Is this Hadith authentic?
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:
“Whoever is protected from the evil of the tongue, mouth and genitals, Jannah becomes incumbent upon him.”
Answer:
Imam Daylami (rahimahullah) has recorded this narration on the authority of Sayyiduna Anas (radiyallahu ‘anhu). ‘Allamah ‘Iraqi (rahimahullah) has declared the chain weak.
(Refer: Al Mughni ‘An Hamlil Asfar, Hadith: 2816)
Similar narrations
Imam Bayhaqi (rahimahullah) has recorded the following Hadith with variation in the wording and has declared it weak:
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:
“Whoever has been protected from the evil of the tongue, mouth and genitals, has been protected from all evil.”
(Shu’abul Iman, Hadith: 5026)
Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) has recorded the following Hadith on the authority of Sahl ibn Sa’d As Sa’idi (radiyallahu ‘anhu):
“Whoever can guarantee [to protect] what is between his jaw [i.e. the tongue] and what is between his legs [i.e the private parts], I will guarantee him Jannah.”
(Sahih Bukhari, Hadith: 6474, 6807)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar