Tuesday 23 August 2011

A fabricated hadeeth about the advice given to ‘Ali

 

I have received via e-mail a hadeeth attributed to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and I have seen it in more than one discussion board. 


The one who wrote it says that he received it via e-mail. This is the text of the hadeeth: 


The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: 


“O ‘Ali, do not sleep until you have done five things, which are: reading the entire Qur’aan, giving four thousand dirhams in charity, preserving your place in Paradise and placating your opponent.” 


‘Ali said: “And how could I do that, O Messenger of Allaah?” 


The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Do you not know, O ‘Ali, that if you recite Qul huwa Allaahu ahad (i.e., Soorat al-Ikhlaas) three times, it is as if you have recited the entire Qur’aan? And that if you recite Soorat al-Faatihah four times it is as if you have given f our thousand dirhams in charity? And that if you say Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah wahdahu laa shareeka lah, lahu’l-mulk wa lahu’l-hamd yuhyi wa yameet wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadeer (There is no god but Allaah alone with no partner or associate.

His is the Dominion and to Him be praise, He gives life and death and He is able to do all things) ten times, you will preserve your place in Paradise? And if you say Astaghfir-Allaah alladhi laa ilaaha illa huwa al-hayy al-qayyoom wa atoobu ilayh (I seek the forgiveness of Allaah beside Whom there is no other god, the Ever-Living, the Eternal, and I repent to Him) ten times you will have placated your opponent.” 


Then they concluded by saying: 


The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) indeed has spoken the truth. 


Is this hadeeth saheeh?.


Praise be to Allaah
 

 

This hadeeth is false and fabricated
(mawdoo’). 

The scholars of the Standing Committee said
concerning this hadeeth: 

This hadeeth has no basis, rather it is one
of the fabricated reports and lies made up by some of the Shi’ah, as has been pointed out by the imams of hadeeth. 

Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah,
4/462, 463. 

Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked about this
and he said: 

This hadeeth which says that the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) gave this advice to ‘Ali ibn Abi Taalib (may Allaah be pleased with him) is a lie that was fabricated
against the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). It is not correct to attribute it to the Messenger (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him), because “whoever narrates a hadeeth from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) which he thinks is
false is himself one of the liars,” and “whoever tells lies about the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) deliberately, let
him take his place in Hell.” But if it is mentioned in order to explain that it is fabricated and to warn people against it, this is something
which will be rewarded. The point is that this hadeeth is a lie against the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and against
‘Ali ibn Abi Taalib. 

Fataawa Islamiyyah,
4/111 

And Allaah knows best.

 

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