Ruling on the Narration of Sayyidah Maymunah (RA) Regarding Bayt al-Maqdis
❖ 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.
