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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE 495 : KEMUNCULAN BINTANG THURAYYA TANDA HILANGNYA WABAK?
Does the appearance of the Thurayya star signal the end of an epidemic according to the hadith of the Prophet SAW?
Short answer
The hadith stating that when the star appears, the ahah is lifted is recorded in Musnad Ahmad and Sharh Mushkil al-Athar, and its chain is graded hasan, so it is established from the Prophet SAW.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hadith
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
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Summary
The hadith stating that when the star appears, the ahah is lifted is recorded in Musnad Ahmad and Sharh Mushkil al-Athar, and its chain is graded hasan, so it is established from the Prophet SAW. The star is Thurayya (Pleiades), according to Ibn Hajar. However, al-ahah does not refer to pandemics such as plague but to crop diseases that spoil the harvest, as clarified in Ibn Umar's narration on the prohibition of selling fruit before the ahah has passed. The star's appearance is therefore not linked to the end of an epidemic.
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE 495 : KEMUNCULAN BINTANG THURAYYA TANDA HILANGNYA WABAK?”, 15 April 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/4435-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-495-kemunculan-bintang-thurayya-tanda-hilangnya-wabak. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/thurayya-star-end-of-epidemic-hadith/