چکیده:
'The Book of Sulaym ibn Qays al-Hilali'—whose Persian translation has been published under the title 'Asrar Al Muhammad (PBUH)'—contains narrations criticizing the first three caliphs and proving the virtues and legitimacy of Amir al-Mu'minin Ali (AS). It is said that Sulaym ibn Qays (the author of this book) was one of the companions of Amir al-Mu'minin Ali (AS). However, according to one viewpoint, all reports regarding Sulaym trace back to a weak narrator named Aban ibn Abi Ayyash. Various views have been expressed regarding the reliability or weakness of Sulaym, as well as whether he was a real or metaphorical figure. In this article, based on computer searches and using a descriptive-analytical method, it is shown that our information about Sulaym traces back, directly or indirectly, to the narrations of Aban ibn Abi Ayyash from him. Therefore, proving the existence of Sulaym as a prominent Shiite figure faces difficulties, although the reality of his character—only to the extent of an obscure Iraqi narrator—is probable. Furthermore, by criticizing the views of the editor of the Book of Sulaym (Mohammad Baqir Ansari Zanjani), it has been shown that the authentication of Sulaym does not possess strong evidence.
خلاصه ماشینی:
Furthermore, there has been doubt regarding whether Sulaym bin Qays is a real or a fabricated character; because it is said that all our knowledge about him is based on the narrations of an individual named Aban bin Abi Ayyash, who has been weakened by Rijal scholars.
The narrator of the Book of Sulaym (Aban bin Abi Ayyash) introduces Sulaym at the beginning of the book as a pious Shiite traditionist (muhaddith) who avoided fame, and who had collected, recorded, and preserved many hadiths from Amir al-Mu'minin Ali (a) and the pioneers of Shiism such as Salman, Abu Dharr, and Miqdad, until he handed them over to him (Sulaym bin Qays, 1438 SH, Vol. 2, pp.
In other words, in other words, he considers Sulaym to be one of the important Shiite narrators who was unparalleled in terms of justice, reliability, accuracy, and access to trustworthy masters; however, due to being pursued by Hajjaj and also because of the confidential nature of his book's contents, he could not present it in hadith gatherings and only entrusted it to Aban bin Abi Ayyash at the end of his life.
Furthermore, I have heard from some of them (Shiites) that this name is without a real person, and no one by the name of Sulaym bin Qays al-Hilali has ever existed in the world, and the book attributed to him is fabricated, forged, and baseless, even though some of them (Shiites) mention his name in biographical works (Rijal)" (Ibn Abi al-Hadid, 4041 AH, Vol. 21, pp.
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