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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-350: HADITH SEBARKAN KEDATANGAN AWAL BULAN ISLAM
What is the status of the hadith claiming that whoever informs others of the arrival of the month of Rajab is protected from the Hellfire?
Short answer
The hadith is fabricated and has no known origin in reliable hadith books.
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 hadith is fabricated and has no known origin in reliable hadith books. The same wording is also used for other Islamic months such as Dhul Hijjah, Sha'ban, Ramadan and Muharram, and all such narrations are fabricated. Narrating a fabricated hadith is forbidden except to point out that it is fabricated, so its circulation should stop.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Berdasarkan soalan di atas, hadith di atas adalah palsu dan tidak diketahui asalnya daripada kitab-kitab hadith yang muktabar.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-350: HADITH SEBARKAN KEDATANGAN AWAL BULAN ISLAM”, 7 March 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/3179-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-350-hadith-palsu-kemasukan-awal-bulan-islam. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/status-hadith-announcing-arrival-of-rajab/