Commander of the Faithful

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Foreword   All praise is for Allah, the Exalted, the Most High, the Possessor of bounty and grace. Prayers and peace upon the Final Messenger (Muhammad salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)—a guide to the most upright practices—and upon his Family, Companions radiya Llahu ‘anhum, and the righteous who follow in his footsteps until the Day of Resurrection, for as long as birds fly […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Introduction   In the name of Allah, the All Merciful, the Mercy-Giving All praise is for Allah, Lord of all the Worlds. Prayers and peace upon the most noble of Messengers (Muhammad salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), his family, and noble Companions radiya Llahu ‘anhum. I had previously compiled a book entitled, The Virtues of al Imam ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu. This book […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Preface A General Overview Concerning the Phenomenon of Fabrications in the Reports on the Virtues of Sayyidina ‘Ali   It is worthy of note that the vast majority of ahadith I have traced back to their original sources are not authentic. From the 302 ahadith there are only 27 which are sahih (authentic), which amounts to approximately 8%. The bulk of these ahadith […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Section One The Sahih (Authentic) and Hassan (Fair) Ahadith This section comprises twenty-seven ahadith, most of which are sahih (authentic). However, several (different) chains of transmission contain words that are inauthentic. These words do not form part of the actual ahadith and were inserted into them. Details will be given in due course. Hadith 1 من كنتُ مولاه فعليٌ مولاه Whoever’s mawla I […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Hadith 2   أنت مني بمنزلة هارون من موسى You are to me as Harun was to Musa.   This hadith is reported by the following Sahabah radiya Llahu ‘anhum: Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas, Abu Sa’id al Khudri, Jabir ibn ‘Abdullah, Asma’ bint ‘Umays, ‘Ali, Jabir ibn Samurah, Hubshi ibn Junadah, Abu Ayub, Bara’ ibn ‘Azib, Zaid ibn Arqam, Zaid ibn Abi Awfa, […]