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AL-KAFI #346 : SURAH AL-IKHLAS DAN PERISTIWA MATAHARI REDUP KERANA MUAWIYAH
Is the story of the dimmed sun and 70,000 angels praying for Muawiyah, who often recited Surah al-Ikhlas, authentic?
Short answer
This story is recorded by al-Qurtubi in his exegesis, citing al-Tha'labi, but hadith scholars judged it not authentic.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
This story is recorded by al-Qurtubi in his exegesis, citing al-Tha'labi, but hadith scholars judged it not authentic. Ibn al-Jawzi, Ibn Hibban, al-Bukhari, al-Bayhaqi and al-Nawawi described the narration as weak or rejected. Nevertheless, there are authentic virtues of Surah al-Ikhlas, such as Allah loving the one who loves it and the surah being equal to a third of the Quran.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kata Imam Ibn al-Jauzi dalam al-`Ilal al-Mutanahiah (1/298) : "Tidak sahih."
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #346 : SURAH AL-IKHLAS DAN PERISTIWA MATAHARI REDUP KERANA MUAWIYAH”, 1 August 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1338-al-kafi-346-surah-al-ikhlas-dan-peristiwa-matahari-redup-kerana-muawiyah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/sun-dimmed-muawiyah-surah-al-ikhlas-story/