Question
Is the following Hadith with the mentioned wordings authentic? Kindly provide the reference.
‘Alaykum bi sunnati wa sunnatil khulafa ir rashidin al mahdiyyin’
Translation: Hold on to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the rightly guided khulafa
Answer
The Hadith in question is part of a longer narration, recorded in the following primary Hadith sources:
1) Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 2676
2) Sunan Abi Dawud, Hadith: 4599
3) Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith: 42
4) Sahih Ibn Hibban; Al Ihsan, Hadith: 5
5) Mustadrak Hakim, vol. 1 pg. 96
Imams Tirmidhi, Ibn Hibban, Hakim and Hafiz Dhahabi (rahimahumullah) have declared the Hadith authentic (sahih)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar