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Some Sunni scholars have questioned the source of this hadith and have consider as scarcely recorded (akhbar al-ahad)<ref>For example, see Amidi, P.167</ref>. | Some Sunni scholars have questioned the source of this hadith and have consider as scarcely recorded (akhbar al-ahad)<ref>For example, see Amidi, P.167</ref>. | ||
[[Shi'a]] scholars have responded by gathering the various documentations of this hadith. According to scholars with a specialty in hadiths, this particular hadith is among "most authentic of the Prophet's traditions and most established sources." Al-Dhahabi, a great Sunni scholar, has approved this hadith in his ''Talkhis al-mustadrak''. | [[Shi'a]] scholars have responded by gathering the various documentations of this hadith. According to scholars with a specialty in hadiths, this particular hadith is among "most authentic of the Prophet's traditions and most established sources." Al-Dhahabi, a great Sunni scholar, has approved this hadith in his ''Talkhis al-mustadrak''.<ref>Hakim Nishaburi, Mustadrak, Vol. 3, P. 134.</ref> If this hadith were not authentic, it would not be mentioned in [[Sahih al-Bukhari]] and [[Sahih Muslim]]. Moreover, [[Mu'awiya]] who was a fierce enemy of Imam 'Ali (a) who had ordered others to insult and curse [[Imam 'Ali (a)]], as well as create fictitious hadiths against him, has not only accepted this hadith but also narrated it.<ref>Ibn Hajar al-Haytami, P. 179</ref> | ||
===The Claim that the Succession was Limited to the Battle of Tabuk === | ===The Claim that the Succession was Limited to the Battle of Tabuk === | ||