Fabricated Hadith about Surah Al-Muzzammil

13-5-2003 | IslamWeb

Question:

Is it true that when you have a problem between husband and wife, people said that we are supposed to read Surah Al-Muzzammil? If not, what should people read and invoke during that moment?

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Answer:

Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions. We did not find anything that proves that Surah Al-Muzzammil has some special impact on disagreements that take place between a wife and husband. There is a fabricated Hadith that cannot be true or attributed to the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) which says: "Whoever reads Al-Muzzammil Surah, Allah Protects him from facing hardship in this life and the Hereafter" . On the other hand, we do not know any special Du'a for settling differences between a wife and her husband. But we remind you of the will that the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) expressed and which says that the person should seek refuge with Allah when he gets angry. Sulaiman Ibn Surad (Radiya Allahu Anhu) said: "Two men insulted one another in the presence of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) and one of them became so angry that his face became swollen and changed. Thereupon the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) said: Indeed I know a word which will remove what this man has if he says it. If he says: I seek refuge with Allah from Satan" [Reported by Imam al-Bukhari and Muslim ]. Finally, the husband and his wife should fear Allah and settle their differences according to Shariah. Each of them should know his/her duties and rights and should keep good company with his/her partner. Allah knows best.