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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-319: SAIDINA ALI SEBAGAI PINTU ILMU
What is the status and meaning of the hadith 'I am the city of knowledge and Ali is its gate'?
Short answer
Scholars differ on the status of this hadith. Some, such as Ibn al-Jauzi and al-Dhahabi, judged it not authentic or fabricated, while others, such as Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani and al-Zarkashi, graded it hasan.
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- 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
Scholars differ on the status of this hadith. Some, such as Ibn al-Jauzi and al-Dhahabi, judged it not authentic or fabricated, while others, such as Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani and al-Zarkashi, graded it hasan. This ruling leans towards the view that the hadith does not reach the level of fabrication. The hadith does not concern creed or the lawful and unlawful, and it does not mean Ali alone is a gate to knowledge, since other companions were also gates to knowledge. Its meaning also points to the importance of learning from teachers.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Melihat kepada pandangan-pandangan di atas, kami cenderung kepada pandangan kedua yang mengatakan bahawa hadith tersebut tidak sampai ke tahap palsu sebagaimana yang dinyatakan oleh al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani dan beberapa ulama yang lain.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-319: SAIDINA ALI SEBAGAI PINTU ILMU”, 19 December 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/2893-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-319-saidina-ali-sebagai-pintu-ilmu. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/status-meaning-hadith-ali-gate-of-knowledge/