Take part of your religion from this Humayra' (i.

Take part of your religion from this Humayra' (i.e. ‘A'ishah). Sayyid Hamid Husayn points out that many Sunni authorities and scholars have considered it a baseless fabrication and forgery devoid of isnad; among them are: • al-Mizzi and al-Dhahabi as mentioned in al-­Taqrir wa al-tahbir fi sharh al-­Tahrir, iii 99; • Ibn Qayyim al-­Jawziyyah, who has considered all traditions with the words "ya Humayra" and "al-Humayrah" as fabrications; • Ibn Kathir as quoted in al-­Durar al-­muntashirah fi al-ahadith al-­mushtahirah, 79; • Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani as quoted in al-Taqrir wa al-­tahbir, iii, 99; • as well as Ibn al-­Mulaqqin, al-­Subki, Ibn Amir al-Hajj, al-Sakhawi, al-Suyuti, al-Shaybani, al-Shaykh ‘Ali al-Qari, al-Zarqani, ‘Abd al-Ali al-­Shawkani and others.

Tradition n.3 Another tradition mentioned by Shah ‘Abd al-Aziz to contend the import of Hadith al-Thaqalayn is the following one ascribed to the Prophet (S): اهتدوا بهدي عمار. Seek guidance with the guidance of ‘Ammar.

Sayyid Hamid Husayn points out that such a tradition cannot be put forward to contest the import of Hadith al-Thaqalayn, for ‘Ammar himself was one of the staunch followers (shi’ah) of ‘Ali (A) and had been instructed by the Prophet (S) to obey and follow ‘Ali (A): يا عمار, إن عليا لا يزيلك عن هدى, يا عمار إن طاعة علي طاعتي وطاعتي من طاعة الله عز وجل. [The Prophet (S) said to ‘Ammar:] O ‘Ammar, ‘Ali will not divert you from guidance.

O ‘Ammar, obedience to ‘Ali is obedience to me, and obedience to me is obedience to God, Almighty and Glorious. This tradition has been recorded in various non-Shi’i works, such as: • Farai'd al-simtayn, i, 178; • al-Mawaddah fi al-qurba; • al-Khwarazmi's Manaqib, 57, 124; • Yanabi’ al-mawaddah, 128, 250; • Miftah al-naja, MS.; and • Kanz al-’ummal, xii, 212.

Moreover, it is strange of Shah ‘Abd al-Aziz to bring this tradition as an evidence against Hadith al-Thaqalayn, for ‘Ammar, as mentioned by al-Ya’qubi in his Ta'rikh, ii, 114 and al-Mas’udi in Muruj al-dhahab, ii, 342, was among those who abstained from giving allegiance to the first caliph.

‘Umar, during his reign, rejected ‘Ammar's guidance and spoke to him in harsh terms when the latter suggested that one should perform tayammum when water could not be found for wudu', instead of abstaining from salat , as ‘Umar had ruled.