Is the hadith of 'Adi ibn Khudayj: "Economy in spending is half of livelihood" authentic?
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The questioner : It was presented to me; I do not know the extent of its authenticity. Economy in living is half of spending.
The Shaykh : "Half of livelihood" is a weak hadith.
The questioner : Yes. Did you clarify some of it in the series?
The Shaykh : By Allah, I do not remember.
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : Do you have *Da'if al-Jami'*?
The questioner : No, by Allah. I just want to know what is the reliable edition of *Da'if al-Jami'*?
The Shaykh : It is the first one.
The questioner : The first one of the four volumes?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed
The questioner : Yes. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you, my brother.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
Abu Layla: Let our Shaykh be this Ayub, the brother of Isma'il. His name is Ayub, who was with us in Hawn and took a copy for Germany.
The Shaykh : Isma'il, is his name Isma'il Rashid?
Abu Layla: Yes?
The Shaykh : Is his name Isma'il Rashid?
Abu Layla: You mentioned Ayub.
The Shaykh : The one I mentioned to you is Ayub Rashid.
Abu Layla: Is his name Isma'il Rashid?
The Shaykh : I am asking you, is it Isma'il Rashid?
Abu Layla: Abu al-Huda is Isma'il Rashid.
The Shaykh : Yes
Another questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
Another questioner: How are you, Your Eminence?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well
Another questioner: Yesterday we prayed in a mosque, and there was a hadith written near the pulpit. My brother and I were praying. The Shaykh said:
The Shaykh : It has no basis.
Another questioner: So I said to the brother next to me, "This is not a hadith; we have not read it in any book of the Sunnah." He said to me, "It is a hadith." I was confused. I said, "Perhaps this man found it in some place." So I said I would ask the Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Before you ask the Shaykh,
Another questioner: Yes
The Shaykh : you should have asked the young man.
Another questioner: Excuse me, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Before you ask the Shaykh, you should have asked the young man.
Another questioner: Who is the young man, my Shaykh?
The Shaykh : The one who told you that this is a hadith.
Another questioner: Yes
The Shaykh : You had to ask him where he got it from.
Another questioner: We asked him.
The Shaykh : Yes.
Another questioner: He said, "By Allah, it passed by me."
The Shaykh : How many hadiths pass by the jurists and the scholars?
The Shaykh : "Half of livelihood" is a weak hadith.
The questioner : Yes. Did you clarify some of it in the series?
The Shaykh : By Allah, I do not remember.
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : Do you have *Da'if al-Jami'*?
The questioner : No, by Allah. I just want to know what is the reliable edition of *Da'if al-Jami'*?
The Shaykh : It is the first one.
The questioner : The first one of the four volumes?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed
The questioner : Yes. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you, my brother.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
Abu Layla: Let our Shaykh be this Ayub, the brother of Isma'il. His name is Ayub, who was with us in Hawn and took a copy for Germany.
The Shaykh : Isma'il, is his name Isma'il Rashid?
Abu Layla: Yes?
The Shaykh : Is his name Isma'il Rashid?
Abu Layla: You mentioned Ayub.
The Shaykh : The one I mentioned to you is Ayub Rashid.
Abu Layla: Is his name Isma'il Rashid?
The Shaykh : I am asking you, is it Isma'il Rashid?
Abu Layla: Abu al-Huda is Isma'il Rashid.
The Shaykh : Yes
Another questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
Another questioner: How are you, Your Eminence?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well
Another questioner: Yesterday we prayed in a mosque, and there was a hadith written near the pulpit. My brother and I were praying. The Shaykh said:
Beware of two things: associating partners with Allah and harming people.
إياك و إثنتان الشرك بالله و الإضرار بالناسThe Shaykh : It has no basis.
Another questioner: So I said to the brother next to me, "This is not a hadith; we have not read it in any book of the Sunnah." He said to me, "It is a hadith." I was confused. I said, "Perhaps this man found it in some place." So I said I would ask the Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Before you ask the Shaykh,
Another questioner: Yes
The Shaykh : you should have asked the young man.
Another questioner: Excuse me, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Before you ask the Shaykh, you should have asked the young man.
Another questioner: Who is the young man, my Shaykh?
The Shaykh : The one who told you that this is a hadith.
Another questioner: Yes
The Shaykh : You had to ask him where he got it from.
Another questioner: We asked him.
The Shaykh : Yes.
Another questioner: He said, "By Allah, it passed by me."
The Shaykh : How many hadiths pass by the jurists and the scholars?