Letters 61
There are no Shia sources for this letter that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Letters 62
Refer to Sermons #26 for the sources of this letter.
Letters 63-65
There are no reliable Shia sources for these letters that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Letters 66
Refer to Sermons #22 for the sources of this letter.
Letters 67
There are no sources for this letter that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Letters 68
The first portion of the letter can be found in Al-Kafi 2/136. The narrators are reliable and the chain is connected.
Verdict: The letter is authentic according to Shia hadith standards.
Letters 69-71
There are no reliable Shia sources for these letters that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Letters 72
Refer to Sayings #396 for the sources of this letter.
Letters 73
There are no reliable Shia sources for this letter that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Letters 74
Al-Shareef Al-Radhi states that he got this letter from Hisham Al-Kalbi, however, Hisham is a second century history who did not witness the life of Ali bin Abi Talib.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Letters 75
Al-Shareef Al-Radhi states that he got this letter from Al-Waqidi, however, Al-Waqidi is not reliable and was considered a liar by Al-Mufeed. See Kitab Al-Jamal p. 54.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Letters 76
The letter can be found in Al-Jamal p.208 by Al-Mufeed, however, it comes through the path of Al-Waqidi, who Al-Mufeed himself considered a liar. See p. 54.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Letters 77
There are no sources for this letter that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Letters 78
Al-Shareef Al-Radhi states that he narrated this letter from Maghazi Sa’eed bin Yahya Al-Umawi, however, Sa’eed bin Yahya is unknown in status according to Shia standards. Moreover, there is no chain included by Sa’eed bin Yahya.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Letters 79
There are no sources for this letter that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
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