Qur’an. This is an extremely crucial point concerning the legitimacy of their khilafah , and their wars! It is not possible for a true khalifah to fight wars that are not for the Qur’an.

As such, one may safely conclude that Allah and His Messenger never accepted the legitimacy of the khilafah and wars of the trio. Imam Ahmad (d.