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Salaamun alaykum dearest Meesam, My internet server has been down since day before yesterday so I haven't been able to access my emails. I am writing this to you from my departmental computer lab. I have seen very few senior level Qummis argue for the permissibility of dua to Ghayrullah on the basis of sermon 234 of Nahjul Balaagha, may be, because they know how dhaeef its sanad is; however, many jaahil people from the general public and low-level Mawlanas sometimes use it and argue on its basis, so I thought of sharing this analysis, and may be, if you see fit, you can also include it in your FAQ or Q&A section: SERMON 234 OF NAHJUL BALAAGHA has no Sanad. Sheikh Mufeed narrates a similar sermon in his Amaali with the following Sanad: He said: Abu Nasr Muhammad b. al-Husain al-Muqri al- Baseer reported to me from Abdullah b. Yahya al-Qattan, who reported from Ahmad b. al-Husain b. Saeed al- Qarshi, who reported from his father, who reported from al-Husain b. Mukhariq, from Abdul Samad b. Ali, from his father, from Abdullah b. Abbas - may Allah be pleased with him, who said: When the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, passed away, Amirul Mo'mineen Ali b. Abi Talib, together with al-Abbas and al-Fadhl b. al-Abbas, washed him. And

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Salaamun alaykum dearest Meesam,

My internet server has been down since day before yesterday so I haven't been able to access my emails.I am writing this to you from my departmental computer lab.

I have seen very few senior level Qummis argue for the permissibility of dua to Ghayrullah on the basis of sermon 234 of Nahjul Balaagha, may be, because they know how dhaeef its sanad is; however, many jaahil people from the general public and low-level Mawlanas sometimes use it and argue on its basis, so I thought of sharing this analysis, and may be, if you see fit, you can also include it in your FAQ or Q&A section:

SERMON 234 OF NAHJUL BALAAGHA has no Sanad.

Sheikh Mufeed narrates a similar sermon in his Amaali with the following Sanad:

He said: Abu Nasr Muhammad b. al-Husain al-Muqri al-Baseer reported to me from Abdullah b. Yahya al-Qattan, who reported from Ahmad b. al-Husain b. Saeed al- Qarshi, who reported from his father, who reported from al-Husain b. Mukhariq, from Abdul Samad b. Ali, from his father, from Abdullah b. Abbas - may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

When the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, passed away, Amirul Mo'mineen Ali b. Abi Talib, together with al-Abbas and al-Fadhl b. al-Abbas, washed him. And when they had finished washing him, he (Ali) removed the wrap-cloth from his face and said: "My father and my mother be your ransom, you have been pure in your life and in your death. With your passing away, there has been a cessation, which has no parallel in anyone else's death; the cessation of Prophethood and the Divine revelations. You are so exalted that, your death has become a source of solace and consolation for all other bereavements and (at the same time) your death has such a common aspect, that all men all equally grieved

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by it. And, had it not been that you ordered forbearance and forbade restless grief, we would have shed incessant tears over you. (But deep sorrow and grief, both are too trivial to give any consolation on your parting). May my father and my mother be your ransom, do remember us (well) when you are in the presence of your Sustainer, and keep us in your mind."

Then he fell over him, kissed his face and drew the cloth over him.

SOURCE:  Amaali Shiekh Mufeed, (Arabic) pg 102 (mac pdf page 128).

See also: Amaali Sheikh Mufeed (English) pg 81 of 281 (Chapter 12 - The Twelfth Assembly)

ANALYSIS OF THE SANAD

Abu Nasr Muhammad b. al-Husain al-Muqri al-Baseer reported to me from Abdullah b. Yahya al-Qattan, who reported from Ahmad b. al-Husain b. Saeed al- Qarshi, who reported from his father, who reported from al-Husain b. Mukhariq, from Abdul Samad b. Ali, from his father, from Abdullah b. Abbas - may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

 

Abu Nasr Muhammad b. al-Husain al-Muqri al-Baseer = Majhool 

Abdullah b. Yahya al-Qattan = Majhool

The editor of Al-Amaali's Arabic edition suggests that the above name may be a typographical distortion of Abdullah bin Umar al-Qattan, but is not sure of that. Either way, this narrator is Majhool.

Ahmad b. al-Husain b. Saeed al- Qarshi = Ahmad bin al-Husain bin Saeed al-Ahwaazi (See: footnote no.3 of the editor, Sheikh Mufeed,

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Al-Amaali, pg 102 (mac page 128))

 

Sayyid Khui has mentioned very clearly in his encyclopedia on Rijaal entitled Mu'jam Rijaalil Hadeeth (volume 2) that Ahmad bin al-Husain bin Saeed was declared to be a Ghaali and weak narrator by the classical scholars of Rijaal and Hadith such as Sheikh Muhammad bin al-Hasan bin al-Waleed, Sheikh Sadooq and Sheikh Abul Abbas Ibn Nooh. Sayyid Khui also declares him to be dhaeef as well; see for yourself:

 

:أحمد بن الحسين بن سعيد :521

قال النجاشي: )أحمد بن الحسين بن سعيد بن حّماد بن سعيد بن مهران مولى علي.بن الحسين عليه السالم، أبو جعفر االهوازي، الملقّب دندان

أصحابنا القّميون، وضعّفوه، روى عن جميع شيوخ أبيه، إالّ حّماد بن عيسى، فيما زعم .وقالوا: هو غال، وحديثه يعرف وينكر

له كتاب االحتجاج، أخبرنا به ابن شاذان، قال: حدّثنا أحمد بن محمد بن يحيى، قال: حدّثنا أحمد بن إدريس ، قال: حدّثنا محمد بن الحسن عنه، به. وأخبرنا علي بن أحمد،

.قال: حدّثنا محمد بن الحسن، عن محمد بن الحسن، عنه به

وكتاب االنبياء، وكتاب المثالب، أخبرنا علي بن أحمد القّمي، عن محمد بن الحسن، عن.(محمد بن الحسن الصفّار، عنه بها

(: )أحمد بن الحسين بن سعيد بن حّماد بن سعد بن مهران، مولى67وقال الشيخ ) .علي بن الحسين عليه السالم، أبو جعفر االهوازي، الملقّب دندان

قال النجاشي: )أحمد بن الحسين بن سعيد بن حؤّما بن الحسين عليه السالم، أبو.جعفر االهوازي، الملقّب دندان

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روى عن جميع شيوخ أبيه، إالّ حّماد بن عيسى، فيما زعم أصحابنا القّميون، وضعّفوه،.وقالوا: هو غال، وحديثه يعرف وينكر

له كتاب االحتجاج، أخبرنا به ابن شاذان، قال: حدّثنا أحمد بن محمد بن يحيى، قال: حدّثنا أحمد بن إدريس ، قال: حدّثنا محمد بن الحسن عنه، به. وأخبرنا علي الحسن،

.عنه به

روى عن جميع شيوخ أبيه، إالّ حّماد بن عيسى، فيما زعم أصحابنا القّميون، وذكروا أنّه.غال، وحديثه يعرف وينكر

وله كتب، منها: كتاب االحتجاج، أخبرنا به الحسين بن عبيداللّه، وابن أبي جيد القّمي، عن أحمد بن محمد بن يحيى، عن أحمد بن إدريس ، عن محمد بن الحسن الصفّار،

.عنه

وكتاب االنبياء، وكتاب المثالب، أخبرنا بهما أبو الحسين علي بن أحمد بن محمد بن أبي جيد، عن محمد بن الحسن بن الوليد، عن محمد بن الحسن الصفاّر، عنه. ومات أحمد

.(بن الحسين بقم، وقبره بها

وحكى النجاشي في ترجمة محمد بن أحمد بن يحيى تضعيفه، عن محمد بن الحسن بن الوليد، حيث استثنى من روايات محمد بن أحمد بن يحيى ما يرويه، عن أحمد بن

الحسين بن سعيد، وقال: )وتبعه على ذلك أبو جعفر ابن بابويه )الصدوق(، وأبو العبّاس.ابن نوح(

(: )اّن أبا جعفر ابن بابويه623وذكر الشيخ في ترجمة محمد بن أحمد بن يحيى ) استثنى من روايات محمد بن أحمد بن يحيى ما يرويه عن جماعة ذكرهم، ومنهم أحمد

.بن الحسين بن سعيد(

(: )أحمد55 : 54وعدّه الشيخ في رجاله في من لم يرو عنهم عليهم السالم، وقال ) بن الحسين بن سعيد، وأحمد بن بشير البرقي، روى عنهما، محمد بن أحمد ابن يحيى،

.وهما ضعيفان، ذكر ذلك ابن بابويه(

(: )أحمد بن الحسين بن سعيد، روى عن جميع شيوخ أبيه، إالّ حّماد بن87وقال أخرى ) ، مات بقم(يرمى بالغلوّ عيسى، .

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روى عن أبيه الحسين بن سعيد، وروى عنه سعد بن عبداللّه. كامل الزيارات: باب ما4، الحديث 91يستحب من طين قبر الحسين عليه السالم .

وعدّه الشيخ في رجاله في من لم يرو عنهم عليهم السالم

 

 

Ayatullah Sayyid Abul Qasim al-Khui declares this narrator to be dhaeef:

أقول: الظاهر أن يحكم بضعف الرجل لما تقدم، وكالم ابن الغضائري على فرض ثبوته ال يدل إال على سالمة حديثه من الغلو دون توثيقه، ولعله لذلك ذكره العالمة في القسم

الثاني

Ref: Sayyid Khui, Mu'jam Rijaal al-Hadith, vol. 2, pg 103 (mac page 105 of 437)

 

Ayatullah Sayyid Faadhil Meelani further endorses the judgement of Sayyid Khui that this narrator is weak:

 

أقول: الظاهر أن يحكم بضعف الرجل لما تقدم، وكالم ابن الغضائري على فرض ثبوته ال يدل إال على سالمة حديثه من الغلو دون توثيقه، ولعله لذلك ذكره العالمة في القسم

الثاني

 

http://www.almilani.com/%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%84/521

 

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Ayatullah Sayyid Abul Qasim al-Khui declared the Tareeq of Sheikh Toosi to al-Husain b. Mukhariq as dhaeef due to the presence of Ahmad bin al-Husain bin Saeed in it. (See, Khui, Mu'jam Rijaal al-Hadith, vol. 7, pg 92 (mac page 96 of 498)).

 The presence of one Majhool or weak narrator in the chain of a narration is sufficient to render it Dhaeef. Even a first year student of Ilme Rijaal should know that.

But in this Sanad, it is not only Ahmad bin al-Husain bin Saeed who is the weak link; rather, you have multiple Majhool narrators. See for yourself: 

الحسين بن مخارق = الحصين بن مخارق

 

al-Husain b. Mukhariq = majhool in that he has not received Tawtheeq

Abdul Samad b. Ali = Majhool in that he has not received Tawtheeq. 

(See Sayyid Khui, Mu'jam Rijaal al-Hadith, vol. 11, pg. 27.)

 Akhook

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