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that [the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—] (1) withheld from her, although he was not required (2) to give it to her (3), then she could likewise ask the same of Abū Bakr, the successor of Allah’s Messenger—peace and blessings be upon him. Abū Bakr knew that she was not infallible and could ask for something that he was not obliged to give her. If he was not obliged to give it, he could not be blamed for refraining (4) from something that was not obligatory, even if it was permissible. If, however, (5) we suppose that giving it was not permissible, then he deserves praise for withholding it. As for Abū Bakr, he was never known to have withheld anyone’s due or wrongfully deprived anyone of it, (6) either during the lifetime of Allah’s Messenger—peace and blessings be upon him—or after his death.

The same applies to his claim that she instructed that she be buried at night and that none of them offer the funeral prayer over her. Only an ignorant man would relate this about Fātimah and invoke it as proof, thereby attributing to her something unbefitting her. (7) Even if this were true, it would be more appropriately regarded as a forgivable sin than as a commendable deed, for the funeral prayer offered by one Muslim over another brings the latter additional good. Nor does it harm (8) the best of creation that

(1) The text in square brackets is an addition in A and B. (2) A, B: “nor is it obligatory to…” (3) N only: “to give her what is rightfully hers.” (4) “for his refraining”: thus in N and W. The other manuscripts read: “for refraining.” (5) A, B: “As for…” (6) “(66)” is omitted from A and B. (7) *Al-Mu‘jam al-Wasīt* states: “‘He broached the subject’ means that he touched upon it and delved into it.” *Lisān al-‘Arab* states: “Among the Arab proverbs applied to someone who muddles his speech and varies its styles is the saying *itruqī wa-mīshī* (‘beat the wool and mix in the hair’).” (8) N: “nor does it cause harm.”

يَمْنَعُهَا [النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -] (١) إِيَّاهُ وَلَا يَجِبُ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ (٢) يُعْطِيَهَا إِيَّاهُ (٣) ، جَازَ أَنْ تَطْلُبَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ خَلِيفَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -، وَعَلِمَ أَنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ مَعْصُومَةً أَنْ تَطْلُبَ مَا لَا يَجِبُ إِعْطَاؤُهَا إِيَّاهُ. وَإِذَا لَمْ يَجِبْ عَلَيْهِ الْإِعْطَاءُ لَمْ يَكُنْ مَذْمُومًا بِتَرْكِهِ (٤) مَا لَيْسَ بِوَاجِبٍ وَإِنْ كَانَ مُبَاحًا. فَأَمَّا (٥) إِذَا قَدَّرْنَا أَنَّ الْإِعْطَاءَ لَيْسَ بِمُبَاحٍ، فَإِنَّهُ يَسْتَحِقُّ أَنْ يُحْمَدَ عَلَى الْمَنْعِ. وَأَمَّا أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَلَمْ يُعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ مَنَعَ أَحَدًا حَقَّهُ، وَلَا ظَلَمَ أَحَدًا حَقَّهُ، (٦) لَا فِي حَيَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَلَا بَعْدَ مَوْتِهِ. وَكَذَلِكَ مَا ذَكَرَهُ مِنْ إِيصَائِهَا أَنْ تُدْفَنَ لَيْلًا وَلَا يُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهَا أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ، لَا يَحْكِيهِ عَنْ فَاطِمَةَ وَيَحْتَجُّ بِهِ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ جَاهِلٌ يَطْرُقُ عَلَى فَاطِمَةَ مَا لَا يَلِيقُ بِهَا، (٧) وَهَذَا لَوْ صَحَّ لَكَانَ بِالذَّنْبِ الْمَغْفُورِ أَوْلَى مِنْهُ بِالسَّعْيِ الْمَشْكُورِ، فَإِنَّ صَلَاةَ الْمُسْلِمِ عَلَى غَيْرِهِ زِيَادَةُ خَيْرٍ تَصِلُ إِلَيْهِ، وَلَا يَضُرُّ (٨) أَفْضَلَ الْخَلْقِ أَنْ

(١) مَا بَيْنَ الْمَعْقُوفَتَيْنِ زِيَادَةٌ فِي (أ) ، (ب) . (٢) أ، ب: وَلَا يَجِبُ أَنْ. . . (٣) ن (فَقَطْ) : أَنْ يُعْطِيَهَا حَقَّهَا إِيَّاهُ. (٤) بِتَرْكِهِ: كَذَا فِي (ن) ، (و) . وَفِي سَائِرِ النُّسَخِ: بِتَرْكِ. (٥) أ، ب: أَمَّا. (٦) (٦٦) سَاقِطٌ مِنْ (أ) ، (ب) . (٧) فِي " الْمُعْجَمِ الْوَسِيطِ ": " طَرَقَ الْكَلَامَ: عَرَضَ لَهُ وَخَاضَ فِيهِ. وَفِي " لِسَانِ الْعَرَبِ ": " مِنْ أَمْثَالِ الْعَرَبِ الَّتِي تُضْرَبُ لِلَّذِي يَخْلِطُ فِي كَلَامِهِ وَيَتَفَنَّنُ فِيهِ قَوْلُهُمُ: اطْرُقِي وَمِيشِي ". (٨) ن: وَلَا يَضِيرُ.