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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Truth about the '' Part 3: In-depth Analysis of the Hadith of al-Nujum Questions about the Denotation of the Hadith Having mentioned the hadith and the viewpoints of Sunni scholars regarding its narrators, now we would bring to your view the reasons for the invalidity of this hadith in terms of text and denotation.

The questions which arise here in connection with the same hadith are: Is the issuance of such a hadith possible on the part of the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him and his family? Were all the companions doing the right thing and treading the right path after the demise of the Prophet, peace be upon him and his family? Were all of them eligible and qualified as leaders to be followed by Muslims? Were all of them truly guided and guiding?

If they were indeed so, why did God, the Glorified, say: If then he dies or is killed will you turn back upon your heels?

[^1] In another verse, the Holy Quran says: "And from among those who are round about you of the dwellers of the desert there are hypocrites, and from among the people of Medina (also); they are stubborn in hypocrisy; you do not know them; We know them; We will chastise them twice then shall they be turned back to a grievous chastisement." [^2] Furthermore, can we accept that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him and his family, was not aware of the future of the Muslim and the events unfolding after his demise?

Never can we assume that he had no knowledge of the future events. Indeed, Muslims believe that the Prophet, peace be upon him and his family, was aware of all future events among his companions and ummah until the day of resurrection as also evidenced by numerous traditions which clearly report that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him and his family, informed Muslims of future events.

The Prophet of Allah, peace be upon him and his family, has been quoted as having said: “My ummah will split into seventy-three sects." [^3] The Prophet of God (S) Reprimanding Some of the There are numerous other traditions about the companions of the Prophet which clearly indicate that a lot of the companions suffer from a mental state of confusion and adopt the thoughts and ideals of the era of jahiliyah (ignorance) renouncing their faith and apostatizing after the demise of the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him and his family.

For instance, we can point out a tradition which has been recorded in Sahih Bukhari.