What is the authenticity of the hadith: “If the faith of Abu Bakr were placed in one scale and the faith of 'Umar in the other, the scale of Abu Bakr would outweigh it”?
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The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : The hadith:
The Shaykh : What if faith were placed?
The questioner :
The Shaykh : This is an authentic hadith based on the totality of its chains, and it is included in my book which I titled *Shadows of Paradise*, in the tracing of the book *Kitab al-Sunnah* by Ibn Abi 'Asim, among others.
The questioner : The hadith:
If the faith of Abu Bakr were placed in one scale
لو وضع إيمان أبي بكر في كفّةThe Shaykh : What if faith were placed?
The questioner :
If the faith of Abu Bakr were placed in one scale and the faith of my Ummah in the other, the faith of Abu Bakr would outweigh it
لو وضع إيمان أبي بكر في كفّة و إيمان أمّتي في كفّة لرجح إيمان أبي بكرThe Shaykh : This is an authentic hadith based on the totality of its chains, and it is included in my book which I titled *Shadows of Paradise*, in the tracing of the book *Kitab al-Sunnah* by Ibn Abi 'Asim, among others.
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