Re: The sermon of Hz Ali(a.s) about 1st 3 caliphs
Yeah you will finda couple of feeble traditions and fill forget the tons of those where Imams [as] rebuked them!
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Once, Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (ra) while sitting with his companions, praised Abu Bakr by calling him the truthful *("as-Siddiq"). *
One of his companions got astonished by this remark and inquired if he (the Imam) really meant what he said. Upon this Imam al-Baqir replied, "Yes Abu Bakr is the truthful and whoever does not give this attribution to him, then may Allah make that person (who did not give the attribute) helpless on the day of resurrection"
Source: Kashful Ghumamah, vol.2, p.174]
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If this is Arbali's work then it shud be noted that Arbali is not considered a major Shi’a scholar. Kashf al-Ghumma is the only book that he authored - on the Ahl’ul bayt (as), in which he gathered the Sunni traditions that prove the righteousness of Ahl’ul bayt (as) and their virtues. And again, it contradicts to the no. of those refs where imams of Ahlulbayt [as] condemn their atrocities.
Btw, if wud have beem much better if u had gave some direct links from the online books of these refs (like you usually do).
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We have the following narration from Saheeh Bukhari - Obviously you will not agree to it.
Al-Bukhari reported on the authority of Ibn Abbas: When (the dead body of) 'Umar was put on his deathbed, the people gathered around him and invoked (Allah) and prayed for him before the body was taken away, and I was amongst them. Suddenly I felt somebody taking hold of my shoulder and found out that he was 'Ali bin Abi Talib. 'Ali invoked Allah's Mercy for 'Umar and said, "O 'Umar! You have not left behind you a person whose deeds I like to imitate and meet Allah with more than I like your deeds. By Allah! I always thought that Allah would keep you with your two companions, for very often I used to hear the Prophet saying, 'I, Abu Bakr and 'Umar went (somewhere); I, Abu Bakr and 'Umar entered (somewhere); and I, Abu Bakr and 'Umar went out.'
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Obviously! Btw you forgot to mention the hadiths where Ali [as] referred Abu Bakar as as “sinful, treacherous, dishonest liar !! (Bukhari & Muslim)