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Getting close to Allah through reciting Quran

وما تقرب العباد إلى الله بمثل ما خرج منه .قال أبو النضر: يعني القرآن

There is nothing through which a servant can get close to Allah than what has come from him. Abun Nadr, the reporter says, it refers to the Quran.

Answer

Imam Tirmidhi and Imam Ahmad (rahimahumallah) have recorded these words as part of a longer narration. Imam Tirmidhi (rahimahullah) has declared the Hadith weak.

(Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 2911, Musnad Ahmad, vol. 5 pg. 268)

However, the Hadith corroborated and is suitable to quote. The very next Hadith in Sunan Tirmidhi (2912) supports the Hadith in question.

(Also see: Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah, Hadith: 30722 and Mustadrak Hakim, vol. 2 pg. 441)

See the full narration here

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar

Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar

This answer was collected from HadithAnswers.com. The answers were either answered or checked by Moulana Haroon Abasoomar (rahimahullah) who was a Shaykhul Hadith in South Africa, or by his son, Moulana Muhammad Abasoomer (hafizahullah), who is a Hadith specialist. 

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