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'''Event of Saqīfa Banī Sāʿida''' (Arabic: {{ia|وَقعَة سَقیفَة بَني ساعِدَة}}) refers to the [[allegiance]] pledged by some Muslims to [[Abu Bakr b. Abi Quhafa|Abu Bakr]] as the [[caliph]] after the [[Prophet Muhammad (s)|Prophet Muhammad's (s)]] demise. No one from [[Banu Hashim]] and [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]] was present in the event, and [[Ali b. Abi Talib (a)]] who was already announced by the Prophet (s) as his successor was taking care of the Prophet's (s) corpse when the event of Saqifa was taking place. Some [[Muhajirun]] (Muslims who had migrated from [[Mecca]] to [[Medina]]) gathered in order to announce Abu Bakr as the caliph and some [[Ansar]] gathered there in order to announce [[Sa'd b. 'Ubada]] as the caliph. | '''Event of Saqīfa Banī Sāʿida''' (Arabic: {{ia|وَقعَة سَقیفَة بَني ساعِدَة}}) refers to the [[allegiance]] pledged by some Muslims to [[Abu Bakr b. Abi Quhafa|Abu Bakr]] as the [[caliph]] after the [[Prophet Muhammad (s)|Prophet Muhammad's (s)]] demise. No one from [[Banu Hashim]] and [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]] was present in the event, and [[Ali b. Abi Talib (a)]] who was already announced by the Prophet (s) as his successor was taking care of the Prophet's (s) corpse when the event of Saqifa was taking place. Some [[Muhajirun]] (Muslims who had migrated from [[Mecca]] to [[Medina]]) gathered in order to announce Abu Bakr as the caliph and some [[Ansar]] gathered there in order to announce [[Sa'd b. 'Ubada]] as the caliph. | ||
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==People's Allegiance throughout Medina== | ==People's Allegiance throughout Medina== | ||
When people in [[Saqifa Bani Sa'ida]] pledged their allegiance to Abu Bakr, what led people outside of Saqifa to pledge their allegiance to him was the presence of the [[Banu Aslam]] tribe in Medina. Soon after the event of Saqifa, they entered Medina, populated its alleys and pledged their allegiance to Abu Bakr. 'Umar is quoted as saying that "I was not assured of our victory until Banu Aslam arrived". | When people in [[Saqifa Bani Sa'ida]] pledged their allegiance to Abu Bakr, what led people outside of Saqifa to pledge their allegiance to him was the presence of the [[Banu Aslam]] tribe in Medina. Soon after the event of Saqifa, they entered Medina, populated its alleys and pledged their allegiance to Abu Bakr. 'Umar is quoted as saying that "I was not assured of our victory until Banu Aslam arrived". | ||
[[Al-Shaykh al-Mufid]] cited [[Abu Mikhnaf]]'s report to the effect that Banu Aslam went to Medina at that time in order to provide some groceries for themselves. They were promised to be provided with groceries if they helped Abu Bakr's proponents. Thus they helped reinforce the allegiance to Abu Bakr by forcing people to pledge their allegiance to him, even by beating them. | [[Al-Shaykh al-Mufid]] cited [[Abu Mikhnaf]]'s report to the effect that Banu Aslam went to Medina at that time in order to provide some groceries for themselves. They were promised to be provided with groceries if they helped Abu Bakr's proponents. Thus they helped reinforce the allegiance to Abu Bakr by forcing people to pledge their allegiance to him, even by beating them. | ||
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==Reasons for Imam 'Ali's (a) Refusal to Oppose Abu Bakr's Caliphate== | ==Reasons for Imam 'Ali's (a) Refusal to Oppose Abu Bakr's Caliphate== | ||
At the time when the event of Saqifa was taking place, [[Imam Ali (a)]], [['Abbas b. 'Abd al-Muttalib]] and some Muhajirun were busy with the washing and shrouding rituals of the Prophet's (s) corpse. According to ''[[Sahih al-Bukhari]]'' and ''[[Sahih Muslim]]'', Imam 'Ali (a) did not pledge his allegiance to Abu Bakr so long as his wife, [[Fatima al-Zahra (a)]] was still alive, that is, 6 months after the Prophet's (s) demise. According to 'Abd al-Razzaq, [[al-Bukhari]]'s teacher, in his book, ''al-Musannaf'', in addition to Ali (a), no person from [[Banu Hashim]] pledged their allegiance to Abu Bakr during those six months. | At the time when the event of Saqifa was taking place, [[Imam Ali (a)]], [['Abbas b. 'Abd al-Muttalib]] and some Muhajirun were busy with the washing and shrouding rituals of the Prophet's (s) corpse. According to ''[[Sahih al-Bukhari]]'' and ''[[Sahih Muslim]]'', Imam 'Ali (a) did not pledge his allegiance to Abu Bakr so long as his wife, [[Fatima al-Zahra (a)]] was still alive, that is, 6 months after the Prophet's (s) demise. According to 'Abd al-Razzaq, [[al-Bukhari]]'s teacher, in his book, ''al-Musannaf'', in addition to Ali (a), no person from [[Banu Hashim]] pledged their allegiance to Abu Bakr during those six months. | ||