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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-194: MEMBESARKAN GURU UMPAMA MEMBESARKAN TUHAN
What is the status of the hadith saying that honouring a scholar is like honouring one's Lord?
Short answer
The hadith stating that whoever honours a scholar has honoured his Lord is judged fabricated, because its chain includes al-Hakam bin Abdullah, who was criticised by scholars.
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 stating that whoever honours a scholar has honoured his Lord is judged fabricated, because its chain includes al-Hakam bin Abdullah, who was criticised by scholars. It cannot be attributed to the Prophet SAW, although its meaning is correct as it does not contradict the teachings of the religion. Two other well-known hadiths on honouring scholars, the one about seventy prophets and the narration of Jabir, are judged very weak and cannot be attributed to the Prophet SAW. The hadith of Abu Darda that scholars are the heirs of the prophets is graded hasan through its supporting narrations.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kami melihat dan berpandangan bahawa hadith di atas adalah palsu dan tidak boleh sesekali kita menyandarkannya kepada Nabi SAW.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-194: MEMBESARKAN GURU UMPAMA MEMBESARKAN TUHAN”, 23 May 2017. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/834-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-194-membesarkan-guru-umpama-membesarkan-tuhan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/status-hadith-honouring-teacher-like-honouring-lord/