How sound is the incident of the splitting of the Messenger's chest, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and how sound are the hadiths reported in this regard, especially since most of them are from Halimah al-Sa'diyah, who died before the Prophetic Mission?
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It has been established that the splitting of the Prophet’s chest, peace and blessings be upon him, occurred three times: the first in his childhood when he was with Halimah, the second at the time of his prophethood, and the third during the Isra and Mi'raj (Night Journey and Ascension). All that has been reported regarding the splitting of the chest, the extraction of the heart, and other extraordinary matters are among the things that must be accepted without attempting to divert them from their reality, for the divine power is capable, and nothing of that is impossible.
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