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AL-KAFI #1921: SIAPAKAH MEREKA ASHAB AL-UKHDUD YANG DISEBUTKAN DALAM AL-QURAN
Who are the Ashab al-Ukhdud mentioned in the Quran and what is their story?
Short answer
The Ashab al-Ukhdud, meaning the people of the ditch, refers to a king of Najran and his followers who burned believers in a ditch of fire.
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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
The Ashab al-Ukhdud, meaning the people of the ditch, refers to a king of Najran and his followers who burned believers in a ditch of fire. According to Ibn Hisham, the event took place in the time of a king named Zur‘ah Zu Nuwas bin Tubban As‘ad. The hadith narrated by Muslim from Suhaib RA tells of a believing youth who was killed for holding to his faith, and al-Qurtubi cites a report from Ibn ‘Abbas that his name was Abdullah bin Thamir. Al-Tabari states that the victims numbered nearly 20,000.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Ashab al-Ukhdud yang diceritakan dalam al-Quran ditujukan kepada seorang raja yang memerintah Najran bersama pengikutnya.
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1921: SIAPAKAH MEREKA ASHAB AL-UKHDUD YANG DISEBUTKAN DALAM AL-QURAN”, 20 February 2023. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/5535-al-kafi-1921-siapakah-mereka-ashab-al-ukhdud-yang-disebutkan-dalam-al-quran. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/who-are-the-ashab-al-ukhdud-in-quran/