Re: The issue of Fadak
Psyah, there is a lot more to the incident of Fadak than just a piece of land. Islam teaches us to stand up for the right. When it comes to charity the house of Bibi Fatima Zehra SA was always open (Read Surah Dehar). Could it be the money from fadak was used for charity and to feed the poor?
Read my previous post for my views on the incident of the Fadak. The whole incident gives an insigt on the islam after the death of Prophet P.B.U.H. In this incident Bibi Fatima Zehra SA whom Prophet P.B.U.H. respected so much, she was the only lady Prophet P.B.U.H. took in the event of Mubahila when it cames to curse on lairs… and when she presented the ayat of Quran they were over turned by an hadith… and people chose to make her angry eventhough Prophet P.B.U.H. gave the following hadith:
“Fatimah is a part of me. Whoever makes her angry, makes me angry.”
The foundation between the shia and sunni sect is based on Quran and Ahleybait or Quran and sunnah If you get into the depth of this event that are some questions that come in my mind:
Following verse was revealed, during the time of Prophet P.B.U.H
“Today I have perfected your religion and completed my favour upon you, and I was satisfied that Islam be your religion.” (Qur’an 5:3)
This means quran declared Islam to be perfected during the time of Prophet P.B.U.H.
Now there is following hadith in Sahih Muslim:
“Zayd said: ‘O brother, by God, I have become aged and old and I have forgotten some of what I used to remember from the Messenger of Allah , upon whom be Allah’s peace and benedictions. So accept what I narrate to you and as to what I don’t, trouble me not regarding it.’ Then he said: ‘One day the Messenger of Allah , upon whom be Allah’s peace and benedictions, addressed us near a pond called Khumm between Makkah and Madinah. He praised God and extolled Him and preached and reminded (us). Then he said, “Lo, O people, I am only a human being and I am about to respond to the messenger of my Lord . I am leaving behind two precious things (thaqalayn) among you. The first of the two is the Book of Allah. In it is guidance and light. So get hold of the Book of Allah and adhere to it." Then he urged and motivated (us) regarding the Book of Allah . Then he said, "And my Ahl alBayt (family). I urge you to remember God regarding my Ahl alBayt. I urge you to remember God regarding my Ahl alBayt. I urge you to remember God regarding my Ahl al*Bayt”’” …
(*Sahih Muslim, *part 7, Kitab fada’il alSahabah *[Maktabat wa Matbaat Muhammad Ali Subayh wa Awladuhu: Cairo] pp. 122-123.)
The messenger of Allah (PBUH&HF) said: “I am leaving for you two precious and weighty Symbols that if you adhere to BOTH of them you shall not go astray after me. They are, the Book of Allah, and my progeny, that is my Ahlul-Bayt. The Merciful has informed me that These two shall not separate from each other till they come to me by the Pool (of Paradise).”
Sunni references:
- Sahih al-Tirmidhi, v5, pp 662-663,328, report of 30+ companions, with reference to several chains of transmitters.
I have also read a similar version of the hadith, which claims Prophet P.B.U.H. left behind Quran and Sunnah. Now even though Quran claims islam was perfect at the of Prophet P.B.U.H, he did he mention a good source of sunnah? All the major hadith books were compiled years after the death of Prophet P.B.U.H. and some hadith’s in them have ruled out to be fabricated. In a perfect islam would Prophet P.B.U.H ask people to follow Quran and Sunnah eventhough he did not mention a trustful source. Where the people quran asks to love in the following verse were turned back based on contradicting hadith’s?
“(O Prophet) tell (people) I don’t ask you any wage except to love my family.” (Quran 42:23).
The incident of fadak serves as a perfect example, where Bibi Fatima Zehra S.A presented the ayat of quran on inheritance which were ruled out on the contary hadith. It also raises concern on who should we fall on to get true interpretation of Quran… Is sunnah the prefect source or is it the Ahley bait.? Are there hadith in sunnah books that may contradict each other and people have to pick and choose? or did Ahley bait ever contradicted against each other. Did Imam Hussain A.S stood up for something that were against the teachings of Prophet, Hazrat Ali, Imam Hassan or did any of the 12 Imam’s even contradicted each other. Or was not able to give a wise decision or were not able to interpret quran correctly? Didn’t Ahley bait always stand up for the islam. Didn’t Imam Hussain stood up and gave sacrificed his whole family to save the islam. Similarly didn’t Bibi Fatima Zehra S.A stood up to let us know who is right and worthy of following and who is contradicting teachings of Quran?
Following is the hadith Prophet P.B.U.H. gave at Ghadir:
“For whoever I am his Leader (mawla), 'Ali is his Leader (mawla).”
www.al-islam.org/ghadir
No matter how you interpret Mawla, wouldn’t it be wise to know who was Hazrat Ali A.S witness for Bibi Fatima Zehra S.A or Hazrat Abu Bakar in this incident
The Messenger of Allah said: “Ali is with Quran, and Quran is with Ali. They shall not separate from each other till they both return to me by the Pool (of Paradise).”
Sunni references:
- al-Mustadrak, by al-Hakim, v3, p124 on the authority of Umm Salama
The Prophet (PBUH&HF) said about Ahlul-Bayt:
“Do not be ahead of them for you will perish, do not turn away from them for you will perish, and do not try to teach them since they know more than you do!”
Sunni references:
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al-Durr al-Manthoor, by al-Suyuti, v2, p60
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al-Sawa’iq al-Muhriqah, by Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Ch. 11, section 1, p230, quoted from al-Tabarani, also in section 2, p342