How authentic is the Hadith about the Messenger of Allah (PBUH)'s recommendation to take the soldiers of Egypt, "because they are the best soldiers on earth"? What is the Takhreej (narration and authentication) of this Hadith and the commentary on it? And what is the meaning of his (PBUH) saying: "You will find two men fighting there over the place of a brick, so leave it"?
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We previously clarified the weakness of the1-Kanz al-Ummal regarding the virtues of Egypt due to its inclusion of the weak narrator Ibn Lahia. As for the hadith narrated by Muslim, its content is the Prophet's (peace be upon him) advice to Abu Dharr to leave Egypt if he saw two men fighting over a brick-sized space. This indeed happened, and Abu Dharr departed from it, which was among the signs of prophethood.
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