Sermon 161
There are no Shia sources for this sermon that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 162
The sermon can be found in Al-Mufeed’s Al-Jamal p.100, however, he is quoting Ibn Da’ab, who is not seen as reliable by Shia scholars.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 163
There are no sources for this sermon that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 164
The sermon can be found in Rawdhat Al-Kafi p. 62. Al-Kulayni narrates it through Faraj bin Qurra, who is anonymous in status according to Al-Jawahiri in Al-Mufeed min Mu’jam Rijal Al-Hadith p. 453. The sermon can also be found in the book of Sulaym bin Qais p. 89. The book of Sulaym is problematic since there is a difference of opinion among Shia scholars as to whether it is authentically attributed to him or not. Refer to Ibn Al-Ghadha’iri’s biography of Sulaym and the main narrator of the book: Abaan bin Abi Ayyash.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 165-167
There are no reliable Shia sources for these sermons that predate Nahjul Balagha.
Parts of Sermon 165 can also be found in Sermon 21.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 168
This sermon can be found in Al-Mufeed’s Al-Jamal p. 156 in which he quotes Al-Waqidi’s book of the same name. However, Al-Waqidi is a liar in the eyes of Al-Mufeed himself. Refer to p. 54.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 169
The sermon can be found in Nasr bin Muzahim’s Kitab Siffeen p. 232 and Kitab Al-Du’a by Al-Hussain bin Sa’eed Al-Ahwazi via Ibn Tawus’ Muhj Al-Da’awat p. 102. The chain of Nasr bin Muzahim is weak since it includes Omar bin Sa’ad, a narrator of anonymous status. The narration of Al-Hussain bin Sa’eed doesn’t include a chain from him to the person that he is narrating from.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 170
Refer to Sermons 125 and 215 for the sources of this sermon.
Sermon 171
The second portion of this sermon can be found in Tuhaf Al-Uqool p. 130 by Ibn Shu’bah. However, he does not include a chain. Abu Ja’afar Al-Iskafi also mentions some of this report in his response to Al-Jahith’s Uthmaniyya. Refer to Ibn Abi Al-Hadeed’s commentary on Nahjul Balagha 2/171-173. However, Abu Ja’afar is not considered to be a reliable source himself.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 172
The sermon can be found in Al-Amali 1/172 by Al-Tusi. However, the chain includes anonymous narrators like Isma’eel bin Raja’, Hamza bin Nasr, and Ubaidullah bin Ishaq Al-Dhabbi.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 173
There are no sources for this sermon that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 174
A portion from this sermon can be found in Al-Mahasin by Al-Barqi p. 6, Al-Ayyashi’s Tafseer 2/262, Al-Kafi 2/443, and Al-Saduq’s Al-Amali p. 153. However, none of these sources provide a connected chain to Ali bin Abi Talib.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 175
The only source that quotes this sermon and predates Nahjul Balagha is Tareekh Al-Tabari 5/48 in which Abu Mikhnaf’s is quoted. Abu Mikhnaf quotes Abu Salama Al-Zuhri, who is not reliable in the eyes of Shias.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 176
One sentence from this sermon can be found in Al-Saduq’s Al-Khisal 2/163, however, it contains Al-Qasim bin Yahya, who has not been sufficiently praised by Shia hadith scholars. See Al-Khoei’s comments in Al-Mufeed min Mu’jam Rijal Al-Hadith p. 466.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 177
The sermon can be found in Al-Kafi 1/138, Al-Tawheed p. 96, 320, 324 and Al-Amali p. 205 by Al-Saduq. The chain in Al-Kafi contains a major disconnection. The chain in Al-Amali contains Mohammad bin Abi Al-Saree, who is regarded as anonymous in status according to Al-Jawahiri in his Al-Mufeed min Mu’jam Rijal Al-Hadith p. 486. He then narrates it in Al-Tawheed with the previous narrator, but then narrates it again through a new path. However, his second chain isn’t any better than the first, for it contains narrators that are not reliable like Abdullah bin Yunus and Abdullah bin Dahir. See Al-Mufeed min Mu’jam Rijal Al-Hadith p. 353 and p. 333.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 178-183
There are no reliable Shia sources for these sermons that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 184
A portion from this sermon can be found in Al-Kafi 1/138, but it contains a severe disconnection, for Al-Kulayni’s teacher does not mention his chain.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 185-186
There are no reliable Shia sources for these sermons that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 187
This sermon, as a whole, cannot be found in any Shia sources that predate Nahjul Balagha. However, portions of it can be found in Sermon 91, while another portion can be found in Basa’ir Al-Darajat by Al-Saffar who has provided chapters that revolve around the Imams saying, “Our matters are hard.” See chapters 11-12. Of course, it is important to note that most of these are not attributed to Ali, but are attributed to the other Imams. The only narrations here that are attributed to Ali are #5 from Chapter 11, #1 from Chapter 12, and #6 from the continuation of Chapter 12. The first narration comes from the path of Al-Harith bin Haseerah, the second through Makhlad bin Hamza, and the third comes from the path of Aban bin Abi Ayyash. None of these three narrators are considered reliable.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 188-189
There are no reliable Shia sources for these sermons that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 190
A portion of the sermon can be found in Al-Kulayni’s Al-Kafi 4/198, however, it does not contain a chain.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 191
This sermon can be found in Kitab Sulaym bin Qais p. 211, Al-Saduq’s Al-Amali p. 340, and Ibn Shu’bah’s Tuhaf Al-Uqool p. 159. Al-Saduq’s path includes Abdulrahman bin Katheer, who was weakened by Al-Najashi. As for Sulaym, his book is problematic since there is a difference of opinion among Shia scholars as to whether it is authentically attributed to him or not. Refer to Ibn Al-Ghadha’iri’s biography of Sulaym and the main narrator of the book: Abaan bin Abi Ayyash. Ibn Shu’bah’s narration is disconnected and does not include a chain.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 192
There are no sources for this sermon that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 193
No sources are provided.
Sermon 194
There are no sources for this sermon that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 195
A portion of the sermon can be found in Al-Mufeed’s Al-Amali p. 235 in his 27th gathering. The chain includes narrations like Al-A’amash and Abu Ishaq Al-Sabee’ee who are not reliable according to Shia hadith sciences. It also includes Salih bin Abdullah, who is anonymous in status according to Al-Jawahiri in Al-Mufeed min Mu’jam Rijal Al-Hadith p. 283.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 196
Refer to Sermon 104, for it is the same sermon.
Sermon 197
The sermon can be found in Al-Kafi 5/36. However, it comes through the path of Aqeel Al-Khuza’ee, who is anonymous in status according to Al-Jawahiri in Al-Mufeed min Mu’jam Rijal Al-Hadith p. 377. It also contains unnamed narrators only known as “some companions”.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 198
The sermon can be found in Al-Kafi 2/338. However, it comes through the path of Abu Al-Hasan Al-Abdi who has been classified as anonymous in status by Al-Jawahiri in Al-Mufeed min Mu’jam Rijal Al-Hadith p. 693.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 199
Parts of the sermon can be found in Al-Barqi’s Al-Mahasin p. 208, Al-Nu’mani’s Ghaybah p. 34, and Al-Mustarshid p. 76 by Ibn Rustum Al-Tabari.
Al-Barqi’s report contains an apparent disconnection. Al-Nu’mani’s p. 35 first report comes through the path of Al-Qasim bin Urwa, who is anonymous in status according to Al-Jawahiri in Al-Mufeed min Mu’jam Rijal Al-Hadith p. 464. His second report comes through the path of someone referred to as “a man”. Ibn Rustum Al-Tabari does not mention a chain.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 200
The sermon can be found in Al-Kafi 1/458, Dala’il Al-Imamah by Ibn Rustum Al-Tabari p. 47, Al-Amali by Al-Mufeed p. 165, and Al-Amali by Al-Tusi 1/108. All sources (except Ibn Rustum’s Dala’il) contain Al-Qasim bin Mohammad Al-Razi who is anonymous in status according to Al-Jawahiri in Al-Mufeed min Mu’jam Rijal Al-Hadith p. 465. Ibn Rustum’s chain comes through the path of Mohammad bin Sinan who has been severely weakened by Al-Najashi and Al-Tusi in their respective books of Rijal.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 201
The sermon can be found in Al-Amali p. 132 and Uyoon Akhbar Al-Redha 1/298 by Al-Saduq. Both sermons are narrated with the same chain and both include Mohammad bin Al-Qasim Al-Mufassir, who is anonymous according to Al-Jawahiri in his Al-Mufeed min Mu’jam Rijal Al-Hadith p. 568.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 202
The first portion of the sermon can be found in Al-Saduq’s Al-Amali in the 75th gathering and Al-Mufeed’s Al-Amali p. 116. Al-Saduq’s chain is connected and the narrators are reliable.
Verdict: The sermon is authentic according to Shia hadith standards.
Sermon 203
There are no reliable Shia sources for this sermon that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 204
The sermon can be found in Nasr bin Muzahim’s Kitab Siffeen p. 103, however, it contains Omar bin Sa’ad who is anonymous in status.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 205
There are no Shia sources for this sermon that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 206
The sermon is narrated in Nasr bin Muzahim’s Kitab Siffeen p. 484, but no chain is included.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 207
The sermon can be found in Al-Kafi 1/410-411, however, it contains a clear disconnection and Al-Kulayni does not mention the complete chain.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 208
The sermon can be found in Al-Kafi 2/62, Al-Saduq’s Al-Khisal 1/333, Al-Ghaybah p. 26 by Al-Nu’mani, Al-Mustarshid by Ibn Rustum Al-Tabari p. 30, and Al-Istinsar by Al-Karajki p. 10. All of these chains go through Abaan bin Abi Ayyash who has been criticized for being unreliable by Ibn Al-Ghadha’iri. Ibn Shu’bah also narrates the sermon in his Tuhaf Al-Uqool p. 136 but does not include a chain.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 209
There are no sources for this sermon that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 210-211
No sources are provided.
Sermon 212-213
There are no reliable Shia sources for these sermons that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 214
The sermon can be found in Rawdhat Al-Kafi p. 352, however, it comes through the path of Abdullah bin Al-Hadith, who is seen as anonymous in status by Al-Jawahiri in his Al-Mufeed min Mu’jam Rijal Al-Hadith p. 329.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 215
Refer to Sermon 26.
Sermon 216
Refer to the previous sermon.
Sermon 217-221
There are no reliable Shia sources for these sermons that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 222
The sermon can be found in Al-Amali p. 369 by Al-Saduq, however, the sermon only comes through the path of Mohammad bin Muhsin who is not seen as reliable.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 223-226
There are no reliable Shia sources for these sermons that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 227
The sermon can be found in Al-Mufeed’s Al-Jamal p. 128 which comes through the path of Al-Waqidi (207 AH), however, Al-Waqidi is considered to be a liar by Al-Mufeed himself (See p. 54). Refer to Sermon 26 for more sources for this sermon.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 228
There are no sources for this sermon that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 229
The sermon can be found in Ibn Abi Al-Hadeed’s commentary of Nahjul Balagha 1/102 in which he quotes an early source, which in this case is Abu Mikhnaf’s work. Even if we accept that this is indeed from one of the works of Abu Mikhnaf and that Ibn Abi Al-Hadeed had access to it, the narration would still be weak since it is a quote from Zaid bin Sawhan, who passed away decades before Abu Mikhnaf was ever born. Al-Mufeed quotes the narration in his Kitab Al-Jamal p. 127 as well, but does not provide a source.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 230
There are no sources for this sermon that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 231
Abdul-Zahra’ Al-Hussaini mentions that this sermon can be found in Rawdhat Al-Kafi p. 396, however, no such sermon can be found there.
Sermon 232
Al-Radhi, in this sermon, states that he got his sermon from Al-Yamani, from Ahmad bin Qutaibah, from Abdullah bin Yazeed bin Malik bin Dahiya. Though, Ahmad bin Qutaibah is unknown in status according to Al-Jawahiri in his Al-Mufeed min Mu’jam Rijal Al-Hadith p. 37
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 233
The sermon can be found in Al-Mufeed’s Al-Amali p. 60. However, it comes through the path of Ahmad bin Al-Hussain bin Sa’eed who was an extremist in his beliefs and very weak in hadith. Refer to his biography in Rijal Al-Najashi.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 234-235
There are no reliable Shia sources for these sermons that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Sermon 236
Refer to Sermon 26.
Sermon 237
Refer to Sermon 145.
Sermon 238-239
There are no reliable Shia sources for these sermons that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
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