Source: Fatāwā ʿIlmiyyah (Tawdīḥ al-Aḥkām), Volume 2, Page 442
Tariq Jameel recounts:
"Nabatah bin Yazid al-Nakha‘i, during the era of ‘Umar (رضي الله عنه), set out from Yemen in the path of Allah. On the way, his donkey died. His companions said, 'Give us your supplies.' He replied, 'No, you go ahead; I’ll follow you.' He laid out a prayer mat, performed two rak‘ahs, and supplicated: 'O my Master, You are free of need while I am in need of everything. You are the one who gives life to the dead. You have taken the soul of this donkey. I have a long journey ahead and I need it. O Allah, bring it back to life.' Then he stood, picked up a stick, struck the donkey and said, 'Arise by the command of Allah!' and the donkey sprang up immediately."
(Dildchasp Islahi Waqi‘āt, p. 223)
This story is quoted by Hafiz Ibn Hajar in al-Iṣābah, referencing Abū Bakr ibn Durayd in his book al-Akhbār al-Manthūrah, with the chain:
"Ibn al-Kalbī from his father from Muslim ibn ʿAbdullāh ibn Sharīk al-Nakhaʿī."
(Al-Iṣābah, Vol. 3, p. 582, Entry No. 8850)
➊ Muḥammad ibn al-Sāʾib al-Kalbī
He is a known liar and fabricator:
➋ Hishām ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Sāʾib al-Kalbī
Also highly unreliable:
The complete chain of narration to Ibn al-Kalbī is unknown, further weakening the report. The isnād is broken, making the story even more unreliable.
This narration is fabricated (mawḍūʿ). It has no valid Shar‘i basis, and the scholars of Hadith do not accept it. Believing in or propagating such tales contradicts the principles of Islamic authenticity.
هٰذَا مَا عِندِي وَاللّٰهُ أَعْلَمُ بِالصَّوَابِ
❖ The Narrative by Tariq Jameel
Tariq Jameel recounts:
"Nabatah bin Yazid al-Nakha‘i, during the era of ‘Umar (رضي الله عنه), set out from Yemen in the path of Allah. On the way, his donkey died. His companions said, 'Give us your supplies.' He replied, 'No, you go ahead; I’ll follow you.' He laid out a prayer mat, performed two rak‘ahs, and supplicated: 'O my Master, You are free of need while I am in need of everything. You are the one who gives life to the dead. You have taken the soul of this donkey. I have a long journey ahead and I need it. O Allah, bring it back to life.' Then he stood, picked up a stick, struck the donkey and said, 'Arise by the command of Allah!' and the donkey sprang up immediately."
(Dildchasp Islahi Waqi‘āt, p. 223)
❖ Source and Chain of Narration
This story is quoted by Hafiz Ibn Hajar in al-Iṣābah, referencing Abū Bakr ibn Durayd in his book al-Akhbār al-Manthūrah, with the chain:
"Ibn al-Kalbī from his father from Muslim ibn ʿAbdullāh ibn Sharīk al-Nakhaʿī."
(Al-Iṣābah, Vol. 3, p. 582, Entry No. 8850)
❖ Critical Evaluation of the Narrators
➊ Muḥammad ibn al-Sāʾib al-Kalbī
He is a known liar and fabricator:
- Sulaymān al-Taymī said:
"There were two great liars in Kufah; one of them was al-Kalbī."
(Tahdhīb al-Tahdhīb, Vol. 9, p. 157) - Yazīd ibn Zurayʿ said:
"I testify that al-Kalbī is a disbeliever."
(Tahdhīb al-Tahdhīb, Vol. 9, p. 158) - Al-Jawzjānī stated:
"A liar, discarded."
(Tahdhīb al-Tahdhīb, Vol. 9, p. 159)
➋ Hishām ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Sāʾib al-Kalbī
Also highly unreliable:
- Al-Dāraquṭnī: "Abandoned (matrūk)."
- Ibn ʿAsākir: "A Rāfiḍī, not trustworthy."
(Lisān al-Mīzān, Vol. 6, p. 196)
❖ Important Note
The complete chain of narration to Ibn al-Kalbī is unknown, further weakening the report. The isnād is broken, making the story even more unreliable.
❖ Summary of Findings
This narration is fabricated (mawḍūʿ). It has no valid Shar‘i basis, and the scholars of Hadith do not accept it. Believing in or propagating such tales contradicts the principles of Islamic authenticity.
هٰذَا مَا عِندِي وَاللّٰهُ أَعْلَمُ بِالصَّوَابِ
