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 Ali (a) and Ahl al-Bayt (a), together with some of the Immigrants and Helpers—such as Abbas b. Abd al-Mutallib, Fadl b. Abbas, Zubayr b. Awamm, Khalid b. Saʿid, Miqdad b. Amr, Salman al-Farsi, Abu Dharr al-Ghifari, Ammar b. Yasir, Baraʾ b. ʿAzib, and Ubayy b. Kaʿb—opposed the election of Abu Bakr as the caliph.
 Some of these figures pointed out in several occasions that Abu Bakr was not qualified to be the successor to the Prophet. Some of their statements in this regard include the following:
--. Fadl b. al-Abbas accused the Quraysh of negligence and hiding the truth, and stated that the family of the Prophet (s) and especially Ali (a) were more deserving of the caliphate.
-- In his conversations with the people, Salman al-Farsi called the allegiance at the Saqifa a mistake and stated that the succession to the Prophet (s) was the right of Ahl al-Bayt (s), which would lead the society to all good.
+*Fadl b. al-Abbas accused the Quraysh of negligence and hiding the truth, and stated that the family of the Prophet (s) and especially Ali (a) were more deserving of the caliphate.
-- Abu Dharr was not in Medina on the day of the Event of the Saqifa and was informed of what had happened when he arrived in the city. It is reported that he spoke about the right of Ahl al-Bayt (s) to the caliphate as soon as he was informed of the event, and once more during the caliphate of Uthman. He said that the caliphate of Ahl al-Bayt (s) would bring about abundant blessings and good.
-- Miqdad b. Ammar called the acceptance of the decisions of the Saqifa by the Muslims shocking and stated that Imam Ali (a) was the rightful successor of the Prophet (s).
+*In his conversations with the people, Salman al-Farsi called the allegiance at the Saqifa a mistake and stated that the succession to the Prophet (s) was the right of Ahl al-Bayt (s), which would lead the society to all good.
-- Towards the end of his life, Umar b. al-Khattab said in a public lecture, “The allegiance with Abu Bakr was a slip that occurred and God saved the people from its evil. Whoever acts in that way for choosing the caliph, kill him!”
-- When Abu Sufyan, who had been sent by the Prophet (s) on a mission out of Medina, returned and was informed of the demise of the Prophet (s) and the allegiance at the Saqifa, he asked about the reaction of Ali (a) and Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib. When he was told that they had kept their silence, he said, “By God, if I stay alive, I will take their feet to high places … I see dust that would not descend unless by a rain of blood.” It is reported that he recited some poems in favor of Ali and criticizing Abu Bakr and Umar.
+*Abu Dharr was not in Medina on the day of the Event of the Saqifa and was informed of what had happened when he arrived in the city. It is reported that he spoke about the right of Ahl al-Bayt (s) to the caliphate as soon as he was informed of the event, and once more during the caliphate of Uthman. He said that the caliphate of Ahl al-Bayt (s) would bring about abundant blessings and good.
-- Many years later, in a letter to Muhammad b.  Abi Bakr, Muʿawiya wrote, “Your father and his Faruq were the first ones who deprived Ali of his right and opposed him. They collaborated and urged Ali to pledge his allegiance to them. When Ali refused, they made wrong decisions and dangerous plans against him, so Ali pledged his allegiance to them.”
+*Miqdad b. Ammar called the acceptance of the decisions of the Saqifa by the Muslims shocking and stated that Imam Ali (a) was the rightful successor of the Prophet (s).
+*Towards the end of his life, Umar b. al-Khattab said in a public lecture, “The allegiance with Abu Bakr was a slip that occurred and God saved the people from its evil. Whoever acts in that way for choosing the caliph, kill him!”
+*When Abu Sufyan, who had been sent by the Prophet (s) on a mission out of Medina, returned and was informed of the demise of the Prophet (s) and the allegiance at the Saqifa, he asked about the reaction of Ali (a) and Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib. When he was told that they had kept their silence, he said, “By God, if I stay alive, I will take their feet to high places … I see dust that would not descend unless by a rain of blood.” It is reported that he recited some poems in favor of Ali and criticizing Abu Bakr and Umar.
+*Many years later, in a letter to Muhammad b.  Abi Bakr, Muʿawiya wrote, “Your father and his Faruq were the first ones who deprived Ali of his right and opposed him. They collaborated and urged Ali to pledge his allegiance to them. When Ali refused, they made wrong decisions and dangerous plans against him, so Ali pledged his allegiance to them.”
 ==Ali’s (a) Reaction==