Rebuttal to RTS [Part 1]

8/13/2019 Rebuttal to RTS [Part 1]

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misguidance -e told people what they should do to a#oid misguidance +t this occasion as well,he wanted to guide the people so that they dont fall into misguidance8amama%econdly, we understand from many narrations that the health of the Prophet (saww) was notwell -e would faint due to the se#erity of the illness in his last days During his last days, he haddifficulty in going out of his home to perform the prayer in the !as&id %o we know for a certain

that the Prophet (saw)s condition was not well +nd few narrations which T% has itself postedregarding this incident pro#e that he fainted during this incident, which clearly indicates that hewas not feeling wellThirdly, we need to understand hadhyaan or delirium, and see if it is caused "y mental illnessonly, or it can "e caused "y 9e#er or poisonous effects and due to other reasons as well

$t should "e understood that this incident happened only once $t didnt happen twice or more

The narrations ha#e slight differences which is common, and we ha#e to understand whatactually happened 9rom the narrations that T% has mentioned, we understand the followingpoints*

: This incident happened on Thursday; Prophet (saww) was not feeling well, and according to some narrations, the Prophet (saw)

fainted during this incident1 The Prophet (saw) told the people who were present to "ring a pen and paper/ -e wanted to write down something which could ser#e as guide to people


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A%o that $ might write to you a statementC $t is said that theProphet (saw) wanted to write a"out someone who would "e hisaliph after him, thus ensuring that no sedition (fitna) would ariseafter him, and some says that he had wanted to write somethingrelating to ahkaam pertaining to &uristic matters so as to pre#ent

misunderstanding amongst his 3mmah, and "y it, the unity ofpurpose in implementing the religion should "e achie#ed TheProphet (saw) persisted on asking a"out writing that statementwhen he saw that it was for the interest of the 3mmah to do so, andthat he was "eing ordered through re#elation to do the same andthe order from the hea#en will definitely supersede the the firstassumption

A$s he in a delirious state of mindC This indicates that thespeaker aimed at stopping what was re2uested "y saying, theperson was in the state of delirium and that he was not fit to writeanything6 This meaning is clear when we pay attention at the root

word of 5-a&ara and 8ah&uru5 $mam +n7Eawawi says in hiscommentary of this, 5$f it is correct that 3mar did say that, it has"een said "y mistake and without his own consciousness fromwhat was happening "efore his eyes (3mar) of the sickness of theProphet (saw), and that he was in shock and unknowing what to dowhile the Prophet (saw) was dying5

Aea#e meC

!eans keep me far from your dispute and noises*

A9or $ am in a "etter state then you are6C 59rom "eing consciousof my ord and meeting my ord for $ am "etter than what you are

engaging therein5 Then he said (the Prophet) three things* 5FGpelthe Hews and hristians from the +ra"ian peninsula, from 8emen,+l78amama, !akkah and !adinah, and prepare the eGpedition of3sama65 %ource* +l7Di"a& on %aheeh !uslim i"n -a&&a& Iol /,Pg J ;1: 7 ;1;

This translation has few pro"lems

RTS says :

[Is he in a delirious state of mind?...] This indicates that the speaker aimed at stopping what was

requested y saying! the person was in the state of delirium and that he was not fit to writeanything" This meaning is clear when we pay attention at the root word of #$a%ara and

&ah%uru.# Imam 'n()awawi says in his commentary of this! #If it is correct that *mar did saythat! it has een said y mistake and without his own consciousness from what was happening

efore his eyes +*mar, of the sickness of the -rophet +saw,! and that he was in shock and

unknowing what to do while the -rophet +saw, was dying.#

[or I am in a etter state then you are"..] #rom eing conscious of my /ord and meeting my/ord for I am etter than what you are engaging therein.# Then he said +the -rophet, three


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things: #01pel the 2ews and 3hristians from the 'raian peninsula! from &emen! 'l(! 4akkah

and 4adinah! and prepare the e1pedition of *sama"# Source: 'l(5ia% on Saheeh 4uslim in

$a%%a%. 6ol. 7! -g. 8 9; ( 99.

3orrect Translation : [Is he in a delirious state of mind?...] This indicates interrogatit write>. That is! is he delirious? 4eans he is far from it!+so why are you saying that he shouldn>t write,. 'nd this is more authentic than the narration

=$a%ara> and =&ah%uru> +in which it is not in interrogati


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Earrated 3"aidullah i"n +"dullah* $"n +""as said, 54hen theailment of the Prophet (saw) "ecame worse, he said, 'Bring for me(writing) paper and $ will write for you a statement after which youwill not go astray' But 3mar said, 'The illness has defeated theProphet (ie he is talking nonsense), and we ha#e got +llah's Book

with us and that is sufficient for us' But the companions of theProphet (saw) differed a"out this and there was a hue and cry nthat, the Prophet (saw) said to them, 'Lo away (and lea#e mealone) $t is not right that you should 2uarrel in front of me' $"n+""as came out saying, '$t was most unfortunate (a great disaster)that +llah's !essenger (saw) was pre#ented from writing thatstatement for them "ecause of their disagreement and noise5

%ource* %aheeh +l7Bukhari Pg J /:, - J ::/

Earrated %a'id i"n Hu"air* That he heard i"n +""as saying,

5Thursday6 +nd you know not what Thursday is +fter that i"n+""as wept until the stones on the ground were soaked with histears n that $ asked i"n +""as, 54hat is (a"out) Thursday5 -esaid, 54hen the condition (ie health) of +llah's !essenger (saw)deteriorated, he said, 'Bring me a "one of scapula, so that $ maywrite something for you after which you will ne#er go astray' Thepeople differed in their opinions although it was improper to differin front of a Prophet They said, '4hat is wrong with him Do youthink he is delirious +sk him' The Prophet (saw) replied, 'ea#eme as $ am in a "etter state than what you are asking me to do'Then the Prophet (saw) ordered them to do three things saying,

'Turn out all the pagans from the +ra"ian Peninsula, show respectto all foreign delegates "y gi#ing them gifts as $ used to do' Thesu"7narrator added, 5The third order was something "eneficialwhich either i"n +""as did not mention or he mentioned "utforgot'

%ource* %aheeh +l7Bukhari Pg J >?;, - J 1:=?

Earrated i"n +""as* 5Thursday6 +nd how great that Thursday was6The ailment of +llah's !essenger (saw) "ecame worse (onThursday) and he said, '9etch me something so that $ may write toyou something after which you will ne#er go astray' The people

(present there) differed in this matter, and it was not right to differ"efore a Prophet %ome said, 54hat is wrong with him $s hedelirious +sk him5 %o they went to the Prophet (saw) and askedhim again The Prophet (saw) said, 5ea#e me, for my present stateis "etter than what you call me for5 Then he ordered them to dothree things -e said, 5Turn the pagans out of the +ra"ianPeninsula, respect and gi#e gifts to the foreign delegations as youha#e seen me dealing with them5 (%a'id i"n Hu"air, the su"7


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narrator said that i"n +""as kept 2uiet as rewards the third order,or he said, '$ forgot it')5 Earrated 3"aidullah i"n +"dullah* $"n+""as said, 54hen +llah's !essenger (saw) was on his death"edand there were some men in the house, he said, 'ome near, $ willwrite for you something after which you will not go astray' %ome

of them (ie his companions) said, '+llah's !essenger (saw) isdefeated "y illness and you ha#e the .ur'aan +llah's Book issufficient for us' %o the people in the house differed and starteddisputing %ome of them said, 'Li#e him writing material so that hemay write for you something after which you will not go astray'4hile the others said the other way round %o when their talk anddifferences increased, +llah's +postle said, 5Let up5 $"n +""asused to say, 5Eo dou"t, it was #ery unfortunate (a great disaster)that +llah's !essenger (saw) was pre#ented from writing for themthat writing "ecause of their differences and noise5

%ource* %aheeh +l7Bukhari Pg J :@?>, - J //1: 7 //1;

Earrated i"n +""as* 4hen +llah's !essenger (saw) was on hisdeath7"ed and in the house there were some people among whomwas 3mar i"n +l7Mhatta", the Prophet (saw) said, 5ome, let mewrite for you a statement after which you will not go astray5 3marsaid, 5The Prophet (saw) is defeated "y illness (ie he is talkingnonsense) and you ha#e the .ur'aan so the Book of +llah isenough for us5 The people present in the house differed and2uarrelled %ome said, 5Lo near so that the Prophet (saw) maywrite for you a statement after which you will not go astray5

4hile the others said as 3mar said 4hen they caused a hue andcry "efore the Prophet (saw), +llah's !essenger (saw) said, 5Loaway65 Earrated 3"aidullah* $"n +""as used to say, 5$t was #eryunfortunate that +llah's !essenger (saw) was pre#ented fromwriting that statement for them "ecause of their disagreement andnoise5

%ource* %aheeh +l7Bukhari Pg J :/1?, - J


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(saw), he said to them, 5Lo away and lea#e me5 $"n +""as used tosay, 5$t was a great disaster that their difference and noisepre#ented +llah's !essenger (saw) from writing that writing forthem

%ource* %aheeh +l7Bukhari Pg J :?:>, - J >1==

These narrations are from %ahih Bukhari Eow let's read thenarrations which are present in %ahih !uslim

%a'id " Hu"air reported that i"n +""as said* 5Thursday, (and thensaid)* 4hat is this Thursday5 -e then wept so much that his tearsmoistened the pe""les $ said* 5$"n +""as, what is (significant)a"out Thursday5 -e (i"n +""as) said* 5The illness of +llah's!essenger (saw) took a serious turn (on this day), and he said*'ome to me, so that $ should write for you a document that youmay not go astray after me' They (the ompanions around him)disputed, and it is not meet to dispute in the presence of the+postle They said* '4hat is wrong with him -as he lost hisconsciousness +sk him' -e (the -oly Prophet) said* 'ea#e me $am "etter in the state than the one in which you are engaged $make a will a"out three things* Turn out the polytheists from theterritory of +ra"ia, show hospitality to the (foreign) delegations as$ used to show them hospitality' -e (the narrator) said* '-e (i"n+""as) kept silent on the third point, or he (the narrator) said* But $forgot that'

%a'id " Hu"air reported from i"n +""as that he said* 5Thursday,and what a"out Thursday Then tears "egan to flow until $ sawthem on his cheeks as if they were the strings of pearls -e saidthat +llah's !essenger (saw) said* 5Bring me a shoulder "lade andink7pot (or ta"let and ink7pot), so that $ may write for you adocument ("y following which) you would ne#er go astray5 Theysaid* 5+llah's !essenger (saw) is in the state of unconsciousness5(ie he does not know what he is talking)

$"n +""as reported* 54hen +llah's !essenger (saw) was a"out to

lea#e this world, there were persons (around him) in his house,3mar " +l7Mhatta" "eing one of them +llah's +postle (saw) said*'ome, that $ may write for you a document you would not goastray after that' Thereupon 3mar said* 'Ierily +llah's !essenger(saw) is deeply afflicted with pain 8ou ha#e the .ur'aan with youThe Book of +llah is sufficient for us' Those who were present inthe house differed %ome of them said* 'Bring him (the writingmaterial) so that +llah's !essenger (saw) may write a document


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for you and you would ne#er go astray after him' +nd someamong them said what 3mar had (already) said 4hen theyindulged in nonsense and "egan to dispute in the presence of+llah's !essenger (saw), he said* 'Let up (and go away)'3"aidullah said* $"n +""as used to say* 5There was a hea#y loss,

indeed a hea#y loss, that, due to their dispute and noise, +llah's!essenger (saw) could not write (or dictate) the document forthem5

%ource* %aheeh !uslim Iol ;, Pg J >>: 7 >>;, - J :=1> (;@, ;:,;;)

These narrations are from %ahih !uslim Eow some morenarrations are present "elow

Earrated 4akee from !alik i"n !eghwal from Talha i"n!usarraf from %a'id i"n Hu"air from i"n +""as who said,5Thursday64hat a Thursday65 Then $ saw his tears coming downhis cheeks like pearl "alls, he then said* 5n that day !essenger of+llah (saw) said* 59etch me writing materials so that $ may ha#esomething written to you after which you will ne#er go astray5Then they said* NThe !essenger of +llah (saw) is talkingnonsenseO

9ootnote* $ts chain is %aheeh (+uthentic) "y the criteria of%haykhayn

%ource* !usnad +hmad Iol ?

Earrated "y Ha"ir i"n +"dullah* 5$ saw +llah's !essenger whenperforming the ha&& seated on his she camel +l7.aswa on the dayof +rafah gi#ing an address, and $ heard him saying, 5 people, $


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ha#e left among you something of such a nature that if you adhereto it you will not go astray* +llah's Book and my close relati#es,my +hlul"ayt (as)5 Earrated "y aid " +r2am* +llah's!essenger said, 5$ am lea#ing among you something of such anature that if you lay hold of it you will not go astray after $ am

gone, one part of it "eing more important than the other* +llah'sBook, a rope stretched from -ea#en to Farth, and my closerelati#es, my +hlul"ayt (as) These two will not separate from oneanother until they come down to the reser#oir, so consider how youact regarding them after my departure5

Eote* +l7+l"ani comments a"out "oth -adeeth as "eing %aheeh(+uthentic)

%ource* %aheeh %unan +l7Tirmidhi Iol 1, Pg J ??

T% says after mentioning all these narrations*

$f one ponders o#er the sayings of the Prophet (saw), 5ome, so $may write for you a document so you would not go astray5 and thetradition of +l7Tha2alayn, 5$ ha#e left for you two weighty things$f you adhere to them, you will ne#er go astray The Book of +llah(swt) and my family5 ne would apprehend that the main purposeof the two sayings are #ery much related The Prophet (saw) duringhis illness wanted to finally write in detail what he had orderedduring -a&&at +l74ada (the '9arewell -a&&'), so that the 3mmahwould not fall in to dispute after him, "ut unfortunately, due to

3mars 'ilm al ghay"' this did not take place

ets suppose that the Prophet (saww) would ha#e wanted to write down once again that peopleshould follow .uran and +hlel"ayt to a#oid misguidance But e#en if we say for a moment thatit couldnt ha#e "een written down "y 3mar "ecause he realiQed it somehow due to ilm alghay" or whate#er reason, still this narration was recorded "y scholars from the first century of$slam till this century, and e#en then people ha#e fallen into misguidance %o what differencewould it ha#e made if it was written down on the command of the Prophet (saww) $f wesuppose that the Prophet (saww) wanted to write down -adith al7Tha2alayn, than this issomething which the %unni !uhadditheen did themsel#es, and you would ha#e come to the

conclusion that the o"&ect for which Prophet (saww) wanted to write his will was achie#ed Butif you think that in case the Prophet (saww) would ha#e it written down, then the %unni peoplewould ha#e agreed with the %hia #iew of -adith al7Tha2alayn, than this is &ust a wishfulthinking !ost pro"a"ly, if the Prophet (saww) had written it down, then the $mam would ha#ehid it with himself along with !ushaf 9atima, Mita" al7Hufr and the other "ooks, and it wouldalso ha#e "ecome una#aila"le for us "ecause of the $mams +nd to say that the Prophet (saw)wanted to write down in detail what he had ordered during the 9arewell -a&& is a wrong


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speculation, "ecause it is not logical to think that what he said in good health was going to "ewritten in detailed form "y him at a time when he was se#erely ill

T% aGing its own feetT% tried to criticiQe +"u Bakr and 3mar, and inad#erdently, pro#es that +"u Bakr and 3mar

ha#e "een declared Belie#ers in the -oly .uran

you who "elie#e6 aise not your #oices a"o#e the #oice of theProphet, nor speak aloud to him in talk as you speak aloud to oneanother, lest your deeds should "e thwarted while you percei#e not-oly .ur'aan (/0;)

+l7Bukhari* Earrated i"n +"i !ulaika* The two righteous personswere a"out to "e ruined They were +"oo Bakr and 3mar whoraised their #oices in the presence of the Prophet when a mission

from Bani Tamim came to him ne of the two recommended +l7+2ra' i"n -a"eas, the "rother of Bani !u&ashi (to "e theirgo#ernor) while the other recommended some"ody else (Eafi, thesu"7narrator said, $ do not remem"er his name) +"oo Bakr said to3mar, 58ou wanted nothing "ut to oppose me65 3mar said, 5$ didnot intend to oppose you5 Their #oices grew loud in thatargument, so +llah re#ealed* ' you who "elie#e6 aise not your#oices a"o#e the #oice of the Prophet' (/0;) i"n +Q7u"air said,5%ince the re#elation of this Ierse, 3mar used to speak in such alow tone that the Prophet (saw) had to ask him to repeat hisstatements5 But i"n +Q7u"air did not mention the same a"out his

(maternal) grandfather (ie +"oo Bakr)%ource* %aheeh +l7Bukhari Pg J :;;; 7 :;;1, - J /?/0

There is a minor mistranslation $n the last word

5and the 2uestion, 5$s he delirious5 was in interrogati#e form for all narrators of +l7Bukhari-owe#er, in the Hihad section it was not interrogati#e "ut asserti#e and '$s the messenger of +llah(saw) speaking nonsense5

orrect Translation5and the statement 5( is he delirious)5 is in the interrogati#e form according to all the narratorsof Bukhari, "ut in the Hihad section, it is without the hamQah of interrogation5

The neGt 2uote of T% is from the "ook of 5al7%a2ifa wal7fadak5 "y al Hawhari, which is a %hia"ook -ence $ skip it

The neGt 2uote of T% is from the "ook 5al7Eihaya fi gharee" al7hadeeth wal7athar5 "y $"n +thir

$n the narration of the illness of +llahs +postle (saw), they said*N'4hat is wrong with him -as he lost his consciousness +skhimO $t means that is the Prophet (saw) talking nonsense "ecause


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of his illness they wanted to know, and it means that is hedelirious "ecause of his illness This is the "est way to interpretthat narration and it should not "e said as a declarati#e sentence,"ecause it means either talking nonsense or delirious +nd theperson who said that is 3mar, and this is not an accusation made

against him (ie it is rather a fact)

%ource* +l7Eihaya 9i Lhari" +l7-adeeth Iol


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Poisoning/intoxication : 5rug poisoning can cause delirium. 3ommonly used medications!

such as lithium! salicylates! or anticholinergics! can present as delirium if e1cessi


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They (the companions around him) disputed, and it is not meet to dispute in the presence of the+postle of +llah (saw) %o the Prophet (saw) said* 5Let out and go away5 $"n +""as used to say*There was a hea#y loss, indeed a hea#y loss, that, due to their dispute and noise +llah's!essenger (saw) could not write (or dictate) the document for them

orrect Translation$t is narrated through authentic narrations that the Prophet (saw) said* 5Bring me a ta"let and ink7pot, so that $ write for you a document ("y following which) you would ne#er go astray54hereupon 3mar said* 5The man is speaking something which cant "e understood, and +llah'sBook is sufficient for us65 They (the companions around him) disputed, on which +postle of+llah (saw) said* 5ea#e me, for it is not right to 2uarrel near me5 $"n +""as used to say* Therewas a hea#y loss which created hindrance "etween us and the scri"ing of what the !essenger of+llah (saww) wanted

EeGt, T% 2uoted from %irr al +laymayn and Tadhkiratul Mhawas, the pre#ious "ook is a falselyattri"uted "ook, and the later "ook's author was a %hia

4ho Pre#ented The Document 9rom Being 4ritten+"oo +"dullah +l7.urtu"i*+nd his Athe ProphetC saying ''Bring me something so that $ maywrite you a "ook that you shall ne#er go astray afterwards5 withoutany dou"t the word '"ring me' is an order and a demand directedfor e#eryone whom was present, and it was more for anyonepresent to rush to answer this demand, certainly he Athe ProphetC&oined it with his saying, 58ou shall ne#er go astray afterwards'' "utas for 3mar and a group with him that order was not considered asmandatory rather they #iewed it as guidance (for the "etter)although the content of the "ook of +llah (swt) is guidance fore#erything like -e 7 the FGalted7 said 5larification for all thingsA%urah7an EahlC ?0'' and due to the pains the Prophet (saw) wasfeeling, they disliked that he Athe ProphetC may "urden himselfwith (a task) that may "e difficult and "urdensome for him so theydecided that it would "e "etter if he Athe ProphetC does not write itThe other group wanted him to write it, holding to the strict order,grasping for more clarification and the remo#al of any am"iguityand $ wish that it ne#er happened or took place6 +llah (swt)howe#er predetermined that and -e does as is -is will $n spite ofthis, there is neither admonishment nor "lame against the firstgroup "ecause the Prophet (saw) did not reprimand or criticisethem%ource* +l7!ufuhimu ima 3shkila Talkhisi Mita"i !uslim Iol/, Pg J


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"elie#e in the Day of Hudgment 9or if +llah (swt) decrees oure#ery act, then it is a gross in&ustice to inflict punishment upon usfor committing sins of e#il, polytheism, dis"elief and immoralities,since it was +llah (swt) who had already predestined all of this forus $n other words, our actions would come solely from +llah (swt)

and not from our own sel#es The -oly .ur'aan holds that nohuman will "e treated un&ustly and e#erything will "e &udged "y+llah (swt) +llah (swt) says in the following #erses*M63H2 N !6>56H7: O5+,P6!7O H2)>Q5.@B51 5)1 R.#S 5#15)15%ay* 8ou will not "e 2uestioned as to what we are guilty of, norshall we "e 2uestioned as to what you do %ay* ur ord willgather us together, then will -e &udge "etween us with the truthand -e is the greatest Hudge, the +ll7knowing5-oly .ur'aan (1/* ;AJ^5D>i5>5W+2Y.c5[ 1).6J2f@+Gkl>1W56GBDOhJ@761H9j;76@Y9)f=AW J+C6+=5>1+m56W3=AgG-)0>=5@DG+D>g@Y>)` 6A5=5. *

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50? 09%J5)?0f(>VnxvJYj+q 'J"FYBZ)+A =0f=AC1J`r n=0)]52


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9ootnote* $ts narrators are narrators of %aheeh (+uthentic)%ource* !usnad +"i 8ahla Iol 1, Pg J 101 7 10


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Prophet (saw) was on his death"ed, he said* NBring me a ta"let andan ink7pot, so that $ write down a document, adherence of whichshall ensure that you ne#er go astray at allO 4e disliked theProphet (saw) write a letter Then he said again* NBring me a paperso that $ write down a document for you "y following which you

may ne#er go astray afterwardsO The women said from "ehind the#eil* 5Dont you hear what the !essenger of +llah (saw) is askingforO Then $ said* 58ou are like the companions of 8usuf, when the!essenger of +llah (saw) is sick you s2ueeQe your eyes and cryand when he reco#ers you put your arms around his neck (ie teasehim) Then the !essenger of +llah (saw) said* Nea#e them alone6they are "etter than youO%ource* !u&am +l7+wsat Iol 7 ;??

+l7-aythami* Earrated 3mar i"n Mhatta"* '4hen the Prophet

(saw) was on his death"ed he said* NBring me an ta"let and an ink7pot, so that $ write down a document for you that $f you follow youwill ne#er go astray at allO, we disliked an immense dislike Thenhe said again* NBring me a paper so that $ write down a documentfor you "y following which you may ne#er go astray after that atallO The women said from "ehind the #eil* 5Dont you hear whatthe !essenger of +llah (saw) is asking for6O Then $ said* '8ou arelike the companions of 8usuf, when the !essenger of +llah (saw)is sick you s2ueeQe your eyes and cry, andwhen he reco#ers you put your arms around his neck (ie teasehim)' Then the !essenger of +llah (saw) said* Nea#e them alone6They are "etter than youO %ource* !a&mahul awahid Iol ?, PgJ /1= 7 /1>

+l7-aythami has not weakened this narration "ecause the narrationeGists with another chain in which !uhammad i"n Ha'far i"n$"raheem and other narrators of Ta"arani are included 4erecognise that when multiple narrations with the same contenteGist, then it is certain that each one is there"y strengthened$"n %a'd* Earrated !uhammad i"n 3mar from -isham i"n %a'dfrom ayd i"n +slam from his father from 3mar i"n Mhatta"* '4ewere with the Prophet (saw) and there was #eil "etween us and thewomen, then the Prophet (saw) said* N4ash me with se#encontainers and "ring me a ta"let and an ink7pot so that $ writedown a document for you that if you adhere to, you may ne#er goastray at allO Then the women said* 'Bring him what he wants'$ said (3mar)* '%hut up6 8ou are like the companions of 8usuf,when the !essenger of +llah (saw) is sick you s2ueeQe your eyesand cry and when he reco#ers you put your arms around his neck


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(ie tease him)5 Then the !essenger of +llah (saw) said* NTheyare "etter than youO%ource* Ta"a2at i"n %a'd Iol ;, Pg J ;:/

4e need to check the authenticity of these narrations as well ets see if these narrations areauthentic or not The first narration of T% from !u&am al7+wsat is as following

Earrated !uhammad i"n +hmad i"n +"i Mhaythama from !uhammad i"n +lee i"n Mhalaf +l7+ttar from !usa i"n Hafar i"n $"raheem $"m !uhammad i"n +li i"n +"dullah i"n Hafar i"n +"iTali" from -isham i"n %ad from ayd i"n +slam from his father from 3mar i"n Mhatta" whosaid* 4hen the Prophet (saw) was on his death"ed, he said* NBring me a ta"let and an ink7pot, sothat $ write down a document, adherence of which shall ensure that you ne#er go astray at allO4e disliked the Prophet (saw) write a letter Then he said again* NBring me a paper so that $ writedown a document for you "y following which you may ne#er go astray afterwardsO The womensaid from "ehind the #eil* 5Dont you hear what the !essenger of +llah (saw) is asking forO

Then $ said* 58ou are like the companions of 8usuf, when the !essenger of +llah (saw) is sickyou s2ueeQe your eyes and cry and when he reco#ers you put your arms around his neck (ietease him) Then the !essenger of +llah (saw) said* Nea#e them alone6 they are "etter thanyouO

%ource* !u&am +l7+wsat Iol 7 ;??

There are two narrations in this sanad who ha#e "een criticiQed !uhammad i"n +li i"n Mhalafis accused of fa"rications, and !usa i"n Hafar is criticiQed "y 32ayli, and apart from that, he hasno tawthee2 %o this narration is weak

The second narration of T% is from !a&ma' ul awaid, and this is the same narration which weha#e discussed

The third narration is from Ta"a2at i"n %aad,

Earrated !uhammad i"n 3mar from -isham i"n %a'd from ayd i"n +slam from his father from3mar i"n Mhatta"* '4e were with the Prophet (saw) and there was #eil "etween us and thewomen, then the Prophet (saw) said* N4ash me with se#en containers and "ring me a ta"let andan ink7pot so that $ write down a document for you that if you adhere to, you may ne#er goastray at allO Then the women said* 'Bring him what he wants' $ said (3mar)* '%hut up6 8ou arelike the companions of 8usuf, when the !essenger of +llah (saw) is sick you s2ueeQe your eyesand cry and when he reco#ers you put your arms around his neck (ie tease him)5 Then the!essenger of +llah (saw) said* NThey are "etter than youO

%ource* Ta"a2at i"n %a'd Iol ;, Pg J ;:/

The pro"lem with this narration is the narrator !uhammad i"n 3mar who is weak

%o we found that this narration has two chains of transmissions, "oth of which are weak


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T% saysThe FGcuses f esistanceEumerous attempts ha#e "een made to eGcuse the occurence ofthis lamenta"le calamity The scholars ha#e attempted to place the

"lame on the entire crowd instead of pin7pointing the culprits andeGposing their e#il designs But despite all these #ain efforts, thee#idence has "een "rought to light and the facts eGhi"ited to thepu"lic eye

T% says!uhammad i"n 8usuf +l7%alehi +l7%hami*+l7!aQari said* '$t was allowed for the companions to disagreea"out this '"ook' despite the Prophets eGplicit order, "ecauseorders can "e accompanied with some e#idence that may turn itfrom "eing 'mandatory,' as if an e#idence came out from him Athe

ProphetC that it was not an order rather it was optional, thereforetheir &udgement differed, and 3mar was determined to refrain in#iew of what he had as e#idence Aleading to &udgeC that he (saw)said that without any asserti#e intent and his (saw) determinationwas "y re#elation or "y &udgement, and it should "e the same casefor dropping out his (saw) determination %o if the order was "yre#elation, than dropping it out should "e "y re#elation, and if itwas "y &udgement than it should "y &udgement too'+l7Eawawi said* '%cholars agreed that 3mar's saying 'The "ook of+llah is sufficient' was due to his strong &urisprudence andforesight, "ecause he was afraid that he Athe ProphetC may writethings that they might "e una"le to adhere to and they would meritpunishment for that "ecause it is prescri"ed and he wanted not toclose the door for AownC the &udgement (religious &udgment) ofscholars and his Athe ProphetC re&ection "y #irtue of 3marsstatement is an e#idence that he A3marC was right and he pointed"y his words 'The "ook of +llah is sufficient for us' was supported"y the saying* '4e ha#e not neglected in the Book a thing' %urah+l7+nam Ierse 1?+nd this does not antagonise i"n +""as saying* 5The calamityetc5 "ecause 3mar was definitely more knowledgea"le than himAin terms of &urisprudenceC and it cannot "e said that i"n +""as wasnot content with the .ur'aan e#en though he is the scholar of thenation and the most knowledgea"le from among the people a"outthe eGplanation of the .ur'aan, "ut he was sorry for the misseddeclaration and ha#ing it recorded Ain written formatC "ecause it is"etter than using deduction+nd their saying ha&ara in the interrogati#e form A5did he say any'hu&r'5C and hu&r means delirium that comes out in the speech of apatient that has no order and it is inconsidera"le "ecause it has no


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(saww), he put forward his opinion The Prophet (saww) didnt e#en insist as he insisted in caseof omission of !essenger of +llah on the e#ent of -uday"iya, which shows that he agreed to ittherwise, we know #ery well that when the .uranic #erse () was re#ealed, according to %hias,security was guaranteed to the Prophet (saw) and he announced the imamate of +li in Lhadeer%o the Prophet (saw) had no fear from anyone at this time, and if he wanted, he could write it

down and no one could stop him, "ut when he chose not to write down, we cant say that it couldha#e "een due to the force of anyone The Prophet (saw) didnt stop announcing the oneness ofLod when the whole .uraysh opposed him, how could he stop writing down his will due to afew persons while he was in his own house

T% says*$"n -aQim*

Earrated i"n +""as, he said* ''4hen the pains of the messenger of+llah (saw) got hea#ier, he said* 5Bring me a "ook so that $ maywrite you something that you will ne#er go astray after me5 Then3mar said* 5The pain has o#ertaken the !essenger of +llah, and

we ha#e the Book of +llah and it is sufficient for us5 Then theydisagreed and the noise got louder The Prophet (saw) said, 5Loaway from me, and there should ne#er "e disagreement in mypresence5 Then i"n +""as came out saying, ''The true and realcalamity was the pre#ention of the !essenger of +llah writing hisBook''Earrated i"n +""as, he mentioned this hadeeth* ''%ome peopletalked a"out the Prophet (saw) on that day and said* 54hat is thematter with him $s he speaking nonsense'' +"oo !uhammadsaid* 5This is the mistake of the scholar, that people were aware ofit in the old times, and it happened to "e in the pre#ious knowledgeof +llah (swt) that there will "e differences among us, and a groupwould go astray and another one would "e guided "y the guidanceof +llah (swt), and this is the reason "ehind 3mar and the otherssaying what they said, which was the reason of "eing depri#ed thefa#our of the Book which if it was written there 54ould ne#er "eastray after it5 +nd this hadeeth remains of great importance for usand represents deep grief in our souls and a torment causing uspain, and we were sure that +llah the +lmighty will not lea#e the"ook that -is Prophet (saw) wanted to write so that no one wouldgo astray after it without re#ealing it Athe "ookC so that he whomhe li#es AsafelyC would do so "ased on e#idence, until +llah the+lmighty fa#oured us that we found it, so that the trou"le #anishedand +llah is the praised ne%ource* +l7+hkaam +l7+hkaam Iol >, Pg J :;1 7 :;/

4e didnt find any T% comments on it, so lets mo#e forward$"n -a&ar and Eawawi*

+l7Eawawi said* 'The scholars are in agreement a"out the


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statement of 3mar when he said* NThe Book of +llah (swt) isenough for usO That it was due to the strength of his 9i2h andprecision of his #isions "ecause he feared that if it was written,may"e people could not "ear it and fail in acting upon it andtherefore deser#e the punishment Because (if it was written) it was

an eGplicit wording (which could not "e opposed anymore), he (ie3mar) wanted that the door for $&tihaad o"struct for the scholars(666) +nd that the Prophet (saw) ga#e up to write his will accordingto the re&ection of 3mar There is an agreement on 3mars #iew+nd 3mars statement Nthe Book of +llah (swt) is enough for usOis due to the #erse that +llah (swt) that says* 4e ha#e neglectednothing in the "ook A=*1?C +nd it is possi"le that 3mar wanted todecrease the "urden of the messenger of +llah (saw) when he sawthe intensity of his illness, and there is a witness for this in the factthat the will was not an o"ligatory and necessary thing that the3mmah needed it, "ecause if it was so, the Prophet (saw) would

not lea#e it due to their disputes in his house, and the statement ofi"n +""as, N$t was a calamity that they did not let the Prophet(saw) to write down his willO does not contradict this possi"ility,"ecause 3mar was certainly more knowledgea"le than i"n +""as+l7Mhatta"i has said* 3mar did not make a mistake when here&ected it, "ecause his re&ection was due to the intensity of theillness of the Prophet (saw) and "ecause he feared that if he writesthat will the -ypocrites would taunt the authenticity of that will inthat situation and that is the reason that 3mar stopped it, and it wasnot so that he wanted to oppose the Prophet (saw) intentionally,"ecause it is not allowed to dispute with the Prophet (saw), this isne#er true hadeeth of i"n +""as has "een discussed at the end ofhapter of Mnowledge

%ource* 9ath 3l7Bari Iol 0, Pg J


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$t is not for a "elie#er, man or woman, when +llah and -is!essenger ha#e decreed a matter that they should ha#e any optionin their decision +nd whoe#er diso"eys +llah and -is !essenger,he has indeed strayed into a plain error

-oly .ur'aan (11*1=)

The resistance of the companions and their disputes and clamors"efore the Prophet (saw) were more tiresome to him (saw) thandictating the document %o how did those who pitied the Prophet(saw) for "eing tired "ecause of dictating the "ook, resist him andsurprise him "y saying* 5The messenger of +llah (saw) is speakingnonsense5 -ow did they think that "y not "ringing the paper andthe ink7pot it was "etter for the Prophet (saw) despite the fact thathe (saw) had ordered for it Did the Prophet (saw) order something

which was "etter to "e neglected when saying, 58ou will ne#er goastray5 $f they feared that the Prophet (saw) would write somethings that people would not "e a"le to carry out, why wouldanyone deser#e punishment for carrying such a great "urden nwhat grounds did 3mar fear this when the Prophet (saw) had said*58ou will ne#er go astray5 4as 3mar more aware of the endsthan the Prophet (saw) himself

$f 3mar feared that the hypocrites would consider the "ook to "euntrue, why would the Prophet (saw) say* 58ou will ne#er goastray5 -e (saw) had confirmed the "ook would sa#e the 3mmahfrom de#iation, so how would it "e a cause for sedition if thehypocrites criticiQed it

$t is odd that the eGcuse is made that $f 3mar was afraid that thehypocrites may consider the "ook untrue Because "y claiming5the messenger of +llah (saw) is speaking nonsense5 he in factstrengthened the arguments of the Prophet's (saw) opponents $f theProphet (saw) does indeed e#er speak nonsense, then why shouldanyone "elie#e the "ook he "rought

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%ee how they coin similitudes for you, so they ha#e gone astray,and they cannot find a ight Path

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say that "y not omitting the words !essenger of +llah from the name of the Prophet, +lishowed lo#e for the Prophet (saww) , e#en though one can say that how can diso"edience pro#emore lo#e, similarly we say that "ecause the Prophet (saww) was se#erely ill, and he had also thechoice of writing the will later on, "ecause he li#ed for three days after this incident, so it wasmore appropriate if someone would ha#e stated that the Prophet (saww) should take rest at that

time, and the will could "e written down at any time later on when he was feeling "etterT% says*

$"n +l7HawQi*FGplanation of the -adeeth* 5 Bring me a ta"let and an ink7pot5*The scholars are not in agreement a"out the will of the Prophet(saw), there are two #iews* The first #iew* -e wanted to writedown the names of his successors after him The second #iew* -ewanted to write a letter a"out "ook of laws and with that remo#ethe differences (of practice) among !uslims But the first #iew is

more accurate The statement of 3mar* 5The Book of +llah isenough for youO means* $t suffices +l7Mhata"i has said* N3marre&ected it "ecause if the Prophet (saw) had written his will downto remo#e the differences, the #irtues and intellect of %cholars and$&tihad would "e #oidO +l7HawQi says* '$ say This is wrong due totwo reasons, first* (if it was true) then it suggests that 3mars #iewwas more generous (towards scholars) than the Prophet (saw)%econd* That if he has written down an eGplicit wording a"out anissue or issues, it would not remo#e the need for $&tihaad, "ecausethe things that need $&tihad are more than what someone can count,"ut 3mars re&ection was rather "ecause he thought what theProphet (saw) might write down in that intense illness cannot "efrom intellect, and if they were sure that it is from intellect theywould "ring what the Prophet (saw) wanted

%ource* Mashf +l7!ushkil !in -adeeth +l7%ahihayn Iol ;, Pg J;, - J 1:


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conspired to oppose e#ery wish of the ailing Prophet (saw) Theyrefused to assem"le under the "anner of 3sama i"n ayd, #iolatingthe Prophets (saw) specific and repeated orders, frustrated theProphets (saw) desire to write down his document which followed"y ha#ing the audacity to say the .uraan was sufficient, thus

implying that there was no further re2uirement for guidance or anysort of direction from a delirious and dying Prophet (saw) 3marconfessed his own delusion and dou"t of !uhammad (saw) "eing aProphet in the peace treaty of -uday"iya "y which he says* NByLod, $ had ne#er dou"ted since $ em"raced $slam eGcept on thatday, so $ went to the messenger of +llah (saw) and said* '+re youtruly the +postle of +llah' The Prophet (saw) said, '8es, indeed6'O+nd once again, we see his stance unchanged in that he 2uestionsthe Prophet (saw) &udgement whilst "eing on his death "ed2uestioning as to whether the direction gi#en "y the Prophet (saw)was from other than +llah (swt) Fach and e#ery person who

claims to "e a !uslim is commanded and o"liged toun2uestiona"ly su"mit to the command of the Prophet (saw) underany circumstances, for whate#er comes from his (saw) mouth isundou"tedly nothing "ut the truth6

ather we should say that the %hias are trying hard, #ery #ery hard, to somehow pro#e 3mar (ra)as a person who tried to kill the Prophet (saw), who would diso"ey the Prophet (saw) all thetime, who would dou"t his prophethood, who stopped him from making his will %uppose wethink that 3mar (ra) wanted to kill the Prophet (saw), why didnt he &oin the .uraysh who spentall their li#es in killing the Prophet (saw) 4hy did he &oin the Prophet (saw) when the !uslimswere the weakest $f he would diso"ey the Prophet (saw) all the time, why did he remain a $slamafter the death of the Prophet (saw) especially when he had defeated two greatest empires $f hedou"ted the Prophethood, why did he em"race $slam %hias ha#e made up stories that +"u Bakrand 3mar em"raced $slam "ecause some astrologer told them that Prophet !uhammad (saw)would "ecome a "ig ruler, so they wanted to take part in it to recei#e some "enefits $f this wastrue, why did they try to kill the Prophet (saw) when his rule was yet o#er a small piece of land+nd most importantly, why did the Prophet (saw) kept such huge enemies close to him, and whydid he marry their daughters 4hy did he let them ha#e so much influence o#er the people thatkilling them would ha#e "een trou"lesome+fterwards, T% has mentioned few traditions to pro#e that whate#er the Prophet (saw) speaks istrue, and we ha#e already agreed with it and eGplained it as well

T% says*$s The -oly .ur'aan %ufficient

3mar said* 5The illness has defeated the Prophet (ie he is talkingnonsense), and we ha#e got +llah's Book with us and that issufficient for us5


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+"oo Bakr +l7 +&uri*

The decision a"out all the religious duties that +llah (swt) ordered

in -is Book cannot "e known without the %unnah of the!essenger of +llah (saw) This is the opinion of the scholars of!uslims, and anyone who says something contrary to this, then itthrows those indi#iduals out of the fold of $slam and they "ecomeapostate

%ource* Mita" +l7%haria Iol :, Pg J /:;

T% has collected similar statements of other scholars which we omit so as to a#oidunnecessarily making the article lengthy 4e reply that the statement of mar should "eunderstood in a conteGt, &ust like when +li told $"n +""as not to de"ate with the Mhawari& from

the .uran "ecause it has many faces AEah&ul "alaghaC doesnt mean that he for"ade from using.uran as e#idence in de"ates %imilarly, when mar said .uran is sufficient, he meant that this"ook is sufficient for guidance, if you follow this you will not "e misguided This is not there&ection of %unnah, and he didnt consider it appropriate that the Prophet (saw) write down whathe wanted for the guidance of people "ecause of his se#ere condition, not "ecause he consideredit unnecessary to "e followed4e read in al7Mafi!uhammad i"n 8ahya has narrated from +hmad i"n !uhammad i"n $sa from +li i"n -adidfrom !uraQim from a"u +"d +llah, recipient of di#ine supreme co#enant, who has said thefollowing* N+llah, the !ost -oly, the !ost -igh, has certainly re#ealed an eGplanation for allthings $ swear "y +llah, -e has not left untold any rule that -is ser#ants would need up to theDay of Hudgment eGcept that -e has mentioned it in the -oly .uran -e has done so, so thatpeople will not say, 4ould that such and such had "een said in the -oly .uran The fact is that-e has already said it in the -oly .uranO%imilarly we read in another narration of al7Mafi!uhammad i"n 8ahya has narrated from +hmad i"n !uhammad from i"n 9addal from +l7Thala"a i"n !aymun from one he narrated from al7!ualla i"n Mhunays who has said thefollowing* N+"u +"d +llah, recipient of di#ine supreme co#enant, has said, 9or e#ery issuedisputed "etween two people there is a principle for it in the "ook of +llah, the !ost !a&estic,the !ost Llorious, howe#er, mans power of intelligence is not a"le to find itOThis is #ery clear in its meaning that e#erything is mentioned in the -oly .uran, and it is enoughfor guidance, and %unnah is an eGplanation of the -oly .uran %o if someone says that .uran issufficient for guidance, his statement is not to "e considered as the re&ection of the %unnah,unless he clearly mentions it

T% says*The confession, NThe Book of +llah is enoughO is eGactly what theMhari&ites would say, and most !uslims, if not all, are aware of thefact that they were apostates The %heikhayn realiQed only too latethat the -oly .uraan was insufficient to guide the people in their


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daily li#es and it was a must to access the traditions of the Prophet(saw) 4hen the dispute took place "etween the .uraysh and+nsar for leadership, instead of seeking a solution from the -oly.uraan, 3mar said, Neaders must "e from .urayshO $n practice,3mar was not following his own dictum $ndeed, the -oly .uraan

without its interpreters (The +hlul"ayt) is most certainlyinsufficient6+ctually neither +"u Bakr nor 3mar re&ected the %unnah, it is the wrong conclusion of T%which is "ased on flawed thinking, due to which it is accusing them of not following their owndictum

T% says*!any scholars were of the #iew that the Prophet (saw) had e#eryintention to appoint his leader(s) after him Typically, from the listof candidates were +"oo Bakr and 3mar, who were in priority toothers Eow let us analyse this a"surd claim

$"n -a&ar* The statement* N$ may write a letterO The letter was toappoint the successor after the Prophet (saw), and it will "ementioned in the "ook of +hkaam in the 'hapter of +l7$s'tikhlaaf'%ource* 9at'hul Bari %harh %aheeh +l7Bukhari Iol 0, Pg J


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my death as $ do in my life5FGplanation of $"n -a&ar* The statement* N+nd appointO refers tothe appointment of a successor who would gain the power afterhim This is what +l7Bukhari has understood from it and thereforehe has narrated it in this chapter, e#en though the word

appointment has a more general meaning But according to thenarration of 3rwah from +'isha* Nall your father and "rother sothat $ may write a letterO and at the end of it* N+llah will pre#ent(anyone else from claiming the aliphate) and the "elie#ers willinsist (on +"oo Bakr "ecoming the aliph)O +nd in the narrationof !uslim* Nall your father and "rother for me so that $ may writea letter, "ecause $ fear that someone wish (the aliphate) and +llahand the "elie#ers are not satisfied eGcept with +"oo Bakr (to"ecome aliph)O +nd in the narration of +l7BaQQar* N$ seek refugewith +llah that the people fight o#er the aliphate with +"ooBakrO +nd all of these point out that the meaning of it was the

successorship But +l7!uhalla" has gone to the eGtreme "yclaiming that* $n this narration there is an undisputa"le e#idencea"out the appointment of +"oo Bakr as aliph, and it is strangethat he himself says after that* N$t is e#ident that the Prophet (saw)has not appointed any successors5%ource* 9athul Bari %harh %aheeh +l7Bukhari Iol :>, Pg J 7


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trustworthy and of the narrators of Bukhari and !uslim Thenarration has "een narrated also "y +l7Easa'i, !uslim in his%aheeh and +hmad i"n -an"al in his !usnad%ource* !usnad $s'ha2 i"n ahwayh Iol 1, Pg J ==@$f the Prophet (saw) had made it clear that +"oo Bakr would "e

gi#en the position of successorship after him, a few 2uestionswould spring to mind as to why the gathering at %a2ifah tookplace 4hy did the +nsar disagree with +"oo Bakr "ecoming theleader 4hy the dispute

+s $ earlier said, none of the pre#ious narrations show that the Prophet (saw) clearly declared+"uBakr to "e his successor, so it is sufficientT% says*

+l7Bukhari* Earrated i"n +""as from 3mar* +nd no dou"t afterthe death of the Prophet (saw) we were informed that the +nsardisagreed with us and gathered in the shed of Bani %a'ida +lee and

u"air and whoe#er was with them, opposed us, while theemigrants gathered with +"oo Bakr %ource* %aheeh +l7BukhariIol ?, Book ?;, -adeeth ?:> !uslim!uslim i"n -a&&a&* 4e ha#e on the authority of i"n 3mar sayingthat his father 3mar on his death "ed said, 5$f $ would appoint mysuccessor, ($ would "ecause) one "etter than me did so(-e meant +"oo Bakr) $f $ would lea#e you alone, ($ would do so"ecause) one "etter than me (i e the !essenger of +llah (maypeace "e upon him)), did so %ource* %aheeh !uslim Pg J ??/, -J ::

%ame narrations which pro#e that +"u Bakr was not declared as a successorT% says*

4hen +"oo Bakr was arduously affected "y his disease, hecommanded 3thman to write his will 4hen he reached thefollowing words* 5$ ha#e appointed as a successor5 he fainted"efore mentioning the name of his appointee 4hen +"oo Bakrregained his consciousness, he asked 3thman to read what he hadwritten down %o he said, 5$ nominate 3mar i"n Mhatta"5 %o hereplied, N8ou would ha#e "een fitting for it had you written yourown name insteadO The Prophet (saw) was pre#ented from writinga document on the account of his health then on what grounds did3mar accept this document "eing written from +"oo Bakr Did henot think to say 5The .ur'aan is sufficent5 or, 54e ha#e notneglected anything in the "ook5 3mar was nothing more then ahypocrite hungry for the seat of leadership 4e find not a singletrace of e#idence to suggest that the Prophet (saw) was not in theright state of mind to write a document, unlike +"oo Bakr who wasfalling in and out of consciousness and despite his testimony, isgi#en proof o#er the Prophet (saw)+l7!utta2i -indi* Earrated +slam who said* 53thman wrote the


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document which contains the will for the caliphate, "ut +"oo Bakrre2uested 3thman to lea#e a space and not to fill the space with thename of any one, and afterwards he "ecame unconcious, "ut3thman took the document and filled the space with 3mar's name,and then +"oo Bakr woke up and en2uired, '%how me the

document6' 4hen he read the document he saw that there was3mar's name and he said, '4ho did this' 3thman replied saying,'$t is $' +"oo Bakr said, '!ay +llah (swt) ha#e mercy on you andreward you good, "ut if you had kept your name therein, you could"e worthy of it'5 9ootnote* $"n Mathir said 'This report is correct inits chain'%ource* ManQ +l73mmal Iol

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