Battle of Camel (Jamal) - Disrespecting Hadith

By Brother AR - contributor at Muslim Villa

QUOTE:

 

We know from history that there had been battles between Muslims, that is, Ali (RA) and Aisha (RA), Ali (RA) and Muawiya(RA).  So according to the following narrations all of them are people of Hellfire.

Bukhari:: Book 1 :: Volume 2 :: Hadith 30.  Narrated Al-Ahnaf bin Qais:
While I was going to help this man (Ali Ibn Abi Talib), Abu Bakra met me and asked, "Where are you going?" I replied, "I am going to help that person."  He said, "Go back for I have heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'When two Muslims fight (meet) each other with their swords, both the murderer as well as the murdered will go to the Hell-fire.' I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! It is all right for the murderer but what about the murdered one?' Allah's Apostle replied, "He surely had the intention to kill his companion." 

Vol.:9, Book: 88 Number: 204.  Narrated Al-Hasan:  

Al-Ahnaf said I went out carrying my arms during the nights of the affliction (i.e. the war between `Ali and `Aisha) and Abu Bakra met me and asked, “Where are you going?” I replied, “I intend to help the cousin of Allah’s Apostle (i.e. `Ali).” Abu Bakra said, “Allah’s Apostle said, ‘If two Muslims take out their swords to fight each other, then both of them will be from amongst the people of the Hell- Fire.’ It was said to the Prophet, ‘It is alright for the killer but what about the killed one?’ He replied, ‘The killed one had the intention to kill his companion.”

The fabricators of Hadith, the so called Imams and their associates have suggested to the simple and ignorant people that there are many problems of life where the Holy Qur'aan gives no guidance or is silent or it does not clearly mention, and only Hadith describes such problems and gives guidance.

The fabricators of Hadith have an agenda based on disregarding the Qur'aan, the Prophet and animosity towards several of his (pbuh) contempories.

The matter to ponder is when two Muslims or group of Muslims take up their weapons against each other, does the Qur'aan give any guidance in this or not?  If yes, then whether it clearly describes or is ambiguous so that people have to refer to  Qum, Bukhara, Tirmiz, Nishapur or Deoband for its clarification?

Those Hadith lovers should spare some time to read the Qur'aan:

Verse 49/9.   Pickthall:
"And if two parties of believers fall to fighting, then make peace between them. And if one party of them does wrong to the other, fight you that which does wrong till it return unto the ordinance of Allah; then, if it return, make peace between them justly, and act equitably. Indeed, Allah loves the equitable."

  
Verse 49/10.  Pickthal:
"The believers are naught else than brothers. Therefore make peace between your brethren and observe your duty to Allah that haply you may obtain mercy."

When this was shown to a Hadith lover, his simple answer was “it is a weak narration.”   Then why do you call Bukhari "SAHIH?"  Why don’t you throw it out?   He was simply silent and he blushed.

May Allah guide us all through the Qur'aan

UNQUOTE:

We can observe the searingly outrageous characteristics of the above Ahadith. 

Though Abu Bakra and Abu Bakr are often presumed as the same persons, they weren't the same.  While the former is the well-known Abu Bakr Siddiq, the first righteious Caliph, the latter is little known or not known at all;  even biographies of medieval personalities carries almost no information regarding "Abu Bakr."  This also explains the reason for confusion of the mix-up. Not unlikely, a concocted name with a motive.

Abu Bakra's full name is listed in his very short biography as Abu Bakra al-Thaqafi and he's supposed to have died in 672 AD, nearly 40 years after Abu Bakr Siddiq.  However, no hadith ever mentions his full name.  They only mention "Abu Bakra," the name "Thaqafi" is never added with it.  The hadith narrators or the compilers may have hastily heard the name "Abu Bakra" not knowing who he is and simply used his name in narrations, a practice very common with their lot.

In any case, regardless of who Abu Bakra was, that hadith just does not sound rational, as usual.

In case it's supposed to be Abu Bakr according to this Hadith gossip, he was the closest companion of the Prophet (sw).  He wouldn't even ever think of expressing such rash ideas that clearly violate the Noble Quran.  Still worse, to falsely dump the forgery by using the name of the Prophet (sw).  These two Hadiths brazenly slander the Prophet (sw) in an effort to misrepresent him.  

Secondly, the narration by Al-Ahnaf bin Qais also insinuates a belittling tone towards Ali bin Abu Talib by referring to him as "this man." 

The Battle of Camel was fought much after thepassing of Abu Bakr Siddiq.  Abu Bakr passed away on 634 AD, two years after the Prophet (pbuh).  The Battle of Camel was fought on  656 AD in Basra - 22 years later.