Ibne Hajar Asqalani in Lisanul Mizan and Dhahabi in Mizanul
Etedal have written that:
Umar hit on the belly of Fatima
and caused the miscarriage of Mohsin.[1]
But Ibne Hajar has rejected this report, because of the presence
of Ibne Abi Daram in its chain of narrators on the pretext that he is Rafidi
(Shia); whereas Dhahabi instead in his book of Seer Aalamun Nubla has
called him Imam, Hafiz and learned…[2]
And in another place, he said regarding him:
Among his qualities was that he was a memorizer of traditional
reports and was cognizant of traditions and the only defect he had was that he
had Shii beliefs.[3]
And in another place he says:
Muhammad bin Hammad Hafiz has said regarding him: He was a person
having correct beliefs throughout his life.[4]
In the same way, Dhahabi has mentioned in Mizanul Etedal:
He, throughout his life had correct and firm beliefs.[5]
Later on Dhahabi condemns him for being a Rafidi (Shia)
and for narrating this report and some other reports in condemnation of Caliphs
and called him names, like: old man, deviated and licentious person[6],
but can being a Shia lead to loss of integrity in a person to narrate a
tradition? What logic and reasoning permits us to leave aside the reports of a person
and to declare them as invalid only because of the fact that he is a Shia?
If Shiaism is a criterion for acceptance or rejection of traditions,
Ahle Sunnat should draw a line of invalidity on a large number of traditional
reports in their six canonical books (Sihah Sitta), because the authors
of Sihah Sitta have often narrated traditions from Shia (Rafidi
according to them). Some of their names are mentioned in the footnote.[7]
How is it possible to believe that a person earned the titles of
Imam, Hafiz and learned; and all his life he remains steadfast on faith, has
strong memory and cognition of religious concepts, and his reports are of the
rank that all scholars have consensus on them, but at the same time he is also
called deviated and sinner? Can terms and qualities like Imam, Hafiz, learned and
cognitive be mentioned together with words like: old man, deviated and
licentious person?
Yes, it is because of bigotry beyond limits, an illogical defense
of the school of Caliphs
It is possible that they might reply that only being a Rafidi
(Shia) is not the reason for the reporter to be condemned, on the contrary, it
is being an extremist in being a Rafidi.[8]
