The status of the Hadeeth on Allaah's divine gifts at certain times

28-9-2010 | IslamWeb

Question:

What is the status of the Hadeeth where the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said that our Lord bestows gifts and blessings during certain times, encouraging us to try to gain them? Which narrator, other than At-Tabaraani, has narrated this Hadeeth?
Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His Slave and Messenger.

 

At-Tabaraani may Allaah have mercy upon him) narrated this Hadeeth in Al-Mu‘jam Al-Kabeer on the authority of Muhammad ibn Maslamah may Allaah be pleased with him who directly attributed it to the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. This Hadeeth was judged as Dha‘eef (weak) by As-Suyooti and Shaykh Al-Albaani may Allaah have mercy upon them.

 

It was also narrated by other scholars such as:

•          Al-Ghazaali may Allaah have mercy upon him mentioned it in his book Al-’Ihyaa’

•          Al-‘Iraaqi may Allaah have mercy upon him mentioned it and said that At-Tirmithi and Al-Hakeem may Allaah have mercy upon them narrated this Hadeeth in An-Nawaadir and At-Tabaraani may Allaah have mercy upon him in Al-’Awsat on the authority of Muhammad ibn Maslamah may Allaah be pleased with him

•          Ibn ‘Abd-Al-Barr may Allaah have mercy upon him narrated it in At-Tamheed on the authority of Anas may Allaah be pleased with him

•          Ibn Abi Ad-Dunyaa may Allaah be pleased with him narrated it in his book Al-Farah on the authority of Abu Hurayrah may Allaah be pleased with him.

 

With regards to the meaning of this Hadeeth, it encourages every Muslim to seize divine opportunities in the blessed times.

 

Despite the fact that this Hadeeth is Dha‘eef, its meaning is correct because there is a great deal of evidence in Sharee‘ah (Islamic legislation) to encourage us to pursue all that is good and to seize the blessed opportunities offered to us. For example, we are encouraged to use certain opportunities and situations to supplicate Allaah the Almighty, for example: 

•          The Day of ‘Arafah

•          The Night of Al-Qadr

•          The last third of the night

•          There is an hour on Fridays where a Muslim will be granted whatever he asks for

•          While traveling

•          While prostrating

 

In this case there is no need to rely on a Dha'eef Hadeeth since there are enough Saheeh Hadeeths (authentic narrations) that encourage us in this regard.

 

And Allaah Knows best.

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