3, p.127. [2] Ibn Hajar al-`Asqalani's Fath al-Bari Sharh...

3, p.127. [2] Ibn Hajar al-`Asqalani's Fath al-Bari Sharh Sahih al-Bukhari, p. 391, Dar al-Ma`arif Print. [3] Al-Hafiz Sayyid Ahmad's Fath al-Mulk al-`Ali, p. 15. as a ground to base arguments on.[1] Abu-Hatam has also quoted Ibn Mu`in as having said, Abu-Uways is unreliable. The hadiths these two persons quote are never authentic, and are contradictory to the authentic ones.

It is noteworthy that Hakim Nayshaburi, the narrator, has acknowledged the hadith as being weak and has, therefore, not bothered himself to correct them. He has, however, presented evidence in favor of the content of the hadith, which is weak and inauthentic. This weakens the hadith rather than strengthening it. His ill-founded document is mentioned below.

The Second Evidence for wa sunnati In the following narration Hakim Nayshaburi directly quotes Abu-Hurayrah as reporting the following tradition, without ascribing it to an infallible person: I have surely left two things among you, after which you will not be misguided: the Book of Allah and my Sunnah.

And these two will not separate until they return to me by the pond.[2] The chain of narrators Hakim mentions is: Al-Dabbi, on the authority of Salih ibn Musa al-Talhi, on the authority of `Abd al-`Aziz Ibn Rafi` on the authority of Abi-Salih, on the authority of Abu-Hurayrah. Like the aforementioned hadith, this narration is forged too.

In the chain of narrators of this hadith mention has been made of Salih al-Talhi concerning whom the following comments have been made by the expert of ilm ar-rijal: a) Yahya ibn Mu`in: Salih ibn Musa is undependable. [1] Abu-Hatam al-Razi's al-Jarh wa'l-Ta`dil, vol. 5, p. 92. [2] Al-Hakim's al-Mustadrak `ala al-Sahihayn, vol. 1, p. 93. b) Abu-Hatam Razi: The narrations he quotes are weak and repudiated. In many of his hadiths he ascribes munkar to the trusted ones.

c) Nasai: The hadiths he cites are not to be recorded. Also, His hadiths are abandoned.[1] d) In his Tahdhib al-Tahdhib, Ibn Hajar writes: Ibn Habban says: Salih ibn Musa ascribes to the trusted people words that are not the like of theirs. Also, The traditions he narrates are not to be taken as evidence. e) Abu-Na`im: His narrations are abandoned; he constantly cites munkar hadiths.

[2] f) Ibn Hajar in Taqrib : His narrations are abandoned.[3] g) Dhahabi in Kashif : His narrations are weak.[4] Dhahabi discusses the aforementioned narration in his Mizan al-I`tidal, and calls it munkar.