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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Hadith Al-Thaqalayn, the Deposed Will of the Last Prophet to Humanity Hadith Al-Khalifatayn: The Messenger Named His (Part 1) ===================================================================== Imam al-Fasawi (d. 277 H) records: حدثنا عبيد الله قال: أخبرا شريك عن الركين عن قاسم بن حسان عن زيد بن ثابت قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: إني تارك فيكم خليفتي كتاب الله عز وجل وعترتي أهل بيتي وإنهما لن يتفرقا حتى يردا علي الحوض.
‘Ubayd Allah – Sharik – al-Rukayn – Qasim b. Hassan – Zayd b. Thabit: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: “I am leaving behind over you MY KHALIFAH: the Book of Allah the Almighty and my offspring, my . Verily, both shall never separate from each other until they meet me at the Lake-Fount.”[^1] Al-Hafiz (d. 852 H) states about the first narrator: عبيد الله بن موسى بن أبي المختار باذام العبسي الكوفي أبو محمد ثقة كان يتشيع ‘Ubayd Allah b. Musa b.
Abi al-Mukhtar al-‘Ubsi al-Kufi, Abu Muhammad: Thiqah (trustworthy), he was a Shi’i.[^2] Concerning the second narrator, Sharik, Imam al-Mizzi (d. 742 H) submits: استشهد به البخاري في " الجامع " وروى له في " رفع اليدين في الصلاة " وغيره. وروى له مسلم في " المتابعات "، واحتج به الباقون. Al-Bukhari uses him as a witness in al-Jami’ (i.e. Sahih al-Bukhari), and narrates from him under the Chapter “Raising both Hands in Salat” and others.
Muslim too narrates from him in mutaba’at (supporting narrations), and others rely upon him as a hujjah.[^3] Imam al-Dhahabi (d. 748 H) makes a similar statement about him: قلت: استشهد به البخاري، وخرج له مسلم متابعة، واحتج به النسائي، وغيره. I (al-Dhahabi) say: Al-Bukhari uses him as a witness, and Muslim narrates from him in mutaba’at. Al-Nasai and others rely upon him as a hujjah.[^4] So, the overwhelming majority of classical Sunni hadith scientists considered him a hujjah in his own right.
Meanwhile, Imam al-Hakim (d. 403 H) has a completely different view of Imam Muslim’s (d. 261 H) treatment of Sharik. For instance, he states about a riwayah: وله شاهد على شرط مسلم فقد احتج بشريك بن عبد الله النخعي It has a shahid (witness), which is upon the standard of Muslim, for he (Muslim) has relied upon Sharik b. ‘Abd Allah al-Nakha’i as a hujjah.[^5] He repeats elsewhere: وقد احتج مسلم بشريك بن عبد الله وهو أن يحتج به (Imam) Muslim has relied upon Sharik b.