Unverified Stories
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (RA) that we were traveling with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). At one place, we made a halt when suddenly a person in a valley was saying:
O Allah! I have been promised the reward of the Ummah of Muhammad, the deceased forgiven one, without which.
Anas bin Malik (RA) said:
I looked over the valley and saw a man whose height was more than three hundred cubits. He said to me:
Who are you? I said:
I am the servant of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), Anas bin Malik. He said:
Where is he? I said:
He is listening to you. He said:
Go to him and greet him and tell him that your brother Ilyas sends his greetings. I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and informed him. He (ﷺ) came to him, embraced him, and greeted him, then both sat down to talk. Then Ilyas (AS) said to him (ﷺ):
O Messenger of Allah! I eat one day in a year, and today is my day of breaking the fast. I will eat, and you also eat. Anas (RA) said:
A tablecloth descended from the sky upon both of them, containing bread, fish, and other food. They ate and also fed me, and then we prayed the Asr prayer. After bidding farewell to them, I saw them ascend towards the sky in the clouds. This incident is present in the following books:
➊ Imam Bayhaqi said:
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ: أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدِ الْبَغْدَادِى ببخارا ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَحْمُودٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الرَّقْيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ الْعَلَوِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ الْفَزَارِيُّ ، عَنِ الأوْزَاعِيُّ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، قَالَ ….. إلخ
➋ Imam Hakim said:
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدِ الْمَعْدَانِيُّ بِبُخَارَى، ثنا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَحْمُودِ ، ثنا عَبْدَانُ بْنُ سَيَّارِ ، ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَرْقِيُّ ، ثنايَزِيدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْبَلَوِيُّ، ثنا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ الْفَزَارِيُّ، عَنِ الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكِ له ، قَالَ ….. إلخ
➌ Imam Ibn Abi Dunya said:
حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعِيدِ الْجَوْهَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْمَوْصِلِيُّ الْبَلَوِيُّ مَوْلَى لَهُمْ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ الْجُرَشِيُّ ، عَنِ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ،عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكِ قَالَ ….. إلخ
The first two chains are weak for the following reasons: 1:
Abdan bin Sinan is an unknown narrator.
Note:
In the first chain, it is Abdan bin Sinan, while in the second chain it is Abdan bin Sayyar, but Hafiz Dhahabi said:
Abdan bin Yasar narrated a fabricated report from Ahmad bin al-Barqi which I do not recognize.
This narrator, whether Ibn Sinan or Ibn Sayyar or Ibn Bisar, whoever he is, is unknown.
➍ Similarly, Yazid bin Yazid is also an unknown narrator.
Note:
In the first chain, Yazid al-Alawi is written, which is incorrect. The correct is al-Balawi, as in the last two chains. The third chain is also weak because of Yazid bin Yazid al-Balawi, as he is unknown.
Note:
In the third chain, a narrator named Abu Ishaq al-Jurashi is written, which is incorrect because in the other chains it is al-Fazari, and that is correct. But if this is a different narrator, then he is also unknown.
➊ Additionally, Imam Bayhaqi has declared it weak. (Reference mentioned)
➋ Imam Zahabi said:
خَبْرًا مَوْضُوعًا
It is a fabricated report.
➌ Hafiz Ibn Hajar said:
حدیث باطل .
Imam Hakim has declared it authentic in chain, but Imam Zahabi criticized him and declared it fabricated.
