Ruling on the Narration of Sayyidah Maymunah (RA) Regarding Bayt al-Maqdis
In the narration of Sayyidah Maymunah bint Sa‘d (RA), it is mentioned that the Prophet ﷺ said regarding Bayt al-Maqdis:
“Go there and offer prayer, and if you cannot go, then send oil to be used in its lamps.”
[Sunan Abī Dāwūd: 457, Sunan Ibn Mājah: 1407]
What is the ruling on this narration?
This narration is weak (ḍa‘īf). The following hadith scholars have declared it to be weak:
Shaykh al-Albānī graded this narration as weak.
Ḥāfiẓ Zubair ‘Alī Za‘ī also considered this narration to be weak.
The primary cause of weakness lies in the chain of narration, where some narrators are weak or there are other deficiencies pointed out by hadith experts.
The narration attributed to Sayyidah Maymunah (RA) regarding Bayt al-Maqdis is weak in terms of its chain and cannot be regarded as authentic or placed among the ranks of Ṣaḥīḥ aḥādīth.
❖ Question:
In the narration of Sayyidah Maymunah bint Sa‘d (RA), it is mentioned that the Prophet ﷺ said regarding Bayt al-Maqdis:
“Go there and offer prayer, and if you cannot go, then send oil to be used in its lamps.”
[Sunan Abī Dāwūd: 457, Sunan Ibn Mājah: 1407]
What is the ruling on this narration?
❖ Answer:
This narration is weak (ḍa‘īf). The following hadith scholars have declared it to be weak:
➊ Shaykh al-Albānī (raḥimahullāh):
Shaykh al-Albānī graded this narration as weak.
➋ Ḥāfiẓ Zubair ‘Alī Za‘ī (raḥimahullāh):
Ḥāfiẓ Zubair ‘Alī Za‘ī also considered this narration to be weak.
❖ Reason for Weakness
The primary cause of weakness lies in the chain of narration, where some narrators are weak or there are other deficiencies pointed out by hadith experts.
❖ Summary
The narration attributed to Sayyidah Maymunah (RA) regarding Bayt al-Maqdis is weak in terms of its chain and cannot be regarded as authentic or placed among the ranks of Ṣaḥīḥ aḥādīth.
