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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-343: BAHASA ARAB BAHASA SYURGA
What is the status of the hadith stating that the language of the people of Paradise is Arabic?
Short answer
The hadith is narrated by al-Thabarani from Abu Hurairah and Ibn Abbas, but it is judged to be very weak.
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 narrated by al-Thabarani from Abu Hurairah and Ibn Abbas, but it is judged to be very weak. Al-'Uqaili called it munkar, Ibn al-Jauzi and al-Dhahabi called it fabricated, and al-Sakhawi called it weak, with the Abu Hurairah narration being stronger. The ruling leans towards very weak because a narrator is singular in transmitting it in both chains, and no authentic hadith specifies the language of Paradise. The language of its people is unknown and the ruling withholds judgment on the matter.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kesimpulannya, bahasa yang akan digunakan ahli syurga tidak diketahui kerana tidak ada dalil yang sahih dan jelas dalam isu ini. Maka, kami mengambil pendirian untuk bertawaqquf dalam isu ini.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-343: BAHASA ARAB BAHASA SYURGA”, 15 February 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/3121-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-343-bahasa-arab-bahasa-syurga. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/status-hadith-arabic-language-of-paradise/