Question

Is this Hadith authentic?

“Kiss your children a lot because you are given such a rank in Jannah in return for each kiss that there is a distance of five hundred years between two ranks.”

 

Answer

I have not come across these exact words in any reliable Hadith source. These words appear in some Shi’i sources.

The Muhaddithun have declared the following version a fabrication:

“Kiss your children often, for each time you kiss them your rank in Jannah is raised. The Angels record your rank in accordance to your kisses. The distance between each rank is one year’s travel.” See here

The narration in question should not be quoted.

 

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Mawlana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar

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