Is the following a Hadith:
الصَّلاةُ نُورُ الْمُؤْمِنِ
Translation
Salah is the light of the Believer
Answer:
Imam Ibn Majah and Imam Abu Ya’la (rahimahullah) have recorded this narration on the authority of Sayyiduna Anas ibn Malik (radiyallahu ‘anhu) with a very weak chain.
(Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith: 4210 and Musnad Abu Ya’la, Hadith: 3655 and 3656)
The following words, recorded by Imam Muslim (rahimahullah) should be quoted instead,
Sayyiduna Abu Malik Al Ash’ari (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:
“…And Salah is a light…”[although understood to mean Salah is a light for a Believer, this authentic version does not have the words ‘For a Believer‘]…”
(Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 223)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
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