It is reported in al-Muwatta' from Muhammad ibn 'Ali ibn al-Husayn that Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) (shaved her children's hair, weighed it in silver, and gave it as charity). Is this hadith...
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The questioner : In the hadith narrated by Malik, that Muhammad ibn 'Ali ibn al-Husayn said that Fatimah shaved the hair of al-Hasan, al-Husayn, Zaynab, and Umm Kulthum and weighed it in silver. Is this authentic?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : Yes, the 'aqiqah.
The Shaykh : How? How did I say it?
The questioner : It was narrated by Muhammad ibn 'Ali ibn al-Husayn.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : That Fatimah, the daughter of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), shaved the heads of al-Hasan, al-Husayn, Zaynab, and Umm Kulthum and weighed their hair in silver.
The Shaykh : This hadith, of course, Muhammad ibn 'Ali ibn al-Husayn is not a Companion; rather, he is a Tabi' al-Tabi'in, because he is 'Ali ibn al-Husayn, and al-Husayn is the son of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib. So, Muhammad ibn 'Ali ibn al-Husayn: al-Husayn was a young Companion, his son 'Ali was a Tabi'i, and his son Muhammad was a Tabi' al-Tabi'i. So this makes the hadith mu'dal, but regarding the charity of the weight of what did I say?
The questioner : Silver.
The Shaykh : Silver, yes. This came in other hadiths, and in this detail, it mentions so-and-so, so-and-so, and so-and-so by name. So the hadith here is mu'dal and needs to be strengthened by corroborating narrations regarding the charity of the mentioned weight. There are hadiths on this that Imam Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah mentioned in his well-known book "Tuhfat al-Wadud fi Ahkam al-Mawlad".
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : Yes, the 'aqiqah.
The Shaykh : How? How did I say it?
The questioner : It was narrated by Muhammad ibn 'Ali ibn al-Husayn.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : That Fatimah, the daughter of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), shaved the heads of al-Hasan, al-Husayn, Zaynab, and Umm Kulthum and weighed their hair in silver.
The Shaykh : This hadith, of course, Muhammad ibn 'Ali ibn al-Husayn is not a Companion; rather, he is a Tabi' al-Tabi'in, because he is 'Ali ibn al-Husayn, and al-Husayn is the son of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib. So, Muhammad ibn 'Ali ibn al-Husayn: al-Husayn was a young Companion, his son 'Ali was a Tabi'i, and his son Muhammad was a Tabi' al-Tabi'i. So this makes the hadith mu'dal, but regarding the charity of the weight of what did I say?
The questioner : Silver.
The Shaykh : Silver, yes. This came in other hadiths, and in this detail, it mentions so-and-so, so-and-so, and so-and-so by name. So the hadith here is mu'dal and needs to be strengthened by corroborating narrations regarding the charity of the mentioned weight. There are hadiths on this that Imam Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah mentioned in his well-known book "Tuhfat al-Wadud fi Ahkam al-Mawlad".