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[The Rāfidī’s Remarks on Preventing Fātimah from Inheriting Fadak]

Chapter. (1)

The Rāfidī said (2): “When Fātimah stated that her father, the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—had bestowed Fadak upon her (3), he said [to her] (4): ‘Bring a black or red person to testify (5) to this on your behalf.’ She brought Umm Ayman (6), who testified to this on her behalf.

He said, ‘She is a woman; her word is not accepted.’ Yet they have all narrated that the Messenger of Allah (7)—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said, ‘Umm Ayman is a woman of Paradise.’

The Commander of the Faithful (8) then came and testified to this on her behalf. He said, ‘This is your husband; he is seeking to secure it for himself, and we will not rule (9) in your favor on the strength of his testimony.’ Yet they have all narrated that the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said, ‘Alī is with the truth, and the truth is with him (10); it follows [him] (11) wherever he goes. The two shall never (12) part until they come to me at the Basin.’ Thereupon Fātimah grew angry—upon her

(1) R, S, H: “Chapter Twenty-One.” (2) In K, p. [0–9] 10 (M). (3) K: “When Fātimah—peace be upon her—stated that the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and his family and grant them peace—had bestowed Fadak upon her.” (4) “to her”: in A and K. In B: “Abū Bakr said to her.” 1 (5) K: “to testify.” 1 (6) N, M, H, S: “Umm Ayman.” 1 (7) Manuscript R resumes at the word “Allah.” (8) K: “the Commander of the Faithful—peace be upon him—.” (9) “and we will not rule”: thus in B and K. All other manuscripts read: “no judgment shall be rendered.” (10) “with him”: omitted only in B. 1 (11) “with him”: only in B and K. 1 (12) “never”: thus in W and K. All other manuscripts read: “and never.”

[كلام الرافضي على منع فاطمة من إرث فدك] فَصْلٌ. (١) قَالَ الرَّافِضِيُّ (٢) : " وَلَمَّا ذَكَرَتْ فَاطِمَةُ أَنَّ أَبَاهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَهَبَهَا فَدَكَ (٣) قَالَ [لَهَا] (٤) : هَاتِ أَسْوَدَ أَوْ أَحْمَرَ يَشْهَدُ (٥) لَكِ بِذَلِكَ، فَجَاءَتْ بِأُمِّ أَيْمَنَ (٦) ، فَشَهِدَتْ لَهَا بِذَلِكَ، فَقَالَ: امْرَأَةٌ لَا يُقْبَلُ قَوْلُهَا. وَقَدْ رَوَوْا جَمِيعًا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ (٧) - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - قَالَ: أُمُّ أَيْمَنَ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ، فَجَاءَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (٨) فَشَهِدَ لَهَا بِذَلِكَ، فَقَالَ: هَذَا بَعْلُكِ يَجُرُّهُ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ وَلَا نَحْكُمُ (٩) بِشَهَادَتِهِ لَكِ، وَقَدْ رَوَوْا جَمِيعًا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - قَالَ: عَلِيٌّ مَعَ الْحَقِّ، وَالْحَقُّ مَعَهُ (١٠) يَدُورُ [مَعَهُ] (١١) حَيْثُ دَارَ لَنْ (١٢) يَفْتَرِقَا حَتَّى يَرِدَا عَلَيَّ الْحَوْضَ، فَغَضِبَتْ فَاطِمَةُ - عَلَيْهَا

(١) ر، ص، هـ: الْفَصْلُ الْحَادِي وَالْعِشْرُونَ. (٢) فِي (ك) ص [٠ - ٩] ١٠ (م) . (٣) ك: وَلَمَّا ذَكَرَتْ فَاطِمَةُ - عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ - أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَهَبَهَا فَدَكًا. (٤) لَهَا: فِي (أ) ، (ك) . وَفِي (ب) : قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ لَهَا. ١ (٥) ك: لِيَشْهَدَ. ١ (٦) ن، م، هـ، ص: أُمُّ أَيْمَنَ. ١ (٧) عِنْدَ لَفْظِ الْجَلَالَةِ تَعُودُ نُسْخَةُ (ر) . (٨) ك: أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ - عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ -. (٩) وَلَا نَحْكُمُ: كَذَا فِي (ب) ، (ك) . وَفِي سَائِرِ النُّسَخِ: لَا يُحْكَمُ. (١٠) مَعَهُ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ب) فَقَطْ. ١ (١١) مَعَهُ: فِي (ب) ، (ك) فَقَطْ. ١ (١٢) لَنْ: كَذَا فِي (و) ، (ك) . وَفِي سَائِرِ النُّسَخِ: وَلَنْ.