The ruling on relying on hadiths and supplications published on the internet

Question:
This is a questioner, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Harimla, who sent a question saying: Supplications have spread on the internet, the gist of which is this supplication: “O Allah, O Opener of distress and O Remover of sorrow, open up my distress and ease my affairs, have mercy on my weakness and my lack of resourcefulness, and provide for me from where I do not expect, O Lord of the worlds.” The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: So Allah opened up his distress. Is this hadith authentic? Also, some of those who deal with the internet say: “Spread this and you will be rewarded for it.”

Answer:
It is not permissible to rely on what is published on the internet or on mobile phones; rather, one must refer to the sources of the Sunnah and the books of authentic hadith, or ask the people of knowledge about what is difficult in them. It is not permissible to take them from the internet or from mobile phones until one is certain of them. If it is mentioned on the mobile phone or on the internet who narrated it, who traced it to its sources, and its grade, then there is no harm. But a hadith like this, without mentioning who narrated it, without mentioning its grade, without mentioning who traced it to its sources—this is not permissible. This is a place of danger. And these supplications that the questioner mentioned are authentic, but his statement that “whoever spreads this, Allah will open up his distress”—there is no evidence for this statement. Bring evidence for this. So it is not permissible to rely on what is published, and the commands and prohibitions in untrustworthy sources. Yes.