Saheeh Seerah Al Albaanee English

Others have said: The first one to accept Islaam from this Ummah was Abu Bakr al-
Siddeeq.
The collective meaning of all these statements is: Khadeejah was the first woman to
accept Islaam – and this is what is apparent from the context of all these narrations –
that she accepted Islaam even before any man.
The first freed slave to accept Islaam was Zaid Ibn Ḥaarithah.
The first boy to accept Islaam is `Alee Ibn Abu Ṭaalib. What is well-known is that he was
little (and as al-Tirmidhee mentioned: around eight years of age) and had not reached
puberty. These were the people from the Prophet’s household.
I (al-Albaanee) say: Ibn Abee Ḥaatim has mentioned about him in “al-Jarḥ wal-Ta`deel” (6/176), saying: It is
reported from Imaam Aḥmad that he said: “he (`Uthmaan) reported “Munkar” narrations, and it is claimed that
he had lost his book.”
I (al-Albaanee) think that he is `Uthmaan al-Ṭaweel, for he is from that era, and he is Jazaree. It is mentioned in
“al-Lisaan”: “`Uthmaan al-Ṭaweel, from the people of al-Jazeerah, he is counted among the people of al-Buṣrah.
He narrated from Anas Ibn Maalik ‏,رضيُاهللُعنه and perhaps he may have made mistakes. Shu`bah and Zuhair have
narrated from him (i.e. they were his students). This is what Ibn Ḥibbaan had mentioned in his book “al-Thiqaat”.”
It has another route from the narration of Ibn `Abbaas with the addition: “after Khadeejah.” This was reported by
Ibn Sa`d in “al-Ṭabaqaat al-Kubraa” (3/21), and its chain is “Ḥasan” [TN: It was also reported by Imaam Aḥmad in
his “Musnad” (3061, 3542) and al-Ḥaakim in “al-Mustadrak” (4652)]. Al-Tirmidhee in his Sunan (3734) and Ibn
Jareer (2/310) reported the shorter narration.
Al-Ṭabaraanee also reported in “al-Awaa’il” (53), from `Ulaim* al-Kindee, from Salmaan al-Faarisee رضيُ‏ اهللُعنه , that
he said: “The first person from this Ummah to reach the Prophet ‏(ﷺ)‏ (on the Day of Judgment) will be the first
one who had accept Islaam, i.e. `Alee Ibn Abee Ṭaalib.” Al-Haithamee said: “It was reported by al-Ṭabaraanee and
its narrators are reliable.”
I (al-Albaanee) say: This `Ulaim* is `Ulaim Ibn Is-ḥaaq. Ibn Abee Ḥaatim (3/200) mentioned about him but did not
praise him nor disparage him. So what is apparent is that Ibn Ḥibbaan mentioned him among the reliable
narrators in his book “al-Thiqaat”.
Al-Ḥaakim in “al-Mustadrak” (4662) also reported from a different route from Salaam al-Faarisee and he
attributed it to the Prophet ‏,ﷺ with the wording: ❝The first one to reach the Hauḍh (Tank) (on the Day of
Judgment) will be the one who was the first to accept Islaam: `Alee Ibn Abee Ṭaalib❞, but in its chain is Saif Ibn
Muḥammad who was accused (by Ibn Ḥajar, al-Dhahabee, and others) of lying. [Shaikh al-Albaanee graded it as
“Baatil” (Baseless) in al-Ḍha`eefah (6336)]
[*TN: Originally, the name mentioned was Hakeem al-Kindee instead of `Ulaim al-Kindee, and some have
mentioned it as `Aleem al-Kindee. The correction is from “al-Kubraa” and “al-Awaa’il” of al-Ṭabaraanee, “al-Jarḥ
wal-Ta`deel” of Ibn Abee Ḥaatim, as well as from “al-Thiqaat” of Ibn Ḥibbaan. Shaikh al-Albaanee himself
mentioned this name in al-Ḍha`eefah (13/750). This must have happened due to printing error, and Allaah knows
best.]
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