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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE 515 : STATUS HADITH “TANGISAN BAYI KECIL ADALAH ZIKIR”
Is the hadith stating that a small baby's crying is a form of remembrance (dhikr) authentic?
Short answer
The narration that a baby's crying is dhikr is fabricated and is not found in reliable hadith works.
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
The narration that a baby's crying is dhikr is fabricated and is not found in reliable hadith works. It appears only in collections of fabricated reports, and al-Khatib al-Baghdadi judged it very munkar while Ibn Hajar stated it is fabricated without doubt. Spreading it or attributing it to the Prophet is sinful and forbidden, so Muslims should verify reports before sharing them.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Riwayat tangisan bayi kecil merupakan zikir adalah riwayat yang palsu. Hadith ini tidak boleh disebarkan dan dinisbahkan sebagai kalam Nabi SAW.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE 515 : STATUS HADITH “TANGISAN BAYI KECIL ADALAH ZIKIR””, 17 December 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/4638-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-515-status-hadith-tangisan-bayi-kecil-adalah-zikir. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/is-hadith-baby-crying-is-dhikr-authentic/