Question:
Kindly provide the reference and authenticity of the following narration:
Ibn Sirin (rahimahullah) has said: “I said to ‘Abidah (rahimahullah): ‘We have some of the hair of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) which we got from Anas (radiyallahu ‘anhu) or from his family.’
‘Abidah (rahimahullah) replied. “No doubt if I had a single strand of that [hair], it would have been dearer to me than the whole world and whatever is in it.”
Answer:
Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) has recorded this narration on the authority of Ibn Sirin (rahimahullah). Therefore, it is authentic.
(Sahih Bukhari, Hadith: 170)
And Allah Ta’ala knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Farhan Shariff
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar,
It is important to note, that attributing anything to Nabi (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam) needs proper verification. This applies to even a single strand of hair…