Question

muhammad was traveling from mecca to medina. on the way, one of the men in his group complained about muhammad’s son - in - law, ali ibn abi talib. muhammad replied by telling the man, \if i am someones mawla then ali is also his mawla.\ later, when the pilgrims stopped to rest, muhammad gathered all of the travelers and repeated what he had told the man. he also added, \o god, be the friend of him who is alis friend, and an enemy of him who is his enemy.\ mawla: leader or master a popular sunni story muhammad became very ill near the end of his life. eventually, he was too weak to lead prayer at the mosque. he told his wives, \tell abu bakr to lead the people in prayer.\ abu bakr was muhammad’s close friend and one of the first people to convert to islam. abu bakr’s daughter objected and said that she did not think her father would be comfortable leading prayer, but muhammad replied, \tell him to lead the prayer.\ she tried to object again, but muhammad insisted. click to correct any errors in the texts. shia muslims believe that ali ibn abi talib should have led the muslim community after muhammad died. one reason they believe this is because muhammad chose him to lead the community in prayer. shia muslims believe that abu bakr was the rightful leader of the muslim community. one reason they believe this is because muhammad chose him to lead the community in prayer.

Explanation:

1. For the first incorrect statement: Shia Muslims hold the belief that Ali ibn Abi Talib was the rightful successor to Muhammad, and their reasoning ties to the event where Muhammad publicly affirmed Ali's status as his mawla (leader/master), not that Muhammad chose Ali to lead prayer.
2. For the second incorrect statement: It is Sunni Muslims, not Shia Muslims, who believe Abu Bakr was the rightful leader, citing Muhammad's instruction for Abu Bakr to lead prayer as he was dying.

Answer:

Corrected statements:

1. Shia Muslims believe that Ali ibn Abi Talib should have led the Muslim community after Muhammad died. One reason they believe this is because Muhammad publicly affirmed Ali as his equal in leadership (mawla).
2. Sunni Muslims believe that Abu Bakr was the rightful leader of the Muslim community. One reason they believe this is because Muhammad chose him to lead the community in prayer.