Question

What is the grade of the following Hadiths?

1)  “Whoever recites ‘Ha Mim Ad-Dukhan’ on Friday night, he shall be forgiven”

2) “Whoever recites Surah Dukhan on the night of Friday then Allah will build for him a house in Jannah”

 

Answer

1) Imam Tirmidhi (rahimahullah) and others have recorded this Hadith on the authority of Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) with a very weak chain.

(Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 2889, ‘Amalul Yawmi Wal Laylah of Imam Ibnus Sunni. Hadith: 681 and Musnad Abu Ya’la, Hadith: 6224 and 6232. Refer: Mizanul I’tidal, vol. 5, pg. 55, number: 8709 and Taqribut Tahdhib, number: 7292)

However, after citing a similar narration recorded as the statement of ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Isa, Hafiz ibn Hajar (rahimahullah) states that this is a good support (shahidun jayyid) for the Hadith in question.

(Nataijul Afkar, vol. 3, pg. 260)

2) Imam Tabarani (rahimahullah) has recorded this Hadith on the authority of Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (radiyallahu ‘anhu).

(Al Mu’jamul Kabir, Hadith: 8026)

‘Allamah Haythami (rahimahullah) has declared a narrator of this Hadith extremely weak.

(Majma’uz Zawaid, vol. 2, pg. 168)

See here and here for similar narrations.

 

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Mawlana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar, with the following note:

These Hadiths and others on this topic support each other thereby making them suitable for practice.

Also see Targhib, vol. 1, pg. 513 and pg. 456

Checked by: Mawlana Haroon Abasoomar