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Does there exist any reliable Hadith that says that he who has no Shaykh has Satan as his Shaykh?
Amina Inloes

The expression من ليس له شيخ شيخه الشيطان is not found in the extant hadith collections. It is attributed to some Sufis.
Is it mentioned in Sunni books that the Prophet SAWA said "Allah is my Mawla" in the Hadith of Ghadeer Khumm?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Yes. This Hadeeth of Ghadeer has been narrated by biggest number of companions who witnessed it and heard it from the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA). It is more than Mutawatir in Sunni books as well as Shia books.

1. Sibt ibn al-Jawazi said in his book Tathkirat al Khawas  (Pg 30 & 31) "All the Ulama of Sirah have unanimously said that the incident of Ghadeer took place when the Prophet (SAWA) returned from Hajjatul Wida when he said in front of 120000 companions : Of whomsoever I am the Maula Ali is the Maula. The full Hadeeth mentions that the Prophet (SAWA) started his sermon "Allah is my Maula and I am the Maula of all Mo'meneen". Then he said am I not more entitled on the Mo'meneen than themselves upon themselves? All said "Yes". He (the Prophet SAWA) : For whomsoever I am his Maula, this Ali is his Maula.

2. Abu Ishaq al Tha'labi mentioned in his Tafseer that when this announcement was spread in different places a man by the name of al Harth ibn al No'man al Fahri came to the Masjid of the Prophet (SAWA) and objected on the announcement of Ghadeer and asked the Prophet (SAWA) : Is it from you or from Allah SWT? The Prophet (SAWA) became angry and his eyes became red and he said : By Allah SWT who is La Ilaha Illahu it his from Allah SWT and not from me.

3. In this Sahih Muslim (Vol 7, Pg 122 & 123) a Hadeeth narrated by Zaid ibn Arqam that the Prophet (SAWA) said in Ghadeer Khum : I am leaving among you two important things ; the first the Book and Allah SWT and my Ahlul Bayt (AS). 

4. Ibn Hajar said : Hadeeth al Ghadeer is definitely authentic and there is no doubt about it. 

5. An Nasai in al Khasa'is narrated from Zaid bin Arqam Hadeeth al-Ghadeer (Pg 39).

6. It was also narrated by al-Mohib al-Tabari in Thakha'ir al-Oqba.

7. Also in ibn al-Maghazili in al-Manaqib (Pg 29).

8. Also al-Muttaqi-al-Hindi in Kanz al-Ommaal (Vol 1 ; Pg 166)

9. Also al-Qurtubi in his Tafseer (Vol 18 ; Pg 287)

10, Also al-Haakim-al-Hasakani in Shawahid-al-Tanzeel (Vol 1 Pg 158)

Many other Sunni books have narrated Hadeeth al-Ghadee with the frase of Allah is my Mawla and I am Mawla of all believers and forwhom soever I am the Mawla, Ali is his Mawla.

Wassalam.
I understand that there exists in Sunan Abi Dawud evidence that the Prophet (s) folded his hands in prayers. Is this narration unreliable in any way?
Amina Inloes

The chain of narration is: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو تَوْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْهَيْثَمُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ حُمَيْدٍ - عَنْ ثَوْرٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ مُوسَى، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ،

The first narrator, Tawus, is considered to be Tawus ibn Kaysan, who was born in 30 AH. Since the Prophet (S) passed away in 11 AH, obviously he did not see this directly and was reporting from someone else whose name is not mentioned.

So, from that angle, one could introduce a question mark into the narration.
I understand that there exists in Sunan Abi Dawud evidence that the Prophet (s) folded his hands in prayers. Is this narration unreliable in any way?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

This narration is in Sunan Abi Dawood (volume 1, page 495). It is in fact against folding hands and it never says that the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) folded his hands but it says that the Prophet (SAWA) said: As if I am seeing the Rabbis of Bani Israel putting their right hands on their left Hands in their Prayer.
It is in fact against folding hands in Prayer because it proves that it is a Jewish practice. That is why Sunni Ulama don't mention it to prove folding hands but they mainly mention a narration of Sahl ibn Sa'd in Bukhari (740) saying: People were been ordered to fold their hands during Salah. He never said that the Prophet did that, nor ordered it. People were obviously been ordered by the governments to do so.

'Wassalam.