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Despite the frequency of narration, multitude of references, and the many chains through which this [[hadith]] has been narrated, some [[Sunni]] scholars believe that this hadith cannot be regarded as [[Mutawatir]] (frequent) and [[Sahih]] (authentic).<ref>Al-Taftazani, ''Shar al-maqasid'', vol. 5, p. 272</ref> Their justification is that most hadith narrators such as [[al-Bukhari]] and [[Muslim al-Nisaburi]] have not narrated it and some others including [[Abi Dawud]] and [[Abi Hatam al-Razi]] have considered it weak.<ref>Al-Jurjani, ''Sharh al-mawaqif'', vol. 8, p. 361</ref> | Despite the frequency of narration, multitude of references, and the many chains through which this [[hadith]] has been narrated, some [[Sunni]] scholars believe that this hadith cannot be regarded as [[Mutawatir]] (frequent) and [[Sahih]] (authentic).<ref>Al-Taftazani, ''Shar al-maqasid'', vol. 5, p. 272</ref> Their justification is that most hadith narrators such as [[al-Bukhari]] and [[Muslim al-Nisaburi]] have not narrated it and some others including [[Abi Dawud]] and [[Abi Hatam al-Razi]] have considered it weak.<ref>Al-Jurjani, ''Sharh al-mawaqif'', vol. 8, p. 361</ref> | ||
Their doubt has been answered by many Sunni scholars such as [[al-Tirmidhi]] (d. [[279]]/892),<ref>Al-Tirmidhi, ''Sunan'', vol. 5, p. 563</ref> [[al-Tahawi]] (d. 279/892),<ref>Al-Tahawi, ''Bayan mushkil al-athar'', vol. 4, p. 212</ref> [[Hakim al-Nisaburi]] (d. [[405]]/1014),<ref>Hakim al-Nisaburi, ''Al-Mustadrak'', vol. 3, p. 118</ref> [[Ibn Kathir]] (d. [[774]]/ | Their doubt has been answered by many Sunni scholars such as [[al-Tirmidhi]] (d. [[279]]/892-3),<ref>Al-Tirmidhi, ''Sunan'', vol. 5, p. 563</ref> [[al-Tahawi]] (d. 279/892-3),<ref>Al-Tahawi, ''Bayan mushkil al-athar'', vol. 4, p. 212</ref> [[Hakim al-Nisaburi]] (d. [[405]]/1014-5),<ref>Hakim al-Nisaburi, ''Al-Mustadrak'', vol. 3, p. 118</ref> [[Ibn Kathir]] (d. [[774]]/1372-3),<ref>Ibn Kathir, ''Al-Bidaya'', vol. 5, p. 209</ref> [[Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani]] (d. [[852]]/1448-9),<ref>Al-'Asghalani, ''Fath al-bari'', vol. 7, p. 74</ref> [[Ibn Hajar al-Haytami]] (d. [[974]]/1566-7)<ref>Haytami, ''al-Sawa'iq'', vol. 1, p. 106</ref> have confirmed the authenticity of the references for this hadith. Moreover, there are many other direct and indirect narrations from the companions and the followers in historical and hadith references which prove the authenticity of the references of this hadith and the reason why al-Bukhari and Muslim did not narrate it must be studied separately, not in connection with their doubt for the references of this hadith. | ||
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