A New Approach to the tradition of Ghadir

Yahya Abdul Hassan Al- Doukhi
Abstract
 

Ghadir tradition in the view of the Holy Prophet (Saw), the companions (Sahabah) and scholars is of prime importance. In such a way that the number of narrators from among the Companions was beyond hundred and twenty. Holy Prophet (Saw) announced this tradition with loud voices in the crowd of Muslims, a population that in the era of prophecy,  was considered the largest Islamic community. However, Ibn Hazm al-Zahiri and Ibn Taymiyya doubted in its authenticity, and even they have tried to weaken its authenticity. Therefore, this paper approach in the study of hadith of Ghadir is through the following points:
Quoting Ibn Hazm and Ibn Taymiyya sentences concerning the weakening of Ghadir tradition;
Providing acceptable reasons to prove the authenticity of the hadith of Ghadir;
Introducing the narrators of Hadith;
Sunni scholars asserting on several narrating ways of the hadith;
Ghadir tradition implications on absolute Imamate of Imam Ali (as);

Response to the doubt of Dehlavi and Taftazani concerning the term of "Mawla" which does not apply in the sense of "more deserving" and etc.
Key words: tradition of Ghadir, Mawla, Wilayah, Ali bin Abi Talib, Ibn Hazm Zahiri, Ibn Taymiyyah, Dehlavi, Taftazani.