What is the authenticity of the hadith: “I have not left anything that brings you closer to Allah except that I have commanded you to do it…,” and where is it found?
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The questioner : The hadith Is the hadith authentic, and where do we find it?
The Shaykh : This is an authentic hadith based on its corroborating narrations supporting its meaning. Imam al-Shafi'i narrated it in the introduction of his book *al-Sunan* as a mursal (a report missing the Companion link), and al-Tabarani narrated it as a musnad (a connected chain). It is included in the *Majma' al-Zawa'id* (Collection of Superfluous Narrations), so one can refer to it.
I have not left anything that brings you closer to Allah except that I have commanded you with it
ما تركت شيئا يقربكم إلى الله إلا وأمرتكم بهThe Shaykh : This is an authentic hadith based on its corroborating narrations supporting its meaning. Imam al-Shafi'i narrated it in the introduction of his book *al-Sunan* as a mursal (a report missing the Companion link), and al-Tabarani narrated it as a musnad (a connected chain). It is included in the *Majma' al-Zawa'id* (Collection of Superfluous Narrations), so one can refer to it.