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Salam.
 


The Concept Of Twelve Imams (a.s) From The Earliest Shia Sources


 

In this part of the article we will cover:

  • The Compilation Of Hadeeth Literature
  • Saheeh according to early Shia scholars:
  • Why the methodology of early scholars is preferable?
  • Collection of Hadeeth in books:
  • Presentation of books to Imams (a.s):
  • The Book Of Sulaym ibn Qays Al-Hilali
  • Attestation of Al-Nu'mani for the Book of Sulaym:
  • Who was Al-Nu'mani?
  • Sulaym - A Companion Of Imam Alee (a.s)
  • Sulaym's Book Passed On From Aban's Hands To Umar ibn Uzaina
  • Narrators of the Book of Sulaym:
  • As'haab Ijmaa' among the narrators of the Book of Sulaym:
  • Attesting Aban ibn Abi Ayyash
  • Chains Of The Manuscripts Of The Book Of Sulaym
  • Chains Of The Manuscript Of Allamah Al-Majlisi II
  • Attestation Of Scholars For The Book of Sulaym
  • The Book of Sulaym Is The Alphabet Of The Shi'a
  • Objections Against The Book
  • Objections Of Ibn Al-Ghazairi
  • Is Ibn Al-Ghazairi's Book Of Rijal Reliable?
  • Scholarly Discussions On ibn Al-Ghazairi's Objections
  • Miracles Performed By Other Than The Prophets' (a.s)
  • The Imams Are Twelve And Not Thirteen
  • Some Additional Points About The Two Above Mentioned Objections:
  • Authenticity Of The Book Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal
  • The fame of a book obviates the need for a chain for it:
  • Narrations On The Twelve Imams (a.s) From Sulaym Through Early Shi'a Scholars
  • Attestation of Ahlulbayt (a.s) for the Book of Sulaym:
  • Summary On The Authenticity Of The Book of Sulaym
  • Hadeeth Of The Twelve Imams (a.s) And Imam Al-Mahdi ÚÌøá Çááøå ÝÑÌå ÇáÔÑíÝ Is The Last Of Them

 

Read here: http://www.revisitingthesalaf.org/2014/12/imam-al-mahdi-ajf-part-iii.html

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بسمه تعالى

 

One thing I noticed immediately was:

 

 

After the death of Sulaym, Aban travelled to different places to meet as many people as possible (including Imam Sajjad (a.s)) in an attempt to authenticate the book's contents, and finally, he took Basra as a residence place for himself where he became a renown Islamic narrator whose narrations can be found in both Shi'a and Sunni sources, although Sunnis weaken him.

 

Our `ulama and the `ulama of the Sunnis are unanimous in that Aban ibn Abi `Ayyash is a weak narrator. Shaykh al-Ta'ifah رحمه الله said:

 

"Aban ibn Abi `Ayyash Fayrooz, he was a tabi'i, dha`eef"

Shaykh al-Tusi, al-Rijal, person 1264.

 

It looks like the author doesn't believe in Ibn al-Ghadha'iri's book. Which is fine, because the statement of al-Tusi رحمه الله is sufficient. Also, in Rijal al-Majlisi, which the author seems to quote often:

 

"Aban ibn Abi `Ayyash, dha`eef"

al-`Allamah al-Majlisi, Rijal al-Majlisi, person 5.

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بسمه تعالى

 

One thing I noticed immediately was:

 

 

Our `ulama and the `ulama of the Sunnis are unanimous in that Aban ibn Abi `Ayyash is a weak narrator. Shaykh al-Ta'ifah رحمه الله said:

 

"Aban ibn Abi `Ayyash Fayrooz, he was a tabi'i, dha`eef"

Shaykh al-Tusi, al-Rijal, person 1264.

 

It looks like the author doesn't believe in Ibn al-Ghadha'iri's book. Which is fine, because the statement of al-Tusi رحمه الله is sufficient. Also, in Rijal al-Majlisi, which the author seems to quote often:

 

"Aban ibn Abi `Ayyash, dha`eef"

al-`Allamah al-Majlisi, Rijal al-Majlisi, person 5.

Salam. Read the whole article.

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Salam. Read the whole article.

 

wa `alaykum salam

 

I did, and didn't see anything commenting on what Shaykh al-Tusi said in his work. All I saw regarding the reliability of Aban was:

 

 

 
Al-Mamaqani:
 
I say: Assertion about him(i.e. Aban Ibn Abi Ayyash) being weak is difficult, especially after someone like Sulaym ibn Qays passes over his book to him, and he calls him "O nephew." Anyone who checks the position of Sulaym ibn Qays, he will incline towards the opinion that the man (i.e. Aban) was a praiseworthy person who converted to Shi'a, and the attribution of the fabrication of the Book of Sulaym to him has no basis to it. If we add to this the statement of Sheikh Abi Alee in Al-Muntaha where he says: "I came to the conclusion that the origin of degrading him is through Mukhalifeen (i.e. the so-called 'Ahl Al-Sunnah'), because of him being Shi'a" which strengthens it. Allah ÓÈÍÇäå æÊÚÇáì knows best. Rather after the trustworthiness of Sulaym is established, as it will come later Insha'Allah, the trustworthiness of Aban will be proven too, due to him handing over his famous book to him. 
 

 

That on its own is not proof for the reliability of Aban. The only evidence al-Mamaqani presents trying to argue in favour of Aban is that Sulaym's book was passed to him. That doesn't hold up against the tadh`eef of the Shaykh.

 

This seems to be the reason the author has only managed to bring one Imami opinion in favour of Aban ibn Abi `Ayyash, simply because there is almost a consensus that he is a weak narrator.

 

Statement of Sayyid `Ali al-Milani:

 

وأمّا مسألة وثاقة أبان... فإنّ أبان بن أبي عيّاش لا توثيق له في كتب أصحابنا أصلاً..

 

And as for the issue of the reliability of Aban... Then Aban ibn Abi `Ayyash has absolutely no tawtheeq in the works of our companions.

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wa `alaykum salam

 

I did, and didn't see anything commenting on what Shaykh al-Tusi said in his work. All I saw regarding the reliability of Aban was:

 

 

That on its own is not proof for the reliability of Aban. The only evidence al-Mamaqani presents trying to argue in favour of Aban is that Sulaym's book was passed to him. That doesn't hold up against the tadh`eef of the Shaykh.

 

This seems to be the reason the author has only managed to bring one Imami opinion in favour of Aban ibn Abi `Ayyash, simply because there is almost a consensus that he is a weak narrator.

 

Statement of Sayyid `Ali al-Milani:

 

وأمّا مسألة وثاقة أبان... فإنّ أبان بن أبي عيّاش لا توثيق له في كتب أصحابنا أصلاً..

 

And as for the issue of the reliability of Aban... Then Aban ibn Abi `Ayyash has absolutely no tawtheeq in the works of our companions.

Salam.

Read the part: ''Summary On The Authenticity Of The Book Of Sulaym''.

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wa `alaykum salam

 

I did, and didn't see anything commenting on what Shaykh al-Tusi said in his work. All I saw regarding the reliability of Aban was:

 

 

That on its own is not proof for the reliability of Aban. The only evidence al-Mamaqani presents trying to argue in favour of Aban is that Sulaym's book was passed to him. That doesn't hold up against the tadh`eef of the Shaykh.

 

This seems to be the reason the author has only managed to bring one Imami opinion in favour of Aban ibn Abi `Ayyash, simply because there is almost a consensus that he is a weak narrator.

 

Statement of Sayyid `Ali al-Milani:

 

وأمّا مسألة وثاقة أبان... فإنّ أبان بن أبي عيّاش لا توثيق له في كتب أصحابنا أصلاً..

 

And as for the issue of the reliability of Aban... Then Aban ibn Abi `Ayyash has absolutely no tawtheeq in the works of our companions.

I think muta'akhirin / late scholars are leaning to consider him trust worthy depending on qara'in/ historical remarks that can be used as evidence.

1. قال الأسترآبادي في منهج المقال: (إني رأيت أصل تضعيفه من المخالفين من حيث التشيع). (1)

2. قال المير حامد حسين في استقصاء الإفحام: (إن أبان بن أبي عياش يعد عند العامة أيضا من أعاظم علمائهم ويعدونه من خيار التابعين وثقاتهم، وكان أبو حنيفة ممن أخذ عنه وارتضاه لأخذ الأحكام الشرعية (2) كما يرى ذلك من كتب أكابر فن التنقيد). (3)

3. قال السيد الأمين في أعيان الشيعة: (يدل على تشيعه قول أحمد بن حنبل كما سمعت (قيل أنه كان له هوى) أي من أهل الأهواء والمراد به التشيع...، وأما شعبة فتحامله عليه ظاهر وليس ذلك إلا لتشيعه كما هو العادة مع أنه صرح بأن قدحه فيه بالظن وإن الظن لا يغني من الحق شيئا ولا يسوغ كل هذا التحامل بمجرد الظن وقد سمعت تصريح غير واحد بصلاحه وعبادته وكثرة روايته وأنه لا يتعمد الكذب. (4)

وجعلهم له منكر الحديث لروايته ما ليس معروفا عندهم أو مخالفا لما يروونه أو ما يرون فيه شيئا من الغلو. وأما الاعتماد على المنامات في تضعيف الرجال فغريب طريف، مع أن بعض المنامات السابقة دل على حسن حاله). (5)

4. قال السيد الموحد الأبطحي في تهذيب المقال: (أما تضعيف العامة لأبان فلا يوجب وهنا فيه... وكان أكثر تضعيفات العامة لأبان عولا على شعبة، فقد أسس الوقيعة في أبان وتبعه غيره... وملخص ما قالوا عن شعبة وغيره في تضعيفه أمور:

أحدها منامات ذكروها... وثانيها رواية أبان عن أنس بن مالك، وثالثها رواية المناكير وعد منها روايات في فضل أهل البيت عليهم السلام؟... يظهر ممن ضعفه من العامة

أن أبان بن أبي عياش كان من العباد فلعل التضعيف كان من جهة المذهب). (1)

5. قال المولى حيدر علي الشيرواني: (أبان بن أبي عياش كان يتظاهر بنقل كتاب سليم في زمن سيد العابدين والباقر والصادق عليهم السلام وهو من أصحابهم الثقات المذكورين، والأجلاء ينقلون عنه مسلمين موقنين). (2)

6. قال السيد الصفائي الخوانساري في كشف الأستار: ينبغي عده (أي تضعيف المخالفين لأبان) من مدائحه. (3)

8. قال العلامة الشيخ موسى الزنجاني في (الجامع في الرجال): (الأقرب عندي قبول رواياته تبعا لجماعة من متأخري أصحابنا اعتمادا بثقات المحدثين كالصفار وابن بابويه وابن الوليد وغيرهم والرواة الذين يروون عنه، ولاستقامة أخبار الرجل وجودة المتن فيها). (4)

8. أقول: كل ما ذكرناه من وجوه اعتماد العلماء على كتاب سليم واعتباره عندهم فتلك كلها تدل على اعتمادهم على أبان بن أبي عياش الراوي الوحيد للكتاب عن مؤلفه كما سوف نحقق في ترجمة سليم أنه لم يرو عنه أحد غير أبان بن أبي عياش.

فاعتماد الأعلام المتقدمين والمتأخرين على كتاب سليم ونقلهم عنه يتوقف على اعتمادهم على أبان الناقل له. ومن المعلوم أن هذا الجم الغفير من الأعاظم لا يعتمدون إلا على كتاب مروي بسند قوى، وقد أشار إلى ذلك السيد الخوانساري في كشف الأستار فقال: (وإذا انتهت أسانيد الكتاب إلى أبان فهذا الإجماع يكشف عن وثاقته جدا ". (5)

ويؤيد ذلك وجود (أبان) في جميع الأسانيد الناقلة لأحاديث سليم في المصادر الحديثية.

أضف إلى ذلك أن ابن أبي عمير الذي يعتمد على مسانيده ومراسيله نقل كتاب سليم وأحاديثه بالأسناد إلى أبان بن أبي عياش، وهذا يدل على اعتماده عليه.

وفي نهاية المطاف ألخص الكلام في كلمة واحدة وأقول:

إن أبان بن أبي عياش كان من كبار علماء الشيعة، وكان متصلا بالأئمة المعصومين عليهم السلام وأصحابهم، وأنه كان ممن أصابه سهام التهمة والافتراء من الأعداء في سبيل إحياء مذهب أهل البيت عليهم السلام، وهو أوثق من أن يبحث عن ذلك فيه، وله علينا حق عظيم لسعيه الوافر في استبقاء هذا التراث القيم في تلك الظروف المملوءة بالغشم والإرهاب والاتهام. جزاه الله عن أهل بيت نبيه عليهم السلام خير الجزاء.

http://www.mezan.net/books/aqida/solaim_a/html/solaim_a-05.html

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