“Muhammed ibn Jarar ibn Rustam al-Tabari stated that Ali (A.S.) lagged behind when Abu Bakr received the people’s oath of allegiance, so they went to his house and intended to set it to fire.”
Ibrahim ibn Ahmed al-Tabari, relying on Ali ibn `Umar ibn Hasan ibn Ali al-Siyari who cites Muhammed ibn Zakariyya al-Ghulabi citing Ja`fer ibn Muhammed ibn `Imarah citing his father citing Jabir al-Ju`fi citing Aba Ja`fer Muhammed ibn Ali (A.S.) ibn al-Husain (A.S.) citing his father citing his grandfather citing Muhammed ibn `Ammar ibn Yasir in a tradition saying the following:
… She was pregnant with al-Hasan (A.S.). Having given birth to him, she conceived forty days thereafter with al-Husain (A.S.), then was blessed with Zainab and Umm Kulthum. Then she was big with al-Muhassan. When the Messenger of Allah (A.S.) passed away, and when the folks did what they did on that day when they forcefully entered her house and took her cousin, the Commander of the Faithful (A.S.), out by force and after the harm dealt her by that man (`Omer), she miscarried her son. That was the original cause of her sickness then consequently her death, peace and blessings of Allah be upon her.[1]
Muhammed ibn Jarar ibn Rustam al-Tabari stated that Ali (A.S.) lagged behind when Abu Bakr received the people’s oath of allegiance, so they went to his house and intended to set it to fire. They wanted to burn him and Fatima (A.S.), so al-Zubayr came out with his sword unsheathed, and they broke his sword. Muhammed ibn Haran has narrated from Aban ibn `Othman saying that Sa`ad ibn Qudamah cites Za’ida saying that Abu Bakr invited Ali (A.S.) to swear the oath of allegiance to him, but he refused. Then the narrator details how Ali (A.S.) argued with them and goes on to say, “I asked Za’idah ibn Qudamah, `Who did you hear this from?’ He said, `I heard it from Aba Ja`fer Muhammed ibn Ali ibn al-Husain (A.S.).’”[2]
Aba al-Jarad is cited quoting Aba Ja`fer being asked about when al-Qa’im (A.S.) will come out (of his occultation). He provided a lengthy answer wherein he referred to “the firewood which they collected in order to burn with it Ali (A.S.), Fatima (A.S.), al-Hasan (A.S.) and al-Husain (A.S.). And this is the firewood which we keep inheriting…”[3]
This is an article taken from the book -TRAGEDY OF AL-ZAHRA’ (A.S.). DOUBTS CAST AND REBUTTALS
By: Ayatullah `Allama Sayyid Ja’far Murtada al-`Amili
Translated from the Arabic By: Yasin T. al-Jibouri
Published By: Imam Hussain Foundation
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[1]Dala’il al-Imama, pp. 26-27. Refer to Al-`Awalim, Vol. 11, p. 504.
[2]Al-Mustarshid fi Imamat Ali ibn Abi Talib (A), pp. 64-65.
[3]Dala’il al-Imama, p. 242.
