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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE 577: STATUS HADIS SYURGA ITU DI BAWAH TAPAK KAKI PARA IBU
Is the wording of the hadith about paradise being beneath the feet of mothers really from the Prophet SAW?
Short answer
The wording "الْجَنَّةُ تَحْتَ أَقْدَامِ الْأُمَّهَاتِ" is declared fabricated, as both of its chains of narration, via Anas bin Malik and Ibn ʻAbbas, contain problematic narrators.
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 wording "الْجَنَّةُ تَحْتَ أَقْدَامِ الْأُمَّهَاتِ" is declared fabricated, as both of its chains of narration, via Anas bin Malik and Ibn ʻAbbas, contain problematic narrators. Its meaning is nevertheless sound, based on the authentic narration of al-Nasa'i from Jahimah with the wording "فَإِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ تَحْتَ رِجْلَيْهَا", meaning paradise lies beneath the mother's feet. It is advised to attribute the hadith to its authentic wording and to abandon the fabricated one.
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE 577: STATUS HADIS SYURGA ITU DI BAWAH TAPAK KAKI PARA IBU”, 8 February 2023. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/5522-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-577-status-hadis-syurga-itu-di-bawah-tapak-kaki-para-ibu. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/status-hadith-paradise-beneath-mothers-feet/