What is the degree of authenticity of the hadith: “Be like the rain, give people their due”?
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The questioner : The hadith is authentic, is it not?
The Shaykh : This, this has no basis in this context. The hadith is in the introduction of Sahih Muslim, and its chain of narration is weak: As for “Be like the rain,” this does not exist except in their minds. This is one of their problems; that is, they do not memorize the hadith. Perhaps this became mixed up with another hadith, namely his saying (peace and blessings be upon him), which is an authentic hadith: So the confused was mixed with the clear, and this was the problem.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And you.
Be like the rain, give people their due
كونوا كالغيث أوتوا الناس منازلهمThe Shaykh : This, this has no basis in this context. The hadith is in the introduction of Sahih Muslim, and its chain of narration is weak:
Place people in their proper stations
أنزلوا الناس منازلهمMy Ummah is like rain; it is not known whether the good is in its beginning or its end.
أمتي كالمطر لا يدرى الخير في أوله أم في أخرهThe questioner : May Allah bless you, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And you.
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