Could you verify this?
When Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) entered Madinah everything was illuminated. When he passed away everything became dark.
Answer:
Imams Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, Ahmad, Ibn Hibban and others have recorded this as the statement of Sayyiduna Anas ibn Malik (radiyallahu ‘anhu).
(Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 3618, Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith: 1631, Musnad Ahmad, vol. 3 pg. 221 and Sahih Ibn Hibban, Hadith: 6634)
Imam Tirmidhi and Imam Ibn Hibban have declared the Hadith authentic.
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar