Question:
Is this narration reliable?
Virtue of walking with an ‘Asa (cane)
“Walking with a stick is from humility. For each step, a person gets a thousand good deeds, and raising him a thousand levels.”
Answer:
This narration is recorded in Musnadul Firdaws on the authority of Sayyidah Ummu Salamah (radiyallahu ‘anha).
Sayyidah Ummu Salamah (radiyallahu ‘anha) reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Walking with a cane [‘asa] is from humility. For each step a person takes [with a cane] he will receive 1000 good deeds and one thousand ranks will be raised for him.”
(Musnadul Firdaws, Hadith: 6661)
However, the Muhaddithun have declared this narration a fabrication. It is therefore not suitable to quote.
(Refer: Dhaylul La-Alil Masnu’ah, vol. 2 pg. 766, Hadith: 965, Tanzihush Shari’ah, vol. 2 pg. 396/397)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar