Hadith No: 1

Abū Ja’far Muhammad bin us-Sabbāh narrated to us, Ismā’īl bin Zakariyyā’ narrated to us, on authority of Āsim il-Ahwal, on authority of Ibn Sīrīn that he said:

‘They would not ask about the chains of narration, and when the Fitnah occurred, they said: ‘Name for us your men’. So Ahl us-Sunnah would be regarded, and their Ḥadīth were then taken, and Ahl ul-Bi’dah would be regarded, and their Ḥadīth were not taken’.

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Reference: Saheeh Muslim Book 1 Tradition No. 26

Hadith No: 2
Al-Dhahabi - Siyar A'lam al-Nubala - Volume 2 - Muhammad ibn Sirin
Part: (4) - Page Number: (612)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... Yazid ibn Tahman narrated from Muhammad ibn Sirin, who said: "Muawiya was not suspected in his narrations about the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)."

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Reference: Seyar A'laam al-Nobalaa Book 4

Hadith No: 3
Al-Dhahabi - Siyar A'lam al-Nubalā' - Volume 12 - Ahmad ibn Hanbal - His Lineage and Birth
Volume: (11) - Page Number: (297)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... In summary, the people of innovations and desires should not be relied upon in any matters of the Muslims, especially with what the Commander of the Faithful, may Allah prolong his life, holds regarding clinging to the Sunnah and opposing the people of innovations.

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Reference: Seyar A'laam al-Nobalaa Book 11

Hadith No: 4
Al-Mizzi - Tahdhib al-Kamal fi Asma' al-Rijal - Chapter on the letter Ha - Those Named Harmalah and Harmi
Haris: ibn Uthman ibn Jabr ibn Ahmar ibn As'ad al-Ruhbi al-Mashriqi, Abu Uthman, and it is said: Abu Awn
Volume: (5) - Page Number: (572)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... And al-Bukhari said, Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna said: Mu'adh ibn Mu'adh narrated to us, who said: Hariz ibn Uthman, Abu Uthman, narrated to us, and I do not know that I have seen anyone from the people of al-Sham better than him.
- .... Al-Bukhari said: And Abu al-Yaman said: Hariz used to take from a man and then abandoned him, meaning Ali (r).
- .... Abu Ahmad ibn Adi said: Ibn Abi Ismah narrated to us, who said: Ahmad ibn Abi Yahya narrated to us, saying: I heard Ahmad ibn Hanbal say: "The hadith of Hariz is about three hundred, and they are correct in narration, except that he shows bias against Ali."

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Reference: Tahzeeb al-Kamaal fi Asmaa al-Rejaal Book 5

Hadith No: 5
Al-Ya'qubi - Tarikh al-Ya'qubi
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (230)
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- .... "Thus, those in power, dominance, and oppression are the group, and in the letter of Ziyad to Muawiya, there is a clear witness where Ziyad wrote to Muawiya about al-Hajar and his companions that they opposed the group in cursing Abu Turab and were unjust to the governors, thus making them leave the realm of obedience."

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Reference: Taareekh al-Yaqoobi Book 2