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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE 554: STATUS HADIS JIBRIL AS MEMASUKKAN TANAH KE DALAM MULUT FIRA'UN
Is there an authentic hadith that Gabriel (AS) stuffed mud into Pharaoh's mouth for fear he would utter the declaration of faith, and what is its status?
Short answer
The narration appears in several hadith collections, but scholars differ on its status.
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 narration appears in several hadith collections, but scholars differ on its status. Al-Hakim graded it sahih by the criteria of al-Bukhari and Muslim, al-Tirmidhi graded it hasan with a wording that omits the phrase 'there is no god but Allah', and Shaykh Shuaib al-Arna'ut graded it sahih but mawquf on Ibn Abbas (RA). One chain contains Ali bin Zaid bin Judan, who was criticised by some scholars. The account illustrates that repentance is not accepted when death has reached the throat, based on Surah al-Nisa' verse 18.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE 554: STATUS HADIS JIBRIL AS MEMASUKKAN TANAH KE DALAM MULUT FIRA'UN”, 1 March 2022. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/5140-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-554-status-hadis-jibril-as-memasukkan-tanah-ke-dalam-mulut-fira-un. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/status-hadith-gabriel-mud-pharaoh-mouth/