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http://quran-errors.weebly.com/the-authenticity-of-the-story-regarding-asma-bint-marwan.htmlThe story is not authentic according to Al-Albani [1], Abdul Malik [2], Al Jawzi [3], Ibn Adi [4] and others.
The chain of transmission in Ibn Ishaqs account is:
Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Shami → Muhammad ibn al-Hajjaj al-Lakhmi → Mujalid ibn Sa’ed → Al-Shu'abi → Ibn ‘Abbas
Muhammad ibn al-Hajjaj is a narrator is known for fabricating hadeeth. Hence Al-Albani said this is not authentic [5] alongside Al-Jawzi [6] and Ibn Adi said: "...this isnad (chain of reporters) is not narrated on authority of Mujalid but by Muhammad ibn al-Hajjaj al-Lakhmi and they all (other reporters in the chain) accuse Muhammad Ibn Al-Hajjaj of forging it" [7]
Regarding Muhammad Ibn Al-Hajjaj : Al-Bukhari said: "his hadith is abandoned", [8] Yahya Ibn Ma'een said: "compulsive liar" and once said: "not trustworthy".[9] Ad-Daraqutni denounced him as a liar.[10]
Ibn Taymiyyah writes:
قَدْ نَصَبَ اللَّهُ الْأَدِلَّةَ عَلَى بَيَانِ مَا فِيهَا مِنْ صَحِيحٍ وَغَيْرِهِ وَمَعْلُومٌ أَنَّ الْمَنْقُولَ فِي التَّفْسِيرِ أَكْثَرُهُ كَالْمَنْقُولِ فِي الْمَغَازِي وَالْمَلَاحِمِ وَلِهَذَا قَالَ الْإِمَامُ أَحْمَد ثَلَاثَةُ أُمُورٍ لَيْسَ لَهَا إسْنَادٌ التَّفْسِيرُ وَالْمَلَاحِمُ وَالْمَغَازِي وَيُرْوَى لَيْسَ لَهَا أَصْلٌ أَيْ إسْنَادٌ لِأَنَّ الْغَالِبَ عَلَيْهَا
الْمَرَاسِيلُ مِثْلُ مَا يَذْكُرُهُ عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ وَالشَّعْبِيُّ وَالزُّهْرِيُّ وَمُوسَى بْنُ عُقْبَةَ وَابْنُ إسْحَاقَ
Allah has provided evidence establishing the authenticity or lack thereof for the narrations that are necessary in matters of the religion. It is well-known that most of what is reported in books of exegesis is similar to what is reported in books of history and battles. For this reason, Imam Ahmad said that three matters are not reliable: exegesis, stories of battles, and history. These matters are narrated without a basis or chain of narration from those who omit narrators such as what is mentioned from Urwah ibn Az-Zubair, Ash-Sha’bi, Az-Zuhri, Musa ibn Uqbah, and Ibn Ishaq. [11]
The chain of transmission from Ibn Sa'id is:
Ibn Sa'd → Al-Waqidi → 'Abd Allah ibn al-Harith ibn al-Fudayl → Al-Harith ibn al-Fudayl
Al-Albani declared this to be inauthentic [12]. This is due to Al-Waqidi being in the chain. He is an unauthentic reporter:
1. al-Shafi’i (d. 204 A.H.):All the books of al-Waqidi are lies. In Madinah there were seven men who used to fabricator authorities, one of which was al-Waqidi.[13]
2. Ahmad ibn Hanbal (d. 241 A.H.):He is a liar, makes alternations in the traditions.[14]
3. al-Nasa’i (d. 303 A.H.):The liars known for fabricating the Hadith of the Messenger of Allah are four. They are: Arba’ah b. Abi Yahya in Madinah, al-Waqidi in Baghdad, Muqatil b. Sulayman in Khurasan and Muhammad bin Sa’id in Syria.[15]
4. al-Bukhari (d. 256 A.H.):al-Waqidi has been abandoned in Hadith. He fabricates Hadith.[16]
5. al-Dhahbi (d. 748 A.H.):Consensus has taken place on the weakness of al-Waqidi.[17]
6. Yahya ibn Ma’in (d. 233 A.H.):He is weak. He is nothing. Not reliable![18]
7. Ishaq ibn Rahwiyah (d. 238 A.H.):According to my view, he is one of those who fabricate Hadith.[19]
8. Abu Dawud (d. 275 A.H.):I do not write his Hadith and I do not report (Hadith) on his authority. I have no doubt that he used to make up Hadith.[20]
9. Ibn Abi Hatim al-Razi (d. 277 A.H.):He fabricates Hadith. We have abandoned his Hadith.[21]
10. al-Darqutni (d. 385 A.H.):There is weakness in him (in his reporting).[22]
11. ‘Ali ibn Madyani (d. 241 A.H.):He fabricates Hadith.[23]
12. Ibn ‘Adi (d. 365 A.H.):His traditions are not safe and there is danger from him (in accepting his traditions).[24]
13. Ibn Hajr (d. 852 A.H.):He has been abandoned in spite of vastness of his knowledge.[25]
14. Abu Zar’ah al-Razi (d. 264 A.H.):Abandoned, Weak![26]
15. al-Nawawi (d. 676 A.H.):Their (muhaddithin’) consensus is that al-Waqidi is weak.[27]
16. Al-Albani said: Al-Waqidi is a liar [28]
Also the chain is Mu'dal (discontinued) as Al-Harith Ibn Fudayl never met any of the Prophets companions [29]
So in conclusion this story is not authentic and is fabricated.
References:
[1] Silsilat Al-Ahadeeth Ad-Da'ifah #6013.
[2] Sahih Sirah Al-Nibawiyah pp.335-336.
[3] Al-'Ilal p.175
[4] Al-Kāmil fī al-ḍuʻafāʼ wa-ʻilal al-ḥadīth p.326
[5]Silsilat Al-Ahadeeth Ad-Da'ifah #6013.
[6]Al-'Ilal p.175
[7]Al-Kāmil fī al-ḍuʻafāʼ wa-ʻilal al-ḥadīth p.326
[8]Silsilat Al-Ahadeeth Ad-Da'ifah #6013.
[9]Silsilat Al-Ahadeeth Ad-Da'ifah #6013.
[10]Silsilat Al-Ahadeeth Ad-Da'ifah #6013.
[11] Majmu’ Al-Fatawa 13/346
[12] Silsilat Al-Ahadeeth Ad-Da'ifah #6013.
[13] Ibn Abi Hatim, vol.4 pt.1 p.21[14 al-Dhahbi, Mizan, vol.3 p.110
[15] Ibn Hajr al-‘Asqalani, Tahdhib al-Tahdhib, vol.9 p.366 No.604, Hyderabad, 1326 A.H.cf. Yusuf ‘Abbas Hashmi, Zaynab bint Jahash, ‘Islamic Culture’ vol.XLI, No.1, Hyderabad (India), 1967
[16] al-Dhahbi, Mizan, vol.3 p.110
[17] Ibid., p.111
[18] Ibid. p.110,
Ibn Abi Hatim, vol.4 pt.1. p.21
[19] Ibn Abi Hatim, p.21
[20] Ibn Hajr, Tahdhib, vol.9, p.366, No.604 cf. Hashmi
[21] Ibid., p.366
Ibn Abi Hatim, p.21
[22] al-Dhahbi, Mizan, p.110
[23] Ibid., p.110
Ibn Hajr, Tahdhib, p.366 cf. Hashmi
[24] al-Dhahbi, Mizan, vol.3, p.110
[25] Ibn Hajr, Taqrib al-Tahdhib, vol.2, p.194, Cairo, 1960
[26] Ibn Abi Hatim, vol.4, pt.1, p.21
[27] Ibn Hajr, Tahdhib, vol.9, p.366 cf. Hashmi
[28] Silsilat Al-Ahadeeth Ad-Da'ifah #6013.
[29]Silsilat Al-Ahadeeth Ad-Da'ifah #6013.
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