Establishing the weakness of the hadith: “In Masjid al-Khayf there lies the grave of seventy prophets” … 93
Refuting those who deemed the aforementioned hadith sound, and proving that the scholars’ phrase “its transmitters are trustworthy” does not by itself establish authenticity … 96
The notation system used in al-Jāmiʿ al-Ṣaghīr is not reliable … 97
Preferring the established wording of the hadith as “He prayed in Masjid al-Khayf” … 97
Reply to the fourth objection: the allegation that the grave of Ishmael and others is inside the Sacred Mosque … 99
Clarifying that no marfūʿ hadith substantiates this claim; it rests solely on weak reports … 101
A sign of a weak or fabricated hadith is its absence from the well-known hadith compilations … 101
Refuting those who cite these shaky reports to permit prayer in a graveyard … 102
The presence of a grave beneath the mosque’s ground does not invalidate it, and the words of the eminent scholar