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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-447: KISAH BILAL BERMIMPI BERTEMU DENGAN NABI SAW
What is the status of the story of Bilal RA dreaming of the Prophet SAW after his passing and returning to Medina to call the adhan?
Short answer
The story is recorded in Tarikh Dimashq and Usd al-Ghabah. Ibn Abd al-Hadi, al-Dhahabi and Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani judged it unauthentic, while al-Shawkani said its chain was good.
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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
The story is recorded in Tarikh Dimashq and Usd al-Ghabah. Ibn Abd al-Hadi, al-Dhahabi and Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani judged it unauthentic, while al-Shawkani said its chain was good. The Irsyad al-Hadith team favours the view that the story is not authentic, though this does not deny Bilal's love for the Prophet SAW. Another report, cited by al-Dhahabi, mentions Bilal's adhan in Syria with Umar RA.
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Kesimpulannya, kisah ini adalah tidak sahih sebagaimana yang ditegaskan oleh Imam al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani walaupun di sana terdapat para ulama yang menilai bahawa ia adalah sahih.
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-447: KISAH BILAL BERMIMPI BERTEMU DENGAN NABI SAW”, 31 December 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/3921-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-447-kisah-bilal-bermimpi-bertemu-dengan-nabi-saw. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/status-story-bilal-dream-prophet/