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who have mercy on one another. He is merciful. Be merciful on
those that are on the earth so that angels in heaven be merciful on
you.” Some fifty other similar hadîth-i-sherîfs command
overcoming one’s wrath and being kind and generous and teach
our duties as human beings.
Consequently, if hadrat Alî and Fâtimat uz-zehrâ ‘radiy-Allâhu
anhumâ’ had been indignant about a worldly rank or a few date
trees and had borne hostility against the As-hâb-i-kirâm ‘radiy-
Allâhu ta’âlâ anhum ajma’în’ throughout their lives instead of
forgiving them, they would have disobeyed these âyat-i-kerîmas
and hadîth-i-sherîfs. Could this be at all possible? Such allegations
would blemish their high honour.
In order to protect these two beloved ones of Rasûlullah’s
‘sall-Allâhu alaihi wa sallam’ against any probable disfigurement,
the ’Ulamâ of Ahl as-sunna ‘rahmatullâhi ta’âlâ alaihim ajma’în’
have avoided making such absurd statements about them and
specially advised to love them by stating that “Loving these
superior people will cause one to die in îmân (as a Believer).”
Whose love for these superior people is true; that which is
claimed by the Shi’îs or the one recommended by the Ahl assunna?
Anyone with reason and logic will easily see the
distinction.
It is a universally known fact that hadrat Muhammad’s ‘alaihissalâm’
Ummat are brothers and love one another very much. For
instance, one day Abdullah ibni ’Umar ‘radiy-Allâhu anhumâ’
entered Rasûlullah’s ‘sall-Allâhu alaihi wa sallam’ blessed
presence. The Messenger of Allah praised and lauded him highly
by uttering this hadîth-i-sherîf: “On the Judgement Day every
person will be given his berât, i.e. warrant for his salvation, after all
his deeds have been measured. Abdullah has already been given
his berât (when he is) in the world yet.” When he was asked the
reason for this, he (Rasûlullah) said, “He not only has wara’ and
taqwâ, but also expresses the following supplication whenever he
prays: ‘Yâ Rabbî! Make my body so big on the Judgement Day
that I will suffice to fill up Hell. Thus the promise You have made
to fill up Hell with human beings will be fulfilled and none of
hadrat Muhammad’s ‘alaihis-salâm’ Ummat will burn in Hell.’ He
has shown by this invocation that he loves his brothers in Islam
more than himself.” It is written in the book Menâqib-i-chihâr yâri-ghuzîn
that Abû Bekr as-siddîq also would make an identical
invocation in his prayers. It is beyond doubt that hadrat Alî’s love
for Muslims was several times stronger than that which was
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