A Story

It is narrated in Manaqib Abu Bakr Ibn Muhammad Zaranjari that Imam Sahib rahmatullahi alaih was once seated in the Masjid at Kufa when the Shaytan Tariq Rafidhi (a Shi'ah) appeared before him and remarked: "Abu Hanifah! "Who is the most powerful and intense of all people?" Imam Sahib replied: "According to our beliefs it is Hadhrat 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib whilst according to your beliefs, it is Hadhrat Abu Bakr ." The Shaytan Tariq said: "No, you have turned it the other way about." To this Imam Sahib rahmatullahi alaih replied: "According to us, the most powerful and intense is Hadhrat 'Ali (radiallahu anh) because he was confident that the right of Khilafat devolves upon Abu Bakr (radiallahu anh). This is why he submitted to his Khilafat. However, according to you, Hadhrat 'Ali (radiallahu anh) was most eligible for this right but Hadhrat Abu Bakr (radiallahu anh) usurped this right and Hadhrat 'Ali (radiallahu anh) was powerless to receive this right. Hadhrat Abu Bakr (radiallahu anh) vanquished him. Hence, according to your belief, Hadhrat Abu Bakr (radiallahu anh) is the most powerful of all people." On hearing this deduction, Shaytan Tariq was left speechless and he made a swift getaway. Taken from 'Uqudul Jamman fee Manaqibil Imamil A'dzam Abi Hanifah An-Nu'man   ------------------ Sent using the Muftisays Android App