Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (8/101)

Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

Neither Ali, Abū Bakr, nor Umar was among those defending the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—for they were occupied fighting others. The Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—was wounded in the forehead, whereas Ali was not wounded.

Thus, his statement:

“Ali said, ‘On the day of Uhud, I was struck sixteen (1) blows, four of which knocked me to the ground.’”(2)

is a lie falsely attributed to Ali. This report is not found in any of the books well known to the scholars. Where, then, is its chain of transmission? Which scholar authenticated it? In which of the books regarded as reliable sources is it mentioned? Rather, it was the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—and many of the Companions who were wounded.

Ibn Ishāq (3) said: “When the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—reached the entrance to the mountain pass, Ali ibn Abī Tālib went and filled his leather shield with water from al-Mihrās (4), then came back

(1) M reads: “seventeen.” (2) S and B read: “In four of them, I fell to the ground.” (3) Ibn Hishām, 3/90–91. (4) N and S read: “until he filled his shield—his *daraqa* (leather shield)—from al-Mihrās”; B reads: “until he filled his shield from al-Mihrās”; and Ibn Hishām reads: “until he filled his *daraqa* with water from al-Mihrās.” *Lisān al-Arab* states: “The *daraqa* is the *hajafa*: a shield made of hides, containing neither wood nor sinew.” The commentary on Ibn Hishām states: “Abū Dharr said: Abū al-Abbās said, ‘Al-Mihrās is a water source at Uhud.’ Others said, ‘A *mihrās* is a hollowed-out stone placed beside a well, into which water is poured for people to use.’”

وَلَمْ يَكُنْ عَلِيٌّ وَلَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَلَا عُمَرُ مِنَ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا يَدْفَعُونَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - بَلْ كَانُوا مَشْغُولِينَ بِقِتَالِ آخَرِينَ، وَجُرِحَ النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فِي جَبِينِهِ، وَلَمْ يُجْرَحْ عَلِيٌّ. فَقَوْلُهُ: " إِنَّ عَلِيًّا قَالَ أَصَابَتْنِي يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ (١) ضَرْبَةً، سَقَطْتُ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ فِي أَرْبَعٍ مِنْهُنَّ " (٢) . كَذِبٌ عَلَى عَلِيٍّ، وَلَيْسَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنَ الْكُتُبِ الْمَعْرُوفَةِ عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ. فَأَيْنَ إِسْنَادُ هَذَا؟ وَمَنِ الَّذِي صَحَّحَهُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ؟ وَفِي أَيِّ كِتَابٍ مِنَ الْكُتُبِ الَّتِي يُعْتَمَدُ عَلَى نَقْلِهَا ذُكِرَ هَذَا؟ بَلِ الَّذِي جُرِحَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَكَثِيرٌ مِنَ الصَّحَابَةِ. قَالَ ابْنُ إِسْحَاقَ (٣) : " فَلَمَّا انْتَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - إِلَى فَمِ الشِّعْبِ خَرَجَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ حَتَّى مَلَأَ دَرَقَتَهُ مِنَ الْمِهْرَاسِ (٤) فَجَاءَ

(١) م: سَبْعَةَ عَشَرَ. (٢) س، ب: سَقَطْتُ فِي أَرْبَعٍ مِنْهُنَّ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ. (٣) ابْنُ هِشَامٍ ٣/٩٠ - ٩١. (٤) ن، س: حَتَّى مَلَأَ تُرْسَهُ دَرَقَتَهُ مِنَ الْمِهْرَاسِ، ب: حَتَّى مَلَأَ تُرْسَهُ مِنَ الْمِهْرَاسِ، ابْنُ هِشَامٍ: حَتَّى مَلَأَ دَرَقَتَهُ مَاءً مِنَ الْمِهْرَاسِ. وَفِي " اللِّسَانِ ": الدَّرَقَةُ الْحَجَفَةُ وَهِيَ تُرْسٌ مِنْ جُلُودٍ لَيْسَ فِيهِ خَشَبٌ وَلَا عَقَبٌ ". وَفِي التَّعْلِيقِ عَلَى ابْنِ هِشَامٍ: " قَالَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ: قَالَ أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ: الْمِهْرَاسُ: مَاءٌ بِأُحُدٍ. وَقَالَ غَيْرُهُ: الْمِهْرَاسُ: حَجَرٌ يُنْقَرُ وَيُجْعَلُ إِلَى جَانِبِ الْبِئْرِ وَيُصَبُّ فِيهِ الْمَاءُ لِيَنْتَفِعَ بِهِ النَّاسُ ".