There is no sword besides Dhu al Fiqar and there is no youngster except Ali
There is no sword besides Dhu al Fiqar and there is no youngster except Ali
لا سيف إلا ذو الفقار و لا فتى إلا علي
There is no sword besides Dhu al Fiqar and there is no youngster except ‘Ali.[1]
This narration is mawdu’. Al ‘Ajluni emphatically declared it batil.[2]
‘Isa ibn Mahran
Al Dhahabi comments, “A Rafidi, kadha” He listed this hadith as one of his lies.[3]
Ibn ‘Adi, Abu al Wafa al Tarabilisi, and Hafiz Ibn Hajar did the very same.[4]
[1] Al Mustadrak vol. 2 pg. 385; Sunan al Bayhaqi vol. 3 pg. 376.
[2] Kashf al Khafa’ vol. 2 pg. 488.
[3] Mizan al I’tidal vol. 5 pg. 390.
[4] Al Kamil fi al Du’afa’ vol. 5 pg. 260; al Kashf al Hathith vol. 1 pg. 205; Lisan al Mizan vol. 4 pg. 406