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Authenticity of the Incident of a peacock and a snake in the holy quran , that they were expelled from Jannat for helping Iblees (the shaitan).

Q:

ASA. By profession I am a teacher and we are planning for an exhibition at school regarding the stories from Quran and different prophets. While searching ideas through internet I came across to an incident of a peacock and a snake, that they
were expelled from Jannat for helping Iblees (the shaitan). Can you please assist me for the authentication of this with reference. I will be much obliged.
Jazak Allah

A:

Wa Alaikum al-salam

thanks for your question

 

This story told by wahab ibn Munabbih which is one of tabi’in and narrators of Israiliyat and narrated in some tafseer books like Tafsir al-Tabari. This story Is rejected by shia scholars like Allamah Tatabaee in Al-Mizan and sunni scholars like Fakhr Razi.

so this story is from Israiliyat that came from other religion and unauthentic.

 regards

Sheikh Mahdi Mosayyebi