‘Ali is my root and Jafar is my branch

 ‘Ali is my brother in the world and the Hereafter
March 4, 2019
‘Ali is the best in judgment of my ummah as far the Book of Allah is concerned. So whoever loves me should love him
March 4, 2019

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 ‘Ali is my root and Jafar is my branch

 

علي أصلي و جعفر فرعي

‘Ali is my root and Jafar is my branch

 

The narration is da’if. There are many majhul narrators therein.

 

Abdullah ibn Muawiyah

  • Majhul al hal (condition unknown) in narrating.
  • Ibn Hazm commented on him, “He had a corrupt religion, a muattil[1]. Accompanied the atheists.”

 

Salih ibn Muawiyah

  • Has no documented biography.

 

Muhammad ibn Ismail ibn Jafar

  • Majhul

As a result, al Haythami remarked, “There are narrators therein who I do not recognise.”[2]

 

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[1] One who denies Allah of all His attributes.

[2] Majma’ al Zawa’id vol. 9 pg. 273.

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 ‘Ali is my root and Jafar is my branch

 

علي أصلي و جعفر فرعي

‘Ali is my root and Jafar is my branch

 

The narration is da’if. There are many majhul narrators therein.

 

Abdullah ibn Muawiyah

  • Majhul al hal (condition unknown) in narrating.
  • Ibn Hazm commented on him, “He had a corrupt religion, a muattil[1]. Accompanied the atheists.”

 

Salih ibn Muawiyah

  • Has no documented biography.

 

Muhammad ibn Ismail ibn Jafar

  • Majhul

As a result, al Haythami remarked, “There are narrators therein who I do not recognise.”[2]

 

Next⇒ ‘Ali is the best in judgment of my ummah as far the Book of Allah is concerned. So whoever loves me should love him


[1] One who denies Allah of all His attributes.

[2] Majma’ al Zawa’id vol. 9 pg. 273.