Al-Mukhtar b. Abi 'Ubayd al-Thaqafi: Difference between revisions

* [[Imam al-Sajjad (a)]]: "May God reward al-Mukhtar."

* In a meeting with al-Mukhtar's son, [[Imam al-Baqir (a)]] first honored, and then praised al-Mukhtar, "May God bless your father." Al-Mamaqani believes that Imam al-Baqir's (a) sympathy to al-Mukhtar is a reason to believe he was on the right path, "The Imams' satisfaction follows and shows the satisfaction of God, therefore it is understood that al-Mukhtar did not have any deviated beliefs, and was a source of satisfaction for the [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]]."

* [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] has stated that al-Mukhtar's sending of [['Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad]] and [['Umar b. Sa'd]]'s head to [[Medina]] made the Ahl al-Bayt (a) happy and said, "After the event of 'Ashura, no woman of ours put on makeup, until al-Mukhtar sent the decapitated head of 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad and 'Umar b. Sa'd."

* Reports on Imam al-Sajjad (a) show that he rejected a visit from al-Mukhtar's representatives, and sent back the gifts he had sent, calling him a liar. This Hadith is thought to be [[Da'if (hadith)|weak]].

* Imam al-Sadiq (a) has been narrated saying that al-Mukhtar used to lie about Imam al-Sajjad (a). The credibility of this Hadith is weak.

* When [[Imam al-Hasan (a)]] was in [[Sabat]], al-Mukhtar addressed his uncle, [[Sa'd b. Mas'ud al-Thaqafi|Sa'd b. Mas'ud]], and suggested to surrender Imam al-Hasan (a) to Mu'awiya, so that their position would not weaken. Ayatollah Khoei believes this narration cannot be trusted since it is incompletely transmitted. He adds, that even if we imagine it is authentic, we can argue that al-Mukhtar was not serious about his suggestion, but wanted to test his uncle and understand how he thinks, [[Sayyid Muhsin al-Amin]] also agrees that al-Mukhtar's true intention was to understand his uncle's way of thinking.

* Another narration states that al-Mukhtar belongs to hell, but will be forgiven with Imam al-Husayn's (a) [[intercession]]. Similarly, experts of [['Ilm al-Rijal]] believe this narration is weak.