Hadith of position an Imam of his own time when he was appointed as the fourth Rashidun Caliph. Ibn Hajar al Asqalani holds another view and according to him the caliphate of Ali should have been limited to the life of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. Hadith of position The hadith of position (, "Hadith al-Manzilah") is a Sahih hadith in Islamic traditions, in which Muhammad draws a parallel between himself and Musa (Moses) and Ali to Haroun (Aaron). It is one of the primary hadiths used by the Shia to justify Ali's right in the succession to Muhammad; Sunnis however, interpret it otherwise
Hadith terminology "hadith" the text of which contradicts established norms of the Prophet's sayings, or its reporters include a liar. There are several factors which may motivate an individual to fabricate a narration: A number of "hadith" specialists have collected fabricated "hadith" separately in order to distinguish them from other "hadith". Examples include: In "hadith" terminology, a "hadith" is divided into two categories based, essentially, upon the number of narrators mentioned at each level in a particular "isnād". Consideration is given to the least number of narrators at any level of the chain of narration; thus if ten narrators convey a "hadith"