– [80] Surah Abasa –

Question: According to the reports of the infallibles (a.), who is the best after the Messenger (s.)? Response:

Ali Ibn Muhammad reported that Imam Ali (a.) said:

Question: One of the innovators made the claim that one should kill the one who loves Abu Bakr and Umar and consume the flesh of his body. Al-Anwar-un-Nu’maniyyah was cited as the source on page 211. Answer:

Fakhr-ud-Din Ibn Muhammad reported that some pious trustworthy people said:

– They are not believers [2:8] – – They are deceiving themselves [2:9] – – Do not cause mischief [2:11-12] – – Parable of a Mosquito [2:26] – – Jews, Christians, Sabians [2:62] – – Imam of the People [2:124] – – Whose speech pleases you [2:204] – – Do not throw with your hands…

Muhammad ibn Ali Ash-Shawkani writes: قَـالَ الـنَّـوَوِيُّ: اتَّـفَـقَ الْـعُـلَـمَـاءُ عَـلَـى اسْـتِـحْـبَـابِـهَـا قَـالَ: وَاخْـتَـلَـفُـوا فِـي أَنَّ الْأَفْـضَـلَ صَـلَاتُـهَـا فِـي بَـيْـتِـهِ مُـنْـفَـرِدًا أَمْ فِـي جَـمَـاعَـةٍ فِـي الْـمَـسْـجِـدِ فَـقَـالَ الـشَّـافِـعِـيُّ وَجُـمْـهُـورُ أَصْـحَـابِـهِ وَأَبُـو حَـنِـيـفَـةَ وَأَحْـمَـدَ وَبَـعْـضُ الْـمَـالِـكِـيَّـةِ وَغَـيْـرُهُـمْ: الْأَفْـضَـلُ صَـلَاتُـهَـا جَـمَـاعَـةً كَـمَـا فَـعَـلَـهُ عُـمَـرُ بْـنُ الْـخَـطَّـابِ وَالصَّـحَـابَـةُ رَضِـيَ الـلَّـهُ عَـنْـهُـمْ وَاسْـتَـمَـرَّ عَـمَـلُ الْـمُـسْـلِـمِـيـنَ عَـلَـيْـهِ لِأَنَّـهُ مِـنَ الـشَّـعَـائِـرِ الـظَّـاهِـرَةِ فَـأَشْـبَـهَ صَـلَاةَ الْـعِـيـدِ…