Validation of the Narrations of Sadd-Al-Abwab and Checking the Accuracy of its Attribution to the First Caliph with a Historical Approach

Abstract

According to the narrations "Sadd Al-Abwab ", God revealed to His Prophet (PBUH) to block the doors of all the houses that open to the Prophet's Mosque, except the door of Ali (AS). The Sunni narration books have also narrated it about Abu Bakr that the Prophet (PBUH) ordered to close all the doors except the door of Abu Bakr's house. Regarding the necessity of this research and its need for interdisciplinary, it should be stated that the science of hadith has always been encountered with religious prejudices and advocacy and for this reason, there are many differences in it. One of these differences is the validity of the narrations of Sadd Al-Abwab that have been narrated about Abu Bakr that its quality and quantity has been described in detail in other works. The present paper has tried to analyze this narrative and its validity through interdisciplinary research in methodological and theoretical ways and by adapting and combining the sciences of hadith and history. In this regard, an attempt has been made to examine the subject by comparing the historical data related to the data of the hadith sciences about the discussed narrations, as well as the analysis of the data. The findings showed that Abu Bakr's house was not in Medina at the time of the issuance of this hadith and was located in one of the valleys around Medina called Sonh and it seemed that the mentioned narrations are counterfeit narrations have been enacted in Umayyad period to validate the religion of the caliphs and as a result to increase political influence, power and stability.

Keywords

• sadd al-abwab
• critique of hadith
• ali ibn abi talib (as)
• abu bakr
• sounh village