Abu Bakr's drive to deprive Lady Fatima Zahra (A) of her...

Abu Bakr's drive to deprive Lady Fatima Zahra (A) of her property

Had Abu Bakr admitted Fatima's words in regard to Fadak as

undisputable facts, she could also claim her husband's right to

leadership, which would force Abu Bakr to hand it back to Ali (A)

Ibn Abil-Hadid said: I asked Ali Ibn Fareqi, a distinguished teacher of

Madrassa-Gharbia, Baghdad: "Was Fatima truthful in making the claim

I said: "Did Abu Bakr know that she was a truthful woman?"

I then asked: "Then why did the Caliph not give that which she was

At that moment the teacher smiled and said with great dignity: "If he

had accepted her word on that day and had returned Fadak to her on

account of her being a truthful woman and without asking for any

witnesses, she could very well use this position for the benefit of her

husband on the following day and say:

`My husband, Ali is entitled to the Caliphate,' and then the Caliph

would have been obliged to surrender the Caliphate to Ali on account

of his having acknowledged her to be a truthful woman. However, in

order to obviate any such claim or dispute, he deprived her of her

Bakr to refuse Fatima, Khadijah’s daughter, her rights. Some of these

Once, the Prophet of Allah sent Abu Bakr to the Muslims, during Hajj

season, to recite for them the newly revealed Surah al-Tawbah, but

before reaching his destination Abu Bakr was stopped by Ali Ibn Abu

Talib who informed him that the Messenger commanded him to deliver

the Surah himself; because according to the Prophet : "No-one can

take the Messenger's place save he or someone from him."

This surely creates a feeling of envy in a man's heart!! A matter, that

asked by his daughter, Aisha, to do so. But as soon as Allah's

Messenger (S) learned what was going on, he, supported by Imam Ali

and Abbas, came out and removed Abu Bakr and led the prayers

himself. The author of 'Fatima Umme Abiha' says in this regard: "This

event might have led Abu Bakr to think that Fatima was the one who

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informed the Prophet (S) of Abu Bakr's actions, just as Aisha told him

(Abu Bakr) to lead the prayers!!"

C. Aisha, the Prophet's wife and Abu Bakr's daughter, had uncalled for