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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-173: KEBENARAN KISAH NABI SAW DAN YAHUDI BUTA
What is the status of the story of the Prophet SAW feeding a blind Jewish man in the Madinah market?
Short answer
No origin or source was found for the story of the Prophet SAW feeding a blind Jewish man who insulted him, and who embraced Islam after Abu Bakar RA continued the feeding.
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
No origin or source was found for the story of the Prophet SAW feeding a blind Jewish man who insulted him, and who embraced Islam after Abu Bakar RA continued the feeding. The story is not established from the Prophet SAW and should not be spread. A authentic narration in Sahih al-Bukhari does record the Prophet SAW visiting a sick Jewish boy who then accepted Islam. Attributing an unauthentic report to the Prophet SAW amounts to lying against him.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-173: KEBENARAN KISAH NABI SAW DAN YAHUDI BUTA”, 17 March 2017. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/925-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-173-kebenaran-kisah-nabi-saw-dan-yahudi-buta. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/status-story-prophet-and-blind-jewish-man/