What is the authenticity of the hadith regarding the virtue of reciting al-Fatihah and the Verse of the Throne after the prayer?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. It is reported in a hadith that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The opening of the Book, the Verse of the Throne, and the two verses from Surat al-Imran [Ali 'Imran 3:18] and His saying [Ali 'Imran 3:26] are suspended from the Throne, and between them and Allah is a veil Is this authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and is it permissible to act upon it?
The Shaykh : Yes, this hadith is not authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and it is not permissible to act upon it or to distribute it except by clarifying that it is a lie and fabricated. Then, I warn you, my brothers, of the leaflets that are circulated and distributed, and their distributors strive to reach people with them out of their eagerness for good, but they are among the worst of things. Many leaflets come to us: So-and-so saw in a dream such and such, and so-and-so saw in a dream such and such. It is mentioned that it is a woman named Zaynab, I think. Yes, Zaynab, and what do you know about Zaynab? This Zaynab saw in a dream, I do not know, I have forgotten the details. In any case, praise be to Allah, you have knowledge of it. This is a fabricated lie, and it is not permissible for a person to distribute it; rather, he must tear it up or burn it, and, if Allah wills, nothing will befall him. Even though it claims that thirteen men know its secret, and thirteen pages were printed from it, and the like of such superstitions. There is much of the like of this. It is forbidden to distribute these leaflets or to assist in their distribution, except if one of the trustworthy scholars strives and writes on them that this is a lie fabricated about the Messenger. In that case, yes, it must be distributed and it must be made clear to people that it is a lie, and they should not be deceived by what is written.
Allah witnesses that there is no deity except Him, and [so do] the angels and those of knowledge - [that He is] maintaining [creation] in justice.
شَهِدَ اللَّهُ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ وَأُولُو الْعِلْمِ قَائِمًا بِالْقِسْطِSay, "O Allah, Owner of Sovereignty, You give sovereignty to whom You will and You take sovereignty away from whom You will
قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ مَالِكَ الْمُلْكِ تُؤْتِي الْمُلْكَ مَن تَشَاءُ وَتَنزِعُ الْمُلْكَ مِمَّن تَشَاءُThey say: "O our Lord, descend to Your earth and to those who disobey You." Allah said: "I have sworn that no one among My servants will recite them after every prayer except that I will make Paradise his dwelling, regardless of what he has done, or I will settle him in the Sanctuary of Holiness,
يقلن يا رب تهبطن إلى أرضك وإلى من يعصيك، قال الله إني حلفت لا يقرؤكن أحد من عبادي دبر كل صلاة إلا جعلت الجنة مأواه على ما كان منه، وإلا أسكنته حظيرة القدس،or I will look at him with My hidden eye seventy times every day, or I will fulfill for him seventy needs every day, the least of which is forgiveness, or I will protect him from every enemy and help him against them.
وإلا نظرت إليه بعيني المكنونة كل يوم سبعين نظرة وإلا قضيت له كل يوم سبعين حاجة أدناها المغفرة وإلا أعدته من كل عدو ونصرته منهThe Shaykh : Yes, this hadith is not authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and it is not permissible to act upon it or to distribute it except by clarifying that it is a lie and fabricated. Then, I warn you, my brothers, of the leaflets that are circulated and distributed, and their distributors strive to reach people with them out of their eagerness for good, but they are among the worst of things. Many leaflets come to us: So-and-so saw in a dream such and such, and so-and-so saw in a dream such and such. It is mentioned that it is a woman named Zaynab, I think. Yes, Zaynab, and what do you know about Zaynab? This Zaynab saw in a dream, I do not know, I have forgotten the details. In any case, praise be to Allah, you have knowledge of it. This is a fabricated lie, and it is not permissible for a person to distribute it; rather, he must tear it up or burn it, and, if Allah wills, nothing will befall him. Even though it claims that thirteen men know its secret, and thirteen pages were printed from it, and the like of such superstitions. There is much of the like of this. It is forbidden to distribute these leaflets or to assist in their distribution, except if one of the trustworthy scholars strives and writes on them that this is a lie fabricated about the Messenger. In that case, yes, it must be distributed and it must be made clear to people that it is a lie, and they should not be deceived by what is written.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 35 - 45 - دروس وفتاوى المسجد الحرام للعام 1417 هـ - الدرس الخامس والثلاثين - الشيخ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com (59:39)
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