What is the reference for this Hadith?
“Glad tidings for those who remain aloof (secluded) from people, enjoy an intimate relation with Allah Ta’ala and cry over their sins”
Answer:
Imam Abu Nu’aym and Imam Bayhaqi (rahimahumallah) have recorded this as the statement of Fudayl ibn ‘Iyad (rahimahullah) and not as a Hadith of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam). The narration should be quoted as such.
(Hilyatul Awliya, vol. 8 pg. 108, Shu’abul Iman, Hadith: 448)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar