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AL-KAFI #1098: KESAHIHAN WARKAH NABI SAW KEPADA RAJA NAJASYI
How authentic is the Prophet's letter to Najashi, the king of Abyssinia, as discussed by researcher Dr Humaidullah Baris?
Short answer
This fatwa quotes Sheikh Safiyyur Rahman al-Mubarakfuri in al-Rahiq al-Makhtum.
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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
This fatwa quotes Sheikh Safiyyur Rahman al-Mubarakfuri in al-Rahiq al-Makhtum. The researcher Dr Humaidullah affirms the authenticity of the version he studied, but the claim that the letter was written after the Treaty of Hudaibiyyah is judged to have no basic evidence. The version narrated by al-Bayhaqi from Ibn Ishaq resembles the letters sent to Christian rulers after Hudaibiyyah, as it contains Surah Ali Imran verse 64 and names Ashamah. The author considers Dr Humaidullah's version the strongest, being a letter written to Ashamah's successor.
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1098: KESAHIHAN WARKAH NABI SAW KEPADA RAJA NAJASYI”, 10 February 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3108-al-kafi-1098-kesahihan-warkah-nabi-saw-kepada-raja-najasyi. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/authenticity-prophet-letter-to-najashi/