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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the authenticity of the hadith (If the faith of Abu Bakr were placed on one scale)?

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The questioner :
If the faith of Abu Bakr were placed on one scale لو وضع إيمان أبي بكر في كفَّة
Is this hadith authentic?

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner: Correct.

The Shaykh : You will find it in the book "Al-Sunnah" by "Ibn Abi 'Asim".

The questioner : We heard that it is not authentic, we heard it is not authentic, meaning is it from a trustworthy source or not, O Shaykh? Please.

The Shaykh : Who is it?

The questioner : Which hadith is it?

The Shaykh : ... In my opinion, it is authentic. The Messenger weighed his Ummah, and Abu Bakr weighed the others. And in any case, in any case, memory can fail.

The questioner : He said this means it is circulated among the Tabligh group.

Another questioner : He said this is a Tabligh hadith.

The Shaykh : A what hadith?

The questioner : A Tabligh hadith.

The Shaykh : A Tabligh hadith.

The questioner : It is circulated on their tongues, meaning.

The Shaykh : Recite it to me over the phone so I can check... The wordings differ, and some wordings are weak because there are additions.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : But it will be the group of wordings that the hadiths agreed upon...
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