Re: Muharram Starts!!! Some Important Questions to Ask (Exclusive)
Imam Jafar (radhiyAllaahu anhu) narrates that Hadhrat Ali said, "Rasulullaah (SallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) had ordered me to come to him with paper so that he Rasulullaah (SallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) might write something thereon, but I did not do so, as I was afraid that he (SallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) might not take his (SallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) last breath in my absence and as such I did not go to bring the pen and paper". (Musnad Ahmad, V‑1, p195). Who said these words? Hadhrat Ali (radhiyAllaahu anhu) had clearly said it, but the Shias say no, the decision of caliphate had to be written out, which was to be given to Hadhrat Ali (radhiyAllaahu anhu) . We ask them as to how they came to believe that the decision with regard to caliphate was to be written? And if it was to be written out, then they should at least admit that there was no declaration made at Gadeer‑I‑Khum. Furthermore, Who was responsible for it? Another point follows...
After this incident, Rasulullaah (SallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) remained alive for two more days. The question arises as to why Rasulullaah (SallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) had not made the request again? If he (SallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) was divinely deputed to nominate a successor, why had he (SallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) not again said: "Bring pen and paper".
This proves that it is a concocted story that Rasulullaah (SallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) had to nominate or had previously nominated his successor.