Imam Hadi (a.s) in words of Sunni scholars 4

al- Mutawakkil asked Imam Hadi (a.s)
The fuqaha were surprised by this fatwa and asked what is the basis of this fatwa? Hazrat said: God says in the Qur’an: (God has helped you in “many” cases) and it has been narrated through us Ahl al-Bayt that the battles of the Prophet (PBUH) have been 83 times
Al-Safadi
al-Wāfī bi ‘l-wafayāt, vol22,p49