Hadith
Jubayr ibn Mut’im reported: A woman came to the Prophet ﷺ and he ordered her to return another time. She said, “What if I come and I do not find you?” It was as if she wanted to say, “What if I find you dead?” The Prophet said, “If you do not find me, go to Abu Bakr.”
عَنْ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ مُطْعِمٍ قَالَ أَتَتْ امْرَأَةٌ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَمَرَهَا أَنْ تَرْجِعَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَتْ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ جِئْتُ وَلَمْ أَجِدْكَ كَأَنَّهَا تَقُولُ الْمَوْتَ قَالَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنْ لَمْ تَجِدِينِي فَأْتِي أَبَا بَكْرٍ
Ponder This Hadith
If Imamat was true, why would the Prophet ﷺ not have taught her about the role of the Imams and instructed her to follow Hazrat Ali after him in all matters?