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[Chapter: The Thirty-Second Proof—“On the Day When Allah Will Not Disgrace the Prophet and Those Who Believed with Him”—and the Response to It]

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The Rāfidī (1) said:

“The thirty-second proof is the words of Allah Most High:

‘On the Day when Allah will not disgrace the Prophet and those who believed with him.’

[Surah al-Tahrīm: 8]

Abū Nuaym narrated (2), tracing it back to Ibn Abbās, who said: ‘The first to be clothed (3) in the robes of Paradise will be Abraham—peace be upon him—on account of his intimate friendship with Allah (4), and Muhammad—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—because he is Allah’s chosen one. Then Alī will be escorted in procession between them into the Gardens of Paradise.’

Ibn Abbās then recited:

‘On the Day when Allah will not disgrace the Prophet and those who believed with him.’

He said: ‘Alī and his companions.’ This indicates that he is superior to others and therefore is the Imam.”

The response may be given from several angles:

First: Its transmission must be proven authentic (5), especially in the case of something such as this, which has no basis.

(1) In (K), p. 163: (M). (2) M reads: “He narrated it.” (3) K reads: “dons [the robes].” (4) K reads: “Abraham is the Friend of the Most Merciful because Allah granted him His intimate friendship.” (5) M reads: “the authenticity of the transmission of the hadith,” which is a textual corruption.

[فصل البرهان الثاني والثلاثون " يَوْمَ لَا يُخْزِي اللَّهُ النَّبِيَّ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مَعَهُ " والجواب عليه] فَصْلٌ قَالَ الرَّافِضِيُّ (١) : " الْبُرْهَانُ الثَّانِي وَالثَّلَاثُونَ: قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: {يَوْمَ لَا يُخْزِي اللَّهُ النَّبِيَّ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مَعَهُ} [سُورَةُ التَّحْرِيمِ: ٨] . رَوَى (٢) أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ مَرْفُوعًا إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: أَوَّلُ مَنْ يُكْسَى (٣) مِنْ حُلَلِ الْجَنَّةِ: إِبْرَاهِيمُ - عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ - بِخُلَّتِهِ مِنَ اللَّهِ (٤) ، وَمُحَمَّدٌ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - ; لِأَنَّهُ صَفْوَةُ اللَّهِ، ثُمَّ عَلِيٌّ يُزَفُّ بَيْنَهُمَا إِلَى الْجِنَانِ، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: {يَوْمَ لَا يُخْزِي اللَّهُ النَّبِيَّ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مَعَهُ} قَالَ: عَلِيٌّ وَأَصْحَابُهُ. وَهَذَا يَدُلُّ عَلَى أَنَّهُ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ غَيْرِهِ، فَيَكُونُ هُوَ الْإِمَامَ " . وَالْجَوَابُ مِنْ وُجُوهٍ: أَحَدُهَا: الْمُطَالَبَةُ بِصِحَّةِ النَّقْلِ (٥) ، لَا سِيَّمَا فِي مِثْلِ هَذَا الَّذِي لَا أَصْلَ لَهُ.

(١) فِي (ك) ص ١٦٣ (م) . (٢) م: رَوَاهُ. (٣) ك: يَكْتَسِي. (٤) ك: إِبْرَاهِيمُ خَلِيلُ الرَّحْمَنِ لِخُلَّتِهِ مِنَ اللَّهِ. (٥) م: بِصِحَّةِ النَّقْلِ الْحَدِيثِ، وَهُوَ تَحْرِيفٌ.