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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-536: WAHAI ALI! KAMU SEPERTI NABI ISA
What is the source and status of the hadith that likens Ali RA to Prophet Isa AS?
Short answer
The hadith is narrated by al-Nasaie, Ibn Abi Asim, al-Hakim and al-Aajuri, among others, and all the chains converge on al-Hakam bin Abdul Malik.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hadith
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The hadith is narrated by al-Nasaie, Ibn Abi Asim, al-Hakim and al-Aajuri, among others, and all the chains converge on al-Hakam bin Abdul Malik. It is judged munkar because al-Hakam is a weak narrator who was inconsistent in transmitting it, and the supporting narrations through Muhammad bin Kathir (matruk) and Isa bin Abdullah (who narrated many fabricated hadiths) are also weak. The standing of Ali RA as a rightly guided caliph, a companion promised paradise, and the subject of many virtues in authentic hadiths is not denied.
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-536: WAHAI ALI! KAMU SEPERTI NABI ISA”, 27 September 2021. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/4988-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-536-wahai-ali-kamu-seperti-nabi-isa. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/hadith-ali-like-prophet-isa-status/