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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books ‘Ali: The Best of the Sahabah Hadith Al-Ta’rif, Proving Its Authenticity ============================================== Imam Ahmad (d. 241 H) records: حدثنا عبد الله قال حدثني أبي قثنا اسود بن عامر قثنا إسرائيل عن الأعمش عن أبي صالح عن أبي سعيد الخدري قال : إنما كنا نعرف منافقي الأنصار ببغضهم عليا ‘Abd Allah (b. Ahmad) – my father (Ahmad b. Hanbal) – Aswad b.

‘Amir – Israil – al-A’mash – Abu Salih – Abu Sa’id al-Khudri: We were able to recognize the hypocrites among the Ansar only through their hatred of ‘Ali.[^1] Al-Hafiz (d. 852 H) says about the first narrator: عبد الله بن أحمد بن محمد بن حنبل الشيباني أبو عبد الرحمن ولد الإمام ثقة ‘Abd Allah b. Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Hanbal al-Shaybani, Abu ‘Abd al-Rahman: son of the Imam, thiqah (trustworthy) .[^2] Of course, Imam Ahmad needs no introduction.

But, let’s get the verdict of al-Hafiz anyway: أحمد بن محمد بن حنبل بن هلال بن أسد الشيباني المروزي نزيل بغداد أبو عبد الله أحد الأئمة ثقة حافظ فقيه حجة Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Hanbal b. Hilal b. Asad al-Shaybani al-Maruzi, a Baghdad resident, Abu ‘Abd Allah: One of the Imams, thiqah (trustworthy) , hafiz , jurist, hujjah (an authority).[^3] Concerning the third narrator, al-Hafiz says: الأسود بن عامر الشامي نزيل بغداد يكنى أبا عبد الرحمن ويلقب شاذان ثقة Al-Aswad b.

‘Amir al-Shami, he lived in Baghdad, and was nicknamed Abu ‘Abd al-Rahman and given the laqab Shadhan: Thiqah (trustworthy) .[^4] The fourth narrator is like that as well, as stated by al-Hafiz: إسرائيل بن يونس بن أبي إسحاق السبيعي الهمداني أبو يوسف الكوفي ثقة تكلم فيه بلا حجة Israil b. Yunus b. Abi Ishaq al-Sabi’i al-Hamdani, Abu Yusuf al-Kufi: Thiqah (trustworthy) .

He is criticized without evidence.[^5] Al-A’mash, the fifth narrator, is thiqah (trustworthy) too, according to al-Hafiz: سليمان بن مهران الأسدي الكاهلي أبو محمد الكوفي الأعمش ثقة حافظ عارف بالقراءات ورع لكنه يدلس Sulayman b. Mahran al-Asadi al-Kahili, Abu Muhammad al-Kufi al-A’mash: Thiqah (trustworthy), hafiz (a hadith scientist) , a scholar of al-qiraat (Qur’anic recitation modes), pious.

However, he used to do tadlis .[^6] About the last narrator, al-Hafiz has these words: ذكوان أبو صالح السمان الزيات المدني ثقة ثبت Dhakwan Abu Salih al-Saman al-Zayat al-Madani: Thiqah (trustworthy), thabt (accurate) .[^7] All the narrators are therefore trustworthy, and the chain is well-connected. The only issue is that al-A’mash was a mudalis , and has narrated in an ‘an-‘an manner.