What is the authenticity of the hadith: “O Ali! Do not sleep unless you do five things”?
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Question:
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “O Ali, do not sleep unless you do five things: reciting the entire Qur'an, giving charity of four thousand dirhams, visiting the Sacred Ka'bah, preserving your place in Paradise, and satisfying your opponents.” Ali said: “How is that, O Messenger of Allah?” He said: “Do you not know that if you recite [Surah al-Ikhlas: 1] three times, you have recited the entire Qur'an? If you recite al-Fatihah four times, you have given charity of four thousand dirhams? 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 He causes death, and He is over all things competent, you have visited the Ka'bah? If you say: There is no power and no strength except with Allah, ten times, you have preserved 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, three times, you have humbled your opponents.” What is the authenticity of this hadith?
Answer:
This is invalid, a fabrication attributed to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). We have pointed this out more than once. It is a fabrication. However, these dhikr phrases are good; a person should say them. It is good to remember Allah and to recite the Qur'an. But this statement is a fabrication attributed to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “O Ali, do not sleep unless you do five things: reciting the entire Qur'an, giving charity of four thousand dirhams, visiting the Sacred Ka'bah, preserving your place in Paradise, and satisfying your opponents.” Ali said: “How is that, O Messenger of Allah?” He said: “Do you not know that if you recite
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قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌAnswer:
This is invalid, a fabrication attributed to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). We have pointed this out more than once. It is a fabrication. However, these dhikr phrases are good; a person should say them. It is good to remember Allah and to recite the Qur'an. But this statement is a fabrication attributed to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
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