Question

Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: “Allah would have not given this ummah Surah Ikhlas if he wanted to punish them.”

Is this Hadith authentic?

Answer

I have not come across this narration in any primary Hadith source.

The narration appears in Nuzhatul Majalis (which is not a primary Hadith source) without a chain of narrators. I am therefore unable to verify the authenticity.

(Nuzhatul Majalis, pg. 200)

See another part of this narration here

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Mawlana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar

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