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==Depiction of Hisham in Hadiths== | ==Depiction of Hisham in Hadiths== | ||
The hadiths on Hisham are of two types: | The hadiths on Hisham are of two types: | ||
*Those which praise him | * '''Those which praise him:''' According to these hadiths, Hisham is the standard-bearer and defender of truth and the [[wilaya]] of [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]]. He is the righteous servant of [[God]] who is envied by his friends.<ref>Kashshī, ''al-Rijāl'', p. 278; Ibn Shahrāshūb, ''Maʿālim al-ʿulamā'', p. 128.</ref> He is the supporter of the [[Imams (a)]] by his "heart and tongue and hand."<ref>Kashshī, ''al-Rijāl'', p. 270.</ref> | ||
He is the righteous servant of [[God]] who is envied by his friends. He is the supporter of the [[Imams (a)]] by his "heart and tongue and hand." | |||
*Those which | * '''Those which vilify him:''' A number of hadiths vilify Hisham for his alleged role in the imprisonment and martyrdom of [[Imam al-Kazim (a)]]. According to these hadiths, the Imam (a) had prohibited his [[:Category:Companions of Imam al-Kazim (a)|companions]] from debating, but Hisham did not obey and continued his debates, which led to the Imam's imprisonment and martyrdom.<ref>Kashshī, ''al-Rijāl'', p. 270-271; Mamaqānī, ''Tanqīḥ al-maqāl'', vol. 3, p. 298.</ref> | ||
===Critique of the vilifying hadiths=== | ===Critique of the vilifying hadiths=== | ||
Several responses have been given to the hadiths that villify Hisham: | Several responses have been given to the hadiths that villify Hisham: | ||
* The prohibition of debating was issued at the time of the [[Abbasid]] caliph al-Mahdi. After that the period of [[taqiyya]] ended, and Hisham engaged in debates when the prohibition was no longer in effect. | |||
* Another response is that the the prohibition did not include Hisham or those like him from the beginning. According to a hadith, Imam al-Sadiq (a) had told Hisham, "Someone like you should debate people." | * The prohibition of debating was issued at the time of the [[Abbasid]] caliph al-Mahdi. After that the period of [[taqiyya]] ended, and Hisham engaged in debates when the prohibition was no longer in effect.<ref>Kashshī, ''al-Rijāl'', p. 265, 266, 269, 270.</ref> | ||
Moreover, if this alleged role had been true, [[Imam al-Rida (a)]] and [[Imam al-Jawad (a)]] would not have prayed for Hisham. | |||
* Another response is that the the prohibition did not include Hisham or those like him from the beginning. According to a hadith, Imam al-Sadiq (a) had told Hisham, "Someone like you should debate people."<ref>Kulaynī, ''al-Kāfī'', vol. 1, p. 173.</ref> Moreover, if this alleged role had been true, [[Imam al-Rida (a)]] and [[Imam al-Jawad (a)]] would not have prayed for Hisham.<ref>Kashshī, ''al-Rijāl'', p. 270-278; Mamaqānī, ''Tanqīḥ al-maqāl'', vol. 3, p. 297-298.</ref> | |||
==Scholarly Place== | ==Scholarly Place== | ||