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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-411: HADITH CINTAKAN NEGARA
What is the status of the hadith "love of one's homeland is part of faith"?
Short answer
This hadith is judged unsound or fabricated based on the assessments of several hadith scholars, so it must not be narrated or attributed to the Prophet SAW except to point out that it is fabricated.
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
This hadith is judged unsound or fabricated based on the assessments of several hadith scholars, so it must not be narrated or attributed to the Prophet SAW except to point out that it is fabricated. However, loving one's country or birthplace is not wrong, as it is part of natural human disposition. The Prophet SAW himself expressed love for Makkah in a hadith reported by al-Tirmidhi.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Melihat kepada pandangan beberapa ulama hadith di atas, maka kami berpendapat bahawa hadith di atas adalah tidak sahih atau palsu.
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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-411: HADITH CINTAKAN NEGARA”, 30 August 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/3661-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-411-hadith-cintakan-negara. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/status-hadith-love-homeland-part-of-faith/