In Al-Ghadeer, Allamah Amini (r.a.)1 has mentioned 702 persons, who are
well known for falsehood and fabrication of reports, some of them are as follows:
1. Aban bin Firoz, Abu Ayyash, freed slave of Abdul Qays, Abu Ismail Basri (d. 138 A.H.).
Shoba has said [regarding him]: “It is better for a person to commit
fornication than narrate a tradition from Aban. In the same way, he said: I prefer
drinking the urine of my donkey than to narrate reports from Aban. Perhaps Aban
has narrated more than 1500 traditions more than Anas, most of which are
baseless.”2
2. Ibrahim bin Hadba, Abu Hadba Basri.
He was a liar and a malicious person and he narrated nonsensical matters; he
fabricated reports and attributed them to Anas. He was a dancer in Basra and he
was called to dance in marriage parties. He was also imbibed liquor. He lived till
the year 200 A.H.3
3. Ahmad bin Hasan bin Aban Misri. He was among the senior teachers of
Tibrani. He was a liar, who attributed false traditions to trustworthy persons.4
4. Ahmad bin Khalil Naufali Qumasi (d. 310 A.H.). He was a liar and he narrated reports from persons, who never existed.5
5. Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sult bin Mughallis, Abu Abbas Hammani (d.
302 or 308 A.H.).
He was a fabricator of traditions and there was no one as shameful as him
among the liars. He fabricated numerous false traditions in favor of Abu Hanifah,
all of whom are false. In the same way, he attributed false traditions to
trustworthy persons.6
6. Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Amr, Abu Bashar Kindi Maruzi, resident of
Baghdad (d. 323 A.H.). He was a jurist, who excelled in Sunnah and in refutation
of the folks of heresy. In the same way, he was Hafiz of Quran and possessed a
nice voice, but he narrated false traditions from his father, grandfather and others.
In the same way, he has issued false traditions and attributed them to trustworthy
persons. He left behind numerous fabricated copies.7 Ibne Habban says about him:8
He fabricated text and mixed up the authorities, therefore it is necessary to
avoid him. He probably attributed more than ten thousand traditions to reliable
persons and I have recorded three thousand traditions from them and I have no
doubt that he has inverted them.
It is mentioned in Shazaratuz Zahab:9
“In spite of the fact that he was a tradition scholar, a point of reference on
Sunnah and refuter of heresy, he is regarded as a fabricator of traditions and a
liar.”
7. Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Ghalib Bahili, Abu Abdullah (d. 257 A.H.).
He was the slave of Khalil and an important religious personality of
Baghdad. He was a liar and a fabricator of traditions
Hafiz Ibne Adi says regarding him:10
“I heard from Abu Abdullah Nahawandi in Harran in gathering of Abu
Aruba that: I asked the slave of Khalil: What is this tradition you narrate? He
replied: I fabricated it so that through it I may soften the hearts of people.”
Allamah Amini says: It is strange for a man to have such conduct and
behavior, that due to his death, markets of Medina were closed and his last
remains were transferred to Basra and he was buried there and a dome was
constructed on his grave according to Tarikh Baghdad and Al-Muntazam of Ibne
Jauzi.11
8. Asad bin Amr Abu Manzar Bajali Qaazi – associate of Abu Hanifah (d.
190 A.H.).
He was a liar and a worthless fellow and he arranged traditions on the basis
of Abu Hanifah’s religion. For the Ahle Sunnat, he is same as the wind.12
9. Ismail bin Yahya Teemi, grandson of Abu Bakr Ibne Abi Qahafa.
He was a liar and it is not allowed to narrate traditional reports from him. He
was a member of fabricators, who fabricated traditions and most of his reports are
absolutely invalid. He forged traditional reports and attributed them to Malik,
Thawri and others, he narrated reports from reliable persons, which others have
narrated from him.13
10. Husain bin Hamid bin Rafi Kufi Khazzar (d. 282 A.H.). He, his father
and his grandfather, were all liars (liar son of liar son of liar).14
11. Hammad bin Abi Hanifah, leader of Hanafis, Noman bin Thabit Kufi.
Jarir has considered him a liar and it is narrated that he said to Qutaibah:
Tell Hammad: “What concern do you have with traditions? Indeed, you have a
habit of disputing and talking nonsense.”15
12. Sulaiman bin Dawood Basri, Abu Ayyub, well known as Shaaz Kufi (d.
234 A.H.).
He was a Hafiz scholar of traditions, who was very malicious and an
absolute liar. He fabricated traditions extempore. It is said that he used to deal in
liquor and was an unreliable person.16
13. Ali bin Jahm bin Badr Saami Khorasani, who later settled in Baghdad
and was killed in 249 A.H.
He was the greatest liar of the world and was well known enemy of Ali
(Nasibi). He fabricated numerous traditions against Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) and
Ahle Bayt (a.s.). It is said: He cursed his father as he had named him Ali.
Allamah Amini says: This is the gist of his account. Now, pay attention to
the statements of Ibne Kathir in his Tarikh:17
“He [Ali bin Jahm] is a famous poet, he was religious and a reliable person.
Also, he was inimical to Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.).”
As if his oppression towards Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.) has made him a
religious person in view of Ibne Kathir. This is the level of Ibne Kathir’s
perception. The return of all is to Almighty Allah. They would be answerable to divine justice.
14. Umar bin Sobih Khorasani18
He was an excessive liar and he fabricated traditions. He had no peer in the
world in heresy and lying.19
15. Amr bin Khaleef Abu Salih Khanawi.20
Ibne Habban says regarding him:21
“He fabricated traditions. Among the false traditions that he has attributed to
Ibne Abbas is that: The Prophet (s.a.w.a.) said: They admitted me in Paradise,
and I saw a wolf over there. I asked: Has the wolf entered Paradise? He replied:
Yes, because I ate the son of an orderly. Ibne Abbas continued: This wolf had
eaten the son of an orderly and reached that place; if he had devoured the orderly,
his position would have been the highest heavens.”
Allamah Amini says: If only Ibne Abbas had clarified that if this wolf had
eaten a commander, what his position would have been?22
16. Awana bin Hakam Kufi (d. 158 A.H.). He was Uthmani and he
fabricated traditions for Bani Umayyah.23
17. Nuh bin Abi Maryam, Yazid Abu Asma (d. 173 A.H.). He was an
excessive liar, who fabricated traditions just as Moalla bin Hilal. He fabricated a
lengthy tradition on the excellence of Quran.
Hakeem says regarding him: “He fabricated traditions on excellence of
Quran, and traditions on excellence of reciting chapters of Quran, which number
114; are all fabricated.”24
إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ مُتَبَّرٌۭ مَّا هُمْ فِيهِ وَبَـٰطِلٌۭ مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ (١٣٩)
“(As to) these, surely that about which they are shall be brought to naught and that which they do is vain.”25