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Therefore, it is not a proof; and it is not entirely honest of anyone to quote it against the Shi’ah. NOTE: The report was copied by al-Majlisi from al-Ghaybah of al-Nu’mani. For a hadith to be authentic, it must be (i) from an authentic book, (ii) with an authentic chain. If either of these two conditions is missing, then the riwayah collapses. In the present case, the weakness of the report is glaring at the very first glance, even without further look into its sanad .
It is from al-Ghaybah of al-Nu’mani – a dha’if book. The origin and genuineness of the book are not established through reliable means, and the preservation of its texts is in question too[^3].
Other similarly dha’if books are Basair al-Darajat of al-Saffar, Amali of al-Mufid, Amali of al-Tusi, the Tafsir attributed to al-Qummi, Kitab al-Mahasin of al-Barqi, al-Ikhtisas attributed to al-Mufid, Qurb al-Isnad of ‘Abd Allah or his son Muhammad, and the Tafsir attributed to Imam al-Hasan al-Askari, ‘alaihi al-salam [^4]. There are also a few more others, for instance Kitab Sulaym .
Therefore, when a riwayah is quoted from any of these and other dha’if books, it is thrown out to the dogs whatever its sanad , unless it is seen that it has been authentically transmitted in one of the established books.
Narration Two ‘Allamah al-Majlisi records: بصائر الدرجات: حمزة بن يعلى، عن محمد بن الفضيل، عن الربعي، عن رفيد مولى ابن هبيرة قال: قلت لأبي عبد الله عليه السلام: جعلت فداك يا ابن رسول الله يسير القائم بسيرة علي بن أبي طالب في أهل السواد؟ فقال: لا، يا رفيد إن علي بن أبي طالب سار في أهل السواد بما في الجفر الأبيض، وإن القائم يسير في العرب بما في الجفر الأحمر، قال: فقلت: جعلت فداك وما الجفر الأحمر؟ قال :فأمر أصبعه على خلقه فقال: هكذا يعني الذبح Basair al-Darajat : Hamzah b. Ya’la – Muhammad b.
al-Fudhayl – al-Rib’i – Rufayd, freed slave of Ibn Hubayrah : I said to Abu ‘Abd Allah, peace be upon him, “May I be sacrificed for you, O son of the Messenger of Allah. Will the Qaim follow the tradition of ‘Ali b. Abi Talib concerning the people of the sawad ?” He replied, “No, O Rufayd. Verily, ‘Ali b.