Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (7/51)

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him and grant him peace—had explicitly designated him, he would not have deemed it lawful to remove him. Had he removed him, anyone who objected to his removal (1) would have said to him, “How can you remove someone whom the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—explicitly designated as caliph?”

They also cited his words—may Allah bless him and grant him peace:

“The rebellious faction will kill Ammār.”

This hadith is a report transmitted by one, two, three, or a similar number of narrators; it is not mass-transmitted (2). Yet according to those who assert it, the explicit designation was mass-transmitted. How astonishing, by Allah! How could people deem it acceptable (3) for Ali’s supporters to cite that hadith as proof, when not one of them cited the explicit designation?

[Section: The Third Proof—“Today I Have Perfected Your Religion for You and Completed My Favor upon You”—and the Response to It]

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The Rāfidī (4) said:

“The third proof is the word of the Exalted:

‘Today I have perfected your religion for you, completed My favor upon you, and approved Islam as your religion.’

[Surat al-Māidah: 3]

Abū Nuaym narrated through his chain of transmission from Abū Saīd al-Khudrī—may Allah be pleased with him (5)—‘that the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—called the people to Ghadīr Khumm (6) and ordered the thorns beneath the tree to be cleared away (7). Then he stood (8) and summoned

(1) “His removal” is omitted from (M). (2) (M) reads: “and it is not mass-transmitted.” This hadith was cited previously at 4/413–420. (3) (N) and (M) read: “became widespread.” (4) In (K), p. 150: (M). (5) (K) reads: “Abū Saīd al-Khudrī said.” (6) (K) reads: “the people to Alī—peace be upon him—at Ghadīr Khumm.” (7) (K) reads: “and he gave orders concerning the thorns beneath the trees”; (N), (S), and (B) read: “and he ordered us to clear the tree of thorns.” The adopted reading is from (M). (8) (K) reads: “Then stand,” which is a corruption.

عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - نَصَّ عَلَيْهِ لَمْ يَسْتَحِلَّ عَزْلَهُ، وَلَوْ عَزَلَهُ لَكَانَ مَنْ أَنْكَرَ عَزْلَهُ (١) عَلَيْهِ يَقُولُ: كَيْفَ تَعْزِلُ مَنْ نَصَّ النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - عَلَى خِلَافَتِهِ؟ . وَقَدِ احْتَجُّوا بِقَوْلِهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -: " «تَقْتُلُ عَمَّارًا الْفِئَةُ الْبَاغِيَةُ» " وَهَذَا الْحَدِيثُ خَبَرُ وَاحِدٍ أَوِ اثْنَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةٍ وَنَحْوِهِمْ، وَلَيْسَ هَذَا مُتَوَاتِرًا (٢) . وَالنَّصُّ عِنْدَ الْقَائِلِينَ بِهِ مُتَوَاتِرٌ، فَيَا لِلَّهِ الْعَجَبُ كَيْفَ سَاغَ (٣) عِنْدَ النَّاسِ احْتِجَاجُ شِيعَةِ عَلِيٍّ بِذَلِكَ الْحَدِيثِ، وَلَمْ يَحْتَجَّ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ بِالنَّصِّ؟ . [فصل البرهان الثالث " الْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وَأَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعْمَتِي " والجواب عليه] فَصْلٌ قَالَ الرَّافِضِيُّ (٤) : " الْبُرْهَانُ الثَّالِثُ: قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: {الْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وَأَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعْمَتِي وَرَضِيتُ لَكُمُ الْإِسْلَامَ دِينًا} [سُورَةُ الْمَائِدَةِ: ٣] رَوَى أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ بِإِسْنَادِهِ إِلَى أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ (٥) - «أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - دَعَا النَّاسَ إِلَى غَدِيرِ خُمٍّ (٦) ، وَأَمَرَ بِإِزَالَةِ مَا تَحْتَ الشَّجَرِ مِنَ الشَّوْكِ (٧) ، فَقَامَ (٨) فَدَعَا

(١) عَزْلَهُ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (م) . (٢) م: وَلَيْسَ هُوَ مُتَوَاتِرٌ، وَسَبَقَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ فِيمَا مَضَى ٤/٤١٣ - ٤٢٠ (٣) ن، م: شَاعَ. (٤) فِي (ك) ص ١٥٠ (م) . (٥) ك: أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ. (٦) ك: النَّاسَ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فِي غَدِيرِ خُمٍّ. (٧) ك: وَأَمَرَ بِمَا تَحْتَ الشَّجَرِ مِنَ الشَّوْكِ، ن، س، ب: وَأَمَرَنَا بَحَتِّ الشَّجَرَةِ مِنَ الشَّوْكِ. وَالْمُثْبَتُ مِنْ (م) (٨) ك: فَقُمْ، وَهُوَ تَحْرِيفٌ.