Is there not in the saying of Allah the Exalted: “The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor,” and His saying: “So those will be with those upon whom Allah has bestowed favor, from among the prophets, the truthful ones…”
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The questioner : In the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He: [Al-Fatihah 1:7] and [An-Nisa 4:69] We said in this that it is… that Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, intended to appoint Abu Bakr?
The Shaykh : I did not understand.
The questioner : The saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He:[Al-Fatihah 1:7] and he remained silent about it… [An-Nisa 4:69].
The Shaykh : Recitation
The questioner : In another verse, Allah the Exalted commanded us to follow their path and mentioned among them the truthful ones (siddeeqin). Abu Bakr is a truthful one (siddiq). Does this not indicate the caliphate of Abu Bakr?
The Shaykh : Ali is not a truthful one (siddiq).
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : This is Ali ibn Abi Talib. His naming of Abu Bakr as “the Truthful One” (al-Siddiq) does not mean that there is no one in the community who is a truthful one except him!
The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor
صراط الذين أنعمت عليهمthose will be with the ones upon whom Allah has bestowed favor of the prophets, the steadfast affirmers of truth, the martyrs
فأولئك مع الذين أنعم الله عليهم من النبيين والصديقين والشهداءThe Shaykh : I did not understand.
The questioner : The saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He:
The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor
صراط الذين أنعمت عليهمthe ones upon whom Allah has bestowed favor of the prophets, the steadfast affirmers of truth, the martyrs
الذين أنعمت عليهم من النبيين والصديقين والشهداءThe Shaykh : Recitation
The questioner : In another verse, Allah the Exalted commanded us to follow their path and mentioned among them the truthful ones (siddeeqin). Abu Bakr is a truthful one (siddiq). Does this not indicate the caliphate of Abu Bakr?
The Shaykh : Ali is not a truthful one (siddiq).
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : This is Ali ibn Abi Talib. His naming of Abu Bakr as “the Truthful One” (al-Siddiq) does not mean that there is no one in the community who is a truthful one except him!