Would it not be better for the Prophet to tell those secrets...

Would it not be better for the Prophet to tell those secrets for the caliphs after him, who led people by one will and to whom the nations submitted and the necks of the Arabs and non-Arabs yielded? They were better than Abu Hurayara in doing that. If they had had those secrets, they would spread them throughout the countries like the rays of the sun. Far be it from the Prophet to do something in vain. Would he entrust Abu Hurayra with his secrets to be lost uselessly?

And who was Abu Hurayra to be singled out of the first Muslims? ( And the foremost are the foremost. These are they who are drawn nigh (to Allah (S.w.T.))) 50:10-11. Abu Hurayra often said: “Abu Hurayra neither keeps secret nor writes down.”[^14] How did this saying agree with his saying: “I had memorized from the Prophet two vessels. I spread one of them. If I spread the other, this throat would be cut” and the other sayings having the same meaning that he kept secret?

Let us ask those, who research for the divine secrets that the Prophet (S.) entrusted Abu Hurayra with and that Abu Hurayra kept secret to preserve himself or to keep his dignity. Were those secrets of the kind of secrets that the Prophet (S.) entrusted his guardian Imam Ali (a.s.) with? Did they concern the caliphate and caliphs after him? Were they of another kind? If they were of the first kind, why would Abu Hurayra turn away from them and contradict them completely?

His opinion would be like all the other Muslims’ opinion for he was just one person among the others. But if those secrets were of another kind, he would not refrain from telling offensive and disgraceful traditions! Did he not narrate that the Prophet slept and missed the Fajr prayer? And that the Satan came to him to disturb his prayers? Didn’t he narrate that once the Prophet forgot and offered a two section prayer instead of four and when they asked him: Did you forget or restrict the prayer?

He answered: I neither forgot nor restricted? Did he not tell that the Prophet hurt, abused, cursed and whipped innocent people just because he became angry? Did he not ascribe to the apostles many things that were impossible for them to commit according to the Shari’ah and reason? He narrated that (S.) had said: “We are worthier than Abraham to be in doubt.” He also narrated that Prophet Lot’s trust in Allah (S.w.T.) was not certain.

Did he not dare to defame Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses and Jesus, who must be honored?