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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books On The Khilafah Of ‘Ali Over Abu Bakr Hadith Al-Ada, the Report of Zayd B. Yathi’ =============================================== Shaykh Ibn Taymiyyah (d. 728 H) classifies Hadith al-Ada as “a lie”. Of course, it is actually hasan , as explicitly declared by both Imam al-Tirmidhi (d. 279 H) and ‘Allamah al-Albani (d. 1420 H).

Moreover, concerning reports of how the Prophet, sallallahu ‘alaihi wa alihi , implemented Hadith al-Ada in the case of Abu Bakr, the Shaykh further states: وقال الخطابي في كتاب شعار الدين وقوله لا يؤدي عني إلا رجل من أهل بيتي هو شيء جاء به أهل الكوفة عن زيد بن يثيع وهو متهم في الرواية منسوب إلى الرفض Al-Khattabi said in Kitab Shi’ar al-Din : “And his statement ‘None can discharge on my behalf except except a man from my ’, it is something brought by the people of Kufa from Zayd b.

Yathi’, and he is accused in narrations . He is attributed to al-rafdh (hardline anti-Abu Bakr Shi’ism).”[^1] Ibn Taymiyyah has approvingly quoted, and has relied upon and adopted, al-Khattabi’s opinion. Therefore, he is bound by its consequences. Our Shaykh suggests that the reports of the Messenger’s implementation of Hadith al-Ada – in which the above-quoted phrase is mentioned – are narrated only by Kufans from a single man: Zayd b. Yathi’.

This Zayd is accused in narrations – according to Ibn Taymiyyah – and has been attributed to al-rafdh . If what Shaykh Ibn Taymiyyah says were true, then the hadith would be mawdu’ (fabricated). However, is it so? In the last chapter, we have presented different reliable chains of the reports (of the implementation), and none of them includes Zayd b. Yathi’. That alone exposes our dear Shaykh’s submission as a blatant distortion of reality. Zayd b. Yathi’ is not the only source of the reports!

But then, has Zayd b. Yathi’ really being accused in narrations? We will mention first the scholars of rijal who had commented about Zayd before Shaykh Ibn Taymiyyah (d. 728 H). Imam Muhammad b. Sa’d (d. 230 H) submits: زيد بن يثيع :روى عن علي وحذيفة بن اليمان وكان قليل الحديث Zayd b. Yathi’: He narrated from ‘Ali and Hudhayfah b. al-Yaman, and he narrated few ahadith .[^2] Imam al-‘Ijli (d. 261 H) also states: زيد بن يثيع كوفي ثقة تابعي Zayd b.

Yathi’: A Kufan, thiqah (trustworthy) , a Tabi’i.[^3] Ibn Abi Hatim (d. 327 H) makes a mistake in the surname: زيد بن نفيع الهمداني الكوفي روى عن علي وأبي ذر وحذيفة روى عنه أبو إسحاق الهمداني سمعت أبي يقول ذلك. Zayd b.