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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-539: SESIAPA YANG MENYEBUT MADINAH DENGAN NAMA YATHRIB, DIA PERLU ISTIGHFAR
What is the status of the hadith saying that whoever calls Madinah by the name Yathrib should seek forgiveness?
Short answer
The chain of this hadith is weak because all its narrations converge on Yazid bin Abi Ziyad, a truthful narrator whose memory was criticised and changed late in his life.
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 chain of this hadith is weak because all its narrations converge on Yazid bin Abi Ziyad, a truthful narrator whose memory was criticised and changed late in his life. He narrated it both as a connected report and as a mursal report, which shows inconsistency. Its meaning is nonetheless sound, supported by more authentic hadiths that prohibit calling Madinah Yathrib, a prohibition that scholars understood as indicating it is forbidden. Madinah is named Tabah, meaning good, prosperous and free from polytheism.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Sanad hadis yang disebutkan adalah hadis yang lemah. Perkara ini disebabkan oleh perawi yang bernama Yazid bin Abi Ziyad yang menjadi paksi (madar) hadis ini.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-539: SESIAPA YANG MENYEBUT MADINAH DENGAN NAMA YATHRIB, DIA PERLU ISTIGHFAR”, 1 October 2021. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/4997-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-539-sesiapa-yang-menyebut-madinah-dengan-nama-yathrib-dia-perlu-istighfar. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/status-hadith-madinah-yathrib-seek-forgiveness/