Ulum al-Hadith

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Section Four The ‘Adalah (rectitude) of the Sahabah in the Books of the Rawafid   1. Al Kulayni narrates in his book al Kafi from Mansur ibn Hazim    قلت لأبي عبد الله عليه السلام ما بالي أسألك عن المسألة فتجيبني فيها بالجواب ثم يجيئك غيري فتجيبه فيها بجواب آخر؟ فقال إنا نجيب الناس على الزيادة والنقصان قال قلت فأخبرني عن أصحاب رسول […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Section Five The Stance of the Rawafid About the Sahabah   When we look at the Rawafid we will find that they have exaggerated in opposing the Sahabah radiya Llahu ‘anhum and excommunicating them, and have considered their noble to be renegades, free are they from that. In fact, they have deemed cursing them morning and evening to be an act of worship […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Section Six The Implications of Reviling and Excommunicating the Sahabah radiya Llahu ‘anhum   The pious predecessors were wary of the dangers of disparaging the Sahabah radiya Llahu ‘anhum and they warned against the disparagers and their motives. Because they knew that that would lead to incorrect implications which are diametrically opposed to the Din. Hence, some of them said a few but […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Chapter Eight Tashih (authentication) and Tad’if (deeming weak) between the Ahlus Sunnah and the Rawafid   Hereunder, there will be three sections: Section One: Tashih and Tad’if according to the Ahlus Sunnah Section Two: Tashih and Tad’if according to the Rawafid Section Three: A brief comparison between the books of the Ahlus Sunnah and those of the Rawafid regarding Jarh (impugning) and Ta’dil […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Section Two Tashih and Tad’if According to the Rawafid   This will become clear from the following points:   Point One – The Development of Jarh and Ta’dil by the Rawafid Know well that the Rawafid previously practiced upon the narrations of their scholars without any investigation and research. And there did not exist in them anyone who could differentiate between the various […]