And Abu Bakr was softer of the two men...

And Abu Bakr was softer of the two men, and more thoughtful of the two, and the more peaceful of the two, and had more foresight of the two, and the other one was more short-tempered of the two, and hard-hearted of the two, and more oppressive of the two. Abu Bakr said: ‘Who shall we sent to him -asws ?’ Umar said, ‘We should send to him -asws Qunfuz, and he was a man who was rude, muscular, short-tempered from one of the freed slaves.

[10] He sent him, and sent some ‘Al-Ansar’ along with him, and they gather at house of Imam Ali -asws . They sought permission from Imam Ali -asws to enter the house. He -asws did not permit them. The companions of Qunfuz returned to Abu Bakr and Umar – and they were both seated in the Masjid, and the people were around them. They said, ‘He -asws is not permitting us’. Umar said, ‘Go, if he -asws gives you permission, and if not, enter without permission.’ They rushed across.

They sought permission. The Syeda -asws said, ‘Get out of here all of you that you cannot entered into my -asws house without my -asws permission!’ They returned, and Qunfuz the accursed, remained there. They said (to Abu Bakr and Umar), ‘The Syeda -asws said such and such. She -asws told us to get out of her -asws house, for we (cannot) enter without permission’.

Umar got angry and said, ‘What have we to do with the women (being very disrespectful – nouzo billah)?’ Then he ordered the people around him to carry firewood. They all carried firewood, and Umar carried it with them. They went around the home of Imam Ali -asws and the Syeda -asws , and their -asws two sons -asws .

Then Umar called out until Imam Ali -asws and the Syeda -asws heard, ‘By Allah -azwj , Come out to us, O Ali -asws , and do ‘Bayt’ to the caliph of Rasool Allah -saww , or else we will burn down your -asws house upon you -asws ’. The Syeda -asws said: ‘O Umar, what have you to do with us -asws ?’ He said, ‘Open the door or else we will burn down your -asws house upon you -asws ’. She -asws said: ‘O Umar, do you not fear Allah -azwj that you want to enter into my -asws house?’ He refused to leave.

And Umar called for the fire. He set fire to the door, then pushed it and entered. Syeda Fatima -asws confronted him and shouted: ‘O my -asws father -saww , O Rasool Allah -saww ! Umar raised his sword, and it was in its sheath, and hit the Syeda -asws with it on her -asws side. The Syeda -asws screamed: ‘O my -asws father!’ He raised the whip. He struck her -asws with it on her -asws arm.