Chain of narrators
1. Abu Marwan; Salih Asadi has written: “He narrates Munkar (false,
unknown and incorrect) traditional reports from his father.”
Ibne Habban writes: “He commits mistakes and reports statements, which
are opposed to well known facts.”1
Uthman bin Khalid; Bukhari has written: “He has reported Munkar (false,
unknown and incorrect) traditional reports.”
Nasai writes: “He is not trustworthy.”
Ibne Adi has said: “None of this traditions are narrated or learnt by reliable
narrators.”2
3. Abdur Rahman bin Abu Zanad; Yahya bin Moin has written:3 “He is not
from those narrators on whom tradition scholars can rely for their reasoning and
he is of no value.”
Nasai says:4 “It is not possible to reason through his traditions.”
And after all this, I regard this companionship strange and remote from
truth, because the question arises that on what basis does this fellow have
precedence, which other companions do not have inspite of their seniority and
nobility?
At the forefront of all companions is brother of Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.a.), Ameerul Momineen Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.), who is called as self of
Prophet in Holy Quran and according to the tradition of ties of brotherhood, only
he is the brother of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.). And during battles, only Ali (a.s.)
was the defender of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.), and according to clarification of the
verse of purification, he is the perfect example of purity, and according to widely
narrated tradition, the gate of the city of knowledge of Prophet.
Then how can Uthman get the honor of such companionship and not
Ameerul Momineen Ali (a.s.)? Was it due to the similarity between Uthman and
Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) regarding lineage, knowledge and excellence?
Or it was because of his following the Quran and Sunnah brought by Holy
Prophet (s.a.w.a.)? When you closely study the hesitation of Uthman regarding
Islamic laws and his acts and omissions, which we mentioned so far, you will
become aware of his true rank that this false tradition with a weak chain of
narrators is trying to prove. Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) is pure of all those things,
which they attribute to him.
I don’t know why Almighty Allah did not accept the supplication of
Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) regarding Abu Bakr; the supplication mentioned in
the report of Adi,5 narrated through Zubair bin Awwam that: The Messenger of
Allah (s.a.w.a.) said:
“O God, You made Abu Bakr my companion in the cave, so make him my
companion in Paradise (as well).”6
Yes, this tradition, like the tradition of Ibne Majah, is invalid; because its
chains of narrators include the following persons: Muhammad bin Walid Qalansi
Baghdadi, who was an excessive liar and a prolific fabricator of traditions;7 and
Musab bin Saeed, who narrated false reports from reliable persons and
interpolated traditions,8 and he committed Tadlis,9 and he does not know what he says; and Isa bin Yunus, who is an unknown and unrecognized entity.10