Ali Ibn Abi Talib - Volume 1 of 2

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The Companions were all agreed on that, and whoever criticises any
one of them has gone against the words of Allah (&):
%And whoever contradicts and opposes the Messenger [Muhammad]
after the right path has been shown clearly to him, and follows other
than the believers' way, We shall keep him in the path he haschosen,
and burn him in hell - what an evil destination!) (Qur'an 4: 115)
Such a person also denies the words of the Prophet (g): "I
urge you to adhere to my Sunnah and the way of the Rightly Guided
Caliphs; hold on to it My." They are Abu Bakr, 'Umar, 'Uthmb
and 'Ali (may Allah he pleased with them) and those who followed
them in trnthF3 How good are the words of Ayyoob as-Sakhtiyiini in
this context, when he said: "Whoever loves Ahu Bakr has established
true faith; whoever loves 'Umar, his path has become clear; whoever.
loves 'Uthmiin has been guided by the light of Allah (g); whoever
loves 'Ali has grasped the firm handhold; and whoever speaks well of
the Companions of Muhammad (g) is free of
The poet said:
I am pleased with 'Ali as an example and guide,
as I am pleased with Abu Bakr,
the companion of (the Prophet) in the cave.
I am pleased with Abu Haj$ ('Umar) and his party,
and I am not pleased with the slaying of 'Uthmin in the house.
All of the Companions for me are examples and guides.
Is there anything wrong with my saying this?
If You know that I only love them for Your sake,
then pee me , hm the
There is definitive evidence and clear proof of the distinct
relationship between 'Ali and the Rightly Guided Caliphs (may Allah
be pleased with them). This has been explained in the previous pages,
and here we will add some further evidence to the definitive proof