Some Shiites believes that Umar (Arabic: عمر بن الخطاب, translit.: `Umar ibn Al-Khattāb) the second caliphate declared a famous sayings which designated on outranking and overriding of Ali.
I want to know first do Sunnis accept the sayings? if yes how they interpret it? the saying is as follow:" Umar said:
if was not Ali , I will be killed undoubtedly
We want to know more about Sunni's attitude about the saying. now here I mention some sources among Sunni and Shiite referred to the saying:
Sunni source:
Ibn Qutaybah,Tavil Mokhtalaf Al HAdith,p.152
Taftazani,sharhe Maqasid, vol.2,p.294
Fakhr Razi, Tafsir KAbir,vol.21,p.22
Shiite source:
- Sheikh Koleini, al Kafi , vol.7.p 424
- sheikh Tousi,TAhzib,vol.6.p606