Kudos to this viewpoint! Glad tidings to you! How numerous are the jurists
in Ummah of Muhammad? Even the vulgar and uncultured people of Shaam,
debased and uncouth fellows of community, anti-social elements from Arabs,
even groups that participated in Battle of Ahzab against Prophet; and sons of
freed slaves, all are jurists and their acts would be justified!
Glad tidings to them for being in the robe of Ijtihad, germs of corruption,
killers of righteous, attacker on Shariat of Islam and sanctity of Prophet, out of
the pale of obedience of Quran and Sunnah, rebels and transgressors, mischief
makers, enemies of the holy progeny under the banner of the freed slave, son of
the freed slave and the cursed one, son of the cursed one by the tongue of Holy
Prophet (s.a.w.a.).1
How truly has Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) said: “Calamity of religion is in three
things: Unjust jurists, cruel leader and ignorant Mujtahid.”2
These scholars with misleading views and poisonous pens have purified the
unjust ones from filth of oppression and hypocrisy; and righteous and sinners;
followers of falsehood and truth, the pure and impure are all considered equal
Is this not sufficient for defect and degradation of Islam?
Through these nonsensical claims, improper statements and useless views,
the Islamic Ummah has deviated from the right path and these statements have
belittled those great crimes against God, Messenger, Book, Sunnah, Caliph, his
progeny and their followers.
لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا
“A grievous word it is that comes out of their mouths; they speak nothing but a lie.”3
لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا
“So he who has done an atom’s weight of good shall see it. and he who has done an atom’s weight of evil shall see it.”4
The first one to open the door of justification and independent judgment
(Ijtihad) and purifying the reputation of criminals through these two, was the first
Caliph; when he used this fabricated excuse to exonerated Khalid bin Walid and
did not award him the legal penalty.
The details of this incident shall be mentioned in the following pages.5
These were some examples of the expertise of Caliph in science of exegesis! Moreover, whatever is narrated from him in this regard is less.
Hafiz Jalaluddin Suyuti has said in Itqan6 that:
“Ten persons from among companions are famous in science of exegesis:
the four Caliphs, Ibne Masud, Ibne Abbas, Ubayy bin Kaab, Zaid bin Thabit, Abu
Musa Ashari, Abdullah bin Zubair: as for the Caliphs, one, from whom most
reports are narrated regarding this, is Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.); reports narrated
from remaining three persons are very less. The reason is that they died very
soon, as is the reason why so few traditions are recorded from Abu Bakr. I have
memorized from Abu Bakr reports regarding exegesis, which do not exceed ten.”
As for Ali (a.s.), numerous reports are narrated: Muammar has narrated from
Wahab bin Abdullah from Abu Tufail that I saw Ali reciting a sermon and
saying:
“Ask me, by God, you will not ask me of anything, except that I would
inform you of it. Ask me regarding the Book of Allah, as I swear by Allah there
is no verse in it, except that I know whether it was revealed in the night or day,
whether it was revealed in the plains or in mountains.”
Abu Nuaim has narrated from Ibne Masud in Hilya7 that: “Indeed, the Quran
was revealed in seven letters; and there is no letter of Quran, except that there is
an exterior and an interior for it; and that exterior and interior is present with Ali
Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.).”
Also, it is narrated through channels of Abu Bakr bin Ayyash from Naseer
bin Sulaiman Ahmasi from his father from Ali that:8
“I swear by Allah, no verse is revealed, except that I know what context it is
revealed and where it is revealed. Indeed, Almighty Allah bestowed me with a
perceptive heart and an inquiring tongue (from Allah and the Prophet).”
Allamah Amini says: What is this hypocrisy in the statement of Suyuti? Is
there anyone, who may ask him, how when he himself was such an expert, not
more than ten traditions are narrated from him on the subject of Quranic exegesis,
and he was considered to be among those who were famous among companions
for science of exegesis?! Yes, the need was not to leave any difference between
him and Ameerul Momineen (a.s.), but he has neglected this verse:
ۗهَلْ يَسْتَوِى ٱلَّذِينَ يَعْلَمُونَ وَٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
“Are those who know and those who do not know alike?”9