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22 January 2023 • 2.3K views
The hadeeth of العَجْن (clenching the fists like when kneading dough) is INAUTHENTIC because:
1⃣. The chain contains an unknown narrator called Al-Haitham ibn ’Imrān as stated by Ibn Rajab in Fat-ḥ Al-Bāri:
((والهيثم هذا غير معروف))
2⃣. The authentic reports do not mention the addition of clenching the fist;
((رأيت ابن عمر إذا قام من الركعتين اعتمد على الأرض بيديه))
3⃣. Assuming the authenticity of the hadith, the most appropriate meaning of عاجن in this context is as ibn Rajab transmitted:
((العاجن هو الشيخ الكبير الذي يعتمد إذا قام ببطن يديه، ليس هو عاجن العجين))
“Al-’Ājin refers to the old man who supports himself with his palms when getting up. It does not refer to kneading dough (in this context).”
Benefitted from Sheikh Yusuf Al-Jazā'iri ḥafidhahullah
▪️The hadeeth has been weakened by many scholars, including Ibn Ṣalāḥ [as mentioned by Ibn Mulaqqin in Al-Khulāṣah (1/ 137)] | An-Nawawi [Sharhul Muhadhab (3/419)] | Sheikh Bakr Abu Zaid | Sheikh Muqbil | Sheikh Ibn Bāz...