Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (7/524)

Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

It is also recorded in the two Sahihs, from Abū Saīd, that the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said:

“I saw the people being presented before me wearing shirts. Some of them reached the chest, while (others) were shorter than that (1). Umar was presented before me wearing a shirt so long that he dragged it.”

They asked, “How did you interpret it, Messenger of Allah?”

He replied, “Religion.” (2)

These, then, are two authentic hadiths attesting to his knowledge and religion, whereas nothing comparable has been narrated concerning Alī.

When Umar died, Ibn Masūd said:

“I believe this man has taken nine-tenths of knowledge with him, and he also shared with everyone else in the remaining tenth.” (3)

There is no doubt that Abū Bakr kept company with the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) more than Alī or anyone else did. Abū Bakr and Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, were in the Prophet’s company far more often than Alī was.

As recorded in the two Sahihs, Ibn Abbās, may Allah be pleased with them both, said:

“Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, was laid upon his bier. Before he was lifted, the people gathered around him, supplicating, praising him, and invoking Allah’s mercy upon him. I was among them. Suddenly, a man took hold of my shoulder from behind, startling me. I turned and saw that it was Alī. Then (Alī) (4) invoked Allah’s mercy upon Umar and said, ‘Of all those you have left behind, there is no one whose deeds I would rather emulate when meeting Allah, Mighty and Majestic, than yours. By Allah, I truly expected Allah to place you alongside your two companions, for I would often hear the Prophet (5)—may

(1) N and M read: “and some were shorter than that.” (2) This hadith appeared previously at 6/21 and 6/65. (3) This report appeared previously at 6/59. (4) The word “Alī” is omitted in S and B. (5) S and B read: “with your two companions, and the Prophet.”

وَفِي الصَّحِيحَيْنِ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " «رَأَيْتُ النَّاسَ يُعْرَضُونَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَيْهِمْ قُمُصٌ، مِنْهَا مَا يَبْلُغُ الثَّدْيَ، وَمِنْهَا (مَا) دُونَ ذَلِكَ (١) ، وَعُرِضَ عَلَيَّ عُمَرُ وَعَلَيْهِ - قَمِيصٌ يَجُرُّهُ، قَالُوا: فَمَا أَوَّلْتَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ: " الدِّينَ» (٢) . فَهَذَانِ حَدِيثَانِ صَحِيحَانِ يَشْهَدَانِ لَهُ بِالْعِلْمِ وَالدِّينِ، وَلَمْ يُرْوَ مِثْلُ هَذَا لِعَلِيٍّ. وَقَالَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ لَمَّا مَاتَ عُمَرُ: " إِنِّي لَأَحْسَبُ هَذَا قَدْ ذَهَبَ بِتِسْعَةِ أَعْشَارِ الْعِلْمِ، وَشَارَكَ النَّاسَ فِي الْعُشْرِ الْبَاقِي " (٣) . وَلَا رَيْبَ أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ كَانَ مُلَازِمًا لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ عَلِيٍّ وَمِنْ كُلِّ أَحَدٍ، وَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا أَكْثَرَ اجْتِمَاعًا بِالنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ عَلِيٍّ بِكَثِيرٍ. كَمَا فِي الصَّحِيحَيْنِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا، قَالَ: " وُضِعَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَلَى سَرِيرِهِ، فَتَكَنَّفَهُ النَّاسُ يَدْعُونَ وَيُثْنُونَ وَيُصَلُّونَ عَلَيْهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُرْفَعَ، فَلَمْ يَرُعْنِي إِلَّا رَجُلٌ قَدْ أَخَذَ بِمَنْكِبِي مِنْ وَرَائِي، فَالْتَفَتُّ إِلَيْهِ، فَإِذَا هُوَ عَلِيٌّ، وَتَرَحَّمَ (عَلِيٌّ) (٤) عَلَى عُمَرَ، وَقَالَ: مَا خَلَّفْتَ أَحَدًا أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ أَنْ أَلْقَى اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِمِثْلِ عَمَلِهِ مِنْكَ، وَايْمُ اللَّهِ إِنْ كُنْتُ لَأَظُنُّ أَنْ يَجْعَلَكَ اللَّهُ مَعَ صَاحِبَيْكَ، وَذَلِكَ أَنِّي كَثِيرًا مَا كُنْتُ أَسْمَعُ النَّبِيَّ (٥) صَلَّى

(١) ن، م: وَمِنْهَا دُونُ ذَلِكَ (٢) سَبَقَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ فِيمَا مَضَى ٦/٢١، ٦٥ (٣) سَبَقَ هَذَا الْأَثَرُ فِيمَا مَضَى ٦/٥٩ (٤) عَلِيٌّ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (س) (ب) (٥) س، ب: مَعَ صَاحِبَيْكَ وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ