A most absurd defense of the Shaikhain in the attack on Fatima Zahra’s (s.a.) house and Our Reply

 Certain Ahle Tasannun scholars have dismissed reports of an attack on Hazrat Fatima Zahra’s (s.a.) house by offering vague and absurd reasons in defense of the companions. Their primary objective is to portray the companions as paragons of virtue and decency (Adalat-e-Sahabah) at all cost, even in the face of irrefutable reports to the contrary.

We analyze over here the weak defense mounted by scholars like Ibn Abil Hadid and Shah Abdul Aziz Dehalwi to clear the names of the companions behind the attack on Hazrat Fatima Zahra (s.a.).

Ibn Abil Hadid asserts: As for the recording (by the Shias) of the attack on the house of Fatima (s.a.) and gathering wood to burn it down, then it’s on the authority of a sole narrator (Khabarun Wahidun) and cannot be deemed reliable for the companions, rather it cannot be deemed reliable for any Muslim who is considered just.  (Sharh Nahjil Balaghah v 12 p 289)

Likewise Shah Abdul Aziz Dehalwi records: In my view the Shias consider the companions lower than the soldiers of Prophet Sulaiman (a.s.) who in the company of the prophet were attentive to basic details like avoiding the ants in the path (Surah Naml (27): 18), but the Shias consider the senior companions who accompanied the greatest Prophet (s.a.w.a.) everywhere to be so ruthless as to harass the mourning daughter, son-in-law and the orphan grandsons of the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) and burn their house down… (Tohfah Ithna Ashariyyah)

Reply

First and foremost by making such a strong defense for the companions Ibn Abil Hadid has put to rest all doubts of being a Shia. Some from the Ahle Tasannun continue to claim he was a Shia despite loads of comments of this nature where he has squarely defended the companions and rejected categorical beliefs of the Shias and denied the excellence of the Ahle Bait (a.s.).

Coming to his statement on the attack – we fail to understand how someone who has compiled a 20 volume commentary on the Nahjul Balaghah can give a clean chit to the companions and all ‘just’ Muslims, in clear contravention of the Holy Quran and the Sunnah.

When Allah hasn’t given a clean chit to the companions and wives and Muslims, who is Ibn Abil Hadid to do so?

The Holy Quran is replete with verses criticizing the companions for one misdeed after another, some so serious that they take the companions out of the realm of Islam.

For the sake of brevity we cite a few verses and historical incidents to show that the companions were prone to making grievous errors. And to absolve them of the attack on Hazrat Fatima Zahra’s (s.a.) house on the so-called theory of justice and decency (adalat) is plain ignorance, if not denial.

How Ibn Taymiyyah justifies attack on Lady Fatima Zahra’s (s.a.) house?

 Muslims in general are in denial on the attack on Lady Fatima Zahra’s (s.a.) house post-martyrdom of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.).

They need only refer to the views of Ibn Taymiyyah – the founder of modern day Salafism – on the subject.

Ibn Taymiyyah not only confirms the attack but defends the actions of the rulers by advancing a rather ‘imaginative’ rational for the attack.

He claims:

He (second one) barged into the house (of Fatima (s.a.)) to see if there was something from Allah’s money to distribute it or give it to those who deserved it!

• Minhaaj al-Sunnah, vol. 8 p. 291

    

Second Caliph quite capable of attacking Lady Fatima (s.a.) according to Muslim scholars

 The Muslim majority is aghast at suggestions that their beloved leaders / Sahabah could have attacked the house of Lady Fatima Zahra (s.a.), the Holy Prophet’s (s.a.w.a.) beloved daughter. They dismiss the attack as Shiite fabrication.

This is the view of the common Muslim masses enamoured by their rulers and indoctrinated with the belief that the Sahabah are just (adil) and can do no wrong.

However, let us turn to better informed Muslim scholars and review their opinion of their beloved leader. We present two references.

1. Shibli Nomani – the renowned Indian Salafi scholar writes:

The learned Tabari in his Tarikh al-Kabir has narrated a tradition to the effect that Umar, standing at the door of Fatima’s (s.a.) house, exclaimed ‘O daughter of the Prophet! I swear by God that we love you best of all but if your house continues any longer to be a rendezvous for conspiracy I will set fire to it on account of this.

The authority of this tradition is doubtful having not been able to glean particulars regarding its narrators, but there is no reason to deny the occurrence of this incident in the light of rationalization. Umar was a man of hot and irrational temper and such an act would not have been inconsistent with his nature.

• Al-Farooq v 1 p 92

Shibli Nomani does not have time or inclination to investigate further the attack on Lady Fatima Zahra’s (s.a.) house. Nonetheless he does not reject the possibility of the attack. This is because after writing twenty volumes of Al-Farooq he knows his subject well and understands that such an attack would have been consistent with his nature.

2. Ibn Abil Hadid while recording the Battle of Jamal and the roles of Ayesha and Ali (a.s.) writes:

What she did with Ameerul Momineen Ali (a.s.), if she had done the same with Umar and had spread rebellion against him among the people, he would, after securing victory over her, have killed her, and cut her into pieces, but Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) was very forbearing and large-hearted.

• Sharh Nahj al-Balagha v 17 p 254

It is notable that Ibn Abil Hadid could simply have concluded that Ali (a.s.) was most forbearing and forgiving, which was innate to his nature. But he does not stop there. He finds it necessary to highlight Ali’s (a.s.) magnanimous nature by comparing it to another ruler and concludes that the latter was so harsh that he would have slaughtered Ayesha into pieces. The obvious point for Muslims to consider is – if he could have slaughtered the Holy Prophet’s (s.a.w.a.) wife, why is it surprising if he is found guilty of attacking the Holy Prophet’s (s.a.w.a.) daughter?!

English) Narrations About Hazrat Fatima Zahra(sa) In Sahih Muslim And Sahih Bukhari.

 

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يارب محمد عجل فرج آل محمد

 يارب محمد أحفظ غيبة أبنه محمد

 يارب محمـــد أنتقم لأبنه محمـــد

"O Lord of Muhammad! Hasten the reappearance of the progeny of Muhammad. O Lord of Muhammad! Protect the occultation of Muhammad. O Lord of Muhammad! Hasten the revenge of daughter of Muhammad.”

Sahih Bukhari/Sahih Muslim - Hazrat Fatima Zahra Was Hurt And Upset Before Her Death.

 

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يارب محمد عجل فرج آل محمد

 يارب محمد أحفظ غيبة أبنه محمد

 يارب محمـــد أنتقم لأبنه محمـــد

"O Lord of Muhammad! Hasten the reappearance of the progeny of Muhammad. O Lord of Muhammad! Protect the occultation of Muhammad. O Lord of Muhammad! Hasten the revenge of daughter of Muhammad.”

AL-HAQAEQ (04) || Kalifa Ke Zulm Par ALI (as) Kyu Rahe Khamosh | Hafiz Zaigham Al Gharavi

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يارب محمد عجل فرج آل محمد

 يارب محمد أحفظ غيبة أبنه محمد

 يارب محمـــد أنتقم لأبنه محمـــد

"O Lord of Muhammad! Hasten the reappearance of the progeny of Muhammad. O Lord of Muhammad! Protect the occultation of Muhammad. O Lord of Muhammad! Hasten the revenge of daughter of Muhammad.”

Hazrat Fatemah Zahra (sa) through a sunni view - Ayatollah Vahid Khorasani

 Here is an excelent majalis (lecture) on Janabe Fatimah Zahra (sa) in sunni view by Ayatullah Wahid Khorasani with english subtitles :

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"YA RABBA MOHAMMED AJJIL FARAJA AALE MOHAMMED 

YA RABBA MOHAMMED EHFAZ GHAIBATA MOHAMMED 

YA RABBA MOHAMMED INTAQIM LE IBNATE MOHAMMED (SAWA)"

'YA RABBAZ ZAHRA 

BE HAQQE ZAHRA 

ISHFE SADRIL ZEHRA 

BE ZUHOORIL HUJJAH "

"O ALLAH HASTEN THE REAPPEARENCE OF IMAM E ZAMANA (ATFS) BY THE HAQ OF JANABE ZAHRA AND FOR THE CONTENT OF THE HEART OF JANABE ZAHRA !!!"

Shahadat E Hazrat Fatema (a.s) according to sunni source by Ayatullah Waheed Khurasani

 Here is an excelent majalis (lecture) on Janabe Fatimah Zahra (sa) by Ayatullah Wahid Khorasani with english subtitles :

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"YA RABBA MOHAMMED AJJIL FARAJA AALE MOHAMMED 

YA RABBA MOHAMMED EHFAZ GHAIBATA MOHAMMED 

YA RABBA MOHAMMED INTAQIM LE IBNATE MOHAMMED (SAWA)"

'YA RABBAZ ZAHRA 

BE HAQQE ZAHRA 

ISHFE SADRIL ZEHRA 

BE ZUHOORIL HUJJAH "

"O ALLAH HASTEN THE REAPPEARENCE OF IMAM E ZAMANA (ATFS) BY THE HAQ OF JANABE ZAHRA AND FOR THE CONTENT OF THE HEART OF JANABE ZAHRA !!!"

The Attack on the House of Fatima AS - VIideo with sunni references

 Sayed Mohammed Al Mousawi discusses the evidence from SUNNI narrations describing the Attack on the House of Fatima AS.

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"YA RABBA MOHAMMED AJJIL FARAJA AALE MOHAMMED 

YA RABBA MOHAMMED EHFAZ GHAIBATA MOHAMMED 

YA RABBA MOHAMMED INTAQIM LE IBNATE MOHAMMED (SAWA)"

'YA RABBAZ ZAHRA 

BE HAQQE ZAHRA 

ISHFE SADRIL ZEHRA 

BE ZUHOORIL HUJJAH "

"O ALLAH HASTEN THE REAPPEARENCE OF IMAM E ZAMANA (ATFS) BY THE HAQ OF JANABE ZAHRA AND FOR THE CONTENT OF THE HEART OF JANABE ZAHRA !!!"

Fadak & The sermon of Fatima AS

 Sayed Mohammed Al Mousawi discusses the evidence from SUNNI narrations with regards to Fadak and the sermon of lady Fatima AS.

DISSCUSSIONS SURROUNDING FADAK

"YA RABBA MOHAMMED AJJIL FARAJA AALE MOHAMMED 

YA RABBA MOHAMMED EHFAZ GHAIBATA MOHAMMED 

YA RABBA MOHAMMED INTAQIM LE IBNATE MOHAMMED (SAWA)"

'YA RABBAZ ZAHRA 

BE HAQQE ZAHRA 

ISHFE SADRIL ZEHRA 

BE ZUHOORIL HUJJAH "

"O ALLAH HASTEN THE REAPPEARENCE OF IMAM E ZAMANA (ATFS) BY THE HAQ OF JANABE ZAHRA AND FOR THE CONTENT OF THE HEART OF JANABE ZAHRA !!!"

The Incomparable Virtues of Fatemah Zahra (s.a.) in the Sunnah

WILADAT OF HAZRAT FAEMAH ZAHRA (SA) MUBARAK TO ALL

The Incomparable Virtues of Fatemah Zahra (s.a.) in the Sunnah

Hazrat Faatemah (a.s.) is called Faatemah because nobody can fathom her position. The only way to get some insight into her august position is from the sayings of the holy infallibles (a.s.).

The following are some of the quotations from Sunni books listing her virtues and underscoring her status:

1) Cause of creation of the universe

Numerous Sunni narrators like Shaikh al-Islam al-Hamuee (exp 732 A.H.) has documented in his book Faraaed al-Simtain book 1, pg 36, from Ibne Abbas, who quotes from Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.):

When Allah created Hazrat Adam (a.s.) and angels prostrated before him, Hazrat Adam (a.s.) asked Allah whether He had created anyone, dearer than him (Adam).

Allah replied: Yes. If they were not there, I would not have created you.

Then Hazrat Adam (a.s.) expressed his desire to see them. At the time, Allah ordered the Angels to set aside the curtain. Then Hazrat Adam (a.s.) saw five shadows in front of Allah’s Throne. He asked: O Allah! Who are they?

Allah informed: This is Muhammad (s.a.w.a.), this is his cousin and brother and successor, Ameerul Momeneen Ali (a.s.), and this is Faatemah (s.a.) the beloved daughter of My Messenger, and these are the sons of Ali and the Prophet, Hasan and Husain. Listen O Adam, they are among your sons.

Khwarazmi has quoted in his Manaaqib, that Abu Hurairah, has invited attention to this sentence – If they would not have been there you would not have been created. After this, Allah informed Adam that if they had not have been there, even Arsh and Kursi, skies and earth, angels, jinn and humans would not have been created. And for this reason Hazrat Faatemah Zahra (s.a.) is the cause of creation.

2) Love of Faatemah is condition of prophethood

Allah, the Almighty, presented the Wilaayat (mastership) of Ali (a.s.), Faatemah (a.s.) and their infallible progeny (a.s.) to the creation. Those who took precedence in accepting them were appointed prophets, after them came the Shias. Allah will gather all of them in Paradise. Many traditions on these lines are available in books like Basaaer al-Darajaat.

3) Leader of the women of this world and the hereafter

Ibne Maghaazali Shaafe’ee, in his book Manaaqib, pg 399, has documented a tradition from the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.): By the Almighty, who made me a Prophet, that you O’ (Faatemah (a.s.)) are the leader of all women in both worlds i.e. in this world, and the hereafter.

Many more traditions of this nature have been mentioned by Sunni scholars like Allamah Shahaabuddin Aalusi in Tafseer al-Maani, book 3, pg 155, Shaafe’ee in Seerah al-Halabi book 2, pg 6, as also by Suyuti, Muqrezi, Mannaawi, Ibn Abil Hadeed Motazali, Ahmed Zaini Vehlaan, Shaafe’ee Mufti Misri.

4) Affection and regard for Faatemah (s.a.) will serve at 100 stations

Shaikh al-Islam al-Hamuee in his invaluable book Faraaed al-Simtain, book 2, pg 67 has documented a tradition from the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) that he (s.a.w.a.) informed Salmaan:

He who befriends Faatemah (a.s.) will be with me in Paradise and he who bears enmity with Faatemah will be in Hell. O Salmaan! Affection for Faatemah will rescue a person in 100 stations of which the least terrifying are death, grave, scale of deeds, resurrection, Seraat and accounting of deeds. He with whom my daughter is pleased, will benefit from my pleasure, and he with whom, I am pleased will benefit from Allah’s Pleasure. And he with whom Faatemah is angry, will incur my wrath and he with whom I am angry will be a target of Allah’s Wrath. Most deplorable is the one who tyrannizes Faatemah (s.a.) or her husband Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) or her sons or their Shias.

AL-HAQAEQ PART 3 || FATEMA (sa) Ke Ghar Pe Hamla || Rasool (saww) Ki La'nat || Qatl E Mohsin as

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 يارب محمد أحفظ غيبة أبنه محمد

 يارب محمـــد أنتقم لأبنه محمـــد

"O Lord of Muhammad! Hasten the reappearance of the progeny of Muhammad. O Lord of Muhammad! Protect the occultation of Muhammad. O Lord of Muhammad! Hasten the revenge of daughter of Muhammad.”

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يارب محمد عجل فرج آل محمد

 يارب محمد أحفظ غيبة أبنه محمد

 يارب محمـــد أنتقم لأبنه محمـــد

"O Lord of Muhammad! Hasten the reappearance of the progeny of Muhammad. O Lord of Muhammad! Protect the occultation of Muhammad. O Lord of Muhammad! Hasten the revenge of daughter of Muhammad.”

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 يارب محمد أحفظ غيبة أبنه محمد

 يارب محمـــد أنتقم لأبنه محمـــد

"O Lord of Muhammad! Hasten the reappearance of the progeny of Muhammad. O Lord of Muhammad! Protect the occultation of Muhammad. O Lord of Muhammad! Hasten the revenge of daughter of Muhammad.”

SETTING ABLAZE THE HOUSE OF REVELATION

An excellent video  PPT regarding non shia reference to prove that the house of Hazrat Fatemah Zahra (sa) was attacked and set ablaze

يارب محمد عجل فرج آل محمد

 يارب محمد أحفظ غيبة أبنه محمد

 يارب محمـــد أنتقم لأبنه محمـــد

"O Lord of Muhammad! Hasten the reappearance of the progeny of Muhammad. O Lord of Muhammad! Protect the occultation of Muhammad. O Lord of Muhammad! Hasten the revenge of daughter of Muhammad.”

When Fadak came back to haunt Ayesha

In the dispute over Fadak, the rulers very conveniently presented a forged tradition to the effect that 
prophets do not leave behind any inheritance – everything they leave behind is for the nation.

Among the witnesses of the forged tradition was Ayesha and Hafsa, along with Malik Ibn Aws, a Bedouin.

Usman reminds Ayesha of her false testimony

It is related by Tabari and Thaqafi in their respective history compilations:

During the tenure of Usman, Ayesha approached him and demanded:

Grant me (the pension) bestowed upon me by my father Abu Bakr and then by Umar.

Usman retorted: I have found nothing in the Book and the Sunnah to back this grant. Rather your father and Umar granted it to you on a whim, but I will not do so.

She demanded: Grant me my inheritance from Allah’s Messenger (s.a.w.a.)?

Usman shot back: Didn’t Fatima (s.a.) approach you to seek her inheritance from Allah’s Messenger (s.a.w.a.)? But you testified along with Malik Ibn Aws al-Basri (al-Nazri) that – ‘Surely the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) did not leave inheritance. In this way you usurped the right Fatima (s.a.) sought from you.’

I will not grant you (the inheritance).

Tabari reports further – Usman said – Weren’t you (Ayesha) the one, along with the Bedouin who used to perform ablutions with his own urine, to testify near your father that the prophets do not leave anything as inheritance?

• Bait al-Ahzan p 167
• Behaar al-Anwaar v 31 p 295
• Sharh Nahj al-Balaghah v 16 p 220 (Ahle Tasannun) with variation
• Al-Amaali of Shaikh Mufeed (r.a.) p 25 with variation
• Kashf al-Ghummah v 1 p 479 with variation

Clearly Ayesha by claiming inheritance of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) rejected her own previous testimony. Even to a person like Usman, the contradiction in her stand was obvious, as was the motive behind her false testimony – to deprive Hazrat Fatima Zahra (s.a.) of her inheritance.

Greatest fear of the rulers: Fadak today, Caliphate tomorrow

It is evident from the dispute over Fadak that Hazrat Fatima Zahra (s.a.) held the upper hand.

In fact she staked her claim with such forceful arguments and irrefutable testimonies that according to some reports, the ruler of the time was compelled to issue a written decree granting her Fadak.

The all-important question is – why were the rulers so nervous about handing over Fadak to Hazrat Fatima Zahra (s.a.)?

Ibn Abil Hadid has tackled the dilemma of the rulers in his Sharh Nahj al-Balaghah.

He writes:

One of the teachers of Baghdad was asked – Wasn’t Fatima (s.a.) truthful in her claim?

Teacher replied – Yes.

The person asked – Then why didn’t Abu Bakr hand over Fadak to her while she was truthful?

Teacher – If he were to grant her Fadak based solely on her claim, then certainly she would have approached him the next day and claimed caliphate for her husband. And in this way she would have displaced him from his position (as ‘caliph’).

Then it would no longer be possible for him to offer an excuse as he had already noted that she was truthful in all her claims.

Ibn Abil Hadid mentions that this dialogue is correct.

• Sharh Nahj al-Balaghah v 16 p 284
• Ithbaat al-Hudaat v 3 p 410

Clearly the rulers deprived Hazrat Fatima Zahra (s.a.) of Fadak as their own position as ‘caliphs’ would have been endangered.

Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) sufficient as sole witness on Fadak: Example of Khuzaimah

In the dispute of Fadak, the rulers insisted that Hazrat Fatima Zahra (s.a.) present two male witnesses (or
equivalent female witnesses). When Hazrat Fatima Zahra (a.s.) presented Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) as witness they rejected his testimony as biased and insisted on other / credible witnesses.

This she (s.a.) did, but those witnesses were also dismissed.

Sole testimony of Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) was sufficient for Fadak

Fact of the matter is that there was no need for rulers to insist on two (male) witnesses when one was enough.

The personality of Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) should have sufficed as a lone witness.

Leave alone Ameerul Momineen (a.s.), by consensus of both sects, Khuzaimah Ibn Thabit was titled Zu-Shahadatain (owner of two witnesses) by the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) as he considered his witness equal to two witnesses.

• Al-Ikhtesaas p 64

Others like Abu Zarr, were also known for their truthfulness and the Muslims of the time never doubt his word.

The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) informed:

‘…the green sky has not sheltered, nor has the earth carried a more truthful one than Abu Zarr.’

• Al-Manaqib of Khwarazmi p 84
• Faraid al-Simtain v 1 p 166

The credentials of Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) are far higher than those of all other Muslims put together so demanding an additional witness to back his testimony is plain ignorance and stubbornness.

Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) will never deviate others on any issue..and that includes Fadak

Is Hazrat Fatima Zahra’s (s.a.) stepping out of the house like Ayesha’s coming out in Jamal?

The opponents are quick to raise objections against Shias and quicker still to attack Aal Muhammad (عليهم‏ السلام).

One of their objections against the infallibles is:

Hazrat Fatima Zahra (سلام‏ اللّه عليها) stepped out of her house to secure Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (عليه السلام) without permission of her husband and this is just like Ayesha coming out in Jamal.

If Ayesha was wrong in coming out without permission, then Hazrat Fatima Zahra (سلام‏ اللّه عليها) was also in the wrong (God Forbid).

Reply

1. Securing the Imam vs Fighting the Imam
2. Ayesha cannot be compared to Hazrat Fatima Zahra (s.a.)
3. Wives are prohibited from coming out of the house
4. Challenging the Imam of the time in battle
5. Journey in disobedience of Allah
6. Perfect obedience of husband

1. Securing the Imam vs Fighting the Imam

Hazrat Fatima Zahra (سلام‏ اللّه عليها) stepped out of the house to secure her Imam and husband from oppressors.

Ayesha came out in open confrontation to fight and possibly kill the Imam and unanimously elected caliph.

We fail to see how the two instances are even remotely comparable!

2. Ayesha cannot be compared to Hazrat Fatima (s.a.)

The two personalities cannot be compared for the simple reason that there is divine text (nass) for Hazrat Fatima Zahra’s (سلام‏ اللّه عليها) purity and infallibility in Verse of Purification (Tatheer) that even Ahle Tasannun scholars like Muslim Nishapuri have documented, while there is nothing in favour of Ayesha’s infallibility and purity.

Also, there is consensus among scholars that Hazrat Fatima Zahra (سلام‏ اللّه عليها) is the chief of women of paradise while there is nothing to that effect for Ayesha.

This much is enough to end the discussion in favour of Hazrat Fatima Zahra (سلام‏ اللّه عليها). Given her infallible status and standing as chief of all women, Hazrat Fatima Zahra (سلام‏ اللّه عليها) broke no law or moral code in this matter or any other matter, while the same assurance does not exist for Ayesha.3. Wives are prohibited from coming out of the house

There is consensus among scholars of both sects based on the Quranic verse that the wives were ordered to stay confined to their houses.

‘And stay in your houses and do not display your finery like the displaying of the ignorance of yore…’

• Surah Ahzab (33:33)

Ayesha was duty-bound like other wives (e.g. Umme Salma (r.a.)) to remain confined to her house. By venturing out of the house she has violated a clear Quranic injunction.

Those who maintain that this command was restricted to the lifetime of the Prophet (صلّى اللّه عليه و آله‏ و سلّم) are unable to furnish proof from the Quran or the Sunnah to support their claims.

Such a prohibition for stepping out of the house did not bind Hazrat Fatima Zahra (سلام‏ اللّه عليها), so comparing her with Ayesha in this context is meaningless.

Fadak belonged to Hazrat Fatima Zahra (s.a.) based on Islamic laws

The Shaikhain refused to grant Fadak to Hazrat Fatima Zahra (s.a.) on one pretext or the other. They  rejected her own witness as also the witnesses of her infallible husband Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) and even Umm Ayman – whose honesty was beyond reproach having been assured Paradise by the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.).
In the absence of witnesses or rather in the absence of ‘credible’ witnesses, Hazrat Fatima Zahra’s (s.a.) claim on Fadak was rejected.

Over here we do not wish to delve on the infallible personalities (a.s.) and their status near Allah and the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) and how the rulers made a blunder by ignoring this reality which was evident even to a Muslim child.

We only wish to draw the attention of the reader to the irregularities in the stand of the Shaikhain vis-à-vis Fadak, one of which we have exposed over here.

Granting the claimant her right based on swearing

Even if Fatima Zahra’s (s.a.) witnesses were found wanting, Fadak should have been granted to her based on a simple swearing.

It is strange that when other claims came before Abu Bakr, he allowed them in favour of the claimant merely on the basis of the claim while the claimant was neither asked to furnish any proof of claim, nor to produce witnesses.

In this connection, Bukhari documents:

‘It is related from Jabir Ibn Abdullah Ansari that he said – The Prophet of Allah (s.a.w.a.) had told me that when the spoils of war from Bahrain would arrive, he would allow me such and such out of it, but the spoils of war did not reach us until after the Prophet’s (s.a.w.a.) demise (martyrdom). It arrived in the days of (the government) of Abu Bakr, so I went to him and told him that the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) had promised to give me such and such property out of the spoils of war from Bahrain, whereupon he gave me all of what (was promised to me).’

• Sahih al-Bukhari vol 2, part 27, p 190

In the interpretation of this tradition, Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani records:

‘This tradition leads us to the conclusion that the evidence of one just companion can also be admitted as full evidence, even though it may be in his own favour, because Abu Bakr did not ask Jabir to produce any witness or proof for his claim.’

Thus, if it was lawful to grant property to Jabir on the basis of a good impression (of him and his Islam) without calling for witnesses or any evidence, then what stopped the ruler from allowing Fatima Zahra’s (s.a.) claim on the basis of a similar good impression?

Firstly, her known truthfulness and honesty was enough for holding her sincere in her claim, in addition to the witnessing of Ali (a.s.) and Umm Ayman in her favour.