Is the following narration authentic?
عن رجل من خثعم قال: أتيت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وهو في نفر من أصحابه قال قلت أنت الذي تزعم أنك رسول الله؟ قال: نعم. قال: قلت يا رسول الله، أي الأعمال أحب إلى الله؟ قال: إيمان بالله. قال قلت: يا رسول الله، ثم مه؟ قال: ثم صلة الرحم. قال قلت يا رسول الله، أي الأعمال أبغض إلى الله؟ قال:الإشراك بالله. قال: قلت: يا رسول الله، ثم مه؟ قال: ثم قطيعة الرحم. قال: قلت: يا رسول الله، ثم مه؟ قال: ثم الأمر بالمنكر والنهي عن المعروف
Answer:
Imam Abu Ya’la (rahimahullah) has recorded this Hadith. ‘Allamah Mundhiri (rahimahullah) has declared the chain authentic (jayyid) and ‘Allamah Haythami (rahimahullah) has declared the narrators reliable.
(Musnad Abu Ya’la, Hadith: 6839, Targhib, vol. 3 pg. 335-336, Majma’uz Zawaid, vol. 8 pg. 151)
Translation
A Sahabi from the Khat’am tribe says, “I came to Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) while he was in a gathering of Sahabah and asked him, ‘Are you the person who claims to be a Nabi’? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, ‘Yes.’ I asked, O Rasulullah! Which actions are most beloved to Allah?’ He replied, ‘Iman [Belief] in Allah.’ I asked, ‘Then what?’ He said, ‘Joining ties.’
Then I asked, ‘O Rasulullah! Which actions are most detestable to Allah?’ He said, ‘Ascribing partners to Him.’ I asked, ‘Then what?’ He said, ‘Severing ties.’ I asked, ‘O Rasulullah! Then what’? He said, [Abandoning] enjoining good and forbidding evil.’
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
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