Invalidity of Kaisaniyya creed

Arguments proving the invalidity of Kaisaniyya, who believe in the Imamate of Muhammad Ibne Hanafiyyah, are many.

One is that if he were an Imam with ascertained infallibility, there must be explicit statements by the Messenger of Allah (s) and Amirul Momineen, Imam Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s) about him, because infallibility can only…

Besides, the Shia narrate that a conversation took place between him and Ali Ibne Husain (a.s) with respect to him being worthy of Imamate and they both invoked a rock to issue a verdict and the rock testified to the…

Narration of the testimony of Hajar Aswad for Imam Sajjad (a.s) is quite well known among the Imamiyah. There was a dispute between Muhammad bin Hanafiya and Imam Zainul Abideen (a.s) over Imamate. Muhammad claimed that…

After this statement of Imam (a.s) Hajar Aswad moved in such way as if it was alive and by the command and power of Allah started speaking and said: O Muhammad, accept the Imamate of Ali bin Husain (a.s). After this…

Thirdly, there are narrations recorded from the Messenger of Allah (s) by the Ahle Sunnat as well as the Chosen Congregation (Shia) carrying explicit words with regard to the Twelve Imams and anyone who believes in their…

Fourthly, this sect has become extinct. Not in our time, nor before us for a very long time, a believer of this creed has existed. If it were a true faith, its extinction would have been impossible.

Objection: How can their extinction be known and why is it not possible that in faraway lands, such as islands and corners of the earth, there may be nations believing in this creed, just as it is possible that there may…

This is the argument of a person who says that consensus cannot be discerned and as this question is not exclusive to our subject, there is no reason we should go into its details here. We know that the Ansar demanded…

If they ask that since consensus is a valid proof for you only when the infallible is included, how would you know that his opinion is included amongst the opinion of the Ummah? We will answer that as Imam is one of the…

When we consider the views of the Ummah and find some scholars disagreeing, if we know them and their birth and location, we will not honor their views, for we know the Imam is not one of them. And if we doubt a…