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What is the authenticity of the hadith, "O Ali, do not sleep before five..."?

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Question:
There is a hadith distributed in the mosques attributed to Muslim. Shall we read it to you?

Answer:
Yes.
Q: It says: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. A hadith narrated by Muslim: He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
O Ali, do not sleep before you do five things: reading the entire Qur'an, giving charity of four thousand dirhams, visiting the Ka'bah, securing your place in Paradise, and satisfying your opponents.يا علي، لا تنم قبل أن تأتي بخمسة أشياء: قراءة القرآن كله، التَّصدق بأربعة آلاف درهم، زيارة الكعبة، حفظ مكانك في الجنة، إرضاء الخصوم
, so Ali said: How is that, O Messenger of Allah? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: أما علمتَ أنَّك إذا قرأتَ: قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ثلاث مرات كأنَّك قرأتَ القرآنَ كله، وإذا قرأتَ الفاتحة أربع مراتٍ كأنَّك تصدَّقتَ بأربعة آلاف درهم، وإذا قلتَ: لا إله إلا الله، وحده لا شريك له، له الملك، وله الحمد، يُحيي ويميت، وهو حيٌّ دائمٌ لا يموت أبدًا، بيده الخير، وهو على كل شيءٍ قدير، عشر مرات، كأنَّك زرتَ الكعبة، وإذا قلتَ: لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله العلي العظيم، عشر مرات، كأنَّك حفظتَ مكانك في الجنة، وإذا قلتَ: أستغفر الله العظيم الذي لا إله إلا هو، الحي القيوم، وأتوب إليه، مرةً واحدةً، كأنَّك أصلحتَ الخصوم Do you not know that if you recite: Say, He is Allah, the One, three times, it is as if you have read the entire Qur'an? And if you recite al-Fatihah four times, it is as if you have given charity of four thousand dirhams? And if you say: There is no god but Allah, alone, without partner, to Him belongs dominion and to Him belongs praise, He gives life and causes death, and He is Ever-Living and never dies, in His hand is all good, and He is over all things competent, ten times, it is as if you have visited the Ka'bah? And if you say: There is no power and no strength except with Allah, the Exalted, the Great, ten times, it is as if you have secured your place in Paradise? And if you say: I seek forgiveness from Allah, the Great, who has no god but He, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer, and I repent to Him, once, it is as if you have reconciled your opponents., so Imam Ali said: You have spoken the truth, O Messenger of Allah. So blessed is the one who reads this hadith and acts upon it.
A: This is a lie, a fabrication; it is all a lie. This is from the fabrications of the Shi'ah. However, increasing the remembrance of Allah is required. A person should constantly increase his remembrance of Allah:
remember Allah muchوَاذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا
[Al-Jumu'ah: 10]. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to remember Allah frequently and say:
The uttering of (these words):" Exalted is Allah (He is free from imperfection), all praise is due to Allah, there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest," is dearer to me than anything over which the sun rises.لأن أقول: سبحان الله، والحمد لله، ولا إله إلا الله، والله أكبر، أحبّ إليّ مما طلعت عليه الشمس
Sahih Muslim 2695
(peace and blessings be upon him). He also said:
The dearest phrases to Allah are four: Subhan Allah (Hallowed be Allah), Al-Hamdulillah (Praise be to Allah), La ilaha illa-Allah (There is no deity but Allah), Allahu Akbar (Allah is Greater).أحبّ الكلام إلى الله أربع: سبحان الله، والحمد لله، ولا إله إلا الله، والله أكبر
Sahih Muslim 2137a
, and he said:
SubhanAllah, wal-hamdulilah, wa la illaha ill-Allah, wa Allahu Akbar, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa Billahil-aliy al-azim (Glory be to Allah, praise be to Allah, there is none worthy of worship except Allah, Allah is Most Great, and there is no power and no strength except with Allah the Exalted and Magnificent )الباقيات الصَّالحات: سبحان الله، والحمد لله، ولا إله إلا الله، والله أكبر، ولا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله
Sunan an-Nasa'i 924Hasan (Darussalam)
.
So a person increases his remembrance of Allah: in his travel, in his residence, on the road, in the house. And this report of Ali's did not happen.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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