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مشكوة المصابيح
Mishkat al-Masabih
كتاب الإيمانThe Book of Faith
(لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مِفْتَاحُ الجَنَّةِ)("There is no god but Allah" is the key to Paradise)
Hadith 40
اُردوEn
عَن مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ قَالَ: «قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَفَاتِيحُ الْجَنَّةِ شَهَادَةُ أَنْ لَا إِلَه إِلَّا الله» . رَوَاهُ أَحْمد
Mu'adh b. Jabal reported that God’s messenger said to him, “The keys of paradise are the testimony that there is no god but God.” Ahmad transmitted it.
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai
Hadith Authentication:
The chain of narration for this report is weak. It has been narrated by al-Bazzar [البحرالزخار104/7 ح2660 وكشف الاستار : ح2], al-Tabarani [الدعاء : 1497], and Ibn ‘Adi [الكامل 4 1356 دوسرا نسخه 5 60] through the chain of «اسماعيل بن عياش : ثنا ابن ابي حسين عن شهر بن حوشب عن معاذ بن جبل رضي الله عنه».
◈ Al-Bazzar said:
«وشهر بن حوشب لم يسمع من معاذ بن جبل»
And Shahr ibn Hawshab did not hear (anything) from Mu‘adh ibn Jabal. [البحر الزخار 7؍104]
◈ Hafiz Haythami writes:
«وفيه انقطاع بين شهر ومعاذ و اسماعيل بن عياش روايته عن اهل الحجاز ضعيفة وهذا منها»
“And there is a break (inqita‘) between Shahr (ibn Hawshab) and Mu‘adh in this chain. The narrations of Isma‘il ibn ‘Ayyash from the people of Hijaz are weak, and this is among those (weak) narrations.” [مجمع الزوائد16/1]
Note:
Shahr ibn Hawshab is a narrator regarding whom there is a difference of opinion. According to my research, the majority of hadith scholars have declared him trustworthy and truthful, therefore his hadith is hasan (good). Also see the monthly journal “al-Hadith”: 17 p. 25, and issue: 63 p. 37.
The chain of narration for this report is weak. It has been narrated by al-Bazzar [البحرالزخار104/7 ح2660 وكشف الاستار : ح2], al-Tabarani [الدعاء : 1497], and Ibn ‘Adi [الكامل 4 1356 دوسرا نسخه 5 60] through the chain of «اسماعيل بن عياش : ثنا ابن ابي حسين عن شهر بن حوشب عن معاذ بن جبل رضي الله عنه».
◈ Al-Bazzar said:
«وشهر بن حوشب لم يسمع من معاذ بن جبل»
And Shahr ibn Hawshab did not hear (anything) from Mu‘adh ibn Jabal. [البحر الزخار 7؍104]
◈ Hafiz Haythami writes:
«وفيه انقطاع بين شهر ومعاذ و اسماعيل بن عياش روايته عن اهل الحجاز ضعيفة وهذا منها»
“And there is a break (inqita‘) between Shahr (ibn Hawshab) and Mu‘adh in this chain. The narrations of Isma‘il ibn ‘Ayyash from the people of Hijaz are weak, and this is among those (weak) narrations.” [مجمع الزوائد16/1]
Note:
Shahr ibn Hawshab is a narrator regarding whom there is a difference of opinion. According to my research, the majority of hadith scholars have declared him trustworthy and truthful, therefore his hadith is hasan (good). Also see the monthly journal “al-Hadith”: 17 p. 25, and issue: 63 p. 37.
Source: Adwa al-Masabih fi Tahqiq Mishkat al-Masabih, Page: 40
