Narrators of Ghadeer tradition from companions of companions 1 of the Prophet
In Al-Ghadeer, 2 Allamah Amini has mentioned eighty-four persons from companions of companions, through whom the tradition of Ghadeer is narrated. We shall only mention six of them here for the sake of brevity:
1. Abul-Qasim Asbagh bin Nubata, from the people of Kufa.3 Ajali4 and Ibne Moin have regarded him as a reliable companion of companions.
2. Saalim bin Abdullah bin Umar bin Khattab, Qarshi. Adawi, Madani. In the book of Tadhkira,5 Dhahabi has given his biography and stated:
“He was an expert jurist and of those, who combined knowledge and acts; and piety and nobility.”
It is mentioned in the book of Taqreeb6 that:
“He was one of the seven jurisprudents, and he did not say a word without evidence. He was a pious man and in honesty and trustworthiness, he was like his father. He is included among well known persons of the third category. On the basis of an authentic statement, he passed away at the end of the year 106 A.H.”
3. Umar bin Abdul Aziz, Umayyad Caliph (d. 101 A.H.).7
4. Umar bin Ali, Ameerul Momineen (a.s.).
In the book of Taqreeb8 , it is mentioned:
“He was reliable and was among narrators of the third category. He passed away during the reign of Walid and according to one view, he died before that.”
5. Muhammad bin Umar bin Ali, Ameerul Momineen (a.s.). He passed away during the reign of Umar bin Abdul Aziz and it is said that he died in 100 A.H.
Ibne Habban9 has mentioned him as a reliable narrator and Ibne Hajar10 says:
“He was truthful and honest; he was from the third category of narrators of traditions and he died at the age of thirty years.”11
6. Maroof bin Kharbuz.12
Ibne Habban has regarded him as trustworthy.13