The authenticity of the hadith: “Whoever reaches forty years of age and his good does not outweigh his evil, let him prepare himself for Hellfire”
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Question:
This questioner is asking Your Excellency the Shaykh about the authenticity of this hadith: “If a man reaches forty years of age and his good does not outweigh his evil, let him prepare himself for Hellfire?”
Answer:
By Allah, I do not know; it is not obligatory. A person may reach ninety years of age while still in error, then repent, and Allah accepts his repentance, or he may reach one hundred. Deeds are judged by their endings; deeds are judged by their endings. As for saying that after forty one should prepare for Hellfire, this does not apply to authentic hadiths. Yes.
This questioner is asking Your Excellency the Shaykh about the authenticity of this hadith: “If a man reaches forty years of age and his good does not outweigh his evil, let him prepare himself for Hellfire?”
Answer:
By Allah, I do not know; it is not obligatory. A person may reach ninety years of age while still in error, then repent, and Allah accepts his repentance, or he may reach one hundred. Deeds are judged by their endings; deeds are judged by their endings. As for saying that after forty one should prepare for Hellfire, this does not apply to authentic hadiths. Yes.
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