The ruling on the story of the spider and the pigeon in the cave
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Question:
He says: I read in one of the books of the Sirah, O Shaykh, and I came across the issue or story of the spider and the pigeon that laid eggs at the entrance of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) cave. Is there a report of this?
Answer:
Some of them mention this, and Allah knows best. I do not know. Do not read everything that is written in the Sirah; do not read except in reliable books, such as Ibn Hisham's Sirah, the Sirah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and the explanation of al-Raghib al-Asfahani, and also Ibn al-Qayyim's Zad al-Ma'ad in the guidance of the best of people. Read in reliable books regarding the Sirah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
He says: I read in one of the books of the Sirah, O Shaykh, and I came across the issue or story of the spider and the pigeon that laid eggs at the entrance of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) cave. Is there a report of this?
Answer:
Some of them mention this, and Allah knows best. I do not know. Do not read everything that is written in the Sirah; do not read except in reliable books, such as Ibn Hisham's Sirah, the Sirah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and the explanation of al-Raghib al-Asfahani, and also Ibn al-Qayyim's Zad al-Ma'ad in the guidance of the best of people. Read in reliable books regarding the Sirah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/045 — archive.org (3:26)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.