Part 3: The Discontinuity of the Habib Lineage to the Prophet Muhammad PBUH

Book title:  Indonesia Ulema Challenge Spurious Lineage: KH. Imaduddin Utsman al-Bantani's Refutation of the Book by Hanif Alatas et al
Title of Original / Indonesian version: Ulama Nusantara Menggugat Nasab Palsu: Jawaban KH. Imaduddin Utsman al-Bantani terhadap Buku Hanif Alatas dkk
Penulis/Author: KH. Imaduddin Utsman Al-Bantani, pengasuh pesantren Nahdlatul Ulum, Banten
Cetakan pertama/First Edition: November 2024
Publisher:  Lakeisha 2024
15,6 cm X 23 cm, 691 Pages
ISBN : 978-623-119-469-5 
Bidang studi: Sejarah Baalawi, sejarah Nabi, ilmu nasab, sejarah Islam, genealogi, garis keturunan, filologi/manuskrip, Tes DNA 
Publisher of English version: Al-Khoirot Research and Publication 
Fields of study: Ba'alawi history, history of the Prophet, science of lineage, Islamic history, genealogy, bloodline / lineage, philology/manuscripts, DNA testing  

 Table of Contents   

1. PART THREE: THE SEVERED LINEAGE OF THE HABIBS TO THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD SAW 
2. Preface
3. Chapter I: Habib Ba Alawi in Indonesia 
4. Chapter II: Methods of Determining Lineage
5. The Method Of Confirming Genealogical Books
1. The "Looking Up" Method (Mushajjar)
2. The "Looking Down" Method (Mubashath)
6. References 
7. Chapter III: Method for Confirming Alawi ibn Ubaidillah 
1. Evidence That Prophet Muhammad Pbuh Had A Child Named Fatimah R.A. 
2. Evidence That Sayyidah Fatimah R.A. Had A Child Named Husain R.A.
3. Evidence Stating That Husain R.A. Had A Child Named Ali Zainal Abidin And So Forth Down To Ali Al-Uraidhi
4. Evidence That Ali Al-Uraidhi (219 Ah) Had A Child Named Muhammad An-Naqib (250 Ah)
5. Evidence That Muhammad Al-Naqib (250 Ah) Had A Son Named Isa (300 Ah)
6. Evidence That Isa Bin Muhammad (300 Ah) Had A Son Named Ahmad (345 Ah)
7. Evidence That Ahmad Al-Abah (345 Ah) Al-Naffat Bin Isa Had A Son Named Ubaidillah (383 Ah)
8. Fifth-Century Hijri Books
9. Sixth-Century Hijri Books
10. Seventh-Century Hijri Books
11. Eighth-Century Hijri Books
12. The Appearance of the Name Abdullah in Historical Books
13. Ninth-Century Hijri Books
14. The Appearance of the Name Abdullah at the End of the 9th Century AH
15. Habib Ali Al-Sakran: The First Person To Mention The Name Ubaidillah As The Son of Ahmad
16. The Argument of Habib Ali al-Sakran (d. 895 AH) That Ubaid Is Another Name for Abdullah 
17. Abdullah Is Not Ubaidillah In The Book Al-Suluk
18. The Tenth Century: The Names Ubaidillah and His Descendants Begin to Mature, Although Not Yet Referred to as Ubaidillah 
19. Abdullah Officially Becomes Ubaidillah In The 14th Century AH
20. The Ba Alawi Lineage Lacks Syuhroh (fame) and istifadoh (widespread transmission)
21. Conclusion
22. Referenses 
8. Chapter IV: Responses to Refutations 
1. Responses to The Rabitah Alawiyah Letter
2. Response To The Refutation By Habib Rizieq Syihab 
3. Response To The Book By Hanif Alatas
4. Response To Hanif Alatas (Part 2): Rangginang From Banten For Hanif Alatas
5. Ubaidillah And Abdullah Are Not The Same Person Based On The Book Al-Suluk
6. Responding To Habib Ali Zainal Abidin, Chairman Of Naqobatul Asyrof Rabitah Alawiyah, And Sheikh Mahdi Arroja'i
7. Answering Sheikh Mahdi Arroja'i
8. Answering The Claim That The Habib Lineage Has Been Mentioned By Great Scholars
9. Habib Ali Al-Sakran
10. Sheikh Yusuf An-Nabhani
11. Ibnu Hajar Al-Haitami
12. Murtadha Az-Zabidi
13. Sheikh Mahdi Arroja'i
14. Responding To Muhammad Ludfi Rochman (1): Regarding The Discontinuity Of The Habib Lineage
15. Muhammad Ludfi Rahman (2): Defends The Habib Lineage With A Forged Book
16. Review Of The Scholarly Dialogue With Habib Hamid Alkadri Concerning The Habib Lineage
17. Responding To The Statement: "Not Being Mentioned Does Not Mean Non-Existence"
18. Response To The Statement: Denying Ubaidillah As Ahmad's Son Constitutes An Accusation Of Adultery (Qadzaf)
19. Response To The Claim: Researching The Habib Lineage Is Equivalent To Hating The Descendants Of Prophet Muhammad Saw.
20. Response To The Claim: Sheikh Nawawi Al-Bantani, Sheikh Hasyim Asy'ari, Etc., Have Validated (Itsbat) The Ba Alawi Lineage
21. Response To The Book By Dr. Ja'far Assegaf, Ma. Titled Connectivity Of Rijal Al-Hadith With History In Tracing Lineage
9. Chapter V: Scholars' Reviews of the Author's Research 
1. Questioning the Genealogy of Habibs in Indonesia to the Messenger of Allah: Scientific Evidence of Kyai Imaduddin Utsman By Dr. Syafiq Hasyim 
2. The Ba Alawi Lineage Polemic By Kholili Kholil 
3. When the Habib Lineage Becomes a Polemic (Measuring the Historical Analysis of the Ba Alawi by Kyai Imaduddin Utsman al-Bantani) By KH. Khotimi Bahri
4. KH. Imaduddin Utsman: Between Scientific Honesty and Historical Tyranny By KH. Khotimi Bahri
5. Turmoil Regarding Lineage: Here is What Prof. Dr. Quraish Shihab Says
6. The Collapse of Habaib Legitimacy By: Ickur
7. Scientific Study of the Ba'alawi Lineage Does Not Oppose the Lineage of Walisongo Ancestors By: R.Tb.M. Nurfadhil Satya Tirtayasa 
10. Back to Book  Indonesian Scholar Proves The Falsity of The Ba 'Alawi Lineage Connecting to the Prophet Muhammad  

PREFACE

After the book "Menakar Nasab Habib di Indonesia, Sebuah Penelitian Ilmiyah" or "Measuring the Authenticity of the Habib Lineage in Indonesia" (hereafter referred to as the Measuring book), which the author wrote, garnered attention from various circles—both pro and contra—the author felt it necessary to produce a follow-up book. This volume presents more robust arguments based on the discourse that has taken place regarding said lineage following the circulation of the first book.

This book, among other things, re-incorporates what the author wrote in the Measuring book, supplemented with new scholarly explanations that the author deems worthy of inclusion. The author mentioned in the Measuring book that it was the result of the author’s verificated research into the authenticity of the lineage of the habibs in Indonesia. This research was prompted by the phenomenon of the habibs claiming on multiple occasions across mass and social media that they are the grandchildren of the Prophet Muhammad SAW. In fact, on one occasion, a habib stated, "Within our bodies flows the holy blood of our grandfather, the Messenger of Allah."

The problem the author investigated is whether it is true that these habibs are the grandchildren of the Prophet Muhammad SAW, such that the blood of the Messenger of Allah flows in their bodies. The method the author employed is library research, gathering scholarly data in the form of genealogical texts and other books from era to era, which were then processed to be systematic, rational, and valid.

The purpose of that research was to measure (assess) the authenticity of whether it is true that the habibs are descendants of the Prophet Muhammad SAW. This research, in the author's view, is crucial because claiming to be a grandchild of the Prophet Muhammad SAW carries significant consequences in socio-religious life.

Measuring the authenticity of the lineage of an individual or a suspicious group that attributes itself to the Prophet Muhammad SAW is a collective obligation (fardhu kifayah). It falls under the category of amr ma'ruf nahiy munkar (enjoining good and forbidding evil). It is forbidden (haram) for scholars to remain silent when an individual or a group of humans falsely attributes themselves as descendants of the Prophet Muhammad SAW, because doing so constitutes istihqor bi haqqi al-mustofa (disparaging the right of the Prophet Muhammad SAW).

Imam Ibnu Hajar al-Haitami stated:

ينبغي لكل احد ان يكون له غيرة في هذا النسب الشريف وضبطه حتي لا ينتسب اليه صلى الله عليه وسلم احد الا بحق

"It behooves everyone to possess a protective jealousy (ghirah) toward this noble lineage of the Prophet Muhammad SAW and to verify (dhabt) it, so that no one attributes themselves to the lineage of the Prophet Muhammad SAW except rightfully."

Exposing suspicious lineages that claim descendancy from the Prophet Muhammad SAW was practiced by scholars of the past. Examples include the efforts of Ibnu Hazm al-Andalusi and Imam Tajuddin As-Subki in exposing the falsity of the Bani Ubaid lineage, who claimed to be descendants of the Prophet Muhammad SAW. Similarly, Al-Hakim An-Naisaburi exposed the falsity of the lineage of Abu Bakar ar-Razi, who claimed to be a descendant of Muhammad bin Ayyub al-Bajali. This was also done by Adz-Dzahabi, who exposed the falsity of the lineage of Ibnu Dihyah al-Andalusi, as well as Ibnu Hajar al-Asqolani, who exposed the falsity of the lineage of Syekh Abu Bakar al-Qumni.

It is mandatory for scholars who know that the lineage of someone claiming connection to the Prophet Muhammad SAW is invalid to disseminate this information to others.

Syekh Ibrahim bin Mansur al-Hasyimi stated:

ولا يجوز للعالم كتمان علمه في هذا الباب ب فامانة العلم م والكشف عن اختلاط الأنساب من الأمر بالمعروف

"And it is not permissible for a scholar to conceal his knowledge regarding this chapter (genealogy); for trustworthiness in knowledge and exposing the mixing of lineages is part of amr ma'ruf and nahiy munkar."

Imam Malik bin Anas stated:

من انتسب إلى بيت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم – يعني بالباطل – يضرب ضرباً وجيعاً ويُشَهَّر ويحبس

"Whoever attributes themselves to the family of the Prophet—meaning falsely (bil-bathil)—must be beaten with a painful beating, publicly exposed, and imprisoned."

May this second book be of benefit to us all. Amen!

May 2023

Imaduddin Utsman al-Bantanie