Analyzing the Relation of Basic Derivation and Denial of Wrongdoers Imamate

In authentic traditions, referring to the verse 􀀄And of my offspring (will there be leaders)? He said: My covenant includeth not wrongdoers􀀅 the infallible imams deny the imamate of any wrongdoers until the day of resurrection. Even those who had been contaminated with idolatry and later on became Muslims are not qualified to reach the position of 􀀄imamate􀀅. In fact, this word of Imam is an allegory of caliphate of the first and second Caliphs who had spent a long time of their life in idolatry. On the contrary, regarding the defense of the Caliphs􀀇 caliphate, the Sunnis􀀇 scholars believe that the imposed derivation covered by the origin of the derivation and its application about the expired person is a virtual application. It is interesting that in addition to accepting the Imam􀀇s reasoning, Shiite fundamentalists believe that derivation is real only when it is covered by the origin. Now, the question is that how it could be possible to accept the imposed derivation when it is covered by the origin, and at the same time to accept the Imam􀀇s reasoning referring to the mentioned verse. This paper intends to propose six viewpoints of the scholars in respect to this question and finally illustrate more on the selected viewpoint.