Imam Reza and Ahl-e-Hadith With the Emphasis on the Hakeme Neishabouri's Reports (Some Spots on the Claims of Salafism)
Volume 3, Issue 10, Summer 2015, Pages 97-126
Alireza Heydary-Nasab, Seyed Mohammad Hossein Moosavi, Ebrahim Noori
Abstract The Household of prophet (p.b.u.H), especially Imam Reza (AS) has a special interest among Iranians particularly among Hadith fans (Ahl- Al- Hadith). The governor of Neyshabour has cited the presence of Imam (AS) in Khorasan and he stated the special attention of elders of Ahle Hadith to him in detail. According to these reports, the scholars of Ahl- al- Hadith in Neyshabour who were the teachers of traditions including six narrative books have a unique attention to Imam Reza (AS) as the son of the Prophet (PBUH) and his specific document validity.
Revising the reports of the governor, Abu Abd Allah, concerning the visiting of learners such as Ibn Abu Khozeimeh Neyshabouri the shrine of Imam Reza (AS) alongside the advice of the Prophet (PBUH) and Ahl al-Bayt (AS) concerning to visit the Imam (AS), all declares the legitimacy and also the blessings of the pilgrimage of Imam Reza (A.S). The Stories such as the sanction and excommunication of Muslim due to pilgrimage and the other charges like it promoted by the characters such as ibn Taymyyah as innovation and diversion particularly in later periods and nowadays.
This article is a study concerning these reports and discussion about their authenticity with descriptive - analytical method.