Even when we quote a hadith from the Imams of Ahlu ‘1-bayt...

Even when we quote a hadith from the Imams of Ahlu ‘1-bayt, it is actually the hadith of the Prophet which they have preserved as the true successors of the last Messenger of God.

Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.), the sixth Shi’ite Imam, says: My hadith is the hadith of my father, the hadith of my father is that of my grandfather, the hadith of my grandfather is that of Husayn [bin ‘Ali], the hadlth of Husayn is that of Hasan [bin ‘Ali], the hadlth of Hasan is that of Amiru ‘1-mu’minin [‘Ali bin Abi 2Ibn Hajar al-Makki. as-Sawa’iqu ‘l-Muhriqah, chapter 11. section 1..

Talib], the hadith of Amiru ‘1-mu’minm is that of the Messenger of God (s.a.w.), and the hadith of the Messenger is a statement of Allah, the Almighty, the Great.”3 The historical circumstances did…