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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books On The Khilafah Of ‘Ali Over Abu Bakr Hadith Al-Ada, Investigating Its Authenticity ================================================= Shaykh Ibn Taymiyyah (d. 728 H) states: قوله لا يؤدي عني إلا علي من الكذب His statement “None can discharge on my behalf except ‘Ali” is a lie.[^1] This hadith is recorded by Imam al-Tirmidhi (d.

279 H) in his Sunan : حدثنا إسماعيل بن موسى حدثنا شريك عن أبي إسحق عن حبشي بن جنادة قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم علي مني وأنا من علي ولا يؤدي عني إلا أنا أو علي Isma’il b. Musa – Sharik – Abu Ishaq – Habashi b. Junadah: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: “’Ali is from me and I am from ‘Ali, and none can discharge on my behalf except myself or ‘Ali .[^2] Al-Tirmidhi comments: هذا حديث حسن غريب This hadith is hasan gharib (i.e. has a hasan chain) ^3 Al-Albani (d.

1420 H) also says: حسن Hasan . ^4 The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ‘alaihi wa alihi , further put this declaration into practice during his lifetime. Imam Ibn Abi Shaybah (d. 235 H) records: حدثنا عفان قال ثنا حماد بن سلمة عن سماك عن أنس أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بعث ببراءة مع أبي بكر إلى مكة، فدعاه فبعث عليا فقال: " لا يبلغها إلا رجل من أهل بيتي ". ‘Affan – Hamad b. Salamah – Simak – Anas: The Prophet, peace be upon him, sent Abu Bakr with Barat to Makkah.

But, he recalled him and sent ‘Ali (instead), and said, “ None can convey it except a man from my .”[^5] This chain is apparently sahih . ‘Al-Hafiz (d. 852 H) says about ‘Affan, the first narrator: عفان بن مسلم بن عبد الله الباهلي أبو عثمان الصفار البصري ثقة ثبت ‘Affan b. Muslim b. ‘Abd Allah al-Bahili, Abu ‘Uthman al-Saffar: thiqah (trustworthy), thabt (accurate) .[^6] ‘Allamah al-Albani also says: عن عفان بن مسلم، قال: كنت عند سلام....

قلت: وهذا إسناد صحيح عن سلام، فعفان ثقة من رجال الشيخين Narrated ‘Affan b. Muslim : I was with Salam.... I say: This chain is sahih up to Salam, and ‘Affan is thiqah , from the narrators of the two Shaykhs.[^7] What of the shaykh of ‘Affan b. Muslim, that is, Hamad b. Salamah? Al-Hafiz again states: حماد بن سلمة بن دينار البصري أبو سلمة ثقة عابد أثبت الناس في ثابت وتغير حفظه بأخرة Hamad b. Salamah b.

Dinar al-Basri, Abu Salamah: Thiqah (trustworthy) , ‘abid (a great worshipper of Allah), the most reliable person with regards to Thabit.