What is the authenticity of the hadith: “O Allah, this is my portion in what I control, so do not hold me accountable for what You control and I do not control”?
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The questioner : Shaykh, the hadith: Mishkat al-Masabih 3235 ; is it authentic or weak?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : A hadith.
The Shaykh : O Allah, what?
The questioner :Sunan Abi Dawud 2134 .
The Shaykh : No, it is weak.
The questioner : Weak.
The Shaykh: Yes.
O God, this is my division concerning what I possess, so do not blame me concerning what Thou possessest and I do not.
اللهمَّ إن هذا قسمي فيما أملك ؛ فلا تُؤاخِذْني فيما تملك ولا أملكThe Shaykh : How?
The questioner : A hadith.
The Shaykh : O Allah, what?
The questioner :
this is my division concerning what I control
إن هذا قسمي فيما أملكThe Shaykh : No, it is weak.
The questioner : Weak.
The Shaykh: Yes.
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