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AL-KAFI #2 : MALAIKAT YANG MEMBELAH DADA NABI
Which angel opened the chest of the Prophet SAW, and was the water used to wash his heart zamzam water or snow water?
Short answer
Based on several narrations, including one in Muslim from Anas bin Malik, the angel who opened the Prophet's chest was Jibril.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Based on several narrations, including one in Muslim from Anas bin Malik, the angel who opened the Prophet's chest was Jibril. The chest-opening is reported to have occurred several times: in childhood, at the start of his prophethood, and during the Isra' and Mi'raj. As for the water, some narrations do not name it while others mention zamzam. The respondent favours zamzam water, because a narration that affirms takes precedence over one that negates.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #2 : MALAIKAT YANG MEMBELAH DADA NABI”, 26 March 2015. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1620-malaikat-yang-membedah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/angel-opened-prophet-chest-zamzam-water/