Is this famous Hadith authentic?
من لم يشكر الناس لم يشكر الله
‘He who is not grateful to people, is not grateful to Allah’
Answer:
Imam Tirmidhi and Imam Ahmad (rahimahumallah) have recorded this Hadith. Imam Tirmidhi (rahimahullah) has declared the Hadith sound (hasan).
(Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 1955, Musnad Ahmad, vol. 3 pg. 32)
The Hadith has also been recorded with the following words:
1)
من لا يشكر الناس لا يشكر الله
(Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 1954, Musnad Ahmad, vol. 3 pg. 74. Imam Tirmidhi has declared this authentic –sahih-)
لا يشكر الله من لا يشكر الناس
(Sunan Abi Dawud, Hadith: 4778, Musnad Ahmad, vol. 2 pg. 295, Sahih Ibn Hibban; Al Ihsan, Hadith: 3407)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
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