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and by their hatred of others besides these. For anyone who hates a person whom the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—is known to have loved and supported, and who was (1) himself loving and loyal to the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—such hatred is one of the branches of hypocrisy (2). This indication holds in one direction, but not conversely. Accordingly, the sects deepest in hypocrisy are those who hate (3) Abū Bakr, because no one among the Companions was more beloved to the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—than he was, nor did any of them love the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—more than he did. Hatred of him is therefore one of the greatest [signs] (4) of hypocrisy. Accordingly, in no sect are hypocrites found in greater numbers than among those who hate him, such as the Nusayris, the Ismailis, and others (5).

If (6) someone were to say, “The Rāfidah (7), who hate him, believe that he was an enemy of the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—because of the reports recounted to them which purport to show that he hated the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—and his household. They therefore hated him (8) on that account.”

The reply is: “If this constitutes an excuse that precludes those who hate him out of ignorance and interpretation from being hypocrites, the same applies to those who hate Alī because they believed him to be an unbelieving apostate or an unjust sinner. They hated him because, as they believed, he hated the religion of Islam or the justice that Allah loves and commands, and because they believed that he had killed believers without right and sought supremacy and corruption in the land,

(1) A and B read: “even if he loved the Prophet.” (2) N, M, and W read: “Hating him was evidence of the hater’s hypocrisy.” (3) B reads: *al-mubghidīn* (“those who hate”); all other manuscripts read: *al-mubghidūn*. (4) The word “signs” is omitted from N and M. (5) A and B read: “and those like them.” (6) B alone reads: “Then, if.” (7) A and B read: “the Rāfidah.” (8) A and B read: “and so they hate him.”

وَبِبُغْضِ غَيْرِ هَؤُلَاءِ، فَإِنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ أَبْغَضَ مَا يُعْلَمُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - يُحِبُّهُ وَيُوَالِيهِ، وَأَنَّهُ كَانَ (١) يُحِبُّ النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَيُوَالِيهِ، كَانَ بُغْضُهُ شُعْبَةً مِنْ شُعَبِ النِّفَاقِ (٢) ، وَالدَّلِيلُ يَطَّرِدُ وَلَا يَنْعَكِسُ. وَلِهَذَا كَانَ أَعْظَمُ الطَّوَائِفِ نِفَاقًا الْمُبْغِضِينَ (٣) لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ ; لِأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي الصَّحَابَةِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - مِنْهُ، وَلَا كَانَ فِيهِمْ أَعْظَمُ حُبًّا لِلنَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - مِنْهُ، فَبُغْضُهُ مِنْ أَعْظَمِ [آيَاتِ] (٤) النِّفَاقِ. وَلِهَذَا لَا يُوجَدُ الْمُنَافِقُونَ فِي طَائِفَةٍ أَعْظَمَ مِنْهَا فِي مُبْغَضِيهِ، كَالْنُّصَيْرِيَّةِ وَالْإِسْمَاعِيلِيَّةِ وَغَيْرِهِمْ (٥) . وَإِنْ (٦) قَالَ قَائِلٌ: فَالرَّافِضَةُ (٧) الَّذِينَ يُبْغِضُونَهُ يَظُنُّونَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ عَدُوًّا لِلنَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - لِمَا يُذْكَرُ لَهُمْ مِنَ الْأَخْبَارِ الَّتِي تَقْتَضِي أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُبْغِضُ النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَأَهْلَ بَيْتِهِ فَأَبْغَضُوهُ (٨) لِذَلِكَ. قِيلَ: إِنْ كَانَ هَذَا عُذْرًا يَمْنَعُ نِفَاقَ الَّذِينَ يُبْغِضُونَهُ جَهْلًا وَتَأْوِيلًا، فَكَذَلِكَ الْمُبْغِضُونَ لِعَلِيٍّ الَّذِينَ اعْتَقَدُوا أَنَّهُ كَافِرٌ مُرْتَدٌّ، أَوْ ظَالِمٌ فَاسِقٌ، فَأَبْغَضُوهُ لِبُغْضِهِ لِدِينِ الْإِسْلَامِ، أَوْ لِمَا أَحَبَّهُ اللَّهُ وَأَمَرَ بِهِ مِنَ الْعَدْلِ، وَلِاعْتِقَادِهِمْ أَنَّهُ قَتَلَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ، وَأَرَادَ عُلُوًّا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَفَسَادًا،

(١) أ، ب: وَإِنْ كَانَ. (٢) ن، م، و: كَانَ بُغْضُهُ دَلِيلًا عَلَى نِفَاقِهِ. (٣) الْمُبْغِضِينَ: كَذَا فِي (ب) . وَفِي سَائِرِ النُّسَخِ: الْمُبْغِضُونَ. (٤) آيَاتِ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ن) ، (م) . (٥) أ، ب: وَنَحْوِهِمْ. (٦) ب (فَقَطْ) : فَإِنْ. (٧) أ، ب: الرَّافِضَةُ. (٨) أ، ب: فَيُبْغِضُونَهُ.