Are these hadeeths saheeh?

Praise
be to Allah.

We can answer
the question about how sound these hadeeths are as follows:. 

~1~

“Whoever sends
blessings upon me one thousand times, will not die until he is given glad
tidings of Paradise.” 

This hadeeth was
narrated by Abu ash-Shaykh al-Asbahaani, as it was attributed to him by
as-Sakhkhaawi in al-Qawl al-Badee‘ (95), and he ruled that it was
odd. He also quoted from al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar the ruling that it is odd. 

Shaykh al-Albaani
(may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned a similar report which said,
“Whoever sends blessings upon me on Friday one thousand times will not die
until he sees his place in Paradise.” He (may Allah mercy on him) said that
it is da‘eef jiddan (very weak). It was also narrated by Ibn Sam‘oon in
al-Amaali (1/172) from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ad-Daynoori: Qurrah
ibn Habeeb al-Qushayri told us: al-Hakam ibn ‘Atiyyah told us, from Thaabit,
from Anas ibn Maalik – in a marfoo‘ report (i.e., attributed to the Prophet
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him). 

With the same
isnaad it was mentioned by Ibn Shaheen in at-Targheeb wa at-Tarheeb
(Q 2/261), and was attributed to him by al-Mundhiri (2/281), who pointed out
that it is da‘eef (weak). 

I – i.e., Shaykh
al-Albaani – say: The problem with it is al-Hakam ibn ‘Atiyyah, who is
da‘eef, as it says in at-Taqreeb, and ad-Daynoori is worse than him.
Adh-Dhahabi said: He is not trustworthy, he narrated extremely odd reports. 

But it was
narrated by al-Asbahaani in his Targheeb (p. 234 – Islamic University
copy??) via Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Sinaan al-Qazzaaz
al-Basri: Qurrah ibn Habeeb told us… 

I do not know who
Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullah ibn Muhammad is, but it was originally narrated from
Muhammad ibn Sinaan, and Muhammad ibn SInaan al-Qazzaaz al-Basri is known,
and he is da‘eef. And Allah knows best. 

As-Sakhkhaawi said
in al-Qawl al-Badee‘ (p. 95): It was narrated by Ibn Shaheen in his
Targheeb and elsewhere; by Ibn Bashkawaal via his isnaad; and by Ibn
Sam‘oon in his Amaali. It was also narrated by ad-Daylami via Abu
ash-Shaykh al-Haafiz. It was mentioned by ad-Diya’ in al-Mukhtaarah,
and he said: I do not know it from the hadeeth of al-Hakam ibn ‘Atiyyah.
Ad-Daaraqutni said: He narrated hadeeths from Thaabit. Ahmad said: There is
nothing wrong with him, except that Abu Dawood at-Tayaalisi narrated munkar
(odd) hadeeths from him. He said: And it was narrated from Yahya ibn Ma‘een
that he said: He is trustworthy. 

I – i.e.,
as-Sakhkhaawi – say: it was narrated by people other than al-Hakam. It was
narrated by Abu ash-Shaykh via Haatim ibn Maymoon from Thaabit, with the
wording “… He will not die until he is given glad tidings of Paradise.” 

To sum up: it is a
munkar (odd) hadeeth, as was stated by our shaykh – i.e., al-Haafiz Ibn
Hajar al-‘Asqallaani (may Allah have mercy on him). Elsewhere he – i.e.,
as-Sakhkhaawi – said (145): It was narrated by Ibn Shaheen with a da‘eef
isnaad. End quote. 

Quoted from Shaykh
al-Albaani (may Allah have mercy on him) from as-Silsilah ad-Da‘eefah
(no. 5110). 

See: commentary on
Jala’ al-Afhaam by Ibn al-Qayyim (p. 61, 64), Majma‘ al-Fiqh
al-Islami edition, Jeddah; Majmoo‘ Fataawa Ibn Baaz (26/343);
al-Liqa’ ash-Shahri (no. 27, question no. 6). 

~2~

“Whoever sends
blessings upon me one hundred times in a day, Allah will meet one hundred
needs of his, seventy of them in the Hereafter and thirty of them in this
world.” 

This hadeeth was
narrated from two of the Sahaabah (may Allah be pleased with them): 

1.    

It was narrated from Anas ibn Maalik (may Allah be pleased
with him) that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said:

“The closest of
you to me on the Date of Resurrection in any place will be those who sent
the most blessings upon me in this world. Whoever sends blessings upon me on
the day of Friday and the night of Friday one hundred times, Allah will meet
one hundred needs of his, seventy of his needs in the Hereafter and thirty
of his needs in this world. Then Allah will appoint an angel with (these
blessings) who will place them in my grave as one of you brings a gift. He
will tell me who sends blessings upon me, his name, his lineage and his
tribe, and I shall record it with me on a white sheet.” 

Narrated by Ibn
Mandah in al-Fawaa’id (p. 82); al-Bayhaqi in Shu‘ab al-Eemaan
(3/111); in Hayaat al-Anbiya’ (29) via al-Bayhaqi; Ibn ‘Asaakir in
Tareekh Dimashq (54/301) – he attributed it to as-Suyooti in al-Haawi
(2/140) and to al-Asbahaani in at-Targheeb. 

They narrated it
via Hikaamah bint ‘Uthmaan ibn Dinar, from her father ‘Uthmaan ibn Dinar,
from his brother Maalik ibn Dinar, from Anas ibn Maalik (may Allah be
pleased with him). 

However we should
point out that the isnaad of al-Bayhaqi in ash-Shu‘ab omits both
‘Uthmaan ibn Dinaar and his brother Maalik ibn Dinar, who are both mentioned
in his [al-Bayhaqi’s] Hayaat al-Anbiya’ and by Ibn ‘Asaakir from
al-Bayhaqi, so the correct view is that they are part of the isnaad. 

It says in
Lisaan al-Meezaan (4/140):

 ‘Uthmaan ibn
Dinar, the brother of Maalik ibn Dinar al-Basri and the father of Hikaamah,
is nothing, and the report is obviously false. End quote. 

He was mentioned
by Ibn Hibbaan in ath-Thiqaat. He said: He narrates from his brother,
and his daughter Hikaamah narrates from him, and she is nothing. I – i.e.,
al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar – say: this version is that of al-‘Uqayli, from whom his
daughter narrated false hadeeths for which there is no basis. End quote. 

2.    

It was narrated from Jaabir ibn ‘Abdullah (may Allah be
pleased with him) that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon
him) said: 

“Wheoever sends
blessings upon me one hundred times when he prays Fajr, before he speaks,
Allah will meet one hundred needs of his. He will hasten thirty of them (in
this world) and will delay seventy (for the Hereafter). And the same is true
with regard to Maghrib prayer.” 

As-Sakhkhaawi (may
Allah have mercy on him) said: 

It was narrated by
Ahmad ibn Moosa al-Haafiz with a da‘eef isnaad. End quote.

Al-Qawl al-Badee‘
(p. 169). 

In Jam‘
al-Jawaami‘, as-Suyooti attributed it to Ibn an-Najjaar Muhammad ibn Mahmoud
ibn Hasan ibn Hibbatullah (d. 643 AH), the author of Tareekh Baghdad.
In Daa‘i al-Falaah (no. 92), he attributed it to al-Mustaghfiri. But
we have not found its isnaad with either of them; rather we found the isnaad
of al-Haafiz Ahmad ibn Moosa. It was quoted by Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have
mercy on him) in Jala’ al-Afhaam (p. 507), where he said: Ahmad ibn
Moosa al-Haafiz said: ‘Abd ar-Raheem ibn Muhammad ibn Muslim told us:
‘Abdullah ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Usayd told us: Ismaa‘eel ibn Yazeed
told us: Ibraaheem ibn al-Ash‘ath al-Khurasaani told us: ‘Abdullah ibn
Sinaan ibn ‘Uqbah ibn Abu ‘Aa’ishah al-Madani told us, from Abu Sahl ibn
Maalik, from Jaabir ibn ‘Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him). 

This is a da‘eef
isnaad. It includes Ibraaheem ibn al-Ash‘ath, whose hadeeth are odd.

Lisaan al-Mizaan
(1/321). 

It has another
isnaad from Jaabir: 

Ibn al-Qayyim (may
Allah have mercy on him) said: 

Ibn Mandah
al-Haafiz said: ‘Abd as-Samad al-‘Aasimi told us: Ibraaheem ibn Ahmad
al-Mustamilli told us: Muhammad ibn Darstawayh told us: Sahl ibn Matawayh
told us: Muhammad ibn ‘Ubayd told us: ‘Abbaas ibn Bakkaar told us; Abu Bakr
al-Hudhali told us: Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir told us, from Jaabir (may Allah
be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace
of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever sends blessings upon me one hundred
times every day, Allah will meet one hundred needs of his, seventy of them
in the Hereafter and thirty of them in this world.” Al-Haafiz Abu Moosa
al-Madeeni said: This is a hasan hadeeth. End quote.

Jala’ al-Afhaam
(p. 509) 

The correct view
is that this is a munkar (odd) isnaad, because of Abu Bakr al-Hudhali
al-Basri. An-Nasaa’i said: His hadeeth is to be rejected. ‘Ali ibn
al-Madeeni said: He is da‘eef; he is nothing. The scholars are unanimously
agreed that he is to be classed as da‘eef.

See: Tahdheeb
at-Tahdheeb (12/46). 

To sum up: the
hadeeth is munkar (odd) and cannot be proven to be the words of the Prophet
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), either from the hadeeth
(attributed to) Anas or the hadeeth (attributed to) Jaabir. 

Shaykh Ibn Baaz
(may Allah have mercy on him) said:

with regard to the
hadeeth “Whoever sends blessings upon me one hundred times every day, Allah
will meet one hundred needs of his, seventy of them in the Hereafter and
thirty of them in this world”, we do not know of any basis for it; rather it
is one of the lies of the liars.

Majmoo‘ Fataawa
Ibn Baaz
(8/314) 

~3~

“Whoever sends
blessings upon me ten times in the morning and ten times in the evening,
will have my intercession on the Day of Resurrection.” 

This hadeeth is
narrated from the great Sahaabi Abu ad-Darda’ (may Allah be pleased with
him), that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said:
“Whoever sends blessings upon me ten times in the morning and ten times in
the evening, will have my intercession on the Day of Resurrection.” 

This was narrated
by at-Tabaraani, as it was attributed to him by the scholars who narrated
this hadeeth, but we did not find it in the printed editions of the books of
at-Tabaraani. It was also narrated by Ibn Abi ‘Aasim in as-Salaah ‘ala
an-Nabi (sall- Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallim), (p. 48, no. 61). 

In Majma‘
az-Zawaa’id (10/163), al-Haythami attributed this hadeeth to
at-Tabaraani. He said: It was narrated by at-Tabaraani with two isnaads; one
of the isnaads is jayyid and its men are thiqaat (trustworthy). 

In his book
Jala’ al-Afhaam (p. 63), Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him)
narrated at-Taraani’s isnaad for this hadeeth, that he said: Muhammad ibn
‘Ali ibn Habeeb at-Taraa’ifi ar-Raqqi told us: Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ibn Maymoon
told us: Sulaymaan ibn ‘Abdullah ar-Raqqi told us: Baqiyyah ibn al-Waleed
told us, from Ibraaheem ibn Muhammad ibn Ziyaad who said: I heard Khaalid
ibn Mi‘daan narrate it from Abu ad-Darda’. 

This isnaad has
several problems, including the following:

1.    

Khaalid ibn Mi‘daan did not hear from Abu ad-Darda’. See
Jaami‘ at-Tahseel (p. 171).

2.    

Ibraaheem ibn Muhammad ibn Ziyaad al-Alhaani. His biography
is given in at-Tareekh al-Kabeer by al-Bukhaari (1/323) and in
al-Jarh wa at-Ta‘deel by Ibn Abi Haatim (2/127), but nothing is said
about his status as a narrator of hadeeth.

3.    

Baqiyyah ibn al-Waleed is mudallis (i.e., he used vague words
in order to give a wrong impression) and he did not state clearly that he
heard the hadeeth.

4.    

Sulaymaan ibn ‘Abdullah ar-Raqqi: Ibn Ma‘een said concerning
him: He is nothing. Lisaan al-Mizaan (3/96). 

Hence he was
classed as da‘eef by al-Haafiz al-‘Iraaqi in Takhreej al-Ihya’
(1/441), as-Sakhkhaawi in al-Qawl al-Badee‘ (179), al-Albaani in
as-Silsilah ad-Da‘eefah (no. 5788) and Shaykh Muqbil al-Waadi‘i in
ash-Shifaa‘ah (p. 270). 

There are many
saheeh hadeeth which speak of the virtues of sending blessings upon the
Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), and there is no need for
reports such as this da‘eef hadeeth. Similarly, the intercession of the
Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) may be attained by many
righteous deeds that are mentioned in the saheeh Sunnah. 

It was narrated
from Jaabir ibn ‘Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace
of Allah be upon him) said:

“Whoever says when he hears the call to prayer, ‘Allaahummah Rabba
haadhihi’l-da’wat il-taammah wa’l-salaat il-qaa’imah, aati Muhammadan al-waseelata
wa’l-fadeelah, wab’athhu maqaaman mahmoodan alladhi wa’adtahu (O Allaah,
Lord of this perfect Call and the Prayer to be offered, grant Muhammad the
privilege and also the eminence, and resurrect him to the praised position
that You have promised), will be granted my intercession on the Day of
Resurrection.”

Narrated by
al-Bukhaari (614). 

See also the
answer to question no. 130213

~4~ 

“Whoever sends
blessings upon me once, Allah will send blessings upon him tenfold and erase
from him ten bad deeds, and will raise him ten degrees in status.” 

It was narrated
from Anas ibn Maalik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever sends blessings
upon me once, Allah will send blessings upon him tenfold and ten bad deeds
of his will be erasd, and he will be raised ten degrees in status.”

Narrated by
an-Nasaa’i (1297); classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in
Saheeh an-Nasaa’i. 

~5~

“There is no one
who sends blessings upon me but Allah will return my soul to me so that I
can greet him with salaam.” 

It was narrated
from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of
Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said:

“There is no one
who sends blessings upon me but Allah will return my soul to me so that I
may return his greeting.” 

Narrated by Ahmad
(16/477 – ar-Risaalah edition); Abu Dawood (2041). Classed as saheeh by
an-Nawawi in al-Adhkaar (154) and Ibn Taymiyah in Iqtida’
as-Siraat al-Mustaqeem (2/173), and others. 

~6~

“The closest of
people to me on the Day of Resurrection will be those who sent the most
blessings upon me.” 

It was narrated
from ‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ood (may Allah be pleased with him) that the
Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “The
closest of people to me on the Day of Resurrection will be those who sent
the most blessings upon me.”  

Narrated by
at-Tirmidhi (484). He said: This is a ghareeb hasan hadeeth. It was classed
as saheeh by Ibn Hibbaan, as was narrated from him by al-Haafiz ibn Hajar in
Buloogh al-Maraam (455). It was classed as hasan by al-Haafiz ibn
Hajar in Nataa’ij al-Afkaar (3/295). It was also classed as hasan because of
corroborating evidence by Shaykh al-Albaani in Saheeh at-Targheeb
(1668). 

~7~

“There will come a
time when my ummah loves five things and forgets five things. They will love
this world and will forget the hereafter; they will love wealth and forget
the reckoning; they will love created beings and forget the Creator; they
will love palaces and forget the grave; they will love sin and forget
repentance. When that happens, Allah will test them with rises in prices,
epidemics, sudden death and unjust rulers.” 

We did not find
this hadeeth in the books of Sunnah. It appears that there is no basis for
it. This is the verdict on it mentioned on the website ad-Durar al-Saniyyah,
on the following link:

http://www.dorar.net 

~8~

 “Whoever commits
zina, zina will be committed with his wife.” 

These are not the
words of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him); rather this
is a saying that is common among people, and what it implies is not
necessarily true. The wife of the zaani (adulterer) may be good and
righteous, so how could Allah punish her for the sin of someone else when
He, may He be glorified and exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning): “no
bearer of burdens shall bear the burden of another”
[al-An‘aam 6:164]?
Such words may be acceptable if both the zaani and his wife are evildoers
and corrupt; in that case Allah may punish the zaani by means of his sinful
wife, so that his honour will be tarnished as he tarnished the honour of
others, because as you do unto others will be done unto you. This has
happened in the cases of many who commit zina, to such an extent that it was
reported that Imam ash-Shaafa‘i (may Allah have mercy on him) said:

Refrain from
immoral conduct and your wife will refrain from immoral conduct.

Avoid that which
is not befitting for a Muslim. 

Please see also
the answers to questions no. 22769,
81528 and 136197. 

Ibn al-Jawzi
narrated in his book al-Mawdoo‘aat (3/106) a hadeeth that is similar
to this in meaning, in which it says: “No person ever commits zina and
becomes addicted to it, but he will be tested with the (female) members of
his household (committing similar deeds).” Then Ibn al-Jawzi (may Allah have
mercy on him) said:

Among these
hadeeths there is none that is proven to be from the Messenger of Allah
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him). End quote. 

Shaykh al-Albaani
(may Allah have mercy on him) said concerning the isnaad of the hadeeth “No
person ever commits zina and becomes addicted to it, but he will be tested
with the (female) members of his household (committing similar deeds)”:

(It is) mawdoo‘
(fabricated). It was narrated by Ibn ‘Adiyy (2/15) and Abu Nu‘aym in
Akhbaar Asbahaan (1/278) from Ishaaq ibn Nujayh from Ibn Jurayj from
‘Ata’ from Ibn ‘Abbaas in a marfoo‘ report (i.e., attributed to the Prophet
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)). 

Ibn ‘Adiyy said:
Ishaaq ibn Nujayh is clearly among the da‘eef (weak) narrators, and he is
one of those who fabricate hadeeths. 

It was also
mentioned by as-Suyooti in Dhayl al-Ahaadeeth al-Mawdoo‘ah (p. 149,
no. 728). He said: It is one of the false reports of Ishaaq ibn Nujayh.

One of the things
which support the view that this hadeeth is false is the fact that it
confirms the inevitable incidence of zina among the family of the zaani,
which is false and is contrary to the principle affirmed in the Qur’an:
“And
that man can have nothing but what he does (good or bad)”
[an-Najm 53:39]. 

Yes, if a man
openly commits zina and does it in his house, then perhaps that will affect
the conduct of his family, Allah forbid; but that is not definite, as may be
understood from this hadeeth, hence it is false. End quote.

As-Silsilah
ad-Da‘eefah
(no. 723. 

He (may Allah have
mercy on him) also said concerning the isnaad of the hadeeth, “Whoever
commits zina, zina will be committed with him (i.e., with someone who
belongs to him), even on the wall of his house”:

It is fabricated.
It was narrated by Ibn an-Najjaar with his isnaad from al-Qaasim ibn
Ibraaheem al-Malti: al-Mubaarak ibn ‘Abdullah al-Mukhtat told us: Maalik
told us from az-Zuhri from Anas, in a marfoo‘ report. 

Ibn an-Najjaar
said: It (the isnaad) includes one who cannot be trusted. I – i.e., Shaykh
al-Albaani (may Allah have mercy on him) – say: He is al-Qaasim al-Malti,
who was a liar. Something similar is stated in Dhayl al-Ahaadeeth
al-Mawdoo‘ah by as-Suyooti (p. 134) and in Tanzeeh ash-Sharee‘ah
by Ibn ‘Iraaq (1/316). I – i.e., Shaykh al-Albaani (may Allah have mercy on
him) – say: Despite that, as-Suyooti mentioned it in al-Jaami‘ as-Sagheer
from the report of this Ibn an-Najjaar! And his condition was unknown to
al-Mannaawi, so he did not comment on it. End quote.

As-Silsilah
ad-Da‘eefah
(no. 724). 

~9~

“If I were to tell
anyone to prostrate to anyone, I would tell the wife to prostrate to her
husband.” 

This hadeeth was
narrated from a number of the authors of Sunan from a number of the
Sahaabah, including Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said:
The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “If
I were to tell anyone to prostrate to anyone, I would tell the wife to
prostrate to her husband.” 

It was narrated by
at-Tirmidhi (1159) who said: Concerning this topic, it was narrated from
Mu‘aadh ibn Jabal, Suraaqah ibn Maalik ibn Ju‘sham, ‘Aa’ishah, Ibn ‘Abbaas,
‘Abdullah ibn Abi Awfa, Talq ibn ‘Ali, Umm Salamah, Anas and Ibn ‘Umar. Abu
‘Eesa said: The hadeeth of Abu Hurayrah is a ghareeb hasan hadeeth with this
isnaad from the hadeeth of Muhammad ibn ‘Amr from Abu Salamah from Abu
Hurayrah. 

Al-Haythami (may
Allah have mercy on him) said: Its isnaad is hasan.

End quote from
Majma‘ az-Zawaa’id (9/10). It was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in
Irwa’ al-Ghaleel (7/54). 

~10~

“Whoever says
‘There is no god but Allah, the Majestic, the Compeller; there is no God but
Allah, the One, the Subjugator; there is no God but Allah, the Most Noble
and Generous, the Concealer; there is no God but Allah, the Magnificent, the
High Exalted. There is no God but Allah alone with no partner or associate,
one God, Lord and Witness, the Self-Sufficient Master, and we submit to him
in Islam. There is no God but Allah alone with no partner or associate, one
God, Lord and Witness, the Self-Sufficient Master, and we worship Him. There
is no God but Allah alone with no partner or associate, one God, Lord and
Witness, the Self-Sufficient Master, and we are patient for His sake. There
is no God but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, to You I
delegate my affairs and in You I put my trust, O Most Merciful of those who
show mercy’ – whoever recites this du‘aa’ at any time, it will be as if he
performed Hajj 360 times, and completed reading of the Qur’an 360 times, and
manumitted 360 slaves, and gave 360 dinars in charity, and relieved the
distress of 360 people. As soon as the Messenger (blessings and peace of
Allah be upon him) said it, Jibreel (peace be upon him) came down and said:
O Messenger of Allah, anyone among the slaves of Allah, may He be glorified
and exalted, or any member of your ummah, O Muhammad, if he says this, even
if it is only once in his lifetime, by My sanctity and My Majesty I will
give him seven things: I will relieve him of poverty, I will keep him safe
from the questioning of Munkar and Nakeer, I will cause him to pass over the
Siraat, I will protect him from sudden death, I will prevent him from
entering Hell, I will protect him from the squeezing in the grave, and I
will protect him against the wrath of an unjust and unfair ruler.” 

This hadeeth is
false and fabricated. We have previously explained the ruling on it and
quoted the verdict of the Standing Committee that it is false. Please see
the answers to questions no. 126635 and
127615.

And Allah knows
best.