*In The Name of Allah the Most High* *Salamun Alaikum*
Adi b. Hatim relates the following, “By Allah! My heart did not burn for anyone as much as it did for Ali. *He was grabbed by the end of his shirt and collar and dragged towards the Masjid. It was said to him, ‘Pledge allegiance to Abu Bakr.’* He replied, ‘What if I do not ?’ It was said to him, ‘*Your head will be severed.*’ Hearing this, Ali (a.s.) lifted his head towards the heavens and said,* ‘O Lord! I hold You as a witness that this community has come forth to kill me, while I am the slave of Allah and the brother of the Prophet of Allah.’* They again repeated, ‘Extend your hand to pledge allegiance.’ He refused to do so and this time, they took his hand and tried to extend it forcibly. He closed his fist while those present tried their level best to open his hand, but could not do so. *Ultimately, the hand of Abu Bakr was extended and rubbed upon the closed hand of Ali, **while Ali turned towards the grave of the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) and said, ‘O son of my mother! Verily the people did reckon me weak and had well-nigh slain me.’ (Aaraaf (7): 150)* Then Ali (a.s.) turned towards Abu Bakr and recited the following couplets: “*Then if you have gained authority due to counsel, then what counsel is this in the absence of the counselors; and if you have attained it (the caliphate) due to nearness (of the Prophet), then there are others who are more rightful than you for the Prophet’s nearness.”* Imam Ali (a.s.) often said, “Interesting! The caliphate can be obtained on the grounds of companionship (of the Prophet), but cannot be obtained on the grounds of both relationship and companionship?” (Bait al-Ahzaan of Shaikh Abbas al-Qummi (r.a.) Chapter III) Was Salam *Akbar Ali* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Shia Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to shiagroup+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to shiagroup@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/shiagroup/CALPN1PXJ_VrgwGCrBn7hbWY9jfcJLK%3DBc4RPUA%3Daa8ar1JuFog%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
