The narration containing the phrase wa sunnati (My Sunnah)...

The narration containing the phrase wa sunnati (My Sunnah) instead of Ahla Bayti _ household _ is forged and weak in its chain of narrators; moreover, it was devised by the Umayyads.

In his Mustadrak, Hakim Nayshaburi, on the authority of `Abbas ibn Abi-Uways, on the authority of Abi-Uways, and he on the authority of Thawr ibn Zayd al-Daylami, on the authority of `Ikrimah, on the authority of Ibn `Abbas, quotes the holy Prophet as having said, O people, I leave two things among you, which, if you take hold of, you would not be misguided: the Book of Allah and His Prophets Sunnah.[1] Mention should here be made of Abu-Uways and Isma`il ibn Abi-Uways, the father and son respectively, as pests among the narrators of the chain of this hadith.

Not only are they unreliable but also accused of fabricating hadiths. Comments of the experts of `ilm al-rijal concerning these two narrators a) Hafiz Mazzi, a researcher of `ilm al-rijal has the following points to say in his book, Tahdhib al-Kamal, concerning Isma`il and his father: Yahya ibn Mu`in, a great scholar of `ilm al-rijal, says, Abu-Uways and his son are weak He is also quoted to have said, These two are used to plagiarizing hadiths.

Ibn Mu`in has further said about Abu-Uways son: He can not be trusted. [1] Al-Hakim's al-Mustadrak `ala al-Sahihayn, vol. 1, p.93. b) Nasais comment on Abu-Uways son: He is weak and inauthentic. c) Abul-Qasim Lalka'i: Nasai has said a great deal about him (Isma`il), such as: The hadiths he quotes are to be rejected.

d) Ibn Adi, a scholar of `ilm al-rijal: Ibn Abi-Uways has narrated strange hadiths from his uncle, which no one accepts.[1] e) In the prologue to Fath al-Bari, Ibn Hajar has said, The narrations Ibn Abi-Uways has cited can never be taken as a basis for argument due to the charges Nasai made against him.[2] f) In his book, Fath al-Mulk al-`Ali, Hafiz Sayyid Ahmad ibn Siddiq quotes Salamah ibn Shayb as having said, I have heard Isma`il ibn Abi-Uways saying, Whenever the citizens of Medina divide on an issue, I fabricate a tradition.[3] The son, Isma`il ibn Abi-Uways, is thus accused of fabricating narrations in addition to being called a liar by Ibn Mu`in.

Moreover, none of his hadiths have been cited in either of the Sahih Muslim and Tirmidhi have written. There is no need to quote more than what Abu-Hatam Razi wrote in his book, al-Jarh wal-Ta`dil, regarding Abu-Uways, His narrations are written down, but are not taken [1] Al-Hafiz al-Mazzi's Tahdhib al-Kamal, vol.