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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE 527: STATUS HADIS AZAN DI TELINGA BAYI YANG BARU LAHIR SERTA HUKUM MELAKUKANNYA
Is the hadith on calling the adhan in a newborn's ear unauthentic, and is it wrong to have done so?
Short answer
Hadith scholars differ on the status of this narration. Some regard it as weak because of the narrator 'Asim bin Ubaidillah, though the weakness is not severe, while al-Tirmidhi graded it hasan sahih and al-Hakim also authenticated it.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hadith
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
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Summary
Hadith scholars differ on the status of this narration. Some regard it as weak because of the narrator 'Asim bin Ubaidillah, though the weakness is not severe, while al-Tirmidhi graded it hasan sahih and al-Hakim also authenticated it. In terms of fiqh the hadith may be acted upon because other narrations support it, and in the Shafi'i school calling the adhan in a newborn's ear is recommended to ward off the devil's disturbance. Therefore doing so is not wrong.
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Meskipun begitu, dari sudut fiqhnya hadis ini boleh diamalkan dan hukum melakukan perbuatan azan di telinga bayi ketika bayi baru dilahirkan adalah sunat menurut mazhab al-Syafiʻe.
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE 527: STATUS HADIS AZAN DI TELINGA BAYI YANG BARU LAHIR SERTA HUKUM MELAKUKANNYA”, 6 August 2021. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/4907-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-527-status-hadis-azan-di-telinga-bayi-yang-baru-lahir-serta-hukum-melakukannya. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/adhan-in-newborn-ear-ruling/