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How Truthful was Saduq? (Article written by waqifi shia)

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In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

In the previous article, Alteration and Reorientation of Text in Twelver Shi`ism, we discussed how a pattern of alteration to ahadith in Twelver books can be detected, where previously non-Twelver narrations (including explicitly pro-Sevener/Waqifi narrations) will be altered to reflect the later Twelver theology.  In this article, we will focus on one scholar in particular, Muhammad b. `Ali b. al-Husayn b. Babuwayh al-Qummi, famously known as Shaykh Saduq, one of the most prominent figures in Twelver Shi`i hadith collections, whose Man La Yahdaruhu a-Faqih is considered one of the found major canonical source collections of Shi`i hadith. Many – even most – of the very pro-Twelver narrations that people will cite are to be found in his books such as his Kamal ad-Deen, and so it is important to analyze how reliable the man himself was in what he would report. Continue reading →

Surah Qalam – verse 42 – commentary on Shin

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Bismillah.

Salam alaikum.

Allah said in the Quran: [Yusufali 68:42] The Day that the shin shall be laid bare, and they shall be summoned to bow in adoration, but they shall not be able,-

Sheikh Saduq in his Tawhid, chapter 14 gave explanation of this verse from masoom Imam.

Hadith 1.

1 – حدثنا علي بن أحمد بن محمد بن عمران الدقاق رحمه الله قال: حدثنا محمد بن أبي عبدالله الكوفي، قال: حدثنا محمد بن إسماعيل البرمكي، قال: حدثنا الحسين بن الحسن، عن بكر، عن الحسين بن سعد، عن أبي الحسن عليه السلام في قوله عز وجل: (يوم يكشف عن ساق) قال: حجاب من نور يكشف، !!!!!فيقع المؤمنون سجدا، وتدمج أصلاب المنافقين فلا يستطيعون السجود

(Chain) from al-Hussain ibn Sad from Abul Hasan (alaihi salam) regarding verse “the shin shall be laid bare”, Imam said: The veil from the light will be removed, and believers will made a prostration. And spines of the hypocrites will grow together, and they will not be able to make a prostration.

Hadith 2.

2 – أبي رحمه الله، قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبدالله، عن إبراهيم بن هاشم، عن ابن فضال، عن أبي جميلة، عن محمد بن علي الحلبي، عن أبي عبدالله عليه السلام في قوله عزوجل: (يوم يكشف عن ساق) قال: تبارك الجبار، ثم أشار إلى ساقه فكشف عنها الازار، قال: ويدعون إلى السجود فلا يستطيعون، قال: افحم القوم

(Chain) from Abu Abdullah (alaihi salam) regarding words of Allah “the shin shall be laid bare”, imam (praised Allah by saying) Tabarrakal Jabbar! AND THEN HE POINTED TOWARDS HIS (OWN) SHIN AND REMOVED THE MANTLE FROM IT. Then he said: They will be called to the prostration and they will not be able to make it (till the end of hadith).

Hadith 3.

3 – حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد رحمه الله قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسن الصفار، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن أحمد بن محمد بن أبي نصر، عن الحسين بن موسى، عن عبيد بن زرارة، عن أبي عبدالله عليه السلام قال: سألته عن قول الله عز و جل: (يوم يكشف عن ساق) قال: كشف إزاره عن ساقه، ويده الاخرى على رأسه فقال: سبحان ربي الاعلى.

(Chain) from imam Abu Abdullah (alaihi salam) while explaining the words of Allah “the shin shall be laid bare” imam: REMOVED THE MANTLE FROM HIS SHIN, and put his other hand on his Head. Then he praised Allah by saying: Subhana Rabiyal Ala!

http://www.elibrary4arab.com/ebooks/misc/altawheed/14.htm

Comment:

I am leaving aside comments from Saduq on these reports. This nation famous for corrupting apparent meanings.

Shaykh Saduq manipulator

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Bismillah wa salatu wa salamu ala rasullah.

Shaykh of shias al-Khui said in his book “Mojam ar-Rijaal”:

بقي هنا شى‏ء: وهو أنّ الشيخ الصدوق : قدّس سرّه : قال في أماليه: حدّثنا محمد بن الحس‏ؤن الصفّار، قال: حدّثنا العبّاس بن معروف. الحديث الاوّل، من المجلس 68.
وقال في الحديث 2 من المجلس 82: حدّثنا محمد بن الحسن الصفّار، عن يعقوب بن يزيد. وقال في العلل: الجزء 1: حدّثنا محمد بن الحسن الصفّار، عن العبّاس بن معروف، باب 34، العلّة التي من أجلها دفن إسماعيل أمّه في الحجر، الحديث 1.
وظاهر هذه الجمل، أنه : قدّس سرّه : يروي عن الصفّار بلا واسطة وهو شيخه، ولكن هذا أمر غير ممكن، فإنّ الصفّار مات سنة مائتين وتسعين على ماعرفت، والشيخ الصدوق : قدّس سرّه : ولد بعد ثلاثمائة، فكيف يمكن أن يروي عنه

http://www.al-khoei.us/books/?id=7810

Translation:

and one question remains. He (Muhammad as-Saffar) was from shaykhs of shaykh Saduq. He (Saduq) said in al-Amali: Narrated to us Muhammad ibn al-Hasan as-Saffar – narrated to us al-Abbas ibn Maroof. See 1 hadith from 68 gathering.  And in 2 hadith from 82 gathering: narrated to us Muhammad ibn al-Hasan as-Saffar from Yaqub ibn Yazid. And he said in al-Ilal, first volume: narrated to us Muhammad ibn al-Hasan as-Saffar from al-Abbas ibn Maroof …………………. And obvious from  this, that he (Saduq) narrated from as-Saffar without any intermediate, and he was his shaykh. BUT THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE. Because as-Saffar died in 290 year, from what is known. And shaykh Saduq born after 300 year. And how is it possible that eh narrated from him?

 

Another example of “honesty” of Saduq.

al-Khui also said in other place of his book (9/83):

الرابعة: أن الصدوق ذكر في الامالي، المجلس 63، الحديث 1: حدثنا سعد ابن عبد الله، قال: حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى… الحديث. وظاهر هذا الكلام رواية الصدوق عن سعد بن عبد الله بلا واسطة، وهذا أمر غير ممكن، فإن سعد ابن عبد الله مات سنة (299) أو سنة (301) فكيف يمكن أن يروي عنه الصدوق المتولد بعد ذلك

http://ar.lib.eshia.ir/14036/9/83

Translation:

4-th: as-Saduq mentioned in al-Amali, gathering 63, hadith 1: narrated to us Sad ibn Abdullah – narrated to us Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Eisa… al-hadith. And apparent from these words that he Saduq use to narrate from Sad ibn Abdullah without any intermediate. And this is not possible. Because Sad ibn Abdullah died in 299 or 301 year. And how Saduq which bore after could narrate from him?