Hadith 136: While we were sitting near the Messenger of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, Jibril suddenly descended from Jannat…..

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Hadith 136

بينما نحن جلوس عند رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، إذ هبط جبريل من الجنة، فقال: السلام عليك يا محمد، إن الله عز وجل قد أتحفك بهذه السفرجلة، فسبحت السفرجلة في كف النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بأصناف اللغات، فقلنا: يا رسول الله تسبح هذه السفرجلة في كفك؟ فقال: والذي بعثني بالحق نبيا لقد خلق الله عز وجل في جنة عدن ألف ألف قصر، في كل قصر ألف ألف مقصورة، في كل مقصورة ألف ألف سرير، على كل سرير حوراء، تجري من تحت كل سرير أربعة أنهار، نهر من خمر، ونهر من عسل، ونهر من سلسبيل، ونهر من لبن، على كل نهر ألف شجرة، في كل شجرة ألف ألف غصن، في كل غصن ألف ألف سفرجلة، تحت كل سفرجلة ألف ألف ورقة، تحت كل ورقة ألف ألف ملك، لكل ملك ألف ألف جناح، تحت كل جناح ألف ألف رأس، في كل رأس ألف ألف وجه، في كل وجه ألف ألف فم، في كل فم ألف ألف لسان يسبح الله عز وجل بألف ألف لغة، لا يشبه بعضها بعضا، وثواب ذلك التسبيح لمحبي أبي بكر، وعمر، وعثمان، وعلي.

While we were sitting near the Messenger of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, Jibril suddenly descended from Jannat. He said, “Al salam ‘alayk, O Muhammad. Verily Allah subhanahu wa ta ‘ala has gifted you with this quince.” The quince made tasbih (glorified Allah’s name) in the palm of the Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam in different languages. We said, “O Messenger of Allah, is this quince making tasbih in your palm?” He said, “By the One who sent me with the truth as a Prophet, Allah subhanahu wa ta ‘ala created in the Garden of Eden one million palaces. In each place there is (another) million palaces. In each palace there is one million beds; with damsels on each bed. Four rivers flow beneath each bed: a river of wine, a river of honey, a river of Salsabil, and a river of milk. On each river there are a thousand trees. On each tree there are a million branches. On each branch there are a million quinces. Under each quince there are a thousand leaves. Under each leaf there are a million angels, each angel having a million wings. Under each wing there are a million heads. Under each head there are a million faces. In each face there are a million mouths. Under each mouth there are a million tongues that glorify Allah subhanahu wa ta ‘ala in a million (different) languages, none of which resemble one another. The reward for that tasbih is for the lovers of Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, ‘Uthman, and ‘Ali.”

Ibn al Jawzi narrates this hadith — Muhammad ibn Nasir informed us — al Mubarak ibn ‘Abdul Jabbar informed us — Abu Talib al ‘Ushari informed us — Abu al Hassan Muhammad ibn ‘Abdul ‘Aziz al Barda’i narrated to us — Abu al Jaysh Tahir ibn al Hussain al Faqih narrated to us — Sadaqah ibn Hubayrah ibn ‘Ali al Mawsili narrated to us — ‘Umar ibn al Layth narrated to us — Muhammad ibn Jafar narrated to us — ‘Ali ibn Muhammad al Tanafisi narrated to us — Musa ibn Khalaf narrated to us — Hammad ibn Abi Sulaiman narrated to us — from Ibrahim — from Abu Sa’id al Khudri…[1]

May there be a million curses on the person responsible for fabricating this hadith.

Ibn al Jawzi says, “What a stench this fabrication has! How malodorous is this fabrication!”

Al Dhahabi says, “How weak is the intellect of that person who does not regard this hadith as fabricated. Its narrators are all majhul (unknown). I do not know which one of them invented this hadith.”[2]

Al Suyuti and Ibn ‘Iraq held similar views.[3]

The hadith contains the following defects:

• Sadaqah ibn Hubayrah Abu ‘Abdullah al Mawsili narrates hadith from majhul (unknown) narrators.
• ‘Umar ibn al Layth could not be traced.
• There is a difference of opinion regarding the status of Musa ibn Khalaf.
• Abu al Jaysh Tahir ibn al Hussain al Faqih could not be traced.
• Al Khatib says regarding the narrator Muhammad ibn ‘Abdul ‘Aziz ibn Jafar al Bardha’i, “I recorded hadith from him. He has been criticized.”[4]

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[1] Ibn al Jawzi: Kitab al Mawdu’at, 1/404.

[2] Al Dhahabi: Talkhis al Mawdu’at, hadith no. 140.

[3] Al Suyuti: al Laʾali al Masnu’ah, 1/353; Ibn ‘Iraq: Tanzih al Shari’ah, 1/370.

[4] Al Khatib: Tarikh Baghdad, 2/353.

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Hadith 136

بينما نحن جلوس عند رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، إذ هبط جبريل من الجنة، فقال: السلام عليك يا محمد، إن الله عز وجل قد أتحفك بهذه السفرجلة، فسبحت السفرجلة في كف النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بأصناف اللغات، فقلنا: يا رسول الله تسبح هذه السفرجلة في كفك؟ فقال: والذي بعثني بالحق نبيا لقد خلق الله عز وجل في جنة عدن ألف ألف قصر، في كل قصر ألف ألف مقصورة، في كل مقصورة ألف ألف سرير، على كل سرير حوراء، تجري من تحت كل سرير أربعة أنهار، نهر من خمر، ونهر من عسل، ونهر من سلسبيل، ونهر من لبن، على كل نهر ألف شجرة، في كل شجرة ألف ألف غصن، في كل غصن ألف ألف سفرجلة، تحت كل سفرجلة ألف ألف ورقة، تحت كل ورقة ألف ألف ملك، لكل ملك ألف ألف جناح، تحت كل جناح ألف ألف رأس، في كل رأس ألف ألف وجه، في كل وجه ألف ألف فم، في كل فم ألف ألف لسان يسبح الله عز وجل بألف ألف لغة، لا يشبه بعضها بعضا، وثواب ذلك التسبيح لمحبي أبي بكر، وعمر، وعثمان، وعلي.

While we were sitting near the Messenger of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, Jibril suddenly descended from Jannat. He said, “Al salam ‘alayk, O Muhammad. Verily Allah subhanahu wa ta ‘ala has gifted you with this quince.” The quince made tasbih (glorified Allah’s name) in the palm of the Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam in different languages. We said, “O Messenger of Allah, is this quince making tasbih in your palm?” He said, “By the One who sent me with the truth as a Prophet, Allah subhanahu wa ta ‘ala created in the Garden of Eden one million palaces. In each place there is (another) million palaces. In each palace there is one million beds; with damsels on each bed. Four rivers flow beneath each bed: a river of wine, a river of honey, a river of Salsabil, and a river of milk. On each river there are a thousand trees. On each tree there are a million branches. On each branch there are a million quinces. Under each quince there are a thousand leaves. Under each leaf there are a million angels, each angel having a million wings. Under each wing there are a million heads. Under each head there are a million faces. In each face there are a million mouths. Under each mouth there are a million tongues that glorify Allah subhanahu wa ta ‘ala in a million (different) languages, none of which resemble one another. The reward for that tasbih is for the lovers of Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, ‘Uthman, and ‘Ali.”

Ibn al Jawzi narrates this hadith — Muhammad ibn Nasir informed us — al Mubarak ibn ‘Abdul Jabbar informed us — Abu Talib al ‘Ushari informed us — Abu al Hassan Muhammad ibn ‘Abdul ‘Aziz al Barda’i narrated to us — Abu al Jaysh Tahir ibn al Hussain al Faqih narrated to us — Sadaqah ibn Hubayrah ibn ‘Ali al Mawsili narrated to us — ‘Umar ibn al Layth narrated to us — Muhammad ibn Jafar narrated to us — ‘Ali ibn Muhammad al Tanafisi narrated to us — Musa ibn Khalaf narrated to us — Hammad ibn Abi Sulaiman narrated to us — from Ibrahim — from Abu Sa’id al Khudri…[1]

May there be a million curses on the person responsible for fabricating this hadith.

Ibn al Jawzi says, “What a stench this fabrication has! How malodorous is this fabrication!”

Al Dhahabi says, “How weak is the intellect of that person who does not regard this hadith as fabricated. Its narrators are all majhul (unknown). I do not know which one of them invented this hadith.”[2]

Al Suyuti and Ibn ‘Iraq held similar views.[3]

The hadith contains the following defects:

• Sadaqah ibn Hubayrah Abu ‘Abdullah al Mawsili narrates hadith from majhul (unknown) narrators.
• ‘Umar ibn al Layth could not be traced.
• There is a difference of opinion regarding the status of Musa ibn Khalaf.
• Abu al Jaysh Tahir ibn al Hussain al Faqih could not be traced.
• Al Khatib says regarding the narrator Muhammad ibn ‘Abdul ‘Aziz ibn Jafar al Bardha’i, “I recorded hadith from him. He has been criticized.”[4]

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[1] Ibn al Jawzi: Kitab al Mawdu’at, 1/404.

[2] Al Dhahabi: Talkhis al Mawdu’at, hadith no. 140.

[3] Al Suyuti: al Laʾali al Masnu’ah, 1/353; Ibn ‘Iraq: Tanzih al Shari’ah, 1/370.

[4] Al Khatib: Tarikh Baghdad, 2/353.