Chapter 3

[Back to contents] [1] This is a mutawaatir fact, so detail is not necessaary, although some of the evidence for it will follow. [2] see Appendix 3. [3] Collected by Bukhaari, Muslim & Siraaj. [4] Collected by Bukhaari, Muslim & Siraaj. Its takhreej is given in Irwaa' al-Ghaleel (289 & 588) [5] Muslim; Tirmidhi declared it sahih. [6] Abu Daawood, Ibn Hibbaan in Thiqaat (1/12), Diyaa' in Mukhtaarah with a hasan sanad,; Ibn as-Sukn declared it sahih, as did Ibn Al-Mulaqqin in Khulaasah badr al-Muneer (22/1) and, before them,

`Abdul Haqq al-Ishbeeli in his Ahkaam (no. 1394 with my checking). Ahmad used it as proof, as Ibn Haani reported from him in his Masaa'il(1/67). [7] Ahmad & Tirmidhi , who declared it sahih. [8] Bukhaari & Ahmad. [9] Bukhaari & Muslim. [10] Baihaqi with a sanad meeting the requirements of Bukhaari and Muslim. [11] Tirmidhi and Haakim, who declared it sahih, and I have given it in Irwaa' al-Ghaleel (292), the publication of which Allaah has made easy. [12] Daaraqutni, Haakim, Baihaqi, Tirmidhi, Ibn Maajah & Tabaraani; it is given in Irwaa' (296) [13] Bukhaari, Muslim, Ahmad, Siraaj, Tabaraani (3/108/2) & Ibn Sa`d (1/234). It is also in Irwaa' (290)