ভূমিকা

Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Al-Muraja'at Letter 16 A Hundred Shi’a Authorities Relied upon by Sunnis Thul-Qi’da 1329 Yes. I will provide you in a hurry with what you have requested, confining myself to some of those personalities who were visited by people from far and wide, on the condition that I will not be required to elaborate on them, since there is no room for that in this brief exposition. Here are their names and the names of their fathers arranged alphabetically:[^1] 1.

Aban ibn Taghlib He was a Kufi] reciter of the Holy Qur'an. Al­Thahbi has recorded his biography in his own Mizan saying, "Aban ibn Taghlib, MAW, of Kufa, is a persistant Shi’a. He, nevertheless, is truthful; so, we will rely on his truthfulness, and let him be punished for his innovation." He has also said that Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Ibn Ma’in and Abu Hatim put their trust in him.

Ibn ‘Adi quotes him and says that he is "extremist in Shi’ism." Al­Sa’di describes him as "an open deviator." Ibn al­Thahbi goes on to describe the man's credentials, counting him as an authority relied upon by Muslim and authors of the four Sunan books, namely Abu Dawud, al­Tirmithi, al­Nisa'i and Ibn Majah, marking his name with the latter's initials. Refer to his narration of hadith in Muslim's Sahih , in the four Sunan books through al­Hakam and al­A’mash, in addition to Fudayl ibn ‘Umar.

Sufyan ibn ‘Ayinah, Shu’bah, and Idris al­Awdi quote him as recorded in Muslim's book. He died, may Allah have mercy on him, in 141 A.H. 2. Ibrahim ibn Yazid His name is Ibrahim ibn Yazid ibn ‘Umar ibn al­Aswad al­Nakh’i al­Kufi, the faqih. His mother is Malika daughter of Yazid ibn Qays al­Nakh’i and sister of al­Aswad, Ibrahim, and ‘Abdel­Rahman, sons of Yazid ibn Qays. Like their uncles ‘Alqamah and Ubay, sons of Qays, they were all among the most reliable and authoritative among all Muslims.

Authors of the six sahih books, as well as others, have all relied upon their authority while keeping in mind thier being Shi’as. As regarding our man Ibrahim ibn Yazid, he has been included among Shi’a dignitaries by Ibn Qutaybah] on page 206 of his work Al-Ma’arif where he enUmarates a few Shi’a dignitaries, taking his reliability for granted.

Refer to his hadith in Bukhari's and Muslim's Sahih books as quoted by the mother of his uncle ‘Alqamah ibn Qays, and by Humam ibn al­Harith, Abu ‘Ubaydah ibn ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, ‘Ubaydah, al­Aswad ibn Yazid, his uncle.