Is the story of Nasr ibn al-Hajjaj with Umar ibn al-Khattab - may Allah be pleased with them both - authentic or false due to its chain of narration or its content?
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The story is authentic and well-known. Major scholars such as Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn al-Qayyim, al-Alusi, and al-Shinqiti have mentioned it, using it as a proof. Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar authenticated its chain of narration in "Al-Isabah," and no scholar has deemed it weak.
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