What is the authenticity of the hadith: (Greet the Christians, but do not greet the Christians of my Ummah).
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Eid Abbasi : What is the authenticity of this hadith: . It was said: Who are they, O Messenger of Allah? He said: ?
The Shaykh : This is a fabricated hadith attributed to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); it is a lie with no basis. The hadiths that urge the Muslim and command him to preserve the prayer, which clarify the outcome for the one who neglects the prayer and is lazy in it, are numerous and very numerous. A fine selection of them has appeared in this book of ours; for example, his saying (peace be upon him):. This authentic hadith suffices us in place of such a fabricated hadith.
Other than that?
Greet the Christians, but do not greet the Christians of my Ummah
سلِّموا على النصارى ، ولا تسلِّموا على نصارى أمتيThey are those who abandon the prayer
هم تاركو الصلاةThe Shaykh : This is a fabricated hadith attributed to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); it is a lie with no basis. The hadiths that urge the Muslim and command him to preserve the prayer, which clarify the outcome for the one who neglects the prayer and is lazy in it, are numerous and very numerous. A fine selection of them has appeared in this book of ours; for example, his saying (peace be upon him):
Between disbelief and the man is the abandonment of the prayer; so whoever abandons the prayer has committed disbelief
بين الكفر وبين الرجل ترك الصلاة ؛ فمن تَرَكَ الصلاة فقد كفرOther than that?
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