Sunan Ibn Majah 2350

سنن ابن ماجه#2350Da'if

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that :the Quraish went to a sorceress and they said to her: “Tell us whose footprints most resemble those of the owner of Al-Maqam (the station of Ibrahim).” She said: “If you spread a piece of cloth over this soft earth and walk over it, I will tell you.” So they spread out a piece of cloth and the people walked over it. She saw the footprints of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: “This one most closely resembles him among you.” After that twenty years passed, of as long as Allah willed, then Allah sent Muhammad (ﷺ) (i.e., missioned him as the Prophet)

Scholarly Authentication

We show the most cautious grade (weakest-wins) as the overall label. Individual scholars graded it as follows:

Al-AlbaniMunkar Daif
Muhammad Fouad Abd al-BaqiMunkar Daif
Shuaib Al ArnautDaif
Zubair Ali ZaiDaif

In-book reference: 13:43