Sahaba - The Blessed

in the fact that they did not become Khalîfas, which, in passing,
betrays the downright falsehood which they dishonestly fabricate
in the name of information.
Rasûlullah ‘sall-Allâhu ’alaihi wa sallam’ was ahead of all
other people in observing everybody’s rights. For that matter, he
praised Hadrat Abbâs, (who was his paternal uncle,) by saying,
“The paternal uncle is like the father.” He said about Fâtima, (his
blessed daughter): “He who hurts her will have hurt me (by doing
so).” About Hadrat Abû Bakr he said, “Why do you ignore my
feelings by hurting my friend?” And he said about Hadrat Alî:
“He is from me. And I am from him.” and “For whomever I am
the mawlâ, Alî, too, must be his mawlâ.” A person with wisdom
and reason will not confuse a praisal emanating from kinship with
a praisal based on religious priority and suitability for caliphate.
The remark, “I am from him. And he is from me,” indicates an
affinity based on kinship and is intended to observe the right of
kinship. It does not indicate fadl-i-kullî, that is, superiority in
every respect. For, statements of that sort was made not only
about Hadrat Alî and Hadrat Fâtima, but also about Hadrat
Abbâs. In fact, similar utterances were made concerning Durra,
Abû Lahab’s daughter. Durra is reported to have related the
following event in Imâm Ahmad bin Hanbal’s book: “I was in
Âisha’s room, when Rasûlullah ‘sall-Allâhu ’alaihi wa sallam’
came in and said, “I shall make ablution. Bring me some water!”
Âisha and I brought a large bowl and a water ewer. He made an
ablution and turned to me, saying, ‘You are from me, and I am
from you!’ ” It is quite an obvious fact that this utterance was
intended as a requirement for kinship, rather than an indication of
priority.
Rasûlullah ‘sall-Allâhu ’alaihi wa sallam’ frequently uttered
the words, “I love ...,” concerning various people. These words
have different meanings, depending on the situations and times
they were said as well as on the people they concerned. As a
matter of fact, there are various kinds of love. One loves one’s
spouse, one’s children, one’s friends and one’s master with
different types of affection. A person may love someone with a
certain type and a certain degree of affection, and at the same
time he may love another person more, although with another
kind of affection. By the same token, Rasûlullah ‘sall-Allâhu
’alaihi wa sallam’ said, “I love Âisha very much,” at a certain
place, and, “I love Usâma very much,” at another place, and, “I
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