Is it permissible to narrate and publish a story about the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) using the phrase "it is narrated" (يُروى) if it does not have an isnad (chain of transmission), and does the same ruling apply to stories about the Companions and their Successors?
The Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) vision in the aforementioned story is a dream vision; it does not pertain to matters of lawful and unlawful. Rather, it serves as encouragement, warning, and the narration of stories. It is permissible to be lenient in mentioning it using weak forms of narration such as "It was narrated" (روي) and the like, because no legal ruling is derived from it. Some scholars have been lenient in this regard, even concerning narratives that are deemed objectionable.
Dr. Hamza Al-Mulaybari reported that critical imams committed themselves to abandoning the narration of fabricators and liars, while others were lenient in collecting fabricated and strange narrations. This led Imam Ahmad to say: "Three sciences have no basis: (Qur'anic exegesis), history, and Malahim (apocalyptic battles)."
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