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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the authenticity of the hadith: “I and a woman with sunken cheeks are like these two on the Day of Resurrection.”

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The Shaykh : Yes?

The questioner: Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh: And upon you peace.

The questioner : Do you allow me, Shaykh?

The Shaykh: Go ahead.

The questioner : If you allow me: There is a hadith in the book *Naseehah li al-Muslimin* by Imam Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhab, which states: From Awf ibn Malik al-Ashja’i, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
I and a woman whose cheeks have become black shall on the Day of Resurrection be like these two (pointing to the middle and forefinger), i.e. a woman of rank and beauty who has been bereft of her husband and devotes herself to her fatherless children till they go their separate ways or die. أَنَا وَامرَأَةٌ سَفْعَاءُ الخَدَّيْنِ كَهَاتَينِ يَومَ القِيَامَةِ . وَأَوْمَأَ يَزِيدُ بنُ ذُرَيعٍ إِلَى الوُسطَى وَالسَّبَّابَةِ امرَأَةٌ آمَتْ مِن زَوجِهَا ذَاتُ مَنصِبٍ وجمالٍ حبَسَتْ نفسها على يتاماها حَتَّى بانوا أو ماتُوا
Sunan Abi Dawud 5149Da'if (Al-Albani)
It was narrated by Abu Dawud. Is it an authentic hadith?

The Shaykh : Weak.
Source www.al-albany.com

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