How authentic is this hadith: "If one of you threw a rope, it would land on Allah," and how is it to be understood?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner : May Allah reward you. A questioner asks: How authentic is this hadith He said: And what is its impact on Islamic creed if this hadith is authentic?
The Shaykh : This hadith was discussed by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him), Ibn al-Qayyim, and a group of scholars. Some of them deemed it weak, and some deemed it authentic. Clarifying its status requires time. Yes.
If one of you threw a rope, it would land on Allah
لو رمى أحدكم بحبل لوقع على اللهThe Shaykh : This hadith was discussed by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him), Ibn al-Qayyim, and a group of scholars. Some of them deemed it weak, and some deemed it authentic. Clarifying its status requires time. Yes.
