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 You have plainly misappropriated our right.

"Then `Umar andmuhajirin proceeded in burning the house!Al-Ya`qoobi, in his book, had recorded the following:"There were abunchof people who attacked the house.

 They broke Ali's sword,and pulledout Ali with all the force they could muster and drovehim toward AbuBakr.

 Then Fatima cried `O Father! O the Apostleof Allah! see what weare facing because of the son of Ibnal-Khattab and Ibn Abi Quhafah(Abu Bakr) after your demise.

' Awarm argumentation occurred betweenAli and those who wereattending the meeting in the presence of AbuBakr, `Umar, andAbu `Ubaydah.

 Ali tried to explain to the people hisright to be thecaliphate and his deserving of this position, but that didn'tplease`Umar who then began to threaten Ali if the latter refused togiveallegiance to Abu Bakr, and said to Ali:"You have no choicebut to giveallegiance!" "And what if I refused to give allegiance?"Ali asked.

 `Umarreplied roughly, "I swear by Allah, the only god,that we shall behead youimmediately!" Ali said,"Then you aregoing to kill whom he is the servantof Allah and the brother of theApostle of Allah?" `Umar angrilyanswered, "It is right that you arethe servant of Allah, but it is not truethat you are the brother of theApostle of Allah.

" After this dialogue, ImamAli then left themeeting and walked toward the tomb of the Holy Prophet(s.w.).

There, he began to cry and speak to the tomb saying,"Son ofmymother! surely the people reckoned me weak and had well-nighslainme!"Regarding the issue that Abu Bakr and `Umar had refused to givebackto Fatima her inheritance, one can refer to various historicalsources andfind more details.

When Fatima (a.s.) was ill for the last time before her demise, AbuBakrand `Umar visited her.



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