What is the authenticity of the hadith: “Pray four rak'ahs on the night of Friday”?
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Question:
It is mentioned in Ibn Kathir’s tafsir, in the section on the supplication recited to preserve the Qur'an, in a hadith where 'Ali ibn Abi Talib came to the Messenger of Allah and told him that the Qur'an was slipping from his memory. The Messenger of Allah said to him: “Pray four rak'ahs on the night of Friday. In the first rak'ah, recite al-Fatihah, and in the second, recite Ya-Sin, until the end of the hadith.”
Answer:
This is a weak hadith; it is not authentic.
It is mentioned in Ibn Kathir’s tafsir, in the section on the supplication recited to preserve the Qur'an, in a hadith where 'Ali ibn Abi Talib came to the Messenger of Allah and told him that the Qur'an was slipping from his memory. The Messenger of Allah said to him: “Pray four rak'ahs on the night of Friday. In the first rak'ah, recite al-Fatihah, and in the second, recite Ya-Sin, until the end of the hadith.”
Answer:
This is a weak hadith; it is not authentic.
Source
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