Letter 96
Justification Rejected
Rabi’ al-Awwal 29, 1330
The order was one that required its execution as such; so, nobody would understand it any other way; therefore, calling it a recommendation is not proved by any argument at all. On the contrary, proofs emphasize its real meaning, i.e. as an order; so, look carefully into those traditions and you will find out that what we say here is the truth.
Suffices you his statement (S): "This man and his men read the Qur'an only pronouncing its words [just to impress people]; they depart from the faith as swiftly as the arrow departs from the bow, and they do not go back till the arrow goes back to the bow anew. Kill them, for they are the worst among the living," and also his statement, peace be upon him and his progeny, "Had he been killed, no two men of my nation will have ever disputed with one another." Such statements were not said except when there was a serious command greatly emphasizing that the man be killed.
If you refer to Ahmad's Musnad, you will find the order to kill the man was directed to Abu Bakr in particular, then to ‘Umar in particular; so, how can the obligation be ruled out?
Yet traditions are indeed explicit in indicating that those companions refrained from killing the man only because they hated to do so for no reason other than the fact that he was engaged in prayer and supplication. They did not feel well even though the Prophet (S) himself felt well about getting rid of him.
They did not abide by the order which they had received from the Prophet (S) to kill the man. This incident, therefore, is just another proof testifying to the fact that they used to prefer to follow their own opinions rather than the instructions of the Prophet (S), Wassalam.
Sincerely,
Sh
- Al-Muraja'at
- Author's Biography
- Introduction and Foreword
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- I. Overlooking Our Previous Statements
- II. Error in Necessity of (Logical) Cycle
- III. Hadith of the Two Weighty Things
- IV. Its Tawatur
- V. NonAdherents to the ‘Itra Shall Stray
- VI. Their Similitude to the ark of Noah the Gate of Salvation and the Security Against Religious Dissensions
- VII. What is Meant by "Ahl Al-Bayt" in this Regard
- VIII. Reasons for Similitude to Noah's Ark and the Gate of Salvation
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- A Hundred Shi’a Authorities Relied upon by Sunnis
- 1 Aban ibn Taghlib
- 2 Ibrahim ibn Yazid
- 3 Ahmad ibn al-Mufdil
- 4 Isma’il ibn Aban al-Azdi al-Kufi al-Warraq
- 5 Isma’il ibn Khalifah al-Malla’i al-Kufi “Abu Isra’il”
- 6 Isma’il ibn Zakariyya al-Assadi al-Khalliqani al-Kufi
- 7 Isma’il ibn ‘Abbad
- 8 Isma’il ibn ‘Abdul-Rahman ibn Abu Karimah al-Kufi
- 9 Isma’il ibn Musa al-Fazari al-Kufi
- 10 Talid ibn Sulayman al-Kufi al-A’raj
- 11 Thabit ibn Dinar
- 12 Thuwayr ibn Abu Fakhita
- 13 Jabir ibn Yazid ibn al-Harith al-Ju’fi al-Kufi
- 14 Jarir ibn ‘Abdel-Hamid al-Dabi al-Kufi
- 15 Ja’far ibn Ziyad al-Ahmar al-Kufi
- 16 Ja’far ibn Sulayman al-Dab’i al-Basri (Abu Sulayman)
- 17 Jami’ ibn ‘Umayrah ibn Tha’labah al-Kufi al-Taymi (Taymullah)
- 18 Al-Harith ibn Hasirah Abul Nu’man al-Azdi al-Kufi
- 19 Al-Harith ibn ‘Abdullah al-Hamadani
- 20 Habib ibn Abu Thabit al-Asadi al-Kahili al-Kufi
- 21 Al-Hasan ibn Hayy
- 22 Al-Hakam ibn ‘Utaybah al-Kufi
- 23 Hammad ibn ‘Isa al-Jehni
- 24 Hamran ibn ‘Ayinah
- 25 Khalid ibn Mukhlid al-Qatwani
- 26 Dawud ibn Abu ‘Awf (Abul-Hijab)
- 27 Zubayd ibn al-Harith ibn ‘Abdul-Karim al-Yami al-Kufi
- 28 Zayd ibn al-Habab Abul-Hasan al-Kufi al-Tamimi
- 29 Salim ibn Abul Ja’d al-Ashja’i al-Kufi
- 30 Salim ibn Abu Hafsah al-’Ijli al-Kufi
- 31 Sa’d ibn Tarif al-Iskafi al-Hanzali al-Kufi
- 32 Sa’id ibn Ashwa’
- 33 Sa’id ibn Khaytham al-Hilali
- 34 Selamah ibn al-Fudayl al-Abrash
- 35 Selamah ibn Kahil ibn Hasin ibn Kadih ibn Asad al-Hadrami Abu Yahya
- 36 Sulayman ibn Sa’id al-Khuza’i al-Kufi
- 37 Sulayman ibn Tarkhan al-Taymi al-Basri
- 38 Sulayman ibn Qarm ibn Ma’ath
- 39 Sulayman ibn Mahran al-Kahili al-Kufi al-Asla’
- 40 Sharik ibn ‘Abdullah ibn Sinan al-Nakh’i al-Kufi the judge
- 41 Shu’bah ibn al-Hajjaj Abul-Ward al-’Atki al-Wasiti (Abu Bastam)
- 42 Sa’sa’ah ibn Sawhan ibn Hajar ibn al-Harith al-’Abdi
- 43 Tawus ibn Kisan al-Khawlani al-Hamadani al-Yamani
- 44 Zalim ibn ‘Amr ibn Sufyan Abul-Aswad al-Du'ali
- 45 ‘Amr ibn Wa'ilah ibn ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar al-Laithi al-Makki
- 46 ‘Abbad ibn Ya’qub al-Asadi al-Ruwajni al-Kufi
- 47 ‘Abdullah ibn Dawud
- 48 ‘Abdullah ibn Shaddad ibn al-Had
- 49 ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar ibn Muhammad ibn Aban ibn Salih ibn ‘Umayr al-Qarashi al-Kufi
- 50 ‘Abdullah ibn Lahi’ah ibn ‘Uqbah al-Hadrami Egypt's judge and scholar
- 51 ‘Abdullah ibn Maymun al-Qaddah al-Makki
- 52 ‘Abdul-Rahman ibn Salih al-Azdi
- 53 ‘Abdul-Razzaq ibn Humam ibn Nafi’ al-Himyari al-San’ani
- 54 ‘Abdul-Malik ibn ‘Ayan
- 55 ‘Ubaydullah ibn Musa al-’Abasi al-Kufi
- 56 ‘Uthman ibn ‘Umayr ‘Abdul-Yaqzan al-Thaqafi al-Kufi al-Bijli
- 57 ‘Adi ibn Thabit al-Kufi
- 58 ‘Atiyyah ibn Sa’d ibn Janadah al-’Awfi
- 59 Al’ala' ibn Salih al-Taymi al-Kufi
- 60 ‘Alqamah ibn Qays ibn ‘Abdullah al-Nakh’i Abu Shibil
- 61 ‘Ali ibn Badimah
- 62 ‘Ali ibn al-Ja’d
- 63 ‘Ali ibn Zaid
- 64 ‘Ali ibn Salih
- 65 ‘Ali ibn Ghurab Abu Yahya al-Fazari al-Kufi
- 66 ‘Ali ibn Qadim Abul-Hasan al-Khuza’i al-Kufi
- 67 ‘Ali ibn al-Munthir al-Tara'ifi
- 68 ‘Ali ibn al-Hashim ibn al-Barid Abul-Hasan al-Kufi al-Khazzaz al-’Aithi
- 69 ‘Ammar ibn Zurayq al-Kufi
- 70 ‘Ammar ibn Mu’awiyah or Ibn Abu Mu’awiyah
- 71 ‘Amr ibn ‘Abdullah Abu Issaq al-Subai’i al-Hamadani al-Kufi
- 72 ‘Awf ibn Abu Jamila al-Basri Abu Sahl
- 73 Al-Fadl ibn Dakin
- 74 Fadil ibn Marzuq al-Aghar al-Ruwasi al-Kufi Abu ‘Abdul-Rahman
- 75 Fitr ibn Khalifah al-Hannat al-Kufi
- 76 Malik ibn Isma’il ibn Ziyad ibn Dirham Abu Hasan al-Kufi al-Hindi
- 77 Muhammad ibn Khazim
- 78 Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullah al-Dabi al-Tahani al-Nisaburi Abu ‘Abdullah al-Hakim
- 79 Muhammad ibn ‘Ubaydullah ibn Abu Rafi’ al-Madani
- 80 Muhammad ibn Fudayl ibn Ghazwan Abu ‘Abdul-Rahman al-Kufi
- 81 Muhammad ibn Muslim ibn al-Ta'ifi
- 82 Muhammad ibn Musa ibn ‘Abdullah al-Qatari al-Madani
- 83 Mu’awiyah ibn ‘Ammar al-Dihni al-Bajli al-Kufi
- 84 Ma’ruf ibn Kharbuth al-Karkhi
- 85 Mansur ibn al-Mu’tamir ibn ‘Abdullah ibn Rabi’ah al-Salami al-Kufi
- 86 Al-Minhal ibn ‘Amr al-Kufi the tabi’i
- 87 Musa ibn Qays al-Hadrami Abu Muhammad
- 88 Naif’ ibn al-Harith Abu Dawud al-Nakh’i al-Kufi al-Hamadani al-Subay’i
- 89 Nuh ibn Qays ibn Rabah al-Hadani
- 90 Harun ibn Sa’d al-’Ijli al-Kufi
- 91 Hashim ibn al-Barid ibn Zayd Abu ‘Ali al-Kufi
- 92 Hubayrah ibn Maryam al-Himyari
- 93 Hisham ibn Ziyad Abul Miqdam al-Basri
- 94 Hisham ibn ‘Ammar ibn Nasr ibn Maysarah Abu al-Walid
- 95 Hashim ibn Bashir ibn al-Qasim ibn Dinar al-Wasiti Abu Mu’awiyah
- 96 Waki’ ibn al-Jarrah ibn Malih ibn ‘Adi
- 97 Yahya ibn al-Jazzar al-’Arni al-Kufi
- 98 Yahya ibn Sa’id al-Qattan
- 99 Yazid ibn Ziyad al-Kufi Abu ‘Abdullah
- 100 Abu ‘Abdullah al-Jadali
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- I. Sentiments Reciprocated
- II. Debater's Error in Generalizing Regarding Ahl al-Qibla
- III. The Nation's Politicians are the Ones Who Turned Away from Ahl al-Bayt
- IV. The Imams of Ahl al-Bayt (without any argument) are not Inferior to others
- V. Which Fair Court Judges Calling Their Followers "Strayers"?
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- I. Natural Laws Necessitate the Consecutive Reporting of Hadith al-Ghadir
- II. The Almighty's Benevolence
- III. Concern of the Messenger of Allah (S)
- IV. Concern of the Commander of the Faithful
- V. al-Husain's Concern
- VI. Concern of the Nine Imams (as)
- VII. Shi’as' Concern
- VIII. Its Consecutive Reporting Through the Masses
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