Source: Shumara al-Sunnah, Jhelum
References:
➊ Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan ibn Zubālah is graded as:
➋ ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Abī Ḥāzim is from the generation of the Tabaʿ Tabiʿīn, making his narration from ʿĀʾishah (RA) interrupted (munqaṭiʿ).
➌ The mentioned supporter (mutābiʿ) Nawfal ibn ʿAmmār is untraceable—no mention found in reliable sources.
✔ This narration is unauthentic and cannot be relied upon for deriving any rulings or historical facts.
✔ It is based on disconnected chains and unreliable narrators.
✔ Therefore, attributing this action or statement to ʿĀʾishah (RA) is not valid.
❖ The Narration in Question:
"ʿĀʾishah (RA) used to hear the sound of a nail being hammered in one of the clay houses adjacent to the Prophet’s ﷺ Mosque. She would send a message to the inhabitants of the house saying: 'Do not harm the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.'"References:
- al-Durratu al-Thameenah fī Akhbār al-Madīnah by Ibn al-Najjār, p. 197
- Imtāʿ al-Asmāʿ by al-Maqrīzī, 14/624
❖ Ruling on the Authenticity:
This narration is fabricated (false).➊ Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan ibn Zubālah is graded as:
- Abandoned (matrūk)
- Liar (kadhdhāb)
➋ ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Abī Ḥāzim is from the generation of the Tabaʿ Tabiʿīn, making his narration from ʿĀʾishah (RA) interrupted (munqaṭiʿ).
➌ The mentioned supporter (mutābiʿ) Nawfal ibn ʿAmmār is untraceable—no mention found in reliable sources.
Conclusion:
✔ This narration is unauthentic and cannot be relied upon for deriving any rulings or historical facts.✔ It is based on disconnected chains and unreliable narrators.
✔ Therefore, attributing this action or statement to ʿĀʾishah (RA) is not valid.
