How authentic is the Hadith of Abu Dujanah and the Jewish man's palm tree?
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The chain of narration for the story mentioned by Al-Bakri and Al-Safuri concerning Abu Dujanah and Malik, the hypocrite owner of the date palm, which tells of the reason for Abu Dujanah's haste in leaving the mosque after Fajr prayer, and the palm tree descending into his house after Abu Bakr bought it and gifted it to him, has not been authenticated.
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