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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Al Kafi (part 2) Chapter 22 : Chapter On Following the Sunnah and Evidence of the Book H 197, Ch. 22, H 1 Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfali from al-Sakuni from abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following. "The holy Prophet (s.a.), "Over every truth there is a reality and above every valid issue there is light. Whatever agrees with the holy Quran you must follow it and whatever does not agree disregard it." H 198, Ch.

22, h 2 Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from 'Abdallah ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Aban ibn 'Uthman from 'Abdallah ibn abu Ya'fur who has said the following.

"In a meeting where ibn abi Ya'fur was also present I asked Imam abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) about the differences in Hadith which is narrated from people whom we trust and yet from other people we do not trust." The Imam replied, "If you come across a Hadith and you find evidence in the holy Quran to support it or in Hadith of the holy Prophet (you may follow it), otherwise, you follow the one that has come to you through the trustworthy narrator." H 199, Ch.

22, h 3 A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from his father from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd from Yahya al-Halab from Ayyub ibn al-Hurr who has said the following. "Abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) has said, 'Everything must be referred to the holy Quran and the Sunnah, the noble traditions of the holy Prophet (s.a.) and any Hadith that does not agree with the holy Quran it is a useless statement.'" H 200, Ch.

22, h 4 Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn 'Isa from ibn Faddal from Ali ibn 'Uqba from Ayyub ibn Rashid from abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following. "Of Hadith whatever does not agree with the holy Quran is a useless statement." H 201, Ch. 22, h 5 Muhammad ibn 'Isma'il from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from ibn abu 'Umayr from Hisham ibn al- Hakam and others from abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following.

"The holy Prophet once addressed the people in Mina (a place in Makkah) saying, "O people, whatever comes to you in the form of my Hadith you must see if it agrees with the holy book of Allah then know that I have said it but whatever comes to you that does not agree with the book of Allah then know that I have not said it." H 202, Ch. 22, h 6 It is narrated through the same chain of narrators from ibn abu 'Umayr from certain persons of his people who has said the following.