Grand Ayatollah Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei (d. 1992), in his monumental Mu’jam Rijal al-Hadith , takes a critical scalpel to Report 176. He argues:
The report quotes — or sometimes earlier Imams via chains — commenting on certain transmitters who leaned toward Abdullah al-Aftah after the death of Imam al-Sadiq (AS). It distinguishes between: Rijal Al Kashi Report 176
The debate has split scholars into three camps: Grand Ayatollah Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei (d
: Muawiya prepared orators and demanded that each leader rise and give bay'ah . in his monumental Mu’jam Rijal al-Hadith