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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Abu Hurayra His Musnad is like his Mursal His Musnad is like his Mursal [^1] Abu Hurayra used to ascribe what he heard of prophetic traditions from any one to the Prophet (S.) as if he himself had heard them from the Prophet (S.) directly without looking for any evidence of certainty. If you were in doubt of that, would you please notice his saying: “ (S.) said to his uncle Abu Talib: “Say: there is no god but Allah (S.w.T.).

I will witness it for you in the Day of Resurrection.” His uncle said: “I am afraid that Quraysh may blame me for that.”[^2] It was certain for all that Abu Talib had died ten years before Abu Hurayra came to Hijaz. So where were the Prophet (S.) and his uncle talking in this tradition that Abu Hurayra narrated as if he had seen with his own eyes and heard them with his own ears?

He said: “When Allah (S.w.T.) revealed to the Prophet (S.) (And warn your nearest relations), he stood up and said: “O people of Quraysh, I don’t substitute for you near Allah (S.w.T.) (in the Day of Resurrection).[^3] All of the jurisprudents and scholars agreed unanimously that this Qur’anic verse was revealed to the Prophet (S.) in the beginning of the Islamic mission and before declaring it in Mecca, where Abu Hurayra was still worshipping his idols in Yemen.

He came to Hijaz twenty years after the revelation of this verse. He narrated this tradition as if he had been among the attendants to see the Prophet (S.) with his eyes standing up and hear him with his ears warning his tribe. He said: “The Prophet (S.) prayed in his prayer saying: “O Allah (S.w.T.), save Salama bin Hisham, save al-Waleed bin al-Waleed, save Ayyash bin Abu Rabee’a.

O Allah (S.w.T.) save the oppressed believers (who were held back by the polytheists in order not to emigrate with the others from Mecca to Medina).[^4] This happened seven years before Abu Hurayra came to Hijaz and became a Muslim. He narrated it as if he had been with the Prophet (S.) when he was praying.

He said: “Abu Jahl said: “Does Muhammad prostrate for his god among you?’’ It was said: “Yes.”[^5] If Abu Jahl really had said that, it would have been twenty years before Abu Hurayra came from Yemen and became a Muslim. He narrated it as if he had seen and heard what happened.