al-Musayyab b.

al-Musayyab b. Huzn b. Abi Wahb b. ‘Amr b. ‘Aiz b. ‘Imran b. Makhzum al-Qurshi al-Makhzumi. He narrated from Abu Bakr in a mursal form, and from ‘Umar, ‘Uthman, ‘Ali , Sa’d b. Abi Waqqas....[^7] It was only from Abu Bakr that he did not hear directly. As for ‘Umar, ‘Uthman, ‘Ali and all the other people from whom Sa’id b. al-Musayyab heard, they are grouped together in the same unbroken, long list of names. Moreover, Imam al-Tirmidhi (d.

279 H) records this chain: حدثنا أحمد بن منيع حدثنا إسماعيل بن إبراهيم حدثنا علي بن زيد عن سعيد بن المسيب عن علي بن أبي طالب Ahmad b. Muni’ – Isma’il b. Ibrahim – ‘Ali b. Yazid – Sa’id b. al-Musayyab – ‘Ali b. Abi Talib .[^8] Al-Tirmidhi notably comments: حديث علي حسن صحيح The hadith of ‘Ali is hasan sahih . ^9 ‘Allamah al-Albani backs him: صحيح Sahih ^10 Simply put, the athar from al-Musnaf of Ibn Abi Shaybah has a sahih chain. It is a very interesting narration, indeed.

Mu’awiyah – a Sahabi - was the rebel leader who was waging war against Amir al-Muminin ‘Ali, the khalifah . Yet, despite his bloody insurgency, he turned to ‘Ali for solution to his judicial problem. That was an extreme step, which revealed Mu’awiyah’s unconditional acknowledgement that ‘Ali’s knowledge was unmatched and unique. Moreover, Abu Musa, whom Mu’awiyah sent, was another Sahabi who could have offered a solution if he had any!

This incident effectively buries the remains of Shaykh Ibn Taymiyyah’s claims. But, there is more! The second rebel leader who also waged a bloody campaign against ‘Ali was Umm al-Muminin ‘Aishah.

Imam Ahmad records another interesting narration: حدثنا عبد الله حدثني أبي ثنا عبد الرزاق أخبرنا سفيان عن عمرو بن قيس عن الحكم عن القاسم بن مخيمرة عن شريح بن هانئ قال: أتيت عائشة رضي الله عنها أسألها عن الخفين فقالت عليك بابن أبي طالب فاسأله فإنه كان يسافر مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم فأتيته فسألته ‘Abd Allah (b. Ahmad) – my father (Ahmad b. Hanbal) – ‘Abd al-Razzaq – Sufyan – ‘Amr b. Qays – al-Hakam – al-Qasim b. Makhirah – Shurayh b.

Hani: I went to ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, and asked her about the two khuffs . So, she said, “ You MUST go to Ibn Abi Talib and ask him , because he used to go on journeys with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.” So, I went to him and asked him .[^11] Al-Arnauṭ says: إسناده صحيح على شرط مسلم Its chain is sahih upon the standard of (Imam) Muslim. ^12 Imam Abu Ya’la (d.