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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Fabricated Traditions: a Critical Assessment of Traditions On Classification of Caliphs and Their Excellences Caliphs and their distinctive position The eleventh tradition is reported by three Sunni scholars, Abd al-Wahhabi Kilabi (d. 396 AH) in his Musnad [^61] , Ibn Asakir in his Tarikh Medina Demishq and Khatib Baghadadi in his T'arikh Baghdad .

Khatib Baghadadi narrates this tradition from Abd al-Wahhab bin Hasan Demishqi from Abu al-Qasim Abdullah bin Ahmad bin Muhammad Tamimi Mu'allim – known as Ghabaghabi – from Dirar bin Sahl Dirari from Hasan bin 'Arafa from Abu Hafs Abbar Umar bin Abd al-Rahman from Hamid from Anas, from Ali bin Abi Talib who quotes the Holy Prophet (s) saying: O Ali!

Allah has ordered me to choose Abu Bakr as my father, Umar as my advisor, Uthman as my backer and you – Ali -as my supporter… After narrating this tradition, Khatib says that this tradition is utterly unknown and only two unknown reporters named Dirar bin Sahl and Ghabaghabi – quoting Dirar bin Sahl – have report it using the said chain.[^62] In his al-Ma'wdu'at , Ibn Jawzi narrates some traditions on the virtues of caliphs.

The first tradition he mentions is this tradition which is as follows: Abu Mansur narrates from Abu Bakr Ahmad bin Ali Khatib from Abd al-Wahhab bin Hasan Demishqi from Abu al-Qasim Abdullah bin Ahmad bin Muhammad Tamimi – known as Ghabaghabi – from Dirar bin Sahl from Hasan bin 'Arafa from Abu Hafs Abbar from Hamid from Anas… After narrating this tradition, he quotes Khatib as saying: This tradition is utterly unknown and only two unknown reporters named Dirar bin Sahl and Ghabaghabi – quoting Dirar bin Sahl – have reported it using the said chain.

[^63] According to Dahabi Dirar bin Sahl narrates false traditions from Hasan bin Arafa. He says he does not know who this creature is! This tradition is also narrated by Ibn 'Arafa. Abbar narrates from Hamid from Anas from Ali (s) who quotes the Holy Prophet (s) as saying: O Ali! Allah ordered me to choose Abu Bakr as my father.

This tradition is reported by Akhu Tabuk Abd al-Wahhab Kilabi from Abdullah bin Ahmad Ghabaghabi – one of the two unknown reporters – from Dirar.[^64] It has to be mentioned here that Ibn Hajar has also narrated this opinion of Dahabi.[^65] Evaluation of tradition It has become thus far clear that the said tradition is among the fabricated traditions.