Rijal Al Kashi Report 176 -2021- ((new)) Jun 2026

Narrated by Muhammad ibn Mas‘ud from ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr from Yunus ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman: I heard Abu al-Hasan al-Rida (‘a) say: “Rely upon ‘Umar ibn ‘Udhaynah for your religious matters, for he is trustworthy (thiqah) and sincere.”

– How can an Imam issue contradictory gradings of a single person? The 2021 analysis argues that al-Kashi’s resolution (temporal change in status) is a major precedent for the principle of tawaqquf (suspension of judgment) in rijal. Rijal Al Kashi Report 176 -2021-

Each "report" ( khabar ) in al-Kashi’s work is not merely a biographical entry but often contains chains of narration ( isnad ) and lengthy theological discussions. varies in numbering across manuscripts. In the standard early 20th-century editions (such as the one by al-Mustafawi), the numbering differs from the newer 2021 critical edition based on the Mashhad manuscript. Narrated by Muhammad ibn Mas‘ud from ‘Abdullah ibn

The 2021 report would have clarified this identity through textual and isnad (chain of transmission) analysis. varies in numbering across manuscripts