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[Section: The Rāfidī’s seventh argument—Abū Bakr’s statement at his death, “I wish I had asked the Messenger whether the Ansār (Helpers) have any right to this office”—and the response to it]

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The Rāfidī said (1):

“Seventh: Abū Bakr’s statement at his death: ‘I wish I had asked Allah’s Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace: Do the Ansār have any right to this office?’ This (2) indicates his doubt about the validity of the pledge of allegiance to him, even though he himself rebutted the Ansār on the day of al-Saqīfa, when they said, ‘A ruler from among us and a ruler from among you,’ by citing what he narrated from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace: ‘The rulers are from Quraysh.’” (3)

The response is:

As for the Prophet’s statement, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, “The rulers are from Quraysh” (4), it is true. Whoever claims that al-Siddīq doubted this, or doubted the validity of his own leadership, has lied.

Whoever claims that al-Siddīq said, “I wish I had asked the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace: Do the Ansār have a share in the caliphate?” has lied. For him and the Companions, this matter was too clear to admit doubt, given the many texts concerning it transmitted from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. This demonstrates that the report is false.

Even supposing it were authentic, it would indicate a virtue of al-Siddīq, for he did not know the explicit text,

(1) In (K), p. 195 (M). (2) Wa-hādhā (“and this”) is omitted from (K). (3) K: “by citing what he narrated from the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and his family—: ‘Indeed, the rulers are from Quraysh.’” (4) This hadith has already been cited above.

[فصل قال الرافضي السابع قول أبي بكر عند موته ليتني سألت رسول هل للأنصار في هذا الأمر حق والرد عليه] فَصْلٌ قَالَ الرَّافِضِيُّ (١) : " السَّابِعُ: قَوْلُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ: لَيْتَنِي كُنْتُ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: هَلْ لِلْأَنْصَارِ فِي هَذَا الْأَمْرِ حَقٌّ؟ وَهَذَا (٢) يَدُلُّ عَلَى شَكِّهِ فِي صِحَّةِ بَيْعَةِ نَفْسِهِ، مَعَ أَنَّهُ الَّذِي دَفَعَ الْأَنْصَارَ يَوْمَ السَّقِيفَةِ لِمَا قَالُوا: مِنَّا أَمِيرٌ وَمِنْكُمْ أَمِيرٌ، بِمَا رَوَاهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «الْأَئِمَّةُ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ» " (٣) . وَالْجَوَابُ: أَمَّا قَوْلُ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " «الْأَئِمَّةُ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ» " (٤) فَهُوَ حَقٌّ، وَمَنْ قَالَ: إِنَّ الصِّدِّيقَ شَكَّ فِي هَذَا، أَوْ فِي صِحَّةِ إِمَامَتِهِ فَقَدْ كَذَبَ. وَمَنْ قَالَ: إِنَّ الصِّدِّيقَ قَالَ: لَيْتَنِي كُنْتُ سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: هَلْ لِلْأَنْصَارِ فِي الْخِلَافَةِ نَصِيبٌ؟ فَقَدْ كَذَبَ ; فَإِنَّ الْمَسْأَلَةَ عِنْدَهُ وَعِنْدَ الصَّحَابَةِ أَظْهَرُ مِنْ أَنْ يُشَكَّ فِيهَا ; لِكَثْرَةِ النُّصُوصِ فِيهَا عَنِ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَهَذَا يَدُلُّ عَلَى بُطْلَانِ هَذَا النَّقْلِ. وَإِنْ قُدِّرَ صِحَّتُهُ، فَفِيهِ فَضِيلَةٌ لِلصِّدِّيقِ ; لِأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَعْرِفُ النَّصَّ،

(١) فِي (ك) ص ١٩٥ (م) (٢) وَهَذَا: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ك) . (٣) ك: بِمَا رَوَاهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ -: إِنَّ الْأَئِمَّةَ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ. (٤) سَبَقَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ فِيمَا مَضَى.