Sayings of the Salaf » Biographical http://www.sayingsofthesalaf.net English translations of narrations from the Salaf - the earliest believers, our righteous predecessors, and true scholars of Islam. Selected and translated by Owais Al-Hashimi Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:03:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Ali on the Status of Abu Bakr and Umar http://www.sayingsofthesalaf.net/index.php/ali-on-the-status-of-abu-bakr-and-umar/ http://www.sayingsofthesalaf.net/index.php/ali-on-the-status-of-abu-bakr-and-umar/#comments Sat, 03 Jan 2009 08:16:00 +0000 Abû ‘Abdillâh Owais Al-Hâshimi http://www.sayingsofthesalaf.net/?p=441 Muhammad b. Al-Hanafîyah – Allâh have mercy on him – reports, “I asked my father (‘Alî), ‘Who is the best person after Allâh’s Messenger – Allâh’s peace and blessings be upon him?’ He replied, ‘Abû Bakr.’ I said, ‘And then who?’ He replied, “Then Umar.’ I feared he would say ‘Uthmân; I said, ‘And then [...]

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]]> Muhammad b. Al-Hanafîyah – Allâh have mercy on him – reports, “I asked my father (‘Alî), ‘Who is the best person after Allâh’s Messenger – Allâh’s peace and blessings be upon him?’ He replied, ‘Abû Bakr.’ I said, ‘And then who?’ He replied, “Then Umar.’ I feared he would say ‘Uthmân; I said, ‘And then you.’ He said, ‘I am just a man amongst the Muslims.’”

Al-Bukhârî and others.

Commenting on ‘Ali’s response ‘I am just a man amongst the Muslims,’ Ibn Hajr states in Fath Al-Bârî, “He said this out of modesty and humbleness, despite knowing that at the time of asking he was the best of people at the time, for this was after the killing of ‘Uthmân.”

May Allâh be pleased with them all.

More:

  1. A False testimony of Faith [hypocrisy and the shahadah]
  2. Isn’t this that time?
  3. Love and Praise for the Companions
  4. Risking your religion through Argumentation
  5. Don’t ask the Polytheists

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