Recordings › Hadith on The Moon Splitting | Mufti Abu Layth · 18 Oct 2019 › Segment 1 of 1
Did the Prophet really split the moon in half?
hadeeth ahadith ahaadeeth hadis hadees ahaadith sahih saheeh sahih hadith saheeh hadith sound hadith tafseer exegesis tafasir tafaseer commentary muftis koran quraan al-quran ayah aya ayat ayaat aayah aayat sahabah sahaba sahabi sahabiyyah sahabiyatDid the moon really split? The hadith and Quran 54:1
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This segment0:02 to 2:17 · 2 min 15 sGeneral teaching
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machinesummary, machine-writtenNo: Mufti Abu Layth says the moon was not split; the companions described what they perceived, most likely a lunar eclipse, and Quran 54:1 is about the end of the world.
In more detail
Mufti Abu Layth reads a friendly message asking about the hadith of the Prophet splitting the moon, remarking how pleasant it is to receive a kind message among the abusive ones. Mufti says he has covered the topic in depth before, that the moon was not split, and that the verse about the moon splitting (54:1) has nothing to do with that alleged event but concerns the end of the world. He says the companions who reported seeing the moon split were describing their perception of events. He mentions a narration from Ibn Abbas [?] that there was a lunar eclipse, which he says is most likely what happened, and points to Ibn Ashur's [?] detailed explanation in his tafsir.
Question as read aloud · questioner not identifiedCan you tell us more about the hadith of the Prophet splitting the moon in half, if the hadith is authentic?
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Position stated
Mufti Abu Layth says the moon was not split and that the verse of the Quran on the moon splitting has nothing to do with that alleged event.
“I have explained that there is no the moon was not split okay this and then the verse of the Quran earth and has nothing to do with that alleged phenomenon”
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I try to understand can you tell us about more of the hadith of the profile splitting the moon in half if the hadith is authentic thank you so much much love from Algeria right back at you much love shukran and may Allah forever keep you smiling you see it's good it's good to read a good pleasant message you know you read the normal you kaffir you read the usual you shade on this one big shades aren't big shaped on so it's good to see once in a while something nice and pleasant you know the humanity
exists right so yeah are you making me dramatic right so loud be honest somebody says la la reverse it right so this hadith by the way I've covered this in much depth before it is on YouTube the splitting of the moon I have explained that there is no the moon was not split okay this and then the verse of the Quran earth and has nothing to do with that alleged phenomenon anyway
that's to do with always you know a Katara bata sorry to unshackle comer is to do with the the end of the the apocalypse when everything comes to an end and everything's kind of being you know torn to pieces and stuff like that now this the hadith that are transmitted that several companions said they saw they felt they saw the moon being split this is their perception of events now there is a narration from empanada bus radi allahu and where he mentions crucified kamar that there was actually
a lunar eclipse and that's what most likely may have happened if not our short explains that in stuff see I've got a detailed explanation I actually read through the whole thing on it so you can check it out it's in much more detail than what I'm saying cool hope that helps
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Mufti Abu Layth. (2019, October 18). Did the Prophet really split the moon in half? [Video, segment 2019-10-18b-S01, auto-transcribed, may contain errors]. Mufti Abu Layth Archive. Retrieved November 1, 2026, from https://muftiabulayth.org/r/grh2zu4awqi/s/1/
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Mufti Abu Layth. 2019. "Did the Prophet really split the moon in half?" Video, segment 2019-10-18b-S01, auto-transcribed, may contain errors. Mufti Abu Layth Archive. Recorded October 18, 2019. Accessed November 1, 2026. https://muftiabulayth.org/r/grh2zu4awqi/s/1/
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@misc{abulayth-2019-10-18b-S01, author = {Mufti Abu Layth}, title = {{Did the Prophet really split the moon in half?}}, year = {2019}, month = {10}, date = {2019-10-18}, howpublished = {\url{https://muftiabulayth.org/r/grh2zu4awqi/s/1/}}, url = {https://muftiabulayth.org/r/grh2zu4awqi/s/1/}, organization = {Mufti Abu Layth Archive}, urldate = {2026-11-01}, note = {Segment 2019-10-18b-S01, auto-transcribed, may contain errors} }
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