On the view of Abu Abdullah Hafiz Muhammad bin Khalid...

On the view of Abu Abdullah Hafiz Muhammad bin Khalid, Janadi is unknown and scholars differ on Muhammad bin Khalid Janadi who narrates this tradition from the Messenger of Allah (S).[^3] Commenting on this tradition, Zahabi says Shaf'ai narrates traditions from Muhammad bin Khalid Janadi who narrates traditions from Aban bin Salih. Based on what Azdi says his traditions are not acceptable.

According to Abu Abdullah Hakim Nayshaburi he is unknown whereas on the view of Zahabi the tradition reported by Muhammad bin Khalid Janadi, according to which Mahdi is the same as Jesus Christ, is unknown and rejected.[^4] According to Ibn Hajar, Muhammad bin Khalid Janadi Mu'azzin is unaknown included among the seventh class of reporters. He is among the narrators relied on by Ibn Maja Qazvini.[^5] 2.

Aban bin Salih Though Sunni scholars are of the view that all their scholars hold that Aban bin Salih is reliable and trustworthy his is considered as weak by Ibn Abdulbarr and Hafiz bin Hazm.[^6] Based on what Zahabi says according to Ibn Salih in his Amali , Aban bin Salih has reported no tradition from Hasan. 3. Hasan Basri He is the same as the popular Hasan Basri, who is considered by some as one of the enemies of Ali (a.s).

That is why some traditions (regarded as successively reported by some), reported from Prophet's progeny rebuke him.[^7] Though Sunnis have narrated from him some traditions in their six hadith collections considering him among eight pious people, they have nevertheless stress that many traditions he reported are mursal (broken) and that he used to do tadlish[^8].[^9] 4.

Yunus bin Abduala Though Sunni scholars haveconsidered him as reliable he is accused of telling lies while reporting the above-mentioned tradition. Commenting on him, Hafiz Mazzi says that Hafiz Abu al-Qasim in Tarikh Madina Demishq , using his own chain of transmitters, narrates from Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Rashdin from Abu al-Hasan Ali bin Ubaidullah Wasiti who says: I saw Muhmmad bin Idris Shafi'ai in a dream.

He told me that Yunus in Janadi's tradition – a tradition reported by Hasan from Anas from the Holy Prophet (S) concerning Imam Mahdi – has attributed a false tradition to me. According to Shafi'ai this tradition is not among his traditions and he has not narrated it.