Question:
What is the source of this Hadith?
عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: إن الرجل ليرقى الدرجة، فيقول: ما هذا؟ فيقال: باستغفار ولدك من بعدك لك
Answer:
Imam Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah (rahimahullah) has recorded this version of the Hadith.
Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reported that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “A man’s rank will be raised [in the Hereafter]. He will say, ‘What is this?’ The response will be given, ‘This is due to your child seeking forgiveness for you.’”
(Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah, Hadith: 12207)
Shaykh Muhammad ‘Awwamah (hafizahullah) has declared this chain sound (hasan).
(Footnotes on Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah, Hadith: 12207)
See the other versions of this Hadith here
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar