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"There is no better man than Ali, and no sword better than Dhul-Faqaar"

· 21 Jumada II 1434 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I need to know the status of this oft-quoted hadeeth: " There is no better man than `Ali, and no sword better than Dhul-Faqar"

“An angel called Radwan announced from the Heavens in (the Battle of) Badr ‘No sword other than Dhu Al-Faqar and no man better than `Ali.’”

Please provide references from traditional scholars in order to convince lay people.

Answer

This is not a Hadith of Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam).

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

خبر لا سيف إلا ذي الفقار ولا فتى إلا علي هو أثر عن محمد الباقر وكونه من كلام ملك نادى به يوم بدر فهو أثر أيضا وسنده واه لم يصح (أسنى المطالب في أحاديث مختلفة المراتب #1705)

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Mufti Zakaria Makada
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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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Questions about this ruling, answered only from the archive with sources.

Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.

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