What is the authenticity of the hadith: “If the faith of Abu Bakr were placed in one scale and the faith of 'Umar in the other, the scale of Abu Bakr would outweigh it”?
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The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : The hadith
The Shaykh : How about if the faith were placed?
The questioner :
The Shaykh : This is a hadith that is authentic in the aggregate of its chains of transmission. It is included in my book, which I titled *Shadows of Paradise*, in the *Takhrij* (tracing) of *Kitab al-Sunnah* by Ibn Abi 'Asim, among others.
The questioner : The hadith
If the faith of Abu Bakr were placed in one scale
لو وضع إيمان أبي بكر في كفّةThe Shaykh : How about if the faith were placed?
The questioner :
If the faith of Abu Bakr were placed in one scale and the faith of my Ummah in the other, the faith of Abu Bakr would outweigh it
لو وضع إيمان أبي بكر في كفّة و إيمان أمّتي في كفّة لرجح إيمان أبي بكرThe Shaykh : This is a hadith that is authentic in the aggregate of its chains of transmission. It is included in my book, which I titled *Shadows of Paradise*, in the *Takhrij* (tracing) of *Kitab al-Sunnah* by Ibn Abi 'Asim, among others.