It is stated in *Majma' al-Zawa'id* by al-Haythami: "And he (peace and blessings be upon him) would grow in a day as much as a boy grows in a month"
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The Shaykh : Here is a strange question where the questioner has flailed about blindly in the dark night. He said: It is stated in *Majma' al-Zawa'id* by al-Dhahabi. We do not know a *Majma' al-Zawa'id* by al-Dhahabi; *Majma' al-Zawa'id* is by al-Haythami. Here he says: by al-Dhahabi. That the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) would grow in a day as much as others grow in a month. I have not heard of this until this very moment, and I want the questioner to show me this hadith in the book so that we may examine it. And what?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : He says: Its narrators are trustworthy. Then he said in the footnote: Its narrators are trustworthy. He wrote here "except," and he probably means "except Halimah."
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : So what does that mean? And is the story authentic?
It is certainly invalid, but let us see what the author of the book says.
Eid Abbasi : Yes, "And he (peace and blessings be upon him) would grow in a day as much as a boy grows in a month, and in a month as much as a boy grows in a year."
The Shaykh : ... this story of Halimah?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The story is not authentic, and I believe I mentioned it and referred to it in my response to Dr. al-Bouti, which will be published in a near-future paper, if Allah wills.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : He says: Its narrators are trustworthy. Then he said in the footnote: Its narrators are trustworthy. He wrote here "except," and he probably means "except Halimah."
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : So what does that mean? And is the story authentic?
It is certainly invalid, but let us see what the author of the book says.
Eid Abbasi : Yes, "And he (peace and blessings be upon him) would grow in a day as much as a boy grows in a month, and in a month as much as a boy grows in a year."
The Shaykh : ... this story of Halimah?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The story is not authentic, and I believe I mentioned it and referred to it in my response to Dr. al-Bouti, which will be published in a near-future paper, if Allah wills.
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