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Most available reports of the Event of the Saqifa in [[Sunni]] sources indicate that the [[Helpers]] and [[Immigrants]] were generally present in the event. However, many sources have mentioned two phases for the people's pledging their [[allegiance]] to Abu Bakr: the first phase was during the Event of the Saqifa, and the second phase occurred on the next day when the rest of the Medinans pledged their allegiance. These reports challenge the claim that the majority of the Immigrants and Helpers were present in the event. | Most available reports of the Event of the Saqifa in [[Sunni]] sources indicate that the [[Helpers]] and [[Immigrants]] were generally present in the event.<ref>Wilferd Madelung. ''Jānishīnī-yi Muḥammad'', p. 52-53.</ref> However, many sources have mentioned two phases for the people's pledging their [[allegiance]] to Abu Bakr: the first phase was during the Event of the Saqifa, and the second phase occurred on the next day when the rest of the Medinans pledged their allegiance.<ref>Ibn Hishām, ''al-Sīra al-nabawīyya'', vol. 2, p. 660; Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 1, p. 567.</ref> These reports challenge the claim that the majority of the Immigrants and Helpers were present in the event. | ||
Historical studies show that, from the Immigrants, only Abu Bakr, Umar, and [[Abu 'Ubayda al-Jarrah|Abu 'Ubayda]], probably together with a few of their servants and companions, were present in the gathering. Some scholars also mention that Salim, the freed slave of [[Abu Hudhayfa]], was one of the first individuals who pledged their allegiance to Abu Bakr at the Saqifa, but none of the reliable early sources mention his presence. Considering the evidence, some scholars have concluded that the number of the Immigrants present at the Saqifa was very small. | Historical studies show that, from the Immigrants, only Abu Bakr, Umar, and [[Abu 'Ubayda al-Jarrah|Abu 'Ubayda]], probably together with a few of their servants and companions, were present in the gathering. Some scholars also mention that Salim, the freed slave of [[Abu Hudhayfa]], was one of the first individuals who pledged their allegiance to Abu Bakr at the Saqifa, but none of the reliable early sources mention his presence.<ref>Wilferd Madelung. ''Jānishīnī-yi Muḥammad'', p. 52-53.</ref> Considering the evidence, some scholars have concluded that the number of the Immigrants present at the Saqifa was very small.<ref>ʿAbd al-Maqṣūd, ''al-Saqīfa wa l-khilāfa'', p. 317.</ref> | ||
The most well-known Helpers present at the Saqifa were [[Sa'd b. 'Ubada]], his son [[Qays b. Sa'd b. 'Ubada|Qays]], [[Bashir b. Sa'd]], [[Usayd b. Hudayr]], Thabit b. Qays, Mundhir b. Arqam, [[al-Bara' b. 'Azib]], and [[al-Habab b. al-Mundhir]]. | The most well-known Helpers present at the Saqifa were [[Sa'd b. 'Ubada]], his son [[Qays b. Sa'd b. 'Ubada|Qays]], [[Bashir b. Sa'd]], [[Usayd b. Hudayr]], Thabit b. Qays, Mundhir b. Arqam, [[al-Bara' b. 'Azib]], and [[al-Habab b. al-Mundhir]].<ref>Ibn Qutayba, ''al-Imāma wa l-sīyāsaʾ'', vol. 1, p. 21-26.</ref> | ||
==The Motivation of the Helpers for Gathering at the Saqifa== | ==The Motivation of the Helpers for Gathering at the Saqifa== | ||