Letters 31
The letter can be found in Al-Kulayni’s Rasa’il (via Ibn Tawus’ Kashf Al-Mahajjah p. 159). However, the chain contains a disconnection and includes “Abu Ja’afar bin Anbasa”, who is actually Ja’afar bin Anbasa, a narrator that is anonymous in status according to Al-Jawahiri in his Al-Mufeed min Mu’jam Rijal Al-Hadith p. 110. The letter can also be found in Tuhaf Al-Uqool by Ibn Shu’bah p. 52 and Man La Yahdharhu Al-Faqeeh by Al-Saduq 3/362 and 4/275 but without a chain.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Letters 32-35
There are no reliable Shia sources for these letters that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Letters 36
Refer to Sermon 29 for the sources of this letter.
Letters 37
There are no sources for this letter that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Letters 38
The letter can be found with different wordings in Al-Amali by Al-Mufeed p. 45, but it contains a disconnected for Hisham Al-Kalbi was born in the second century.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Letters 39
The letter can be found in Ibn Muzahim’s Kitab Siffeen (via Ibn Abi Al-Hadeed’s commentary on Nahjul Balagha 4/61), however, no chain is provided.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Letters 40-44
There are no reliable Shia sources for these letters that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Letters 45
Abdul-Zahra Al-Hussaini states that the letter can be found in Al-Amali in the 90th gathering, however, the text there is too different from what is found in Nahjul Balagha. Either way, the chain includes Mohammad bin Muhsin who is anonymous in status.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Letters 46
There are no reliable Shia sources for this letter that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Letters 47
The wasiyyah can be found in Al-Kafi 7/51 and Man La Yahtharhu Al-Faqeeh 4/141. The chain in Al-Kafi is connected and the narrators are reliable.
Verdict: The wasiyyah is authentic according to Shia standards.
Letters 48
The letter can be found in Kitab Siffeen p. 492 by Nasr bin Muzahim, however, it contains a narrator only known as “a man from Al-Nakh’”.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Letters 49
The letter can be found in Kitab Siffeen p. 110 by Nasr bin Muzahim, however, he narrates it through the path of Omar bin Sa’ad, who is anonymous in status.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Letters 50
The letter can be found in Kitab Siffeen p. 107 by Nasr bin Muzahim, however, he narrates it through the path of Omar bin Sa’ad, who is anonymous in status. The letter can also be found in Al-Amali 1/221 by Al-Tusi, however, it contains Habeeb bin Abi Thabit who is anonymous according to Al-Jawahiri in Al-Mufeed min Mu’jam Rijal Al-Hadith p. 126.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Letters 51
Portions of the letter can be found in Kitab Siffeen p. 108 and p. 132 by Nasr bin Muzahim, however, he narrates both through the path of Omar bin Sa’ad, who is anonymous in status.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Letters 52
There are no sources for this letter that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Letters 53
The letter can be found in Tuhaf Al-Uqool p. 126 by Ibn Shu’bah, however, it doesn’t include a chain. Abdul-Zahra’ also attempted to pass off chains provided by Al-Najashi and Al-Tusi as chains in the biography of Al-Asbagh bin Nubata for this letter, however, neither of the two scholars provided the text. Moreover, both authors provide chains that lead to Sa’ad bin Tareef who has been weakened by Al-Najashi and Ibn Al-Ghadha’iri.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Letters 54-55
There are no reliable Shia sources for these letters that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Letters 56
The letter can be found in Kitab Siffeen p. 121 by Nasr bin Muzahim, however, he narrates it through the path of Omar bin Sa’ad, who is anonymous in status.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Letters 57
Ibn Abi Al-Hadeed in his commentary on Nahjul Balagha 3/291 includes this letter by quoting Abu Mikhnaf, however, no chain from Abu Mikhnaf is provided.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Letters 58
No sources are provided.
Letters 59
There are no sources for this letter that predate Nahj Al-Balagha.
Verdict: Not authentic.
Letters 60
The letter can be found in Kitab Siffeen p. 125 by Nasr bin Muzahim, however, he narrates it through the path of Omar bin Sa’ad, who is anonymous in status.
Verdict: Not authentic.
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