Research on the Hadith of One Hundred and Twenty-Four Thousand (Prophets)
Narration of the Hadith and Its Sources
◈ Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated it
◈ This hadith is found in
◈ It has also been narrated in
and
◈ In the chain of this narration is Ali bin Yazid al-Alhani, who is a weak narrator
◈ As clarified in
◈ Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him)‘s hadith
◈ This hadith is also found in
◈ Besides this, this hadith is also narrated in
◈ However, this narration is also weak in terms of its chain
Criticism of the Narrators in the Chain
◈ In the chain of
is Abu Umar al-Dimashqi
◈ This narrator has been declared “matruk” and “da’if”
◈ In the chain of
is Ibrahim bin Hisham bin Yahya bin Yahya
◈ Although Ibn Hibban mentioned him in al-Thiqat
◈ But Abu Hatim and Abu Zur’ah called him kadhdhab (a liar)
◈ Dhahabi also declared him matruk
◈ Ali bin al-Husayn bin al-Junayd said:
> “ينبغي ان لا يحدث عنه”
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Summary of the Research
From all the routes, it becomes clear that the hadith of “One Hundred and Twenty-Four Thousand” is weak in all its chains.
◈ However, it is such a weak narration that it is not correct to call it mawdu’ (fabricated)
◈ Aini, Hafiz, and Shawkani have adopted silence regarding this hadith
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Clarification Regarding Fabricated Hadiths
The following hadiths are mawdu’ (fabricated):
➊ اذا تحیرتم فاستعینوا بالصبر والصلوۃ
➋ اذا تحیرتم فی الامور، فاستعینوا من اصحاب القبور
◈ Suyuti declared both these narrations mawdu’ in
◈ Whoever acts upon them will be misguided
◈ The Prophet ﷺ said:
> “من عمل عملاً لیس علیه أمرنا فهو رد”
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Seeking Help through Patience and Prayer
◈ Seeking help through patience and prayer means that the servant turns to Allah
◈ Takes courage and adopts steadfastness
◈ Is constant in prayer
Two Types of Patience
➊ Patience from something
– Patience upon poverty, hunger, or not obtaining a desired thing
➋ Patience upon something (sabr ‘ala al-shay’)
– Patience in prayer, fasting, abstaining from sins, and upon calamities
◈ By acting upon patience in both these types, the help of Allah is obtained
Conclusion
ھذا ما عندی واللہ اعلم بالصواب
