18. Ibn Sa`d al-Jaza’iri (d. 1021 A.H.) --- http://www.almujtaba.com

18. Ibn Sa`d al-Jaza’iri (d. 1021 A.H.)

The great researcher, Shaikh `Abd al-Nabi ibn Sa`d al-Jaza’iri, one of the greatest scholars of his time, may Allah have mercy on him, has said, “And one of them is that he sent people to the house of the Commander of the Faithful (A.S.) upon his refusal to swear fealty and ordered fire to be lit, invading the privacy of the house. In it was Fatima (A.S.) and a group of Bani Hashim. They took Ali (A.S.) out and hit Fatima (A.S.), so she miscarried.”^{^[1]}

He continues to say, “How so since he (Ali [a]) went out against his wish (to swear fealty to Abu Bakr), following a prolonged argument, the setting of the house ablaze, the hitting of the Infallible Lady daughter of the Chosen One (A.S.) and the annoying of the purified masters?”^{^[2]}

^{^[1]}Al-Imama, p. 81 (manuscript). A photocopy of it is available at the library of the Center for Islamic Studies.

^{^[2]}Refer to the previous reference.