Hadith 151

that Saalim is of intense love for Allah-azwj’. The man said to him, ‘I point you upon Abdullah Bin Umar’. He said, ‘May Allah-azwj Kill you! By Allah-azwj! Allah-azwj did not Want this. Woe be unto you! How can I choose a man to be caliph who is unable to even divorce his wife? ’’ (Non-Shia source)
And it is reported by Al Balazury in his book well known as ‘Tareekh Al Ashraaf’ – From Affan Bin Muslim, from Hammad Bin Salama, from Ali Bin Zayd, from Abu Rafie, ‘Umar Bin Al Khattab used to trust Ibn Abbas, and Ibn Umare and Seed Bin Zayd were with him. He said, ‘Know that I am not saying anything regarding the person who has neither parents nor offspring, and am not making anyone a caliph after me, and the one who comes across my death from the captives of the Arabs, so he is free from the wealth of Allah-azwj’. Saeed Bin Zayd said, ‘But if you could indicate to a man from the Muslims, the Muslims trust you’. Umar said, ‘I have seen greed and evil from my companions, and I am going to make this matter to six persons, those Rasool-Allah-saww was pleased from when he-saww passed away’. Then he said, ‘If only I could come across one of the two men, I would have made this command to him and trust him with it – Saalim Mawla Abu Huzeyfa, and Abu Ubeyda Bin Al Jarrah’. A man said to him, ‘O Amir Al Momineen! So where are you from Abdullah Bin Umar? ’ He said to him, ‘May Allah-azwj Kill you! By Allah-azwj! Allah-azwj did not Want this. Should I make caliph a man who is not even good at divorcing his wife? ’
Affan (the narrator) said, ‘He meant by the man who indicated to Abdullah Bin Umar, (it was) Al Mugheira Bin Shu’ba’. (Non-Shia source)
It has been reported by Abu Al Hassan Ahmad Bin Yahya Bin Jabir Al Balazuri, and his situation was in Taqiyya (dissimulation) in the presence of the general Muslims, and he distanced from closeness with the Shias, the exact of what he has reported is well known. He said, ‘It is narrated to me by Bakr Bin Al Haysam, from Abdul Razaq, from Muammar, from Al Kalby, from Abu Salih, from Ibn Abbas who said, ‘Abu Bakr sent Umar Bin Al Khattab to Ali-asws when he-asws sat back in his-asws house and said, ‘Come to me with him-asws with the most violent of violences! ’
When he-asws came to him, speech flowed between the two. He-asws said to him: ‘Milk the milk for you, part of it has been strengthened for it today, tomorrow it would be returned to you as bitter; and we did not rival unto Abu Bakr of this command, but we disliked your neglecting consulting us, and we said, ‘There is a right for us, you should not be ignoring it’. Then he-asws went to him and pledged allegiance to him’. (Non-Shia source)
And Al Balazuri has reported from Al Madainy, from Maslama Bin Muharib, from Suleyman Al Taymi, from Ibn Awn, ‘Abu Bakr sent Umar to Ali-asws wanting him-asws to pledge the allegiance. But he-asws did not pledge. Umar came, and with him was a firebrand, and Fatima-asws faced him at the door. She-asws said: ‘O Ibn Al Khattab! Are you viewing to incinerate my-asws door upon me-asws? ’ He said, ‘Yes, and that is more powerful regarding what your-asws father-saww came with’. Ali-asws came and pledged allegiance’. (Non-Shia source)
And it is reported by Ibrahim Bin Saeed Al Saqafi, from Ahmad Bin Amro Al Bajaly, from Ahmad Bin Habeeb Al Aamiry, from Humran Bin Ayn, ‘From Abu Abdullah Ja’far Bin Muhammad-asws having said: ‘By Allah-azwj! Ali-asws did not pledge allegiance until he-asws saw the smoke to have