The people of Yemen used to come for Hajj and used not to bring enough provisions with them and used to say that they depend on Allah. On their arrival in Medina they used to beg the people, and so Allah revealed, “And take a provision (with you) for the journey, but the best provision is the fear of Allah.” (2.197).
Minority Scholarly View
al-Albani:
Matn criticism (theological wording concern) Response: IslamQA #178907: al-Albani objects to specific phrasing, not the tradition as a whole. IslamQA fatwa #178907
The majority scholarly consensus grades this hadith as sahih. The note above reflects a minority view.
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