Hadith 186

y and accepted it from his ignorance, and said that he knew the Book of Allah-azwj and the Sunnah of His-azwj Prophet-saww. His Innovation regarding the non-Arabs and his expelling of all blind people from Al-Medina. And his sending of a rope to his office bearers in Al-Basra the length of five spans ‘Ashbaar’ and his statement, ‘Anyone from the non-Arabs whose height is longer than this rope, so have his neck struck off’. And he returned the female captives who were secretly carrying a child. And his sending a rope with regard to the captive thieves in Al-Basra, and his statement, ‘Anyone who has reached the length of this rope, so cut off (his hands). And even stranger than that is the stoning of the liar by a liar. They accepted it, and accepted his ignorance. (And defended his ignorance by) coming up with a fabrication that an Angel was speaking through his tongue and was teaching him. And his releasing of the captives of the people of Yemen. And his staying behind along with his companion, from the army of Usama Bin Zayd, after having greeted him as an Emir. Then even stranger than that is that he knew, and Allah-azwj also Knew, and the people knew as well that he was the one who was repelled by Rasool-Allah-saww, when (Prophet-saww) asked for the paper (and ink). Then it did not harm him in their presence, nor did they find any fault with him. And it was him who said to Safiya what he said. Rasool-Allah-saww was angry to the extent that he-saww said what he-saww said. And he is the one whom I-asws passed by him one days, and he said, ‘What is the example of Muhammad-saww except for the example of a date tree growing in the rubbish dump’. I-asws came up to Rasool-Allah-saww, and I-asws mentioned that to him-saww. The Prophet-saww got grieved by it and came out distressed to the Pulpit, and the Helpers were horrified by it and came out armed with their weapons when they saw the anger of Rasool- Allah-saww. He-saww said: ‘What is the problem with the people that they taunt me-saww by my-asws near relatives? And you have heard what I-saww have said regarding their-asws virtues and what virtues Allah-azwj has Preferred them-asws with and what Allah-azwj has Specialised them-asws with from keeping away the uncleanness from them-asws, and that Allah-azwj has indeed Purified them-asws. And you have heard what I-saww have said regarding the preferences of the People-asws of my-saww Household, and their goodness which Allah-azwj has Specialised him-asws with, and Honoured him-asws, and his-asws merits of being foremost in Islam, and the afflictions that he-asws had to bear with regards to it, and his-asws nearness to me-saww, and that he-asws is unto me-saww at the status which Haroun-as had with Musa-as, then you are alleging that my-saww example among the People-asws of my-saww Household is like the example of a date tree growing in a rubbish dump? Nay! Allah-azwj Created His-azwj creation and divided it into two sections. He-a