“Then Ali (karam allahu wajhah) was brought to Abu Bakr while he was saying:
‘I am the Slave of Allah and brother of His Messenger.’
It was said to him, ‘Pledge bay’ah to Abu Bakr’
He [Ali] said, ‘I am more worthy of ruling than you. I don’t give my bay’ah to you while you are obliged to give bay’ah to me’
[Al Imamah Wal Siyasah by Ibn Qutaybah]
Note: Some Sunni scholars have attempted to cast doubt on this book by suggesting that it is not accurately attributed to the historian Ibn Qutaybah.
Is this sunni source
ReplyDeleteYes it is, although as mentioned, many sunnis try to deny its attribution to Sunni Muhaddith Ibn Qutaybah.
DeleteYes it is, although as mentioned, many sunnis try to deny its attribution to Sunni Muhaddith Ibn Qutaybah.
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