The Significance of the Ḥadīth of “Yawm al-Dār” in Proving the Imamate of Imam Ali According to Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad Saeed Hakim, Based on the Context of Revelation of the Verse of Warning (Surah Shu‘arā’, 214)

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10.22081/jqss.2025.70800.1351

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The present study aims to explain the perspective of the late jurist, Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad Saeed Hakim, regarding the implication of the ḥadīth of Yawm al-Dār for the imamate of Imam Ali, based on the context of the revelation (shā’n nuzūl) of the Verse of Warning (Qur’an 26:214), which refers specifically to the Prophet’s close kin from the clan of Banu Abd al-Muttalib. This hadith recounts the first event that took place at the beginning of the Prophet’s public mission, during which the Prophet Muhammad introduced Imam Ali as his successor. From the Shia perspective, this narration is the first explicit text proving Imam Ali’s imamate. The importance of this study lies in two aspects: first, the position of this narration as the contextual background of verse 214 of Surah al-Shu‘arā’, and as the earliest clear statement on the Prophet’s succession; second, the scholarly significance of explicating a contemporary jurist’s view on the implication of this narration for the imamate and succession of Imam Ali. The findings of this descriptive-analytical study show: (1) that this narration has been transmitted by historians, commentators, and hadith scholars of both Sunni and Shia traditions with multiple chains of transmission—some of which are reliable—through Imam Ali and others; (2) that the Prophet’s purpose in inviting his relatives was to appoint a divinely guided successor, which applies solely to Imam Ali; and (3) that the clear wording of the narration indicates the universal caliphate of Imam Ali over all Muslims, despite efforts by some Sunni scholars to alter or omit parts of the text.

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  • Receive Date: 11 January 2025
  • Revise Date: 26 March 2025
  • Accept Date: 15 May 2025
  • Publish Date: 28 May 2025

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