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Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

Even his father objected to this (1) and said, ‘Who has been appointed caliph over the people (2)?’ They replied, ‘Your son.’ He said, ‘And what became of the two men deemed weak?’—a reference to ‘Alī and al-‘Abbās (3). They replied, ‘They were occupied with preparing the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, for burial, and considered [that] (4) your son was the eldest [of the Companions.’ He said, ‘I am] older (5) than he is.’

Banū Hanīfah, as a whole, did not send (6) the zakat to him, until he called them apostates, killed them, and took them captive. ‘Umar objected (7) to his actions and returned the captives during his own caliphate.”

Before giving the response, it should first be said: Praise be to Allah, who has revealed enough about these brothers of the apostates to make it clear to everyone, learned and ordinary alike, that they truly are the brothers of the apostates. He has exposed their secrets and torn away their veils through their own words. For Allah continually witnesses acts of treachery on their part that reveal their enmity towards Allah, His Messenger, the best of Allah’s servants, and His righteous allies:

“If Allah wills to put someone to trial, you can do nothing for him against Allah.”

(1) That is, Abū Quhāfah, Abū Bakr’s father, objected to the people appointing his son as caliph. (2) k: man istakhlafa al-nāsu (“Whom did the people appoint as caliph?”). (3) k: “A reference to ‘Alī, peace be upon him, and ‘Abbās, peace be upon him.” (4) Anna (“that”) is omitted from (n), (s), and (b). (5) n, m, s: wa-bnuka akbaru minhu (“and your son is older than he is”); b: ibnuka akbaru sinnan (“your son is older in age”). The adopted reading is from (k) and is correct. (6) n, m, s, b: wa-lam yahmilū (“and they did not send”), which is incorrect. The adopted reading is from (k). (7) k: wa-ankara (“and he objected”).

حَتَّى أَنَّ أَبَاهُ أَنْكَرَ ذَلِكَ (١) ، وَقَالَ: مَنِ اسْتُخْلِفَ عَلَى النَّاسِ (٢) ؟ فَقَالُوا: ابْنُكَ، فَقَالَ: وَمَا فَعَلَ الْمُسْتَضْعَفَانِ؟ إِشَارَةٌ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ وَالْعَبَّاسِ (٣) ، قَالُوا: اشْتَغَلُوا بِتَجْهِيزِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَرَأَوْا [أَنَّ] (٤) ابْنَكَ أَكْبَرُ [الصَّحَابَةِ سِنًّا، فَقَالَ: أَنَا] أَكْبَرُ (٥) مِنْهُ. وَبَنُو حَنِيفَةَ كَافَّةً لَمْ يَحْمِلُوا (٦) الزَّكَاةَ إِلَيْهِ، حَتَّى سَمَّاهُمْ أَهْلَ الرِّدَّةِ وَقَتَلَهُمْ وَسَبَاهُمْ، فَأَنْكَرَ (٧) عُمَرُ عَلَيْهِ، وَرَدَّ السَّبَايَا أَيَّامَ خِلَافَتِهِ. وَالْجَوَابُ: بَعْدَ أَنْ يُقَالَ: الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَظْهَرَ مِنْ أَمْرِ هَؤُلَاءِ إِخْوَانِ الْمُرْتَدِّينَ مَا تَحَقَّقَ بِهِ عِنْدَ الْخَاصِّ وَالْعَامِّ أَنَّهُمْ إِخْوَانُ الْمُرْتَدِّينَ حَقًّا، وَكَشَفَ أَسْرَارَهُمْ وَهَتَكَ أَسْتَارَهُمْ بِأَلْسِنَتِهِمْ، فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَزَالُ يَطَّلِعُ عَلَى خَائِنَةٍ مِنْهُمْ تُبَيِّنُ عَدَاوَتَهُمْ لِلَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَلِخِيَارِ عِبَادِ اللَّهِ وَأَوْلِيَائِهِ الْمُتَّقِينَ، {وَمَنْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ فِتْنَتَهُ فَلَنْ تَمْلِكَ لَهُ مِنَ اللَّهِ شَيْئًا} .

(١) أَيْ أَنَّ أَبَا قُحَافَةَ وَالِدَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَنْكَرَ أَنْ يَسْتَخْلِفَ النَّاسُ ابْنَهُ (٢) ك: مَنِ اسْتَخْلَفَ النَّاسُ (٣) ك: إِشَارَةٌ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَعَبَّاسٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ (٤) أَنَّ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ن) ، (س) ، (ب) (٥) ن، م، س: وَابْنُكَ أَكْبَرُ مِنْهُ، ب: ابْنُكَ أَكْبَرُ سِنًّا. وَالْمُثْبَتُ مِنْ (ك) وَهُوَ الصَّوَابُ (٦) ن، م، س، ب: وَلَمْ يَحْمِلُوا، وَهُوَ خَطَأٌ. وَالْمُثْبَتُ مِنْ (ك) (٧) ك: وَأَنْكَرَ