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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE 489 : NABI IBRAHIM AS TIDAK MAHU BERDOA KETIKA DICAMPAKKAN KE DALAM API
Is it true that Prophet Ibrahim did not make supplication when he was thrown into the fire, and is the story authentic?
Short answer
The story that Prophet Ibrahim refused to ask Allah for help when Jibril offered assistance is judged to be fabricated, and its attribution to him is not authentic.
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 Prophet Ibrahim refused to ask Allah for help when Jibril offered assistance is judged to be fabricated, and its attribution to him is not authentic. Although it appears in some books of Quranic exegesis, it is not found in any reliable hadith collection and was criticised by hadith scholars, including Ibn Iraq, who called it a false fabrication. It also contradicts the Quranic verses that record many of Ibrahim's supplications, and supplication itself is an act of worship commanded by Allah.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kesimpulannya, kisah dan perkataan yang dinisbahkan kepada Nabi Ibrahim di mana di dalam kisah tersebut mengatakan bahawa Nabi Ibrahim tidak mahu berdoa ketika diminta oleh Jibril adalah kisah yang palsu
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE 489 : NABI IBRAHIM AS TIDAK MAHU BERDOA KETIKA DICAMPAKKAN KE DALAM API”, 27 March 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/4381-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-489-nabi-ibrahim-as-tidak-mahu-berdoa-ketika-dicampakkan-ke-dalam-api. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/prophet-ibrahim-did-not-pray-in-fire-story/