The author discusses traditions about caliphs relating their names in order; he proves that such traditions are fabricated and forged by studying various chains of these kinds of traditions available in Sihah al-Sitta and other credible Sunni sources.
Fabricated Traditions: A Critical Assessment of Traditions on Classification of Caliphs and their Excellences
Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husaini Milani
Translated by: Dr. Sayyid Abdur Rauf Afzali
Islamic Truths Center
A Series of Theological Studies
www.al-milani.com