Hadith of Abu Bakr's superior faith
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The hadith of Abu Bakr's superior faith is a Hadith quoted by Sunnis as one of the mertis of the first Sunni Caliph Abu Bakr. Although this narration is quoted and referred to, it is not given any formal name, in contrast to other hadith such as the Hadith of the pond of Khumm or the Hadith of Qur'an and Sunnah
Contents |
[edit] Narration
Umar said:
[edit] Muslim view
Muslims have different views regarding this hadith.
[edit] Sunni view
Sunni view this hadith as an evidence of Abu Bakr's extraordinary qualities, and are known to quote it to that effect.
 |
Please help improve this article by expanding this section. Further information might be found on the talk page or at requests for expansion. Please remove this message once the section has been expanded. This article has been tagged since January 2007. |
[edit] Shi'a view
Shia Muslims dismiss it as unauthentic late fabrication by the Bani Ummayad.
Shi'a view this hadith as an example being contradictory to the Hadith of Umar and religion and the Hadith of Uthman's modesty. Shi'a view that those hurring in fabricating hadith for the first three Sunni Caliphs did so in a manner that they all ended up contradicting each other regarding who is the best.
Former Salafi, turned Shi'a scholar Muhammad al-Tijani writes:
- If Allah knew that Abu Bakr had such a high degree of faith, and that his faith exceeded the faith of all Muslims, Allah - praise be upon Him - would not have had to threaten him that He would spoil his work when he raised his voice above the Prophet's voice
- If Ali and the Companions who followed him knew that Abu Bakr had this high degree of faith, they would not have hesitated to pay homage to him. If Fatimah al-Zahra, the leading lady, knew that Abu Bakr had this high degree of faith, she would not have been angry with him, nor would she have refused to talk to him or return his greetings, or cursed him in her prayers, and even banned him - according to her will - from attending her funeral.
- He who had such a degree of faith, and whose faith was greater than the faith of all Muslims. would not have regretted, in the last moments of his life, his attitude towards Fatimah, and his burning of al-Fuja'ah al-Salami and his succession to the caliphate. Also, he would not have wished not to be a human being but to be a hair or animal droppings. Is this man's faith equal to, or even greater than the faith of the entire Islamic nation?
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ 1)
- Narrated from `Umar (mawq√f) with a sound chain by Ibn al-Mubarak in al-Zuhd, al-Bayhaqi in Shu`ab al-Iman, and al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi in Nawadir al-Usul as stated by al-`Iraqi in al-Mughni, al-Sakhawi in al-Maqasid, and al-`Ajluni in Kashf al-Khafa’. Al-Sakhawi added: “It is narrated from Ibn Umar from the Prophet (marf√`) with a weak chain by Ibn `Adi, however, it is strengthened by other chains and is corroborated.” Al-Zarkashi in al-Tadhkira said: “Its meaning was stated in the Sunan.” He and al-Sakhawi are referring to the sound (sahih) narration of Abu Bakrah and Safina.[2] [3]
- ^ 2) Then i was Guided, sources for his statements are included in his book [4]
[edit] External link
Sunni:
