Analysis of Abū Sumaina's Ghuluww, Narrator of Mahdawi Traditions, and Validating of his Traditions

Belief in Mahdism is one of the most basic Islamic teachings. In the Isnad of Mahdawi hadiths, there are narrators who have been introduced as Ghālī, and if their exaggeration is proven, it is one of the factors that threaten the validity of hadiths in this field But according to the order of the Infallibles (as), mentioning virtues is not considered exaggeration. Exaggeration in virtues has also become a relative issue, and it is possible that in the books of Riālī, a group of narrators have been introduced as exaggerators or accused of exaggeration. Abu Sumaina is one of these narrators who is one of the numerous narrators of hadiths and many trustworthy narrators have narrated many hadiths from him. Also, his existing Mahdawi narrations in the interpretations of Shiite narrations are free of exaggeration. In the meantime, Sheikh Tūsi's statement regarding the exception of narrations containing his exaggeration by narrators, along with the history of the early Shiite rijal Scientists in not rejecting all the hadiths of a narrator, despite considering him weak, confirms the acceptance of the validity of his Mahdavi hadiths according to the documents in the commentary.