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What is the authenticity of the hadith of Khalid, in which there is a question about twenty-odd matters?

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Question:
What is your opinion regarding the hadith attributed to Khalid ibn al-Walid, which contains twenty-odd questions and is distributed among people to soften hearts? Here is its text:
It is narrated from Khalid ibn al-Walid that he said: A Bedouin man came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah, I have come to ask you about what will suffice me in this world and the Hereafter. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him:
Ask whatever you wantسل عما بدا لك
Sahih al-Bukhari 63
. He said: I want to be the most knowledgeable of people? He said (peace and blessings be upon him):
Fear Allah, and you will be the most knowledgeable of peopleاتق الله تكن أعلم الناس
. He said: I want to be the wealthiest of people? He said (peace and blessings be upon him):
Be content, and you will be the wealthiest of peopleكن قانعًا تكن أغنى الناس
. He said: I love to be the most intimate with Allah? He said (peace and blessings be upon him):
Increase in the remembrance of Allah, and you will be the most intimate with Allahأكثر ذكر الله تكن أخص الناس إلى الله
. He said: I love for my faith to be perfected? He said (peace and blessings be upon him):
Improve your character, and your faith will be perfectedحسن خلقك يكمل إيمانك
. He said: I love to be among those who do good? He said (peace and blessings be upon him):
To worship Allah as if you see Him, and if you cannot achieve this state of devotion then you must consider that He is looking at you.اعبد الله كأنك تراه فإن لم تكن تراه فإنه يراك
Sahih al-Bukhari 50
. He said: I love to be among the obedient? He said (peace and blessings be upon him):
Fulfill the obligations of Allah, and you will be among the obedientأدّ فرائض الله تكن من المطيعين
. He said: I love to meet Allah pure from sins? He said (peace and blessings be upon him):
Perform the ritual bath from major ritual impurity in a state of purity, and you will meet Allah pure from sinsاغتسل من الجنابة متطهرًا تلقى الله نقيًا من الذنوب
. He said: I love to be gathered on the Day of Resurrection in light? He said (peace and blessings be upon him):
Do not wrong yourself and do not wrong the people; you will be gathered on the Day of Resurrection in light.لا تظلم نفسك ولا تظلم الناس تحشر يوم القيامة في النور
. He said: I love for my Lord to have mercy on me on the Day of Resurrection. He said (peace and blessings be upon him):
Have mercy on yourself and have mercy on the creation of Allah, and your Lord will have mercy on you on the Day of Resurrection.ارحم نفسك وارحم خلق الله، يرحمك ربك يوم القيامة
. He said: I love for my sins to be few? He said (peace and blessings be upon him):
Increase in seeking forgiveness, and your sins will be reduced.أكثر من الاستغفار تقل ذنوبك
. He said: I love to be the most noble of people? He said (peace and blessings be upon him):
Do not doubt anything in your affair, and you will be among the most noble of people.لا تشك في أمرك شيئًا تكن من أكرم الناس
. He said: I love to be the strongest of people? He said (peace and blessings be upon him):
Place your trust in Allah, and you will be the strongest of people.توكل على الله تكن أقوى الناس
. He said: I love for Allah to expand my provision? He said (peace and blessings be upon him):
Persist in purity, and Allah will expand for you in provision.أدم على الطهارة يوسع الله عليك في الرزق
. He said: I love to be among the beloved of Allah and His Messenger? He said (peace and blessings be upon him):
Love the Ummah of Allah and His Messenger, and you will be among their loved ones.أحبب أمة الله ورسوله تكن من أحبابهما
. He said: I love to be safe from the anger of Allah on the Day of Resurrection? He said (peace and blessings be upon him):
Do not become angry with any of the creation of Allah, and you will be safe from the anger of Allah on the Day of Resurrection.لا تغضب على أحد من خلق الله تكن آمنًا من سخط الله يوم القيامة
. He said: I love for my supplication to be answered? He said (peace and blessings be upon him):
Avoid eating what is forbidden, and your supplication will be answered.اجتنب أكل الحرام تستجب دعوتك
. He said: I love that my Lord does not expose me on the Day of Resurrection? He said (peace and blessings be upon him):
Guard your private parts from unlawful sexual intercourse, lest your Lord expose you before the people.احفظ فرجك من الزنا كيلا يفضحك ربك بين الناس
. He said: I love that my Lord cover me on the Day of Resurrection? He said (peace and blessings be upon him):
Cover the faults of your brothers, and Allah will cover you on the Day of Resurrection.استر عيوب إخوانك يسترك الله يوم القيامة
. He said: What will save me from sins, or he said: from transgressions? He said (peace and blessings be upon him):
Tears, humility, and illnesses.الدموع والخضوع والأمراض
. He said: Which good deed is the greatest in the sight of Allah the Exalted? He said (peace and blessings be upon him):
Good character, humility, and patience in the face of trials.حسن الخلق والتواضع والصبر على البلاء
. He said: Which evil deed is the greatest in the sight of Allah the Exalted? He said (peace and blessings be upon him):
Bad character and excessive stinginess.سوء الخلق والشح المطاع
. He said: What will calm the anger of the Lord in this world and the Hereafter? He said (peace and blessings be upon him):
Secret charity and maintaining family ties.الصدقة الخفية وصلة الرحم
. He said: What will extinguish the fire of Hell on the Day of Resurrection? He said (peace and blessings be upon him):
Patience in this world in the face of trials and calamities.الصبر في الدنيا على البلاء والمصائب
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Imam al-Mustaghfiri said: I have not seen a hadith more comprehensive and inclusive of the virtues of the religion, and more beneficial, than this hadith; it gathers and summarizes. Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal narrated it.

Answer:
This hadith appears in (Kanz al-‘Umal) with a variation from what is mentioned here. Its text is: As it appears in Part 16 of the book (Kanz al-‘Umal) under number 44154, Shaykh Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I found in the handwriting of Shaykh Shams al-Din ibn al-Qamah, in a collection of his, from Abu al-‘Abbas al-Mustaghfiri, who said: I went to Egypt seeking to acquire knowledge from Imam Abu Hamid al-Misri, and I asked him for the hadith of Khalid ibn al-Walid. He ordered me to fast for a year, then I asked him again about it, and he informed me of its chain of narration from his sheikhs to Khalid ibn al-Walid, who said: A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: I am asking you about what is in this world and the Hereafter? He said to him:
Ask whatever you wantسل عما بدا لك
Sahih al-Bukhari 63
. He said: O Prophet of Allah, I love to be the most knowledgeable of people. He said:
Fear Allah, and you will be the most knowledgeable of people.اتق الله تكن أعلم الناس
. He said: I love to be the wealthiest of people. He said:
Be content, and you will be the wealthiest of people.كن قنعًا تكن أغنى الناس
. He said: I love to be the best of people. He said:
The best of people is the one who benefits people, so be one who benefits them.خير الناس من ينفع الناس فكن نافعًا لهم
. He said: I love to be the most just of people. He said:
Love for people what you love for yourselfأحب للناس ما تحب لنفسك تكن أعدل الناس
Sunan Ibn Majah 4217Da’if (Darussalam)
. He said: I love to be the most intimate with Allah the Exalted. He said:
Increase in the remembrance of Allah, and you will be the most intimate of servants with Allah the Exalted.أكثر ذكر الله تكن أخص العباد إلى الله تعالى
. He said: I love to be among those who do good. He said:
To worship Allah as if you see Him, and if you cannot achieve this state of devotion then you must consider that He is looking at you.اعبد الله كأنك تراه فإن لم تكن تراه فإنه يراك
Sahih al-Bukhari 50
. He said: I love for my faith to be perfected. He said:
Your good character completes your faith.حسن خلقك يكمل إيمانك
. He said: I love to be among the obedient. He said:
Fulfill the obligations of Allah, and you will be obedient.أد فرائض الله تكن مطيعًا
. He said: I love to meet Allah pure from sins. He said:
Perform the ritual bath from major ritual impurity in a state of purity, and you will meet Allah on the Day of Resurrection with no sin upon you.غتسل من الجنابة متطهرًا تلقى الله يوم القيامة وما عليك ذنب
. He said: I love to be gathered on the Day of Resurrection in light. He said:
Do not wrong anyone, and you will be gathered on the Day of Resurrection in light.لا تظلم أحدًا تحشر يوم القيامة في النور
. He said: I love for my Lord to have mercy on me. He said:
Have mercy on yourself and have mercy on the creation of Allah, and Allah will have mercy on you.ارحم نفسك وارحم خلق الله يرحمك الله
. He said: I love for my sins to be few. He said:
Seek forgiveness from Allah, and your sins will be reduced.استغفر الله تقل ذنوبك
. He said: I love to be the most noble of people. He said:
Do not complain to people about Allah, and you will be the most noble of people.لا تشكون الله إلى الخلق تكن أكرم الناس
. He said: I love for my provision to be expanded. He said:
Persist in ritual purity, and your provision will be expanded for you.دم على الطهارة يوسع عليك في الرزق
. He said: I love to be among the beloved of Allah and His Messenger. He said:
Love what Allah and His Messenger love, and hate what Allah and His Messenger hate.حب ما أحب الله ورسوله وأبغض ما أبغض الله ورسوله
. He said: I love to be safe from the anger of Allah. He said:
Do not become angry with anyone, and you will be safe from the anger and wrath of Allah.لا تغضب على أحد تأمن من غضب الله وسخطه
. He said: I love for my supplication to be answered. He said:
Avoid what is forbidden, and your supplication will be answered.اجتنب الحرام تستجب دعوتك
. He said: I love that Allah does not expose me before the witnesses. He said:
Guard your private parts lest you be exposed before the witnesses.احفظ فرجك كيلا تفتضح على رؤوس الأشهاد
. He said: I love that Allah cover my faults. He said:
Cover the faults of your brothers, and Allah will cover your faults.ستر عيوب إخوانك يستر الله عليك عيوبك
. He said: What will calm the anger of the Most Merciful? He said:
Concealing charity and maintaining family ties.إخفاء الصدقة وصلة الرحم
. He said: What will extinguish the fire of Hell? He said:
Fasting.الصوم
. Book Kanz al-‘Umal, pp. 127-129.
The hadith mentioned is fabricated, and its narrators are unknown. It appears that its fabricator compiled its text from authentic hadiths, from some of the words of the scholars, and some of its phrases are denounceable and do not agree with the evidence of the Shari'ah.
There is no doubt that the basis of what is mentioned in this hadith is what the authentic hadiths indicate. As for this text, it is not relied upon and not used as evidence, because it does not have a valid chain of narration. And success is from Allah.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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