The Falsification of the Claim: That the Spider Wove Its Web on the Cave Where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) Was
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Did the spider and the doves actually nest on the day the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) hid in the Cave of Thawr?
No,Historians mention: The claim that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he hid in the Cave of Thawr, had a spider weave a web over it and a dove land on a tree branch is a lie with no truth to it. There is no sign for the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to be transmitted in this matter. Any person for whom a spider weaves a web and a dove is present around him, if someone sees him, will say: There is no one there. But Allah blinded their eyes from seeing the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Therefore, Abu Bakr said: [O Messenger of Allah! If one of them had looked at his own feet, he would have seen us] because there was no barrier. Thus, the mention of the spider and the dove regarding the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) hiding in the Cave of Thawr is not authentic. For this reason, many people respect the spider,He says: and do not kill it; because it nested on the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). If the lizard is killed; because it used to blow on the fire of Ibrahim, this is a form of honoring. So we say: No, the spider is to be killed if it harms, like any other creature. It sometimes causes harm by nesting on books and on walls, so it is killed. In fact, there is a hadith, but it is weak, commanding the killing of the spider.
No,Historians mention: The claim that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he hid in the Cave of Thawr, had a spider weave a web over it and a dove land on a tree branch is a lie with no truth to it. There is no sign for the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to be transmitted in this matter. Any person for whom a spider weaves a web and a dove is present around him, if someone sees him, will say: There is no one there. But Allah blinded their eyes from seeing the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Therefore, Abu Bakr said: [O Messenger of Allah! If one of them had looked at his own feet, he would have seen us] because there was no barrier. Thus, the mention of the spider and the dove regarding the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) hiding in the Cave of Thawr is not authentic. For this reason, many people respect the spider,He says: and do not kill it; because it nested on the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). If the lizard is killed; because it used to blow on the fire of Ibrahim, this is a form of honoring. So we say: No, the spider is to be killed if it harms, like any other creature. It sometimes causes harm by nesting on books and on walls, so it is killed. In fact, there is a hadith, but it is weak, commanding the killing of the spider.