What is the authenticity of the report that when the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) entered the cave with Abu Bakr, a spider came and placed its web over the entrance of the cave?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks about the authenticity of this report, which is that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) entered the cave with Abu Bakr, a spider came and then placed its web over the entrance of the cave?
Answer:
They said this, and they said that a pigeon nested, laying eggs at the entrance. Allah knows best regarding these matters; we do not know. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks about the authenticity of this report, which is that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) entered the cave with Abu Bakr, a spider came and then placed its web over the entrance of the cave?
Answer:
They said this, and they said that a pigeon nested, laying eggs at the entrance. Allah knows best regarding these matters; we do not know. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [80 -858] ما صحة ما جاء أن الرسول ﷺ لما دخل الغار هو وأبو بكر جاء العنكبوت ووضع بيته على باب الغار؟ — youtube.com
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