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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books On The Khilafah Of ‘Ali Over Abu Bakr Hadith Sadd Al-Abwab, A Tale of Two Hadiths =============================================== Shaykh Ibn Taymiyyah (d.

728 H) states: وكذلك قوله وسد الأبواب كلها إلا باب علي فإن هذا مما وضعته الشيعة على طريق المقابلة فإن الذي في الصحيح عن أبي سعيد عن النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم أنه قال في مرضه الذي مات فيه إن أمن الناس علي في ماله وصحبته أبو بكر ولو كنت متخذا خليلا غير ربي لاتخذت أبا بكر خليلا ولكن أخوة الإسلام ومودته لا يبقين في المسجد خوخة إلا سدت إلا خوخة أبي بكر And likewise, his statement “and close all doors except the door of ‘Ali”, verily, this is part of what was fabricated by the Shi’ah in order to oppose.

This is because that which is recorded in the Sahih from Abu Sa’id from the Prophet, peace be upon him, is that he said during his fatal illness: “ The one among mankind who has conferred upon me the most FAVOURS with his money and his company is Abu Bakr . If I were to choose a friend ( khalil ) other than my Lord, I would have chosen Abu Bakr as a friend ( khalil ). However, the Islamic brotherhood and his kindness (are enough).

Close all the wickets in the mosque except the wicket of Abu Bakr .” [^1] There are a number of quick points from the above: There are two irreconciliably contradictory reports – one of them in favour of ‘Ali, ‘alaihi al-salam , and the other in favour of Abu Bakr. Both hadiths have the same contents. Shaykh Ibn Taymiyyah thinks that the Shi’ah fabricated the report in favour of ‘Ali in order to oppose that in favour of Abu Bakr.

The hadith in favour of Abu Bakr, which our dear Shaykh has quoted, however has some fatal problems. For instance, Imam Muslim (d. 261 H) records that the Prophet, sallallahu ‘alaihi wa alihi , had said: لا تبقين في المسجد خوخة إلا خوخة أبي بكر No WICKET shall remain in the mosque except the WICKET of Abu Bakr.[^2] This calls for the destruction or removal – and not closure - of all wickets in the mosque.

Meanwhile, it directly contradicts another “sahih” version quoted by our Shaykh: لا يبقين في المسجد خوخة إلا سدت إلا خوخة أبي بكر Close all the WICKETS in the mosque except the WICKET of Abu Bakr. Imam Ahmad (d.