Question

Angel Jibreel (as) told Rasulullah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہٖ وسلم the follwing incident about a man in the past who worshipped Allah Ta'ala continuously for 500 years. He was granted a shelter on top of a mountain that was surrounded by salty water. However, Allah عزوجل caused a stream of sweet water to flow through the mountain for that individual. The man would drink from this water and use it to make ablution. Allah عزوجل also raised a pomegranate tree from which the man would eat one fruit every day etc, is it hadith? what standard of the hadith? Please reference hadith of book.

Answer 1

Ref. No. 41/1069

In the name of Allah the most Gracious the most Merciful

The answer to your question is as follows:

The above mentioned Hadith is recorded in ‘Mustadrak ala Sahihain’ and Hakim remarked it as Sahih.  (مستدرک علی الصحیحین 4/278- Hadith No. 7637)

And Allah knows best

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