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Ghayat ut Tahqiq fi Imamat il Ali was Siddiq is an important

book in refutation of an astray sect known as Tafziliya authored by the

Mujaddid of Islam, the meticulous Faqih, the establisher of Sunnah and the

slayer of Biddah, Imam al Akbar Sayyidi Ahmad Raza Khan Quadri

Bareilvi. This book was written in answer to questions posed by a scholarly

Sufi Shaykh from the great Zaydi Sayyids of Marehrah, India.

The Tafziliya is a sect from amongst the Rawafiz or Shiya with the most

resemblance and proximity to the Ahl Ahl Ahl Ahl us Sunnah wal Jamahus Sunnah wal Jamahus Sunnah wal Jamahus Sunnah wal Jamah in Doctrinal

matters. The main characteristic features of this sect are as follows,

1.They consider Sayyiduna Ali bin Abu Talib to be more meritorious in

status and proximity to Allah Almighty than the first three Khulafa, that

is, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq , Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab and

Sayyiduna Usman bin Affan . Unlike, the normal Rawafiz they also

hold these three Khulafa to be rightly guided, accept their Khilafa and

do not disparage them in any way.

This is their major and fundamental Doctrine {Aqidah} that is, giving

Merits and Status {Tafzil} to Sayyiduna Ali bin Abu Talib more than the

first three Khulafa. Therefore, they have been named as Tafziliya. There are some other characteristic features which may or may not be

present in some groups of Tafziliya.

2.Some disparage Sayyiduna Amir Muawiya because of his skirmishes

with Sayyiduna Ali in the Battle of Siffin (36 A.H), his proclaiming of

Khilafa and sometimes because of his son Yazid bin Muawiya!

The above is another additive major doctrinal characteristic of the

Tafziliya. While other minor features are as follows,

3.Some hold; rather exert all their might to declare Abu Talib - the father

of Sayyiduna Ali as a Muslim.

4.Some practise Taziya, Alam and hold Marsiya or Shahadah

gatherings just like mainstream Rawafiz.

The Tafziliya are the stepping stone towards becoming Rawafiz in many

ways for the people of Ahl us Sunnah because of its similarity with the

Ahl us Sunnah in all the major Doctrines {Aqayid} and Practices {Amal}

except the above mentioned! The Tafziliya has much influence on some

of the ignorant masses of Muslims in the Indian Sub-continent especially

the ignorant and fake Sufis penetrating them on the basis of love of

Sayyiduna Ali , the Ahl ul Bayt and in some cases genealogical

affiliations with the Ahl ul Bayt.

For the Sufis affected with the astrayness of the Tafziliya, we shall quote

the following:

1.The giant Sufi Chishti Scholar of India, who belonged to the Ahl ul Bayt

of the Prophet - Ghawth al Alam Makhum Sayyid Ashraf Jahangir Simnani

writes: We Believe in Allah and His Prophet ]. We also believe in the

merits of all the companions {Sahaba} of the Prophet ] and also declare

that the most worthy of Khilafa and also the most meritorious in status

among all the Muslims was Sayyiduna Abu Bakr bin Quhafa , then

Sayyiduna Umar , then Sayyiduna Usman and then Sayyiduna Ali .

All my disciples, brothers, lovers and followers / devotees should

remember that we used to believe in this, still believe and will believe

forever! It is the Hadith of the Prophet ] that: The man will

die in the state in which passes his life and he will be

resurrected in the state in which he died! The one whose Doctrine

{Aqidah} is not as above is astray and misguided. We are discontented with

them and Allah Almighty is displeased with them! {Hujjat uz Zakirin & Risala Qabriya; 19}

2.Sayyid Ahmad Husayni Chishti , another giant Sufi Chishti Shaykh and

the son of the Qutb ul Islam Sayyid Muhammad Husayni Gaysu Daraz

Banda Nawaz writes similarly in his famous book Kitab ul Aqayid

regarding this matter of Tafzil.

3.Imam Ahmad Raza Khan quotes another Sufi Chishti-Quadri research

authority of the Indian subcontinent Mir Sayyid Abdul Wahid Husayni

Zaydi Bilgirami from his famous book Saba Sanabil in this Fatwa,

that is, Ghayat ut Tahqiq, the translation of which can be read in the

following pages.

This has been summed up to declare that the noble Sufiya of the

Quadriya and Chishtiya Tariqahs of the Indian subcontinent have long

back clarified and expounded the matter of Tafzil in their respective

books and discourses according to the Doctrine {Aqidah} of Ahl us Sunnah Ahl us Sunnah Ahl us Sunnah Ahl us Sunnah

wal Jamahwal Jamahwal Jamahwal Jamah. May Allah Almighty sanctify their states and secrets! Amin!

It is the Consensus {Ijma} of the Scholars of Islam that the Tafziliya are

not Disbelievers {Kafir}, but are actually innovators, astray and misguided.

This legal opinion is only regarding the Tafziliya with the first

characteristic feature mentioned above, while the legal ruling as regards to

other groups of Tafziliya change according to the combination and

intensity of their different doctrines mentioned above!

Apart from Ghayat ut Tahqiq, the great Imam Ahmad Raza Khan

authored no less than 20 books in refutation of the Rawafiz or Shiya and

Tafziliya, the details of which are as follows: Radd al Rafazah

refuting the Rafizis that a Sunni can neither inherit from nor marry them;

Al Adilla al Taina fi Adhan al Malaina refuting the Rafizi Azan

and the belief of Khalifa bila Fasl; Iali al Ifaza fi Taziyati al-Hind wa

Bayan al Shahada the ruling on Taziya and the transmitting of

the Shahada; Jazaa Allah Aduwwa bi Ibanihi Khatm al Nubuwwa

refuting the Mirzais and Rafizis; Al Kalam al Bahi fi Tashbih al

Siddiq bi al Nabi the similarities of Sayyiduna Siddiq Akbar

with the Beloved Prophet; Al Zulal al Anqa min Bahri Sabqat al Atqa

the Tafsir of the verse Inna akramakum indallahi atqakum and

the qualities of Sayyiduna Siddiq Akbar; Matla al-Qamarayn fi Ibanati

Sabqat al Umarayn a detailed work on the precedence and merits

of Shaykhayn; Wajh al Mashuq bi Jalwat Asma al Siddiq wa al Faruq

the names of Shaykhayn that are in the Hadith; Jama al Quran

wa Bima Azawhu al Uthman how the Quran was compiled and

why Sayyiduna Uthman is specifically called Jami ul Quran; Al Bushra al

Ajila min Tuhafa Ajila refuting the Tafziliya and insulters of

Sayyiduna Amir Muawiya; Arshu al Izaz wa al Ikram li Awwali Maluk al

Islam the merits of Sayyiduna Amir Muawiya; Dhabbu al

Ahwai al Wahiya fi Babi al Amir Muawiya answering the

insulters of Sayyiduna Amir Muawiya; Ahlam al Sahabati al Muwafiqin li

al Amir Muawiya wa Umm al Muminin which companions

were with Umm ul Muminin and Sayyiduna Amir Muawiya; Al Ahadith

al Rawiya li Madhi al Amir Muawiya the Hadiths that mention

the Merits of Sayyiduna Amir Muawiya; Al Jaruhu al Walij fi Batni al

Khawarij refuting the Tafziliya and the transgressive amongst

them; Al Samsam al Haydari ala Humqi al Ayyari al Muftari

refuting the Tafziliya and the transgressive amongst them; Al Raihatu al

Anbariya an al Jamrati al Haydariya the issue of Tafzil in all

aspects; Lamat al Shama li Huda Shiyat al Shana answering 7

questions on Tafzil and Tafsiq; Sharh al Matalib fi Mabhath Abi Talib

proving from 130 books of Tafsir and Aqidah that Abu Talib did

not accept Islam!

Among others who authored on this topic both before and after Imam

Ahmad Raza Khan are: Siraj ul Hind Hujjat ul Islam Shah Abdul Aziz

Muhaddith Dahlavi who authored Tuhfa Isna Ashariya and Sirr ul Jalil fi

Masalat it Tafzil; Taj ul Fuhul Shah Abdul Quadir Muhibb ur Rasul

Quadri Badayuni who authored Radd ul Rawafiz and Tasih ul Aqidah fi

Bab Amir al Muawiya; Hakim ul Ummah Ashraf ul Mufassirin Mufti

Ahmad Yaar Khan Ashrafi Nayimi who authored Amir Muawiya; and

Ghazi al Millat Sayyid Hashmi Ashrafi Jilani Kichochavi who authored

Amir Muawiya- Khalifat ur Rashid, etc.

In following lines, we are presenting a Fatwa of Imam Ahmad Raza Khan

on performing Prayers {Salah} behind the Tafziliya because of its

relevance with this book and its importance in present times of rampant

heresies.

Performing Prayers Performing Prayers Performing Prayers Performing Prayers {Salah}{Salah}{Salah}{Salah} behind Tafzilibehind Tafzilibehind Tafzilibehind Tafzili

By Imam Ahmad Raza Khan Bareilvi

Translated by Abu Hanzala Muhammad Aqdas

QuestionQuestionQuestionQuestion

It is the unanimous belief of Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaah that Sayyidina

Abu Bakr al-Siddiq is the best of men after the Prophets 6. Zayd and

Khalid are both Sayyids. Zayd says that whoever gives precedence to Ali

over Abu Bakr Siddiq ; Salah behind such a person is Makruh. Khalid

says that I openly proclaim that Ali has precedence over Abu Bakr

Siddiq and every Sayyid is Tafzili and Salah behind Tafzilis is not

Makruh. Moreover, whoever says that Salah behind Tafzilis is Makruh;

then Salah behind such a person is itself Makruh.

AnswerAnswerAnswerAnswer:::: There is a consensus of all Ahlus Sunnah that Siddiq Akbar

and Faruq Azam are greater than Mawla Ali karramAllahu taala

wajhahul karim. It has been explained by the Imams that whoever gives

precedence to Mawla Ali upon these two is an innovator and heretic

and Salah behind such a person is Makruh. Fatawa Khulasa, Fath al-Qadir,

Bahr al-Raiq and Fatawa Alamgiri and many other books have it: Inna

fadla Aliyyan alaihima famubtadi (If someone gives precedence to Ali

over Siddiq and Faruq, he is a Mubtadi). It is in Ghunya and Radd al-

Muhtar: Salah behind a heretic is Makruh in all cases. It is in Arkan

Arbaa: Salah behind Tafzili Shiya is strongly prohibited. Strongly

prohibited means Makruh Tahrimi; performing it is a sin and it is Wajib to

repeat. And Allah taala knows best.

I am highly great-full and thankful to Mawlana Sayyid Sajjad Quadri

Amiri, the founder of Noori Foundation who has patiently waited for the

translation of this important book and for undertaking the responsibility

its publication from his dynamic organisation. May Allah Almighty reward

him immensely and Bestow upon him and the members of his organisation

with the Fayz {Blessings} of the Beloved Rasul Allah ] and his Four Rightly

guided Khulafa! Amin!

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First First First First QuestionQuestionQuestionQuestion

What do the Scholars of Religion ] {Deen} say in these matters?

Whether the Prophet ] {Rasul e Maqbul} appointed someone as his

Successor at the time of his demise or at any other time?

AnswerAnswerAnswerAnswer

Successor-ship and Deputyship is of Two (2) types;

Firstly:Firstly:Firstly:Firstly: Partly Confined; Such that the Imam appoints someone as his

Deputy on a temporary basis for a particular job at a particular place for a

stipulated period of time. For example, a king who sends someone as a

chief of an army for fighting or giving someone the governorship of a

province or appointing someone for the collection of Taxes {Khiraj} or

giving out the administration of a city to some one while going out. Such

types of giving Deputyship by the Beloved Prophet ] {Purnur, Sayyid Yawm un

Nushur} have occurred numerous times.

As in some Battles {Ghazwat}, Amir ul Muminin Siddiq al Akbar ; in

some Battles, Sayyiduna Usama bin Zayd . In the Battles of Zat ul Salasil

Sayyiduna Amr bin Aas was sent as the Chief of the Army. For the

Collection of Zakah {Yearly Alms due for poor}, Amir ul Muminin Faruq al

Azam and Sayyiduna Khalid bin Walid , etc were appointed by the

Prophet ]. This was also certainly a Deputyship of the Prophet ], because

the Collection of Charity {Sadqat} is also in reality the duty of the Prophet

]. Allah Almighty says:

Take Sadaqah (Alms) from their wealth in order to purify them and sanctify Take Sadaqah (Alms) from their wealth in order to purify them and sanctify Take Sadaqah (Alms) from their wealth in order to purify them and sanctify Take Sadaqah (Alms) from their wealth in order to purify them and sanctify

them with it, and invoke Allah for them. Verithem with it, and invoke Allah for them. Verithem with it, and invoke Allah for them. Verithem with it, and invoke Allah for them. Verily! Your invocations are a source of ly! Your invocations are a source of ly! Your invocations are a source of ly! Your invocations are a source of

security for them, and Allah is Allsecurity for them, and Allah is Allsecurity for them, and Allah is Allsecurity for them, and Allah is All----Hearer, AllHearer, AllHearer, AllHearer, All----Knower.Knower.Knower.Knower. {Surah at Tawbah; 9: 103}

The Prophet ] appointed numerous Respected Teachers and the great

Martyrs {Qurra e Ikram Shuhada e Izzam} for the teaching of the Holy Quran

and Religion {Deen}. The appointment of Sayyiduna Attab bin Usayd as

the governor of Makkah Muazama, Sayyiduna Muaz bin Jabal for the

Protector-ship {Wilaayat} of Janad, Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ashari for

Zabeed and Adan , Sayyiduna Abu Sufyan - the father of

Sayyiduna Amir Muawiya or Sayyiduna Amr bin Hazm for the city

of Najran, Sayyiduna Ziyad bin Labeed for Hazralmawt, Sayyiduna

Khalid Saeed Amwi for Sanaa, and deputising the administration of

Oman to Sayyiduna Amr bin al Aas .

The giving of governorship of the Yemen province to Sayyiduna Bazan bin

Sabasan Kiyani Mughal . The appointment of Amir ul Muminin Mawla

Ali Karam Allahu Wajh to the post of Judgeship {Qada} of the province of

Yemen. The appointing of Sayyiduna Attab in 8 Hijri and Sayyiduna

Siddiq al Akbar in 9 Hijri as the Leader of Pilgrims {Amir ul Haaj} are

other examples of such deputyship by the Prophet ].

Sometimes, Amir ul Muminin Faruq al Azam , sometimes Sayyiduna

Muqil bin Yasar and sometimes Sayyiduna Uqba was given the post

of Judgeship {Qada}. The Appointing of Amir ul Muminin Ali Murtaza

the Leader {Amir} and Protector {Wali} of the people of the Prophets ]

Household {Ahl ul Bayt} while going to the Battle of Tabuk and appointing

of Sayyiduna Abu Lubaba at the time of Battle of Badr;

Similarly, during 13 other Battles and Journeys, the appointing of

Sayyiduna Amr bin Umm Maktum as the Leader {Amir} and Protector

{Wali} of Madinah Tayyiba. For example, the Battle of Abwa which was

also the first Battle of the Prophet ], the Battle of Bawat, the Battle of Zhil

Ubbarah, the Battle of Talb Karz bin Jabir, the Battle of Suwayq, the Battle

of Ghatfan, the Battle of Uhad, the Battle of Hamra al Asad, the Battle of

Najran, the Battle of Zat ur Riqa and the Journey of the Last Pilgrimage

{Hajjat ul Wada} which was also the last journey of the Prophet ].

We have summarised all this from Sahih Bukhari and its Annotations and

Explanations {Shuruh}, Mawahib La Dunya bil Manah il Muhammadiya

and its Annotation and Explanation {Sharh} by Zarqani and Al

Isaba fi Tameez is Sahaba by Hafiz Ibn Hajr Asqalani. May Allah have

Mercy upon all of them!

Secondly:Secondly:Secondly:Secondly: Completely Absolute {Kulli Mutlaq}; this is not proven from the

different chronicles and phases of the life . That is, the

declaration of someone to the rank of the Supreme Leadership {Imamat al

Kubra} by the Imam after his demise in the form of a Will or Testament.

The clear evidence {Nass} in the form of public declaration or

announcement with the clarification of name was not given for anyone by

the Prophet ] , otherwise the respected Sahaba would have

surely conveyed and the Quraysh and Ansar would not have conducted

discussions, meetings and debates on the matter of Successor-ship

{Khilafat}!

It is proven from Amir ul Muminin Imam ul Ashjayin Asad Allahu al

Ghalib Ali Murtaza Karam Allahu Wajh ul Kareem through Strong Authentic

Chains of Narration {Asanid us Sahiha} that when it was said to him: Appoint

someone as Ruler {Khalifa} upon us. He said: I will not appoint anyone as

Ruler {Khalifa} but will leave the matter just as Rasul Allah ] had left it!

Imam Ahmad has narrated this with a Hasan Sanad {Good Chain of Narrators}

and Imam Bazaz through a Qawi Sanad {Strong Chain of Narrators}, while

Imam Darqutni etc have also narrated it. {Musnad Imam Ahmad; 1:130}

In the Hadith narrated by Imam Bazaz through an Authentic Sanad,

Sayyiduna Mawla Ali Karam Allahu taala Wajh said: Rasul Allah ] did not

appoint anyone as Ruler {Khalifa}, so that I can do . {As

Sawaiq ul Muharriqa; 70}

In the Hadith narrated by Imam Darqutni, He said: We

went to Rasul Allah ] and said: Appoint someone as Khalifa upon us.

The Prophet ] said: No! If Allah Wills goodness amongst you, then He

will make the one who is the best amongst you as Ruler {Waali} upon you!

Sayyiduna Mawla Ali Karam Allahu Wajh said: The Lord of Dignity {Rabb ul

Izzat} the Possessor of Might and Power, Wished Goodness amongst us,

thus Abu Bakr was made our Ruler {Waali}. {As Sawaiq ul Muharriqa; 70}

Imam Ishaq bin Ruhuya, Imam Darqutni, Imam Ibn Asakir, etc through

numerous different Channels {Turuq} and Chains of Narrations {Asanid}

have narrated that: Two persons during the Ruler-ship {Khilafat} of Amir

ul Muminin Mawla Ali Karam Allahu Wajh ul Kareem asked him in

his court: Is this the covenant or testament, the position and resolution of

the Prophet ] or is it your Opinion? He said: It is my

Opinion!

And if you say that the Prophet ] had given a Testament regarding me,

then by Allah, it is not so! I am the first to testify the Prophet ] but will not be the first to slander him!

And if by any means, I had any testament from the Prophet ] then I

would have not permitted Abu Bakr and to mount

the Pulpit {Mimbar} of the Prophet ] and verily would have fought them

even if I did not had the support of anyone except this mantle of mine!

And Allah Forbid! Rasul Allah ] was not killed nor did he died suddenly,

but he passed many days and nights in illness, the Caller for

Prayer {Muazzin} used to come and inform about the time of Prayers, and

the Prophet ] used to command Abu Bakr to lead in the

Prayers though I used to be present before the Prophet ]. Then, again

when the Caller for Prayers used to come and inform about the time of

Prayer, the Prophet ] again used to command Abu Bakr to lead

the Prayers, though I was not absent from him!

And By Allah! One amongst the pious and pure Wives of the Prophet ]

{Azwaj e Mutahharat} wanted this matter to be turned

away from Abu Bakr, but the Prophet ] did not listen and

became angry and said: You are like the women during Yusuf!

Go and command Abu Bakr to lead people in Prayer! Thus, when the

Prophet ] died, we glanced at our worldly affairs i.e. Ruler-ship {Khialfat}

and elected the one whom the Prophet ] selected for our Religious affairs

! As Prayer was the greatest of deeds in Islam and the pillar of

our Religion. Therefore, we gave our Pledge of Allegiance {Baiyah} to

Abu Bakr for he was worthy of it and none of us was opposed to

him! After narrating all this, Sayyiduna Ali Karam Allahu Wajhil Asna said:

Thus, I gave Abu Bakr his Right and regarded his following

obligatory, I accompanied his armies and participated in Jihads, when he

used to give me something from the treasury, I used to take it and when he

used to send me on wars, I used to go and used to punish people according

to his orders. Then, he said the same regarding

Amir ul Muminin Faruq al Azam and Amir ul Muminin Usman al

Ghani . {Tarikh Dimishq Kabir; 45: 337-339}

Though the Prophet ] gave many refined and clear indications ; For example:

1. Once the Beloved Rasul Allah ] said: While I was sleeping, I saw

myself standing at a well, on it was a bucket. I drew water from the well as

much as Allah willed. Then Ibn Abi Quhafa {i.e. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr as Siddiq }

took the bucket from me and drew one or two buckets and there

was weakness in his drawing the water. May Allah forgive his weakness

for him. Then the bucket turned into a big one and Ibn al Khattab {i.e.

Sayyiduna Umar al Faruq } took it over and I had never seen such a mighty

person amongst the people as him in performing such hard work, till the

People drank to their satisfaction and watered their camels that knelt

down there. This has been narrated by Shaykhayn {Imam Bukhari & Imam

Muslim} from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin

Umar . {Sahih Bukhari, Kitab Fazail Ashab un Nabi; 1:517, 519, 520}

2. Amir ul Muminin Mawla Ali Karam Allahu Wajh ul Kareem said: I heard the

Prophet ] saying multiple times: I, Abu Bakr and Umar were some

where. I, Abu Bakr and Umar did some thing. I, Abu Bakr and Umar set out

. So, I hope that Allah will keep you with both of them. I

turned back to see , the speaker was Ali bin Abu

Talib. {Ala Hazrat wrote this Hadith in a different style} This has been narrated by

Shaykhayn from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas . {Sahih Bukhari, Fazail Ashab

un Nabi; 1:519}

3. Once the Beloved Rasul Allah ] said: Last night, a Good man had a dream, in which Sayyiduna Abu Bakr seemed to be

joined to the Good man , Sayyiduna Umar to Sayyiduna Abu

Bakr and Sayyiduna Usman to Sayyiduna Umar. Sayyiduna Jabir said:

When we got up and left Rasul Allah ], we said: The Good man is Rasul

Allah ] and their being joined together means that they are the rulers

over us in these matters which Allah has sent His Prophet ] with. This

has been narrated by Imam Abu Dawud and Imam Hakim from Sayyiduna

Jabir bin Abdullah . {Sunan Abu Dawud, Kitab us Sunnah; 2:281}

4. Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik said: I was sent by Bani al Mustalliq to

the Prophet ] to ask him that after his demise, to whom should we send

our Zakah. The Prophet ] said: To Abu Bakr, I said if he meets with

some accident then to whom? The Prophet ] said: To Umar, I said if

something also happens to him then? The Prophet ] said: To Usman.

Hakim narrated this Hadith in Mustadrak from Sayyiduna Anas

bin Malik and said its Chain of Narrators is Authentic {Sahih ul Isnad}.

{Mustadrak al Hakim; 3:77}

5. A woman came to Rasul Allah ] and asked something, who ordered her

to return to him afterwards, she asked: What if I come and did not find

you? The Prophet ] said: If you cant find me, then go to Abu Bakr. This

has been narrated by Shaykhayn from Sayyiduna Jubayr bin Mutim .

{Sahih Bukhari, Kitab Fazail Ashab un Nabi; 1:516}

6. Similarly, The Prophet ] said to a man: If I am not present, then go to

Abu Bakr. The man asked: If I cant find him. The Prophet ] said: To

Umar. The man asked: If I cant find him even. The Prophet ] said: To

Usman. This has been narrated by Imam Abu Nuaym in Hilya and Imam

Tibrani from Sayyiduna Sahl bin Abi Haythama . {Izalat ul Khafa; 1:124}

7. Once the Prophet ] bought some camels on credit from a person, while

he was returning Sayyiduna Ali bin Abu Talib met him and asked him

his reason for visit, he informed the later about the reason. Sayyiduna Ali

bin Abu Talib asked that person to enquire from the Prophet ] that: If

something outward happens to the Prophet ] then who will repay the

credit? The Prophet ] replied: Abu Bakr! Then Sayyiduna Ali again

made him asked: What if something outward happens to Abu Bakr, who

will repay the credit? The Prophet ] replied: Umar! Then again

Sayyiduna Ali made him ask a similar question that: What if something

outward happens to Umar, who will repay the credit? The Prophet ]

said: O Silly! If Umar dies, then Die if you can! This has been narrated by

Imam Tibrani in Mujam Kabir from Sayyiduna Asima bin Malik and

Imam Jalaluddin Suyuti has graded this Hadith as Good {Hasan}. {Mujam ul

Kabir; 17:181}

8. And amongst the clear indications given by the Prophet ] is the

appointment of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq al Akbar as the Imam of

the Muslims in his own place during his death illness and not agreeing,

rather becoming angry even on the proposal of appointing someone other

than Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiqs to the position of Imam as explicitly

pointed out by Amir ul Muminin Ali Karam Allahu Wajh ul Karim in the

statement: Rasul Allah ] selected him for

our Religious affairs, should we not select him as for our

worldly affairs as-well! {As Sawayiq ul Muharriqa; 43, 71, 93}

9. And the most clear in luminance and explicit evidence is that sacred

statement of the Beloved Prophet ] which Imam Ahmad and Imam

Tirmizi have narrated as Good {Hasan}; and Imam Ibn Majah, Imam Ibn

Hibban and Imam Hakim have narrated as Authentic {Sahih}; and Abul

Mahasin Ruyani has narrated from Sayyiduna Huzayfa bin Yaman ;

Imam Tirmizi and Imama Hakim narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin

Masud ; and Imam Tibrani narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Darda ; and

Imam Ibn Adi in Al Kamil narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik

that the Beloved Rasul Allah ] said: I do not know until when I will stay

amongst you! Therefore, I command you to follow Abu Bakr after me.

{Jami Tirmizi, Abwab ul Manaqib; 2:207,221}

....... I

command you to follow my two companions after me; Abu Bakr and

Umar! {Al Kamil Ibn Adi; 2:666}

10. Once, the Prophet ] during his last illness wanted to clarify this

matter but feeling it unnecessary, he left it upon the

Muslims to decide. Imam Ahmad, Imam Bukhari, and Imam Muslim

narrate from Umm ul Muminin Siddiqa % -the Beloved of the Prophet ]

that she said: The death- illness in which the Prophet ] was about to die,

he commanded me: Call your brother and father so that I write for them

my will, for I fear that a person who has desire may desire or the one who

wants to declare may declare that he more worthy ! And Allah

Almighty will not accept him nor will the Muslims will accept him , except Abu Bakr! {Sahih Bukhari, Kitab ul Marzi; 2: 846 & Kitab ul Ahkam; 2:1072}

The words as mentioned by Imam Ahmad in another version of the Hadith

are: Call Abdur Rahman bin Abu Bakr so that I can write a will /

command in favour of Abu Bakr so that no one differs with him ! Then the Prophet ] said: Leave it ! Can the Muslims differ regarding Abu Bakr ! Allah

Forbid! {Musnad Imam Ahmad; 6:47}

Sal Allahu Taala alal Habib wa Alihi wa Sahbihi wa Barik wa Sallam! Wallahu

Subhanahu wa Taala Alam wa Ilmahu Ahkam!

Second QuestionSecond QuestionSecond QuestionSecond Question

Was Sayyiduna Ali more meritorious {Afzal} than the Three

Khulafa or not?

AnswerAnswerAnswerAnswer

It is the Consensus {Ijma} of the Ahl us Sunnah wal Jamah May Allah

Almighty protect them, that the Four Khulafa are more meritorious

{Afzal}than the whole creation of Allah Almighty after the Prophets &

Messengers among Humans and the Messengers among the Angels! No

one from the first to the last of the creations can reach to their noble

status, greatness, excellence, praiseworthiness, marvels, merits and

sainthood {Wilayah}!

........ ........ ........ ........ And that (His) Grace is (entirely) in His Hand to bestow it on whomsoever And that (His) Grace is (entirely) in His Hand to bestow it on whomsoever And that (His) Grace is (entirely) in His Hand to bestow it on whomsoever And that (His) Grace is (entirely) in His Hand to bestow it on whomsoever

HeHeHeHe wills. And Allah is the Owner of Great Bounty.wills. And Allah is the Owner of Great Bounty.wills. And Allah is the Owner of Great Bounty.wills. And Allah is the Owner of Great Bounty. {Surah al Hadid; 57: 29}

Then, amongst them, the sequence of merits is such that Sayyiduna Siddiq

al Akbar is the most meritorious, then Sayyiduna Faruq al Azam ,

then Sayyiduna Usman al Ghani and then Sayyiduna Ali . There are

numerous evidences and solid proofs in the form of Ayahs of the Holy

Quran, Hadiths of the Beloved Rasul Allah ], explicit sayings of Amir ul

Muminin Sayyiduna Ali Murtaza and other noble Imams of the pure

Ahl ul Bayt, the consensus of the respected Sahaba and great Tabayin, the

explanatory statements of the pious Awliya Allah and Scholars of the

Muslim Ummah on this particular matter such that their summarization is

impossible in these lines. Faqir May Allah Pardon Me, has written a

voluminous book on this matter spanning two great volumes and named it

chronologically as Matla al Qamarayn fi Ibanati Sibqat il Umarayn . Then I wrote an extensive monologue on the Tafsir of the Ayah Inna

Akramakum Indallahi Atqakum (The most Respectful near Allah are the

ones with most Piety) proving the immense merits of Sayyiduna Siddiq al

Akbar and answering the various doubts which may arise from this

Ayah, naming it chronologically as Al Zalal ul Anqa min Bahri Sibqat il

Atqa , therefore, the details may be seen in them. But here, I shall

present some statements of the Imams of Ahl ul Bayt!

May Allah Almightys Mercy and Blessing be on the Amir ul Muminin Ali

the speaker, supporter and promoter of truth for he has clarified the

problem of Merits of Four Khulafa {Tafzil} elaborately numerous times

during his tenure as Khalifa, on the seat of power, on the pulpits of the

Masjids, in gatherings as well as in private meetings such that the merits of

Shaykhayn over himself

and the Ummah of the Beloved Prophet ] has become explicitly clear to

us leaving no doubt or confusion nor providing any space for rejection of

truth in this matter. In-fact, he declared the one opposing him in this

matter as a slanderer {Muftari} and ordered to be punished with eighty

lashes!

There are more than Eighty Sahaba and Tabayin who narrate from

Sayyiduna Ali in these matters as was written by Imam Ibn Hajr Makki

in Sawayiq ul Muharriqa: Zahabi said: It is mass narrated that

during the period of Amir ul Muminin Ali Murtaza when he was in

the seat of power, he openly described the merits of Shaykhayn publicly in his gatherings. It is

said that more than eighty people have narrated this matter from him.

Zahabi has mentioned the names of few and then said, May Allah

punish the Rawafiz {i.e. Shiyas/ Shites} for their ignorance. {As Sawayiq ul

Muharriqa; 90-91}

Even some Shiya writers like Abdur Razzakh Muhaddith the compiler

of Musannaf supports the merits of Shaykhayn

though himself being a Shiya and said: When Sayyiduna Ali gives

them merit over himself, then how can I reject his Aqidah, is this sin little

that I claim to love Sayyiduna Ali and then differ with him? It is in

Sawayiq ul Muharriqa that:

How excellent is the school which some Shiya authors have chosen like

Abdur Razzakh for he has said: I hold Shaykhayn more meritorious than

Sayyiduna Ali because he himself held them more meritorious !

Otherwise, I would not have given them merit over Sayyiduna Ali , is

this sin little that I claim to love Sayyiduna Ali and then differ with

him? {As Sawayiq ul Muharriqa; 93}

Now, read some Hadiths of Sayyiduna Ali :

1.Sayyiduna ibn Sayyiduna Imam Muhammad bin Hanafiya the son

of Sayyiduna Ali narrates in Sahih Bukhari that: I asked my father

, Who are the Best people after Rasul Allah ]? He

said: Abu Bakr. I asked: Who then? He said: Then Umar. {Sahih Bukhari;

Kitab Fazail Ashab un Nabi; 1:518}

2. Imam Bukhari in Sahih and Imam Ibn Majah in Sunan have narrated

from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salma that Sayyiduna Amir ul Muminin

Ali said: The best human after the Beloved Prophet ] is Abu Bakr and

the best human after Abu Bakr is Umar! This Hadith is present in Sunan

Ibn Majah. {Sunan Ibn Majah, Kitab ul Fazail, Bab Fazl Umar; 1:11}

3. Imam Abul Qasim Ismail bin Muhammad bin al Fazal at Talha narrates

in Kitab us Sunnah that: Abu Bakr bin Marduya reported from Sulayman

bin Muhammad through Hasan bin Mansur Ramani through Dawud bin

Maaz through Abu Salma Utka Abdullah bin Abdur Rahman through

Saeed bin Abu Aruba through Mansur bin Mutamar through Ibrahim

through Alqama. Sayyiduna Alqama narrated that: News reached

Sayyiduna Amir ul Muminin Ali that some people hold him more

meritorious than Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar , hearing

this Sayyiduna Ali mounted the pulpit and praised Allah Almighty, then

said: O people! I came to know that some hold me more meritorious than

Abu Bakr and Umar, if there had been any previous ruling on this matter,

then I would have given my verdict and would have punished them. From

today onwards who ever will be caught saying such will be regarded as a

slanderer {Muftari} and will be awarded compulsorily the punishment for a

slanderer, that is, eighty lashes! Then he said: Verily! Abu Bakr, then

Umar are the most meritorious after the Beloved Prophet ] in this

Ummah! Then Allah Almighty Knows who is meritorious after them.

Sayyiduna Alqama narrates that Sayyiduna Imam Hasan Mujtaba

was also present in this gathering and he said: By Allah! If he had named the third person, it would have been surely Usman !

{Izalat ul Khafa an Khilafat ul Khulafa; 1:68}

4. Imam Darqutni in Sunan and Imam Abu Umar bin Abdur Barr in

Istiyab have narrated from Hakam bin Hajal that Sayyiduna Ali said:

The one whom I find holding me more meritorious than Abu Bakr and

Umar, I will punish him for slander! Imam Zahabi says that this Hadith is

Sahih. {As Sawayiq ul Muharriqa; 91}

5. It is narrated in Sunan Darqutni from Sayyiduna Abu Juhayfa , who

was a companion {Sahabi} of the Prophet ] and was very close to

Sayyiduna Amir ul Mumini Ali . Sayyiduna Ali used to address him

as Wahb ul Khayr, Sayyiduna Abu Juhayfa narrates that: According to

me Sayyiduna Ali was the most meritorious of all in the Ummah and I

heard some people saying against this, I felt very sad. Sayyiduna Ali

asked me the reason and I conveyed it to him, he took me to his house and

said: O Abu Juhayfa! Shall I not tell you that who are the most meritorious

of all in the Ummah? It is Abu Bakr and then Umar! Sayyiduna Abu

Juhayfa said: I took an oath of Allah Almighty that I will not hide this

Hadith as long as I am alive for Sayyiduna Ali himself personally said it

to me! {As Sawayiq ul Muharriqa; 92}

6. Imam Ahmad in Musnad Zill Yadayn narrates from Ibn Abi Hazim

that: One person went to Sayyiduna Zayn ul Abidin Ali bin Husayn

and asked: What was the status of Abu Bakr and Umar before Rasul Allah

]? He replied: The same status as of today as they are buried with him!

{Musnad Imam Ahmad; 4:77}

7. Imam Darqutni narrates from Imam Baqar that he said: It is the

consensus of the children and progeny of Sayyidah Fatimah Zahra that the

most praiseworthy words should be said as regards to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr

and Sayyiduna Umar! {As Sawayiq ul Muharriqa; 78}

8. Imam Ibn Asakir narrates from Salim bin Abi Jaad that: I asked Imam

Muhammad bin Hanafiya : Was Abu Bakr the first to accept Islam?

He replied: No! Then I asked: Then what is the reason that Abu Bakr

is highly regarded such that people do not talk of others except him ? He replied: It is because he was the most meritorious

in Islam from the time he accepted it until he met his Lord Almighty! {As

Sawayiq ul Muharriqa; 80}

9. Imam Abul Hasan Darqutni narrates from Jundub Asdi that: Some

people of Kufa and its surrounding areas came to Imam Muhammad

bin Abdullah Mahaz bin Hasan Musanna bin Hasan Mujtaba bin

Ali Murtaza Karam Allahu Wajhuhum and asked regarding Sayyiduna Abu Bakr

and Sayyiduna Umar . The Imam turned towards me and said: Look

at the inhabitants of your city! They are asking me regarding Sayyiduna

Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar ! Verily, they both are more

meritorious than Sayyiduna Ali according to me! {As Sawayiq ul Muharriqa;

83}

This Imam is the paternal grandson of Imam Hasan

Mujtaba and the maternal grandson of Imam Husayn the Martyr

of Karbala. His title is Nafs uz Zakiya and his father Imam Abdullah

was the first to combine the two special lineages by being a Hasani

Husayni, therefore was known as Mahaz , he was the leader

of the Bani Hashim in his era. His father was Imam

Hasan Musanna and mother was

Sayyidah Fatimah Sughra % - the daughter of Imam Husayn ! May

Allah Almighty be Pleased with all of them!

10. Imam Hafiz Umar bin Shuba narrates from the Imam Sayyid Zayd

the Martyr ibn Imam Ali Sajjad Zayn ul Abidin ibn Imam Husayn

the blessed Martyr that he said to the People of Kufa: The Khawarij

{Kharijites} disparage / dishonour {Tabarra} those who were lesser in merits

than Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar , that is, Sayyiduna

Usman and Sayyiduna Ali . They never dared to say anything bad /

unworthy of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar . But, you O

Kufans have even went beyond them and

have not left even them in

Disparagement {Tabarra}! Now who else remains ? By Allah!

No one remains upon whom you have not done disparagement

{Tabarra}! {As Sawayiq ul Muharriqa; 79}

And We seek the protection of Allah Almighty, the Sustainer of the

Universe. Allah Almighty is the Greatest!

This blessed statement of Imam Zayd the Martyr is sufficient for us

the servants of the family of Imam Zayd !

The leader of the Sayyids of Bilgiram, Hazrat Marja ul Fariqayn, Majmu at

Tariqayn, Habr ul Shariyah, Bahr ut Tariqah, Baqiyat us Salf, Hujjat ul

Khalf, Sayyiduna wa Mawlana Mir Abdul Wahid Husayni Zaydi Wasiti

Bilgirami authored a beneficial book named Saba Sanabil which

attained the unique status of acceptance from the Beloved Rasul Allah ].

The great grand father of the esteem questioner and the bless-full master

of this poor author Hazrat Asad ul Wasilin, Mahbub ul Ashiqin, Sayyiduna

wa Mawlana Sayyid Shah Hamza Husayni Zaydi Marhervi writes in the

beginning of the book Kashif ul Astar that:

It must be known that in our family Hazrat Sanad ul Muhaqqiqin Mir

Sayyid Abdul Wahid Bilgirami is a man of unique accomplishments. He is

the cardinal pole of guidance, the centre point of Sainthood {Wilayah}, a

man with excellence in matters of the Apparent {Zahir} and the Hidden

{Batin}, having experienced the real depth of research and knowledge, and

an author of many books. The lineage of this Faqir

reaches him in four generations. {Kashif ul Astar & Masar ul Kalam; 25}

Then after few lines, he writes:

In matters of Doctrine {Aqayid} and Spiritual paths {Suluk} his famous

book is Sanabil. Haji ul Haramayn Sayyid Ghulam Ali Azad ,

May Allah keep him in peace, writes in Masar ul Kalam that: In the

Ramazan of 1135 A.H when the writer of these lines went to the Dar ul

Khilafah Shahjahanabad to meet Shah Kaleemullah Chishti, the mention

of Mir Abdul Wahid came during the conversation. The respected Shaykh

related the immense merits of Mir Sahib and narrated that: One night

when I was in Madinah Munawwarah lying on my bed, I dreamt that I

and Sayyid Sibghatullah Baruji are present in a gathering of the Beloved

Prophet ], a large group of Sahaba and other Awliya of the Ummah are

also present. In this gathering is a man towards whom the Prophet ] is

smiling and speaking with bless-full attention. When the gathering ended,

I asked Sayyid Sibghatullah regarding the person to whom the Prophet ]

was speaking with so much bless-full attention. He replied that it was Mir

Abdul Wahid Bilgirami and the reason for his immense respect and bless-

full attention was due to his book Sanabil which has been appreciated

and liked by the Prophet ]! His words end here. This article ends with his

blessed words. May Allah Almighty sanctify his sublime secrets! {Kashif ul

Astar; 41 & Masar ul Kalam; 29}

Hazrat Mir has written the matter of Tafzil in great detail with beautiful

clarity in this blessed and accepted book . I shall also derive

the blessed opportunity to quote from this book.

While mentioning and explaining the consensus of the Awliya Allah,

Muhaddithin, Fuqaha and the followers of the Truth, he writes:

And upon this is the Consensus {Ijma} that the most meritorious after the

Prophets 6 among the Humans is Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq , then

Sayyiduna Umar Faruq , then Sayyiduna Usman Zull Nurayn and

then Sayyiduna Ali Murtaza . May Allah be Pleased with all of them!

{Saba Sanabil; 7}

Then writes: The Merits of Khitnayn is lesser than Shaykhayn

but that does not harm or flaw their status. {Saba Sanabil; 10}

Then writes: The Consensus {Ijma} of the Sahaba, Tabayin, Taba Tabiyin

and all the Scholars of this Ummah have been on this Doctrine {Aqidah}

only! {Saba Sanabil; 10}

Then writes: Makhdum Qazi Shahabuddin has written in Taysir ul

Hakkam that no Saint {Wali} can reach the status of a Prophet because

according to the Hadith after the Prophet 6, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq

is the most meritorious of all the Saints Awliya and he did not reach

the status of any Prophet ]. After Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq comes

Amir ul Muminin Umar bin Khattab , then Amir ul

Muminin Usman bin Affan , and then Amir ul Muminin Ali bin Abu

Talib. May Allah be Pleased with all of them! The one who does not accept

Amir ul Muminin Ali Murtaza as a Khalifa is from the Khawarij

{Kharijites} and the one who regards him more meritorious

than Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar is from the Rawafiz

{Shiya / Shites}! {Saba Sanabil; 10}

Then writes: From this we should know that no Spiritual Guide {Pir /

Murshid} such as the Beloved Prophet ] and no Seeker {Murid} as

Sayyiduna Abu Bakr has been born in the whole universe! O Friends!

Though we should regard the merits of Shaykhayn more than the merits

of the Khitnayn, but not in a way that arises the doubts of flaw and

unworthiness in your heart! In fact their merits and that of other Sahaba

are much high and beyond the reach of Human intellect and thought!

{Saba Sanabil; 14-15}

Then writes: When the Consensus of the Sahaba, the attributes of whom

resemble that of the Prophets 6 has been reached on the meritorious-

ness of the Shaykhayn and when this Consensus also includes Sayyiduna

Ali who did not differ with them, then surely, the Tafziliya have

heavily erred in their own Doctrine! May my house-hold be sacrificed on

the name of Sayyiduna Ali and my life and heart be sacrificed on his

feet! Who is the ever-unfortunate who does not have the love of

Sayyiduna Ali Murtaza in his heart and who is the cursed one by Allah

Almighty who accepts the disrespect of Sayyiduna Ali ? The Tafzilya

have regarded that to love Sayyiduna Ali necessitates regarding him

more meritorious than the Shaykhayn, but they have utterly failed to

understand that the love of Sayyiduna Ali necessitates one to agree with

him and not differ with him in this matter! When Sayyiduna Ali

himself have regarded the Shaykhayn and Sayyiduna Usman Zull Nurayn

more meritorious than him, followed them and accepted their

commandments in their reigns as Khalifas, then the love of Sayyiduna Ali

demands that we agree with him and do not differ with him in this

matter! {Saba Sanabil; 17}

Hazrat Mir has written this matter in great detail spanning five pages, the

one who desires them may refer to his book. This is the Doctrine {Aqidah}

of the Ahl us Sunnah wal JamahAhl us Sunnah wal JamahAhl us Sunnah wal JamahAhl us Sunnah wal Jamah and the servants of the Imam Zayd

the Martyr! And Allah Almighty Knows Best!

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Noori Foundation is an Islamic organization dedicated to the service of humanity and

spreading the blessed teachings of Prophet Muhammad ]. It aims at upliftment of the

entire Muslim community.

Aims & ObjectivesAims & ObjectivesAims & ObjectivesAims & Objectives

To spread the Islamic and academic education among the people.

To open schools, colleges, madrasas, libraries and various Islamic and educational institutions in

order to support the deserving students.

To work dedicatedly for the upliftment of the Islamic society by helping the poor, the needy, the

distressed and the downtrodden.

To facilitate education and training of the younger generation complying with the Islamic

concept of education.

To impart intellectual ideological, moral as well as professional training to the teaching

fraternity.

To organize seminars, career guidance sessions, personality development training and classes

on English communication in various schools and colleges. To conduct technical training on

various technologies for the students community.

To publish Ahle Sunnat literature in different languages. To strengthen and support Ahle

Sunnat organizations.

To spread the love for Prophet ] and his noble teachings and blessed Sunnats.

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