What is the authenticity of the hadith: “Whoever revives my Sunnah when my ummah (the Muslim community) has fallen into corruption will have the reward of a martyr,” and in another narration: “will have the reward of a hundred martyrs”?
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The questioner : Is there a hadith with the exact wording: Mishkat al-Masabih 176Da'īf (Zubair `Aliza'i), and in another narration: ; is it authentic?
The Shaykh : As for whether it exists, yes. As for whether it is authentic, no.
The questioner : Yes, it is not authentic.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Very well, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you too, my brother.
The questioner : If you please, our Shaykh... I called you just now, and he spoke about a matter... and he is in a difficult situation and wants a solution from you, if you permit. May Allah reward you with good.
He who holds fast to my sunna when my people are in a corrupt state will have the reward of a hundred martyrs
مَن أحيا سنَّتي عند فساد أمَّتي فله أجر شهيدwill have the reward of a hundred martyrs
فله أجر مئة شهيدThe Shaykh : As for whether it exists, yes. As for whether it is authentic, no.
The questioner : Yes, it is not authentic.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Very well, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you too, my brother.
The questioner : If you please, our Shaykh... I called you just now, and he spoke about a matter... and he is in a difficult situation and wants a solution from you, if you permit. May Allah reward you with good.
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