The authenticity of the hadith regarding the pigeon's egg and the spider's web in the cave
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner Abu Salim says: I read about the pigeon's egg in the cave of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and also about the spider. What is the authenticity of that?
The Shaykh:
I do not know the authenticity of this. This is on the tongues of people, and to my knowledge, it is not established; it is not established in a hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The questioner:
Is it obligatory, O Shaykh, to be in a state of ritual purity and to face the qiblah when making supplication?
The Shaykh:
A continuation of the first question regarding the spider's web. Yes. Yes, it is established that the spider built its web on the door of the cave so that the polytheists would know that the Messenger was not inside. Allah the Exalted made use of it. When they came, they said: This web was there before Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was born. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you. Honorable Shaykh,
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner Abu Salim says: I read about the pigeon's egg in the cave of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and also about the spider. What is the authenticity of that?
The Shaykh:
I do not know the authenticity of this. This is on the tongues of people, and to my knowledge, it is not established; it is not established in a hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The questioner:
Is it obligatory, O Shaykh, to be in a state of ritual purity and to face the qiblah when making supplication?
The Shaykh:
A continuation of the first question regarding the spider's web. Yes. Yes, it is established that the spider built its web on the door of the cave so that the polytheists would know that the Messenger was not inside. Allah the Exalted made use of it. When they came, they said: This web was there before Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was born. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you. Honorable Shaykh,
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع فضيلة الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7453 — youtube.com (10:39)
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