Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (5/59)

Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

Ibn Abbās (1) related: “I saw Abū Dharr clinging to the coverings of the Kaaba and saying, ‘Whoever knows me knows me; and whoever does not know me, I am Abū Dharr. Even if you fasted until you became as thin as bowstrings and prayed until you became bent like bows, none of that would benefit you until you loved Alī (2).’”

The response is as follows:

As for the report he cites (3) from Amir ibn Wāthila and what he related concerning the Day of Consultation, it is a fabrication by consensus of those knowledgeable in hadith (4). On the Day of Consultation, Alī—may Allah be pleased with him—said nothing of this sort or anything resembling it (5). Rather, Abd al-Rahmān ibn Awf—may Allah be pleased with him—asked him:

“If I appoint you ruler, will you indeed act justly?”

He replied, “Yes.”

He asked, “And if (6) I pledge allegiance to Uthmān, will you indeed listen and obey?”

He replied, “Yes.”

He said the same to Uthmān. Abd al-Rahmān (7) then spent three days consulting the Muslims.

It is related in the two Sahih collections (8)—and this is al-Bukhārī’s wording (9)—from Amr ibn Maymūn concerning

(1) B reads: “And from Ibn Abbās—may Allah be pleased with them both”; H reads: “And from Ibn Abbās—may Allah be pleased with him.” (2) K and W read: “Alī—peace be upon him”; R and Y read: “Alī—may Allah be pleased with him.” (3) W reads: “Thus it is said: his statement…” (4) Ibn al-Jawzī cites part of this hadith in *al-Mawduāt* (*Fabricated Traditions*), 1/378–380, and states: “This is a fabricated hadith with no basis.” See the remainder of his discussion. Al-Suyūtī makes similar remarks in *al-Laālī al-Masnūa* (*The Fabricated Pearls*), 1/361. (5) N and M read: “Nothing of this sort, nor anything resembling it, has been transmitted from Alī concerning the Day of Consultation.” (6) A reads: “And indeed, if…” (7) “Abd al-Rahmān” is omitted from N and M. (8) Despite searching extensively, I could not find this hadith in Muslim. (9) 15–18, “The Book of the Virtues of the Companions of the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace,” chapter “The Account of the Pledge of Allegiance”; the passage that follows appears on pp. 17–18.

وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ (١) قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ أَبَا ذَرٍّ وَهُوَ مُتَعَلِّقٌ بِأَسْتَارِ الْكَعْبَةِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ: مَنْ عَرَفَنِي فَقَدْ عَرَفَنِي، وَمَنْ لَمْ يَعْرِفْنِي فَأَنَا أَبُو ذَرٍّ، لَوْ صَمَتُّمْ حَتَّى تَكُونُوا كَالْأَوْتَارِ، وَصَلَّيْتُمْ حَتَّى تَكُونُوا كَالْحَنَايَا، مَا نَفَعَكُمْ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى تُحِبُّوا عَلِيًّا (٢) . وَالْجَوَابُ: أَمَّا قَوْلُهُ (٣) عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ وَاثِلَةَ وَمَا ذَكَرَهُ يَوْمَ الشُّورَى، فَهَذَا كَذِبٌ بِاتِّفَاقِ أَهْلِ الْمَعْرِفَةِ بِالْحَدِيثِ (٤) ، وَلَمْ يَقُلْ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَوْمَ الشُّورَى شَيْئًا مِنْ هَذَا وَلَا مَا يُشَابِهُهُ (٥) ، بَلْ قَالَ لَهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: لَئِنْ أَمَّرْتُكَ لَتَعْدِلَنَّ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ. قَالَ: وَإِنْ (٦) بَايَعْتُ عُثْمَانَ لَتَسْمَعَنَّ وَتُطِيعَنَّ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ. وَكَذَلِكَ قَالَ لِعُثْمَانَ. وَمَكَثَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ (٧) ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ يُشَاوِرُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ. فَفِي الصَّحِيحَيْنِ (٨) - وَهَذَا لَفْظُ الْبُخَارِيِّ (٩) - عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ فِي

(١) ب: وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا، ح: وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ. (٢) ك، و: عَلِيًّا عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، ر، ي: عَلِيًّا رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ. (٣) و: فَيُقَالُ قَوْلُهُ. (٤) ذَكَرَ ابْنُ الْجَوْزِيِّ قِسْمًا مِنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ فِي الْمَوْضُوعَاتِ ١/٣٧٨ - ٣٨٠ وَقَالَ: هَذَا حَدِيثٌ مَوْضُوعٌ لَا أَصْلَ لَهُ، وَانْظُرْ بَاقِيَ كَلَامِهِ، وَقَدْ ذَكَرَ كَلَامًا مُمَاثِلًا السُّيُوطِيُّ فِي اللَّآلِئِ الْمَصْنُوعَةِ ١/٣٦١. (٥) ن، م: وَلَمْ يُنْقَلْ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ يَوْمَ الشُّورَى شَيْءٌ مِنْ هَذَا وَلَا مَا يُشْبِهُهُ. (٦) أ: وَلَئِنْ. (٧) عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ن) ، (م) . (٨) لَمْ أَجِدِ الْحَدِيثَ فِي مُسْلِمٍ مَعَ طُولِ بَحْثِي عَنْهُ. (٩) ١٥ - ١٨ كِتَابُ فَضَائِلِ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، بَابُ قِصَّةِ الْبَيْعَةِ، وَالْكَلَامُ التَّالِي ص ١٧ - ١٨