The great traditionist, outspoken Faqih and author of the leading modern encyclopedia titled Wasa’il al-Shi`a, discussing Abu Bakr and how he was unfit for being a caliph, has said the following: “Among them is that he and `Omer sought to burn the house of the Commander of the Faithful (A.S.) when he and a group of others refused to swear the oath of allegiance to him. This is documented by al-Waqidi in his narrative, by al-Tabari in his Tarikh and by Ibn `Abd Rabbih in a slightly different wording.”^[1]

He has delivered numerous and different speeches on the level of debating and deriving evidence which we see no need here to quote. Whoever wishes may review them.”^[2]