Is the following Hadith authentic?
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) advised to recite Surah Hashr [Surah: 59] before sleeping and said:
“If you pass away you pass away a martyr/ You will be from the people of Jannah”
Answer:
Imam Ibnus Sunni (rahimahullah) has recorded this narration on the authority of Sayyiduna Anas ibn Malik (radiyallahu ‘anhu)
(‘Amalul Yawmi Wal Laylah, Hadith: 720)
Hafiz Ibn Hajar (rahimahullah) has declared the chain of narrators of the above as weak.
(Nataijul Afkar, vol. 3 pg. 70)
However, the Hadith in question is supported by the following narration:
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:
“When one recites in the morning: A-‘udhu billahis Sami’il ‘Alim minash shaytanir Rajim and then recites the last 3 verses of Surah Hashr Allah Ta’ala appoints 70 000 angels to pray for him till the evening. If he dies during that day, he dies a martyr. The same applies if one recites it in the evening.”
(Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 2922)
Kindly see the authenticity of this narration here.
Also see Al Futuhatur Rabbaniyyah, vol. 3 pg. 161.
The Hadith in question is suitable for practice.
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar