How reliable is the book "As-Sirah An-Nabawiyyah" (The Prophetic Biography) by Imam Abu Muhammad Abd al-Malik ibn Hisham al-Ansari, edited by Muhyiddin al-Jarrah (Dar al-Fayhaa and Dar al-Manhal Publishers)?
Ibn Hisham's Sirah is an abridgment of Ibn Ishaq's Sirah, and it is considered superior to it because Ibn Hisham removed from it what was not related to the Sirah, forged poems, many Israiliyyat (Judeo-Christian traditions), and some matters whose mention was deemed incorrect. Additionally, he added linguistic and genealogical benefits. It is an original reference for anyone who authored works on the Prophet's Sirah after him.
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