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Irsyad al-Hadith Siri ke-13 : Adakah sahih kisah Saidina ‘Umar bin al-Khattab membunuh anak perempuannya?
Is the story that Umar bin al-Khattab buried his daughter alive during the Jahiliyyah period authentic?
Short answer
The story that Umar bin al-Khattab buried his daughter alive is stated to be fabricated and is not found in any reliable work of Muslim scholars.
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 story that Umar bin al-Khattab buried his daughter alive is stated to be fabricated and is not found in any reliable work of Muslim scholars. The hadith on record only shows Umar answering a question about the expiation for this act, relating the case of Qais bin Asim, without mentioning any such deed of his own. The story should not be spread except to explain that it is false, and people are advised to consult authentic sources before relating it.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kisah ini adalah kisah yang palsu dan tidak terdapat di dalam mana-mana karya ulama' dan sarjana Islam yang muktabar.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “Irsyad al-Hadith Siri ke-13 : Adakah sahih kisah Saidina ‘Umar bin al-Khattab membunuh anak perempuannya?”, 8 March 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/1559-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-13-adakah-sahih-kisah-saidina-umar-bin-al-khattab-membunuh-anak-perempuannya. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/is-umar-burying-daughter-story-authentic/