Unfortunate Monday

Here are two authentic hadeeth that talks about the day of the week the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) was born, the day he (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) died, and a good day to travel.

حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله قال حدثني أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى عن موسى بن القاسم البجلي عن علي بن جعفر قال جاء رجل إلى أخي موسى بن جعفر ع فقال له جعلت فداك إني أريد الخروج فادع لي فقال و متى تخرج قال يوم الإثنين فقال له و لم تخرج يوم الإثنين قال أطلب فيه البركة لأن رسول الله ص ولد يوم الإثنين فقال كذبوا ولد رسول الله ص يوم الجمعة و ما من يوم أعظم شؤما من يوم الإثنين يوم مات فيه رسول الله ص و انقطع فيه وحي السماء و ظلمنا فيه حقنا أ لا أدلك على يوم سهل لين ألان الله لداود ع فيه الحديد فقال الرجل بلى جعلت فداك فقال اخرج يوم الثلاثاء

From `Alee bin Ja`far (عليه السلام) said: “A man came to my brother Moosa bin Ja`far (Al-Kaadhim) (عليه السلام) and said: ‘May I be sacrificed for you! I want to take a trip, pray for me.’ So he (عليه السلام) said: ‘And when are you leaving?’ He said: ‘Monday’. So he (عليه السلام) said to him: “And why are you leaving on a Monday?’ He said: ‘I want to seek barakah (blessings), because the Messenger of Allaah (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) was born on a Monday.’ So he (عليه السلام) said: They have lied! The Messenger of Allaah (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) was born on the Jumu`ah (Friday), and there is no day from great misfortunes than Monday. It was in this day the Messenger of Allaah died, and revelation from the sky ceased. And we were oppressed of our right (on this day). (He (عليه السلام) said): “Do you not (want me) to show you an easy simple (day) that in it Allaah made for Dawood (عليه السلام) the iron soft?” So the man said: ‘Yes, may I be sacrificed for you!’ So he (عليه السلام) said: “Leave on a Tuesday’”

Source:

1.     Al-Sadooq, KhiSaal, vol. 2, pg. 385, hadeeth # 67

Grading:

1.       Al-Majlisi said this hadeeth is SaHeeH Sanad (Authentic Chain of Narrators)
à Mir’aat Al-`Uqool, vol. 26, pg. 415

عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الْخَزَّازِ قَالَ أَرَدْنَا أَنْ نَخْرُجَ فَجِئْنَا نُسَلِّمُ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَقَالَ كَأَنَّكُمْ طَلَبْتُمْ بَرَكَةَ الْإِثْنَيْنِ فَقُلْنَا نَعَمْ فَقَالَ وَ أَيُّ يَوْمٍ أَعْظَمُ شُؤْماً مِنْ يَوْمِ الْإِثْنَيْنِ يَوْمٍ فَقَدْنَا فِيهِ نَبِيَّنَا وَ ارْتَفَعَ الْوَحْيُ عَنَّا لَا تَخْرُجُوا وَ اخْرُجُوا يَوْمَ الثَّلَاثَاءِ

From Abee Ayyoub Al-Khazzaaz said: “That we wanted to leave (for a journey), so we went to give our salaam to Abee `Abd Allaah (عليه السلام). So he (عليه السلام) said: ‘Have you tried to seek barakah (blessings) on Monday?” So we said: ‘Yes’ So he (عليه السلام) said: “No other day is of great misfortune than a Monday. (this) Day we lost our prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم), and revelation ceased for us, do not leave (on a Monday), but leave on a Tuesday”

Source:

1.     Al-Kulayni, Al-Kaafi, vol. 8, pg. 314, hadeeth # 492

Grading:

1.       Al-Majlisi said this hadeeth is Muwaththaq (Reliable)
à Mir’aat Al-`Uqool, vol. 26, pg. 415

Al-Majlisi said in his commentary of this hadeeth:

و رواه الصدوق في الفقيه بسند صحيح، عن أبي أيوب و روى في الخصال أيضا بسند صحيح، عن علي بن جعفر، عن أخيه عليه السلام، و كذا الحميري في قرب الإسناد و يدل كالأخبار الكثيرة على شؤم يوم الاثنين و على أن يوم الثلاثاء مختار للسفر

“And it is narrated by Al-Sadooq in Al-Faqeeh with a SaHeeH sanad from Abee Ayyoub, and it is narrated in Al-KhiSaal, also with a SaHeeH sanad from `Alee bin Ja`far from his brother (عليه السلام), and also by Al-Himyaree in Qurb Al-Isnaad. And it shows from the many akhbaar (hadeeth) that a day of misfortune is Monday, and that Tuesday is a day chosen for travel”

Source:

1.     Al-Majlisi, Mir’aat Al-`Uqool, vol. 26, pg. 415