Most amusing is his translation of “Taqreer” as speech...

Most amusing is his translation of “Taqreer” as speech, which shows his crass ignorance of even his own madhhab and its terminologies, because the terminology “Taqreer” is commonly used by all sects, and it means this: “When a follower does something in the presence of the Prophet or Imam and the Prophet or Imam does not forbid him to do so (in spite of being in a position to guide that follower if he so wished), then that silent or tacit approval will prove the validity of the follower’s action:’ This “silent approval” is called “Taqreer” which this fool has translated as “speech” He claims that 95% of the Shi’a traditions are from the Imams.

Can anyone accept the claim of someone who has not ever seen any book of Shi’a traditions? He is ignorant of the fact that our Imams never spoke of their own accord. Whatever they said was a narration of the ahadith received through their immaculate and sinless forefathers. As this fact was known to one and all, there was no need for them to elongate their hadith by mentioning the chain of narrators.

Someone who was unaware of this fact asked Imam Muhammmad al-Baqir (a.s.) about the hadith “which you transmit without mentioning its chain of narrators” The Imam (a.s.) said: “When I narrate a hadith without mentioning its chain of narrators, then my link in that is “my father (Imam Zaynu ‘l-’Abedeen a.s.) from my grandfather (Imam al-Husayn a.s.) from his father (Imam ‘Ali a.s) from the Messenger of Allah (Blessings of Allah be on him and his progeny), from Jibra’il from Allah the Mighty, the Great.”[^1] The same declaration was made by Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) about his own ahadith.[^2] Salim ibn Hafsah says: “When Abu Ja’far Muhammad al-Baqir ibn ‘Ali (Zaynu ‘l-’Abedeen) (peace be on both) died, I said to my companions: ‘Wait for me, so that I may go to Abu ‘Abdillah Ja’far (as-Sadiq) ibn Muhammad (Al-Baqir) (peace be on him) to offer condolences to him’.

Then I went to his house and offered condolence. Then I said: “To Allah we belong and to Him are we to return. By Allah, such a man has passed away that when he said, ‘The Messenger of Allah (S) has said: he was not asked about the links between him and the Messenger of Allah (S). No, by Allah!