What is the authenticity of the hadith: “Hold fast to the congregation; for the hand of Allah is with the congregation, and whoever separates himself separates into the Fire”?
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The questioner : The hadith: Mishkat al-Masabih 173Isnād Da'īf (Zubair `Aliza'i) Is it authentic or weak?
The Shaykh : The first part is authentic:Sunan an-Nasa'i 4020Sahih (Darussalam), but as for the addition, we have not found any chains that support and strengthen it.
God’s hand is over the community, and he who is separate from it will be separate in hell.
عليكم بالجماعة ؛ فإنَّ يد الله على الجماعة ، ومن شذَّ شذَّ في النارThe Shaykh : The first part is authentic:
the Hand of Allah is with the Jama'ah
يد الله على الجماعة
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