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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-531 : MIKAIL TIDAK PERNAH TERSENYUM SEMENJAK NERAKA DICIPTA?
Is there an authentic hadith that Mikail has never smiled since Hell was created?
Short answer
The hadith exists and is narrated by Imam Ahmad, Ibn Abi al-Dunya, al-Aajuriy and Abu al-Shaykh al-Asbahani, but its chain is graded weak (da'if).
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- 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 hadith exists and is narrated by Imam Ahmad, Ibn Abi al-Dunya, al-Aajuriy and Abu al-Shaykh al-Asbahani, but its chain is graded weak (da'if). The weakness comes from Ismail bin 'Ayyash narrating from a Medinan narrator, which is disputed, and from Humaid bin Ubaid, whose reliability is unknown. However, some scholars such as al-Hafiz al-'Iraqi and al-Suyuti graded the chain as hasan.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Sanad hadis ini adalah sanad yang lemah (dha'if).
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-531 : MIKAIL TIDAK PERNAH TERSENYUM SEMENJAK NERAKA DICIPTA?”, 31 August 2021. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/4963-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-531-mikail-tidak-pernah-tersenyum-semenjak-neraka-dicipta. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/mikail-never-smiled-since-hell-created-hadith/