298; Wahidi, Asbab al-Nuzul , p.

298; Wahidi, Asbab al-Nuzul , p.204; Ibn Mardawiyah, Manaqib Ali ibn Abi Talib , p. 121; Alusi, Ruhu al-Ma’ani , vol. 3, p. 359 etc. [3] . Among the Sunni scholars who confirmed the authenticity of the event of Ghadir Khumm include: Ibn Hajjaj, Sahih Muslim, vol. 4, p. 187 (incomplete report); Nisa’i, Sunan al-Kubra, vol. 5, p. 45; Ibn Majah, Sunan Ibn Majah, vol. 1, p. 137; Tirmidhi, Sunan Tirmidhi, vol. 5, p. 451; Ibn Hanbal, Masnad Ahmad, vol. 2 p. 262. [4] .

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