Hadith 151

People-asws of the Household, usurping’. Then he mentioned what he-asws argued with approximate to what has passed, with an increase we have left it out, up to he said, ‘And Ali-asws went out carrying (Syeda) Fatima-asws daughter-asws of Rasool-Allah-saww upon a riding animal (donkey) at night circling among the gathering of the Helpers, asking them of the help. They were saying, ‘O daughter-asws of Rasool-Allah-saww! Our allegiance are gone to this man (Abu Bakr), and if your-asws husband and son-asws of your-asws uncle-as had preceded Abu Bakr to us, we would not have abandoned him-asws with it’. Ali-asws said: ‘Should I-asws have left Rasool-Allah-saww in his-saww house, not burying him-saww, and should have come out to dispute the people of his-saww authority? ’
(Syeda) Fatima-asws said: ‘What Abu Al-Hassan-asws did not do except what was appropriate for him-asws, and they have done what Allah-azwj will Reckon them with and Demand them’. Then he said, ‘And Abu Bakr was informed of a group who had stayed behind from pledging allegiance to him being in the presence of Ali-asws. He sent Umar Bin Al-Khattab to them. He came calling out to them, and they were in the house of Ali-asws. They refused to come out. Umar called for the firewood and said, ‘By the One-azwj in Whose Hand is the soul of Umar! Either you come out or else I will burn it down upon you, upon the ones who are in it’. It was said to him, ‘O Abu Hafsa! Fatima-asws is in it! ’ He said, ‘And even if she-asws is’. They came out and pledged allegiance except Ali-asws, and it is claimed that he-asws said: ‘I-asws have vowed that I-asws will not come out nor place my cloth (robe) upon my-asws shoulders until I-asws collect the Quran’. Fatima-asws paused at her-asws door and she-asws said: ‘There is no pact for me with a people with a presentation as evil are your presentation. You neglected the funeral of Rasool-Allah-saww in front of us and you divided your matter between you. You did not consult us and did not see any right being for us’. Umar came to Abu Bakr and said to him, ‘Will you not seize this remainer staying behind from you with the allegiance? ’ Abu Bakr said, ‘O Qunfuz! ’, and he was a slave of his, ‘Go and call Ali-asws’. He (the narrator) said, ‘Qunfuz went to Ali-asws. He-asws said: ‘What is your need? ’ He said, ‘Caliph of Rasool-Allah-saww is calling you’. Ali-asws said: ‘How quickly you have belied upon Rasool-Allah-saww! ’. Qunfuz returned and delivered the message’. He (the narrator) said, ‘Abu Bakr wept for a long time. Umar said for a second time, ‘Will you not pressurise this remaining one staying behind from you, with the allegiance? ’ Abu Bakr said to Qunfuz, ‘Return to him and say, ‘Amir Al Momineen calls you for the allegiance’. Qunfuz came to him-asws and related what he had been ordered with. Ali-asws raised his-asws voice and said: ‘Glory be to Allah-azwj! He has claimed what isn’t for him’. Qunfuz returned and delivered the message. Abu Bakr wept for a long time. Then Umar stood up and a group walked with him until they came to the door of Fatima-asws. They knocked the door. When she-asws heard their voices, she-asws called out at the top of her-asws voice crying: ‘O Rasool-Allah-saww! What are we-asws facing after you-saww of the son of Al Khattab, and son of Abu Qohafa! ’
When the people heard her-asws voice and her-asws crying, they left weeping, and their hearts were almost rendered, and the livers almost broke up, and th