Who is the neighbor of the orphans who objected to giving the date palm to the Prophet (peace be upon him) in the Hadith of Abu al-Dahdah, and was he a Jew, a hypocrite, or Abu Lu'lu'ah, and is this Hadith authentic?
Abu al-Dahdah bought a date palm so that his neighbor could build his garden wall. This was after the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, offered its owner (Abu Lubabah) a date palm in Paradise in exchange for it, but he refused. It was narrated that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said about him: "How many a heavy-laden date cluster Abu al-Dahdah will have in Paradise!" He also said: "How many a suspended date cluster Ibn al-Dahdah will have in Paradise!" It was also mentioned that he loaned his Lord his orchard, which contained six hundred date palms. Abu Lubabah's stance in refusing to give the date palm does not indicate that he was a hypocrite or a Jew, for the date palm was his right, and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, did not compel him to give it up; rather, he invited him to do so.
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