Is this Hadith authentic?
Husayn ibn ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) narrates that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:
“The miser is the one in whose presence I am mentioned and he does not send salutations upon me”
Answer:
Imam Tirmidhi (rahimahullah) has recorded this Hadith and has graded it authentic (hasanun sahih). Imam Ibn Hibban (rahimahullah) has also graded the Hadith authentic.
(Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 3546 and Sahih Ibn Hibban; Al Ihsan, Hadith: 909. Also see Fathul Bari, under Hadith: 6358, vol. 11 pg. 168)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar, with the following note:
Those who mise with their ink by not writing the salutation in full should also take note of this Hadith.
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Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar