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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-205: KHUTBAH UMPAMA TANGAN TERPUTUS
Is there an authentic hadith saying a sermon without tasyahhud is like a severed hand?
Short answer
Such a hadith exists, narrated from Abu Hurairah RA by Abu Daud and al-Tirmizi, stating that a sermon without tasyahhud is like a severed hand.
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
Such a hadith exists, narrated from Abu Hurairah RA by Abu Daud and al-Tirmizi, stating that a sermon without tasyahhud is like a severed hand. Scholars graded it differently, including hasan gharib, sahih and thabit, and this ruling leans towards it being sahih despite a solitary narration in the chain, since the narrator is trustworthy. It means a sermon lacking praise of Allah SWT brings no benefit, and Shafi'i jurists set praising Allah as a pillar of the sermon alongside salawat, advice to be pious, reciting a Quranic verse and supplication for the believers.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Melihat kepada penilaian dan hukum yang dikeluarkan oleh para ulama' di atas, maka kami cenderung untuk mengatakan bahawa hadith ini adalah sahih walaupun terdapat tafarrud pada sanad tetapi perawi tersebut dinilai sebagai seorang yang thiqah.
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-205: KHUTBAH UMPAMA TANGAN TERPUTUS”, 16 June 2017. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/793-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-205-khutbah-umpama-tangan-terputus. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/hadith-sermon-without-tasyahhud-severed-hand/