What is the authenticity of the hadith, “Fear the Fire even if it is with half a date”?
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Question:
Your Eminence the Shaykh, what is the authenticity of the hadithSunan an-Nasa'i 2552Sahih (Darussalam)?
Answer:
The hadith is authentic; the hadith is authentic. And charity, even if it is little, has great virtue, even if it is half a date, a split date, meaning half a date. A poor woman came to the Mother of the Believers, Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), with her two small daughters. Aisha gave her three fresh dates. Three dates. She gave each daughter a date and raised the third to her mouth to eat it, but the two daughters asked her for that date, so she divided it between them and did not eat anything. Aisha was amazed by this and mentioned it to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He said, “Allah has made Paradise obligatory for her because of that.”
Your Eminence the Shaykh, what is the authenticity of the hadith
Protect yourselves from the Fire, even with half a date.
اتقوا النار ولو بشق تمرةAnswer:
The hadith is authentic; the hadith is authentic. And charity, even if it is little, has great virtue, even if it is half a date, a split date, meaning half a date. A poor woman came to the Mother of the Believers, Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), with her two small daughters. Aisha gave her three fresh dates. Three dates. She gave each daughter a date and raised the third to her mouth to eat it, but the two daughters asked her for that date, so she divided it between them and did not eat anything. Aisha was amazed by this and mentioned it to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He said, “Allah has made Paradise obligatory for her because of that.”
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما صحة حديث «اتقوا النار ولو بشق تمرة»؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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