Dispelling Doubts Concerning the Hadith of Umm Habiba A Critical Verification and Study

This research deals with the verification (Tahqiq) of the manuscript titled “Daf’ al-Raybah ‘an Hadith Umm Habibah” by the scholar Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Umar al-Khafaji (d. 1069 AH). The study is divided into two main sections: The Descriptive Study: This section introduces the author and the manuscript. It covers the author’s name, lineage, birth, death, his pursuit of knowledge, scholarly status, and his written works. It also verifies the manuscript’s attribution to the author and discusses its subject matter and the author’s methodology. The Critical Edition (Verification): This section focuses on establishing the correct text and comparing it with the original sources from which the author quoted. It includes the documentation and authentication (Takhrij) of the Hadiths mentioned. The research concludes with a summary of the most significant results, such as confirming the authenticity of the manuscript’s attribution to Al-Khafaji. It also highlights that most scholarly interpretations of the Hadith in question are considered weak. The strongest view—which is the weakening of the Hadith itself—was rejected by the author, who instead interpreted the Hadith metaphorically (Majaz) rather than literally.