Written by: Sheikh Mubashir Ahmad Rabbani (may Allah protect him)
Question:
I saw a supplication for wudu written as "Bismillah walhamdulillah" in a mosque, with a reference to Majma' al-Zawa'id. Is this narration authentic?
Answer:
In Majma' al-Zawa'id, this narration is quoted by Al-Haythami (may Allah have mercy on him) from Tabarani, where he considered its chain of transmission (isnad) as Hasan (acceptable). However, this judgment is incorrect.
The narration mentioned in Tabarani [1/73] contains a narrator named Ibrahim bin Muhammad al-Basri, who is classified as Munkar al-Hadith (a transmitter of rejected narrations). Refer to the following sources:
Similarly, Allama Muhammad Tahir al-Patni (may Allah have mercy on him) also classified this narration as Munkar in Tadhkirat al-Mawdu'at [p.31]. For further details, refer to:
The primary issue with this chain of transmission is the presence of Ibrahim bin Muhammad al-Basri, whose narrations are considered Munkar (rejected).
Therefore, the chain of this narration is weak and unreliable due to the presence of Ibrahim bin Muhammad.
Question:
I saw a supplication for wudu written as "Bismillah walhamdulillah" in a mosque, with a reference to Majma' al-Zawa'id. Is this narration authentic?
Answer:
In Majma' al-Zawa'id, this narration is quoted by Al-Haythami (may Allah have mercy on him) from Tabarani, where he considered its chain of transmission (isnad) as Hasan (acceptable). However, this judgment is incorrect.
The narration mentioned in Tabarani [1/73] contains a narrator named Ibrahim bin Muhammad al-Basri, who is classified as Munkar al-Hadith (a transmitter of rejected narrations). Refer to the following sources:
- Mizan al-I'tidal [1/56]
- Al-Mughni fi al-Du'afa [161]
- Diwan al-Du'afa [247] by Al-Dhahabi
Similarly, Allama Muhammad Tahir al-Patni (may Allah have mercy on him) also classified this narration as Munkar in Tadhkirat al-Mawdu'at [p.31]. For further details, refer to:
- Kitab al-Mawdu'at by Ibn al-Jawzi [1680]
- Tanzih al-Shari'ah al-Marfu'ah 'an al-Ahadith al-Shani'ah al-Mawdu'ah [2/340]
The primary issue with this chain of transmission is the presence of Ibrahim bin Muhammad al-Basri, whose narrations are considered Munkar (rejected).
Therefore, the chain of this narration is weak and unreliable due to the presence of Ibrahim bin Muhammad.