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Ḥadīth al-Thaqalayn (The Two Weighty Things)

The Prophetic tradition enjoining the community to hold fast to the Qurʾān and his Family (ahl al-bayt), a foundational proof-text for the authority of the Imams.

The Prophetic tradition enjoining the community to hold fast to the Qurʾān and his Family (ahl al-bayt), a foundational proof-text for the authority of the Imams.

Key passages(20)

Musnad · Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Very high

Imama · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Kashf Yaqin · al-'Allama al-Hilli

Very high

Mafatih Asrar · al-Shahrastani

Very high

Minhaj Sunna · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Nahj Haqq · al-'Allama al-Hilli

Very high

Sahih Muslim · Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj

Very high

Tafsir Quran · Ibn Kathir

Very high
Ifsah 802explains

Ifsah · al-Mufid

Very high

Irshad · al-Mufid

Very high

Majmuc Fatawa · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Minhaj Karama · al-'Allama al-Hilli

Very high

Nihayat Wusul · al-'Allama al-Hilli

Very high

Rasail Wa Fatawa · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Fadail Sahaba · Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Very high

Mafatih Ghayb · Fakhr al-Din al-Razi

Very high

Tahdhib Asma · al-Nawawi

Very high

Fusul Mukhtara · al-Mufid

High

Ihkam Fi Usul Ahkam · Ibn Hazm

High

Bayan Talbis Jahmiyya · Ibn Taymiyya

High