What is the authenticity of this?
When Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) conquered Makkah Mukarramah, Shaytan let out a shriek and told the other Shayatin that after today, there is no way we can make the ummah of Muhammad ascribe partners to Allah.
Answer:
Imam Tabarani (rahimahullah) has recorded the Hadith in question as the statement of Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma). The full narration is as follows:
When Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) conquered Makkah, Iblis let out a shriek, upon which his army [of other shayatin] gathered. Iblis said to them, ‘We have lost all hope of making the ummah of Muhammad polytheists after today, but test them and cause mischief in their Din and cause wailing [over the dead] to be widespread among them’
(Al Mu’jamul Kabir, Hadith: 12318)
Hafiz Haythami (rahimahullah) has declared the narrators reliable.
(Majma’uz Zawaid, vol. 3 pg. 13. Also see Targhib, vol. 4 pg. 350)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
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