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The tenth principal; principal of warning against forging lies against the Prophet, and insisting on investigating whatever is imputed to him, is referred to through the two forecited narrations of Ahmed. In the Sunni and Shiite reference books of hadith, this question is mentioned importunately, that means the existence of a serious trouble during the Prophet’s lifetime. The Prophet insists that this problem shall find a larger scope after his final departure. The number of fabricators shall increase after him.
A deep look in this problem leads to an abhorrent feeling towards such fabricators since their satanic action defames and deforms Islam, and precludes the next generations from receiving its genuineness. A more serious matter is the fact that the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) was not given the orders of unmasking and punishing such fabricators for their past or coming forgery. As an acceptable treatment of this problem, the procedure of warning them against forging lies, and warning people against receiving such falsification, was taken.
It is evident that such a procedure affects only in a quantitative reduction of the problem. Hence, the Prophet’s recognition of the problem existence, and prediction of its continuity and increase are evidences on the fact that he constitutes a sufficient treatment for the problem, by means of divine instructions.
This treatment was the obligation of presenting every text ascribed to him, before the two weighty things he left in his nation and ordered of adhering to; the Book of Allah and his household. Any text that contradicts the Book of Allah must be decided as worthless, since the Prophet does never belie the Quran. Correspondingly, every text that contradicts whatever is asserted by his progeny, who are being incessantly with Quran, is worthless, too. The Prophet’s household are being perpetually with the Quran, since they are the heirs of the Prophet and the explicators of his knowledge.
THE THIRD BASE
Through various paragraphs of the Prophet’s sermons of the Farewell Pilgrimage, principals of this base are mentioned. Previously, we have referred to fulfillment of trusts and laws of heritage, blood money and pilgrimage. At any rate, there are other laws in the prophetic sermons involved.
In spite of the countering factors, the main element in the materialization of the cultural unity of the Islamic nation, disregarding racial and national difference, was the unity of their creed and legislation. It is an undeniable fact that Islam could achieve a unity of conceptions and behavior among people in a form unattainable for the entire states and civilizations.
THE FOURTH BASE: PRINCIPALS OF THE POLITICAL AFFAIRS, AND THE NEXT LEADERSHIP
– Principal of the prediction of the coming of twelve imams of the Prophet’s progeny.
– Principal of the importunate adherence to the Quran and the Prophet’s progeny; the two weighty things.
– Principal of nominating Ali as the next leader of this nation, and the first of the twelve imams.
– Principal of keeping on performing the obligatory rites and compliance with the leaders.
– Principal of immortalizing the treaty of Quraish and Kenana on blockading the Hashemites.
– Principal of warning the Quraishis against playing the tyrant after the Prophet’s departure.
– Principal of warning the Prophet’s companions against breaking faith and struggling on power.
Formerly, we have referred to this discussion through rendition of the prophetic texts regarding the twelve imams. It is provable that this point has been remarked by the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) during the Farewell Pilgrimage sermons.
It is inadmissible for the sane to accept that the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) had concealed the identity of those divinely nominated imams, or that the Prophet provided this matter for predicting of their coming. These claims are originated by the Quraishis and their hired narrators.
Shiite reference books of hadith attest that the second principal of the Prophet’s persisting on the adherence to the two weighty things; the Quran and his progeny, relate that he referred to this matter through sermon of Ghadir, the Al-Kheif Mosque sermon and, presumably, the others. This fact is forecited through Ali Bin Ibrahim’s narration.
Comprehensively, the Sunni reference books of hadith record the Prophet’s assertion on adherence to the two weighty things; the Quran and the Prophet’s progeny, during sermon of Ghadir only. They decide the authenticity of the reports relate this affair. At-Tabari compiled a two-volumed book in this regard. He refers to the various series of narrators and ways of documentation of the sermon involved.
Regarding the other sermons of the Farewell Pilgrimage, At-Tirmithi, in his As-Sunan; 5/328, records:
Jabir Bin Abdillah: I saw the Prophet (peace be upon him) on the pack of his she-camel; Al-Qaswa, on day of Arafa, orate:
“O people! I am leaving among you what will constantly protect you against deviation if only you adhere to; the Book of Allah and my people; my household.
(The same is related by Abu Tharr, Abu Sa’eed, Zaid Bin Arqam and Hutheifa Bin Useid. The narration is decided as strange and qualified, but with a rather doubtful narrator. Sa’eed Bin Suleiman and many other scholars, however, relate Zaid Bin Al-Hassan’s narrations.)
It is also noticeable that a number of Sunni reference books record the Prophet’s will of the Quran only, disregarding his household.
Muslim’s; 4/41:
… I am leaving among you what will protect you against deviation as long as you commit yourselves to. It is the Book of Allah.
The same is recorded in Abu Dawud’s; 1/427, and Al-Beihaqi’s; 5/8. Ibn Madga records a similar thing on page 1025 of part 2. The following form is recorded in Majma’uzzawaid; 3/265:
…“O people! I am leaving among you what will perpetually protect you against deviation if you only adhere to. It is the Book of Allah. Apply its instructions.”
Through a scrutinizing look at the narratives involved, it is easily understood that mentioning the Prophet’s household is deleted in such reports due to the narrators’ oblivion or the firm supervision the Quraishis imposed upon the prophetic texts. This is evidenced by the fact that the same reference books relate the same text completely in other positions. As a rule, the imperfect should be compared to the perfect.
Muslim, Al-Beihaqi, Ibn Madga and Al-Heithami record various narratives regarding the Prophet’s repetitive importunate recommendation of adhering to the Quran and his progeny together.
Muslim’s Sahih; 7/122:
Zaid Bin Arqam: In a place called ‘Khum’ and situated between Mecca and Al-Madina, the Prophet (peace be upon him) addressed at us:
“Praised and thanked be Allah…
O people! I am not more than a human. The apostle of my Lord is about to come to me, and I will respond. I am leaving among you two weighty things. First is the Book of Allah that contains the guidance and the illumination. Hold fast on the Book of Allah and adhere to it. Second is my household. I bind you with the Lord in the question of my household. I bind you with the Lord in the question of my household. I bind you with the Lord in the question of my household.”
Hussain asked Zaid: “O Zaid! Who are his household? Are his women included?”
“Yes, his women are reckoned with his household,” answered Zaid, “But his household are exclusively those whom are prohibited from receiving alms.”
“Who are they?” wondered Hussain.
“They are sons of Ali, Aqeel, Jafar and Abbas,” identified Zaid.
“All those are prohibited from receiving alms?” asked Hussain.
“Yes, they all,” replied Zaid.
Al-Beihaqi relates the same narration in his As-Sunan; 7/30 and 10/114.
Majma’uzzawaid; 1/170:
Zaid Bin Thabit: The Prophet (peace be upon him) stated:
“I am leaving among you two successors; the Book of Allah and my household. They shall never leave each other till they join me on the Divine Pool.”
(In his Al-Mujamul Kabir, At-Tabarani records this narrative the narrators of which are trustful.)
He also records it on page 162 of part 9, and commentates that Ahmed records it in an acceptable documentation.
