Why were Abu Bakr and Umar reluctant to join Osaamah’s army?

The Roman empire had set out on a mission to kill whoever converted to Islam within its borders. Amongst those executed was Farwah bin Amr one of Roman governors.

Thus several days before his death, Rasul Allah (s.a.w.a.) prepared an army to march to today’s Jordan, where the Roman empire had already sent around one hundred thousand fighters. And he appointed a young man called Osaamah as its commander.

He also named most of the well known Muslims in Medina to take part in Osaamah’s army, including Abu Bakr, Umar and others according to Bakri references; repeating: Execute my order to join Osaamah’s army, Allah’s curse be upon those who ignore my order. Execute my order to join Osaamah’s army, Allah’s curse be upon those who ignore my order. Execute my order to join Osaamah’s army, Allah’s curse be upon those who ignore my order.

Thus Osaamah and those who had prepared marched to Jorf several miles from Medina where they set up camp waiting for others to join them.

During this crucial time when Rasul Allah (s.a.w.a.) was trying to empty Medina from Abu Bakr’s party members and from those would-be members, he fell ill.

As his health deteriorated and his illness worsened and as he had foretold that his death is very near, Abu Bakr’s party was reluctant to leave Medina and lose its golden opportunity of usurping the Caliphate. But  Rasul Allah (s.a.w.a.) continued his insistence and time and again repeated: Execute my order to join Osaamah’s army, Allah’s curse be upon those who ignore my order. Execute my order to join Osaamah’s army, Allah’s curse be upon those who ignore my order. Execute my order to join Osaamah’s army, Allah’s curse be upon those who ignore my order.

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Who was more evil, Abu Bakr or Umar?

Some Muslims believe that Umar was actually more evil than Abu Bakr. This is because of the actions Umar was directly involved in, such as raiding Ameerul Mo’meneen’s Ali Ibn Abi Talib’s (a.s.) home, putting fire to the door, crushing his wife Fatemah Zahra (s.a.w.a.) between the blazing door and the wall, causing the miscarriage of their son Mohsin, etc. and because Abu Bakr did not seem to be as violent and harsh as Umar.

But this opinion is dangerously wrong, as Abu Bakr was in fact the ring leader and the true brain in the party. He gave the instructions and made the policies. He told Umar when to be violent and when to be lenient. He ordered the party when to follow Rasul Allah (s.a.w.a.) as faithful Muslims and he ordered them when to be treacherous as Idolaters. Etc.

Abu Bakr’s group objects to Rasul Allah’s (s.a.w.a.) teachings in his face

In the name of Allah the Most Beneficent the Most Merciful

After Abu Bakr’s party shammed Islam, it tried tirelessly to influence Rasul Allah’s (s.a.w.a.) teachings; and one of the favored methods was to object rudely in his face. Subjects they objected ranged from worship to morals to the Caliphate, etc.

Although no other Muslim objected to Rasul Allah (s.a.w.a.) as they knew he only transmits what Allah tells him and does not speak from his own. As the Holy Quran says:

“Nor does he speak out of desire  It is naught but revelation that is revealed [1]”.

Two examples of these rude objections are as follows:

Abu Bakr’s group ignores Islamic instructions and prohibitions

Abu Bakr’s group had been known by this shame so often, over such a long period of time, in so many places, in front of so many people, in so many repulsive ways, in so many fields that Bakri scholars do not make much attempt to hide it.

These cheeky disobediences range from worship to contracts, and include: adultery, sodomy, drinking alcohol and gambling [1].

How brave were Abu Bakr and Umar?

As Abu Bakr and his supporters were in fact Idolaters who shammed Islam to reach power and wealth, they did not face Islam’s enemies as other Muslims did, and Islam’s enemies did not face them as they faced other Muslims.
This fact becomes clear when we scan the pages of Bakri history books and reach the back cover before we find the name of a single Idolater or Jewish fighter who was killed or injured on a battlefield by a leader of Abu Bakr’s party.
And when we scan the pages of Bakri history books and reach the back cover before we find the name of a single leader of Abu Bakr’s party who was killed or injured by an Idolater or a Jew fighter on a battlefield. Even though these people joined Muslims early on and were present in most of the wars.

Abu Bakr & Umar’s plot to kill Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.a.) after farewell pilgrimage

In The Name Of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful

According to numerous ahaadeeth, Abu Bakr and Umar made several attempts on the life of Rasul Allah (s.a.w.a.), including: a futile attempt to throw him off a mountain pass while returning from the battle of Tabook, and another futile attempt to throw him off a mountain pass while returning from the Farewell pilgrimage from Mecca, and a successful attempt to poison him.

After the farewell pilgrimage when Allah (s.w.t.) ordered his messenger to appoint Ameerul Mo’meneen Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) as his Caliph, Rasul Allah (s.a.w.a.) called him to his room and asked that no one enters while they are there, and he spoke to him in private for the whole day and the night after that. It has been narrated:

Were Abu Bakr & Umar Muslims at all?

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If anyone researches Islam with an unprejudiced mind then he’ll unearth countless evidence that Abu Bakr, Umar and their followers are not Muslims at all  and are  in fact Idolaters.

We find the answer in the depth of Hadeeth encyclopedias where a number of Ahaadeeth from a number of Ma’soomeen, further supported by history events answer this crucial question[1].

These Ahaadeeth explain how Abu Bakr and Omar were informed by Jewish scholars and Kahanah about the prophet who had recently started his mission in Mecca; foretelling that he will be succeeded by two men from Taym and Oday tribes who will usurp his Caliphate. And — further— showing them descriptions of the new prophet and the future usurpers of his Caliphate from their holy scripts.

WHO ARE THE TWELVE SUCCESSORS OF THE HOLY PROPHET (s.a.w.a.)?

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

Narrated Jabir ibn Samura: I heard the Prophet (s.a.w.a.)  saying, “There will be Twelve Commanders.”  He then said a sentence which I did not hear.  My father said, the Prophet (pbuhf) added, “All of them will be from Quraysh.”

[Sahih Bukhari (English), Hadith: 9:329, Kitabul Ahkam; Sahih Bukhari, (Arabic), 4:165, Kitabul Ahkam]

The holy Prophet (pbuhf) said: “The Religion (Islam) will continue until the hour (Day of Resurrection), having Twelve Caliphs for you, all of them of them will be from Quraysh.”

[Sahih Muslim, (English), Chapter DCCLIV, vol.3, p.1010, tradition #4483, Sahih Muslim (Arabic), Kitab al-Imaara, 1980 Saudi Arabian Edition, vol.3, p. 1453, Tradition #10]

What the Sunni Scholars say:

Ibn al-Arabi:

We have counted the Amirs after the holy Prophet (pbuhf) as twelve.  We found them as follows: Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, ‘Uthman, Ali, Hasan, Mu’awiyah, Yazid, Mu’awiyah bin Yazid, Marwan, Yazid bin ‘Abd al-Malik, Marwan bin Muhammad bin Marwan, As-Saffah…After this there were twenty seven caliphs from Bani Abbas.

Now if we consider twelve of them we can reach only till Sulayman.  If we take the literal meaning we have only five of them and to these we add the four Righteous Caliphs, and ‘Umar bib Abd al-Aziz.

I cannot understand the meaning of this hadith. (Ibn al-‘Arabi)

Qadi ‘Iyad al-Yahsubi:

The number of Caliphs are more than that.  To limit their number to twelve is incorrect.

Abu Bakr, Umar’s plot to kill Imam Ali (a.s.)

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

When Fadak was forcefully usurped from Fatemah Zahra (s.a.) by the first oppressor Abu Bakr, the infallible daughter of Holy Prophet (s.a.) ordered that curtains should be put up inside the mosque.

Following which, Janabe Zahra (s.a.) entered the mosque and gave an articulate and coherent sermon. First, she (a.s.) averred the Oneness of Allah the Almighty then she spoke about Islam and its laws after which she (s.a.) started to converse on the issue of Fadak.

She (s.a.) said: “Every one is fully aware that Fadak was gifted to me by my respected father (s.a.w.a.) and it was under my possession. Therefore, on what premises has the government confiscated it?”

After her speech, Abu Bakr retorted, “We want you prove to us by producing witnesses that what you claim [that Fadak was gifted to you by The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.)]”

Ironically, in the light of Islamic laws, it is Abu Bakr who should have put forward evidence for claiming Fadak from Fatemah Zahra (s.a.). Religious rules clearly state that a thing which is already in possession of a Muslim is in itself an irrefutable evidence that the thing belongs to him/her.