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Is the widespread hadith concerning Lady Khadijah's love for the Prophet, "Even if I were to possess, every day and night, Solomon's carpet and the kingdom of emperors, it would not be worth, in my eyes, the wing of a mosquito if my eyes were not gazing upon your face. No, by God, Allah will never disgrace you," authentic?

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The words attributed to the Mother of Believers, Khadijah, may Allah be pleased with her, concerning her love for the Prophet, may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him, are not mentioned in the books of Sunnah with any chain of transmission. However, some Shiites have cited them in their books, such as Al-Bakri in "Al-Anwar" and Al-Majlisi in "Bihar al-Anwar," without any chain of transmission. Al-Bakri was described by Al-Dhahabi as a liar and a charlatan. As for the phrase "Never, by Allah, Allah will never disgrace you," it is authentically narrated in Al-Bukhari and Muslim within the hadith of the beginning of revelation, where Khadijah said to the Prophet, may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him, reassuring him: "Never! Be pleased! By Allah, Allah will never disgrace you. By Allah, you maintain ties of kinship, you speak the truth, you bear the burdens of the weak, you earn for the destitute, you honor guests, and you aid in times of rightful calamity."

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