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Consensus companions

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The consensus companions or "As'hab al-Ijma'" (Arabic: اصحاب الاجماع) are eighteen Muhaddith and Islamic scholars who had direct contact with Shia Imams and had great knowledge of religion.[1] Shia scholars accept unquestioningly every hadith which was narrated by them.[2]

List of consensus companions

Companions of Imam Baqir and Imam Sadiq

Companions of Imam Kazim

Companions of Imam Riza and Imam Jawad

See also

References

  1. ^ Sachedina (1998), p.157
  2. ^ Walbridge (2001), p.190
  • Sachedina, Abdulaziz (1998). The Just Ruler in Shi'ite Islam: The Comprehensive Authority of the Jurist in Imamite Jurisprudence. Oxford University Press US. ISBN 0195119150.
  • Walbridge, Linda S. (2001). The Most Learned of the Shiʻa: The Institution of the Marjaʻ Taqlid. Oxford University Press US. ISBN 019513799X.