Ruling on the Narration Regarding Beginning a Conversation with Praise of Allah

Authored by: Hafiz Muhammad Anwar Zahid ḥafiẓahullāh

❖ "A Conversation that Does Not Begin with Praise of Allah is Devoid of Blessing"​


It is narrated from Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said:
"A conversation that does not begin with the praise of Allah is devoid of blessing."


❖ Authenticity of the Hadith (تحقیق الحدیث)​


This narration is weak (ضعیف).
Sources:


  • Abu Dawood: Kitab al-Adab, Chapter 21, Hadith 4840
  • Ibn Majah: Kitab al-Nikah, Chapter 19, Hadith 1894

Shaykh al-Albani has classified it as weak in the following works:


  • Al-Irwā’ (Vol. 2)
  • Takhrij Mishkat al-Masabih, Hadith 3151

The narrator Qarah is criticized (متکلم فیہ) in the chain of narration.
 
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