Is the hadith: “Between every two heavens is a distance of five hundred years” authentic?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is reported regarding the statement that the distance between every two heavens is a journey of five hundred years, is this hadith authentic?
Answer:
This is the hadith of al-Abbas ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him). Yes, it is a good hadith. The Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab mentioned it in the last chapter of his book al-Tawhid as a lesson and a warning for the creations of Allah, and as proof of His power and His lordship, which is tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship). Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is reported regarding the statement that the distance between every two heavens is a journey of five hundred years, is this hadith authentic?
Answer:
This is the hadith of al-Abbas ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him). Yes, it is a good hadith. The Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab mentioned it in the last chapter of his book al-Tawhid as a lesson and a warning for the creations of Allah, and as proof of His power and His lordship, which is tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3558- 4717] هل حديث :(بين كل سماء وسماء مسيرة خمسمائة عام)صحيح؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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