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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is a weak hadith to be acted upon in the chapter of dhikr and supplications?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is a weak hadith to be acted upon if it relates to dhikr and supplications? The scholars have mentioned conditions for this: it is permissible to act upon a weak hadith under certain conditions. First, its weakness must not be severe. Second, it must be acted upon only in matters of the virtues of deeds, and no legal ruling of permissibility or prohibition is to be established based on it.

Answer:
It is to be acted upon only in the virtues of deeds, in preaching, and in reminding people; because it falls under the rule for preaching and the rule for reminding. Third, one must not assert with certainty that it is attributed to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him); rather, one should say, "It is mentioned in the athar," "It is mentioned in the hadith," or "It is narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)," mentioning it in a form of caution, not in a form of certainty. These are the conditions under which it is permissible to act upon a weak hadith. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [67 -2802] هَلْ يؤخذ بالحديث الضعيف في باب الأذكار والأدعية؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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