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<Critical analysis of the hadith about Prophet (s) making a dua for Mu’awiyah>
Imam Tirmidhi said: This hadith is hasan ghareeb.
Jami’ at-Tirmidhi: Vol #2, Hadith #1813
Imam Tirmidhi said: This hadith is hasan ghareeb.
Jami’ at-Tirmidhi: Vol #2, Hadith #1813
A- Analysis of the Chain of Transmission:
(Note: I& #39;m only quoting the Imams of Ahlus Sunnah. If someone doesn& #39;t believe what& #39;s written in this thread, he should doubt his own books.)
(Note: I& #39;m only quoting the Imams of Ahlus Sunnah. If someone doesn& #39;t believe what& #39;s written in this thread, he should doubt his own books.)
Imam Tirmidhi had graded it as & #39;hasan ghareeb& #39; because he considered & #39;Abd al-Rahman bin Abi & #39;Umairah a sahabi, but many scholars have disagreed on his being a sahabi.
(1) Imam Mubarakpuri quoted some great Imams of Ahlus Sunnah in his book Tuhfa tul Ahwaz (ref: vol #4, pg #354), the commentary on Jami’ at-Tirmidhi:
(a) Imam ibn Hajr in his book Fath al-Bari had mentioned that ‘Abd al-Rahman bin Abi & #39;Umaira was not a sahabi. Therefore, it’s ...
(a) Imam ibn Hajr in his book Fath al-Bari had mentioned that ‘Abd al-Rahman bin Abi & #39;Umaira was not a sahabi. Therefore, it’s ...
... impossible that he had listened it directly from the Prophet (s).
(b) Imam ibn ‘Abd al-Barr had the same opinion. He had mentioned this in his own book, al-Istiab (vol #1, pg #507).
Imam ibn al-Jowzi had quoted Imam ibn ‘Abd al-Barr’s claim in his own book & Imam ...
(b) Imam ibn ‘Abd al-Barr had the same opinion. He had mentioned this in his own book, al-Istiab (vol #1, pg #507).
Imam ibn al-Jowzi had quoted Imam ibn ‘Abd al-Barr’s claim in his own book & Imam ...
... Mubarakpuri had quoted it from the book of ibn al-Jowzi.
(c) Imam ibn al-Jowzi rejected many fabricated ahadith on fadhail of Mu’awiyah & others in his book, Mowdhu’at al-Kubra (A Great Collection of Fabricated Traditions), & quoted from Imam Is’haq bin Rahwayh that ...
(c) Imam ibn al-Jowzi rejected many fabricated ahadith on fadhail of Mu’awiyah & others in his book, Mowdhu’at al-Kubra (A Great Collection of Fabricated Traditions), & quoted from Imam Is’haq bin Rahwayh that ...
... nothing had proven in the fadhilat of Mu’awiyah.
(d) Imam ibn al-Jowzi & Imam ibn Hajr had also narrated in their books a dialogue between Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal & his son ‘Abdullah. ‘Abdullah asked his father about fadhail e Mu’awiyah & he told him that ‘Ali had many
(d) Imam ibn al-Jowzi & Imam ibn Hajr had also narrated in their books a dialogue between Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal & his son ‘Abdullah. ‘Abdullah asked his father about fadhail e Mu’awiyah & he told him that ‘Ali had many
enemies. They couldn’t find even a single narration against ‘Ali to bring him down. So, they used another tactic & that was to bring his biggest enemy, Mu’awiyah up by fabricating his fadhail.
(e) Imam Hajr wrote in Fath al-Bari that there are many fabricated fadhail of Mu’awiyah but not even a single one had an authentic chain.
(f) Another person in the chain of above mentioned hadith, Sa’eed bin & #39;Abd al-& #39;Aziz was a reliable person but he suffered from ...
(f) Another person in the chain of above mentioned hadith, Sa’eed bin & #39;Abd al-& #39;Aziz was a reliable person but he suffered from ...
... memory loss in his old age.
(2) Imam ibn Hajr had also rejected ‘Abd al-Rahman being a sahabi in his other book, Tahdhib al-Tahdhib (vol #5, pg #152).
Note: Ibn Hajr had another book, al-Isiba in which he mentioned ‘Abd al-Rahman being a sahabi but in his other ...
(2) Imam ibn Hajr had also rejected ‘Abd al-Rahman being a sahabi in his other book, Tahdhib al-Tahdhib (vol #5, pg #152).
Note: Ibn Hajr had another book, al-Isiba in which he mentioned ‘Abd al-Rahman being a sahabi but in his other ...
... 2 books, Fath al-Bari & Tahdhib al-Tahdhib, he negated this claim. And those 2 books are his amongst most trusted & renowned work.
(3) Imam & #39;Ali ibn al-Athir mentioned in his book Usd al-Ghaba (vol #3, pg #494) that & #39;Abd al-Rahman was not a sahabi.
(3) Imam & #39;Ali ibn al-Athir mentioned in his book Usd al-Ghaba (vol #3, pg #494) that & #39;Abd al-Rahman was not a sahabi.
(4) Imam al-Dhahabi was of the opinion that & #39;Abd al-Rahman was a sahabi. He stated:
هذا الحديث رواته ثقات، لكن اختلفوا في صحبة عبد الرحمن، والأظهر أنه صحابی
He used the word & #39;apparently& #39; here.
هذا الحديث رواته ثقات، لكن اختلفوا في صحبة عبد الرحمن، والأظهر أنه صحابی
He used the word & #39;apparently& #39; here.
(5) One of the reasons why some scholars considered & #39;Abd al-Rahman a thiqa rawi (trustworthy narrator) is that many thiqa narrators have narrated from him & also there is no jirah on & #39;Abd al-Rahman bin Abi & #39;Umaira. So, they assume him to be a thiqa narrator.
B- Logical Analysis:
Even if someone considers it authentic, it doesn’t make Mu’awiyah a Hadi & Mahdi.
It is a dua, not a prophecy. Prophet (s) is making a dua, not claiming that Mu’awiya will be a Hadi & Mahdi (Astagfirullah).
Even if someone considers it authentic, it doesn’t make Mu’awiyah a Hadi & Mahdi.
It is a dua, not a prophecy. Prophet (s) is making a dua, not claiming that Mu’awiya will be a Hadi & Mahdi (Astagfirullah).
Can Allah reject Prophet’s dua? Yes, he can. Following is the hadith from Sahih al-Muslim:
And we can check from many authentic narrations that whether he was a Hadi & Mahdi or not.
For example, can the one leading transgressors/ the band of rebels be a Hadi & Mahdi? Can a leader of the party calling someone towards hell be a Hadi & Mahdi?
For example, can the one leading transgressors/ the band of rebels be a Hadi & Mahdi? Can a leader of the party calling someone towards hell be a Hadi & Mahdi?
