Back to search

Is it established that the Prophet, may God's prayers and peace be upon him, was born with his finger and head raised to the sky?

1 min readAlso available in العربية

In summary, the hadith that speaks of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, being born and falling on his hands, raising his head to the sky, has been narrated through several accounts and chains: - The narration of Abd al-Razzaq from al-Zuhri, which is mursal (lacking a companion in the chain) but has a sound isnad (chain of narration). - The narration of Ibn Hibban and Abu Ya'la from Ibn Ishaq, from Jahm ibn Abi Jahm, from Abdullah ibn Ja'far, from Halimah. This isnad has discontinuity and weakness, as Jahm ibn Abi Jahm is unknown, and Abdullah ibn Ja'far did not hear directly from Halimah. - The narration of al-Waqidi in "Al-Tabaqat" is very weak, because al-Waqidi is accused of lying and fabricating hadith.

Al-Albani deemed this hadith weak due to the اضطراب (disruption) in its isnad and the unknown status of some of its narrators, emphasizing that the isnad is disconnected in more than one place.

Despite its weak isnad, the hadith remains well-known and circulated among scholars of biographies (siyar) and military expeditions (maghazi), and al-Dhahabi classified it as hasan (good) in one instance.

Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 2026

Read the full answer on Ftawy