Is the following Hadith authentic?
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:
“Whoever loves Hasan and Husayn (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) certainly loves me and whoever hates them, hates me”
Answer:
Imam ibn Majah (rahimahullah) has recorded this narration on the authority of Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu).
(Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith: 143)
‘Allamah Busiri (rahimahullah) has declared the narrators reliable.
(Zawaid Sunan ibn Majah, pg. 48, Hadith: 32)
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And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar