Investigating the Origins and Authenticity of the Hadith "Khayr al-Umur Awsatuha" in Shiite and Sunni sources

Document Type : Review Article

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Associate professor in Bozorgmehr University of Qaenat

10.30497/qhs.2025.247622.4078

Abstract

One of the famous hadiths that describes the correct action is the narration of "Khayr al-Umur Awsatha". In this narration, the best deeds are introduced as the most mediocre ones, so that if someone maintains the middle side in the field of action in any matter, he has done his duty towards it in the best way. Applying this criterion in some matters such as scientific, epistemological, as well as moral virtues, whether in the personal, social, or even political spheres, faces rational and religious challenges. For this purpose, the present study seeks to both find the original sources of the hadith and examine the historical roots of its transmission and publication, as well as its validity from a documentary and textual perspective. To do this, this study has examined Shiite and Sunni sources. This narration was first narrated in the second century by Sunni sources quoting Mutraf Ibn Shakhir. In Shiite sources, the most important source is the book, which quotes Imam Khomeini (as) in response to an allusion to the compound they were riding. All narrations, whether Sunni or Shiite, are weak from the point of view of Sindhi. The presence of this phrase in the famous proverb used to describe baghal reinforces the hypothesis that Imam Kazim - assuming the authenticity of the hadith - regardless of the content of the speech quoted by the narrator, for Scott from the famous proverb that is known to all. Familiar, have used.

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Available Online from 29 October 2025