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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-355: CINTAKAN DUNIA PUNCAK SEGALA KEJAHATAN
What is the status of the hadith "love of the world is the head of every sin"?
Short answer
The narration is not a saying of the Prophet SAW. It is concluded to be the words of al-Hasan al-Basri and is ruled mursal, since its chain does not reach the Prophet SAW.
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 is not a saying of the Prophet SAW. It is concluded to be the words of al-Hasan al-Basri and is ruled mursal, since its chain does not reach the Prophet SAW. Scholars differed in their assessments: al-Baihaqi and al-Iraqi judged it mursal, while al-Saghani and Mulla Ali al-Qari judged it fabricated. A similar statement is also attributed to Prophet Isa AS, Malik bin Dinar and Jundub al-Bajaliy.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kesimpulannya, hadith ini hukumnya adalah mursal dan sandanya tidak sampai kepada Nabi SAW.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-355: CINTAKAN DUNIA PUNCAK SEGALA KEJAHATAN”, 18 March 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/3209-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-355-cintakan-dunia-puncak-segala-kejahatan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/status-hadith-love-of-world-sin/