Hadith 54: I saw the Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam embracing ‘Ali and kissing him, and he was saying, “By my father, the only martyr; by my father, the only martyr.”
Hadith 53: ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib is the door of repentance (i.e. the path to the removal of sins). Whoever enters it is a believer. And whoever exits from it is a disbeliever.
January 29, 2019Hadith 55: Verily the Messenger of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam sent ‘Ali on a particular errand. When he returned, the Messenger of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said to him, “Allah, His Messenger, and Jibril ‘alayh al Salam are pleased with you.”
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Hadith 54
رأيت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم التزم عليا وقبله، ويقول: بأبي الوحيد الشهيد، بأبي الوحيد الشهيد.
I saw the Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam embracing ‘Ali and kissing him, and he was saying, “By my father, the only martyr; by my father, the only martyr.”
Abu Ya’la narrates — Suwaid ibn Sa’id narrated to us — Muhammad ibn ‘Abdul Rahim ibn Sharus al Halabi narrated to us — from Ibn Minaʾ — from his father — from ‘Aʾishah…”[1]
The chain of transmission is wah (feeble). In contains the following defects:
- ‘Umar Ibn Minaʾ is majhul (unknown). As mentioned by Abu Hatim, al Dhahabi and Ibn Hajar.
- His father could not be traced.
Al Albani considered his name to be Maynaʾ ibn Abi Maynaʾ al Zuhri al Khazzaz, the mawla (client) of ‘Abdul Rahman ibn ‘Awf.[2] He narrates from a number of Sahabah. He is matruk (suspected of forgery). In fact, Abu Hatim deemed him a kadhdhab (liar).[3]
- Suwaid ibn Sa’id is (Suwaid ibn Sa’id) al Hadathani. He is da’if (weak).
[1] Abu Ya’la: Musnad Abi Ya’la al Mawsili, 8/4576.
[2] Al Albani: Silsilat Ahadith al Da’ifah, 10/4876.
[3] Ibn Hajar: Tahdhib al Tahdhib, 10/354.
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Hadith 54
رأيت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم التزم عليا وقبله، ويقول: بأبي الوحيد الشهيد، بأبي الوحيد الشهيد.
I saw the Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam embracing ‘Ali and kissing him, and he was saying, “By my father, the only martyr; by my father, the only martyr.”
Abu Ya’la narrates — Suwaid ibn Sa’id narrated to us — Muhammad ibn ‘Abdul Rahim ibn Sharus al Halabi narrated to us — from Ibn Minaʾ — from his father — from ‘Aʾishah…”[1]
The chain of transmission is wah (feeble). In contains the following defects:
- ‘Umar Ibn Minaʾ is majhul (unknown). As mentioned by Abu Hatim, al Dhahabi and Ibn Hajar.
- His father could not be traced.
Al Albani considered his name to be Maynaʾ ibn Abi Maynaʾ al Zuhri al Khazzaz, the mawla (client) of ‘Abdul Rahman ibn ‘Awf.[2] He narrates from a number of Sahabah. He is matruk (suspected of forgery). In fact, Abu Hatim deemed him a kadhdhab (liar).[3]
- Suwaid ibn Sa’id is (Suwaid ibn Sa’id) al Hadathani. He is da’if (weak).
[1] Abu Ya’la: Musnad Abi Ya’la al Mawsili, 8/4576.
[2] Al Albani: Silsilat Ahadith al Da’ifah, 10/4876.
[3] Ibn Hajar: Tahdhib al Tahdhib, 10/354.