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