Written by: Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai (May Allah have mercy on him)
Some scholars have written that when the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) migrated from Mecca to Medina, the innocent children of the Ansar were singing the following verses:
Translation:
"The full moon has risen upon us from the valleys of Wada',
Gratitude is obligatory upon us whenever a caller calls to Allah.
O you who were sent among us, you have come with a command to be obeyed."
Is this story with these verses authentically proven? (Question by: Habib Muhammad)
This incident, along with these verses, is mentioned in "Rahmat-ul-lil-Alameen" without any reference.
Qadi Muhammad Sulaiman Salman Mansoorpuri has not provided a single irrefutable evidence for the authenticity of this incident. The author of "Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum" has quoted this incident from "Rahmat-ul-lil-Alameen".
This incident is mentioned without a chain of narration in:
Hafiz Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani writes:
"And it is narrated with a broken chain in Al-Halabiyat the statement of the women when the Prophet (peace be upon him) came: 'The full moon has risen upon us from the valleys of Wada'. It is said: This was upon his arrival during the migration, and it is also said upon his return from the Battle of Tabuk."
[Fath al-Bari Vol. 8, p. 129, under Hadith 4427]
The broken chain referred to by Hafiz Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) is narrated with a sound chain from Ibn A'ishah in Hafiz Bayhaqi's Dala'il al-Nubuwwah (2/506-507).
Note:
In Al-Khasa'is al-Kubra by As-Suyuti (1/190), there is a reference that reads "عن عائشة" which is a printing or copying error.
The narrator Ibn A'ishah mentioned by Bayhaqi is Ubaydullah bin Muhammad bin A'ishah, who died in 228 AH. [Tarikh Baghdad 10/318, biography 5462, Taqrib al-Tahdhib 4334]
Most likely, this is the narration that Hafiz Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) referred to as "with a broken chain". This narration is also reported in Al-Riyadh al-Nadhra (1/480, Hadith 393) with the chain "عن ابن عائشة وأراه عن أبيه". At the end, it is written that Halwani narrated it according to the criteria of Al-Bukhari and Muslim.
Note:
The author of Al-Riyadh al-Nadhra means that Halwani narrated it from Ibn A'ishah according to the criteria of Al-Bukhari and Muslim. However, the father of Ibn A'ishah, Muhammad bin Hafs bin Umar bin Musa, is unknown in terms of his status. Apart from Ibn Hibban, no one has authenticated him. See [Ta'jeel al-Manfa'ah p. 363]
After the death of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), Ibn A'ishah's father and then Ibn A'ishah himself were born. Hence, this chain is severely broken and therefore rejected.
Hafiz Ibn al-Qayyim writes:
"This is a clear mistake because the valleys of Wada' are towards Sham (Syria). Someone coming from Mecca to Medina would not see them. Only those heading towards Sham would pass by them."
[Zad al-Ma'ad 3/551]
Conclusion of the Research:
This story is not proven, and hence, it is rejected.
Note:
In one manuscript of Mawarid al-Zam'an [Hadith 2015], an unknown scribe has added at the end of a Hasan (good) narration:
This addition is not present in the original authentic Ibn Hibban, for instance, see [Al-Ihsan Hadith 4371, another copy 4386], and due to the unknown scribe, it is rejected and fabricated.
Our duty is only to convey the message.
(25 Rabi' al-Awwal 1428 AH)
Question:
Some scholars have written that when the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) migrated from Mecca to Medina, the innocent children of the Ansar were singing the following verses:
طلع البدر علينا من ثنيات الوداع
وجب الشكر علينا ما دعا لله داع
أيها المبعوث فينا جئت بالأمر المطاع
وجب الشكر علينا ما دعا لله داع
أيها المبعوث فينا جئت بالأمر المطاع
Translation:
"The full moon has risen upon us from the valleys of Wada',
Gratitude is obligatory upon us whenever a caller calls to Allah.
O you who were sent among us, you have come with a command to be obeyed."
Is this story with these verses authentically proven? (Question by: Habib Muhammad)
Answer:
This incident, along with these verses, is mentioned in "Rahmat-ul-lil-Alameen" without any reference.
Qadi Muhammad Sulaiman Salman Mansoorpuri has not provided a single irrefutable evidence for the authenticity of this incident. The author of "Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum" has quoted this incident from "Rahmat-ul-lil-Alameen".
This incident is mentioned without a chain of narration in:
- Al-Istee'ab by Ibn Abdul-Barr (14/84)
- Kitab al-Thiqat by Ibn Hibban (1/131)
- Majmoo' Fatawa Ibn Taymiyyah (18/377)
- Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Da'eefah by Al-Albani (488)
Hafiz Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani writes:
"And it is narrated with a broken chain in Al-Halabiyat the statement of the women when the Prophet (peace be upon him) came: 'The full moon has risen upon us from the valleys of Wada'. It is said: This was upon his arrival during the migration, and it is also said upon his return from the Battle of Tabuk."
[Fath al-Bari Vol. 8, p. 129, under Hadith 4427]
The broken chain referred to by Hafiz Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) is narrated with a sound chain from Ibn A'ishah in Hafiz Bayhaqi's Dala'il al-Nubuwwah (2/506-507).
Note:
In Al-Khasa'is al-Kubra by As-Suyuti (1/190), there is a reference that reads "عن عائشة" which is a printing or copying error.
The narrator Ibn A'ishah mentioned by Bayhaqi is Ubaydullah bin Muhammad bin A'ishah, who died in 228 AH. [Tarikh Baghdad 10/318, biography 5462, Taqrib al-Tahdhib 4334]
Most likely, this is the narration that Hafiz Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) referred to as "with a broken chain". This narration is also reported in Al-Riyadh al-Nadhra (1/480, Hadith 393) with the chain "عن ابن عائشة وأراه عن أبيه". At the end, it is written that Halwani narrated it according to the criteria of Al-Bukhari and Muslim.
Note:
The author of Al-Riyadh al-Nadhra means that Halwani narrated it from Ibn A'ishah according to the criteria of Al-Bukhari and Muslim. However, the father of Ibn A'ishah, Muhammad bin Hafs bin Umar bin Musa, is unknown in terms of his status. Apart from Ibn Hibban, no one has authenticated him. See [Ta'jeel al-Manfa'ah p. 363]
After the death of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), Ibn A'ishah's father and then Ibn A'ishah himself were born. Hence, this chain is severely broken and therefore rejected.
Hafiz Ibn al-Qayyim writes:
"This is a clear mistake because the valleys of Wada' are towards Sham (Syria). Someone coming from Mecca to Medina would not see them. Only those heading towards Sham would pass by them."
[Zad al-Ma'ad 3/551]
Conclusion of the Research:
This story is not proven, and hence, it is rejected.
Note:
In one manuscript of Mawarid al-Zam'an [Hadith 2015], an unknown scribe has added at the end of a Hasan (good) narration:
"وقالت : أشرق البدر علينا من ثنيات الوداع
وجب الشكر علينا ما دعا لله داع"
وجب الشكر علينا ما دعا لله داع"
This addition is not present in the original authentic Ibn Hibban, for instance, see [Al-Ihsan Hadith 4371, another copy 4386], and due to the unknown scribe, it is rejected and fabricated.
Our duty is only to convey the message.
(25 Rabi' al-Awwal 1428 AH)