While they were washing his body and preparing it for burial (carried out by the family of the deceased in Islam), a meeting—about which Ali and the muhajirun were not informed—was held (by only a group of Muslim) in the Saqifah and Abu Bakr was chosen as the new leader, but note that this choice was after a severe conflict between two groups of Muslims (Ansar and Muhajirun) about that.
Saat mereka sedang memandikan dan mempersiapkannya untuk dimakamkan (dilaksanakan oleh keluarga almarhum dalam Islam), sebuah pertemuan—tanpa sepengetahuan Ali dan muhajirin—dilakukan (oleh sekelompok Muslim) di Saqifah dan Abu Bakar terpilih sebagai pemimpin baru, tetapi perlu perhatikan bahwa pilihan ini terjadi setelah terjadi konflik serius antara dua kelompok Muslim (Ansar dan Muhajirin) mengenai hal tersebut.