The Ruling on Acting on Weak Hadiths in the Virtues of Deeds

Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: Is there any harm in acting upon the adhkar (remembrances of Allah) mentioned in some deeds and occasions, where the hadiths are not authentic or are weak? Is it permissible to act upon them without absolute certainty?

Answer:
Yes. The scholars have stated that a weak hadith may be acted upon in matters of encouraging good and warning against evil, and in the virtues of deeds. However, no legal ruling of obligation or prohibition is established based on it, and no legal ruling is founded upon it. It is acted upon in matters that have been established by authentic evidence, where there is encouragement for these deeds, or in matters whose prohibition has been established by authentic evidence, where these weak hadiths serve to deter from those deeds. It is acted upon in matters of virtue and in encouraging good and warning against evil, provided that its weakness is not severe. Provided that its weakness is not severe. Yes.