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Good examples of them are Talha and Zubair who were the first companions
who waged war against Ali (AS) after people paid oath to him as their
legitimate Caliph.

They could not see him in power, and found him a great
obstacle for their robberies.
Thus shed the blood of 10 thousand Muslims in
the battle of Camel, in order to overthrow Ali from power.
(see any
Sunni history books for details).

Their plot was finally failed and both
Talha and Zubair were killed.
Muawiyah and Amr Ibn al-Auss are another
examples, who waged the war of Siffin against Ali (AS) killing other
thousands of Muslims.

Allah states:
And Whoever kills a believer deliberately, his reward is Hell
forever, and the Wrath of Allah is upon him, He cursed him and
prepared a great punishment for him.

(Quran 4:93)
As such, is there any reason we should respect ALL of the companions and
follow ALL of them, even those among them whom Allah cursed by the above
verse of Quran? Why should we love one whom Allah curses, and why should we
follow one whom Allah has promised Hell forever?
Collecting Gold and Silver
al-Bukhari narrates the Prophet (PBUH&HF) said the following after the
Battle of Uhud:
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith: 8.
434

Narrated Uqba bin Amir:
The Prophet went out and offered the funeral prayer for the martyrs of
the (battle of) Uhud and then ascended the pulpit and said, I am your
predecessor and I am a witness against you.

By Allah, I am now looking
at my Tank-lake (Al-Kauthar) and I have been given the keys of the
treasures of the earth (or the keys of the earth).

By Allah! I am not
afraid that you become polytheist after me, but I am afraid that you
will start competing (for the luxuries of this world).

The tradition clearly indicates that after his (PBUH&HF) death, some of the
companions will abandon the religion, and compete against one another for
the wealth of this temporary existence.

And they indeed competed until the
swords were drawn and the wars were waged, thereby fulfilling the prophecy.

Some of the famous companions were eager to collect gold and silver.

Great Sunni Historians like Masudi and Tabari and others stated that the
wealth of Zubair on its own came out to 50,000 Dinars and 1000 horses with
1000 slaves and many holdings in Basrah, Kufah, Egypt, and many other
places.

This massive wealth was accumulated while many Muslims starved to
death.

(See Muruj al-Dahab by al-Masudi, v2, p341)
The agricultural products from Iraq alone brought for Talha 1000 Dinars
EVERY DAY!, and perhaps more than that.

(Muruj al-Dahab by al-Masudi,
the same page)
Abdul Rahman Ibn Awf had 100 horses, 1000 camels, and 10,000 sheep.

After his death, the quarter of his wealth which was divided among his
wives came out to 84,000 Dinars.

(Muruj al-Dahab by al-Masudi,
the same page)
Uthman Ibn Affan left on the day of his death 150,000 Dinars, apart from
an enormous wealth of land, cattle and villages.

(Muruj al-Dahab by
al-Masudi, the same page)
Zayd Ibn Thabit left an amount of gold and silver that HAD TO BE BROKEN
BY HAMMERS! apart from money and agricultural holdings which came to
100,000 Dinars.

(Muruj al-Dahab by al-Masudi, the same page)
These were just few examples to show that some of the companions were
more interested in the present life.

Comparing the poverty of people at
that time, one get suspicious to how they got so much money from nothing
while the rest of people were in poverty.

This gives a good idea of why
they waged war against Ali (AS) to overthrow him from power.

They found him
a big obstacle for their misconducts of treasury and territories.

The question now is this: If these so-called pious companions were so busy
collecting money and competing among one another in worldly gain, while
many Muslims died from poverty, where then was that so-called piety and
sense of sacrifice that the Sunnis attribute to them (the companions)?
This is a sign for those who reflect!
The Companions Among One Another
In the previous articles we have seen how Allah (SWT) describes the
companions in the Quran; how the Prophet (PBUH&HF), before his (PBUH&HF)
death, foretells their behavior after his death; and now we will take a
look at what the companions thought of one anothers actions and their
remarks concerning their own behavior.

It is narrated in Sahih al-Bukhari, v1, p122, under the chapter of
al-Eidiyan -- The Two Eids (Muslim Festivals) that the Prophet (PBUH&HF)
used to pray first, and then deliver the sermon (khutba).

That custom
(sunnah) remained as such until Marwan, the Ruler (Amir) of Medina during
Muawiyahs reign, started to deliver the sermon (khutba) before the prayer.
It should be noted that the Sunnis do exactly the same thing to this day.
This was NOT the sunnah (way or custom) of the Prophet (PBUH&HF).

Keep in
mind that the Sunnis maintain that the actions of the companions are enough
to alter the custom of the Prophet (PBUH&HF)!!! The question to the Sunnis
is: If the companions actions were enough to alter the Prophets (PBUH&HF)
custom, why then do we need the Prophets (PBUH&HF) custom in the first
place? Lets just follow any innovations the companions may come up with!
You might wonder why the companions made the sermon before the prayer? Dr.
al-Samawi states that many people would not stay for the sermon after they
prayed.
As such, the prayer and sermon times were switched.
Superficially,
this is true, but this is not the real reason, he continues.

During the
days of Muawiyah, it was ordered, as I mentioned in other posts, that
whenever the name of al-Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (AS) was mentioned, he (AS)
should be cursed! Many of the believers at that time loved Ali (AS) and
would not tolerate such an action; as a result, they were killed one after
the other, until all the believers had to listen to the curses and maintain
their silence at the threat of the sword.

One way to escape the listening
to the repeated cursing was to escape the sermon.

Muawiyah and his men
didnt like that, so the sermon was switched to precede the prayer in an
effort to force the people to stay through the whole sermon and listen to
the cursing! Allahu Akbar (Allah is Great)! By Allah (SWT), do you still
not see the conspiracy against the Prophets (PBUH&HF) family? Is this how
al-Imam Ali (AS) is to be treated? The Prophet (PBUH&HF) had said:
To love Ali (AS) is a sign of Faith, and to hate him (AS) is a sign
of hypocrisy!!!
This tradition is narrated in Sahih Muslim, v1, p61.

Check for yourself.

In Sahih al-Bukhari, v2, p76;

and Sahih al-Tirmidhi, v5, p300

narrate that
the Prophet (PBUH&HF) said to Ali (AS):
You are a part of me, and I a part of you.

Also, Sahih al-Tirmidhi, v5, p201 narrates that the Prophet (PBUH&HF) said:
I am the city of knowledge, and Ali is its door.

Keep in mind that you
can only enter a city through its door; meaning that any knowledge from the
Prophet (PBUH&HF), since he (PBUH&HF) is the City of Knowledge, can only be
accessed through the door, his (PBUH&HF) son-in-law Ali (AS).

Whats more,
Musnad al-Imam Ibn Hanbal, v5, p25, narrates that the Prophet (PBUH&HF)
said:
Ali is the master of every believer after me.

If ANY head of state, whether today or in times immemorial, ALWAYS has a
trusted vicegerent to take his place and manage his affairs in his absence,
would you then believe that the Prophet (PBUH&HF), who was sent as the
FINAL Messenger from He (SWT) Who created the universe, didnt also have a
vicegerent to manage his (PBUH&HF) affairs after his (PBUH&HF) death? A
vicegerent that Allah (SWT) also trusts and loves? Would you believe that
Allah (SWT) would leave the affairs of the .
Best of Nations sent forth
to mankind.

[3:110] to random selection and ruling? No, by Allah (SWT), a
vicegerent was INDEED chosen by Allah (SWT) and His (SWT) Messenger
(PBUH&HF), and that vicegerent was al-Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (AS).

Again, Sahih Tirmidhi, v2, p298,

narrates that the Prophet (PBUH&HF) said:
Whoever I was his Master, then Ali is his Master! O Allah, support
those who support him, and alienate those that alienate him!!!
That is Ali (AS), the fearless warrior, and the defeater of the champions
of Quraish.

May the Blessings and Peace of Allah (SWT) be extended to the
Prophet (PBUH&HF) and his (PBUH&HF) Family, Amen.

Now, ask yourself: If this is how the Prophet (PBUH&HF) praised Ali (AS),
then who are the companions, especially Muawiyah, to curse him (AS)? Did
you know that the Prophet (PBUH&HF) said, as narrated in Musnad Ahmad Ibn
Hanbal, v6, p33:

Whoever curses (or verbally abuses) Ali, then he has cursed me, and
whoever has cursed me, then he has cursed Allah (SWT), and whoever has
cursed Allah (SWT), then Allah (SWT) will throw him into the
hellfire.

That means that by cursing Ali (AS), the companions were cursing the
Prophet (PBUH&HF), and by cursing the Prophet (PBUH&HF), they were cursing
Allah (SWT), and by cursing Allah (SWT), they shall enter the hellfire! By
Allah (SWT), they will be asked to account for what theyve said! That is
a promise by Allah (SWT), which He (SWT) shall not break!
Dr.
al-Tijani asserts that during his search for the truth, he tried
wholeheartedly to identify these heinous charges with the hypocrites and
the malevolent companions ONLY; but he soon discovered that there is NO way
of excluding the SO-CALLED righteous companions, in the sight of the
Sunnis, from these charges.

For we see that the first companion to threaten
the burning down of al-Imam Alis (AS) house is none other than Umar Ibn
al-Khatab himself -- the man that the Sunnis claim is of such faith and
courage that he terrifies Satan himself! And the first to wage war against
al-Imam Ali (AS) were Talha, al-Zubayr, and none other than Aisha herself,
the wife of the Prophet (PBUH&HF) that is the most beloved woman in the
sight of the Sunnis.

Note that Aisha is also the daughter of Abu Bakr!
Others aggressors include, but are NOT limited to, Amr Ibn al-Aas,
Muawiyah, and many others that oppressed the family of the Prophet
(PBUH&HF).

Are these not righteous companions in the sight of the Sunnis?
Do we need to say more?
As Dr.

al-Samawi states: If we wanted to provide all the occurrences
(sayings) of the Prophets (PBUH&HF) praise of Ali (AS), we can easily fill
an entire book!
The companions also changed the prayer rules, and the first to do so was
Uthman Ibn Afan, the third caliph.

Sahih Bukhari narrates in v2,
page 154, that the Prophet (PBUH&HF) always prayed two (instead of four)
rakat during travel, as is mandated by Allah (SWT) in the Quran.

Abu Bakr
and Umar did the same, then came Uthman and prayed four rakat during
travel instead of two! This tradition is also narrated in Sahih Muslim,
v1, p260.

Who is Uthman to violate the orders of Allah (SWT) and
His (SWT) Prophet (PBUH&HF) with regards to the Salat (Prayer)? Question
and reflect, and may Allah (SWT) guide us all.

Lets see what Umar did: Sahih al-Bukhari narrates in v1, p54:
Shaqiq Ibn Salamah said: I was with Abdullah and Abu Musa, so Abu
Musa told Abdullah: What should a man do if he was in a state of
Janabah (the biological state of sperm ejaculation after a dream or
when a man has sexual intercourse with his wife) and had no water to
clean? Abdullah said: He shall not pray until he finds water.

So
Abu Musa said: But didnt you hear the Prophet (PBUH&HF) tell Amar
Ibn Yasir (RA) that all he had to do was Tayamum? Abdullah replied:
Didnt you know that Umar (Ibn al-Khatab) didnt approve of that?
So Abu Musa answered: But Allah (SWT) said in the Quran: .

Or ye
have been in contact with women, and ye find no water, then take for
yourselves clean sand (or earth), and rub therewith your faces and
hands.

[Quran 4:43] So Abdullah didnt know what to say, except:
If we allow them that (meaning the Tayamum), then they will use it at
the slightest instance like when the water is too cold (to make
ablutions or bathe).

Abu Musa told Shaqiq: Is that why Abdullah
disapproved of the matter? Shaqiq said: Yes.

NOTE: Tayamum is the pounding of the hands on sand, mud, or rock, and then
wiping the face and the hands; this is considered a full ablution (Wudu)
in the absence of water.

Note that there are more details to the process
Tayamum which are not covered here.

As one can see, Umar violated the Quran, Allahs (SWT) DIRECT orders, and
the Prophets (PBUH&HF) custom by his disapproval of the Tayamum! By Allah
(SWT), who is Umar to disapprove of what Allah (SWT) has commanded? This
is a sign for those who reflect!