Ibne Abbas recited this sermon. This tradition stops at Ibne Abbas (Mauquf)
and it is not attributed to the Prophet.1
Allamah Amini says: Can such a funny statement be attributed to God and
His Prophet, and statements should be interpolated from their place? And is it
desirable from one, who writes a book on exegesis or tradition to write such
nonsense and degrade himself?
Can we not ask him the authorities, and due to their being no authorities
argue with him? And what is mentioned in the text of the tradition makes us
needless from discussion about reporters of the chains of narration – if it has a
chain of narrators? And whether regarding these persons and their proven
conduct, and what is recorded in history about them, something is found that
would testify to this complicated fabricated statement? Yes, we are certain that
the researcher, would throughout the book, find exceeding evidences through
which it is possible to expose the reality of that which is concealed.
And whether any reasonable persons will testify that Ibne Abbas the scholar
of Ummah would recite a sermon containing such a false statement and destroy
the sanctity of seal of prophets?
Moreover, what is narrated from Ibne Abbas from Ibne Marduya regarding
the verse:
إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّلِحَتِ
“Except those who believe and do good…”
It is that he said: “Ibne Abbas mentioned Ali and Salman.”2
And the support of this report is the statement of Ibne Abbas regarding the verse:
أَمْ حَسِبَ الَّذِينَ اجْتَرَحُوا السَّيَّاتِ أَنْ تَجْعَلَهُمْ كَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّلِحَتِ
“Nay! do those who have wrought evil deeds think that We will make them like those who believe and do good…”3
…that: It was revealed regarding Ali (a.s.) on the day of Badr. So those, who
commit sins are Utbah, Shaibah and Walid and those, who believed and
performed good deeds is: Ali (a.s.).4
And the following statement of Ibne Abbas was mentioned before.5 When
the following verse was revealed:
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّلِحَتِ أُولَبِكَ هُمْ خَيْرُ الْبَرِيَّةِ
“(As for) those who believe and do good, surely they are the best of men.”6
When the verse was revealed Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) said to Ali (a.s.): “That
is you and your Shia.”
So the report of Ubayy bin Kaab as opposed to these reports, which logic,
reason and reliability support, is fabricated.
10. Wahidi in Asbabun Nuzul has narrated from Abdur Rahman bin
Hamadan Adl,7 from Ahmad bin Ja’far bin Malik, from Abdullah bin Ahmad bin
Hanbal, from Muhammad bin Sulaiman bin Khalid Fahham, from Ali bin
Hashim, from Kathirun Nawa that: I asked Abu Ja’far: So and so from Ali bin
Husain (r.a.) as follows: Was the verse of:
وَنَزَعْنَا مَا فِي صُدُورِهِمْ مِنْ غِلَّ اخْوَانًا عَلَى سُرُرٍ مُتَقْبِلِينَ
“And We will root out whatever of rancor is in their breasts- (they shall be) as brethren, on raised couches, face to face.”8
Revealed regarding Abu Bakr, Umar and Ali (a.s.). He replied: By God, it
was revealed about them, and only revealed about them. I said: And what malice
is this? He replied: It is the malice between descendants of Teem. Adi and
Hashim, there was malice during period of Jahiliyya and when they embraced
Islam, Abu Bakr got backache and Ali (a.s.) warmed his hand and rubbed his
back.
Allamah Amini says: No excellence is proved from this chains of narrators,
a chain of narrators, which is a compound of unknown persons, like Abdur
Rahman Adl and Muhammad Fahham and one who at the end of his life became
imbecile.9 What to say about Abul Hasan bin Furat.10 He did not understand anything that was read before him.