12. Distortion of a narration in which Mugheera Ibn Sho’uba abused Ali on pulpit !

Ahmad bin Hanbal (Died 241 AH) narrated :

حدثنا وكيع، حدثنا شعبة، عن الحر بن الصياح، عن عبد الرحمن بن الأخنس، قال: خطبنا المغيرة بن شعبة فنال من علي رضي اللهُ عنه….

Abdur Rahman bin Al-Akhnas said :

Mugheera bin Sho’uba gave us sermon and he abused Ali Ibn Abi Talib…..

Musnad – Ahmad bin Hanbal // Volume 3 // Page 177 // Number 1631 // Edn. Risalah Al-Alamiyyah Beriut Lebanon.

Ahmad bin Hanbal (Died 241 AH) narrated same narration with exact same chain but with following wording 

خطبنا المغيرة بن شعبة فنال من فلان

Mugheera bin Sho’uba gave us sermon and he abused someone.

Kitab Fadhail u Sahabah – Ahmad bin Hanbal // Volume 1 // Page 141 // Number 87 // Edn. Dar Ibn Jawzi Riyadh Saudi Arabia.

Note : This narration is present at two places in these books and in both instances distortion has been done.