The hadeeth about one who memorizes forty ahaadeeth is a weak hadeeth

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Question:

Could you tell me if the ahadith about memorizing 40 of the Prophet (SAAS) sunnah and being admitted to paradise or raised with the scholars are authentic.


Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

1 _ This hadeeth is da'eef (weak). Despite its large number of isnaads they do not support one another, and there are many different versions with different wordings, such as, "…Allaah will resurrect him on the Day of Resurrection among the fuqaha' and scholars," and "… Allaah will resurrect him a scholar and a faqeeh," and "I will be an intercessor and a witness for him on the Day of Resurrection," etc.

(a) al-Haafiz ibn Hajar said:

It was narrated by al-Hasan ibn Sufyaan in his Musnad and in his Arba'een, from the hadeeth of
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The hadeeth about saying "Allaahumma ajirni min al-naar" seven times

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Question:

Has it beem authentically narrated that one should say `allahumma ajirni min annar', seven times after fajr and maghrib prayers?


Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

This hadeeth was narrated by Imam Ahmad in al-Musnad, 17362, and by Abu Dawood, 5079. The hadeeth is as follows:

It was narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "When you pray Fajr, then say before speaking to any of the people, `Allaahumma ajirni min al-naar (O Allaah, protect me from the Fire)' seven times. Then if you die on that day, Allaah will grant you protection from the Fire. And when you pray Maghrib, then say before speaking to any of the people, `Allaahumma inni as'aluka al-jannah, Allaahumma ajirni min al-naar (O Allaah, I ask You for Paradise, O Allaah, protect me from the Fire)' seven times. Then if you die that night, Allaah will grant you protection from the Fire."

Two things may be noted about the hadeeth.

1. It does not say that this du'aa' is to be said after `Isha', as mentioned in the question.

2. The hadeeth is not saheeh in its
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9067: Should he forsake his family who reject the Sunnah?

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Question:

If a person's family rejects the necessity of following anything that's in hadeeth at all, and says you can follow only the Qur'an, can you give them salaams and say "Eid Mubarak" to them to reduce fitnah and not make them upset?


Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

Firstly:

Every Muslim has to believe in all the ahaadeeth of the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) _ if they are saheeh _ and not reject any of them, because his ahaadeeth and his Sunnah are revelation (wahy) from Allaah. Whoever rejects the hadeeth of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) has rejected revelation from Allaah.

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

"By the star when it goes down (or vanishes).

Your companion (Muhammad) has neither gone astray nor has erred.

Nor does he speak of (his own) desire.

It is only a Revelation revealed.

He has been taught (this Qur'aan) by one mighty in power [Jibreel (Gabriel)].

One free from any defect in body and mind then he (Jibreel — Gabriel in his real shape as created by Allaah) rose and became stable"

[al-Najm 53:1-6]

Allaah has commanded the people to obey His Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). He has enjoined this in many verses of the Qur'aan, of which we will quote some. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

"Say (O Muhammad): "Obey Allaah and the Messenger (Muhammad)." But if they turn away, then Allaah does not like the disbelievers"

[Aal `Imraan 3:32]

"He who obeys the Messenger (Muhammad), has indeed obeyed Allaah, but he who turns away, then we have not sent you (O Muhammad) as a watcher over them"

[al-Nisa' 4:80]

"O you who believe! Obey Allaah and obey the Messenger (Muhammad), and those of you (Muslims) who are in authority. (And) if you differ in anything amongst yourselves, refer it to Allaah and His Messenger, if you believe in Allaah and in the Last Day. That is better and more suitable for final determination"

[al-Nisa' 4:59]

"And perform AsSalaah (Iqaamatas-Salaah), and give Zakaah and obey the Messenger (Muhammad) that you may receive mercy (from Allaah)"
[al-Noor 24:56]

And there are many similar verses.

The one who rejects the Sunnah is a kaafir and an apostate.

Al-Suyooti (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in his essay Miftaah al-Jannah fi Ihtijaaj bi'l-Sunnah:
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13921: This hadeeth is a lie against the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)

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One day in our mosque, a person who claims to have knowledge gave a speech after leading us in Zuhr prayer. He told us that when Khadeejah, the wife of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), died, he slaughtered a camel for her and mourned for her for three days. He said that this was narrated in the hadeeth of Qutaadah. Then he quoted another hadeeth but refused to say who narrated it. He said that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "I am a tree, `Ali is its trunk, Faatimah is its branches and al-Hasan and al-Husayn are its fruits." Then he narrated a third hadeeth in which he said that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) encountered a Jewish man one day on one of the mountains of Makkah. He said to him, "Will you not believe in me?" The Jew said: "No I do not believe in you." He said to him, `Call this tree." He said to it, "Muhammad is calling you." So the tree came and lowered its branches towards him, dragging its roots. He said to it, "Who am I?" It said, "You are Muhammad, the Messenger of Allaah." The Jew uttered the Shahaadatayn after that, then the tree ascended to heaven and circumambulated the Throne, the Kursiy (Footstool), al-Lawh al-Mahfooz and the Pen, and it asked Allaah for permission to send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and he said, "O Jew, kiss the hands and feet of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)." Then he told another story, in which he said that `Uthmaan ibn `Affaan (may Allaah be pleased with him) saw a man circumambulating the Ka'bah and said to him, "You are an adulterer." He said, "How do you know that?" He said, "I knew it from your eyes." The man said: "I did not commit adultery but I looked at a Jewish woman." The man said to `Uthmaan ibn `Affaan, "Did you know that through revelation (wahy)?" He said, "No, but it is the insight of the believer." When (this preacher) was asked for evidence, his supporters were about to attack us. We hope you can give us a shar'i opinion on this.


Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

The stories which this preacher told are all false and are lies against the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) that have no basis. He did not mourn [?] after the death of Khadeejah (may Allaah be pleased with her), or slaughter a camel, or invite the people to mourn, as some people do nowadays. He used to make a lot of du'aa' for Khadeejah (may Allaah be pleased with her), and sometimes he would slaughter a sheep and distribute the meat among her friends as a gift and act of kindness, and he would pray for her and be kind to her by means of this du'aa'.

Similarly, what he said about the tree is also false and has no basis, and what he said about the Jew is all lies, like the lies made up by the evil fabricators. The same applies to what he narrated about `Uthmaan and that man. Moreover Qutaadah was not a Sahaabi, rather he was a Taabi'i.

The point is that these four reports are all false and are not sound at all, But it was narrated in other
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14011: Soundness of the hadeeth, "Learn witchcraft (sihr)"

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Question:

How sound is the hadeeth which I heard, that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, "Learn witchcraft (sihr), but do not use it"?.


Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

This hadeeth is false and has no basis. It is not permissible to learn witchcraft or to use it. It is an evil action and is kufr and misguidance. Allaah clearly stated that witchcraft is forbidden in His Book, where He says (interpretation of the meaning):

"They followed what the Shayaateen (devils) gave out (falsely of the magic) in the lifetime of Sulaymaan (Solomon). Sulaymaan did not disbelieve, but the Shayaateen (devils) disbelieved, teaching men magic and such things that came down at Babylon to the two angels, Haaroot and Maaroot, but neither of these two (angels) taught anyone (such things) till they had said, `We are for trial, so disbelieve not (by learning this magic from us).' And from these (angels) people learn that by which they cause separation between man and his wife, but they could not thus harm anyone except by Allaah's Leave. And they learn that which harms them and profits them not. And indeed they knew that the buyers of it (magic) would have no share in the Hereafter. And how bad indeed was that for which they sold their ownselves, if they but knew.

And if they had believed and guarded themselves from evil and kept their duty to Allaah, far better would have been the reward from their Lord, if they but knew!"

[al-Baqarah 2:102-103]

In these verses, Allaah clearly states that witchcraft is kufr and that it is from the teachings of the devils. Allaah has condemned them for that, and they are our enemies. And He has stated that teaching witchcraft is kufr and that it is harmful and not beneficial, so we must beware of it.

Learning witchcraft is
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20801: The hadeeth "Seek help in having your needs met by being discreet"

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Question:

Please give the status, if any, of this narration :

Seek the help for the success or victory of your needs by being quiet. For verily, everything that has a ni'mah in it is envied.

Is this a hadith of the Messenger of Allah and where can it be found, if so?.



Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

This hadeeth was narrated by al-Tabaraani in his three Mu'jams, by al-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Eemaan, by Abu Na'eem in al-Hilyah; by Ibn `Adiyy in al-Kaamil, and by al-`Aqeeli in al-Du'afa'. The hadeeth says: "Seek help in having your needs met by being discreet, for everyone who is blessed with something is envied." This was narrated from the hadeeth of Mu'aadh ibn Jabal, `Ali ibn Abi Taalib, Ibn `Abbaas, Abu Hurayrah and Abu Bardah.

Ibn Abi Haatim said that this hadeeth was munkar (rejected). Ibn al-Jawzi ruled that it is mawdoo' (fabricated).

It was classed as da'eef (weak) by al-`Iraaqi, al-Suyooti in al-Jaami' al-Sagheer, and al-`Ajlooni in Kashf al-Khifa'.

Al-Haythami said in Majma' al-Zawaa'id (8/195): It was narrated that Mu'aadh ibn Jabal said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Seek help in having your needs met by being discreet, for everyone who is blessed with something is envied." This was narrated by al-Tabaraani in his three (Mu'jams), but its isnaad includes Sa'eed ibn Salaam al-`Attaar. Al-`Ajali said there is nothing wrong with him, but Ahmad and others described him as a liar. The rest of its men are thiqaat (trustworthy) except that Khaalid ibn Mi'daan did not hear it from Mu'aadh.

`Ilal Ibn Abi Haatim, 2/255; Fayd al-Qadeer by al-Mannaawi, 1/630; Kashf al-Khifa' by al-`Ajlooni, 1/135

This hadeeth
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23290: Falseness of the hadeeth, "Were it not for you, I would not have created the universe"

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Question:

I have got a question regarding a hadiith. How sound is the hadiith, that states, that it were not for Muhammad (saw) Allaah (swt) would not have created this world???
To be honest I am a bit suspicious about this hadiith, could you shatter some light in the matter?


Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

Many false and fabricated ahaadeeth have been narrated that say similar things. For example:

"Were it not for you, I would not have created the universe."

This was quoted by al-Shawkaani in al-Fawaa'id al-Majmoo'ah fi'l-Ahaadeeth al-Mawdoo'ah (p. 326). He said:

Al-San'aani said: (it is) mawdoo' (fabricated).

Al-Albaani said in al-Silsilah al-Da'eefah (282): (it is) mawdoo'.

Another example is the hadeeth narrated by al-Haakim according to which Ibn `Abbaas said:

"Allaah revealed to `Eesa (Jesus, peace be upon him): `O `Eesa, believe in Muhammad, and tell whoever you meet of your ummah to believe in him. For were it not for Muhammad, I would not have created Adam, and were it not for Muhammad, I would not have created Paradise and Hell. I created the Throne over the water and it would not settle until I wrote on it, Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah Muhammad Rasool Allaah (There is no god but Allaah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allaah)."

Al-Haakim said: its isnaad is saheeh! But al-Dhahabi commented on that and said: I believe it is fabricated and falsely attributed to Sa'eed.

Meaning, Sa'eed ibn Abu `Aroobah (one of the narrators of this hadeeth). This hadeeth was narrated from him by `Amr ibn Aws al-Ansaari, who is the one who is accused of fabricating it. Al-Dhahabi mentioned him in al-Meezaan where he said: "He produced a munkar report," then he quoted this hadeeth, and said, "I believe that it is mawdoo' (fabricated)." Al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar agreed with him, as it says in al-Lisaan.

Al-Albaani said in al-Silsilah al-Da'eefah (280): There is no basis for it.

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked:

Is the hadeeth which some people quote _ "Were it not for you, Allaah would not have created the Throne or the Kursiy or the earth or the heavens or the sun or the moon or anything else" saheeh or nor?

He replied:
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34752: A da'eef hadeeth concerning the virtue of praying for forty days in the Prophet's Mosque

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Question:

I heard that whoever prays forty prayers in the Prophet's Mosque, it will be recorded that he is free of hypocrisy. Is this hadeeth saheeh?


Answer:

This hadeeth was narrated by Ahmad (12173) from Anas ibn Maalik from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), who is reported to have said, "Whoever prays forty prayers in my Mosque, missing no prayer, it will be recorded that he is safe from the Fire, is saved from punishment and is free of hypocrisy." This is a da'eef (weak) hadeeth.

This was mentioned by Shaykh al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Da'eefah (364), who said: It is da'eef. He also mentioned it in Da'eef al-Targheeb (755) and said, it is munkar (a kind of weak hadeeth).

Al-Albaani said in his book Hujjat al-Nabi (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) (p. 185) that it is an innovation (bid'ah) to visit Madeenah and tell the visitors to Madeenah to stay there for a week so that they will be able to offer forty prayers in the Prophet's Mosque so that they will be free from hypocrisy and saved from the Fire."

Shaykh Ibn Baaz said:
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