Hadith al-Thaqalayn
An Appeal from the Author
October 1, 2015Conclusion
October 23, 2015
Much hue and cry has been raised with regards to the famous hadith known as Hadith al Thaqalayn, with the Shia propagator often fervently claiming that it, 1) is Mutawatir (so authentically and abundantly narrated that it is impossible to deny), 2) establishes the Ahlul Bayt as the only source of shari’ah after the Qur’an (or rather equal to the Qur’an as a source of guidance), 3) and that the authority of the twelve (shia) Imams is proven from it. Closer inspection of the chains of narration, however, reveal matters to be quite the opposite; this hadith being neither Mutawatir, and neither establishing the authority of the Ahlul Bayt, making the claim in favour of the twelve Imams even more far-fetched. The author, Molana Muhammad Nafi’ has traced this narration in all references cited by the Shia, as well as those not cited by them, after which two versions of this hadith emerge: that which is authentic and proves the virtue of the entire Ahlul Bayt (not only twelve as is the dogmatic view of the Shia) and that which is weak and has been subjected to distortion by Shia narrators; and thereafter he goes on to prove the veracity of the Ahlus Sunnah’s view.
Click one of the sections below:
Introduction
A Brief Biography of the Author
The Opinion of Molana ‘Abdul Sattar Tonsawi
Foreword By Molana Khalid Mahmud Sialkoti
Foreword by ‘Allamah Shams al Haq Afghani
Foreword By Molana Sayed Ahmed Shah Ajnalwi Chokerwi
Point one
Point two
Point Three
Point Four
Point Five
Point Six
Point Seven
Point Eight
Point Nine
Point Ten
Sahifah Imam ‘Ali al Rida ibn Musa al Kazim
‘Attiyah al ‘Aufi according to the Ahlus Sunnah
‘Attiyah al ‘Aufi according to the Shia
Sharik according Ahlus Sunnah
Sharik according to the Shia
Kathir ibn Zaid al Rumi
Musnad Ahmed ibn Hambal al Shaybani
The First Narration
The Second Narration
The Third Narration
The Fourth Narration
The Fifth Narration
The Sixth Narration
The Seventh Narration
The Eighth Narration
Yahya ibn ‘Abdul Hamid according to the Ahlus Sunnah
Yahya ibn ‘Abdul Hamid according to the Shia
The First Narration
Zaid ibn al Hassan al Anmati according to the Ahlus Sunnah
Zaid ibn al Hassan al Anmati according to the Shia
Ma’roof ibn Kharrabudh according to the Ahlus Sunnah
Ma’roof ibn Kharrabudh according to the Shia
The Second Narration
Appendix to the Discussion on Nawadir al Usul
The First Narration
The Second Narration
‘Ali ibn al Mundhir according to the Ahlus Sunnah
Muhammad ibn Fudayl according to the Ahlus Sunnah
Muhammad ibn Fudayl according to the Shia
The First Narration
Salih ibn Musa Talhi according to the Ahlus Sunnah
Salih ibn Musa Talhi according to the Shia
The Second Narration
‘Ali ibn Thabit according to the Ahlus Sunnah
‘Ali ibn Thabit according to the Shia
Sa’ad ibn Sulaiman
Al Harith al A’war according to the Ahlus Sunnah
Al Harith al A’war according to the Shia
The First Narration
The Second Narration
Answering the substantiation from the narration: “Whoever takes me as a wali then ‘Ali is also his wali”
Eight asanid of the Hadith al Thaqalayn from Ibn ‘Uqdah
- The Narration of Jabir ibn ‘Abdullah
- The Narration of ‘Ali al Murtada
- The Narration of Ibn Damirah
- The Narration of Hudhayfah and ‘Amir ibn Layla
- The Narration of Abu Dhar
- The Narration of Abu Rafi’ — the freed slave
- The Narration of Umm Salamah
- The Narration of Umm Hani
The ‘Accolades’ of Ibn ‘Uqdah
A Final Word
The isnad of Da’laj ibn Ahmed ibn Da’laj al Sajzi
The narration of Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn ‘Umar ibn Muhammad ibn Muslim al Tamimi
The Narration of Abu Bakr Ahmed ibn Jafar
Mujam Saghir
The First Narration
‘Abbad ibn Ya’qub according to the Ahlus Sunnah
‘Abbad ibn Ya’qub according to the Shia
Kathir al Nawa according to the Ahlus Sunnah
Kathir al Nawa’ according to the Shia
‘Attiyah al ‘Aufi
The Second Narration
Yunus ibn Arqam
Harun ibn Sa’d according to the Ahlus Sunnah
Harun ibn Sa’d according to the Shia
‘Attiyah ibn Sa’d al ‘Aufi
Mujam Awsat
Mujam Kabir
The First Narration
The Second Narration
The Third Narration
The First Narration
Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn al Hussain
Jarir ibn ‘Abdul Hamid according to the Ahlus Sunnah
Jarir ibn ‘Abdul Hamid al Dabbi al Razi according to the Shia
The Second Narration
‘Abdul Malik al Raqashi
Khalaf ibn Salim al Makhrami
The Third Narration
Muhammad ibn Salamah al Hadrami according the Ahlus Sunnah
Muhammad ibn Salamah ibn Kuhayl according the Shia
The Fourth Narration
An Additional Note Regarding the Discussion of Mustadrak
The Isnad of the Famous Mufassir al Tha’labi
Ahmed ibn al Ahjam al Qadi
‘Attiyah al ‘Aufi
The First Narration
The Second Narration
The First Narration
The Second Narration
The Third Narration
The Fourth Narration
Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Sulaiman al Baghandi
The Fifth Narration
A Necessary Caution
The Isnad of Abu Musa al Madini
Usd al Ghabah fi Ma’rifat al Sahabah
Al Mukhtarah of al Diya’ al Maqdisi
The First Narration
The Second Narration
Muhammad ibn al Muzaffar
‘Abdullah ibn Dahir
‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abdul Quddus
‘Attiyah al ‘Aufi
A Brief Biography of Sibt ibn al Jowzi
The Narration of Sulaim ibn Qais al Hilali
The Narrations of Ibn ‘Uqdah
Zaid ibn Arqam
Zaid Ibn Thabit
‘Ali al Murtada and The Freed Slave Abu Rafi’
Abu Hurairah
Sayyidah Fatimah
The Narrations of Yanabi’ al Mawaddah Which Appear Under the Title ‘Al Manaqib Mentions’
Study of the Above Narrations
The Narration of Sulaim ibn Qais
A Study of the Narrations of Ibn ‘Uqdah
The Narrations of Yanabi‘ al Mawaddah Which Appear Under the Title ‘Al Manaqib Mentions’
An Appendage to the Discussion of Yanabi’
Another Misinterpretation
A Different Perspective
Section Two
The Hadith of Thaqalayn
The First Verse
The Second Verse
The Third Verse
The Fourth Verse
The Fifth Verse
The Sixth Verse
The Seventh Verse
The Eighth Verse
The Ninth Verse
The Tenth Verse
The Eleventh Verse
The Twelfth Verse
Proof from the Hadith of Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam
- Muwattaʾ of Imam Malik (d. 179 A.H.)
- Sirat Ibn Hisham (d. 218 A.H.)
- Ibn Abi al Dunya (d. 281 A.H)
- Tarikh al Tabari (d. 310 A.H)
- Al Daraqutni (d. 385 A.H.)
- Mustadrak Hakim (d. 405 A.H)
- Akhbar Isfahan
- Al Ibanah of Abu al Nasr al Sajzi (d. 444 A.H)
- Al Sunan al Kubra of al Bayhaqi (d. 485 A.H)
- Al Sunan al Kubra of al Bayhaqi (485 A.H.)
- Jami’ Bayan al ‘Ilm of Ibn ‘Abdul Barr
- Mustadrak al Hakim
Summary
A Possible Objection
The Answer
Proving our Belief From Accepted Sources of the Shia
- Nahj al Balaghah
- Al Safi Sharh Usul al Kafi
- Usul al Kafi
- Nahj al Balaghah
- Nahj al Balaghah
- Usul al Kafi
- Ihtijaj al Tabarsi
- Rijal al Kashshi
- Tanqih al Maqal
- Usul al Kafi
- Nahj al Balaghah
- Nahj al Balaghah
Much hue and cry has been raised with regards to the famous hadith known as Hadith al Thaqalayn, with the Shia propagator often fervently claiming that it, 1) is Mutawatir (so authentically and abundantly narrated that it is impossible to deny), 2) establishes the Ahlul Bayt as the only source of shari’ah after the Qur’an (or rather equal to the Qur’an as a source of guidance), 3) and that the authority of the twelve (shia) Imams is proven from it. Closer inspection of the chains of narration, however, reveal matters to be quite the opposite; this hadith being neither Mutawatir, and neither establishing the authority of the Ahlul Bayt, making the claim in favour of the twelve Imams even more far-fetched. The author, Molana Muhammad Nafi’ has traced this narration in all references cited by the Shia, as well as those not cited by them, after which two versions of this hadith emerge: that which is authentic and proves the virtue of the entire Ahlul Bayt (not only twelve as is the dogmatic view of the Shia) and that which is weak and has been subjected to distortion by Shia narrators; and thereafter he goes on to prove the veracity of the Ahlus Sunnah’s view.
Click one of the sections below:
Introduction
A Brief Biography of the Author
The Opinion of Molana ‘Abdul Sattar Tonsawi
Foreword By Molana Khalid Mahmud Sialkoti
Foreword by ‘Allamah Shams al Haq Afghani
Foreword By Molana Sayed Ahmed Shah Ajnalwi Chokerwi
Point one
Point two
Point Three
Point Four
Point Five
Point Six
Point Seven
Point Eight
Point Nine
Point Ten
Sahifah Imam ‘Ali al Rida ibn Musa al Kazim
‘Attiyah al ‘Aufi according to the Ahlus Sunnah
‘Attiyah al ‘Aufi according to the Shia
Sharik according Ahlus Sunnah
Sharik according to the Shia
Kathir ibn Zaid al Rumi
Musnad Ahmed ibn Hambal al Shaybani
The First Narration
The Second Narration
The Third Narration
The Fourth Narration
The Fifth Narration
The Sixth Narration
The Seventh Narration
The Eighth Narration
Yahya ibn ‘Abdul Hamid according to the Ahlus Sunnah
Yahya ibn ‘Abdul Hamid according to the Shia
The First Narration
Zaid ibn al Hassan al Anmati according to the Ahlus Sunnah
Zaid ibn al Hassan al Anmati according to the Shia
Ma’roof ibn Kharrabudh according to the Ahlus Sunnah
Ma’roof ibn Kharrabudh according to the Shia
The Second Narration
Appendix to the Discussion on Nawadir al Usul
The First Narration
The Second Narration
‘Ali ibn al Mundhir according to the Ahlus Sunnah
Muhammad ibn Fudayl according to the Ahlus Sunnah
Muhammad ibn Fudayl according to the Shia
The First Narration
Salih ibn Musa Talhi according to the Ahlus Sunnah
Salih ibn Musa Talhi according to the Shia
The Second Narration
‘Ali ibn Thabit according to the Ahlus Sunnah
‘Ali ibn Thabit according to the Shia
Sa’ad ibn Sulaiman
Al Harith al A’war according to the Ahlus Sunnah
Al Harith al A’war according to the Shia
The First Narration
The Second Narration
Answering the substantiation from the narration: “Whoever takes me as a wali then ‘Ali is also his wali”
Eight asanid of the Hadith al Thaqalayn from Ibn ‘Uqdah
- The Narration of Jabir ibn ‘Abdullah
- The Narration of ‘Ali al Murtada
- The Narration of Ibn Damirah
- The Narration of Hudhayfah and ‘Amir ibn Layla
- The Narration of Abu Dhar
- The Narration of Abu Rafi’ — the freed slave
- The Narration of Umm Salamah
- The Narration of Umm Hani
The ‘Accolades’ of Ibn ‘Uqdah
A Final Word
The isnad of Da’laj ibn Ahmed ibn Da’laj al Sajzi
The narration of Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn ‘Umar ibn Muhammad ibn Muslim al Tamimi
The Narration of Abu Bakr Ahmed ibn Jafar
Mujam Saghir
The First Narration
‘Abbad ibn Ya’qub according to the Ahlus Sunnah
‘Abbad ibn Ya’qub according to the Shia
Kathir al Nawa according to the Ahlus Sunnah
Kathir al Nawa’ according to the Shia
‘Attiyah al ‘Aufi
The Second Narration
Yunus ibn Arqam
Harun ibn Sa’d according to the Ahlus Sunnah
Harun ibn Sa’d according to the Shia
‘Attiyah ibn Sa’d al ‘Aufi
Mujam Awsat
Mujam Kabir
The First Narration
The Second Narration
The Third Narration
The First Narration
Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn al Hussain
Jarir ibn ‘Abdul Hamid according to the Ahlus Sunnah
Jarir ibn ‘Abdul Hamid al Dabbi al Razi according to the Shia
The Second Narration
‘Abdul Malik al Raqashi
Khalaf ibn Salim al Makhrami
The Third Narration
Muhammad ibn Salamah al Hadrami according the Ahlus Sunnah
Muhammad ibn Salamah ibn Kuhayl according the Shia
The Fourth Narration
An Additional Note Regarding the Discussion of Mustadrak
The Isnad of the Famous Mufassir al Tha’labi
Ahmed ibn al Ahjam al Qadi
‘Attiyah al ‘Aufi
The First Narration
The Second Narration
The First Narration
The Second Narration
The Third Narration
The Fourth Narration
Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Sulaiman al Baghandi
The Fifth Narration
A Necessary Caution
The Isnad of Abu Musa al Madini
Usd al Ghabah fi Ma’rifat al Sahabah
Al Mukhtarah of al Diya’ al Maqdisi
The First Narration
The Second Narration
Muhammad ibn al Muzaffar
‘Abdullah ibn Dahir
‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abdul Quddus
‘Attiyah al ‘Aufi
A Brief Biography of Sibt ibn al Jowzi
The Narration of Sulaim ibn Qais al Hilali
The Narrations of Ibn ‘Uqdah
Zaid ibn Arqam
Zaid Ibn Thabit
‘Ali al Murtada and The Freed Slave Abu Rafi’
Abu Hurairah
Sayyidah Fatimah
The Narrations of Yanabi’ al Mawaddah Which Appear Under the Title ‘Al Manaqib Mentions’
Study of the Above Narrations
The Narration of Sulaim ibn Qais
A Study of the Narrations of Ibn ‘Uqdah
The Narrations of Yanabi‘ al Mawaddah Which Appear Under the Title ‘Al Manaqib Mentions’
An Appendage to the Discussion of Yanabi’
Another Misinterpretation
A Different Perspective
Section Two
The Hadith of Thaqalayn
The First Verse
The Second Verse
The Third Verse
The Fourth Verse
The Fifth Verse
The Sixth Verse
The Seventh Verse
The Eighth Verse
The Ninth Verse
The Tenth Verse
The Eleventh Verse
The Twelfth Verse
Proof from the Hadith of Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam
- Muwattaʾ of Imam Malik (d. 179 A.H.)
- Sirat Ibn Hisham (d. 218 A.H.)
- Ibn Abi al Dunya (d. 281 A.H)
- Tarikh al Tabari (d. 310 A.H)
- Al Daraqutni (d. 385 A.H.)
- Mustadrak Hakim (d. 405 A.H)
- Akhbar Isfahan
- Al Ibanah of Abu al Nasr al Sajzi (d. 444 A.H)
- Al Sunan al Kubra of al Bayhaqi (d. 485 A.H)
- Al Sunan al Kubra of al Bayhaqi (485 A.H.)
- Jami’ Bayan al ‘Ilm of Ibn ‘Abdul Barr
- Mustadrak al Hakim
Summary
A Possible Objection
The Answer
Proving our Belief From Accepted Sources of the Shia
- Nahj al Balaghah
- Al Safi Sharh Usul al Kafi
- Usul al Kafi
- Nahj al Balaghah
- Nahj al Balaghah
- Usul al Kafi
- Ihtijaj al Tabarsi
- Rijal al Kashshi
- Tanqih al Maqal
- Usul al Kafi
- Nahj al Balaghah
- Nahj al Balaghah