Therefore, refrain from me, O my little son.

Therefore, refrain from me, O my little son.[^2] Al-Tabari has narrated this tradition on the authority of Sayf bin Umar al-Asadi al-Tamimi. The tradition is among his fabrications and the things created by him. Reliable traditionists have unanimously agreed on that Sayf was weak and none has relied on his traditions, for he was famous for lying, fabricating, and making up traditions. Some of them have accused him of bad religion. They have explained his condition and reality.

They have also showed his fabrications and the news created by him. Among them is the religious scholar Allama Sayyid Murtada al-Askari. He has mentioned that in his book Abdullah Bin Saba’ What clearly shows that the tradition has been fabricated is that it has been mentioned in it that Imam al-Hasan has said to his father: “I had commanded you, and you disobeyed me.” This is the ugliest and bitterest speech.

How did al-Hasan receive his father with that, while he was knowledgeable of his reality and his great position? And he had already said in respect of him: “The first did not precede him, nor did the last reach him through a deed.” Without doubt this speech is contrary to the moralities of Imam al-Hasan, who avoided evil deeds and nonsense even if toward his enemies and opponents. Therefore, how did he address his father with that.

Abdul Wahab al-Najjar has commented on this fabricated tradition, saying: “It is as if that I hear him (Imam Ali) say Uthman’s statement in respect of this affair: ‘I will not take off the garment that Allah, the Great and Almighty, has clothed me with!’ This is the excuse which one who wants safety for him and the Muslims does not accept. Or it is like the excuse of the colonialist [^1] Dubab is a ward said to a hyena, that it may come out.

states that say that there is no escape from undertaking the affairs of the nations which they occupy and dominate, and control their public utilities and the elements of their life.”[^1] Abdul Wahab al-Najjar is famous for his siding with the Umayyads and his turning away from Ahlul Bayt (the Prophet’s Household). He is unsuccessful in many of his researches. He has depended on the fabricated traditions. He has not considered them carefully.

Through these severe words he has showed impudence towards Imam Ali. He has likened him to the oppressive colonialist states that spread tyranny and oppression in the earth.