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Originally Posted by Rida
But then that hadith would go against the shia ithna asheri concept that the imams were all named and identified explicitly by Rasulullah (sallAllahu alaihi wasallam) prior to his passing? That would also go against the concept that they were the Divinely chosen/appointed Imams as well.
Wassalaam
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Salaam,
Actually our Imams would repeat the words of the Prophet and publically "re"appoint the same successor the Prophet had indicated.
The hadith above, it is a sunni hadith, makes no sense to me: "Follow X after me" - does this mean that the Sunnis were originally following Imam Sadiq?
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rahat