Hadith al-Tayr is one of the most important Hadiths that every Shi’i should be aware of. It has crucial importance in illustrating the high station of Imam Amir al-Mu’mineen Ali b. Abi Talib (AS) as the most superior companion and proving his legitimacy for caliphate. It is unfortunate that many Shi’a today remain either unaware of this invaluable Hadith or remain uncertain about how to justify its authenticity. In this series, we will uncover its significance and prove its l

After Abu Bakr's death, Ali and al-Abbas go to Umar b. al-Khattab requesting for Fadak once more. This request creates major problems for the Sunnis, because it shows that either they did not believe in Abu Bakr or they rejected the Prophet's command. In the former, this contrasts with fundamental Sunni belief, but with the latter they accuse them of disbelief or transgression.

Al-Shaykh al-Mufid (ra) was famously known as the head of the Imamiyah and one of the strongest opponents of Ahlus Sunnah, being praised by both allies and foes for his intelligence, memorisation and scholarly ethics. He is indeed one of our most noble scholars and used to be a destructive force against the Sunnis. In one of his debates, he is met with with a Sunni scholar, known as ‘Abu Ali Ibn Shadhan’, about the Hadith of Abu Bakr brought during Fadak...