Abu Muhammad Abdullah bin Muslim bin Qutaybah (d. 276 Hijri) who in his famous book al
Imama wa al Siyasa pages 18-28 states as follows:
"When news reached Abu Bakr that the people had gathered in the house of 'Ali and were refusing to give bayya, he sent Hadhrath Umar in their direction. Umar called out to Akraan who was in the house of 'Ali, but he refused to come out. Umar then said:
'I swear by He who controls the life of Umar, if you people do not come out of the house I shall set fire to it, and everyone inside shall perish. The people said 'Abu'l Hafs (Umar), Fatima (daughter of Rasulullah (s)) is also in this house'. Umar replied, 'I do not care about this, people should leave the house of 'Ali and give bayya'. 'Ali replied I have sworn that I shall not set foot outside my home until I have completed compiling the Qur'an.'
Al-Imama Walsiyasa Page 12
Sayyida Fatima arrived at the door and said:
'I have no association with those individuals that acted in such a manner as to abandon the funeral of Rasulullah (s) (ie Abu Bakr, Umar and co), and on this matter (leadership) they decided themselves (ie stole the khilafat), they did not even so much as consult us. They also took that which was rightfully ours (Fadak). Umar then left and he began to dispute with Abu Bakr, 'Do not leave (in peace) those that are refusing to give bayya'. Abu Bakr then sent his servant Qunfaaz to summon 'Ali. Qunfaaz reached 'Ali and said 'The Khalifa of Rasulullah (s) is summoning you'. 'Ali replied (mocking this new title of Abu Bakr) 'You have gone against the words of Rasulullah (s)'. Qunfaaz relayed these words to Abu Bakr, upon hearing this he (Abu Bakr) spent a considerable amount of time weeping. Despite his sending his Servant, 'Ali still did not come.
Then Hadhrath Umar accompanied by a group, arrived at the house of Fatima and began to bang on the door. When Fatima heard their voices she proclaimed loudly:
'O people, after Rasulullah (s), the son of Khattab..'
When the people heard Fatima's voice and her anguish they left in grief weeping, fearing that their hearts would be torn apart? Only Umar and some others remained, the rest returned to their homes. They removed 'Ali from his home by force and brought him before Abu Bakr, and said 'Give him bayya'. Umar said:
'By Allah, who alone is worthy of worship, I shall otherwise strike off your neck'.
'Ali replied:
'Would you kill a Slave of Allah (swt) and the brother of the Prophet?'
Umar replied 'I accept that to you are a Slave of Allah, but not that you are the brother of the Prophet (ie he accuses Ali (as) of lying)'.
Abu Bakr remained silent, and Umar said:
'Why are you not demanding the bayya from him?'
Abu Bakr replied 'As long as Fatima is by his side, I shall not pressure him'.
Then 'Ali went to the grave of Rasulullah, embraced it crying aloud 'Your Ummah now considers me to be weak and they wish to murder me'.
Meanwhile Umar said to Abu Bakr 'Accompany me to see Fatima as we have incurred her anger'.
They both wanted to see Fatima and so they approached 'Ali, who took them to see her. He ['Ali] sat them down but Sayyida Fatima turned her face away from them. They both conveyed salaam to Fatima but she did not reply. Hadhrath Abu Bakr then said 'Beloved daughter of Rasulullah (s) I love you more than my own daughters, and I cannot tolerate the fact that I remained alive on the day that your father had died. I know your exalted rank and status, but I did not uphold your claim for possessions as Rasulullah had stated 'Our property will not be inherited, whatever we (i.e. prophets) leave is Sadaqa (to be used for charity)'.
Fatima said 'If I remind the two of you about a hadith that you are aware of, will you then act in accordance with it?'
The two said 'Yes, do tell us'.
She said 'I want you to swear by Allah if you can testify to hearing this hadith:
"Fatima's happiness is my happiness and her anger is my anger. Whoever has maintained friendship with Fatima had maintained friendship with me, whoever upsets her, upsets me".
Both confirmed hearing this hadith from Rasulullah(s). Sayyida Fatima then said:
I testify before Allah (swt) and his Angels that you (Abu Bakr and Umar) have upset me, you did not keep me happy and I shall complain to Rasulullah (s) about this when I see him.
Abu Bakr then said 'I seek protection from Allah's anger and your (the Prophet (saws)'s) anger'. At that moment tears filled Abu Bakr's eyes and Sayyida Fatima said:
'I shall curse you in every prayer.'
Abu Bakr left the house hysterical and screamed at the crowd of people that had gathered outside:
'You people have it (so) easy and go to your beds in peace with your wives at night, whilst you have engulfed me in a terrible crisis (of conscience). I do not need your bayya, revoke the bayya that has been given to me.'
The people said 'Khalifa of Rasulullah (s) the Khilafat cannot work without you at the helm'.
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I HAVE GIVEN SUNNI REFERENCES ABOUT THE INCIDENT IN WHICH UMMAR INTENDED TO BURN THE HOUSE OF SAYYIDA FATIMA http://islamic-forum...tyle_emoticons/default/image019.gif THATS SUNNI REFERENCE. READ IT,..!
AND ALSO SEE FOLLOWING SUNNI BOOKS
al Imama wa al Siyasa pages 18-30 Dhikr Bayya Abu Bakr
Tareekh Abul Fida Volume 1 page 156 Dhikr bayya Abu Bakr; we relied on the Urdu translation by Maulana Kareem'ud Deen al Hanafi pages 177-179;
Iqd al Fareed page 179
Tareekh al Tabari Volume 13 page 1818 Dhikr Wafaath Nabi, we relied on the English translation Volume 9 page 187
al-Istiab, by Ibn Abd al-Barr Volume 1 page 246 Dhikr Abdullah in Abi Quhafa
Sharh ibn al Hadeed Volume 1 page 157
Al Mihal wa al Nihal Volume 1 page 77, Dhikr Nizameeya
Muruj adh-Dhahab by Abd al-Hasan Ali ibn al-Husayn al Masudi Volume 3 page 198
Izalath ul Khifa by Al Muhaddith Shah Waliyullah Dehlavi Volume 2 page 226 (Urdu translation, Qur'an Mehal publishers, Karachi)
al Bayana Izalathul Khifa Volume 2 page 29
Tareekh Kamil by Ibn Atheer Volume 11 page 113
Tareekh Ahmadi by Ahmad Husayn Khan Sahib pages 111-112
Taufa Ithna Ashari, by al Muhaddith Shah Abdul Aziz Dehlavi page 292 Dhikr Muthain Umar
Al Murthada by Hafidh Abdul Rahman al Hanafi page 45 (Amritsar edition)
Mukhthasar Kanz al Ummal bur Hushiya Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal Volume 2 page 184 (Egypt).
Kitab Mukhthasar fi Ahbar al Bashar Volume 1 page 156
Tahqeeq Mubashraab Sunni page 110 bu Maulana Waheedudin Khan al Hanafi
Ansar Ashraf, by al-Baladhuri, v1, pp 582-586
Tareekh Ya'qubi, v2, p116
Fathul Aineen page 88
al Faruq Volume 1 page 92 Dhikr Saqeefa Bani Sa'ada
Ruh al Mustafai Volume 3 page 36
Second Reference - Tareekh Abul Fida
Sunni historian Abul Fida in his discussion on the attack on the house of Fatima (as) recorded the event, in a very low key / cautious tone, but as a scholar of integrity and honesty he has refused to cover up history and has still acknowledged that the event did indeed take place and Umar threatened to burn Fatima (sa) alive:
"Then Abu Bakr sent Umar bin Khattab with the objective that those 'people gathered in the house of Fatima and Ali come out, and that if anyone objects to coming out then you should fight them'. Hadrath Umar approached with fire in his hands to set the house ablaze. At this point Hadhrath Fatima approached and said 'Would do you dare, Ibn Khattab? Do you wish to set my home on fire? Umar said 'Give bayya to 'Abu Bakr and enter into that which the majority of the Ummah has agreed to.'
Tareekh Abul Fida Urdu translation by Maulana Karrem'ud Deen al Hanafi pages 177-179
The writer of Tareekh Abul Fida was Abu al-Fida 'Imad al-Din Isma'il b. 'Umar (d. 732 Hijri). Praising him, renowned Sunni scholar Allamah Ya'afi: stated:
"In 732 Hijri died Sultan Hamatul Malik Al-Moyid Ammad-ud-din Ismail bin Afdhal Ali Ayoobi. He wrote one book in history and one book "Taqweem-ul-baladan". He was a man of great virtues and he was also a master in Philosophy."
Third Reference - Iqd al Fareed
Ibn Abd Rabbah al-Malik in his book Iqd al Fareed Volume 3 page 283 states:
"Those that were opposed to the bayya of Abu Bakr were 'Ali, Abbas, Zubayr and Sa'd bin Ubada, amongst whom 'Ali and Abbas were sitting in the house of Fatima. At that time Abu Bakr sent Umar with the order 'that you remove those gathered in the house of Fatima, and if they refuse to come out then kill them'. Umar brought fire to the door and Fatima said 'Ibn Khattab have you arrived in order to set my home on fire?'. Umar replied 'I have come with the intention that you people give bayya to Abu Bakr as others have done".
Al'Aqdul Fareed Page 273
Ibn Abd Rabbah is also a well known classical Sunni scholar, Abu Fida writing on the events of 328 Hijri states:
"In 328 Hijri died Abu Umar Ahmad bin Abd Rabbah bin Habib Al-Qurtabi, whose forefather was the slave of Habib Al-Qurtabi Abdur Rehman Umwi, who conquered the Spain. He has written a book Al-Aqdul Farid, which is a very good book. He was born in 246."
Fourth Reference - Tareekh Tabari
The most renowned Sunni historian Ibn Jareer al Tabari also recorded this event. We read in al Tabari (English translation) Volume 9 page 187:
Ibn Humayd - Jarir - Mughirah - Ziyad b. Kulayb:Umar Ibn al-Khattab came to the house of Ali. Talha and Zubair and some of the immigrants were also in the house. Umar cried out: "By God, either you come out to render the oath of allegiance, or I will set the house on fire." al-Zubair came out with his sword drawn. As he stumbled (upon something), the sword fell from his hand so they jumped over him and seized him."
Al Tabari Vol.9 Page 187
The academic and authoritative translator Ismail Poonawalla, in the footnotes of this event (same page), provides us with an interesting background to this event:
Although the timing is not clear, it seems that Ali and his group came to know about Saqifa after what had happened there. At this point, his supporters gathered in Fatimah's house. Abu Bakr and Umar, fully aware of Ali's claims and fearing a serious threat from his supporters, summoned him to the mosque to swear the oath of allegiance. Ali refused, and so the house was surrounded by an armed band led by Abu Bakr and Umar, who threatened to set it on fire if Ali and his supporters refused to come out and swear allegiance to Abu Bakr. The scene grew violent and Fatimah was furious.
Ansab Ashraf, by al-Baladhuri in his, v1, pp 582-586;
Tareekh Ya'qubi, v2, p116;
al-Imamah wal-Siyasah, by Ibn Qutaybah, v1, pp 19-20