I am the house of wisdom and ‘Ali is the door to it
I am a warner and ‘Ali is the guide; through you O ‘Ali will the guided be guided
August 28, 2018I am the leader of the sons of Adam and ‘Ali is the leader of the Arabs
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I am the house of wisdom and ‘Ali is the door to it
أنا دار الحكمة و علي بابها
I am the house of wisdom and ‘Ali is the door to it.
Al Tirmidhi and Abu Nuaim narrated it. He ignored al Tirmidhi’s declaration, “This is a gharib munkar hadith. We do not recognise this hadith from any reliable narrator from Sharik.”[1]
He also did not comment on the sanad of the narration of Abu Nuaim who reports it from Asbagh ibn Nabatah who is matruk (suspected of forgery) as stated by the master of al jarh wa al ta’dil. Al Dhahabi lists him among the da’if narrators.
Hafiz Ibn Hajar says, “This hadith is gharib. It is not known from any of the reliable narrators besides Sharik. And its isnad is mudtarib.”
Ibn al Jawzi says, “This hadith is mawdu’.”[2]
Ibn al Jawzi declared it a forgery[3] as well as al Suyuti[4].
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[1] Sunan al Tirmidhi Hadith: 3723.
[2] Mishkat al Masabih vol. 3 pg. 1777.
[3] Al Mawdu’at vol. 1 pg. 349.
[4] Al La’ali al Masnu’ah vol. 1 pg. 329 – 333.
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I am the house of wisdom and ‘Ali is the door to it
أنا دار الحكمة و علي بابها
I am the house of wisdom and ‘Ali is the door to it.
Al Tirmidhi and Abu Nuaim narrated it. He ignored al Tirmidhi’s declaration, “This is a gharib munkar hadith. We do not recognise this hadith from any reliable narrator from Sharik.”[1]
He also did not comment on the sanad of the narration of Abu Nuaim who reports it from Asbagh ibn Nabatah who is matruk (suspected of forgery) as stated by the master of al jarh wa al ta’dil. Al Dhahabi lists him among the da’if narrators.
Hafiz Ibn Hajar says, “This hadith is gharib. It is not known from any of the reliable narrators besides Sharik. And its isnad is mudtarib.”
Ibn al Jawzi says, “This hadith is mawdu’.”[2]
Ibn al Jawzi declared it a forgery[3] as well as al Suyuti[4].
Next⇒ I am the leader of the sons of Adam and ‘Ali is the leader of the Arabs
[1] Sunan al Tirmidhi Hadith: 3723.
[2] Mishkat al Masabih vol. 3 pg. 1777.
[3] Al Mawdu’at vol. 1 pg. 349.
[4] Al La’ali al Masnu’ah vol. 1 pg. 329 – 333.