Hafiz ibn Hajr quotes Ali ibn Abi Talib رضي الله عنه: “I will lash anyone who prefers me over Abu Bakr and Umar, the lashing of a slanderer.” (Lisan al-Mizan, Vol. III P. 290) Hafidh ibn Katheer in al-Bidaya wa al-Nihaya” vol 7, chapter wrote: ‘And it’s proven … Continue reading ‘Ali b. Abi Talib Would Have Flogged Those Who Prefer Him Over Abu Bakr and ‘Omar