What is the authenticity of the hadith: “Its beginning is mercy, its middle is forgiveness, and its end is release from the Fire”?
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Question:
He asks: What is the authenticity of the hadith in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Mishkat al-Masabih 1965?
Answer:
The hadith is not strong; it is not strong, but its meaning is correct. Ramadan is a month of mercy, a month of… a month of… and a month of forgiveness, and a month of release from the Fire. All of these come together in Ramadan, so the meaning is correct, but its chain of narration is not strong.
He asks: What is the authenticity of the hadith in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
whose beginning is mercy, whose middle is forgiveness, and whose end is freedom from hell
أَوَّلُهُ رَحْمَةٌ وَأَوْسَطُهُ مَغْفِرَةٌ وَآخِرُهُ عِتْقٌ مِنَ النَّارِAnswer:
The hadith is not strong; it is not strong, but its meaning is correct. Ramadan is a month of mercy, a month of… a month of… and a month of forgiveness, and a month of release from the Fire. All of these come together in Ramadan, so the meaning is correct, but its chain of narration is not strong.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما صحة حديث «أوله رحمه ووسطه مغفرة وآخره عتق من النار»؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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