Question
Can this Hadith be quoted?
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من ألهم خمسة لم يحرم خمسة من ألهم الدعاء لم يحرم الإجابة لأن الله تعالى يقول وقال ربكم ادعوني أستجب لكم ومن ألهم التوبة لم يحرم القبول لأن الله تعالى يقول وهو الذي يقبل التوبة عن عباده ومن ألهم الشكر لم يحرم الزيادة لأن الله تعالى يقول لئن شكرتم لأزيدنكم ومن ألهم الاستغفار لم يحرم المغفرة لأن الله يقول استغفروا ربكم إنه كان غفارا ومن ألهم النفقة لم يحرم الخلف لأن الله تعالى يقول وما أنفقتم من شيء فهو يخلفه
Answer
This narration is recorded in Al Ahadithul Mukhtarah of Imam Diyaud Din Al Maqdisi.
(Al Ahadithul Mukhtarah, Hadith: 1814)
Imam Bayhaqi (rahimahumallah) has recorded a similar corroborating narration with a weak chain.
(Shu’abul Iman, Hadith: 4209. Refer: Siyaru A’alamin Nubala, vol. 10 pg. 406. Also see: As Shukr Lillahi ‘Azza Wa Jalla of Imam Abu Bakr ibn Abid Dunya, Hadith: 3 and Ad Durrul Manthur, Surah Ibrahim, Verse: 7 for additional supporting narrations)
The narration in question is suitable to quote.
Translation
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever is inspired to carry out five deeds will not be deprived of five things; Whoever is inspired to make du’a, will not be deprived of it being accepted, for Allah Ta’ala says, ‘Your Rabb says ‘Call unto me, I will respond to you’, whoever is inspired to repent, will not be deprived of it being accepted, for Allah Ta’ala says, ‘He is the One who accepts the repentance of His slaves’, whoever is inspired to show gratitude will not be deprived of acquiring extra, for Allah Ta’ala says, ‘If you show gratitude, I will certainly increase you’, whoever is inspired to make istighfar, will not be deprived of forgiveness for Allah says, ‘Seek the forgiveness of your Rabb, certainly He is the Most Forgiving and whoever is inspired to spend [on his dependants] will not be deprived of a substitute for Allah Ta’ala says, ‘Whatever you spend, He will replace.'”
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
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