Authored by: Hafiz Muhammad Anwar Zahid (ḥafiẓahullāh)
Hazrat Abdullah ibn Abbas (رضي الله عنه) narrates:
I and my father, Abbas (رضي الله عنه), were present with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when Ali (رضي الله عنه) arrived.
The Prophet ﷺ said:
“For the sake of Allah, no one loves me more than he (Ali) does.”
Then he said:
**“Allah placed the offspring of every prophet in his own loins, but He placed my progeny in the loins of Ali (رضي الله عنه).”
[Mīzān al-Iʿtidāl: Vol. 4, p. 313 | Also mentioned by Ḥāfiẓ Ibn Ḥajar in Lisān al-Mīzān under the biography of ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muḥammad al-Ḥāsib]
This narration is reported by ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muḥammad al-Ḥāsib.
✔ Imām al-Dhahabī says:
“He is unknown (majhūl), and this narration is fabricated (mawḍūʿ).”
[Mīzān al-Iʿtidāl: Vol. 2, p. 586]
This narration is unreliable due to:
➤ A completely unknown narrator
➤ The fabricated nature of the content as identified by major ḥadīth critics
❖ The Narration Attributed to Ibn Abbas (رضي الله عنهما)
Hazrat Abdullah ibn Abbas (رضي الله عنه) narrates:
I and my father, Abbas (رضي الله عنه), were present with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when Ali (رضي الله عنه) arrived.
The Prophet ﷺ said:
“For the sake of Allah, no one loves me more than he (Ali) does.”
Then he said:
**“Allah placed the offspring of every prophet in his own loins, but He placed my progeny in the loins of Ali (رضي الله عنه).”
[Mīzān al-Iʿtidāl: Vol. 4, p. 313 | Also mentioned by Ḥāfiẓ Ibn Ḥajar in Lisān al-Mīzān under the biography of ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muḥammad al-Ḥāsib]
❖ The Narrator:
This narration is reported by ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muḥammad al-Ḥāsib.
✔ Imām al-Dhahabī says:
“He is unknown (majhūl), and this narration is fabricated (mawḍūʿ).”
[Mīzān al-Iʿtidāl: Vol. 2, p. 586]
❖ Conclusion
This narration is unreliable due to:➤ A completely unknown narrator
➤ The fabricated nature of the content as identified by major ḥadīth critics
