The extent of the authenticity of the famous story about 'Umar burying his daughter
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The Shaykh:
Allah. No. May Allah... 'Umar said, and...
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the famous story about 'Umar ibn al-Khattab burying his daughter authentic and established?
The Shaykh:
Allah knows best. It was in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah); this was in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. They had shirk (associating partners with Allah) greater than this; they had shirk greater than burying daughters alive. Yes.
Allah. No. May Allah... 'Umar said, and...
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the famous story about 'Umar ibn al-Khattab burying his daughter authentic and established?
The Shaykh:
Allah knows best. It was in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah); this was in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. They had shirk (associating partners with Allah) greater than this; they had shirk greater than burying daughters alive. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع كتاب التوحيد - 2 — islamhouse.com (1:05:12)
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