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grant him peace): ‘Whoever sets himself against Alī over the caliphate is (1) an unbeliever; he has waged war against Allah and His Messenger. Whoever harbors doubt concerning Alī is an unbeliever.’”

It is also narrated from Anas that he said: “I was with the Prophet (2) (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). He saw Alī approaching and said, ‘This man and I are Allah’s proof against my community on the Day of Resurrection.’”

Muāwiyah ibn Haydah al-Qushayrī said: “I heard the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) say to Alī, ‘Whoever dies while hating you (3) . . . dies as a Jew or a Christian.’”

The answer may be given in several ways:

First: The report must be authenticated—and even this is only for the sake of argument (4). The mere fact that al-Muwaffaq, the preacher of Khwarazm, narrated it does not establish that the hadith was truly spoken by the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). This would be so even if the lies and fabrications contained in the hadiths he compiled were not already known. Yet whoever examines what (5) is contained in this preacher’s compilation will say: “Glory be to You! This is a monstrous slander.”

Second: Everyone with knowledge of hadith bears witness that these hadiths are lies fabricated against the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) (6).

(1) K reads: “…the caliphate after me—then he is…” (2) N, S, and B read: “the Messenger of Allah.” (3) K reads: “to Alī (peace be upon him): ‘O Alī, it makes no difference whether one who dies hating you…’” (4) M reads: “seeking a means of approach (*al-tawassul*)”; S reads: “associating partners with Allah (*al-shirk*).” (5) *Mā* (“what”) is omitted from S and B. (6) Ibn al-Jawzī related the last hadith in his book *al-Mawdūāt*, 1/381, through a different chain of transmission. Its wording there is: “Whoever dies with hatred for Alī ibn Abī Tālib in his heart, let him die as a Jew or a Christian.” Ibn al-Jawzī said: “This is a fabricated hadith, and the person accused of fabricating it is Alī ibn Qiry. Al-Uqaylī said, ‘He fabricated this hadith.’ Yahyā ibn Maīn said, ‘This man is a vile liar.’ Al-Baghawī said, ‘He used to lie.’” As for the first hadith, I have not found it. However, in his book *al-Laālī al-Masnūa*, 1/328, al-Suyūtī cited a fabricated hadith attributed to Jābir (may Allah be pleased with him), which reads: “Alī is the best of mankind; whoever rejects this has disbelieved.” See also al-Suyūtī’s discussion of it.

وَسَلَّمَ: مَنْ نَاصَبَ عَلِيًّا الْخِلَافَةَ فَهُوَ (١) . كَافِرٌ، وَقَدْ حَارَبَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ، وَمَنْ شَكَّ فِي عَلِيٍّ فَهُوَ كَافِرٌ» . وَعَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: «كُنْتُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ (٢) صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَرَأَى عَلِيًّا مُقْبِلًا فَقَالَ: أَنَا وَهَذَا حُجَّةُ اللَّهِ عَلَى أُمَّتِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ» . وَعَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ حَيْدَةَ الْقُشَيْرِيِّ قَالَ: «سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ لِعَلِيٍّ: مَنْ مَاتَ وَهُوَ يُبْغِضُكَ (٣) . . مَاتَ يَهُودِيًّا أَوْ نَصْرَانِيًّا» ". وَالْجَوَابُ مِنْ وُجُوهٍ: أَحَدُهَا: الْمُطَالَبَةُ بِتَصْحِيحِ النَّقْلِ، وَهَذَا عَلَى سَبِيلِ التَّنَزُّلِ (٤) ، فَإِنَّ مُجَرَّدَ رِوَايَةِ الْمُوَفَّقِ خَطِيبِ خُوَارَزْمَ لَا تَدُلُّ عَلَى أَنَّ الْحَدِيثَ ثَابِتٌ قَالَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَهَذَا لَوْ لَمْ يُعْلَمْ مَا فِي الَّذِي جَمَعَهُ مِنَ الْأَحَادِيثِ مِنَ الْكَذِبِ وَالْفِرْيَةِ، فَأَمَّا مَنْ تَأَمَّلَ مَا (٥) فِي جَمْعِ هَذَا الْخَطِيبِ، فَإِنَّهُ يَقُولُ: سُبْحَانَكَ هَذَا بُهْتَانٌ عَظِيمٌ. الثَّانِي: أَنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ لَهُ مَعْرِفَةٌ بِالْحَدِيثِ يَشْهَدُ أَنَّ هَذِهِ الْأَحَادِيثَ كَذِبٌ مُفْتَرَاةٌ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ (٦)

(١) ك:. . الْخِلَافَةَ مِنْ بَعْدِي فَهُوَ (٢) ن، س، ب: رَسُولِ اللَّهِ (٣) ك: لِعَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: يَا عَلِيُّ لَا يُبَالِي مَنْ مَاتَ وَهُوَ مُبْغِضُكَ (٤) م: التَّوَسُّلِ ; س: الشِّرْكِ (٥) مَا: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (س) ، (ب) (٦) رَوَى ابْنُ الْجَوْزِيِّ الْحَدِيثَ الْأَخِيرَ فِي كِتَابِهِ " الْمَوْضُوعَاتِ " ١/٣٨١ بِسَنَدٍ آخَرَ، وَنَصُّهُ فِيهِ: " مَنْ مَاتَ وَفِي قَلْبِهِ بُغْضٌ لِعَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَلْيَمُتْ يَهُودِيًا أَوْ نَصْرَانِيًا " قَالَ ابْنُ الْجَوْزِيِّ: " هَذَا حَدِيثٌ مَوْضُوعٌ، وَالْمُتَّهَمُ بِهِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ قِرْي. قَالَ الْعُقَيْلِيُّ: هُوَ وَضَعَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ، وَقَالَ يَحْيَى بْنُ مَعِينٍ: هَذَا كَذَّابٌ خَبِيثٌ. وَقَالَ الْبَغَوِيُّ: كَانَ يَكْذِبُ " وَأَمَّا الْحَدِيثُ الْأَوَّلُ فَلَمْ أَجِدْهُ وَلَكِنْ ذَكَرَ السُّيُوطِيُّ حَدِيثًا مَوْضُوعًا مَنْسُوبًا إِلَى جَابِرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ " اللَّآلِئِ الْمَصْنُوعَةِ " ١/٣٢٨ وَنَصُّهُ: " عَلِيٌّ خَيْرُ الْبَشَرِ فَمَنْ أَبَى فَقَدْ كَفَرَ " وَانْظُرْ كَلَامَ السُّيُوطِيِّ عَلَيْهِ.