Is the story of the Ghuraniq (the Cranes) authentic?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is the story of the Ghuraniq? Is it authentic?
Answer:
The story of the Ghuraniq came with a mursal (disconnected) chain, and some scholars consider it valid. It states that when the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) recited these verses[An-Najm 53:19-20], Satan interjected a voice that the people present heard, saying: "Those are the noble cranes, and their intercession is to be hoped for."
They thought that this was the voice of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), so they rejoiced and said, "He praised our gods; he praised our gods." He did not praise them except that he will follow us. This is a mursal (a report missing the Companion link) chain, and al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar authenticated it in some places, but the reference for this is Surat al-Hajj:[Al-Hajj 22:52] meaning that Allah invalidates what Shaytan casts, and [Al-Hajj 22:52].
[Al-Hajj 22:53] This is in Surat al-Hajj, and this is mentioned when explaining the verses of Surat al-Hajj.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is the story of the Ghuraniq? Is it authentic?
Answer:
The story of the Ghuraniq came with a mursal (disconnected) chain, and some scholars consider it valid. It states that when the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) recited these verses
(19) So have you considered al-Lat and al-'Uzza? (20) And Manat, the third - the other one?
أَفَرَأَيْتُمُ اللَّاتَ وَالْعُزَّىٰ وَمَنَاةَ الثَّالِثَةَ الْأُخْرَىٰThey thought that this was the voice of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), so they rejoiced and said, "He praised our gods; he praised our gods." He did not praise them except that he will follow us. This is a mursal (a report missing the Companion link) chain, and al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar authenticated it in some places, but the reference for this is Surat al-Hajj:
And We did not send before you any messenger or prophet except that when he spoke [or recited], Satan threw into it [some misunderstanding]. But Allah abolishes that which Satan throws in
وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رَّسُولٍ وَلَا نَبِيٍّ إِلَّا إِذَا تَمَنَّىٰ أَلْقَى الشَّيْطَانُ فِي أُمْنِيَّتِهِ فَيَنسَخُ اللَّهُ مَا يُلْقِي الشَّيْطَانُthen Allah makes precise His verses. And Allah is Knowing and Wise.
يُحْكِمُ اللَّهُ آيَاتِهِ وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ[That is] so He may make what Satan throws in a trial for those within whose hearts is disease and those hard of heart. And indeed, the wrongdoers are in extreme dissension.
لِّيَجْعَلَ مَا يُلْقِي الشَّيْطَانُ فِتْنَةً لِّلَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ وَالْقَاسِيَةِ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَإِنَّ الظَّالِمِينَ لَفِي شِقَاقٍ بَعِيدٍ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [602- 4717] هل قصة الغرانيق صحيحة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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