The First False Testimony (given) in Islam

10:35 - 2016/03/10

 
It is related in the book Al Ikhtisas of Shaikh Mufeed that Abdullah bin Sinan relates from Imam Ja'far as Sadiq (a.s.) that he said, that when the Prophet of Allah (s.a.w.s.) passed away and Abu Bakr sat in his place, he sent a message to the representative of Fatemah (s.a.) at Fadak and expelled him. Fatemah (s.a.) came to Abu Bakr and said, "O Aba Bakr ! You claim to be the successor of my father (s.a.w.s.) and sit in his place, then you sent your messenger to expel my representative from Fadak ? When you know that the Prophet of Allah (s.a.w.s.) had gifted it to me and I have witnesses for it". Abu Bakr replied, "The Prophets do not leave anything as inheritance". Fatemah (s.a.) returned to Ali (a.s.) and related to him  the words of Abu Bakr. Imam Ali (a.s.) told her, "Go to Abu Bakr and tell him that he claims that Prophets do not leave any inheritance from themselves when Sulayman (a.s.) inherited from (his father) Dawood (a.s.) and Yahya (a.s.) inherited from Zakariyyah (a.s.), then why should you not inherit your father"? Fatemah (s.a.) came to Abu Bakr and told him what Imam Ali (a.s.) had told her. Hearing this, Umar replied, "You have been trained and have been told to come here and say this". Fatemah (s.a.) replied, "If I have been trained, my husband and my cousin has trained me (with truth and there is no fault in it)". Abu Bakr replied, "A’eshah and Umar bear witness that they heard from the Prophet of Allah (s.a.w.s.) that the Prophets do not leave anything behind them as inheritance". Fatemah (s.a.) replied, "This is the first false witness that they have borne in Islam".

House of Sorrows Translation of Baytul Ahzan