Question

Is this Hadith authentic?

Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) narrated:

“Verily in the ocean there are Shayatin who have been imprisoned by Sulayman (‘alayhis salaam). Soon will they emerge and recite the Quran to the people.”

 

Answer

This statement of Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) is recorded in Musannaf ‘Abdur Razzaq (Jami’ Ma’mar ibn Rashid) with an authentic chain. Imam Muslim (rahimahullah) has also recorded this narration in the foreword of his Sahih, with his chain that goes through Imam ‘Abdur Razzaq.

(Musannaf ‘Abdur Razzaq, Hadith: 20807 and Foreword of Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 7)

‘Allamah Nawawi (rahimahullah) states, “They will recite something else other than Quran, claiming that it is Quran. Their intention will be to mislead the masses, however they will not be misled.” [i.e., not all of them will mislead]

(Sahih Muslim with Al Minhaj, Hadith: 18)

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Disclaimer: In principle, the signs of Qiyamah are ambiguous and nuanced and only Allah Ta’ala Knows their precise timing and exact application. One should certainly take heed from such Hadiths and signs, despite their application to specific events being open to interpretation.

 

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Mawlana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar

Checked by: Mawlana Haroon Abasoomar

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التخريج من المصادر العربية

المصنف لعبد الرزاق:
(٢٠٨٠٧) – أخبرنا عبد الرزاق، عن معمر، عن ابن طاووس، عن أبيه، عن عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص، قال: «إن في البحر شياطين مسجونة، أوثقها سليمان، يوشك أن تخرج فتقرأ على الناس قرآنا».

صحيح مسلم:
(٧) – وحدثني محمد بن رافع، حدثنا عبد الرزاق، أخبرنا معمر، عن ابن طاوس، عن أبيه، عن عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص، قال: «إن في البحر شياطين مسجونة، أوثقها سليمان، يوشك أن تخرج، فتقرأ على الناس قرآن».