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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-332: TURUNNYA RAHMAT DISEBABKAN ORANG SOLEH
Is it true that Allah's mercy descends when the names of the righteous are mentioned, and is this a hadith of the Prophet?
Short answer
The statement that mercy descends when the righteous are mentioned is judged not authentic as a hadith, because it has no marfu’ origin traced to the Prophet SAW.
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 statement that mercy descends when the righteous are mentioned is judged not authentic as a hadith, because it has no marfu’ origin traced to the Prophet SAW. Scholars such as al-Iraqi and Ibn Hajar state it is a saying of Sufyan bin ‘Uyainah. A sound hadith in Muslim says mercy envelops people who gather to remember Allah, so mercy descends because of remembering Allah and not merely from mentioning the righteous. Muslims should not attribute unestablished statements to the Prophet SAW, for fear of falling into lying in his name.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kesimpulannya, hadith di atas adalah tidak sahih kerana ia tidak mempunyai asal yang marfu' iaitu yang sampai kepada Nabi SAW.
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-332: TURUNNYA RAHMAT DISEBABKAN ORANG SOLEH”, 11 January 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/3013-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-332-turunnya-rahmat-disebabkan-orang-soleh. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/mercy-descends-when-righteous-mentioned/