Hadith 242

(The book) ‘Al Manaqib’ of Ibn Shehr Ashub, (and), ‘Tafseer’ by Wakie, and Al Sudy, and Al Sufyan, And Abu Salih, ‘Abdullah Bin Umar recited Words of the Exalted: Do they not see Us Aiming for the land, Reducing it from its outskirts? [13: 41] – the day Amir Al-Momineen-asws was killed. And he-asws said: ‘O Amir-Al-Momineen-asws! You-asws have been the biggest part regarding the Knowledge. Today the Knowledge of is reduced, and a part of the Eman has passed’’. [55]
Al Zafrany, from Al Muzanny, from Al Shafie, from Malik, from Summy, from Abu Salih who said, ‘When Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws was killed, Ibn Abbas said, ‘This is the day, the understanding and the knowledge was reduced from the land of Al-Medina’. The he said, ‘The reduction (loss) of the earth is reduction (loss) of its scholars and its good people. Allah-azwj does not Capture this knowledge with a snatching, snatching it from chests of the people, but He-azwj Captures the knowledge by Capturing the scholars (causing them to die) until there does not remain any scholar. (Then) the people take the ignoramuses as chiefs. They ask, so they issue Fatwas (verdicts) without knowledge, so they stray and cause others to stray’’. [56]
Saeed Bin Jubeyr, from Ibn Abbas, ‘Regarding His-azwj Words: ‘My Lord! Forgive me and my parents and one who entered into my house being a Momin, [71: 28], ‘The grave of Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws was with Noah-as in the ship. When he-asws went out from the ship, he-as left his-asws grave outside of Al-Kufa. Noah-as asked his-as Lord-azwj the Forgiveness for Ali-asws and (Syeda) Fatima-asws – His-azwj Words: and (forgive) the Momineen and the Mominaat. Then He-azwj Said: and do not Increase the unjust ones – meaning the ones unjust to the People-asws of the Household of Muhammad-saww, except in destruction [71: 28]’’. [57]
And it is reported that it was Revealed regarding him-asws: And they shall come to know, those who are being unjust, which overturning they would be Overturned with [26: 227]’’. Abu Bakr Bin Mardawayh in (the book) ‘Fazaail Amir Al-Momineen-asws’, and Abu Bakr Al Shirazi in (the book) ‘Nuzool Al Quran’ – ‘Saeed Bin Al Musayyab said, ‘Ali-asws recited: When it’s wretched one was dispatched (to kill the she-camel) [91: 12]. He-asws said ‘By the One-azwj in Whose Hand is my-asws soul! This would be dyed from this! ’ – and he-asws indicated by his-asws hand to his-asws beard and his-asws head’’. [58]
And it is reported by Al Sa’alby and Al Wahidy, by their chains from Ammar, and from Usman Bin Suheyb, and Al Zahhak, and it is reported by Ibn Mardawayh by his chain, from Jabir Sumarah, and from Suheyb, and from Ammar, and from Ibn Aday, and from Al Zahhak, and Al Khateeb in ‘Al Tareekh’, from Jabir Bin Sumarah, and it is reported by Al Tabari, and Al Mowsily, from Ammas, and it is reported by Ahmad Bin Hanbal, from Al Zahhak, ‘The Prophet-saww said: ‘O Ali-asws! The most wretched of the formers ones is the slayer of the she-camel (of Salih-as), and the most wretched of the latter ones is your-asws