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Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 1843

وَعَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ شَيْخًا هَرِمًا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ [صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَسَلَّمَ ] ، عَلِّمْنِي عَمَلًا أَتَقْرُبُ بِهِ إِلَى اللَّهِ رَبِّي - عَزَّ وَجَلَّ - . قَالَ : " عَلَيْكَ بِالْجِهَادِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ " . قَالَ : لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ ذَلِكَ ، كَبِرْتُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ وَضَعُفْتُ . قَالَ : " فَكُنْ مُؤَذِّنًا " .
رَوَاهُ الطَّبَرَانِيُّ فِي الْأَوْسَطِ ، وَفِيهِ قُرَيْبٌ وَالِدُ الْأَصْمَعِيِّ ، وَهُوَ مُنْكَرُ الْحَدِيثِ .
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar narrates: A very old man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah! Teach me a deed by which I may draw near to Allah Almighty, my Lord." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Hold fast to striving (jihad) in the path of Allah Almighty." He said: "I am not able to do that; I am advanced in age and I am weak." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then become a mu'adhdhin!"
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Awsat; its chain contains a narrator, Qurayb, the father of al-Asma'i, and he is munkar al-hadith (his hadith are rejected).
Hadith Reference مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الصلاة / 1843
Hadith Grading محدثین: إسنادہ ضعیف