Sayyidah Fatimah Az-Zhara relates:
admin | June 18, 2010
Fatimah Az-zahra’(daughter of the prophet s.a.w ) said:
“One night the prophet came to me and said,
“Oh Fatimah, do not sleep before you have completed the four tasks:
1. To finish reciting the whole Al-Quran
2. Have the prophets to intercede for you in the Hereafter
3. Have all the believers to be pleased with you
4. Perform your hajj and ‘umrah”
I (Fatimah Az-zahra’) then said to Rasulullah s.a.w, “Oh Rasulullah, you ask me to perform tasks, but which I would not be able to accomplish!”
Rasulullah s.a.w smiled and said:
1. If you recite Surah Al-Ikhlas(3 times), it’s as though you have completed the whole Qu’ran.
2. If you say salawat upon me and upon all the other prophets, we will intercede for you on the Day of Judgement.
3. If you ask for forgiveness for the believers, they will be pleased with you.
4. And if you read “subhaanAllah, walHamdulillah, walaa-ilaha- illallah,-wallaahu akbar”, it’s as if you have performed your hajj and umrah.”
salam aleikum, what is the source for this hadith? It doesn’t feel authentic. It reminds of another “hadith” that is a lie, fabricated, :
“Question: One of my friends gave me a gift that had a Wasiyah(important instructions or precepts to follow), from the Prophet (salAllahu aleyhi wa salam) to Imam Ali, may Allah be pleased with him. In it the Prophet (salAllahu aleyhi wa salam) said,
“O Ali, do not sleep before accomplishing five things: (1) reciting the entire Quran, (2) giving four thousand Dirhams to charity, (3) visiting the Ka’bah, (4) saving a place for yourself in Paradise, and (5) appeasing your enemies.” Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “And how is that possible, O Messenger of Allah(salAllahu aleyhi wa salam)?”
He (salAllahu aleyhi wa salam) said, “Do you not know that by reciting Qul Huw Allahu Ahad (Surat al-Ihklas) three times, you have read the entire Quran; that by reciting Al-Fatihah, you have donated four thousand Dirhams to charity; that by saying ten times, ‘None has the right to be worshipped except Allah alone – He has no partners, the entire dominion is His, all praise is for him, He gives life and causes to die, and He is upon all things capable,’ you have visited the Ka’bah; that by saying ten times, ‘There is neither power nor might except with Allah, the Most High, the Most Powerful,’ you have reserved your place in Paradise; and by saying ten times, ‘ I ask for forgiveness from Allah, the Most Powerful: Who none has the right to be worshipped except Him, the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists, and I repent to Him,’ you have appeased your enemy.”
Here is my Question: I do know that Surat al-Ikhlas is equivalent to one-third of the Qur’an, but is this narration authentic?”
Answer:
This Hadith, which claims to contain the Prophet’s advice to Ali bin Abu Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, is a lie and is fabricated: it cannot correctly be ascribed to the Prophet (salAllahu aleyhi wa salam). Therefore one is not permitted to relate this saying, for the person who relates it without making clear that it is fabricated, is one of the liars against the Prophet (salAllahu aleyhi wa salam) and should take his seat in the Fire. At any rate, this Hadith is bort a lie upon the Prophet (salAllahu aleyhi wa salam) and upon Ali, may Allah be pleased with him.
[then he speaks about the expression 'imam ali' used by the questioner]
by Shaykh ibn Uthaimeen.