The book “The Imamate and the Response to the Rafidah” by Al-Isfahani

Translation

The book “The Imamate and the Response to the Rafidah” by Al-Asbahani is a compilation of hadith texts, aiming to establish the imamate and arrange the caliphate according to the perspective of the Sunnis. The book begins by mentioning the caliphate of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, then moves to the virtues of Omar ibn al-Khattab and the hadiths contained therein, leading to the succession of Ali ibn Abi Talib, while citing prophetic hadiths that support the order of succession and the preference for the companions.