Rijal Al Kashi Report 176 < Ultimate | CHOICE >

This report is famously associated with Ali ibn Abi Hamza al-Bataini .

To the untrained eye, Ali ibn Abi Hamza appears to be a major figure. He narrates from Imam Musa al-Kadhim (as) and Imam Ali al-Rida (as). He is present in numerous chains of transmission. But Rijal Al-Kashi Report #176 exposes the danger of relying solely on presence. Rijal Al Kashi Report 176

Some scholars propose that Imam al-Sadiq (who died in 148 AH, the Waqifiyya existed as a formal sect!) could not have literally meant the post-183 AH Waqifiyya. Therefore, Report 176 must refer to a generic group of doubters. The later scholars applied this report to the Waqifiyya as a form of theological branding, not as a literal historical statement from the Imam about specific individuals. This report is famously associated with Ali ibn