The hadith (Whoever recites "Say, He is Allah, the One" ten times, a palace will be built for him in Paradise) has Abu 'Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami in its chain; I am confused about whether he is a Successor.
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The questioner : Because it is in *Makarim al-Akhlaq* by al-Kharaiti?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Of course, of course... so there is research in it, and I am researching it. Of course, I verified the hadith of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) I was researching whether it is restricted or absolute? This is an absolute hadith. 'Umar said, "The Messenger of Allah forbade me from taking too much."
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Allah is more.
The questioner : I was looking for a restriction and found... in... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : It was narrated from Abu 'Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami, "Whoever recites," and it is mawquf (stopping at a Companion), of course... upon him I do not know if this is useful?
The Shaykh : Is it... .
The questioner : Does this hadith, does this athar (report) have a connection to the hadith or not?
The Shaykh : Okay, it is.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Okay, is it authentic, meaning the chain to him?
The questioner : Of course, I have looked into its men.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : It is connected and its men are acceptable.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : But the verified defect is the one named Su'ad.
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : She confused me regarding Abu 'Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I know that he is a Successor.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : She said he had companionship!
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : It is that she verified his companionship, so she confused me on this matter. I was, of course, keeping it in mind.
The Shaykh : If he is trustworthy in transmission, there might be a statement from some scholars, because many narrators are disputed regarding their companionship, but the stronger position among the researchers is that he is a Successor without companionship, and this is what we know about Abu 'Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami.
The questioner : He is not even among the great Successors.
The Shaykh : Yes, so your question was what... what does this athar give?
The questioner : Can we benefit from it to restrict the hadith? Is the hadith authentic?
The Shaykh : No, because first, you say it is muqta' (disconnected), meaning mawquf.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Suppose it were marfu' (traced to the Prophet), which one would be stronger in that case? Relatively, this muqta' would be stronger. It was said, "The Messenger of Allah said," which is stronger. There is no doubt that the second is stronger.
The questioner : The mursal (report missing the Companion link) is stronger.
The Shaykh : So, if it is mursal and stronger, is it permissible to restrict the absolute with it? The answer is no!
The questioner : What made me... with this matter is that the hadith was hasan (good) due to other evidence, because you said, "So this hadith came from the combination of these routes, its least state is hasan."
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So I said, since it is hasan due to other evidence, this mursal might be useful by being a restriction for it, providing the restriction.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you. This would be a deficient corroborating narration.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : It would be a deficient corroborating narration, if it were a mursal marfu'.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : What about it being muqta'!
The questioner : Then does the wording "eleven" not affect it?
The Shaykh : There it is ten.
The questioner : There it is ten.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : This... this prevents it from being used as a corroborating narration.
The questioner : So that it is not deficient.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : Ah?
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : And it is so; from one angle, from one side, it is deficient.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : From one side, it is an addition. So from the first side, it is deficient, so the hadith that we strengthened from other routes is not validated or strengthened. And from the other side, it is an addition, so the addition is munkar (denounced) because it contradicts the other routes!
The questioner : For the eleven.
The Shaykh : Which is ten.
The questioner : No, I mean the one that is eleven is the munkar.
The Shaykh : Yes, he spoke about it.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Of course, of course... so there is research in it, and I am researching it. Of course, I verified the hadith of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Whoever recites "Say, He is Allah, the One" ten times, a palace will be built for him in Paradise.
من قرأ قل هو الله أحد عشرة مرات بني له قصر في الجنةThe Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Allah is more.
The questioner : I was looking for a restriction and found... in... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : It was narrated from Abu 'Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami, "Whoever recites," and it is mawquf (stopping at a Companion), of course... upon him
Whoever recites "Say, He is Allah, the One" eleven times in his day after the Fajr prayer, Allah will build for him a palace in Paradise.
من قرأ قل هو الله أحد إحدى عشر مرة في يومه بعد صلاة الصبح بنى الله له قصرا في الجنةThe Shaykh : Is it... .
The questioner : Does this hadith, does this athar (report) have a connection to the hadith or not?
The Shaykh : Okay, it is.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Okay, is it authentic, meaning the chain to him?
The questioner : Of course, I have looked into its men.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : It is connected and its men are acceptable.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : But the verified defect is the one named Su'ad.
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : She confused me regarding Abu 'Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I know that he is a Successor.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : She said he had companionship!
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : It is that she verified his companionship, so she confused me on this matter. I was, of course, keeping it in mind.
The Shaykh : If he is trustworthy in transmission, there might be a statement from some scholars, because many narrators are disputed regarding their companionship, but the stronger position among the researchers is that he is a Successor without companionship, and this is what we know about Abu 'Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami.
The questioner : He is not even among the great Successors.
The Shaykh : Yes, so your question was what... what does this athar give?
The questioner : Can we benefit from it to restrict the hadith? Is the hadith authentic?
The Shaykh : No, because first, you say it is muqta' (disconnected), meaning mawquf.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Suppose it were marfu' (traced to the Prophet), which one would be stronger in that case? Relatively, this muqta' would be stronger. It was said, "The Messenger of Allah said," which is stronger. There is no doubt that the second is stronger.
The questioner : The mursal (report missing the Companion link) is stronger.
The Shaykh : So, if it is mursal and stronger, is it permissible to restrict the absolute with it? The answer is no!
The questioner : What made me... with this matter is that the hadith was hasan (good) due to other evidence, because you said, "So this hadith came from the combination of these routes, its least state is hasan."
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So I said, since it is hasan due to other evidence, this mursal might be useful by being a restriction for it, providing the restriction.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you. This would be a deficient corroborating narration.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : It would be a deficient corroborating narration, if it were a mursal marfu'.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : What about it being muqta'!
The questioner : Then does the wording "eleven" not affect it?
The Shaykh : There it is ten.
The questioner : There it is ten.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : This... this prevents it from being used as a corroborating narration.
The questioner : So that it is not deficient.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : Ah?
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : And it is so; from one angle, from one side, it is deficient.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : From one side, it is an addition. So from the first side, it is deficient, so the hadith that we strengthened from other routes is not validated or strengthened. And from the other side, it is an addition, so the addition is munkar (denounced) because it contradicts the other routes!
The questioner : For the eleven.
The Shaykh : Which is ten.
The questioner : No, I mean the one that is eleven is the munkar.
The Shaykh : Yes, he spoke about it.