The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume I — Page 210
Seal of the Prophets - Volume I 210 its negation, news also reached Abyssinia, and due to this, various immigrants returned to Makkah. This is the tale that many historians narrate in relevance to this instance. However, bear in mind that this story is entirely a fabrication, and its forgery is clearly evident from every rational aspect. Hence, the great Muhaddithīn and leaders of Ḥadīth , such as ‘ Allāmah ‘Ainī, Qāḍī ‘Ayāḍ and ‘ Allāmah Nawawī have expounded with conclusive argumentation that this occurrence is false and nothing more than a fabricated Ḥadīth. Thus, ‘Allāmah ‘Ainī writes in debate of this issue: ً لَا صِحَة َ لَه ٗ نَقْلا ً و َّ لَا عَقْلا “ This story is evidently negated, both in light of narration and common sense. ” 1 Then, Qādī ‘Ayāḍ writes: ٖ لَم ْ یَخْرُجْه ُ اَھْل ُ الصِّحَة ِ وَلَا رَوَاہ ُ ثِقَة ٌ بِسَنَد ٍ سَلِیْم ٍ مَع َ ضُعْف ِ نَقْلَتِه ٖ وَاضْطِرَاب ِ رِوَایَاتِه وَانْقِطَاع ِ اَسَانِیْدِہ ٖ وَاَكْثَر ُ الطُّرُق ِ فِیْھَا ضَعِیْفَة ٌ وَاھِیَة ٌ لَم ْ یَسْنِدَھَا اَحَد ٌ مِنْھُم ْ وَلَا رَفَعَھَا ٍ اِلی ٰ صَاحِب “ Prudent and reliable individuals have not accepted this narration due to the fact that the narration of this story is confusing, and its authenticity is very weak. Moreover, the manner of its narration is also weak and feeble. In addition, no narrator has successfully traced this narration to the Holy Prophet sa or any of his companions. ” 2 Furthermore, ‘Allāmah Nawawī writes: ِ لَا یَصِح ُّ فِیْه ِ شَیْء ٌ لَا مِن ْ جِھَة ِ النَّقْل ِ وَلَا مِن ْ جِھَة ِ الْعَقْل 1 ‘Umdatul-Qārī Sharḥu Ṣaḥīḥil-Bukhārī, Volume 19, p. 313, Kitābu Tafsīril-Qur’ān, Sūratul-Qamar, Under the verse “Fasjudū lillāhi wa‘budūhu” [An-Najm (53:63)], Dārul-Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, Edition 2003 2 Sharḥul-‘Allāmatiz-Zarqānī ‘alal-Mawāhibil-Ladunniyyah, By Muḥammad bin ‘Abdul-Bāqī Az- Zarqānī, Volume 2, p. 25, Bābu Dukhūlish-Sha‘bi wa Khabriṣ-Ṣaḥīfah, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebehon, First Edition (1996)