Question:
There is a Hadith which states that Abu Bakr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) was on his death bed and he stated that he regrets three things, one of them being “I wish I had not uncovered the house of Fatima and I had left it…”
What is the status of this Hadith?
Answer:
Imam Tabarani (rahimahullah) and other Muhaddithun have recorded this narration on the authority of Sayyiduna ‘Abdur Rahman ibn ‘Awf (radiyallahu ‘anhu).
(Al Mu’jamul Kabir, Hadith: 43)
‘Allamah Haythami (rahimahullah) has declared a narrator weak. He further states that this narration is from his unreliable narrations (وهذا الأثر مما أنكر عليه).
(Majma’uz Zawaid, vol. 5 pg. 203. Also see: Lisanul Mizan, vol. 5 pg. 473, number: 5293)
The narration is therefore not suitable to quote.
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar