Hadith 151

sws’’. (Non-Shia source)
And it is reported by Ibrahim, from Ismail Bin Amro Al Bajali who said, ‘It is narrated to us by Husheym Bin Bashir Al Wasity, from Ismail Bin Salim Al Asady, from Abu Idrees Al Awdy, ‘From Ali-asws having said: ‘If I-asws were to fall from the sky to the earth, the bird picks me-asws up, it would be more beloved to me-asws than for me-asws to be saying I-asws heard (such and such) from Rasool-Allah-saww and I-asws had not heard it. He-saww said to me-asws: ‘O Ali-asws! The community will be betraying you-asws after me-saww’’. (Non-Shia source)
And it is reported by Zayd son of Ali Bin Al Husayn-asws having said, ‘Ali-asws said: ‘By Allah-azwj! The people pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr and although I-asws was foremost with them with this shirt (caliphate) of mine. But I-asws swallowed my-asws anger and waited my-asws Command and affixed my-asws chest with the ground. Then Abu Bakr died, and made Umar the caliph, and by Allah-azwj, he knew I-asws was foremost with the people with this shirt (caliphate) of mine-asws. But, I-asws swallowed my-asws anger, and I-asws awaited my-asws Command. Then Umar died and made it to a consultative council and made me-asws to be among them as sixth of six, like a share of a grandmother and he said, ‘Kill the minority’. So, I-asws swallowed my-asws anger and waited my-asws Command, and adhered my-asws chest with the ground until I-asws could not find except the fighting or the Kufr with Allah-azwj’’. And all the recorders of the Seerah reported, ‘When Amir Al Momineen-asws and Al Abbas disputed regarding the inheritance and they took their case to Umar, Umar said, ‘Who can excuse me from these two. Abu Bakr was in charge’. They said, ‘He was disloyal and unjust, and Allah-azwj Knows he used to be righteous, pious, then turned around’. They said, ‘Disloyal and unjust’. (Non-Shia source)
And it is reported by Al Waqidy (Wahabi imam) in the book ‘Al Jamal’, by his chain, ‘When allegiance was pledged to Amir Al Momineen-asws, he-asws addressed the people and extolled upon Him-azwj, then said: ‘Truth, and falsehood, and for each there are people and even if the matter of falsehood is ancient, do it and even if the truth is little maybe, rarely would something come back. And I-asws fear that you would become in nature and there would be nothing upon me-asws except the struggle, and the matters have passed and you inclined in it an inclination which was upon you. During it you were not praised ones in my-asws presence. But I-asws, if I-asws so desired, would say: Allah Pardons from what is past [5: 95]. The two men (Abu Bakr and Umar) preceded, and the third one (Usman) stood like the crow, his main concern was his belly. O woe be unto him! If wings had been clipped and his head cut off, it would have been better for him’ – in a lengthy speech after it’. And it is reported by Al Tabari in his history, from his elders, from the way of the adversaries, ‘When Umar Bin Al Khattab was stabbed, it was said to him, ‘O Amir Al Momineen, if only you would choose a caliph’. He said, ‘Who can I choose as caliph? If Ubeyda Bin Al Jarrah had been alive, I would have chosen him as caliph, for if my Lord-azwj were to Ask me, I would say, ‘I heard You-azwj Prophet-saww saying he is a trustee of this community’. And if Saalim Mawla Abu Huzeyfa would have been alive, I would have chosen his as caliph, so if my Lord-azwj were to Ask me, I would say, ‘I heard Your-azwj Prophet-saww saying