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for one must conform to it as far as possible: if certain knowledge can be attained, it is followed; otherwise, one follows whatever degree of careful approximation and reasoned judgment is possible.

As for the account of Fātima—may Allah be pleased with her—if what they have mentioned about her claim that the property had been gifted to her, the aforementioned testimony, and similar matters were true, it would come closer to discrediting the person whose cause they champion than (1) to praising him (2).

[The Rāfidī’s remarks concerning Abū Dharr al-Ghifārī and Abū Bakr al-Siddīq, and the response to him]

Section (3).

The Rāfidī (4) said:

“It has been narrated from the entire group (5) that the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—said concerning Abū Dharr:

‘The dusty earth has borne no one, nor (6) has the green sky shaded anyone, more truthful in speech than Abū Dharr.’

“Yet they did not call him al-Siddīq (the Utterly Truthful), whereas they called Abū Bakr [by that title] (7), even though nothing similar has been related concerning him.”

In reply, it is said: This hadith was not narrated by the entire group, nor is it found in

(1) “Than it” is omitted from A and B. (2) A and B read: “with praise—and Allah’s help is sought”; W reads: “with praise for him.” (3) R, H, and S read: “Section Twenty-Two.” (4) In K, p. [0–9] 11 (M). (5) N, R, and S read: “It has been reported from the group”; W reads: “They narrated from the group”; K reads: “The group narrated.” (6) A and B read: “and has not.” (7) “By that title” is omitted from N and M. A and B read: “and they called Abū Bakr al-Siddīq.”

الْوَاجِبَ مُوَافَقَتُهُ بِحَسَبِ الْإِمْكَانِ، فَإِنْ أَمْكَنَ الْعِلْمُ وَإِلَّا اتَّبَعَ مَا أَمْكَنَ مِنَ التَّحَرِّي وَالِاجْتِهَادِ. أَمَّا قِصَّةُ فَاطِمَةَ - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا - فَمَا ذَكَرُوهُ مِنْ دَعْوَاهَا الْهِبَةَ وَالشَّهَادَةَ الْمَذْكُورَةَ وَنَحْوَ ذَلِكَ، لَوْ كَانَ صَحِيحًا لَكَانَ بِالْقَدْحِ فِيمَنْ يَحْتَجُّونَ لَهُ أَشْبَهَ مِنْهُ (١) بِالْمَدْحِ (٢) . [كلام الرافضي على أبي ذر الغفاري وأبي بكر الصديق والرد عليه] فَصْلٌ (٣) . قَالَ الرَّافِضِيُّ (٤) : " وَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنِ الْجَمَاعَةِ (٥) كُلُّهُمْ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - قَالَ فِي حَقِّ أَبِي ذَرٍّ: " «مَا أَقَلَّتِ الْغَبْرَاءُ، وَلَا (٦) أَظَلَّتِ الْخَضْرَاءُ عَلَى ذِي لَهْجَةٍ أَصْدَقَ مِنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ» ، وَلَمْ يُسَمُّوهُ صِدِّيقًا، وَسَمَّوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ [بِذَلِكَ] (٧) مَعَ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَرِدْ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ فِي حَقِّهِ ". فَيُقَالُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ: لَمْ يَرْوِهِ الْجَمَاعَةُ كُلُّهُمْ، وَلَا هُوَ فِي

(١) مِنْهُ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (أ) ، (ب) . (٢) أ، ب: بِالْمَدْحِ وَاللَّهُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ ; وَ: بِالْمَدْحِ لَهُ. (٣) ر، هـ، ص: الْفَصْلُ الثَّانِي وَالْعِشْرُونَ. (٤) فِي (ك) ص [٠ - ٩] ١١ (م) . (٥) ن، ر، ص: وَقَدْ وَرَدَ عَنِ الْجَمَاعَةِ ; وَ: وَقَدْ رَوَوْا عَنِ الْجَمَاعَةِ ; ك: وَقَدْ رَوَتِ الْجَمَاعَةُ. (٦) أ، ب: وَمَا. (٧) بِذَلِكَ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ن) ، (م) . وَفِي (أ) ، (ب) : وَسَمَّوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ صِدِّيقًا.