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Irsyad al-Hadith Siri ke-40: hadis tentang Malaikat Maut ziarah manusia 70 kali sehari
Is the hadith that the Angel of Death looks at people's faces 70 times a day, and is sent to take the soul of someone laughing, authentic?
Short answer
This narration was judged fabricated by Ibn Iraq al-Kinani, who included it in his book Tanzih al-Syariah al-Marfu'ah.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- 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
This narration was judged fabricated by Ibn Iraq al-Kinani, who included it in his book Tanzih al-Syariah al-Marfu'ah. Although it also appears in al-Qurthubi's al-Tazkirah and Ibn al-Najjar's Tarikh Baghdad, the authors of this ruling agree with Ibn Iraq. It must therefore not be attributed to the Prophet SAW or spread to others.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Walaubagaimanapun, kami cenderung dan sependapat dengan Ibn Iraq bahawa hukum riwayat atau hadith ini adalah palsu.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “Irsyad al-Hadith Siri ke-40: hadis tentang Malaikat Maut ziarah manusia 70 kali sehari”, 8 April 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/1525-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-40-hadis-tentang-malaikat-maut-ziarah-manusia-70-kali-sehari. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/hadith-angel-of-death-looks-70-times-daily/