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In the name Allah , Most Gracious Most Merciful

Your Shiite associates have misled you with regards to the Bayat to Abubakar

(Radhiallaahu Anhu) and the actions taken by Umar (Radhiallaahu Anhu). he actual

incident is not how they have !ortrayed it.

"hat ever has been mentioned with regards to this incident in the Saheehul

Bukhari# $usnad Ahmad# %an&ul Ummal# Albidayah wan 'ihaayah# Alkaamil i ibni

Atheer# Seeratun 'abawi i ibni isham and areekhul *slaam ith hahabi# boils

down to the +act that# a+ter the demise o+ Rasoolullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi "asallam)#

Abubakar (Radhiallaahu Anhu) and Umar (Radhiallaahu Anhu) and the ma,ority o+

the Ansaar and the $uha,ireen were busy with the burial arrangements. -n the

other hand a +ew Ansaar Sahabah (Radhiallaahu Anhum) gathered with Saad Bin

Ubaadah (Radhiallaahu Anhu) at Saee+a Bani Saaidah. heir intention was to

a!!oint Saad Bin Ubaadah (Radhiallaahu Anhu) as the %hali+ah. ad this

materialised without the mutual consent o+ the Akaabir Sahabah (Radhiallaahu

Anhum) and the $uha,ireen Sahabah (Radhiallaahu Anhum) it would have been

very ina!!ro!riate. Seeing this one Sahabi immediately headed +or the house o+

Rasoolullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi "asallam) and asked Umar (Radhiallaahu Anhu)# who

was at the time busy with the burial arrangements# to ste! outside the house. At

+irst Umar (Radhiallaahu Anhu) re+used to come out due to his engrossment# but

when the Sahabi hurried him and in+ormed him o+ the im!ortance# Umar

(Radhiallaahu Anhu) came outside and the Sahabi in+ormed him o+ the gathering o+

the Ansaar. -n hearing this Umar (Radhiallaahu Anhu) immediately called Abubakar

(Radhiallaahu Anhu)# who was also busy with the burial arrangements and re+used

to come out. "hen Umar (Radhiallaahu Anhu) in+ormed him o+ the im!ortance o+

the issue# he immediately headed +or Saee+a Bani Saaidah together with Umar(Radhiallaahu Anhu) and Abu Ubaidah ibnul /arrah (Radhiallaahu Anhu).

his makes it very clear that Abubakar (Radhiallaahu Anhu)and Umar (Radhiallaahu

Anhu) did not take any initial ste!s in trying to attain the %hilaa+at0 rather# they

were busy in the burial arrangements. Another Sahabi had come and in+ormed Umar

(Radhiallaahu Anhu) regarding the gathering o+ the Ansaar.

1rom this incident one can understand the im!ortance o+ Umar (Radhiallaahu Anhu).

Also# Abubakar (Radhiallaahu Anhu) did not go to Saee+a Bani Saaidah alone0

rather he took Umar (Radhiallaahu Anhu) and Abu Ubaidah ibnul /arrah(Radhiallaahu Anhu) with him (these three Sahabah are +rom amongst the 2Ashara

$ubash shararah i.e. the ten com!anions who were given glad3tidings o+ /annah in

this world by 'abi (Sallallaahu Alayhi "asallam)). A!!arently Abubakar

(Radhiallaahu Anhu) did not take Ali (Radhiallaahu Anhu) and 4ubair (Radhiallaahu

Anhu) with him because they were the immediate relatives o+ 'abi (Sallallaahu

Alayhi "asallam) and it was more a!!ro!riate +or them to remain engaged in the

burial arrangements. *t has been mentioned in a adith that a+ter Ali (Radhiallaahu


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Anhu) delivered 'abi (Sallallaahu Alayhi "asallam) into the Raudhah $ubarak he

said5 6A !ersons +amily and relatives are the ones res!onsible +or arranging his

burial.7 (Sunan Abu 8awood# 9ol. :# ;age !lain tothe Ansaar. e did not know that in the interim he would have the res!onsibility o+

a!!ointing a %hali+ah. his is also the reason why he did not take Ali (Radhiallaahu

Anhu) with him. "hen these three Sahabah reached Saee+a Bani Saaidah they saw

that the Ansaar were in a very emotional state and were about to a!!oint Saad bin

Ubaadah (Radhiallaahu Anhu) as the %hali+ah. his was under no circumstances

correct or a!!ro!riate. Besides the $uha,ireen# none o+ the Ansaar would have been

ha!!y to take Bayat on the hands o+ Saad bin Ubaadah (Radhiallaahu Anhu) and

there was also a great +ear that there would have been a revolt. Umar (Radhiallaahu

Anhu) has also indicated to this in his detailed sermon which is mentioned in

Bukhari. 1or this reason Abubakar (Radhiallaahu Anhu) ste!!ed +orward and

e>!lained to them with great wisdom that the %hali+ah should be +rom amongst the

?uraish because the entire Arab world res!ects them. A+ter this Abubakar

(Radhiallaahu Anhu) raised the hands o+ Umar (Radhiallaahu Anhu) and Abu

Ubaidah ibnul /arrah (Radhiallaahu Anhu) in +ront o+ the congregation and reuested

them to take Bayat on the hands o+ either o+ the two. he Ansaar did not agree to

this but they demanded that there should be an Ameer +rom amongst the Ansaar as

well as the $uha,ireen which was also ina!!ro!riate. ow could it be !ossible that

there be two di++erent rulers in one country at the same time@ -n this occasion

Umar (Radhiallaahu Anhu) said5 6wo swords can not be gathered in one sheath.7

"hen Umar (Radhiallaahu Anhu) saw that the di++erences were not settling and the

arguing was not coming to an end and the +ear o+ a revolt was becoming imminent#he made Abubakar (Radhiallaahu Anhu) ascend the !ul!it and declared that he is

taking Bayat on the hands o+ Abubakar (Radhiallaahu Anhu). Be+ore Umar

(Radhiallaahu Anhu) could take Bayat# an Ansaari Sahabi took Bayat on the hands

o+ Abubakar (Radhiallaahu Anhu). -n seeing this all the $uha,ireen and Ansaar that

were !resent also took Bayat on the hands o+ Abubakar (Radhiallaahu Anhu) e>ce!t

Saad bin Ubaadah (Radhiallaahu Anhu). "hen !roving that Abubakar (Radhiallaahu

Anhu) is worthy o+ %hilaa+at# Umar (Radhiallaahu Anhu) mentioned that 6'abi

(Sallallaahu Alayhi "asallam) +orwarded Abubakar to lead the Salaat during his

li+etime and he is one o+ the haani ul *thnain i.e. the com!anion o+ 'abi (Sallallaahu

Alayhi "asallam) in the cave. ow can Umar become the %hali+ah while he is!resent@7 Abu Ubaidah ibnul /arrah (Radhiallaahu Anhu) said the same thing. 4aid

bin haabit (Radhiallaahu Anhu)# who was an Ansaari Sahabi# also said the same

thing and e>!ounded the virtues and the im!ortance o+ the $uha,ireen to the

Ansaar. *n this manner# those Ansaar who wanted to a!!oint Saad bin Ubaadah

(Radhiallaahu Anhu) as the %hali+ah# also willingly took the Bayat on the hands o+

Abubakar (Radhiallaahu Anhu).


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his gathering was a coincidence. he Ansaar were the cause o+ this gathering.

Abubakar (Radhiallaahu Anhu) and Umar (Radhiallaahu Anhu) did not gather them

in order to attain the %hilaa+at0 rather they were +orced to go to Saee+a Bani

Saaidah in order to avert an u!rising. *+ this method was not ado!ted and these

three Sahabah came away +rom Saee+a Bani Saaidah# one grou! o+ the Ansaar

would have chosen a %hali+ah +rom amongst them as they were in a great emotionalstate and were not !re!ared to delay the a!!ointment o+ a %hali+ah. *+ at that time

an Ansaar Sahabi was a!!ointed as the %hali+ah in the absence o+ the senior

Sahabah there was a great !ossibility that the Arabs would have re,ected him and

disunion and bloodshed would have broke out immediately a+ter the demise o+

Rasoolullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi "asallam). his is e>actly what a Sahabi indicated

towards while admonishing the Ansaar Sahabah that5 6You were the +irst to su!!ort

and assist *slam so do not be the +irst ones to +inish it i.e. by uarrelling and +ighting

amongst yourselves.7

'ow one should !onder that u!to this !oint what did Abubakar (Radhiallaahu Anhu)

and Umar (Radhiallaahu Anhu) do wrong. hey did not claim nor did they demand

%hilaa+at +or themselves# rather a+ter e>!laining to the Ansaar# Abubakar

(Radhiallaahu Anhu) !ro!osed Umar (Radhiallaahu Anhu) and Abu Ubaidah ibnul

/arrah (Radhiallaahu Anhu) to be a!!ointed as the %hali+ah and Umar (Radhiallaahu

Anhu) !ro!osed Abubakar (Radhiallaahu Anhu) to be the %hali+ah and all the

!resent $uhaa,ir and Ansaar Sahabah acce!ted the !ro!osal o+ Umar (Radhiallaahu

Anhu). *t is not !roven +rom any authentic te>t that Abubakar (Radhiallaahu Anhu)

and Umar (Radhiallaahu Anhu) has cons!ired to do something and gathered the

Ansaar at Saee+a Bani Saaidah and their going there was !art o+ the cons!iracy. *+

anybody claims this then they should bring +orth their !roo+s. his is also the reason

why Umar (Radhiallaahu Anhu) had termed this %hilaa+at as a coincidence duringhis %hilaa+at because they had no idea in their mind nor was it !re3!lanned. Ali

(Radhiallaahu Anhu) and other $uhaa,ir Sahabah did not take !art in this Bayat

because they were engaged in the burial arrangements o+ Rasoolullah (Sallallaahu

Alayhi "asallam) and a!!arently they did not even know what trans!ired outside o+

the house. -ne cannot say that Ali (Radhiallaahu Anhu) and other $uhaa,ir

Sahabahs +ailure to take the Bayat was because they disagreed with it# rather this

is the reason why those Sahabah who were not !resent at the time o+ the Bayat

were not taunted. A general $a,lis took !lace the +ollowing day in the $as,id3un3

'abawi +or everybody to take the Bayat so that nobody could raise any ob,ection to

Abubakar (Radhiallaahu Anhu) being the %hali+ah and that he did this in secret. *t isalso incorrect to level accusations against Abubakar (Radhiallaahu Anhu) and Umar

(Radhiallaahu Anhu) o+ not calling Ali (Radhiallaahu Anhu) and other Sahabah to

Saee+a Bani Saaidah because when they le+t the home o+ Rasoolullah (Sallallaahu

Alayhi "asallam) they did not know what was going to ha!!en# neither did they go

there with the intention o+ obtaining the %hilaa+at themselves. "hatever ha!!ened

at Saee+a Bani Saaidah was a coincidence and une>!ected.


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*t is !roven +rom +ew narrations that a+ter the incident o+ Saee+a Bani Saaidah#

Abubakar (Radhiallaahu Anhu) and Umar (Radhiallaahu Anhu) returned to

Rasoolullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi "asallam)s house to in order to assist with the

burial arrangements. -n the +ollowing day Abubakar (Radhiallaahu Anhu) sat on the

!ul!it in the $as,id3un3'abawi and Umar (Radhiallaahu Anhu) stood in +ront o+ the

Sahabah and said a +ew words and also e>cused himsel+ +or what he had said onhearing o+ the demise o+ Rasoolullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi "asallam). e +urther said

that5 6Rasoolullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi "asallam) has !assed away and you have the

?uran with you.7 Umar (Radhiallaahu Anhu) then !ointed towards Abubakar

(Radhiallaahu Anhu) and mentioned his virtues and that he was Rasoolullah

(Sallallaahu Alayhi "asallam)s com!anion in the cave and that he is more worthy

o+ %hilaa+at than anybody else and everybody should take Bayat on his hands. All

the Sahabah !resent in the $as,id took Bayat on the hands o+ Abubakar

(Radhiallaahu Anhu) and this was known as the general Bayat. At the time o+ this

Bayat two very im!ortant and +amous Sahabah# i.e. Ali (Radhiallaahu Anhu) and

4ubair (Radhiallaahu Anhu) were not !resent. his was very con+using. Abubakar

(Radhiallaahu Anhu) enuired o+ their whereabouts. A +ew Sahabah o+ the Ansaar

stood u! and called Ali (Radhiallaahu Anhu) and 4ubair (Radhiallaahu Anhu) to the

$as,id. "hen these two Sahabah (Radhiallaahu Anhu) arrived at the $as,id

Abubakar (Radhiallaahu Anhu) asked Ali (Radhiallaahu Anhu)5 6"hy havent you

taken Bayat ins!ite o+ you being the cousin and son in3law o+ Rasoolullah

(Sallallaahu Alayhi "asallam)@ 8o you wish to cause disunity amongst the

$uslims@7 -n hearing this Ali (Radhiallaahu Anhu) e>cused himsel+ and took Bayat

on the hands o+ Abubakar (Radhiallaahu Anhu). hen Abubakar (Radhiallaahu Anhu)

asked 4ubair (Radhiallaahu Anhu) the same uestion and also asked him that5

6*ns!ite o+ being the cousin o+ Rasoolullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi "asallam) and a

awaari# do you wish to create disunity amongst the $uslims@7 e too e>cusedhimsel+ and took Bayat on the hands o+ Abubakar (Radhiallaahu Anhu).

As +ar as what has been mentioned in a +ew narrations that Ali (R.A.) and 4ubair

(R.A.) gathered at the house o+ 1atima (R.A.) and Umar (R.A) went there and

threatened them# * would like to say that a!!arently a+ter the burial o+ Rasoolullah

(S.A.".) and be+ore the general Bayat in the $as,id# Ali (R.A.) and 4ubair (R.A.) and

a +ew $uha,ireen Sahabah gathered at the house o+ 1atima (R.A.) and thought that

because the general Bayat had not yet been taken# we should a!!oint Ali (R.A.) as

the %hali+ah. hey discussed this matter amongst themselves and 4ubair (R.A.) also

announced that he will back Ali (R.A.) with his sword. -n the other hand many o+ the$uha,ireen and Ansaar had already taken Bayat on the hands o+ Abubakar (R.A.) at

Saee+a Bani Saaidah# now i+ another %hali+ah had to be a!!ointed# there was a

great +ear o+ revolt and the Ansaar would again have demanded that an Ameer be

a!!ointed +rom amongst them. here+ore# in order to su!!ress this revolt Umar

(R.A) went to 1atima (R.A.)s house and at that time Ali (R.A.) and 4ubair (R.A.) were

not !resent. *t has been stated in %an&ul Ummal that Umar (R.A) told 1atima (R.A.)

that5 6- the daughter o+ Rasoolullah (S.A.".)# nobody +rom amongst the !eo!le is


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more beloved to me than your +ather and nobody is more beloved to me than you

a+ter your +ather. * have received the bad news that these !eo!le are gathering in

your house and cons!iring against the %hilaa+at o+ Abubakar. *+ they do not sto!

cons!iring then by Allah * will burn their homes.7 -n saying this Umar (R.A) le+t and

when Ali (R.A.) and 4ubair (R.A.) arrived at the house o+ 1atima (R.A.)# 1atima (R.A.)

said to them5 68o you know that Umar came to see me and he has taken an oaththat i+ you cons!ire against the %hilaa+at o+ Abubakar he will burn your homes@ By

Allah Umar will most de+initely +ul+il his oath. here+ore leave my house with the

intention o+ dro!!ing your o!inions and thoughts and do not return with the same

ob,ect.7 Ali (R.A.) and 4ubair (R.A.) le+t the house and did not gather there again

until they took Bayat on the hands o+ Abubakar (R.A.). (%an&ul Ummal# 9ol. # ;age

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and nonsense@ Fould the senior Sahabah behaved in such a manner@ "ere such

Sahabah not ca!able o+ demolishing great em!ires such as that o+ ?aisar and %isra

with scanty ammunitions and means@ "ill Allah aala assist such o!!ressors@

he claim that 1atima (R.A.) had a miscarriage is a mere +abrication. *t has been

mentioned in an authentic book o+ history# i.e. Albidayah wan 'ihaayah# that duringthe li+etime o+ Rasoolullah (S.A.".)# 1atima (R.A.) gave birth to a third son by the

name o+ $uhassin and that this child !assed away in his childhood. his is why the

ma,ority o+ the historians mentioned only two sons o+ 1atima (R.A.).

he reason why Umar (R.A) reacted staunchly with those who o!!osed the %hilaa+at

a+ter Abubakar (R.A.) was a!!ointed as the %hali+ah was because Rasoolullah

(S.A.".) has said5 6*+ anybody else claims %hilaa+at a+ter a %hali+ah has been chosen

+rom amongst the $uslims# then he should be killed no matter who he may be.7

(Sahih $uslim)

A+ter the general Bayat took !lace Abubakar (R.A.) said5 6* never intended to be a

%hali+ah nor did * demand it. *+ you are not !leased with this Bayat then * will ste!

down and you can a!!oint someone else as the %hali+ah.7 $a,ority o+ the

$uha,ireen# es!ecially Ali (R.A.) re+used this o++er and said5 6'o# you (Abubakar) are

more worthy o+ the %hilaa+at than anybody else. Rasoolullah (S.A.".) +orwarded you

in such an im!ortant issue such as Salaat so how can we !ull you back.7 "hen Ali

(R.A.) and 4ubair (R.A.) were asked why did they not take the Bayat in the

beginning@ hey re!lied that the reason was because they were consulted on the

issue. *t has been narrated in the Shiite book 6*hti,aa, abrasi7 that Ali (R.A.) took

Bayat on the hands o+ Abubakar (R.A.) and also !er+ormed Salaat behind him. Ali

(R.A.) announced during his %hilaa+at that Rasoolullah (S.A.".) did not beuest us toa!!oint the %hali+ah and neither did he take a !ledge +rom us. *+ * had a !ledge then

* would have never allowed Abubakar (R.A.) to climb the $imbar o+ Rasoolullah

(S.A.".) but in reality Abubakar (R.A.) was worthy o+ %hilaa+at. Rasoolullah (S.A.".)

also +orwarded him# we su!!orted him and worked with him# and a+ter his demise

we assisted Umar (R.A) and Uthmaan (R.A.)

-ne should !onder that i+ Ali (R.A.) had a !ledge then he would have most de+initely

mentioned it during his %hilaa+at when there was no +ear o+ anybody re!rimanding

him or threatening him. ad Abubakar (R.A.) or Umar (R.A) o!!ressed him any way#

he would have also mentioned it but he did not mention anything o+ that sort.

"e have elaborated in detail on the %hilaa+at o+ Abubakar (R.A.). -ne should acce!t

that which is authentic and that which also suits the nature o+ the Sahabah %iraam

and *slam. hose narrations which !ortray +alse !ictures o+ the Sahabah and *slam

will not be acce!ted because those who o!!osed *slam while !ortraying themselves

as $uslims +abricate such +alse narrations and s!read them in such a manner that

causes disunion amongst the $uslims and also that they may dis!erse into grou!s


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and start baying +or each others blood. 'ot everything mentioned in the history

books are authentic and you should not bother arguing with the Shiites# rather you

should worry about being a !ractical $uslim. Also# you should mention the Sahabah

in a res!ect+ul manner and do not have hatred and !re,udice +or any Sahabi and

inculcate love +or all the Sahabah. o love them is a sign o+ *maan and to o!!ose

them and hate them is a sign o+ hy!ocrisy.

*+ any Shiite kee!s bothering you then you should ask him that5 6"as Ali (R.A.) brave

or cowardly@ *+ he was brave# then why did he conceal the truth@ "hat !revented

him +rom disclosing the truth during the %hilaa+at@ *+ according to your belie+ (Shiite)

Ali (R.A.) had any beuest regarding %hilaa+at and governmental issues but he was

not able to e>!ress them o!enly# then how did you +ind out about it@ "here is this

beuest o+ his and in which %itaab is it to be +ound@ "hy dont you !rove it +rom

authentic sources.7

Re+erences5

Sahih Bukhari# 9ol. :# ;age

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