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Incident of the Sahabi who Couldn’t Recite the Shahadah at Death… (1/2)

· 28 Jumada II 1441 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

There is a famous narration of a sahabi (radiyallahu’anhu) who was unable to recite the shahadah at the time of death because he was disobedient to his mother. Is this authentic?

Answer

Disobedience of parents is a proven serious sin.

However, this incident is unauthentic, and should not be quoted.

It has been recorded with 2 very weak chains. Both the chains have narrators that are are suspected liars in hadith. (Tabarani & Tambihul Ghafilin, pg.191)

See: Majma’uz Zawaid, vol. 8 pg.148, Tahdhibut Tahdhib, vol.8 pg.257/ vol.1 pg.98 & Lisanul Mizan, number: 3006

THE CHAIN FOR THE INCIDENT OF ‘ALQAMAH

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