What is the authenticity of the claim that reading Sahih al-Bukhari relieves distress?
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The questioner : Our Shaykh, Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, in his book "Hadi al-Sari," in the introduction that followed "al-Fath," mentioned a report quoting Abu Muhammad ibn Abi Humayd regarding his abridgment of al-Bukhari. He said, "One whom I met from among the knowledgeable, who had met those acknowledged as having virtue, told me: 'Sahih al-Bukhari has never been read during a severe hardship without it being relieved, nor has it been taken aboard a vessel without it sinking.' He also said, 'He was one whose supplications were answered.' What is your opinion of this statement, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : Huh-huh, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Why did they not say this about the Qur'an?
The questioner : No, they did not say that.
The Shaykh : And even if they had said it, they would not have been truthful.
The questioner: Correct.
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar... Allahu Akbar!
The questioner : It is strange, O Shaykh, truly... I mean, it does not make clear the rejection of this matter or that it is not prescribed. Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, yes.
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : Huh-huh, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Why did they not say this about the Qur'an?
The questioner : No, they did not say that.
The Shaykh : And even if they had said it, they would not have been truthful.
The questioner: Correct.
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar... Allahu Akbar!
The questioner : It is strange, O Shaykh, truly... I mean, it does not make clear the rejection of this matter or that it is not prescribed. Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, yes.
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