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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE 599: WAJAH TERTAWA GEMBIRA DI HARI KIAMAT JIKA MEMBACA SURAH ABASA?
Is the hadith narrated by Ubay bin Ka'ab that whoever recites Surah 'Abasa will have a laughing, joyful face on the Day of Judgement authentic?
Short answer
The chain of this narration is very weak because it contains narrators criticised as abandoned, rejected and unknown, including Salam al-Tawil, Harun bin Kathir and Zaid bin Salim.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hadith
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The chain of this narration is very weak because it contains narrators criticised as abandoned, rejected and unknown, including Salam al-Tawil, Harun bin Kathir and Zaid bin Salim. It therefore cannot be used as proof, let alone be spread. Nevertheless, reciting Surah 'Abasa or any verse of the Quran is still rewarded, based on the hadith in Sunan al-Tirmidhi that each letter recited earns one good deed.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hadis ini sanadnya adalah daif jiddan kerana dalam sanadnya terdapat empat perawi yang dikritik sebagai matruk(hadisnya perlu ditinggalkan), munkar(hadisnya tersangat daif) dan juga majhul(tidak dikenali biografinya).
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE 599: WAJAH TERTAWA GEMBIRA DI HARI KIAMAT JIKA MEMBACA SURAH ABASA?”, 30 July 2024. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/5966-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-599-wajah-tertawa-gembira-di-hari-kiamat-jika-membaca-surah-abasa. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/hadith-joyful-face-reciting-surah-abasa/