بسم الله الواحد القهار
Allamah Al-Majlisi:
In Al-Rawdha of Al-Kafi: From Ali Ibn Ibrahim from his father from Ibn Mahboub from Ali Ibn Rahaab and Yaqoub As-Sarraaj, both from Abu Abdullah(عليه السلام) who said: Amiral-Mumineen(عليه السلام) ascended the Pulpit when people pledged allegiance to him after the killing of Usman, and said:"Praise be to Allah Who is High, the Most High, He is close to his creation, yet very Exalted. He is Higher than to be seen. And I hereby testify that there is no god but Allah, One with no associates to Him, and I testify that Mohammad(صلی الله وعليه وآله) is His servant and His Messenger, the last of the Prophets and a Proof over the worlds, a ratification for the former Prophets and was kind and merciful to the Believers. Blessings and Greetings of Allah and the Angels be upon him and his Progeny.
Having said that, O you people! The transgression places its owner into the Fire, and the first one who transgressed against Allah, Majestic is His Remembrance, was Onaq the daughter of Adam, and the first one who was killed, whom Allah Killed was Onaq. And the area that she occupied when seated upon the ground measured one square acre (Jarib) of the land, and she had twenty fingers and on each of her fingers were two nails like two sickles. Then Allah Almighty and Majestic Made her to be overcome by a lion which was like an elephant (in size), and a wolf which was like a camel (in size), and an eagle like a mule (in size). So they killed her.
And indeed Allah has Killed the tyrants in their best conditions, and gave Safety to those who used to be (oppressed). And made Hamaan(wesir of Pharaoh) to die, and destroyed the Pharaoh, and He Killed Uthman. Indeed! now your situation has returned to the state of the day that Allah Sent His Prophet. By the One Who Sent him with the Truth, you will be confused with a (severe) confusion and be sifted with a (severe) sifting, and stirred and turned like the contents of a frying pan until your underside becomes your upper side and your upper side becomes your underside. The ones who used to be with the shortcomings will become the foremost ones, and those who used to be the foremost ones would become the people with shortcomings.
By Allah! I have neither concealed, nor blocked, nor lied a lie, and I have been foretold about this place and this day. Indeed! And the sins are like uncontrollable horses which carry their riders, with its harnesses removed, plunging into the Fire. Indeed! And the piety is like a humble ride which takes its rider, along with its rein, to the Paradise, and its Doors will be opened up for them, and they will find its aroma and goodness. And it will be said to them: ‘Enter it in peace and security’.
Indeed! The ones who had no share in the matter of Caliphate preceded me in it, and the ones to whom it had not been Granted to, and for them there is no forgiveness except through a Prophet that comes anew. And indeed! There is no Prophet as to be after Mohammad(صلی الله وعليه وآله), and there is no other person closer to the brink of the Fire than such a person. So they will fall with by it (their lies) in the Fire of Hell."
Truth as well as falsehood, for each of them there are people. The matter of falsehood is a very old one and has been active. And if the truth has been less obvious, there are reasons for it. And it is rare that if a thing gone away comes back, and as for your current situation, you are fortunate, and it is not on me except for the striving, but I am afraid that you all will end up being on the nature of your nation (away) from me, the nation that you were in beforehand and would not have a praiseworthy opinion in my sight, and if I so desire to I would say things, but I rather say: ‘May Allah Forgive what was in the past’.
Two men preceded me with regards to it (Caliphate), and the third one stood up like the Raven. His main concern was his stomach. Woe be unto him! Had his wings been clipped and his head cut-off, it would have been better for him. He is away from the Paradise and the Hell awaits him.
Three and two which make five, there is no sixth group – An Angel who flies by his wings, and a Prophet whom Allah has Grabbed by his shoulders (Given him Divine Status), and a diligent seeker, and a hopeful student, and a sinner who is in the Fire.
The right and the left are misleading, whereas the middle path is the road to take, the path endorsed by the Book of Allah and the narrations of the Prophet. Destroyed is the one who makes a false claim, and disillusioned is the one who lies. Allah disciplined this community by the sword and the whip, and there is no permission for anyone to practice either of them in the presence of the Imam. So, go to your homes and mend your relationships in between yourselves and the repentance is behind you all. The one who turned his cheek to the Truth is destroyed.
Allamah Al-Majlisi: his statement "and made Hamaan to die", refers to Umar and "and destroyed the Pharaoh" refers to Abu Bakr, the other way around is also possible and what reveals that it refers to these Ashqayaan (i.e. the two vicious people, refering to Abu Bakr and Umar) is his statement "and He has Killed Uthman", which can be read both in active and passive form, but the first variation fits better with what has been mentioned before.
Grading: Sahih(authentic).
Check the narrators of this narration in Rijaal section:
1193: Ali Ibn Ibrahim Ibn Hashim Al-Qummi
53: Ibrahim Ibn Hashim Al-Qummi
516: Al-Hasan Ibn Mahboub As-Sarraad
1244: Ali Ibn Rahaab &
2109: Ya'qub As-Sarraaj
Source: Bihaar Al-Anwaar, Vol. 29 Pg. 584-587
Sheikh Abi Salah Al-Halabi:
And his statement in his famous sermon after the killing of Uthman: "And indeed Allah has Killed the tyrants in their best conditions, and gave Safety to those who used to be (oppressed). And made Hamaan to die, and destroyed the Pharaoh, and He Killed Uthman. Indeed! now your situation has returned to the state of the day that Allah Sent His Prophet."
So he(عليه السلام) called the first one (i.e. Abu Bakr) Hamaan and the second one (i.e. Umar) Pharaoh and named Uthman explicitly, because there was no need for him to practice Taqiyya in his case, due to the fact that the listeners shared his view in taunting Uthman and he described the state of the people to the state of the day that Mohammad(صلی الله وعليه وآله) was sent and this is explicit about their deviation.
And he(عليه السلام) said in this sermon: "Indeed! The ones who had no share in the matter of Caliphate preceded me in it, and the ones to whom it had not been Granted to, and for them there is no forgiveness except through a Prophet that comes anew. And indeed! There is no Prophet as to be after Mohammad(صلی الله وعليه وآله), and there is no other person closer to the brink of the Fire than such a person. So they will fall with by it (their lies) in the Fire of Hell."
So he(عليه السلام) explicitly said that those who preceded him in Caliphate had no right and had no permission from one who has the right to Caliphate. And said that those who did it cannot be forgiven except through a new Prophet, so he closed the door of forgiveness for them by putting a condition that cannot be fulfilled. And he did not suffice to that, he rather continued that they were the closest to the brink of the Fire and he did not stop there until he said: "So they will fall with by it (their lies) in the Fire of Hell".
Source: Taqreeb Al-Ma'arif, Pg. 238
In Al-Rawdha of Al-Kafi: From Ali Ibn Ibrahim from his father from Ibn Mahboub from Ali Ibn Rahaab and Yaqoub As-Sarraaj, both from Abu Abdullah(عليه السلام) who said: Amiral-Mumineen(عليه السلام) ascended the Pulpit when people pledged allegiance to him after the killing of Usman, and said:"Praise be to Allah Who is High, the Most High, He is close to his creation, yet very Exalted. He is Higher than to be seen. And I hereby testify that there is no god but Allah, One with no associates to Him, and I testify that Mohammad(صلی الله وعليه وآله) is His servant and His Messenger, the last of the Prophets and a Proof over the worlds, a ratification for the former Prophets and was kind and merciful to the Believers. Blessings and Greetings of Allah and the Angels be upon him and his Progeny.
Having said that, O you people! The transgression places its owner into the Fire, and the first one who transgressed against Allah, Majestic is His Remembrance, was Onaq the daughter of Adam, and the first one who was killed, whom Allah Killed was Onaq. And the area that she occupied when seated upon the ground measured one square acre (Jarib) of the land, and she had twenty fingers and on each of her fingers were two nails like two sickles. Then Allah Almighty and Majestic Made her to be overcome by a lion which was like an elephant (in size), and a wolf which was like a camel (in size), and an eagle like a mule (in size). So they killed her.
And indeed Allah has Killed the tyrants in their best conditions, and gave Safety to those who used to be (oppressed). And made Hamaan(wesir of Pharaoh) to die, and destroyed the Pharaoh, and He Killed Uthman. Indeed! now your situation has returned to the state of the day that Allah Sent His Prophet. By the One Who Sent him with the Truth, you will be confused with a (severe) confusion and be sifted with a (severe) sifting, and stirred and turned like the contents of a frying pan until your underside becomes your upper side and your upper side becomes your underside. The ones who used to be with the shortcomings will become the foremost ones, and those who used to be the foremost ones would become the people with shortcomings.
By Allah! I have neither concealed, nor blocked, nor lied a lie, and I have been foretold about this place and this day. Indeed! And the sins are like uncontrollable horses which carry their riders, with its harnesses removed, plunging into the Fire. Indeed! And the piety is like a humble ride which takes its rider, along with its rein, to the Paradise, and its Doors will be opened up for them, and they will find its aroma and goodness. And it will be said to them: ‘Enter it in peace and security’.
Indeed! The ones who had no share in the matter of Caliphate preceded me in it, and the ones to whom it had not been Granted to, and for them there is no forgiveness except through a Prophet that comes anew. And indeed! There is no Prophet as to be after Mohammad(صلی الله وعليه وآله), and there is no other person closer to the brink of the Fire than such a person. So they will fall with by it (their lies) in the Fire of Hell."
Truth as well as falsehood, for each of them there are people. The matter of falsehood is a very old one and has been active. And if the truth has been less obvious, there are reasons for it. And it is rare that if a thing gone away comes back, and as for your current situation, you are fortunate, and it is not on me except for the striving, but I am afraid that you all will end up being on the nature of your nation (away) from me, the nation that you were in beforehand and would not have a praiseworthy opinion in my sight, and if I so desire to I would say things, but I rather say: ‘May Allah Forgive what was in the past’.
Two men preceded me with regards to it (Caliphate), and the third one stood up like the Raven. His main concern was his stomach. Woe be unto him! Had his wings been clipped and his head cut-off, it would have been better for him. He is away from the Paradise and the Hell awaits him.
Three and two which make five, there is no sixth group – An Angel who flies by his wings, and a Prophet whom Allah has Grabbed by his shoulders (Given him Divine Status), and a diligent seeker, and a hopeful student, and a sinner who is in the Fire.
The right and the left are misleading, whereas the middle path is the road to take, the path endorsed by the Book of Allah and the narrations of the Prophet. Destroyed is the one who makes a false claim, and disillusioned is the one who lies. Allah disciplined this community by the sword and the whip, and there is no permission for anyone to practice either of them in the presence of the Imam. So, go to your homes and mend your relationships in between yourselves and the repentance is behind you all. The one who turned his cheek to the Truth is destroyed.
Allamah Al-Majlisi: his statement "and made Hamaan to die", refers to Umar and "and destroyed the Pharaoh" refers to Abu Bakr, the other way around is also possible and what reveals that it refers to these Ashqayaan (i.e. the two vicious people, refering to Abu Bakr and Umar) is his statement "and He has Killed Uthman", which can be read both in active and passive form, but the first variation fits better with what has been mentioned before.
Grading: Sahih(authentic).
Check the narrators of this narration in Rijaal section:
1193: Ali Ibn Ibrahim Ibn Hashim Al-Qummi
53: Ibrahim Ibn Hashim Al-Qummi
516: Al-Hasan Ibn Mahboub As-Sarraad
1244: Ali Ibn Rahaab &
2109: Ya'qub As-Sarraaj
Source: Bihaar Al-Anwaar, Vol. 29 Pg. 584-587
And his statement in his famous sermon after the killing of Uthman: "And indeed Allah has Killed the tyrants in their best conditions, and gave Safety to those who used to be (oppressed). And made Hamaan to die, and destroyed the Pharaoh, and He Killed Uthman. Indeed! now your situation has returned to the state of the day that Allah Sent His Prophet."
So he(عليه السلام) called the first one (i.e. Abu Bakr) Hamaan and the second one (i.e. Umar) Pharaoh and named Uthman explicitly, because there was no need for him to practice Taqiyya in his case, due to the fact that the listeners shared his view in taunting Uthman and he described the state of the people to the state of the day that Mohammad(صلی الله وعليه وآله) was sent and this is explicit about their deviation.
And he(عليه السلام) said in this sermon: "Indeed! The ones who had no share in the matter of Caliphate preceded me in it, and the ones to whom it had not been Granted to, and for them there is no forgiveness except through a Prophet that comes anew. And indeed! There is no Prophet as to be after Mohammad(صلی الله وعليه وآله), and there is no other person closer to the brink of the Fire than such a person. So they will fall with by it (their lies) in the Fire of Hell."
So he(عليه السلام) explicitly said that those who preceded him in Caliphate had no right and had no permission from one who has the right to Caliphate. And said that those who did it cannot be forgiven except through a new Prophet, so he closed the door of forgiveness for them by putting a condition that cannot be fulfilled. And he did not suffice to that, he rather continued that they were the closest to the brink of the Fire and he did not stop there until he said: "So they will fall with by it (their lies) in the Fire of Hell".
Source: Taqreeb Al-Ma'arif, Pg. 238
