How authentic is the Hadith: "Allah Almighty created a thousand nations, six hundred of them in the sea and four hundred on land. The first thing to perish from these nations is the locust. When it perishes, [the rest] follow one after another, like a string [of pearls] when its thread is cut"? Can it be used as evidence for the non-extinction of dinosaurs? And what is the ruling on acting upon it if it is not authentic?
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This hadith is very weak, if not fabricated. This is due to the defects mentioned in it, among them: Ibn Hibban's statement that it is fabricated, and that Muhammad ibn 'Isa is a denier of hadith, in addition to the weakness of 'Ubaid ibn Waqid. Therefore, it cannot be used as proof, nor can it be relied upon.
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