Ali Ibn Abi Talib - Volume 1 of 2

31 2 The oath of allegiance to 'Ali, his characteristics & his way of life
When 'Uthmin (&>) was murdered, and the people swore
allegiance to 'Ali (&), he became a true leader to whom
obedience became obligatory. He was the caliph of his time,
following in the footsteps of prophetic leadership, as indicated
by the hadith of Safeenah....'"'
4. It was narrated that 'Ikrimah said: "Ibn 'Abbh said to me and his
son 'Ali: 'Go to Abu Sa'eed, and listen to him.' So we went and
found him working in a garden. He took his garment and
wrapped it around himself, then he began talking to us until he
mentioned the building of the mosque. He said: 'We were
canying bricks one at a time, and 'Ammk was canying bricks
two at a time. The Prophet (g) .- started removing dust from him
and saying: "Poor 'Ammzr! He will be killed by a group that is
in the wrong. He will call them to paradise, and they will call
him to hell." 'Ammir said: "I seek refuge with Allah (s) from
tribulation."'" ''
According to a report narrated by Muslim from Abu Sa'eed, he
said to 'Ammir, when be started digging the ditch and he stxted
wiping his head: "~oo?'son of Sumayyah, you will be killed by
a group that is in the wrong."z1 Ihn Taymiyah said, after quoting
the Prophet's words that 'Ammir would be killed by a group that
is in the wrong: "This is indicative of the validity of 'Ali's
leadership and the obligation of obeying him, and that the one
who called people to obey him was calling people to paradise,
and the one who called people to fight him was calling them to
hellfire, regardless of whether his view was based on
misinterpretation or he was a transgressor who had no such
justification. This is the more correct of the two opinions held by
our companions, and it is the view that those who fought 'Ali
(4) were in the wrong. This is the view of the leading jurists,
who derived many rulings from that with regard to fighting