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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الخلافة والإمارة
The Book of Caliphate and Leadership
الْبَابُ الْأَوَّلُ فِي خِلَافَتِهِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ وَإِشَارَةِ النَّبِي ﷺ إِنِّي ذُلِكَ
The First Chapter Regarding His Caliphate, may Allah be pleased with him, and the Prophet's ﷺ Indication of That
Al-Fath ar-Rabbani 12290 — The First Chapter Regarding His Caliphate
عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ قَالَ كَانَ لِنَفَرٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَبْوَابٌ شَارِعَةٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ قَالَ فَقَالَ يَوْمًا ”سُدُّوا هَذِهِ الْأَبْوَابَ إِلَّا بَابَ عَلِيٍّ“ قَالَ فَتَكَلَّمَ فِي ذَلِكَ النَّاسُ قَالَ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ”أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنِّي أَمَرْتُ بِسَدِّ هَذِهِ الْأَبْوَابِ إِلَّا بَابَ عَلِيٍّ وَقَالَ فِيهِ قَائِلُكُمْ وَإِنِّي وَاللَّهِ مَا سَدَدْتُ شَيْئًا وَلَا فَتَحْتُهُ وَلَكِنِّي أُمِرْتُ بِشَيْءٍ فَاتَّبَعْتُهُ“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) that some of the companions’ house doors opened into the mosque. One day, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: Close all the doors except the door of Ali. People talked about this matter, so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) stood up, praised and glorified Allah, and then said: "As for what follows! I have ordered that all these doors be closed except the door of Ali. Some of you who make remarks have made some remarks about this. By Allah! I myself have neither closed nor opened anything; I have only followed the command that I have been given."
