Letter 16 A Hundred Shi`a Authorities Relied upon by Sunnis Thul-Qi`da 1329 Yes. I will provide you in a hurry with what you have requested, confining myself to some of those personalities who were visited by people from far and wide, on the condition that I will not be required to elaborate on them, since there is no room for that in this brief exposition. Here are their names and the names of their fathers arranged alphabetically: 1. Aban ibn Taghlib Mizan saying, "Aban ibn Taghlib, MAW, of Kufa, is a persistant Shi`a. He, nevertheless, is truthful; so, we will rely on his truthfulness, and let him be punished for his innovation." He has also said that Ahmed ibn Hanbal, Ibn Ma`in and Abu Hatim put their trust in him. Ibn `Adi quotes him and says that he is "extremist in Shi`ism." AlSa`di describes him as "an open deviator." Ibn alThahbi goes on to describe the man's credentials, counting him as an authority relied upon by Muslim and authors of the four Sunan books, namely Abu Dawud, alTirmithi, alNisa'i and Ibn Majah, marking his name with the latter's initials. Refer to his narration of hadith in Muslim's Sahih 2. Ibrahim ibn Yazid | |
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