Sayings 241-243
There are no reliable Shia sources for these sayings that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 244
The saying can be found in Tuhaf Al-Uqool p. 206 but it doesn’t include a chain.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 245-246
There are no reliable Shia sources for these sayings that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 247
No sources are provided.
Sayings 248-249
There are no reliable Shia sources for these sayings that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 250
The saying is narrated by Al-Saduq in Al-Tawheed p. 209 and Al-Khisal p. 6 through three chains. The first includes Mohammad bin Sinan who is weak. Refer to his biography in Rijal Al-Najashi. The second include Al-Hussain bin Ahmad bin Idrees who is anonymous according to Al-Jawahiri in Al-Mufeed min Mu’jam Rijal Al-Hadith p. 162. The third chain comes through the path of Ibn Butta, Mohammad bin Ja’afar, who is also very weak. Refer to his biography in Rijal Al-Najashi.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 251-259
There are no reliable Shia sources for these sayings that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 260
The saying can be found in Al-Amali 2/58 by Al-Tusi, however, it comes through the path of Al-Hussain bin Ali Al-Khazzaz, who is anonymous in status according to Al-Jawahiri in Al-Mufeed min Mu’jam Rijal Al-Hadith p. 176.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 261
There are no reliable Shia sources for this saying that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 262
The saying can be found in Al-Amali p. 83 by Al-Tusi, however, it comes through the path of Al-Hasan bin Ali Al-Za’farani, who is anonymous in status according to Al-Jawahiri in Al-Mufeed min Mu’jam Rijal Al-Hadith p. 150.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 263-268
There are no reliable Shia sources for these sayings that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 269
The saying can be found in Tuhaf Al-Uqool p. 201 but it doesn’t include a chain.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 270
There are no reliable Shia sources for this saying that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 271
The saying can be found in Al-Kafi 7/264. The narrators are all reliable and the chain is connected.
Verdict: Authentic according to Shia hadith standards.
Sayings 272
There are no reliable Shia sources for this saying that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 273
The saying can be found in Tuhaf Al-Uqool p. 154 but it doesn’t include a chain.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 274-276
There are no reliable Shia sources for these sayings that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 277
No sources are provided.
Sayings 278-286
There are no reliable Shia sources for these sayings that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 287
The saying can be found in Al-Tawheed p. 374 by Al-Saduq. However, it comes through the path of Antara Al-Shaybani and his father who are both anonymous in status.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 288-301
There are no reliable Shia sources for these sayings that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 302
The saying can be found in Al-Amali p. 159 by Al-Saduq with a connected chain and reliable narrators.
Verdict: Authentic according to Shia hadith sciences.
Sayings 303-305
There are no reliable Shia sources for these sayings that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 306
The saying can be found in Al-Tawheed p. 264 by Al-Saduq. However, the chain contains Bakr bin Abdullah bin Habeeb who is anonymous according to Al-Jawahiri in Al-Mufeed min Mu’jam Rijal Al-Hadith p. 91.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 307-319
There are no reliable Shia sources for these sayings that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 320
The saying can be found in Al-Khisal 1/198 and Ilal Al-Shara’i’I p. 390 by Al-Saduq, however, both go through Abdullah bin Ahmad Al-Ta’ee, who is anonymous according to Al-Jawahiri p. 325.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 321
There are no reliable Shia sources for this saying that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 322
The saying can be found in another form in Nasr bin Muzahim’s Kitab Siffeen p. 531, however, it comes through the path of Omar bin Sa’ad who is anonymous in status.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 323-328
There are no reliable Shia sources for these sayings that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 329
No sources are provided.
Sayings 330-331
There are no reliable Shia sources for these sayings that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 332
The saying can be found in another form in Nasr bin Muzahim’s Kitab Siffeen p. 126, however, it comes through the path of Omar bin Sa’ad who is anonymous in status.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 333
The saying can be found in Al-Kafi 1/220 but the chain includes Abdullah bin Dahir who is weak according to Al-Najashi.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 334
The saying can be found in Al-Amali 1/76 by Al-Tusi, but it contains Ali bin Mahrawaih Al-Qazwini who is anonymous in status.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 335-336
There are no reliable Shia sources for these sayings that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 337
The saying can be found in Al-Khisal 2/164, however, Al-Jawahiri weakens Al-Qasim bin Yahya, refer to Al-Mufeed min Mu’jam Rijal Al-Hadith p. 466. It can also be found in Tuhaf Al-Uqool p. 158 but without a chain.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 338-339
There are no reliable Shia sources for these sayings that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 340
The saying can be found in Tuhaf Al-Uqool p. 75 by Ibn Shu’bah but it is without a chain.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 341-348
There are no reliable Shia sources for these sayings that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 349
The saying can be found in Tuhaf Al-Uqool p. 64 by Ibn Shu’bah but it is without a chain.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 350-354
There are no reliable Shia sources for these sayings that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 355
No sources are provided.
Sayings 356-357
There are no reliable Shia sources for these sayings that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 358
The saying can be found in Tuhaf Al-Uqool p. 146 by Ibn Shu’bah but it is without a chain.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 359
There are no reliable Shia sources for this saying that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sayings 360
Refer to Saying 159 for the sources of this saying.
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