Oh! The Wretched World!

This narration of Hakim as reported by Sha’abi is as follows, ‘What can we expect from this wretched world, in which even the Prophet of Allah صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہِ وَسَلَّم was given poison as was Siddiq Al-Akbar رَضِیَ اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْہُ.’

(Tarikh-ul-Khulafa, p. 62)

There is no contradiction in any of the above narrations [regarding the cause for the passing of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr رَضِیَ اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْہُ] and it was in fact the combination of those three factors which led to his passing.

(Nuzha-tul-Qari, Vol. 2, p. 877)

Dear Islamic brothers! Indeed, the love of this world is blind. It was because of the love of this wretched world that the Blessed and Beloved Prophet صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہِ وَسَلَّم and his greatest companion Siddiq Al-Akbar رَضِیَ اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْہُ were given poison. When the despicable dogs of this wretched world even plotted to give poison to the best of all creation i.e. the Noble Prophet صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہِ وَسَلَّم, then who is there that can consider himself protected from this?

Therefore, Islamic scholars and religious leaders must be particularly careful and cautious. Lost in the love of this cursed world, some vile individual poisoned Sayyiduna Imam Hasan Mujtaba رَضِیَ اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْہُ with poison, and eventually it was the poison that became the cause of his passing. Moreover, Sayyiduna Bishr Ibn-e-Bara رَضِیَ اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْہُ, Sayyiduna Imam Ja’far Sadiq   رَحْمَۃُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہ, Sayyiduna Imam Musa Kazim رَحْمَۃُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہ, Sayyiduna Imam ‘Ali Raza رَحْمَۃُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہ and Sayyiduna Imam-e-A’zam Abu Hanifah رَضِیَ اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْہُ also passed away because of having been poisoned.