Hadith 126

Hashim is a student of his father, and his father was his-asws student. And as for the Asharites, they are linked to Abu Al-Hassan Ali Bin Abu Bashir Al-Ashari, and he is a student of Abu Ali Al-Jubaie, and Abu Ali is one of the elders of the Mu’tazila. So, the Asharites are ending with the last to teach of the Mu’tazila, and their teacher, he-asws is Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws. And as for the Imamites and the Zaydites, their ending to him-asws is apparent. And from the knowledge(s) is the knowledge of jurisprudence, and he-asws is its origin, and its foundation, and every jurist in, he is needy to him-asws, and has benefitted from his-asws understanding. And as for the companions of Abu Haneefa, like Abu Yusuf and Muhammad and others, they are taking from Abu Haneefa. (And Ahmand Bin Hanbal as well, his jurisprudence ends to Abu Haneefa). And as for Al-Shafie, he is needy to Muhammad Bin Al-Hassan, so his jurisprudence as well returns to Abu Haneefa, and Abu Haneefa he read (studied) to Ja’far Bin Muhammad-asws, and Ja’far-asws read (studied) from his-asws father-asws, and the matter ends to Ali-asws. And as for Malik Bin Anas, he read (studied) to Rabie Al-Raie, and Rabie studied to Ikrima (Bin Abu Jahl-la, and Ikrimah studied to Abdullah Bin Abbas, and Abdullah Bin Abbas studied to Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws. And if I so desire, I can refer to him-asws the jurisprudence of Al-Shafie, by his reading (studying) to Malik. That would be for you. So, these are the four jurists. And as for the jurisprudence of Al-Shafie, its returning to him-asws is apparent. And as well, the jurists (among) the companions were Umar Bin Al-Khattab, and Abdullah Bin Abbas, and both of them took from Ali-asws. As for Ibn Abbas, it is apparent. And as for Umar, so everyone knows of his referring to him-asws in many issues which were problematic upon him and upon others from the companions. And his words more than once, ‘Had it not been for Ali-asws, Umar would have been destroyed’. And his words, ‘May I not remain for a dilemma Abu Al-Hassan-asws isn’t there for it’. And his words, ‘No one should issue any verdict in the Masjid while Ali-asws is present. So, it is known by this aspect as well, the ending of the jurisprudence to him-asws, and it has been reported by the general Muslims and the special (Shias), his-saww words: ‘Ali-asws is the most judicial of you all’. And the judging, it is the jurisprudence (understanding), so he-asws then their most understanding one. And it is reported by all of them as well that he-saww had said for him-asws, and he-saww had sent him-asws to Al-Yemen as a judge: ‘O Allah-azwj! Guide his-asws heart and affirm his-asws tongue’. He-asws said: ‘So I-asws did not doubt after it in any judgment between two’. And he-asws is the one who issued a verdict regarding the woman who had given birth at six months, and he-asws is the one who had issued a verdict regarding the pregnant adulteress. And these issues, if one were to think of the assumptions in these a prolonged thinking, ones would not come good from it after prolonged consideration. This is the answer. So, what ar