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[Section: The Thirty-Eighth Proof—“As Brothers, Seated on Thrones, Facing One Another”—and the Response to It]

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The Rāfidī (1) said:

“The thirty-eighth proof is the saying of the Exalted:

‘As brothers, seated on thrones, facing one another.’

[Sūrat al-Hijr: 47]

It is reported in the Musnad of Ahmad (2), with his chain of transmission to Zayd ibn Abī Awfā, who said: ‘I came to the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—in his mosque, and he went on to recount the bond of brotherhood (3) established by the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—(4). Ali said, “My spirit has left me (5), and my back has been broken, since you did this with your Companions (6). If this is because Allah is displeased with me (7), then the ultimate outcome (8) and honor are yours.” The Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—said, “By Him who sent me as a prophet with the truth, I chose you for none but myself (9). You are to me as Aaron was to Moses, except that there is no prophet after me (10), and you are my brother

(1) In (K), p. [0–9] 65 (M), 166 (M). (2) K reads: “Ahmad ibn Hanbal.” (3) In K, the wording of the original is confused and reads as follows: “I entered upon the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and his family; blessings and peace be upon him—his mosque, and he related concerning him the account of the bond of brotherhood … etc.” (4) K reads: “May Allah bless him and his family, among his Companions.” (5) S and B read: “You caused [my spirit] to depart.” (6) K reads: “when you did with your Companions what you did, excluding me.” (7) K reads: “If this is an act of disapproval arising from displeasure with me.” (8) K (p. 166 M) reads: “al-utbā (restoration to favor).” (9) K reads: “I did not hold you back.” (10) S and B read: “from after me.”

[فصل البرهان الثامن والثلاثون " إِخْوَانًا عَلَى سُرُرٍ مُتَقَابِلِينَ " والجواب عليه] فَصْلٌ قَالَ الرَّافِضِيُّ (١) : " الْبُرْهَانُ الثَّامِنُ وَالثَّلَاثُونَ: قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: {إِخْوَانًا عَلَى سُرُرٍ مُتَقَابِلِينَ} [سُورَةُ الْحِجْرِ: ٤٧] مِنْ مُسْنَدِ أَحْمَدَ (٢) بِإِسْنَادِهِ إِلَى زَيْدِ بْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى قَالَ: «دَخَلْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - مَسْجِدَهُ، فَذَكَرَ قِصَّةَ مُؤَاخَاةِ (٣) رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - (٤) ، فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ: لَقَدْ ذَهَبَتْ (٥) رُوحِي، وَانْقَطَعَ ظَهْرِي، حِينَ فَعَلْتَ بِأَصْحَابِكَ (٦) ، فَإِنْ كَانَ هَذَا مِنْ سُخْطِ اللَّهِ عَلَيَّ (٧) ، فَلَكَ الْعُقْبَى (٨) وَالْكَرَامَةُ. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -: وَالَّذِي بَعَثَنِي بِالْحَقِّ نَبِيًّا، مَا اخْتَرْتُكَ (٩) لَا لِنَفْسِي، فَأَنْتَ مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةِ هَارُونَ مِنْ مُوسَى، إِلَّا أَنَّهُ لَا نَبِيَّ بَعْدِي (١٠) ، وَأَنْتَ أَخِي

(١) فِي (ك) ص [٠ - ٩] ٦٥ (م) ١٦٦ (م) . (٢) ك: أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ. (٣) فِي (ك) فِي الْأَصْلِ الْعِبَارَةُ مُضْطَرِبَةٌ هَكَذَا: دَخَلْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ مَسْجِدَهُ فَذَكَرَ عَلَيْهِ قِصَّةَ مُؤَاخَاةِ. . . إِلَخْ. (٤) ك: صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ بَيْنَ أَصْحَابِهِ. (٥) س، ب: أَذْهَبْتَ. (٦) ك: حِينَ فَعَلْتَ بِأَصْحَابِكَ مَا فَعَلْتَ غَيْرِي. (٧) ك: فَإِنْ كَانَ هَذَا مُنْكَرًا مِنْ سُخْطٍ عَلَيَّ. (٨) ك (ص ١٦٦ م) : الْعُتْبَى. (٩) ك: مَا أَخَّرْتُكَ. (١٠)) س، ب: مِنْ بَعْدِي.