Hadeeth 'My Companions are like stars' is not Saheeh

10-11-2007 | IslamWeb

Question:

Is the Hadeeth where the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said that his, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, companions guide people to the truth as the stars guide people to the light Saheeh?
Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and messenger.

The scholars may Allaah have mercy upon them have graded this Hadeeth as very Dha‘eef. Some scholars may Allaah have mercy upon them have even ruled it as fabricated: Ahmad, Ibn ‘Abd Al-Barr and Ibn Hazm may Allaah have mercy upon them are among those who graded this Hadeeth as Dha‘eef. Al-Albaani may Allaah have mercy upon him said that this Hadeeth is fabricated.

Allaah Knows best.

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