What is the status of following Hadith. Is it reliable to quote ?
من قال لا إله الله و مدھا ھدمت له اربعة آلاف ذنب من الکبائر
Translation
Whomsoever says ‘La ilaha illAllah’ and lengthens it (ie. recite it with a madd), four thousand major sins of his will be forgiven.
Answer
The Muhaddithun have declared this Hadith as a fabrication. It is therefore not suitable to quote.
(Refer: Lisanul Mizan, vol. 8 pg. 288, Tadhkiratul Mawdu’at of Muhammad ibn Tahir Al Maqdisi, pg. 330, Dhaylul La-ali Al Masnu’ah, vol. 2 pg. 590 -Hadith: 721- and Tanzihush Shari’ah, vol. 2 pg. 325/326)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar