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May 28, 2005, 3:37pm
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Re: The Truth About the Land of Fadak
Texan_Dude:
Hadhrat Fatimah (AS) the only surviving child of the Prophet, his most beloved, claimed inheritance of the properties in the lands of Medina, Khaibar, and also Fadak,
Fatimah (AS) the daughter of the Prophet (PBUH) got angry and stopped speaking to Abu Bakr, and continued assuming that attitude till she died . Fatimah (AS) remained alive for six months after the death of the Prophet (PBUH).
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith: 5.546 (page 381):
… She (Fatimah (AS)) remained alive for six (6) months after the death of the Prophet (PBUH). When she died, her husband Ali buried her at night without informing Abu Bakr and he said the funeral prayer himself …
Also the reknowned Sunni Historian Tabari writes:
Abu Salih al Dirari- Abd al Razzaq b. Hammam- Mamar- al Zuhri - Urwah- Aishah: Fatimah and al Abbas came to Abu Bakr demanding their [share of] inheritance of the Messenger of God. They were demanding the Messenger of Gods’s lan inFatimah shunned him and did not speak to him about it untill she died. Ali buried her at night and did not permit Abu Bakr to attend [her burial].
Sunni references:
Tabari, vol IX p 196 [The Events of the Year 11, English version],
Tabaqat of Ibne Sad, vol VIII p 29,
Yaqubi History, vol II p 117,
Masudi in his Tanbih, p 250 [The last three are mentioned in the
al Bayhaqi, vol 4 p 29
Musnad, Ahmad Hanbal, vol 1 p 9
Tarikh, Ibn Katheer, vol 5 p 285-86
Sharah, ibn al Hadid, vol 6 p 46
How unfortunate, He did not only miss the Funeral of Rasulallah (s) but also his (s) beloved daughter’s (a).
Texan_Dude:
If I were to assume that She didn’t accuse Abu Bakr of anything wrong, then why was She angry with Abu Bakr, why did she not allow Abu Bakr to attend her funeral (as stated in her will). Surprisingly, al-Bukhari clearly mentions that She had instructed Imam Ali (AS) not to inform Abu Bakr . If Fatimah is the leading ladies among all the ladies, and if She is and was the only lady in the entire Muslim Nation that Allah kept clean and pure , then her anger could not be but just. It is because of this very reason that:
Abu Bakr said: “May Allah save me from His anger and Fatimah’s anger” (the same words used by al-Bukhari) then he cried bitterly when she said, “By Allah, I will curse you in every prayer that I do.” He came crying out and said: "I do not need your pledge of allegiance and discharge me from my duties."
Sunni reference: Tarikhul Khulafa by Ibn Qutaybah, v1, p120
Why he cried so bitterly?? Perhaps he did’nt forget what Rasulallah (s) said about her daughter Fatima (as):
“Fatima is a part of me, and he who makes her angry, makes me angry.”
This hadith makes it clear that Sayyida Fatima (as)'s anger is on par with the anger of Rasulullah (s). This is all the more significant when we recognize that one who incurs the wrath of Rasulullah (s) also incurs the wrath of Allah (swt), and Allah (swt) makes it clear in Surah Fateha that we should steer clear of those that incur the wrath of Allah (swt).
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